US military presence – Page 62

USA

Interventionism Makes Americans Less Safe

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020By Editor

There is something important to note about US interventionism in faraway lands: None of the people that the US government is killing, maiming, or destroying is invading and trying to conquer the United States. Neither are the governments of the nations in which the victims are citizens. No one is invading and trying to conquer the United States. … Read More >Interventionism Makes Americans Less Safe

Middle East

A Million Iraqis Asked Us to Leave. We Should Listen.

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020By Editor

You wouldn’t know it from US mainstream media reporting, but on Friday an estimated million Iraqis took to the streets to protest the continued US military presence in their country. … Read More >A Million Iraqis Asked Us to Leave. We Should Listen.

World

‘No indication of enemy fire’: US forces in Afghanistan confirm loss of recon plane

Posted on January 27, 2020By Editor

The US military has acknowledged the loss of a Bombardier/Northrop Grumman E-11A plane in central Afghanistan. They added that they have not found any “indication” that the aircraft was downed. … Read More >‘No indication of enemy fire’: US forces in Afghanistan confirm loss of recon plane

Middle East

Moscow Calls on Baghdad, Washington to Agree on Troop Withdrawal From Iraq

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020By Editor

Washington and Baghdad must come to a mutually acceptable agreement on the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq amid rising tensions in the Middle Eastern country, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. … Read More >Moscow Calls on Baghdad, Washington to Agree on Troop Withdrawal From Iraq

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How The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020By Editor

Call it a colossal victory for a Pentagon that hasn’t won a war in this century, but not for the rest of us. Congress only recently passed and the president approved one of the largest Pentagon budgets ever. It will surpass spending at the peaks of both the Korean and Vietnam wars. … Read More >How The Military-Industrial Complex Gets Away With Murder in Contract After Contract

World

French Defence Minister Reportedly Tries to Prevent US Withdrawal From Africa

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020By Editor

The US has been recently thinking about reducing its military presence in the Islamist-infested continent in order to focus more on countering Russia and China globally, despite the dire situation with terrorism in certain African countries. … Read More >French Defence Minister Reportedly Tries to Prevent US Withdrawal From Africa

Middle East

Pentagon Says 34 Personnel Diagnosed With Concussions After Iran Strikes on Bases in Iraq

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020By Editor

Thirty-four US service members have been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries after Iran conducted ballistic missile strikes on two bases in Iraq with half of them still undergoing medical treatment, Department of Defence spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a press briefing on 24 January. … Read More >Pentagon Says 34 Personnel Diagnosed With Concussions After Iran Strikes on Bases in Iraq

Middle East

‘Million-Man March’ kicks off in Baghdad to demand US troop pullout (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020By Editor

A massive demonstration –called for by a prominent Shia cleric– has flooded the streets of the Iraq’s capital Baghdad, with thousands voicing their anger at the US military presence there. … Read More >‘Million-Man March’ kicks off in Baghdad to demand US troop pullout (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Middle East

US Troops Seen Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields In Series Of Dangerous Standoffs

Posted on January 23, 2020January 23, 2020By Editor

Yet another dangerous incident has played out between American and Russian forces operating in Syria in what appears a series of standoffs near key oil installations since Saturday. “This is the third incident that occurred within a week,” one local reporter told VOA in an alarming report. … Read More >US Troops Seen Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields In Series Of Dangerous Standoffs

Photos: US Armored Carrier Catches Fire Amid NATO Show of Strength Against Russia

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020By Editor

Firefighters were called to assist the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the US Army Europe over the weekend after their armored infantry carrier burst into flames while traveling through the Polish village of Gorzekaly. … Read More >Photos: US Armored Carrier Catches Fire Amid NATO Show of Strength Against Russia

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