Cartels have used Fronton Island to smuggle cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, weapons, and people. by Todd Bensman NEAR FRONTON, TX— Dawn was breaking on an October Monday as a Texas Rangers leader spoke to an armed gathering of police and military personnel. He seemed like a World War II military commander, …
Read More »Putin and the Strip Club: Amid Outcry From Kremlin Over ‘Almost Naked’ Celeb Party, Critics Ask, ‘What About Vlad?’
The Moscow party included one man who was jailed for wearing only a strategically placed sock. But Putin attended a St. Petersburg club where performers wore nothing. A Russian investigative group has cried foul against the Kremlin for denouncing an “Almost Naked” 2023 Christmas party at a Moscow nightclub, saying …
Read More »Iran Sends Destroyer Into Red Sea, Amid Attacks on Shipping
Iran has sent a warship into the Red Sea, Iranian state media reported on January 1. The 51-year-old destroyer Alborz entered the Red Sea through the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, according to the Tasnim news agency. The news group is tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). The ship …
Read More »Is Putin Dead? Moscow Says ‘Nyet’; But If Swan Lake is Broadcast on Russian TV, All Bets Are Off
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Is Vladimir Putin dead? Should we believe the “insider” who announced on Telegram that the Russian president died again, and that a fresh coup is underway in Moscow? Or should we trust the extraordinary denial from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov that the report is an …
Read More »US Navy Sinks 3 Houthi Boats That Fired on American Helicopters, Attacked Merchant Ship in Red Sea
by Susan Katz Keating The United States Navy sunk three Houthi speedboats in the Red Sea early Sunday morning, following another attack on a merchant ship as tensions continue to rise in the region. Helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and the USS Gravely responded to a distress call from …
Read More »A Coyote Named ‘Jeep’ Flew Combat Missions Over Wartime Europe
The wildest aviator ever to step inside a fighter plane was actually a coyote named Jeep, who flew combat missions in World War II. While still a puppy, Jeep was rescued by a human pilot, John “Wild Bill” Crump. A Nebraska farmer had asked Bill to get rid of the …
Read More »Why Does Russia Keep Losing Tanks in Ukraine?
Russia has lost thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, and heavy equipment so far in its invasion of Ukraine. Experts put the losses down to a mix of reasons: the advanced anti-tank weapons given to Ukraine by Western countries, poor strategy, low morale, and important design flaws. The war has brought …
Read More »US Launches Strikes Against Hezbollah in Iraq After American Troops Hurt in Drone Attack
American forces launched strikes Monday against Iran-backed militias in Iraq after a drone attack injured three U.S. service members. The U.S. strikes were directed at three locations used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. “These precision strikes are a response to a …
Read More »Escape From Kherson: A Journey Through Bombs and Anarchy
by Aleksander Palikot DUDCHANY, Ukraine — A group of people rushed down a dusty road toward a worn-out white minibus parked by a bombed-out school in this Kherson region village, split in half between Ukrainian and Russian Army control. “Women and children get in; men will need to wait,” Serhiy …
Read More »Putin Vows to Continue War on Ukraine, Says He Does Not Use Body Doubles
The 71-year-old Russian leader made the remarks during his annual marathon press conference and call-in event on December 14 in Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will continue the war on Ukraine until he achieves his goals, and insisted while speaking to an AI body double that he …
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