It’s strange how we Americans have routinely accepted that those sending our sons and daughters to seemingly never-ending wars will never be asked to likewise serve in harm’s way. As Major Daniel Sjursen says, the “elites have opted out fully.” In “Patriotic Dissent: America In the Age Of Endless War,” Sjursen writes about never-ending wars,…
On Monday, President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to deploy the US military to states to address the looting and rioting that is going on. Shortly thereafter, Trump had the military fire tear gas at peaceful protesters in front of the White House so he could walk to a nearby church…
Chris White on April 22, 2020 President Donald Trump said in a tweet Wednesday that he told the United States Navy to shoot and destroy Iranian gunboats that provoke American military ships. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at…
By Rik Combs I recently had a chance to read a thoughtful and compelling article by Laurence Vance, “Why Christians Should Not Pray for the Troops”. The article was both insightful as it was timely for our present world situation. Having spent portions of three decades in the military, with multiple military operations to my…
Tim Pearce on April 30, 2019 The government of Venezuela has shut down at least one media outlet amidst and armed uprising by led by National Assembly President Juan Guaido. Radio Caracas Radio, a local station located in Venezuela’s capital, tweeted Tuesday morning that federal regulators with CONATEL ordered the station to quit broadcasting….
Chelsea Manning was sent to jail on Friday after being held in contempt of court for refusing to testify before a grand jury in a sealed case out of the U.S District Court in Eastern Virginia. Manning is an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst whose release of classified information to WikiLeaks in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jonah Bennetton GOP Sen. John McCain issued a statement Monday saying that he will produce a military strategy for Afghanistan in September, if President Donald Trump has no plan to offer. “More than six months after President Trump’s inauguration, there still is no strategy for success in Afghanistan,” McCain…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett President Donald Trump has made the executive decision to ban transgenders from serving in the military, reversing a major decision by the Obama administration. In a tweet series posted Wednesday morning, Trump stated that after serious consultation with military experts, the U.S. cannot allow transgenders to serve…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Here we go. Reuters now reporting as of late last night: A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield UPDATE 1:00 PM EST: An F-16C military fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning two miles south of Joint Base Andrews, shaking homes in suburban Washington, D.C., and sending thick black smoke into the skies, military officials said, according to NBC News. The pilot ejected successfully in a wooded area…