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What the hell happened with the rescue of the F-15E WSO in Iran?
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What the hell happened with the rescue of the F-15E WSO in Iran?
April 8, 2026

Iran’s air defense system succeeded on Friday, April 3, in downing a US F-15E over Iran. There is some dispute and confusion about the exact location (more about that later). The pilot and the WSO (i.e., Weapons System Officer) both successfully ejected but were separated. The pilot was quickly rescued by the Combat Search and Rescue (i.e., CSAR) and the two Pave Hawk helicopters ferrying him back to safety were hit, but managed to make it to Kuwait — despite trailing visible black smoke.

Department of War?
September 4, 2025

Last week President Trump took steps to re-name the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” The President explained his rationale for the name change: “It used to be called the Department of War and it had a stronger sound. We want defense, but we want offense too … As Department of War we won everything…and I think we…have to go back to that.”

Department of War?
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Pentagon’s UFO PsyOps Fuel Russia, China War Risk
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Pentagon’s UFO PsyOps Fuel Russia, China War Risk
May 21, 2021

The stoking of UFO controversy appears to be a classic psyops perpetrated by U.S. military intelligence for the objective of population control, Finian Cunningham writes.

Yes, Americans Are Fat. The U.S. Military Is Fatter
January 1, 2021

I’ve got a better idea: Instead of trying to trim fat off America’s adolescents, trim fat off the US Armed Forces.

Yes, Americans Are Fat. The U.S. Military Is Fatter
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The Pandemic and the Price of the New High Ground
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The Pandemic and the Price of the New High Ground
December 26, 2020

When President-elect Joe Biden takes office Jan 21 he will be faced with some very expensive problems, from bailing out the Covid-19 economy to getting a handle on climate change.

U.S. versus China, and U.S. versus Russia
October 17, 2020

Whereas the U.S. requires other Governments to follow its instructions, and considers their own instructions to be moral demands, Russia and China and their allies reject — on principle — any country’s dictating to another.

U.S. versus China, and U.S. versus Russia
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Army May Have Hosted Largest Gathering During Pandemic
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Army May Have Hosted Largest Gathering During Pandemic
April 30, 2020

The Pentagon “failed to adequately respond” to the COVID-19 pandemic, charged ten Democratic lawmakers in a letter sent to the Pentagon Monday. The lawmakers say “lack of clear guidance” from Defense Secretary Mark Esper has put service members at risk because there has not been a clear coronavirus policy across the Defense Department.

The Project for a New American Century and the Age of Bioweapons: 20 Years of Psychological Terror
April 8, 2020

There are very clearly two diametrically opposing methods of analyzing, and solving the existential crisis threatening our world currently: Multipolar or Unipolar.

The Project for a New American Century and the Age of Bioweapons: 20 Years of Psychological Terror
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