The Friday Five – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
At least six KC-135 tankers have been deployed overseas, possibly to assist in strikes against Iran-backed groups responsible for the deadly attack on a US outpost in Jordan last weekend.
At least six KC-135 tankers have been deployed overseas, possibly to assist in strikes against Iran-backed groups responsible for the deadly attack on a US outpost in Jordan last weekend.
At least nine nations have paused funding for the UN agency for refugees in Gaza after a report that at least a dozen UN employees took part in the attack on Israel October 7.Continue Reading
The Middle East is in turmoil, but trying to understand the conflict in terms of simple geopolitics doesn’t provide good answers.Continue Reading
Three American soldiers were killed and 34 others injured in a suicide drone attack early Sunday at a military outpost in northeastern Jordan, raising the possibility of more direct involvement by the US in the proxy war between Iran and Israel.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT is in a legal standoff with the state of Texas over control of the border with Mexico.Continue Reading
Despite knowing that it was spreading inaccurate information, the censorship office inside the Department of Homeland Security pressured social media outlets to conform to official narratives about security of the 2020 election.
ONE OF THE ISSUES discussed by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week is preparing for “Disease X.”
A group in Washington DC is drawing up plans to keep Donald Trump from using the power of the presidency if he’s elected in November. Funny how they only care about abuse of power when it’s not their chosen candidate in the White House.
The US and UK struck about a dozen targets in Yemen Thursday night, retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. This threatens to turn the Israel-Hamas war into a regional one.
A wave of cold air described by one forecaster as “gobsmackingly bananas” is due to hit the US this weekend, raising questions about the energy grid in Texas which suffered from widespread blackouts during a cold snap in 2020.
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