7 Reasons Why The Economy Still Stinks
These are interesting times. While the stock market has been notching new highs, market bulls have had little reason to hold back. In parallel, a lot of investors are fretting about what to buy because many solid stocks are at or near all-time highs. Amidst all this excitement, former Federal Reserv ...
What Iraq Thinks: "It Is Obvious To Everyone That ISIS Is A Creation Of The United States And Israel"
Ever since the stunningly rapid arrival of ISIS on the global scene, there has been speculation that this spin-off of Al-Qaeda, itself a "terrorist" organization if not created by the CIA then certainly funded by Langley courtesy of Operation Cyclone in its "freedom fighter" stage, has had the impli ...
France 'not afraid' as IS urges lone-wolf attacks
Paris (AFP) - France insisted Monday it was not spooked by a call for Muslims to kill citizens of countries fighting the Islamic State group, as Western nations scramble to prevent a surge in lone-wolf terrorism. "France is not afraid," Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said repeatedly during a te ...
New Armored Vehicle In The Works For Australia
A Patria AMV In Solvenian Service MORS, via Wikimedia Commons Over the past century, Australia has quietly participated in more major wars than expected. From a disastrous assault on the Ottoman-held Gallipoli in World War I to fighting alongside British forces in World War II and Korea, as well as ...
A few things about a few books
Raising Steam, by Terry Pratchett (2014) A bit darker and more thrilling than earlier entries in the series, with just a handful of laugh-out-loud moments, which is a disappointment only if you’re comparing this to Pratchett’s usual hilarious work. I’d still give it a 7 out of 10. Shattered Dreams: ...
VIDEO: White House Confirms that Americans have Gone to Fight for ISIS, and have Returned to the US
During today’s White House press briefing, a reporter asked spokesman Josh Earnest whether he could comment on the number of Americans who have gone to fight alongside the Islamist State, and have since returned to the US. The obvious concern about them is that they can use their American passports ...
BREAKING NEWS: WHITE HOUSE SECURITY EDITION
The Secret Service came under fire over the weekend for two unrelated incidents involving unauthorized men who got past the White House security perimeter. One of them, an Iraq war veteran, actually made it into the White House through the front door before being stopped by agency personnel. When as ...
ISIS Is On A Course Of Self-Implosion And Will Eventually Destroy Itself. Here’s Why.
Producer’s note: Someone on Quora asked: How do we destroy ISIS? Here is one of the best answers that’s been pulled from the thread. The views expressed in this article and the author’s do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Armed Forces. This may seem like an utterly ba ...
Big Brother’s Trump Card
From War-Weary to War-Hungry Propaganda’s Triumph by BEN SCHREINER Those doubting the effectiveness of the mass propaganda system in America—the vaunted home of the “free press”—would be wise to examine the remarkable shift in public opinion occurring in regards to the reintroduction of American for ...
Where are the veterans in science?
I write a lot about landscapes and adventures. I do this hoping others will relive similar memories, start their own adventures, or learn about things they are unlikely to experience themselves. Engagement with the world inspires us to take action to protect it. But the world is open to everyone—my ...
5 Things You Need to Know About the President's Rush to War in Iraq and Syria
A terrible situation in Iraq and Syria may soon get worse. This week both the House and the Senate rushed to pass a bill authorizing the president to train and arm so-called "moderate" Syrian rebels. CREDO members reported pouring well over 3,000 calls ...
U.S. military advisers learn they can no longer work with the Iraq Army
WASHINGTON — Less than three years after its withdrawal, the United States has encountered significant obstacles in resuming training and coordination with Iraq’s military. Officials said the Defense Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff have concluded ...
VIDEO: Iraq battles ISIL as extremists threaten to kill Canadians
TORONTO The Islamic extremist group that has occupied parts of Iraq and Syria has issued a new threat against western countries including Canada, the U.S. and Europe. In an audio recording distributed on social media, Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani of the Islamic ...
Islamic State suicide bombings kill dozens in Iraq
IRBIL, IRAQ—A wave of suicide bombings by Islamic State militants in western Iraq has killed 40 soldiers amid waning efforts by security forces to retake territory from the Sunni extremist group, a senior Iraqi commander said Monday. The attacks, which ...
Australia deploying warplanes to join Iraq campaign against jihadists
BAGHDAD – Australian warplanes are being deployed to the Middle East to join the U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes on jihadist targets in northern Iraq, Defense Minister David Johnston said on Monday. “We will provide a number of military platforms, up ...
