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USS Gerald Ford Leaves Mediterranean Bound for Waters Near Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The USS Gerald Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has left the Mediterranean Sea and is bound for waters near Venezuela as the US continues its military buildup in the Caribbean that’s aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The Pentagon first announced on October 24 that...

Report: US Asking Israel To Allow Foreign Journalists To Enter Gaza

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration is asking Israel to allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza, The Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing two US officials. President Trump said publicly back in August that Israel should allow foreign press into Gaza, and the report said that the US has...

Venezuela’s Nobel Prize Winner Says US ‘Escalation’ Is Needed To Overthrow Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, said in an interview with Bloomberg that US military “escalation” is the only way to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and confirmed that she is in contact with Trump administration officials. When asked if...

Venezuela’s Nobel Prize Winner Says US ‘Escalation’ Is Needed To Overthrow Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, said in an interview with Bloomberg that US military “escalation” is the only way to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and confirmed that she is in contact with Trump administration officials. When asked...

Report: US Preparing Mexico Mission Against Cartels That Would Include Troops and Drone Strikes

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has begun developing detailed plans to send US troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target cartels in operations that would include drone strikes, NBC News reported on Monday, citing current and former US officials. The report said that US military personnel have already...

Trump Threatens Military Intervention in Nigeria

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump on Saturday threatened military intervention in Nigeria, saying the US may go into the country “guns-a-blazing” over allegations that the government isn’t doing enough to protect Christians from Islamist militants. “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop...

Energy Secretary Says No Nuclear Explosions ‘For Now’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday clarified that the US has no plans to conduct nuclear explosions, at least for the time being, comments that came amid confusion over President Trump’s order for the Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons. “I think the tests we’re talking about...

Hegseth Declines To Say Whether the US Is Planning To Bomb Venezuela

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Saturday declined to comment on whether the US was planning to bomb Venezuela amid a major US military buildup in the Caribbean and frequent strikes on alleged drug boats in the waters of Latin America. “Appreciate the question, but, of course, we would...

Trump Considers Military Action to Stop Christian Genocide in Nigeria

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has directed the Department of War to prepare for possible action in Nigeria to target Islamic militants committing genocide against Christians. “If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria,...

Brennan Gets Physical with Ex-Intel Officer Questioning His Russia Letter

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled former CIA Director John Brennan became confrontational with a former intelligence officer after being called out for signing the infamous 2020 letter claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign.  Video of the exchange was shared on X by Thomas Speciale, a...

Report: Jeffrey Epstein Facilitated Covert Communications between Israel and Russia

(José Niño, Headline USA) According to a report by Drop Site News, leaked emails reveal that deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein served as a crucial diplomatic intermediary between Israel and the Kremlin, facilitating a backchannel aimed at ending the Syrian civil war on terms favorable to Israeli security interests. The...

Vance Says the US Put ‘Leverage’ on Israel To Reach Gaza Ceasefire Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday that the US applied “leverage” to Israel to get it to agree to a Gaza ceasefire deal, marking the first public suggestion from a US official that it was necessary to put pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to...
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