US Seeks to Maintain Hegemony in Asia-Pacific

The United States is seeking to counter China as a rising military and economic power in Asia-Pacific, as President Obama promised to “make our presence and missions in the Asia-Pacific a top priority.” After the announcement on Wednesday that up to 2,500 U.S. troops...

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The FBI’s Reliance on Entrapment

The practice by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of concocting fake yet grandiose terrorist attacks in order to entrap otherwise harmless Muslims has become increasingly prevalent and used as a tactic to claim progress in the war on terror. But this is really just...

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Pentagon Spending Cuts Are Overdue

For monts the Pentagon has unleashed scare tactics in the media and on Capitol Hill to try and influence Congress away from cutting defense budgets. They claim any cuts would endanger national security and strangle their ability to do their jobs. But this is merely "a...

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Yemeni Troops Kill 7 ‘al Qaeda Militants’

Yemeni troops killed seven alleged al Qaeda-linked militants – including an Iranian, a Pakistani and two Somali nationals – in fighting in a southern province, an anonymous security official said Wednesday. The official claimed the seven were killed when the Yemeni...

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