Getting this close to the controversial Area 51 --?a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base?in southern Nevada --?to take photos isn't easy. The man who took these photos used special cameras and equipment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The long...
Stephanie Murphy being sworn in (image from Murphy's Facebook)
In case you missed it, Donald Trump is trying to put his stamp on the National Security Council by placing his chief strategist and chief brownshirt, Steve Bannon, on that critical panel. Well, a rookie...
The classic American imperialistic double-standard might lead one to believe that military drones flying over Lebanon and occasionally crashing near or into a school full of children is nothing new, nothing out of the ordinary,...
Last month, the world watched as North Korean President Kim Jong Un crossed the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into South Korea and shook hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the first time since 1953 a...
Alright, let's break this down. The military rules of engagement are directives set forth in order to dictate circumstances that require ground, air, and naval forces to enter combat zones and fight. They are rules to...
Governor Chris Christie has launched a political action committee to appeal to conservative donors. The formation of this PAC is solid evidence that he is prepping for a 2016 presidential campaign. Although, he and his...
Donald Trump has made conflicting statements in recent days regarding what he would have the military do when it comes to the torture of terrorist suspects, initially saying they would have to obey his orders...
An estimated 80% of Americans who attempt to join the military are rejected each year. The military turns people away for various reasons, but the "most common barriers" include: "failure to graduate high school, a criminal record,...
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Showing a type of empathy that tends to be absent in those who work in the judicial system, District Court Judge Lou Olivera spent 24 hours in a jail cell with a person that he...
Rudy Giuliani at a "Get Motivated" seminar in 2009 (image courtesy BotMultichillT, part of public domain)
Ever since he started hanging around Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani has sounded and acted more unhinged by the day--enough to make us wonder if we're seeing the real Rudy. Well, those doubts should have been...
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Now that Donald Trump has managed to gaslight his way to the presidency, he now has to start the process of actually building the team that will help him govern. Apparently that isn't going so...
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Bath Iron Works of Maine sent out a destroyer for testing on Monday. The ship is the largest, costliest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy. The USS Zumwalt is the first of its kind produced...
Dinesh D'Souza at Politicon 2016 (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)
As part of the effort to push back against high school, college, and professional players taking a knee in protest of police brutality, right-wingers have claimed that taking a knee dishonors our men and women...
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During an interview with The Washington Post, President-elect Donald Trump went over many different political things including his 2020 re-election slogan, how awesome he is, and also how he plans on showing just how amazing...
Mike Rogers at the 2016 Halifax International Security Forum (image courtesy U. S. Embassy Canada, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)
For most of Friday night, the political world was roiled by the news that Donald Trump's son-in-law and chief confidant, Jared Kushner, tried to open a secret communications channel between the Trump transition team and Russia--using...
Over 20 veterans commit suicide every day in this country. That number should be zero. These vets are coming back from war with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and many other psychological wounds. These people need...
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    Let's say you're a senior news editor at a prestigious national newspaper. Let's say you're savvy, experienced, and have an intellectual capacity superior to that of, say, a pile of gravel. Now let's say that...
On October 4, four U.S. special forces members were ambushed and killed in the African nation of Niger. Since then, President Trump has made no comments on the deaths of the American soldiers, but when he...
Sgt. Jason Klipfel and Spc. Ashley Klipfel are one of five Army Reserve couples deploying with the 443rd Transportation Company headquartered in Lincoln, Neb. The 443rd is training at Camp Atterbury for their deployment to Kuwait where they will be transporting equipment and supplies to troops in Iraq.
A new pilot program by the Pentagon will pay to have troop's sperm and eggs frozen so they’d still be able to have children if they are hurt on the battlefield. New York Times reported...
On Saturday, March 19th 2016 an Egg Harbor Township Veteran doused himself in gasoline before lighting himself on fire only 75 feet away from a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in New Jersey. The clinic...