There is real danger in the troops actually following Trump’s guidance.
Trump is ordering service members to support the Republican agenda.
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Syria conflict: Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet
The coalition said it had shot down the Syrian Su-22 after it bombed US-backed fighters in Raqqa province on Sunday.
Moscow says it will track US-led coalition aircraft as targets, and halts a communications system …aimed at preventing air incidents.
Syria conflict: Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet – BBC News
Jeezus Christ… Russia and the US unofficially – officially now in a proxy war with each other Syria? Man is this WH ever weak and incompetent! Just on the losing side of everything.
Kabul hit with devastating bomb as U.S. considers sending yet more troops.
More than 80 reportedly dead in one of the country’s most secure areas.
Kabul hit with devastating bomb as U.S. considers sending yet more troops.
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US starts giving arms to Syrian Kurds ahead of Raqqa assault
The United States started Tuesday to deliver weapons to Kurdish fighters closing in on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon said.
US starts giving arms to Syrian Kurds ahead of Raqqa assault – The Washington Post
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Ivanka Trump Brand Says to Celebrate Memorial Day With Champagne Popsicles
Twitter obviously disagreed.
Ivanka Trump Brand Says to Celebrate Memorial Day With Champagne Popsicles | Metro.us
Let them eat cake???
U.S. Airstrike Killed Over 100 Civilians in Mosul, Pentagon Says
A Pentagon investigation has found that more than 100 civilians were killed after the U.S. dropped a bomb on a building in Mosul, Iraq, in March.
U.S. Airstrike Killed Over 100 Civilians in Mosul, Pentagon Says – NBC News
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Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week
On Wednesday, US forces carried out more unauthorized airstrikes on pro-government forces in Syria. Though the Constitution explicitly states that the legislative branch, not the executive, has the power to initiate new military actions, Trump has steered the United States deeper into the Syrian conflict.
issued a statement:
For the second time in as many months, the US military has conducted airstrikes against pro-Assad forces in Syria. The Trump Administration does not have congressional authorization to carry out military strikes against the Assad regime. Furthermore, the situation that led to today’s strike is precisely why I warned against getting further entangled in the Syrian civil war without a clear strategy. President Trump needs to explain his plan for Syria to Congress and the American people.
Donald Trump Committed Another Impeachable Offense This Week | The Nation
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Sen. John McCain: Army secretary nominee Mark Green’’s past comments ‘very concerning’
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says Army secretary nominee Mark Green’s past comments about gays and lesbians and Muslims are “very concerning.”
Sen. John McCain: Army secretary nominee Mark Green’’s past comments ‘very concerning’
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The Mother of All Bombs: How badly did it hurt IS in Afghanistan?
Reports of the bomb had made me think that it had wiped out the IS stronghold here in Achin district. I assumed that US and Afghan troops would have sealed off the area and that IS (or Daesh, as it is known here) would be in disarray.
An Afghan officer corrected me. “For a start this bomb wasn’t as powerful as you think,” he said.
“There are still green trees standing 100m away from the site of the impact.”
…”Daesh hasn’t gone anywhere; there are hundreds of caves like the one the Americans bombed,” the officer says, adding that strikes have continued since the bomb was dropped. “They can’t get rid of them like this.”
…Unlike the Taliban, who tend to have many supporters in their core areas, IS seem to have angered a lot of people. Few seemed unhappy about the US bombardment.
…However, there was anxiety. One man, Khaled, said local people were pawns in a US game.
“[Dropping the bomb] was a trick to show the world that their mission was going well. But this wasn’t the type of bomb they showed in the media. The bomb did nothing.”
“Will IS come back?” I asked.
“Yes, as soon as the government leaves, the locals won’t be able to fight them. If the government makes permanent bases in the area and helps us, then we will be happy,” he answered.
The Mother of All Bombs: How badly did it hurt IS in Afghanistan? – BBC News
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Ex-CIA officer says she’s being forced to testify in Italy on ‘rendition’
A former CIA officer spared jail time in Italy tells Fox News that despite her commutation, she may be forced to testify to Italian lawmakers about the secret post-9/11 “rendition” program – and warns the testimony could be extremely damaging.
