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US military investigation launched into death of green beret, SEAL Team 6

Matthew Cole
The Intercept
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:19 UTC

A criminal investigation into the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, who was killed last June while deployed in Bamako, Mali, has prompted a broad internal military audit and investigation into SEAL Team 6, according to a military official and two others briefed on the case.

Investigators suspect the two SEALs being investigated in the Melgar case were stealing cash from operational funds used for informants and other contingencies while deployed. The new investigation aims to determine whether such thefts are a routine practice among the members of the elite counterterrorism unit, according to the military official and two other people familiar with the financial investigation. All three sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. The SEALs have denied stealing the cash.

The additional investigation sheds new light on the homicide case, which gained national attention last fall, and threatens to further tarnish the reputation of SEAL Team 6, the U.S. military's most storied and mythologized command.

Comment: Misconduct? Seal Team 6 - under criminal investigation for cover-ups, theft, lies, murders, and war crimes - is supported by the US government, condoned by the military and funded by taxpayer money.

According to the Pentagon: War in Afghanistan to cost $45B in 2018

Ellen Mitchell
The Hill
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:39 UTC

The Defense Department's top Asia official on Tuesday told Senate lawmakers that the war in Afghanistan will cost $45 billion this year.

Randall Schriver, the assistant secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, said the figure includes roughly $13 billion for U.S. forces in the country, $5 billion for Afghan forces, $780 million for economic aid and the rest for logistical support.

Schriver was speaking before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in its first hearing on the war since President Trump announced a new Afghanistan strategy six months ago. The Pentagon official could not give a cost estimate for the new strategy.

Lawmakers were critical of the 2018 costs and questioned whether the administration's plan will force the Taliban to the table for peace talks and end the war, now in its 17th year.

Comment: And this is only one military operation's cost.

India claims approval of flights to Israel through SA airspace, Saudis deny report

Sputnik
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:11 UTC

Earlier, citing its sources in the Israeli flight industry, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that Saudi Arabia had granted Air India permission to conduct direct flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv. According to Reuters, a spokesman for Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation denied the report, saying the agency had not given Air India approval to operate direct flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv.

If finally confirmed, a newly projected air route to Tel Aviv will be historic in every possible way: it'll cost passengers less money and time, but, most importantly, it will potentially signify a new era in Saudi-Israeli ties. The move would essentially mean that the flight duration would be reduced by two and a half hours compared to the current route, which would cut fuel costs and make tickets more affordable.

The only currently operating rival to Air India is Israeli El Al, which flies an 8-hour route to Mumbai via southern Yemen. As New Dehli is regarded as a new promising destination and has no direct routes to Israel, the airline will be getting a 750,000 euro grant for launching a new route.

Earlier, the airline sought Israel Airports Authority's approval for flights to and from Israel, but the question had not been seriously tabled until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to India last month. The potential move is seen as a nod to India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's influence in the region, who is due to arrive in the contested West Bank on February 10. Last year, he became the first Indian premier to go to Israel on an official visit.

Comment: Flights of fancy...something gained in translation?

Socialist David Alinsky wrote the ruthless rules that the radical and violent Left has adopted

S.Noble
Independent Sentinel
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:57 UTC

© Amy Osborne/AFP/Getty Images
Riot police stand before Antifa members and counter protesters during a rightwing No To Marxism rally on August 27, 2017 at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Berkeley, California.

Socialist and Chicago thug Saul David Alinsky died decades before students of his ideology Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton reached the pinnacle of their careers. His insidious and ruthless methods put Machiavelli to shame.

They are devoid of conscience or limits.

Alinsky wrote Rules for Radicals for his demographic with an eye towards socializing the nation. It's a Socialist handbook to neuter the enemy.

The opening paragraph of the iconoclast's book dedicated to Lucifer explains his goal:

What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away.

Career opportunity? Texas man sought English teaching position with ISIS terrorists in Mosul

RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:48 UTC

A Texas man hoping to score a job with the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) sent the terrorist group a resume outlining why he'd be the best man for the job, according to a report by George Washington University.

"I am looking to get a position teaching English to students in the Islamic State," the jobseeker wrote in a letter to the 'Director' of a university in Mosul, northern Iraq. Warren Clark, who graduated from the University of Houston, referred to himself by his jihadi name, Abu Muhammad al-Ameriki, in his letter.

Clark went on to outline his experience teaching English, which includes a stint in Saudi Arabia. "I consider working at the University of Mosul to be a great way of continuing my career," he said. Mosul was an IS stronghold until it fell to coalition forces in July 2017.

"I am looking to get a position teaching English to students in The Islamic State," he wrote.

Died a hero: Thousands pay last respects to Russian Su-25 pilot downed in Syria (VIDEO)

RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:43 UTC

Thousands paid their last respects to Major Roman Filipov, the Russian airman who was downed in Syria and gave his life fighting terrorists on the ground. The hero Su-25 pilot was laid to rest in his hometown of Voronezh.

