france calls on us not to withdraw from sahel anti-terror force
French soldiers conduct area control operation as part of Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism force Mali, July 2019.. ..…
us defense secretary warns europe of growing threats from china,
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has warned European nations to tackle what he called growing security and economic threats from China and Russia, the latest sign that Washington has shifted its main focus from the US wars in Middle East to confronting Beijing and Moscow... ..…
us rebukes south korea for scrapping security pact with japan
dispute between South Korea and Japan is strengthening China's hand at the expense of both countries according to leading defense officials... ..…
paul crookston, author at washington free beacon
President jokes Esper's 90-8 confirmation has him 'worried.. ..…
senate confirms former lobbyist esper as secretary of defense
Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, testifies before Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing Washington, on July 16, 2019 ... ..…
tired, irrelevant democratic candidates point to trump reelection –
The human wave of kooks and retreads seeking Democratic nomination have been shooting inside their 360-degree firing squad and some of the 1 percent group will have to be carried out soon to make it tighter circle.. ..…
pentagon unveils james mattis' secretary of defense portrait
Patrick Shanahan made sure former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Pentagon portrait was put in place inside Defense Department's headquarters.. ..…
presstv-trump starts us military buildup in middle east
US President Donald Trump has announced to deploy about 1,500 American troops to Middle East region for mostly protective reasons, amid escalating tensions with Iran... ..…
white house reviews military plans against iran, in echoes of iraq war
Bolton's request, then the secretary, Pentagon offered some general options, including cross-border airstrike on Iranian military facility that would have been symbolic.. ..…
trump congratulates n. korean founder’s birthday : the dong-a ilbo
President Donald Trump has become U.S president to send his congratulations on the birthday of North Korean founding Kim Il Sung. ..…
rejecting the entire mindset of iraq, not just the outcome
By shortage of people defending the blunder of this young, The anniversary of Iraq war last week was marked, even in circles where support for that misadventure was once sacrosanct.. ..…
pentagon ig investigating acting defense secretary patrick shanahan
Pentagon's inspector general is investigating acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan due to allegations that he showed favoritism towards Boeing, the company where he worked for 30 years before joining Trump administration... ..…
global perspective: chasm between us, europe revealed at munich
From United States there were the current and former vice presidents, and about 50 members of Congress, while attendees from China and Russia included foreign ministers and those on the level of deputy prime ministers. ..…
trump regime seeking pretext for war in venezuela?
Last August during Oval Office meeting, Trump pressed aides, asking why ca not the US invade Venezuela to topple Maduro.. ..…
threat of us military intervention in venezuela
In response to reports that President Maduro intends to sell 15 tons of Venezuelan to UAE for euros, Bolton accused him of flying out Venezuelan assets by the plane full, suggesting he's stealing them, Big Lie. ..…
u.s. committed to pulling foreign forces out of afghanistan - official
KABUL - The United States is committed to withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan to end more than 17 years of war, U.S government official said on Monday, speaking after six days of American peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants.. ..…
after syria, trump should clean out his national security bureaucracy
The president's own appointees, the adult policy advisors he surrounded with, disagreed with him on almost all of this — micromanaging Middle East, and subsidizing Europeans NATO, underwriting South Korea, and negotiating with North Korea. ..…
the us isn't just backing the yemen war—it's helping trap those
The indefensible nature of the bombing, has garnered headlines and even attention on Capitol Hill, opening conversation about U.S in the siege of Yemen by coalition headed by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates... ..…
how the u.s. is trapping dying yemenis
The indefensible nature of the bombing, has garnered headlines and even attention on Capitol Hill, opening conversation about U.S in the siege of Yemen by coalition headed by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.. ..…
presstv-trump's mad dog repeats anti-syria claims
Last Tuesday, on the 4th of April, Syrian regime attacked its own people using chemical weapons, claimed the US military chief during Pentagon briefing on Tuesday.. ..…
‘us hell-bent on removing assad from syria’
The US is using the threat of chemical attack Iraq by Daesh to justify Pentagon's military in Middle East, says political analyst. ..…
obama: defense of marriage act is unconstitutional – time to end it
By recounting the gay, President Obama observes LGBT Pride month, lesbian, bisexual and transexual people have made in the last several years. ..…
the us isn't just backing the yemen war it's helping trap those
The indefensible nature of the bombing there were no combatants anywhere in sight has garnered headlines and even attention on Capitol Hill, opening conversation about US in the siege of Yemen by coalition headed by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.. ..…
mattis hits south china sea military buildup in talks with xi
Randall Shriver, secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs and who took part in the meeting between Mattis and Xi, said Chinese leader asserted Beijing's control over the islands and also opposed growing U.S support for Taiwan.. ..…
coalition letter to secretary mattis regarding whistleblower
Last May External Review Panel made up of Inspectors General for Justice Department, Treasury, and Central Intelligence Agency substantiated allegations that National Security Agency IG Dr. ..…
trump: 'iran is taking over iraq'
Republican Nominee Donald Trump, said terror-sponsor of Iran will ultimately benefit from the operation... ..…
is obama politicizing the pentagon in the fight over war funding?
Retired generals spoke at both conventions -- John Allen endorsed Hillary Clinton as the best prepared candidate to keep the safe while Michael Flynn argued for Donald Trump's superior grasp of national-security threats and the determination to end them. ..…
pentagon insists it’s ‘on right course’ in afghanistan
Security conditions Afghanistan have deteriorated advise, and role, handing the lead of the fight to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, police, and militia units... ..…
kurds, arabs, christians form anti-isis alliance in syria
American-backed Syrian Kurdish militia has joined forces with some Arab rebels and members of Assyrian Christian group to launch assault against Islamic State Raqqa, the group's de-facto Syria, ment obtained by Reuters.. ..…
the war against isis will explode our nation’s debt
While Americans and Congress rallying behind President Obama's campaign to eradicate ISIS, House Democratic leader said on Monday that lawmakers must shed their rose-colored glasses and take hard look at the fiscal implications of an almost-certain long-term military Iraq and Syria.. ..…
israel keeping palestine in state of poverty, fear – american free
While the beheadings of journalists Iraq and Obama administration's bombings of Iraq and Syria have monopolized most of the daily news cycles, Palestinians, have been forgotten.. ..…
obama begins to dismantle $1 trillion war machine
President Barack Obama outlined plan to scale back the war machine created in the last decade, making clear that large wars are thing of the past while focusing on the use of drones and small forces to protect American homeland. . ..…
n. korea steps up reactor disabling
WASHINGTON -- The United States said Friday that North Korea has stepped up its disabling of reactor it had been threatening to reactivate, sign of progress disarmament talks that had been on the verge of collapse. ..…
bush sharpens response criticism spurs aid to georgia, plans for
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday escalated American response to Russian military Georgia, ordering humanitarian aid effort and dispatching Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the region as Pentagon officials announced plans to rebuild Georgian military. ..…
election puts bush at crossroads in iraq war
Robert Gates, Bush's nominee to replace him, has been member of the commission, known as Iraq Study Group. ..…
foreign policy dictated by defense riles state
WASHINGTON -- Diplomats are paid to have cool minds and even cooler temperaments, and inside State Department, plenty of America's elite diplomats are privately seething.. ..…
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