Foreign Policy
Gaza Pier Problems
Aid Distribution Gaza Style Gaza aid pier mission involving US troops is off to a chaotic start By Geoff Ziezulewicz Editor’s note: This story was updated May 21 8:26 p.m. E.T. to include further comment from Pentagon and U.N. officials. An effort involving the U.S. military to surge much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the […]
Biden’s Ironclad Promise
Ironclad, Jack! Biden vows ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Israel amid fears of Iran attack US president and allied officials fear ‘significant’ strike within days in retaliation for Israeli bombing of consular building in Damascus Joe Biden has vowed that US commitment to defend Israel against Iran was “ironclad” as concerns rose in Washington that a […]
Monday Miscellaneous
A few little things today. Remember all the Afghans who helped us over 20 years in Afghanistan before Biden cut and run before we pulled out like a trucker from a 16 year old hooker before we mostly peacefully evacuated our troops and equipment? Seems we are running out of visas…67,000 of them in the […]
Pentagon Spox: Houthi Decide Conflict
Pentagon on Houthis: ‘It’s Their Calculation on When They’re Going to Stop’ Attacks IAN HANCHETT During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated that while the U.S. will continue to strike the Houthis if they continue to attack ships in the Red Sea, what it will take to stop […]
State Contradicts White House- Denies Iraq Informed of Strikes
White House Spox John Kirby Minutes after Iraq’s military condemned them as a violation of that nation’s sovereignty, White House spokesman John Kirby stated the United States informed Iraq ahead of Friday’s strikes against three militant sites inside that country. “We did inform the Iraqi government prior to the strikes,” White House National Security Council […]
Navy Sinks Houthi Gunboats
US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking merchant ship in Red Sea, US says U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said. A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged […]
Extradited!
Fat Leonard ‘Fat Leonard,’ fugitive in Navy bribery case, facing extradition to US By Lolita C. Baldor and Julie Watson The extradition of convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is the latest twist in a decade-long salacious saga and bribery scheme […]
SECDEF Announces Operation Prosperity Guardian
“Cool name, Bro.” Pentagon announces international mission to counter attacks in Red Sea By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic […]
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