The requiem ceremony for Major Filipov was held in the Officer's House at a military compound in Voronezh. Over 30,000 braved the snowy weather to give the last honors to the late pilot.

The body of Filipov was then moved to the Kominternovskoye memorial cemetery. An Orthodox Christian service, attended only by the close relatives of the deceased pilot, was held in the graveyard's chapel.

Senators want US Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics investigated amid Nassar sexual abuse scandal

Lauretta Brown
Townhall
Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:06 UTC

© AFP
People react as former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar listens to impact statements during the sentencing phase in Ingham County Circuit Court, on January 24, 2018, in Lansing, Michigan.

A bipartisan group of Senators introduced a resolution Wednesday that would establish a special committee to investigate the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics in light of the recent sex abuse scandal involving former team doctor Larry Nassar who molested over 250 girls under the guise of medical treatment.

The committee would determine the extent to which the organizations were "complicit in the criminal or negligent behavior of their employees relative to sexual abuse" and would identify "actions that must be taken by the USOC and national sports governing bodies, including USA Gymnastics, to ensure increased transparency and protections for children, athletes and their families."

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA) Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) are all co-sponsors of the resolution which is endorsed by the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.

Naked passenger wreaks havoc on Alaska Airlines

RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:19 UTC

An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Seattle was forced to turn back due to a naked passenger on board the plane who refused to comply with crew instructions.

The overnight Boeing 737 flight from Anchorage to Seattle was rerouted on Wednesday with 178 passengers on board after one of the travellers locked himself in a bathroom and took his clothes off.

Flight attendants forced their way into the bathroom and discovered the naked passenger at about 3am local time. At this point, the pilot decided to turn back to Anchorage where airport police came onboard to remove the passenger.

Fellow passenger Kate Danyluk told the Associated Press that she knew something was wrong because flight attendants kept going back and forth in the aisles wearing rubber gloves.

UK's post-Brexit strategy: Project power by illegally selling weapons to regimes like Honduras

RT
Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:19 UTC

© Jorge Cabrera / Reuters
Riot police guard the entrance of Honduras Central Bank as supporters of opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla burn tires during a march to protest against the results of Honduras' general elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 7, 2018.

Explosive data compiled by an anti-arms trade group has revealed that the UK government sold Honduras £300,000 (US$417,500)-worth of surveillance gear, which the Central American country has used against its own people.

The data, compiled by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), shows the UK traded arms with Honduras in the year leading up to the Central American nation's disastrous 2017 election - which saw mass social unrest and the assassination of Honduran environmentalists and political activists.

According to the Consolidated and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, the UK does not grant licenses if there is a clear risk that the items sold might be used for internal repression.

Counterfeit 'elites': They are neither the best nor brightest

Victor Davis Hanson
American Greatness
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:07 UTC

Those damn dairy farmers. Why do they insist on trying to govern? Or, put another way:

Why are Republicans trusting Devin Nunes to be their oracle of truth!? A former dairy farmer who House intel staffers refer to as Secret Agent Man because he has no idea what's going on.

Thus spoke MSNBC panelist, Yale graduate, former Republican "strategist," and Bush administration speechwriter Elise Jordan.

Jordan likely knows little about San Joaquin Valley family dairy farmers and little notion of the sort of skills, savvy, and work ethic necessary to survive in an increasingly corporate-dominated industry. Whereas dairy farmer Nunes has excelled in politics, it would be hard to imagine Jordan running a family dairy farm, at least given the evidence of her televised skill sets and sobriety.

Republicans "trust" Devin Nunes, because without his dogged efforts it is unlikely that we would know about the Fusion GPS dossier or the questionable premises on which FISA court surveillance was ordered. Neither would we have known about the machinations of an array of Obama Administration, Justice Department and FBI officials who, in addition to having possibly violated the law in monitoring a political campaign and unmasking and leaking names of Americans to the press, may have colluded with people in the Clinton campaign who funded the Steele dossier.

Ehret an idiot beyond belief

smertzasmert

.. .. are wheel barrel sales are up too?

Jibrish

I doubt any pureblood would object to the "vaccinated" being masked, but if they (the "vaccinated") still feel unsafe then maybe their problem is...

HashAttack2

I said this would happen...now they are looking to mandate companies with less that 100 employees...shits getting real, people[Link]

Bezel Bub

it's all a lie ! :O

cracker

Society's Child

US military investigation launched into death of green beret, SEAL Team 6

According to the Pentagon: War in Afghanistan to cost $45B in 2018

India claims approval of flights to Israel through SA airspace, Saudis deny report

Socialist David Alinsky wrote the ruthless rules that the radical and violent Left has adopted

Career opportunity? Texas man sought English teaching position with ISIS terrorists in Mosul

Died a hero: Thousands pay last respects to Russian Su-25 pilot downed in Syria (VIDEO)

Senators want US Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics investigated amid Nassar sexual abuse scandal

Naked passenger wreaks havoc on Alaska Airlines

UK's post-Brexit strategy: Project power by illegally selling weapons to regimes like Honduras

Counterfeit 'elites': They are neither the best nor brightest

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