Archive for the 'War' Category
U.S. Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
October 23rd, 2017Via: Defense One: The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991. That means the long-dormant concrete pads at the ends of this base’s 11,000-foot runway — dubbed the “Christmas tree” for their angular markings — could once […]
Air Force Recalling Retired Pilots
October 21st, 2017Via: USA Today: President Trump signed an executive order Friday allowing the Air Force to recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to active duty to address a shortage in combat fliers, the White House and Pentagon announced. By law, only 25 retired officers can be brought back to serve in any one branch. Trump’s […]
Where in the World is Jesus Campos?
October 16th, 2017Private security is in front of his house. A reporter named Laura Loomer managed to get what amounted to a “no comment” from someone inside the Campos home. Leave comments on: Las Vegas: Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History Via: Los Angeles Times: The story seemed straightforward: The unarmed security guard approached Stephen Paddock’s room […]
Forensic Acoustic Proof of SECOND Shooter in the Las Vegas Massacre
October 9th, 2017Main post: Las Vegas: Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History Via: Mike Adams/ Health Ranger: In essence, because of the differences in the speed of sound vs. the speed of the bullets from a known cartridge (.223 Remington, in this case), the time lag between the last bullet hitting the pavement and the last audible […]
In Meeting with Military, Trump Talks of ‘Calm Before the Storm’
October 6th, 2017Oh that’s just great. Via: Reuters: After discussing Iran and North Korea with U.S. military leaders on Thursday, President Donald Trump posed for a photo with them before dinner and declared the moment “the calm before the storm.” “You guys know what this represents?” Trump said after journalists gathered in the White House state dining […]
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTOR SHARES NAME WITH COMPANY THAT BOUGHT PADDOCK’S PLANE IN 2013
October 5th, 2017Update: Volant, LLC, Volant Associates, LLC, Volant Associates? Look at the domain contact. Hmm. If they’re different organizations, this is a spectacular coincidence. Whois volant-associates.com: — Well, well, well. FlightAware: Are Volant LLC and Volant Associates, both in the CIA’s backyard, completely different organizations, as some are sure to say? Maybe. But I think they’re […]
Las Vegas: Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History
October 2nd, 2017Update: Campos Surfaces on the Set of ‘Ellen’ Via: Los Angeles Times: The mystery is over: Las Vegas security guard Jesus Campos has been found. On the set of “Ellen.” On Wednesday, Ellen DeGeneres’ television talk show is expected to broadcast the much-anticipated first interview with the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino security guard, who […]
U.S. Provides Military Aid to 3/4 of World’s Dictatorships
September 27th, 2017Via: Mint Press: Rich Whitney, an attorney and writer, sought to compare Freedom House’s rating system of political rights for 2015 to the U.S. government’s provision of military assistance – military training, military aid and weapons sales – to foreign nations that same year. Whitney’s stated goal was to determine whether the U.S. government actually […]
Stanislav Petrov: Soviet Officer Who Averted Nuclear War Dies at Age 77
September 18th, 2017I’m amazed by how few people are aware of this incident. It makes for great dinner time conversation! Via: Russia Today: A Soviet officer who prevented a nuclear crisis between the US and the USSR and possible World War III in the 1980s has quietly passed away. He was 77. In 2010 RT spoke to […]
Air Force Planes to Spray Harris County with Dibrom
September 18th, 2017Via: AP: Harris County officials say Air Force Reserve cargo planes will be spraying much the county beginning Thursday to combat the mosquito threat left by Harvey’s heavy rains and floodwaters. Modified C-130 planes from Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio are to spray about 600,000 acres in roughly the northern and southern thirds […]
