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Dec 09 2019
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Documents show US leaders misled public on progress in Afghanistan War: report
Senior U.S. officials knowingly lied to the public about their progress throughout the 18-year war in Afghanistan, consistently painting a rosier picture of the state of the war than they knew to be true, according to a cache of documents obtained by the Washington Post.
In private interviews conducted by a watchdog that span the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations – which the Post
The HillDec 02 2014
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Ashton Carter, Ex-Pentagon No. 2, Emerges as Obama Favorite for Defense Secretary
Ashton Carter, the former deputy defense secretary, is the leading candidate to become the next Pentagon chief, but senior officials said President Barack Obama wouldn’t make an announcement Tuesday.
The president could announce his pick for defense secretary later this week, a senior White House official said. Mr. Carter, who was out of town Tuesday, is seen as the likely choice,
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 15 2014
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SEAL says he killed Bin Laden; now he fears prosecution for talking about it
he Navy SEAL who says he shot and killed Osama bin Laden says he is worried the Pentagon might prosecute him for publicly telling his story of the May 2011 raid on the al Qaeda leader's compound in Pakistan. But Robert O'Neill said the value of sharing the details of the mission for the families of the September 11, 2001, victims and military veterans killed in the ensuing wars makes that risk
CNN DigitalJun 24 2019
Headline Roundup
Iran Threatens More US Drones Can Be Shot Down
Iran's navy chief warned the United States that Iran would not hesitate to shoot down more US drones if they violate Iranian airspace.
Washington Post USA TODAY Fox News DigitalJan 03 2024
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Major Shipping Companies Pause Operations in Red Sea Amid Houthi Attacks
Major shipping and oil companies, such as Danish shipping giant Maersk, are pausing operations in the Red Sea amid Houthi attacks. Shipping will be rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Key Details: Over the weekend, a Maersk vessel came under attack from Houthi militants, and U.S. Navy helicopters responded to the Maersk Hangzhou's distress call by sinking three Houthi
CNN Digital Fox Business NewsNationMar 29 2020
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Military Leaders Ask to Delay Budget Planning To Focus on Coronavirus, Let Staff Stay Home
Pentagon workers say that despite Defense Department warnings for non-essential personnel to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, mundane bureaucratic work on next year’s budget has kept some employees in the building unnecessarily and distracted senior military leaders from focusing on immediate virus response.
On Thursday, senior leaders in charge of the Army, Air Force and Navy
Defense OneJan 13 2020
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U.S. Calls Pensacola Attack Terrorism; Pressures Apple Over Gunman’s Locked Phones
Attorney General William Barr called the December attack by a Saudi aviation student that killed three people at a Florida Navy base an act of terrorism, escalating pressure on Apple Inc. to help unlock a pair of the gunman’s iPhones that could provide more information about his radicalization.
The top law-enforcement official called on the technology giant to find a solution in a high-
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 26 2023
Headline Roundup
UFO Whistleblowers Tell Congress US Obtained 'Nonhuman' Materials
Three UFO whistleblowers told a House panel on Wednesday that they had seen unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and that the government had a secret UAP retrieval program.
The Details: Former Navy commander David Fravor discussed a 2004 incident in which a UAP purportedly displayed “far superior” technology. Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves said UAP sightings were “routine” and “
New York Post (News) The Guardian The MessengerDec 06 2014
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Al-Qaeda murders American hostage during US special forces rescue attempt
An al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen murdered hostage Luke Somers, an American journalist, as well as South African teacher Pierre Korkie during an attempted US special forces rescue operation on Friday night. The terrorists mortally wounded the hostages to prevent them from being rescued; US special forces appear to have been just moments away at the time. Somers died while being evacuated to a
VoxJun 08 2015
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Utah's chronic homeless numbers drop from 1,932 to 178 in 10 years
After eight years of living homeless, Roger Smith was uneasy falling asleep without a chair blocking the door.
The 73-year-old Navy man remembers an unfamiliar sense of security after getting his own one-bedroom unit at Sunrise Metro Apartments in Salt Lake City, part of a Utah program to house the chronically homeless.
"I was a mess before that," said Smith, a South Dakota