An explosion in Beirut this morning caused massive damage in the port area of Lebanon’s capital. No word of the cause or full damage is available.
Explosion in Beirut: shockwave causes damages for kilometers around
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Provocation and martial law | Things heat up in Donbass
Many publications and pundits are predicting resumption of "full-scale conflict" in Ukraine soon. The term full scale is an ambiguous one, but most seem to agree that the current sporadic, small unit fighting (which never completely went away) is going to expand into...
Cartel Convoy In The Open – Jalisco Show of Force
Take a look at this convoy, described by a cartel member as a “patrol”, recently filmed in Jalisco, Mexico. Is it a show of force to put local security forces on notice? Conducted as a show of force toward rival narcos? An orchestrated media event? Maybe all the above?
Joint Chiefs Posit War With North Korea As Only Way To Be Sure
Joint Chiefs Posit War With North Korea As Only Way To Be SureDavid ReederCover photo by Damir Sagolj / Reuters Invasion — it's the only way to disarm the nuclear-capable North Korean regime. That's what the Pentagon says in a letter to Congress.Many of us here were...
The Drive on Hawija Continues During Kurdish Referendum
Al-HashdAl-Sha’abi spokesmen are reporting over 100 villages liberated, nearly 400 IEDs defused, and some 500 "ISIS militants" have been killed thus far in the offensive on Hawija. This could mean a lot or nothing, given the quality and accuracy of information...
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Forgotten, Lost and Ignored: the Soldiers of Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine has left several thousand dead and tens of thousands wounded since it began in early 2014. Hundreds more have vanished; dead, captured, no one knows. By many of their own descriptions, the soldiers of Ukraine are forgotten, lost, or ignored....
Think ISIS Isn’t Muslim? It Doesn’t Matter What You Think
A lot of smug talking heads repeating this line across the media. "ISIS isn't really Muslim" (Or IS, ISIL, or Daesh, or whichever moniker is your preference). In today's op-ed, Hernandez tells you why it doesn't matter. Read Up. [content_block id=78319...
Russia vs. ISIS: Some Truth about the Russkis and Daesh
Back in September Russia's parliament authorized the use of military force to support the Syrian government "...in their fight against the Islamic State." They did so at the behest of the Putin. Since then memes and social media mockery of POTUS have gone viral, many...
Guerilla Fighters of Kurdistan
"Even though the PKK is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, and is on the same list as ISIS, ironically here in Makhmour they're supported by Coalition airstrikes..." Remember the images of the "Kurdish warrior women" that were so popular...
A terrorist gets smoke-checked in Paris
42 seconds in there is a pretty feel-good moment, though unfortunately it doesn't do anything for the hostages (and the policewoman) already killed.So, we haven't torn this down frame by frame yet, and we're certainly not second-guessing the guys on the ground....
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