Ex-CIA officer says she’s being forced to testify in Italy on ‘rendition’ | Fox News
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Where in the world is the USS Carl Vinson? – CNN.com
The ship that was coming to take on North Korea is making a stopover first.
: Where in the world is the USS Carl Vinson? – CNN.com
Man, are these guys ever incompetent!
U.S. investigating reports of more than 100 civilians killed in Mosul airstrike
The suspected high toll underscores the difficulties that Iraqi troops face in the weeks-long fight to route the Sunni militant group from Iraq’s second-largest city
U.S. investigating reports of more than 100 civilians killed in Mosul airstrike – CBS News
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Chinese officials warned US bomber during ‘routine’ East China Sea flyover
Chinese officials warned a US military aircraft flying near South Korea Sunday, telling its pilots that they were illegally operating in Chinese airspace and ordering the American plane to leave, a US defense official told CNN.
Chinese officials warned US bomber during ‘routine’ East China Sea flyover – CNNPolitics.com
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Conflicting claims on a U.S. role in airstrike at mosque in Syria that killed dozens
Dozens died at mosque; U.S. admits staging strike in area, killing dozens of terrorists but denies targeting mosque
Conflicting claims on a U.S. role in airstrike at mosque in Syria that killed dozens – CBS News
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US military nude photo sharing scandal widens beyond marines
The BBC has seen a message board where servicemen from all branches have shared hundreds of photos.
US military nude photo sharing scandal widens beyond marines – BBC News
Disorder and dishonor in corps
US sends Marines to Raqqa assault
Pentagon deploys 400 troops and artillery to help local fighters capture the IS stronghold in Syria.
IS conflict: US sends Marines to support Raqqa assault – BBC News
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Marines nude photo scandal expands to all branches of military
Marine officials say they have received reports of at least a half dozen other sites.
Beyond the criminal investigation, Pentagon officials say sites like Marines United can do real harm to the military by discouraging young women from joining the armed forces and convincing those already in uniform to get out.
Marines nude photo scandal expands to all branches of military – CBS News
Conducting yourself with such disrespect for your fellow service people should automatically equal demotions and dishonorable discharges. It endangers Americans by facilitating distrust among people who need to work together.
Trump Weighs Mobilizing National Guard for Immigration Roundups
A draft memo obtained by The Associated Press outlines a Trump administration proposal under consideration to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants. Millions of those who would be affected in 11 states live nowhere near the Mexico border.
Trump Weighs Mobilizing National Guard for Immigration Roundups – Bloomberg
What? He wants to set the military up to rove around the country “rounding people up?”
Treasonous, unamerican, wannabe-fascist much, Orange Turd?
Photos Appear To Show Donald Trump Reviewing Sensitive Intelligence On The Mar-A-Lago Patio
They reveal how careless the president was about sensitive information this weekend.
...Richard DeAgazio, a relatively new member of the Mar-a-Lago club, took a number of the photos and posted them on his Facebook page ― including two photos of a presidential aide carrying the “nuclear football,” the nickname of a briefcase containing nuclear launch codes that is kept within reach of the president of the United States at all times.
…DeAgazio also took photos of Trump and Abe reviewing proposed responses to North Korea’s test under the moonlight as staffers used their cell phones to make the intelligence recommendations readable.
…Trump’s willingness to discuss a sensitive global security issue like the North Korean test in an unsecured location represented an extraordinary break with diplomatic and security protocol, which demands that sensitive intelligence matters be discussed only in rooms that are designated as Secure Compartmentalized Information Facilities, known as SCIFs (pronounced “skiffs”).
For American president to hold a conversation with serious national security implications outside of a SCIF, as Trump appears to have done, is unprecedented in modern times.
What an ignorant class-less loser this guy is.
The Spy Revolt Against Donald Trump Begins
Our Intelligence Community is pushing back against a White House it considers dishonest and penetrated by the Kremlin.
The Spy Revolt Against Donald Trump Begins | Observer
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