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"Icon For Womens' Rights" Conyers Steps Down From Judiciary Committee Despite Support From Pelosi

Just hours after Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi took to NBC’s “Meet the Press” to defend accused serial sexual harasser John Conyers, asserting that Conyers is entitled to due process and adding that she ultimately believes he will “do the right thing,” the 88-year-old Congressman and civil-rights leader has begrudgingly announced that he will step aside as ranking member of the powerful House Judiciary Committee as an ethics probe against him ramps up.

"Jones Would Be A Disaster" - Trump Tweets "The Last Thing We Need In Alabama" Is A Democrat

"Jones Would Be A Disaster" - Trump Tweets "The Last Thing We Need In Alabama" Is A Democrat

President Trump has been active on Twitter this morning, taking aim at the Alabama Senate race...

Pentagon To Admit To 2,000 Troops In Syria; Number Likely Far Higher

Pentagon To Admit To 2,000 Troops In Syria; Number Likely Far Higher

Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com,

General Had Previously Said US Had 4,000 Troops There...

US officials said on Friday that the Pentagon is expected to concern confirm that there are “about 2,000” US ground troops in Syria, a major increase from the roughly 500 that they officially claim is the case.

An accounting system, known as the Force Management Level (FML), was introduced in Iraq and Syria under the Obama administration as a way to exert control over the military.

 

US And South Korea To Conduct Massive Air Force Exercise Aimed At North Korea

US And South Korea To Conduct Massive Air Force Exercise Aimed At North Korea

Via TheAntiMedia.org,

The U.S. and South Korea announced Friday they will conduct a massive air force exercise over the Korean Peninsula next month as a notable show of force targeting North Korea - despite warnings that the Trump administration’s decision earlier this week to add North Korea to the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism could further provoke the isolated country.

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