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VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

March 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March 21st. Under cover of darkness, parachutes descended silently onto

OpEd: Secretary of Defense James Mattis: Moderate? Liberal? American

March 25, 2017

Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Recently, the newly appointed Secretary of Defense James Mattis, has been accused of being too moderate, even “too liberal.” Some have used

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

March 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BREAKING, and DEVELOPING: Syria – The US has launched an air assault on the Tabqa Dam, with both US Special Operations forces

OpEd: Rooting out whether a Trump-Russia connection exists is critical to our national security and democratic independence

March 22, 2017

Cyber·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

We recently learned that the FBI is investigating a curious link between a Russian bank and a Trump Organization computer server. According

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

March 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Raqqa, Syria – As reported previously by Lima Charlie News, the Tabqa Dam in the Syrian Euphrates Valley, and the Islamic Caliphate’s

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14 Years Later: How the Media Sold the War in Iraq

March 20, 2017

Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS·Veterans Programs

On the 14th anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom it’s worth looking back at the conditions that made the war possible,

Image FBI Dir James Comey and NSA Dir Mike Rogers testify before House Intel Committee MAR 20

FBI, NSA testimony: No to Obama wiretap, Yes to Russian interference and Trump-Russia investigation

March 20, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

The much anticipated hearing by the House Intelligence Committee began this morning, ending shortly after 3:pm. FBI Director James Comey and National Security

Trump’s NASA budget cut: in space no one can hear you say ‘meh’

March 17, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics·SCIENCE

Relative to other agencies NASA’s budget cuts under the Trump proposal may not seem dire, but for an agency tasked with “increasing

Two courts strike Trump travel ban, citing past rhetoric and flawed natsec reasons

March 16, 2017

AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

President Trump and his team’s past anti-Muslim rhetoric, ill advised tweets, a series of flawed national security arguments, and Lyndon B. Johnson,

Assault on al Raqqa commences, but cooperation between coalitions is critical

March 15, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA

al Raqqa, Syria – With US Marines arriving to provide artillery, intelligence, and additional air support, all the pieces are in place.

China, North Korea tensions rise after a week of escalation

March 14, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Escalation began last week after North Korea tested four medium range missiles, in response to annual U.S. and South Korea joint military exercises. Over the following