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John Kerry went to Moscow on Tuesday and was absolutely elated when he stumbled on a Dunkin Donuts:But America’s top diplomat didn’t travel halfway around the world just to get coffee (we don't think). He also met with Sergei Lavrov and Vladimir Putin to discuss (what else?) Syria. You can get a decent idea of which side prevailed by taking a quick look at the following priceless image captured during a discussion between three of the world’s most powerful government officials:In short, Kerry ended up conceding once and for all that the fate of Bashar al-Assad has effectively been...

The most important point is the increasing likelihood that Iran will ignite a 17kt warhead over Manhattan, vaporizing 100,000 New Yorkers in mere seconds, and destroying the heart of our nation’s largest city Sun Tzu and Mohammad agree upon the primary nature of warfare: “War is deception.” Sadly, our media, pundits and Republican candidates all fail to understand this lesson, assuming they are even aware of it. If they were aware of this millennia-old admonition, they would all understand ISIS is not the point. Even were ISIS to spread terror across the U.S. in ten or one hundred more San...

It has been said, Christian never say goodby. I made this video a little longer than the first to get it's message out to them that view it. Thanks a million for watching. :) This song, God Be With You Till We Meet Again, written by Jeremiah E. Rankin, and the pictures of Jesus at various places are by; Greg Olson. Mandolin instrumental covered by myself, (o7jimmy).

Bowe Bergdahl is going to face charges of desertion. WASHINGTON (AP) - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years and freed in exchange for five detainees in Guantanamo Bay, will face charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in a general court-martial, the Army announced on Monday. If convicted, Bergdahl could get life in prison on the misbehavior charge and up to five years for desertion. He also could be dishonorably discharged, reduced in rank and made to forfeit all pay. Bergdahl, 29, of Hailey, Idaho, walked off his post in eastern...

The decision to refer the case of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to a general court martial on charges of desertion by Gen. Robert B. Abrams, the head of Army Forces Command at Ft. Bragg, N.C., shows there remains at least one general not cowed by President Obama's purge of command officers deemed insufficiently subservient to his policies of appeasement and unilateral disarmament. As Breitbart reported: Bergdahl, who was kidnapped by the Taliban following his abandonment of a forward operating base in Afghanistan, was charged this year with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. If charged with the latter, he could potentially...

Reflections on the immigration of Tashfeen Malik, and the search for balance in a war-torn world… By the morning of September 23, John Anderson (not his real name) had had a very rough 24 hours. In his line of work, that might not have been unusual, but it was rather new for him. He’d been in this job for a year and a half, and had just closed a pretty substantial deal the day before. The discussions began on the night of the 21st, and went on well into the night, but by morning, an impressive operation was as good...

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ISIS seems to be anywhere and everywhere these days. The organization of evil is spreading across the globe like cancer cells, causing death wherever it takes up occupancy. The maestros of murder are on the move; in Europe, the Middle East and in the US. Today, the entire Los Angeles Public School system was shut down because of an erroneous bomb threat that strangely emanated from Frankfurt, Germany. The same threat was sent to New York, but was dismissed as a hoax. Was it? Or, was it a test run by ISIS to see what our reactions were? What can...

State Department spokesman John Kirby ridiculed Congressional attempts to "interfere with the President's immigration policies as unhelpful and unnecessary." Kirby specifically chided efforts to restrict Administration plans to transport refugees from Syria to the United States if they can't be properly vetted. "We already have a vigorous screening process in place," Kirby asserted. "Before any refugee is admitted he must first answer questions designed to detect potential terrorists--questions like 'Are you a member or representative of a terrorist organization?' And ' Do you seek to engage in terrorist activities while in the United States?' A yes answer to any one...

“Saw an old lady walking down the street She had a ruck on her back and jungle boots on her feet I said ‘Hey old lady where you going to?’ She said ‘U.S. Army Ranger School” Who knew that the famous, age old running cadence used by the US Army Rangers would become prophetic one day? That day is now. With the “graduation” of three females from Ranger School at Fort Benning and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s subsequent decision to allow women to serve in combat; the Army’s toughest, roughest training seems to have a revolving door for every...

