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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read A Department of Defense Inspector General report has found several “weaknesses and flaws” in the military’s intelligence reporting on the Middle East, specifically the Islamic State. The Pentagon released an unclassified version of its investigation into U.S. Central Command’s intelligence processes Wednesday. The investigation was a response…
US Basically Admits What Everyone Already Knew About The Afghan War
By Saagar Enjeti The Pentagon’s semi-annual assessment of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan portends a grim situation for President-elect Donald Trump when he assumes control of America’s longest war. The sum of the assessment basically amounts to two ideas: The scale of the problem is much larger than the current U.S. commitment, and the pace of…
UK Stops Sharing Intel About Manchester Attack With US After Leaks
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson British police have stopped sharing information about the Manchester Arena bombing investigation with the U.S. after leaks to the media, the BBC reported Thursday. Home Secretary Amber Rudd warned the U.S. Wednesday about “irritating” leaks despite assurances from American officials. Images from the attack appeared in The New…
Rand Paul Plans To Block Part Of Trump’s Saudi Arms Deal
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Here’s What DC Is Doing To Prepare For A Potential ISIS Attack
Josh Fatzick Authorities in the nation’s capital are beefing up security around the monuments and in transportation hubs after a video from ISIS released Monday threatened terrorist attacks around the city. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority is ramping up random bag checks for people entering the D.C. subway system and putting additional officers at stations…
Islamic State Bureaucracy Includes ‘War Spoils’ Department
Rachel Stoltzfoos The Islamic State has set up an extensive bureaucracy that includes a ‘war spoils’ department with jurisdiction over slaves, documents seized in Syria by U.S. forces and reviewed by Reuters show. One of the documents is a booklet that lays out rules on treatment of enslaved women captured from “infidels,” such as a mandate…


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