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Opinion: We’ve seen the results of shootouts between government forces and para-military that have left thousands dead, including several Americans. This time this isn’t half a world away in Syria, Afghanistan or Sub-Sahara Africa. It is on our own border, in Mexico. The Mexicans need U.S. assistance, but troops on the ground will not solve […]
The U.S. Coast Guard announced this week that they made yet another open-ocean sub bust last month. This time the semi-submersible vessel contained nearly $69 million worth of cocaine. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane reportedly intercepted the drug-smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean after it was spotted by maritime patrol aircraft. Once on board, […]
Violent protests between Bolivian forces and indigenous people, loyal to former leftist President Evo Morales, have resulted in at least 30 deaths with no conceivable end is in sight. Violent protests were held in Cochabamba and Sacaba, right outside of the main town. This is an area where the former President has many supporters. In […]
A French Special Operations soldier was seriously injured during an anti-ISIS operation in Mali in which the French stated that they “put five terrorists out of action.” The French Armed Forces Ministry released a statement saying that during a November 16 operation into the Menaka region of Mali, where the Islamic State is growing in […]
Two guards from New York’s Bureau of Prisons were charged by a federal grand jury on Tuesday with conspiracy and the filing of false records in connection with the night when, convicted sex offender and well connected financier, Jeffrey Epstein died while awaiting trial. According to the indictment, guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas repeatedly […]
On Tuesday, Iranian Quds Forces launched, from Syrian territory, four missiles at targets in Israel. The Israelis’ reaction was swift. They retaliated early on Wednesday morning by attacking dozens of Syrian air defense and Iranian forces targets within Syria. According to a statement by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Israel’s airstrikes targeted missile launchers, weapons […]
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) rarely leaves its barracks in Hong Kong, so when they are seen out in the city it is a reminder that they have the numbers and the power to crush any opposition. So it was noteworthy to see hundreds of mainland Chinese troops clad in only OD t-shirts and […]
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), finally decided enough was enough and took out Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu al-Ata during an airstrike this week. They thus terminated the threat that more than anyone or anything else had disrupted cease-fire talks along Israel’s southern border. While Hamas, Egypt, and Israel were trying to broker a ceasefire […]
Michael Alexander Brown, 22, is suspected of killing his mother’s boyfriend last week. He has been on the run ever since. On Thursday morning, a sighting of the Marine deserter tapping on someone’s house window in Roanoke, Virginia prompted officials to shut down the schools in the area. Police have now asked that anyone that […]
President Evo Morales, the first indigenous President of Bolivia, has indicated that he will call for new elections after the Organization of American States (OAS), which carefully monitored the election, called for the results to be annulled. Morales was facing an election, which took place on October 20, against Carlos Mesa, who was Bolivia’s vice […]
During the course of 2019, Russia renewed its effort to exert its presence beyond Eurasia and Syria — its most recent target is Africa. In October, the president of the Central African Republic (CAR) Faustin-Archange Touadéra revealed that he was open to the prospect of a Russian military base in the country. In an interview […]
At least three women and six children belonging to a fundamentalist Mormon family were killed in a suspected cartel attack in Northern Mexico on Monday. Two of the children were six-month-old twins. Most of the victims of the attack held dual citizenship in Mexico and the United States. President Donald Trump tweeted about the incident, […]
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