Louisville police crack down on protest caravans, will no longer allow marches in streets

by Admin | Aug 10, 2020 | 0 comments

Lucas Aulbach, Bailey Loosemore, Darcy Costello Louisville’s Metro Police Department is cracking down on foot and vehicle protests that have taken place citywide for more than 70 consecutive days — a move that some activists said Sunday is an “intimidation...

US Plans To Build Up Syrian Proxy Forces to Guard Oilfield

by Admin | Aug 10, 2020 | 0 comments

Plan to exploit Syrian oil comes with plan to strengthen Kurdish SDF Jason Ditz  US plans for the ongoing war in Syria are, as they so often have been throughout, built around the idea that they can win by arming and propping up the right proxy forces. This is built...

At Virtual Summit, World Leaders Pledge $298 Million In Aid To Lebanon

by Admin | Aug 9, 2020 | 0 comments

JASON SLOTKIN International leaders at a virtual summit Sunday pledged $298 million in aid to help Lebanon in the aftermath of the catastrophic blast that killed at least 158 people and devastated large swaths of Beirut. In his opening remarks, French President...

Taiwan Sends 200 Marines to Island in South China Sea

by Admin | Aug 9, 2020 | 0 comments

Deployment comes after rumors of PLA simulating invasion of small islands Dave DeCamp  Last week, The South China Morning Post reported that Taiwan has sent 200 marines to the Pratas Islands (or Dongsha Islands) amid reports of China simulating a takeover of the...

1 dead; at least 21 people, including off-duty DC officer, shot at Southeast DC party

by Admin | Aug 9, 2020 | 0 comments

Matt Smalland Acacia James A 17-year-old is dead  — one of at least 21 people, including an off-duty D.C. police officer, who were shot during a large public gathering in Southeast early Sunday morning, according to police. D.C. police said shots were fired around 1...