National Security

The Pentagon is covering up the real purpose of Tower 22: targeting the very Iran-backed militant groups that attacked last month.

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The National Security Council walked back White House spokesperson John Kirby’s statement last week that Iraq had advance notice of the strikes.

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Despite admitting the U.S. killed civilians in a 2018 attack in Somalia, the Pentagon has neither apologized nor offered compensation.

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“The question at the core of the case is what control the U.S. government has over the American mind.”

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The senator’s proposal would require Biden to withdraw forces from the West African nation within 30 days.

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An unredacted document shows the Protective Services Battalion uses sophisticated surveillance tools that can pinpoint anyone’s location.

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The intelligence report described the demonstrations as a “violent far-left occupation” — a phrase copied directly from an article by Ngo a day earlier.

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