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Pentagon says only ONE suicide bomber in Kabul airport attack

Posted on September 2, 2021September 2, 2021By Editor

The Pentagon has said that despite previous reports, it now believes there was only one suicide bomber in Thursday’s Kabul airport attack, with no explosion near the Baron Hotel. … Read More >Pentagon says only ONE suicide bomber in Kabul airport attack

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Intel failure or deliberate ‘bloody nose’ for Biden? Ex-CIA analyst tells RT what went wrong in Afghanistan

Posted on August 24, 2021August 24, 2021By Editor

US military intelligence so severely underestimated the capabilities of Afghanistan’s Taliban that it’s hard to believe it was a mistake at all, former CIA analyst Ray McGovern told RT, likening the snafu to the Vietnam War. … Read More >Intel failure or deliberate ‘bloody nose’ for Biden? Ex-CIA analyst tells RT what went wrong in Afghanistan

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State of Emergency Declared for Parts of New York Ahead of Hurricane Henri

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021By Editor

The National Hurricane Centre reported earlier that Hurricane Henri was gathering strength, packing 120 km per hour winds and expected to hit Long Island, New York, or southern New England by Sunday evening. … Read More >State of Emergency Declared for Parts of New York Ahead of Hurricane Henri

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Pentagon Chief Not Expected to Resign Amid Criticism Over Afghanistan

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021By Editor

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin does not intend to resign amid criticism of Pentagon’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said Saturday. … Read More >Pentagon Chief Not Expected to Resign Amid Criticism Over Afghanistan

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Tennessee Flooding Leaves At Least Eight People Dead, About 40 Still Missing – Reports

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021By Editor

At least eight people have died and dozens are still missing in Tennessee following heavy rains and severe flooding in the state’s Humphreys County, local media outlets report. … Read More >Tennessee Flooding Leaves At Least Eight People Dead, About 40 Still Missing – Reports

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A Tale of Two Withdrawals: Why Soviet and US Pull-Outs From Afghanistan Were So Different

Posted on August 19, 2021August 19, 2021By Editor

Washington’s disorganised and haphazard pull-out from Kabul comes in sharp contrast to how the USSR left the country in February 1989, says American independent journalist Max Parry, recalling how the US political establishment tried to create a Vietnam-style Afghan quagmire … Read More >A Tale of Two Withdrawals: Why Soviet and US Pull-Outs From Afghanistan Were So Different

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‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

Posted on August 7, 2021August 7, 2021By Editor

Though the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has triggered a reimposition of mask mandates in the US, the WHO still maintains that vaccines are effective against it, and that the variant isn’t any more deadly. … Read More >‘Doesn’t change our GAME PLAN’: WHO says no evidence ‘faster & fitter’ Delta variant has higher mortality or vax resistance

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Mark Dankof for Sputnik International: Biden’s Absurd Border Policies

Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021By Editor

Biden’s DOJ is being disingenuous in its analysis of the situation with migrants at the Texas-Mexico border and the subsequent release of illegals into both Texas and elsewhere. … Read More >Mark Dankof for Sputnik International: Biden’s Absurd Border Policies

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Bill Gates Visited Epstein at NYC Home Multiple Times Despite Saying They Were Not Friends: Report

Posted on July 19, 2021September 9, 2021By Editor

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been desperately trying to distance himself from late financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying that they never had any business together despite meeting on numerous occasions to discuss philanthropy. The meetings took place after Epstein was already convicted as a sex offender. … Read More >Bill Gates Visited Epstein at NYC Home Multiple Times Despite Saying They Were Not Friends: Report

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NRA Member Dubs Biden’s ATF Pick ‘Far-Left Advocate For Disarmament’ of ‘Every Law-Abiding American’

Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021By Editor

David Chipman, a gun control advocate nominated by US President Joe Biden to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), has faced doubts from several Democratic senators whose votes are needed for his confirmation – particularly due to Chipman’s tough stance on guns. … Read More >NRA Member Dubs Biden’s ATF Pick ‘Far-Left Advocate For Disarmament’ of ‘Every Law-Abiding American’