Tag: military bases
Spain blocks US war operations in Iran and calls conflict “profoundly...
Madrid closes airspace and denies military base access, widening tensions with Washington as legal experts cite violations of the UN charter
Castle Black, the Syrian withdrawal, and the Battle of the Bases
Given Washington’s penchant for Middle Eastern military missions, the likelihood of yet more U.S. bases across the region and talk of several Game of Thrones prequels still to come.
New Congressional report issued by Pentagon warns against climate change, calls...
"The effects of a changing climate are a national security issue with potential impacts to Department of Defense (DoD or the Department) missions, operational plans, and installations."
Bases, bases, everywhere…
“Undocumented bases are immune to oversight by the public and often even Congress.”
Forty-five blows against democracy
How U.S. military bases back dictators, autocrats, and military regimes.
America’s war-fighting footprint in Africa
Secret U.S. military documents reveal a constellation of American military bases across that continent.
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Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires
The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death
Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems...
Cooler ocean temperatures east of the islands typically keep major hurricanes away, but El Niño is helping fuel this year’s risks.