Mattis Suggests Transgenders May Continue to Serve

Mattis Suggests Transgenders May Continue to Serve

With the Trump White House has still not provided the Defense Department the necessary policy guidance on transgender persons serving in the armed forces, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told the press, that DOD was continuing to study the issue. That statement hints that transgender military members may be allowed to continue to serve despite […]

Colombia says no to US Military intervention in Venezuela

Colombia says no to US Military intervention in Venezuela

On Sunday Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told United States VP Mike Pence that he and other Latin American countries will not abide by President Donald Trump’s threat to use military action in Venezuela. Pence, speaking at a joint news conference with Santos in Cartagena, didn’t rule out using military force, but kept his comments […]

Op-Ed: When Espionage Pays, Chelsea Manning Steps Out for Vogue

Op-Ed: When Espionage Pays, Chelsea Manning Steps Out for Vogue

Vogue Magazine recently did a feature including a photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz on Chelsea Manning, who they’re touting as a hero. “Chelsea Manning Changed the Course of History. Now She’s Focusing on Herself” and it is eye-opening and would be comical if it weren’t so serious. Hero? Hardly, she’s fortunate she’s not still in […]

Colombia Says No to US Military Intervention in Venezuela

Colombia Says No to US Military Intervention in Venezuela

On Sunday Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos told United States VP Mike Pence that he and other Latin American countries will not abide by President Donald Trump’s threat to use military action in Venezuela. Pence, speaking at a joint news conference with Santos in Cartagena, didn’t rule out using military force, but kept his comments […]

‘It’s just words.’ Trump’s tough talk on North Korea is just that

‘It’s just words.’ Trump’s tough talk on North Korea is just that

Recently President Trump has been talking a big talk about North Korea but the bravado and bluster is little more than empty rhetoric designed to appeal to a US domestic audience that wants to perceive America as “strong” in a confusing and chaotic era in which we struggle to find our place in the world. […]

Venezuela’s Maduro Calls for a Meeting with President Trump

Venezuela’s Maduro Calls for a Meeting with President Trump

In a strange turn of events, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday that he wants a meeting with President Donald Trump. The Socialist leader, with his country starving due to poor government policies and a bottoming out oil market is facing more and more pressure as he cracks down on opposition leaders, has reached out […]

U.S. officials authorized, tracked Russian spy plane’s flight over D.C.

U.S. officials authorized, tracked Russian spy plane’s flight over D.C.

An unarmed Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 jet was seen flying as low as 3,700 feet over downtown Washington D.C. on Wednesday, as well as Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, where Air Force One is maintained.  The flight received prior approval from U.S. officials and is a part of a longstanding overflight agreement between a […]

With U.S. general under fire, Afghans fear being abandoned by Trump

With U.S. general under fire, Afghans fear being abandoned by Trump

Afghans are alarmed by widespread reports that President Trump has threatened to fire Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., the highly regarded U.S. military commander in this war-torn country, and that Trump has also delayed choosing a new military and political strategy Afghans have awaited anxiously for the past six months. Nicholson, 61, the top U.S. military […]

Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal

Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, telling President Donald Trump that it will be his political suicide. Rouhani, who was decisively re-elected in May after promising to open Iran to the world, took […]