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10+ min ago (1535+ words) The U.S. invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attacks a month earlier. The U.S. presence in Afghanistan then continued under four presidents. The inspector general responsible for scrutinizing U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan has detailed the billions of dollars wasted by the U.S. government during the 20-year war in the country and concluded that the arsenal of U.S.-provided military weaponry that was left behind now forms the "core" of the Taliban's own military machine. A massive number of U.S.-made and U.S.-supplied weapons and military facilities were left behind in Afghanistan as a result of President Joe Biden's troop withdrawal announcement in April 2021, which resulted in the dissolution of the Afghan military, a'chaotic U.S. evacuation, and a Taliban takeover in August 2021. The report said that the Pentagon has concluded that the U.S. left behind weaponry worth at least $7.1 billion " weapons now in the hands of…...

10+ min ago (1382+ words) Government lawyer ignores leaked memo from FDA vaccines chief as she tries to convince appeals court to block Brook Jackson from refiling her False Claims Act case with new information such as vaccine injury records. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine regulator told staff that"at least" 10 children died "after and because of" COVID-19 vaccinations and that the agency was preparing to raise the safety hurdles for vaccine approvals. This week the Department of Justice acted as if that didn't happen. DOJ lawyer Nicole Smith didn't mention theleaked memo from Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Vinay Prasad at an appeals court hearing Wednesday on whether to reinstate a False Claims Act case against Pfizer and a contractor who ran some of its COVID vaccine trials, arguing nothing would change the feds' minds about Pfizer's vaccine....

10+ min ago (899+ words) FBI and Justice Department officials stressed that investigators obtained no new evidence or tips, but that a fresh look at the case files and rigorous analysis led to the breakthrough. Five years after police discovered pipe bombs outside both major party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI " reinvigorated by a new investigative team and leadership " finally arrested a suspect connected to the investigation. The arrest came after FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino led a new look into the mountains of evidence collected by the bureau and its law enforcement partners since the incident that included hundreds of hours of video footage, cell phone and credit card data." "Today's arrests happened because the Trump administration made it a priority," Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday at a press conference announcing the charges. "The cold case languished for four years, until…...

17+ min ago (633+ words) On October 23, the Trump administration announced to Congress that it is'planning "land attacks" within Venezuelan territory. Such attacks, of course, would be acts of war, and there are no plans for Congress to declare war on any foreign state. Moreover,'on Tuesday, Trump declared that any country deemed by the administration to be making drugs for US markets is a possible target for US military attack. Trump also stated that military strikes on Venezuela territory would "start very soon." The attacks are also meant to serve as a provocation and a threat to the Venezuelan regime, and to serve as an "example" of what will be done on Venezuelan territory if the current Venezuelan president does not go into exile. So much for the president who, while a candidate, claimed he would oppose any new wars and end existing ones....

17+ min ago (988+ words) On January 16, 2019, 130 acres of rural North Carolina land near Raleigh were purchased by'Carolina Murugan Temple'(CMT). A month prior, their plans to build the largest Hindu statue in North America were approved by the county. Under construction now, CMT plans to build a'155-foot-tall statue, which will sit on a 35-foot pedestal. It will be taller than the Statue of Liberty, which stands at 151 feet, not including the pedestal. This new development is a continuation of the Hindu acculturation in North Carolina; in October of 2022, the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Cary unveiled its 87-foot'Tower of Unity and " Continue reading " The post Hindus Take Over North Carolina; Muslims Take Over Texas; Catholics Take Over Parish Basements appeared first on LewRockwell. On January 16, 2019, 130 acres of rural North Carolina land near Raleigh were purchased by Carolina Murugan Temple (CMT). A month prior, their…...

17+ min ago (1743+ words) By John & Nisha Whitehead The Rutherford Institute Every military servicemember's oath is a pledge to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. It is not an oath to a politician. It is not an oath to a party. And it is not an oath to the police state. Yet what happens when those same men and women are being told'by their own government'that obedience to power and loyalty to a political leader come before allegiance to the Constitution they swore to uphold? It is the moral line now being tested in real time, and it goes to the heart of what kind of country we are: do we live in a constitutional republic governed by the rule of law, or in a militarized police state where "legality" is whatever the person with the most power and the biggest…...

17+ min ago (167+ words) Totally different value systems from your own do not make for a peaceful country." When I first laid eyes on New York as I was landing aged 11, I thought that it must be a dream. After years of war, Europe lay in ruins, whereas the Big Bagel seemed to have burst out of the sea in its splendor and magnificence. Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State, Broadway'all were a long way from the blown-up buildings and ruined city of Athens. The American public is now so stupefied by those contraptions everyone holds and looks at nonstop every minute of the day and night, their ability to pay attention or focus on anything not trivial is astounding. Technology has made humans stupider by the minute, and no one has become more stupid than American youths. And it…...

17+ min ago (430+ words) By Laurence M. Vance When I first wrote (Murderers for Trump) about President Trump ordering air strikes against narco-terrorists on boats in international waters in the Caribbean Sea, there had been three lethal kinetic strikes. The last time I checked, there have now been 21 such air strikes in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, with 83 people killed. The Pentagon has not acknowledged what aircraft the military is using to conduct the strikes, but it is supposed to include MQ-9 Reaper drones armed with Hellfire missiles, AC-130J gunships, and F-35 fighter jets. So, my question is a simple one: Why do Christians kill for their government? Christians are told to obey God rather than men (Acts 5:29), to recompense to no man evil for evil (Romans 12:17), to live peaceably with all men (Romans 12:18), to not kill (Romans 13:9), to not render evil for evil…...

17+ min ago (157+ words) By Adam Dick The Ron Paul Institute Americans already fund TSA with their tax dollars, including a'Passenger Fee" or September 11 Security Fee'included in the total price of each airline flight ticket. But, the TSA, like many of its agentspilfering from travelers" bagsput in jeopardy by the TSA enforced security" procedures, keeps gaining new means to separate Americans from their money. While the TSA"s new tax and demands on travelers who lack REAL ID compliant identification documentation is repugnant, so too is REAL ID, as was explained by then-United States House of Representatives Member Ron Paul (R-TX) on the House floor when REAL ID legislation passed twenty years ago. You can watch Paul"s speechhere. Neither REAL ID nor Confirm.ID is compatible with respect for liberty. They should be thrown away along with the TSA"s long list of…...

17+ min ago (111+ words) By Peter Koenig and John J. MearsheimerGlobal Research European NATO allies have called a NATO Emergency Summit to discuss NATO's continued existence and whether the US key partner could still be trusted. Every American signal of US withdrawal brings Russia closer to her target " defeating NATO, not with bullets but with time. This is being recognized gradually by European "leaders, NATO members which today " 1 December 2025 " came to a climax that called this Emergency NATO Summit in Brussels. Professor John J. Mearsheimer'explains in detail the challenges faced by NATO, its European leaders and the likelihood that NATO may break apart. The original source of this article is Global Research....