Military
Brian Williams on ‘the beauty of our weapons’
https://youtu.be/Q4n3SI81m9w Brian Williams is taking some incoming fire this morning for his comment last night, regarding the American missile attack on an airfield in Syria, in which he quoted Leonard…
Haley on Syrian chemical attack: US may act if UN does not
https://youtu.be/-5ALihbCVoU UN Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke eloquently at an emergency meeting at the UN on the horrific chemical attack in Syria that killed dozens of children among others. It is…
President Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning
President Obama largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning https://t.co/idlDyabmsV — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2017 President Obama today shaved 28 years off the sentence…
Patrice Lumumba, assassinated with American help 56 years ago today
56 years ago today, Congolese prime minister and anticolonial leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated. https://t.co/RCRrP1STOg pic.twitter.com/BzgvlJssBo — Jacobin (@jacobinmag) January 17, 2017 Under orders from outgoing President Eisenhower, the United…
President Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning
President Obama largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning https://t.co/idlDyabmsV — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17, 2017 President Obama today shaved 28 years off the sentence…
The Grownup Is Leaving the Building
@WashBlade My tribute to President #Obama: "The grownup is leaving the building" https://t.co/2iJAkSBTSi pic.twitter.com/1zDAYOHMLg — Richard Rosendall (@RickRosendall) January 12, 2017
Air Force upgrades 91-year-old gay veteran’s discharge
Air Force upgrades 91-year-old gay veteran’s discharge https://t.co/tkCHqBxYPf — Washington Blade (@WashBlade) January 10, 2017
President Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Abe visit Pearl Harbor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reciprocates President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima by visiting the Pearl Harbor memorial site in Honolulu.
Trump’s latest comments stoke talk of a new nuclear arms race
Trump’s latest comments stoke talk of a new nuclear arms race, while his press secretary tries to explain https://t.co/9FNbBvREfc — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 23, 2016 This knucklehead will get…
U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements
U.S. declines to veto U.N. Security Council resolution for Israel to stop Jewish settlement activity https://t.co/2zsWdKguYO — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 23, 2016 The Obama administration got this exactly right….