Russia has modernized her hardware, professionalized her military and begun using the modern tactics in Iraq and Afghanistan that have been used for decades by Western nations. Putin has learned a great deal from the Afghan invasion and the wars in Chechnya. He has adopted American tactics, especially those employed in air operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Under Putin’s leadership the Bear has learned to no longer rely exclusively on overwhelming brute force to win a war. In 2014, the Russians started a proxy war to regain eastern Ukraine and annexed Crimea. Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russian-trained soldiers using...

As Army Football’s most disappointed fan, I vowed last year to ditch tomorrow’s annual faceoff against Navy – until a few months ago, when the squids had me sleep with the enemy and then shot me off an aircraft carrier. Let me explain. I don’t dislike football. But it doesn’t excite me the way, say, driving a tank or nearly crash landing into the Blackwater compound does (both of which I have done). I am obsessed, though, with the Army-Navy game. Maybe it’s because the teams embody sport in starkly military terms; or maybe it’s the cool uniforms. Who knows....

These days we hear of confrontations between Russia and Turkey, Iraq and Turkey, Syria and Turkey, the Kurds and Turkey with no serious war on ISIS. Surprised? Even when I look at the media this morning and read headlines like "The Ottomans strike back - Turkey's race for control is metastasizing in Iraq" I begin to ponder, the world is witnessing a rising Hitler. Then to continue in the article "Erdogan wishes not to defeat ISIL, but endeavor to play the beast to feed his neo-Ottoman dreams" is when I begin to think, did this Muslim author (Catherine Shakdam), study...

Hello all. I have something I wanted to bounce off of fellow Freepers, especially those who live in California. There is a very good possibility that I am going to be offered an IT contractor position at Beale AFB in California. I'm waiting on word now. I wanted to find out about that region of the state and what kind of societal soup I'd be walking into. Also, I'm curious about the cost of living in that area of the state. I know California has some of the highest taxes in the country, but I also won't be making much...

Everyone in the White House and Pentagon is so untrue… The old Billy Joel hit from the 1979 seems to be spot on, when examining the actions and words emanating from the White House and the Pentagon in the last few weeks. Guns cause terrorism – If only the US was a gun control paradise like Chicago or Mexico, those dastardly Jihadis would be swearing allegiance to the Dalai Lama and George Harrison, instead of Al-Baghdadi. Unfortunately, the bad guys will always obtain weapons, something the liberals living on a mental Fantasy Island will never understand. ISIS is contained –...

War Is On The Horizon: Is It Too Late To Stop It? Paul Craig Roberts One lesson from military history is that once mobilization for war begins, it takes on a momentum of its own and is uncontrollable. This might be what is occuring unrecognized before our eyes. In his September 28 speech at the 70th Anniversity of the United Nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia can no longer tolerate the state of affairs in the world. Two days later at the invitation of the Syrian government Russia began war against ISIS. Russia was quickly successful in destroying...

Published on Dec 9, 2015 A new petition has been released encouraging President Trump to conquer England and establish the House of Trump Monarchy. This hilarious video has started going viral. It explains, in detail, why the U.S. should conquer England, destroy parliament, force eugenics, expel their MUSLIMS, and install Donald Trump as King.

Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on November 24 marked the first time a nato member state has engaged a Soviet or Russian aircraft in more than half a century. The move injected new tensions into the already volatile Syrian conflict, and it is serving to deepen a new divide between East and West. TWO SIDES Russian warplanes have been flying hundreds of sorties over Syria since September. They are the main military component of Moscow’s support for the regime of embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad. Russia has many reasons to back Assad’s regime and to...

This is an animation of a Bengal tiger, also called the Royal Bengal tiger, is the most numerous tiger subspecies. It is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh. Merlin Falcon in flight, is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere. A bird of prey once known colloquially as a pigeon hawk in North America. A South American, Colombian Parakeet (Perija) that is listed as critically endangered and is a threatened species is quoting biblical scriptures. Again at at local cemetery and at the grave site of a American pilot, Captain Michael Scott Speicher, a veteran of...

One of Shakespeare’s most famous passages comes from actual history and the words of England’s King Henry V, on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt in Northern France in 1415. Rallying his severely outnumbered men, Henry V said: “From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remember’d; We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother” Nearly 600 years ago, Shakespeare knew about the power of camaraderie among fighting men. So did those who went before him: the Crusaders,...