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Russian identity thieves steal Medal of Honor recipients’ names to fleece AAFES
This is an older case, but the information has just come to light. It seems that back in 2014 the US Secret Service got word that 22 Medal of Honor recipients’ identities were used to buy more than $50k worth of good. These goods were shipped to US addresses where unwitting participants (doing fairly common […]
Oh, Here We Go…..
The current occupant of the Oval Office has announced this morning that the “US is back!” in NATO. https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/politics/europe-applauds-bidens-approach-stresses-cooperation/ What that person is implying is that the US government (under Trump) expected the NATO allies to pay the entire thing. This was completely not true. As indicated in the article below, Trump simply indicated that […]
The Continuing Story of What’s On In Russia
Pro-Navalny protests are underway in Russia in many places. The Russians want Navalny out of jail, and are protesting the Putin regime’s response to their entreaties. This article from January 23 tells us that more than 3,000 people were arrested during a demonstration in support of Navalny. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/23/959923454/protests-swell-across-russia-calling-for-the-release-of-kremlin-critic-alexei-na Navalny’s wife has publicly called on Russians […]
Freedom of Navigation Ops- Black Sea
USS Donald Cook and a Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft The US Navy currently has three warships operating in the Black Sea, a region Russia considers its back yard. USS Porter, a guided-missile destroyer, entered the waters on Thursday, joining two US ships that were already there. USS Donald Cook, another guided-missile destroyer, and the […]
Putin Is At It Again
If you didn’t read about it in the local newspaper, here it is: Putin’s biggest critic, Alexei Navalny, returned to Moscow with his wife after spending time in a hospital in Germany, recovering from being poisoned. He was arrested as he disembarked from the airplane in Moscow, and will be sitting in a jail cell […]
Russian Navy Commander Stole Two 13-Ton Bronze Propellers From His Own Destroyer
Sovremenny DDG Just checked, scrap bronze is now going for $1.82 per pound, which would explain the incentive. First article for a new member of the TAH Bullpen, Andy11M. BY JOSEPH TREVITHICK The Russian Navy says that a former commander of the now-decommissioned Sovremenny class destroyer Bespokoynyy conspired with others and stole the ship’s two […]
Oh, pooh! Trump Was Right!! Dammit!!!
It appears that the Justice Dept. has had its feelings bruised a bit by being hacked by Russian hackers, along with several other government establishments. Poor things. I feel for them. No, I really do….. Seriously! Per the article: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and the federal court system disclosed on Wednesday that they […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service Agent Admits Murder Plot
Remember Alexei Anatolievich Navalny? He’s the Russian opposition activist who ran afoul of Vlad and his charming crew, and would up hospitalized from the effects of a nasty nerve agent, Novichok. He’s lucky to be alive. Assassination attempts like this don’t go unnoticed, and there’s more than sufficient means, motive, and opportunity to point fingers. […]
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