United States Sanctions North Korea and Their Military Suppliers

United States Sanctions North Korea and Their Military Suppliers

While the United States is unable to stop the North Koreans from abandoning their nuclear weapons program, they’re going after the companies that do business with the government of Kim Jong Un. The Treasury Department has slapped additional sanctions on the financial, coal mining and military interests of North Korea by targeting companies that aid […]

Kathy Griffin’s stunt depicting President Trump decapitated backfires

Kathy Griffin’s stunt depicting President Trump decapitated backfires

The self-proclaimed “D” list celebrity and comedian, Kathy Griffin was recently photographed proudly toting a replica of the severed and bloody head of President Donald Trump. This wasn’t a quick last-minute selfie rather a full-on photo shoot with photographer Tyler Shields to airbrush her with the bloody head.  TMZ published the image on Tuesday. While every US citizen […]

Will the US Policy of Annihilation and Humiliation Work?

Will the US Policy of Annihilation and Humiliation Work?

The United States has shifted its focus from a war of attrition against ISIS and radical Islamism to one of annihilation and humiliation. Secretary of Defense James Mattis outlined the plan recently and he believes that this is a plan that the US and its allies can win. But the big question is, will this […]

President Trump honors the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery

President Trump honors the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery

President Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor the men and women who have died in service to our country for Memorial Day.  The president delivered a brief speech to the crowd that had gathered after fulfilling the traditional duty of the Commander-in-Chief on Memorial Day; laying a wreath at the Tomb of […]

Australia promises 30 more troops for NATO’s Afghanistan mission

Australia promises 30 more troops for NATO’s Afghanistan mission

Australia will send an additional 30 troops to join the NATO-led training and assistance mission in Afghanistan, bringing its total deployment there to 300, Defense Minister Marise Payne said on Monday. NATO requested more troops last month as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to expand the operation by several thousand, 16 years into the […]

North Korea Fires Scud Ballistic Missile into the Sea of Japan

North Korea Fires Scud Ballistic Missile into the Sea of Japan

The North Koreans are it again, test firing a Scud-type ballistic missile that successfully launched and landed in the Sea of Japan off Korea’s east coast. This was the latest in a series of missile tests that the reclusive, belligerent nation has conducted in recent weeks. This latest test unleashed a protest from Japan who […]

Trump administration blackens one of the five eyes

Trump administration blackens one of the five eyes

On Thursday, May 25, 2017 the United Kingdom announced that they will cease sharing intelligence information as a result of the latest leak by the United States in the investigation into the Manchester bombing incident on Monday, May 22nd. Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, stated that investigation has been “compromised by the leaks and we can’t […]

President Trump calls on NATO to meet financial obligations to strengthen alliance

President Trump calls on NATO to meet financial obligations to strengthen alliance

On Thursday, President Trump appeared before NATO leaders in Brussels to once again urge the organization’s members to meet their financial obligations to the alliance.  Each NATO member-state is mandated to devote two percent of their gross domestic product to defense, but only five of the 28 members are currently doing so. The American President […]

Trump’s 2018 budget will try to fix the Air Force’s ongoing pilot problems

Trump’s 2018 budget will try to fix the Air Force’s ongoing pilot problems

The 2018 budget proposal issued by the Trump administration this week details several ways the Air Force will try to correct imbalances in its ranks, as it has struggled to maintain sufficient manpower in the face of 26 yearsof ongoing combat operations. “Continuous combat operations and deployments have produced shortfalls in operational readiness and challenged […]

Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT

Trump tells Duterte of two U.S. nuclear subs in Korean waters: NYT

U.S. President Donald Trump told his Philippine counterpart that Washington has sent two nuclear submarines to waters off the Korean peninsula, the New York Times said, comments likely to raise questions about his handling of sensitive information. Trump has said “a major, major conflict” with North Korea is possible because of its nuclear and missile […]

Trump speaks of unity, ‘principled realism’ between U.S. and Muslim world

Trump speaks of unity, ‘principled realism’ between U.S. and Muslim world

In a landmark address to major leaders of the Arab and Muslim world this weekend, President Trump spoke of a renewed relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world, united in a fight against extremism, and bound by the concept of ‘principled realism.’ Speaking in Saudi Arabia in a grand ballroom before the assembled representatives […]

North Korea tests another missile; Seoul says dashes hopes for peace

North Korea tests another missile; Seoul says dashes hopes for peace

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast on Sunday, its second missile test in a week, which South Korea said dashed the hopes of the South’s new liberal government for peace between the neighbors. A South Korean military official said the missile appeared to be an upgraded, extended-range version of […]