Iraq
Friday updates
Well, leading off we have AF Major General Phillip Stewart. The general was accused of sexual assault, conduct unbecoming an officer, and one specification of dereliction of duty. Prior to the trial, he pleaded guilty to the other specification, as well as an adultery charge. A panel of eight officers found Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart […]
Monday miscellany
Rep. Nacy Mace, SC-R. gets the quote of the month: “What I would like to see, if these terrorist-loving kids and students hate our country so much, they should take their terrorist flags, they should go to Gaza in their crop tops and nose rings and see how long they would last, because Hamas would […]
Abu Ghraib detainees as plaintiffs in US court
Three former Abu Ghraib detainees are getting their day in a U.S. court. They’ve initiated a civil suit against a Virginia-based contractor, CACI. The three former detainees hold CACI responsible for setting things up that contributed to their torture. However, CACI is insisting that it was the U.S. Military that set conditions up that resulted […]
Biden Repeats Claim of Son Beau Being Lost in Iraq
I guess in the spirit of repeating something often enough – it becomes true – Biden repeats the claim of losing his son in Iraq. This time, it was to the grieving Gold Star parents of 24-year-old Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, who was killed in Jordan. Biden repeats dubious claim about son’s death in call […]
The US and Iraq to negotiate end of US-led military coalition
The US is leading an international coalition in Iraq assisting the Iraqis with their security. However, events such as the escalating back and forth attacks between the coalition and the militias attacking them have led to a desire to end the coalition. The U.S. initially set preconditions requiring that the attacks against the US military […]
Iran strikes targets in Syria, Iraq and Pakistan, Pakistan follows up by striking into Iran
Iran conducted strikes against what it identified as terrorist targets. Iran said that the impacted terror groups threatened Iran’s interests. Iran recently suffered from a major terrorist attack. The Iranian response to this terror attack included a statement that Iran would strike back. The Iranians delivered on that statement by attacking what they identified as […]
Jellyfish looking aerial object floating over military base in Iraq
An aerostat, a blimp like balloon hovering over a base in Iraq, captured video of what is described as an Unknown Aerial Phenomenon (UAP). The UAP looked like a giant jellyfish flying over the base. They tracked it until it traveled far enough to shrink and disappear from view as a result of distance. Did […]
The U.S. Military retaliates against Iran back militias in Iraq
An Iran-affiliated terror group launched a drone attack on a military base in Iraq. The attack wounded three U.S. military personnel; one of them is in critical condition. The retaliatory attacks were against targets inside Iraq, resulting in the Iraq side’s criticizing the U.S. action. Three sites were attacked, the Iraqis claimed that one militant […]
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