by Susan Katz Keating Officials at the White House know who handled a packet of cocaine that was found inside the Executive Mansion, and have confirmed that finding via fingerprint evidence, according to sources with direct knowledge of the investigation. “We know who handled it,” one security source said. “We’ve …
Read More »Leslie Van Houten Stabbed a Woman 14 Times for Charlie Manson – Now She’s Free After 53 Years in Prison
In the summer of 1969, the “Manson Family” gang, led by infamous criminal Charles Manson, launched a brutal killing spree that terrorized Southern California. Among the nine victims were Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary. The murderers stabbed the couple to death, and smeared their blood on the walls of …
Read More »City of Phoenix Will Give 600 Unclaimed Firearms to Police in Ukraine
The city of Phoenix, Arizona, plans to give Ukraine about 600 civilian firearms that have been unclaimed for 30 days or more. The weapons will be transferred to the National Police of Ukraine, according to an agenda item for the June 28 meeting of the Phoenix City Council. The firearms are worth $200,000, officials noted, …
Read More »Russia’s Military Chief Gerasimov Resurfaces; Kremlin Says Putin Met With Prigozhin After Failed Mutiny
Russia’s Defense Ministry published a video today of Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov in his first public appearance since the Wagner private military group launched a failed mutiny last month against President Vladimir Putin. The ministry released the video as Moscow announced that following the mutiny, Putin met …
Read More »Revolver-Style Grenade Launcher Being Used on Front Lines in Ukraine
The latest weapon spotted on the frontline of Ukraine is the six-shot revolver-style RPG-40, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher. The weapon, with a 250mm barrel, was originally ordered for the Polish armed forces but has now found its way into the hands of soldiers in Ukraine. It is a shoulder-fired weapon …
Read More »Russian Su-35 Fighter Jets Taunt American and French Aircraft In Skies Over Syria
Russian fighter jets continued to taunt American and French aircraft over Syria on Thursday, buzzing Western aircraft and prompting French planes to change course, western military officials said. The incidents involved Russian Su-35 “Flanker” planes harassing a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned craft and two French Rafale fighters, the officials said. …
Read More »A Winning Documentary: The Life of CIA Shadow Warrior Ric Prado
Our friends at America TeVe have won a coveted award for their documentary about shadow warrior Ric Prado, a member of our board at Soldier of Fortune. Producer Miguel Cossio earned a Telly Award for “El Guerrero de las Sombras,” a narrative that traces Ric’s career and also highlights the …
Read More »Prigozhin Is in Russia, Lukashenka Says
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner — who led a short-lived mutiny last month — is in Russia and not in Belarus, the leader of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, claimed. Speaking to reporters in Minsk on July 6, Lukashenka also said that Wagner fighters have remained at …
Read More »US Navy Stops Iran From Seizing Two Merchant Oil Tankers in Gulf of Oman
Iran tried to seize two oil tankers in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early on July 5, firing shots at one of them, the U.S. Navy said. In both cases, officials said, Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy responded to distress signals, and that …
Read More »US Sends B-52 Nuclear-Capable Bombers Over Korean Peninsula
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in its latest show of force against North Korea, days after the North staged massive anti-U.S. rallies in its capital. The long-range B-52 bombers took part in joint aerial drills with other U.S. and …
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