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CIA Turns 70

Harvard Makes Right Decision On Traitor

Osama's Son Growing Into Role As Face Of Al-Qa'ida

Rudy Giuliani Joins President Trump's Legal Team

San Francisco Reeling From Drug Addicts Shooting Up And Fouling Public Streets

Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Voter Purges

Never Forget Why We Are Able To Have Free Speech

The Intelligence Community Needs Section 702 To Remain An Option

U.S. Jet Destroys Russian T-72 Tank In 'Self Defense' In Syria

Trump Blasts Oprah Over 60 Minutes Episode

Senator Investigating Anthony Weiner Email Ties To Hillary Clinton

The collision of the USS John S. McCain with a cargo ship near Singapore last month and a similar event involving another 7th Fleet destroyer near Japan two months earlier are more than unfortunate accidents. Rather, they highlight fundamental problems facing today’s US Navy. That the collisions occurred while both destroyers were conducting basic maneuvers — put simply, driving the ship while trying not to run into other ships — suggests inadequate training and preparation, beside any issues of poor supervision on the ship’s bridge. A high “operation-tempo” wears down sailors and ships over time. And one instinctively suspects that training is being shortchanged to meet operational requirements of putting ships to sea.

This week it was confirmed that the Taliban has retaken control of a key district in the northwestern province Afghanistan. A tumultuous area of the country, the region has changed hands twice during the past several months. The Taliban has remained on the offensive in all regions of Afghanistan, despite the fact that the US military has loosened the rules of engagement to target the Taliban and give more discretion to US commanders to launch air strikes and other kinetic operations. While the US military is deploying an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan, they will primarily serve as advisers to the Afghan military and police. Meanwhile, the Taliban has been able to launch attacks using hundreds of fighters during broad daylight with little fear of being targeted via the air.

President Trump Says Aid To Puerto Rico Won't Last Forever

Boko Haram Terror Group Leads Way Utilizing Females For Attacks

DJ Moby Claims CIA Sought His Help

South Korea Will Pay North Korea's Olympics Bill

This week the FBI said the reason that the bureau has rejected open-records requests by lawyers to make public emails by and connected to Hillary Clinton. It the statement regarding the case against the former Secretary of State for mishandling of classified information on a private email server, the FBI suggested the information is not interesting enough to the public to justify the release. That, although the matter surrounds a time when she was a public figure conducting her official business via the email communications, her personal privacy outweighs the public's interest in disclosure. In doing so, the FBI has continued a troubling trend with this matter by seemingly putting politics ahead of justice.

There's More To The Story With Jerusalem

Questions Still Linger Months After Vegas Massacre

Lone Wolf's Lawyer Asks For Leniency Ahead Of Jan. 19 Sentencing

Ecuador Suspends Julian Assange's Internet Access

Pelosi asks for information on President Trump's taxes or anything that would be embarrassing to the President.

Following the negotiation to retrieve bodies of Lebanese lost in the conflict with Syria, Hezbollah-led Lebanon began transporting an estimated 400 armed Islamic State fighters and family members from its northern border to the militants’ stronghold in eastern Syria. The militants were transferred as part of a deal ultimately between ISIS its Syrian and Lebanese enemies. Under the agreement, the bodies of eight people believed to be Lebanese soldiers were to be returned, while Islamic State militants were to receive 17 air-conditioned buses, 11 ambulances and a free pass through territory held by the Syrian government. A move that creates controversy, and perhaps forecasts a chance at relations between the Islamic State and the terror-tied Shia militant governing party of Hezbollah.

Tsa Failures Warrant Discussion On Privatizing