Archive for the 'War' Category
90 Retired Generals Penn Scathing Letter Calling For Austin And Milley To Resign Immediately
August 31st, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: Nearly 100 retired generals and admirals are demanding that US Defense Secretary (and former Raytheon board member) Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley resign immediately over the botched Afghanistan withdrawal.
The U.S. Has Spent $2.313 Trillion on War in Afghanistan Since 2001
August 27th, 2021Via: Brown: Since invading Afghanistan in 2001, the United States has spent $2.313 trillion on the war, which includes operations in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Note that this total does not include funds that the United States government is obligated to spend on lifetime care for American veterans of this war, nor does it include […]
U.S. Officials Provided Taliban with Names of Americans, Afghan Allies to Evacuate
August 26th, 2021Via: Politico: U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city’s airport, a choice that’s prompted outrage behind the scenes from lawmakers and military officials. The move, detailed to POLITICO by three U.S. […]
13 U.S. Service Members Dead in ‘ISIS Suicide Bomb’ Attack at Kabul Airport
August 26th, 2021Via: Daily Mail: US President Joe Biden promised on Thursday to hunt down and destroy the ISIS-K terrorists who killed 13 American service personnel and dozens of Afghans in a double suicide attack on Kabul airport.
Staggering Costs – U.S. Military Equipment Left Behind In Afghanistan
August 24th, 2021In other news, CIA director met Taliban leader in Afghanistan on Monday. How would you like to be a fly on that wall? Via: Forbes: Putting price tags on American military equipment still in Afghanistan isn’t an easy task. In the fog of war – or withdrawal – Afghanistan has always been a black box […]
Pentagon to Mandate COVID-19 “Vaccine” for Military
August 23rd, 2021Via: The Hill: The U.S. military will move to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all service members now that the Pfizer vaccine has full approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Pentagon’s top spokesperson announced Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is “prepared to issue updated guidance requiring all service members to be vaccinated,” […]
REPORTER: “So there’s no US actions being taken to prevent equipment from falling into the hands of the Taliban by destroying it or anything else?” MAJOR GENERAL HANK TAYLOR: “I don’t have the answer to that question.”
August 16th, 2021REPORTER: "So there's no US actions being taken to prevent equipment from falling into the hands of the Taliban by destroying it or anything else?" MAJOR GENERAL HANK TAYLOR: "I don't have the answer to that question." pic.twitter.com/m0wGN1fcFR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 16, 2021 pic.twitter.com/JPQ5kwCPtJ — CT POLICE LIVE (@CTPOLICELIVE) August 16, 2021 NEW ? […]
Billions Spent on Afghan Army Ultimately Benefited Taliban
August 16th, 2021Flashback 2009: ‘Absurd’ Conspiracy Theories Prevalent in Afghanistan And now, here’s an actual AP headline from today, “Billions Spent on Afghan Army Ultimately Benefited Taliban.” The Afghanistan operation was primarily about shoveling trillions of dollars into the gaping maw of the U.S. military industrial complex and getting kilotons of opium out the other end. Another […]
Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway
August 16th, 2021Via: The War Zone: Any security perimeter or containment measures aimed at keeping U.S. aircraft and personnel safe at Kabul International appear to have failed. As thousands of Afghans flocked to the airport in a desperate attempt to escape the Taliban, they have now taken to the runway, in effect shutting down the evacuation operation. […]
Taliban Says Afghanistan War Over as President Flees
August 15th, 2021Those guys sure seem to like their new U.S.-provided rifles. I’ve indicated U.S. weapons with green arrows. Nice ACOG too: The Scope That Changed Everything There’s a reason the Trijicon ACOG® (Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight) is the official medium-distance engagement optic of the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Forces. Fascinating. This may become the […]
