When good men do nothing
What happens when good men do nothing? Edmund Burke said: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” In the 1930’s, the likes of ... Read More »
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Was Trump right? Russia, Turkey sign cease fire as war loomed
A cease-fire began Thursday night in northern Syria between the armies of Turkey and Russia as fighting had threatened to put their forces into all-out war. President Trump, in an effort to ... Read More »
After weeks of hearings, impeachment effort still stands on hearsay
After televised hearings failed to rouse the public or garner support for Democrats seeking impeachment, the mainly hearsay and presumptive testimony came to an end Thursday. Polls show no movement in public ... Read More »
Washington Post ‘fact checker’ gets fact checked, issues apology
The primary “fact checker” at the Washington Post had to issue a correction himself after he was fact-checked for tweeting false information concerning the impeachment hearing on Nov. 15. Glenn Kessler, editor and chief ... Read More »
Facebook cracks down on anti-Israel pages based in Iran
Facebook has removed pages originating in Iran and Russia that aimed to stir up anti-Israel sentiment and hatred of Jews on the social media platform. Nathaniel Gleichery, head of Cybersecurity Policy for ... Read More »
Pence announces cease fire between Turkey, Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday announced that the U.S. brokered a five-day ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Northern Syria. The agreement allows the Kurds to withdraw to roughly 20 ... Read More »
Ted Cruz urges Trump to release Biden’s transcripts with Ukraine
The Trump administration is being urged to release Vice President Joe Biden’s phone call transcripts with officials in Ukraine. The call for transparency was initiated by Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz made ... Read More »
US officially launches new Space Force
President Donald Trump officially opened the U.S. Space Command, the first stage of the new branch of the military, the Space Force, that Trump announced last year. “SpaceCom will ensure that American ... Read More »
CNN hires Andrew McCabe amid conservative condemnation
CNN announced on Aug. 23 that fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has joined the network as a contributor, a decision that quickly drew backlash from critics. McCabe was fired by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions ... Read More »
After Russian cheating, US officially withdraws from nuclear treaty
After having been breached by Russian military nuclear expansion, the treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation is dead. The United States on Aug. 2 formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ... Read More »
Mueller contradicts self in testimony before Congress
Former special counsel Robert Mueller appeared flustered while answering questions from congressional members on July 24, repeatedly asking for questions to be repeated and reversing his answers multiple times. Mueller was answering ... Read More »
Clinton ‘bleachbit lawyer’ with Mueller before Congress
Former special counsel Robert Mueller, who is testifying on the Trump-Russia probe before Congress today, is accompanied by his right-hand aide and lawyer, Aaron Zebley. Zebley who served as deputy special counsel under Mueller ... Read More »
Biden gets heat for Russia meddling ‘not on my watch’
Former Vice President and 2020 Democrat candidate Joe Biden is getting widespread criticisms over his claims that Russian meddling “didn’t” happen “on my watch” in a recent cable news interview. During the interview ... Read More »
Sen. Josh Hawley confronts foreign espionage
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on June 18 introduced legislation aimed at protecting sensitive national security-related academic research from theft by foreign intelligence services from countries such as China, Russia, and Iran. The legislation ... Read More »
CNN sues to get release of full Mueller report
CNN is resorting to legal action to obtain documents used in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The cable news channel has seen a ... Read More »
CNN viewers flee after Russian collusion stories found false
Prime time viewership at CNN has declined throughout the month of May, a ratings agency has revealed. Media observers say the drop comes because, after focusing extensively on Russian collusion and obstruction news reports ... Read More »
Transcript shows Mueller team lied by omission
A transcript in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report was selectively edited to artificially buttress the narrative that President Donald Trump was obstructing the special counsel investigation. The Mueller report quotes a transcript of a Nov. 22, ... Read More »
Historic security summit to be held Jerusalem
For the first time ever, US officials have brokered a joint meeting between Israel, the United States and Russia. The unprecedented meeting will be attended by security officials from all three countries ... Read More »
Mueller: investigation closed, rebuffs efforts for testimony
In a greatly anticipated press conference Wednesday morning, Special Counsel Robert Mueller rebuffed Democrat leaders’ attempts to force him to testify before Congress saying the investigation is closed. He said he was ... Read More »
Syrian rebels kill Christian kids with targeted rockets
Children playing outside in a Syrian town have been murdered by a deplorable targeted rocket attack. Observers are calling the Sunday attack on the town of al-Suqaylabiyah a targeted terror act against ... Read More »
Selfie on electric transformer kills woman
A woman in Russia who allegedly climbed onto an electricity transformer to take a selfie ended up electrocuted and burned to death. Witnesses cited in a report by The Sun said local police near the village of Kuznetsy were still ... Read More »
FBI ‘lost’ notes central to investigation of Hillary Clinton and Russians
While James Comey continues to defend his leadership of the FBI and what some say are politically biased actions of the agency in protecting Hillary Clinton, a curious episode has now been ... Read More »
Untold history and Germany’s invasion of Russia
There is a great deal about the history of World War II that has missed our history books. Like how the Soviet Union waited until the day before VJ Day to declare ... Read More »
Attorney General releases report: No evidence of collusion
Attorney General William Barr stated again at an April 18 press conference that Robert Mueller, the special counsel, discovered no evidence to establish that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to influence ... Read More »
New safety measures implemented for Americans traveling abroad
Americans traveling abroad will have stronger tools to determine the risk factors for certain countries. Beginning April 8, 2019, the U.S. State Department has implemented a new risk indicator to highlight the ... Read More »
