LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The urban warfare in Mosul has created an ideal setting for both Islamic State and Iraqi snipers, and one young Iraqi policeman is taking full advantage. Yousef Ali is only 20-years-old, but he is a top marksman in the Iraqi federal police force. He hunts ISIS forces in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Vice President Mike Pence issued another strong warning to North Korea Wednesday. “North Korea is the most dangerous and urgent threat to peace and security in the Asia-Pacific,” the vice president said, standing on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan presently stationed at Yokosuka…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The US military is considering shooting down North Korean missile tests as a show of strength to Pyongyang, two sources briefed on the planning have told the Guardian. The defense secretary, James Mattis, has briefed Congress on the option, but the military has not yet decided to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Almost two dozen representatives from both sides of the aisle led by GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter are urging President Donald Trump to approve sales of the MQ-9 Reaper drone to Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. In a letter sent Monday and obtained by The Daily Caller…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Department of Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday in the first of a days long trip around the region to discuss U.S. anti-ISIS strategy. Mattis will also visit Egypt, Israel, Qatar, and Djibouti in the coming days. Mattis will use the trip as an opportunity…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield After a failed missile test over the weekend, North Korea still isn’t blinking at all. A senior North Korean official said Monday the U.S. has created “a dangerous situation in which a thermonuclear war may break out at any minute,” reports the Hill. Kim In Ryong, North Korea’s deputy…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea is determined to continue testing missiles and nukes, the country’s senior officials said Monday. “We’ll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol told BBC. He also said that if the U.S. took military action…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Russian government’s spy recruiting techniques were on full display in a 2015 FBI document detailing efforts to turn former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page. After intelligence agents find a target, they establish a casual relationship with them in a direct line of communication. In Page’s case,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Turkey’s government claimed victory in a national referendum reforming the constitution Sunday, but the opposition party has vowed to contest the results. The referendum abolishes Erdogan’s current post of Prime Minister and transfers its powers to an executive president. This new presidential office can make unilateral decrees,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump faces a growing challenge from North Korea as the reclusive regime rolls out new ballistic missiles with greater ranges and prepares for a possible sixth nuclear test. “This problem is coming to a head,” White House National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said…