[media-credit name=”Associated Press map” align=”alignleft” width=”300″][/media-credit] U.S. forces killed scores of Russian mercenaries in Syria last week in what may be the deadliest clash between citizens of the former foes since the Cold War, according to one U.S. official and three Russians familiar with the matter. More than 200 contract soldiers, mostly Russians fighting on […]
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At least 16 die in military plane crash in rural Mississippi
Emergency officials respond to the site of a military plane crash near Itta Bena, Mississippi, Monday, July 10, 2017. Leflore County Emergency Management Agency Director Frank Randle told reporters at a late briefing that more than a dozen bodies had been recovered after the KC-130 spiraled into the ground about 85 miles north of Jackson […]
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G. DeMoras: All is not well
The recent wars the United States has been involved in are a setup to diminish the nation’s armed forces so enemies would have an easier time taking over. Since contraception and abortion have been in vogue, there are fewer young people to do military service, or as nurses, doctors or clergy, etc. I heard on […]
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J. Roy: U.S. weakening
President Barack Obama must take his head out of the sand and admit to himself and the country that the United States is broken and almost beyond repair. Many other countries are getting stronger and realize that the U.S.A. is going downhill at a rapid pace. The U.S. pays out billions of dollars to other […]
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Cal Thomas: Once more into the snake pit
“Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?” — Peter, Paul and Mary By the time you read this, U.S. missiles and bombs may be falling on Syria. Why? Syria hasn’t attacked us. It does not pose a security threat to the United States. These were arguments made against the Bush […]