Israel Won’t Cooperate With UN Probe on Gaza Killings
By Jason Ditz Israeli officials announced Friday that they will completely refuse all cooperation with the new UN probe into the Nakba Day killings of 61…
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US Troops Create New Military Base in Syria, Despite Turkey Threatening to Attack
By Jason Ditz According to Kurdish officials, US troops in the Syrian city of Manbij are setting up a new military base inside the city. The base…
Pentagon Seeks $300 Million in Weapons for 65,000 US-Backed Forces in Syria
By Jason Ditz While US “relief funds” are frozen in Syria, the Pentagon continues to seek massive amounts of funding for its military operations in…
“Buy American”: Trump to Boost Exports of Lethal US Drones to “Create Jobs”
By Jason Ditz With drone warfare a hot business in recent years, the US has kept a careful handle on who they allow to buy…
State Department Gets $40 Million to Fund New Propaganda Troll Farm
By Jason Ditz On Monday, the US State Department announced that it had obtained $40 million from the Pentagon to fund a new propaganda and…
Turkey Detains 449 People for Criticizing Invasion of Syria on Social Media
By Jason Ditz As Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria continues, so too does their policy of arresting anyone seen as even sort of opposed to…
Citing Russia, Trump Administration Seeks “More Usable” Nuclear Weapons
By Jason Ditz The Trump Administration’s nuclear plan is increasingly public, with its unclassified summary providing confirmation of all the concerns that have already been…
Mattis Wants to Make US Military Even More Lethal, Needs Another $50 Billion
By Jason Ditz Speaking to Congressional Republicans during a visit to Greenbrier resort on Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that he believes the US military…
Trump Just Signed an Executive Order to Keep Guantanamo Bay Open
By Jason Ditz President Trump has signed an executive order that is intended to reverse President Obama’s intentions to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay….
McMaster: US Prepared to Launch “Preventative War” Against North Korea
By Jason Ditz Continuing to hype the threat posed by North Korea, despite their two ICBM tests being eventually conceded to both be failures, National…
Pentagon Plans Massive Global War Game to Prepare for Russia and Other Threats
By Jason Ditz Continuing to envision the new Cold War with Russia both as a ticket for ongoing increases in military spending and a convenient…
Rand Paul Blocks NDAA Over Indefinite Detention
By Jason Ditz Sen. Rand Paul (R – KY) has blocked a motion by majority leader Mitch McConnell (R – KY) to advance the 2018…
House Votes to Make “Space Corps” the Sixth Branch of US Military
By Jason Ditz The US has an Army, a Navy, an Air Force, a Marine Corps, and a Coast Guard. The House Armed Services Committee…
Obama Ordered Cyberweapons Implanted Into Russia’s Infrastructure
By Jason Ditz Former Official: Implants Designed to ‘Cause Them Pain and Discomfort’ A new report from the Washington Post quoted a series of Obama…