Iowa Dem Senate Candidate Mike Franken Shrugs Off Sexual Assault Discrepancies During His Command
Mike Franken recently shrugged off apparent discrepancies in sexual assault figures that occurred while he was deputy commander of Africom.
Africa Command
Pentagon Confirms China Targeted Lasers at U.S. Aircraft in Djibouti, Causing 2 Injuries
The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. government has “formally demarched the Chinese government” after two American pilots were injured by Chinese military personnel directing lasers at U.S. aircraft near their adjacent bases in Djibouti.
Three Green Berets Killed, Two Wounded in Niger Ambush
A joint U.S.-Nigerian patrol came under attack near the border with Mali on Wednesday, resulting in the death of three American Green Berets and one other soldier from an unspecified “partner nation.” Two other U.S. soldiers were wounded in the attack.
Russia Hosts Rival Factions of Libyan Government in Bid to Influence Region
Russia has provided assistance to two rivals in Libya — the prime minister of the United Nations-recognized government in Tripoli and the leader of a military faction that opposes him — in an effort to deepen military operations inside the North African country.
AFRICOM Commander Wants More Authority to Conduct Strikes, Work with Local Forces
The top U.S. military commander in the Africa region has asked the Trump White House for more authority to go after al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, he said recently.
Exclusive–Ty Woods’ Father Berates Hillary and Obama for Lying About Benghazi
The father of Tyrone Woods, one of the four Americans killed in the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities and personnel at Benghazi, Libya, told Breitbart News the report by the House Select Committee on Benghazi answered many questions, but not the two he asked.
Exclusive: Senator Vitter Spearheads End of National Elites and Common Core
A non-binding amendment introduced by Republican Senator of Louisiana David Vitter–referred to as the Local Control of Education act– was approved last week in a long and drawn out voting session on the Senate budget resolution, which forbids the federal government “from mandating, incentivizing or coercing states to adopt the Common Core State Standards.”
The Obama Pentagon’s Benghazi Papers
Among a long list that ranges from embarrassing stumbles to a flagrant disregard for the rule of law is the disaster that occurred at our Special Mission Compound in Benghazi, Libya. Adding insult to injury (and death) are the lies that were told and the foot-dragging that continues in an effort to minimize the true accountability that this administration and its alumni (such as Hillary Clinton) so justly deserve.
