by Blake Neff Charlotte, N.C., erupted into a riot Tuesday night after hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting of a black man. According to police, officers were serving a warrant when they encountered Keith Lamont Scott in his car. Police say Scott got out of his car with a gun and was…
When President Obama ran his campaign for president in 2008, he largely focused on withdrawing from President Bush’s entanglements in the Middle East. Now, as his term comes to a close, it is obvious how he failed to follow through. Per the Washington Post, 8,400 troops will remain in Afghanistan after Obama leaves office. This…
Russ Read A USAID development program intended to stop Taliban influence has actually led to increased Taliban support in Afghan villages in addition to increased violence. Despite efforts to combat Taliban influence and violence in Afghanistan over the past 14 years, it seems one USAID program has done quite the opposite, according to a report by…
by Alison Basley The official US combat mission in Afghanistan has been declared over by the Obama Administration since 2014 and the country has largely been out of the media’s radar. But as the 14th anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom approaches this month, the Taliban is back making headlines, having successfully overtaken the city of Kunduz…
Last summer President Obama traded five high-level terrorist leaders for one US soldier; Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. But soldiers who knew Bergdahl were not happy; they believed he had deserted. In the following missions to find and rescue Bergdahl, many US soldiers were killed or wounded. But surely, if the president arranged such a high-profile trade…
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN–The world is still reeling after the horrific events at the Army Public School and Degree College in Pakistan yesterday. However, it is now being revealed that only eight days before the massacre of at least 145 people –132 of whom were children — the second in command of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was released to…
Outrage surrounding Obama’s decision to trade Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban commanders refuses to dissipate. All were considered dangerous, and 4 of the 5 released have vowed to fight again according to U.S. spies. The high risk prisoners have been released without Congressional approval in lieu of innocents that have been waiting for years…
If you needed more proof that Obama has gone rogue, a recent interview with NBC’s Brian Williams has left little doubt that executive overreach has reached its apex. Obama stated during the interview that “my principles in my government” acted ‘unanimously” in the decision to trade five Taliban commanders for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. “I…