Obama – Jay B. Huwieler

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American Culture, Department of Defense, Intelligence, Military

I Knew Chelsea Manning in Basic Combat Training. Here’s the Story You Haven’t Heard

January 18, 2017 — 190 Comments

Military, Policy, War

The Gap Between the Ground and the Sky: How Cluster Bomb Production in America Came to an End in 2016

October 29, 2016

Algerian militant suspect expelled by France will be retried: sources July 17, 2018
Algeria plans to retry an Islamist expelled by France and suspected of being a spiritual tutor to two militants who carried out attacks in 2015, official sources said on Tuesday.
UK PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on EU trade laws July 17, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly avoided a defeat in parliament at the hands of pro-EU lawmakers from her own party on Tuesday, fending off a rebellion that had threatened to deepen a crisis over her Brexit strategy.
'Fanatical' pro-Brexit lawmakers pushing UK toward new election: former PM Major July 17, 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May could be forced to call another election in months if the "fanatical" pro-Brexit wing of her party do not compromise over how Britain leaves the EU, former prime minister John Major warned on Tuesday.
Trump tries to calm political storm over Putin summit, says he misspoke July 17, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday.
Six-storey building collapses near Delhi: Indian police July 17, 2018
A six-storey building collapsed into a neighboring construction site in Greater Noida near New Delhi late on Tuesday, trapping at least 15 people, police said.
Rebuking Trump's embrace of Putin, U.S. lawmakers look to punish Russia July 17, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump faced outrage on Tuesday for his failure to hold Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, and some U.S. lawmakers threatened action in Congress to punish Moscow and show support for U.S. intelligence agencies.
Two migrants die on boat left adrift by Libya coast guard: charity July 17, 2018
A woman and a boy adrift in the Mediterranean died just hours before help reached their damaged dinghy, Spanish rescuers said on Tuesday after finding a second woman alive in the vessel, which had been carrying migrants toward Europe.
Sri Lanka police arrest father for sharing beer with toddler son July 17, 2018
Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested a father on suspicion of feeding beer to his one-year-old son after being caught on social media, a police spokesman said.
Iran files suit in international court against U.S. over sanctions July 17, 2018
Iran has filed a lawsuit against the United States alleging that Washington's decision in May to impose sanctions after pulling out of a nuclear deal violates a 1955 treaty between the two countries, the International Court of Justice said on Tuesday.
Obama says world should resist cynicism over rise of strongmen July 17, 2018
Barack Obama said on Tuesday the world should resist cynicism over the rise of strongmen, in an apparent reference to populist leaders who hold power in a number of countries.