Tag: US military
US-Iran war intensifies as Trump orders nightly strikes and American casualties...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the campaign has already cost $37.5bn and asked for nearly $70bn more, even as oil tops $86 a barrel, allied Gulf states absorb Iranian reprisals, and no ceasefire holds.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
Trump calls critics ‘enemy within’ as generals told to target American...
In a speech to nearly 800 generals at Quantico, Trump described journalists as “sleazebags,” called Democratic-run cities “unsafe,” and urged troops to use them as “training grounds.”
Trump signals possible US entry into Israel Iran war as death...
As Israel expands its military assault on Iran, President Trump suggests US forces “could get involved,” sparking warnings from lawmakers and experts of illegal war and regional catastrophe.
The US is about to make nuclear war much more likely
F35A was approved to carry two nukes, making it a first-strike weapon.
US-supplied planes and bombs are slaughtering Palestinian children in Gaza
America shares the blame for Israel’s war crimes.
Trump administration stops fight against transgender troops
On January 1, 2018, openly transgender people will be allowed to enlist in the U.S. military.
Chelsea Manning v. US war criminals
In a better world, these people would look in the mirror and ask – what am I part of?
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US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive...
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The...
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary after AIPAC’s super PAC spends a record $30.6 million
Outside groups supplied 88 percent of the money spent on the Democratic side of a contest AdImpact ranks as the third most expensive Senate primary in US history.