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Top Dems sign off on biggest weapons sale to Israel to date

By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos on Jun 18, 2024 06:58 am
Featured Image The Washington Post this morning has reported that the top Democrats on the Armed Services Committees — Rep. Gregory Meeks (N.Y.), and Senator Ben Cardin (MD) — have finally given their nod on the biggest arms sale to Israel since Oct. 7.
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Congress moves to make Selective Service automatic

By Jack Hunter on Jun 18, 2024 12:48 am
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Ronald Reagan vowed to get rid of Selective Service during his 1979 presidential campaign, saying that the military draft “rests on the assumption that your kids belong to the state.”

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Military officials:​ 'Widowmaker' Osprey will fly with a faulty clutch

By Nick Cleveland-Stout on Jun 13, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image During a House subcommittee hearing on June 12, Vice Admiral Carl Chebi told Congress that the V-22 Osprey will continue to fly on a faulty clutch through mid-2025.
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European elections: Was the Ukraine War another big loser?

By Eldar Mamedov on Jun 13, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image France’s President Emmanuel Macron, after suffering a humiliating defeat in the European Parliament elections on June 9, has dissolved the national parliament and called for snap elections on June 30 and July 7. This step will have potentially huge implications for France’s domestic and foreign policies, particularly with respect to its support for Ukraine.
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Russian warships are in Cuba, try not to overreact

By William LeoGrande on Jun 13, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image The news that four Russian warships are in Havana for naval exercises brings to mind the old mariner’s aphorism, “Any port in a storm.”
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Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier

By Stephen Semler on Jun 12, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image The Biden administration wants you to believe the U.S. is leading international efforts to get humanitarian relief into Gaza and that supplies are “flowing to Palestinians” via the military’s pier operation there.
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