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HOMELAND SECURITY
WELL DESERVED PRISON TIME – Alabama Army veteran, who parked ‘small armory’ near Capitol on 1/6 gets prison. An Alabama man who parked a pickup truck filled with weapons and Molotov cocktail components near the U.S. Capitol on the day of last year’s riot was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison.
Camp of Ukrainians at the US-Mexico border swells, as more refugees arrive. Hundreds of Ukrainians are camping in the Mexican border city of Tijuana hoping to seek U.S. asylum, a surge in arrivals just days after the Biden administration said the United States would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing from war.
CHINA THREAT
What could European militaries contribute to the defense of Taiwan? It is clear that European militaries can contribute to the defense of Taiwan if required – and they can start taking the necessary steps now.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Bucha: US Congress reacts to Russia’s alleged Ukraine massacre. Ukraine’s defense ministry alleged that civilians in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, were “executed arbitrarily” while it was occupied by Russian troops for several weeks. Some were killed with their hands tied behind their backs and their bodies were left scattered in the streets, the ministry claimed.
Russia-Ukraine live news: UN chief urges independent Bucha probe. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he was “deeply shocked” by images of dead civilians in the town of Bucha, near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv and calls for an independent investigation.
Ukrainian helicopters raid oil depot in Russian city: reports. A pair of Ukraine’s Mi-24 “Hind” helicopters have reportedly made a daring raid more than 20 miles into Russia, destroying an oil depot in the southern city of Belgorod on Friday, according to Russian officials and open source reports.
US sending additional $300 million in military aid to Ukraine. The Pentagon notified Congress on Friday that it is sending Ukraine an additional $300 million of warfighting equipment that includes laser-guided missiles and drones.
Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles, poor supplies – sources. Military conscripts in the Russian-backed Donbas region have been sent into front-line combat against Ukrainian troops with no training, little food and water, and inadequate weapons, six people in the separatist province told Reuters.
DESPICABLE – Former US Marine accused of rape in Ukraine. The victim is currently in Poland receiving medical attention for injuries sustained during the attack.
IRAN THREAT
Iran blames US for halt to Vienna nuclear talks. The United States is responsible for the pause in talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna aimed at reviving their 2015 nuclear deal, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Why 40 African armies met at a Fort Benning summit — and why some didn’t. It was a rare sight, especially on American soil. Seated around nested U-shaped tables in the heart of the city’s renovated ironworks were senior military officials representing nearly three-quarters of Africa’s 54 UN-recognized countries.
Pro-Putin Leaders in Hungary and Serbia Set to Win Re-election. Overshadowed by the war in Ukraine, elections on Sunday in Hungary and Serbia appear to have extended the tenures of Europe’s two most Kremlin-friendly leaders, both populist strongmen fortified by their overwhelming control of the media and cheap energy from Russia.
BIDEN’S AFGHAN DISASTER
Hell at Abbey Gate: Chaos, confusion and death in the final days of the war in Afghanistan. In firsthand accounts, Afghan civilians and U.S. Marines describe the desperate struggle to flee through the Kabul airport’s last open entrance. U.S. officials knew an attack was coming. Then a suicide bomber killed and injured hundreds.
US MILITARY AND SPACE
New US Navy and Marine task force gives military a boost in the Mediterranean. A recently formed U.S. 6th Fleet task force is putting into action a new Marine Corps concept that calls for small “stand-in forces” to play key roles in carrying out reconnaissance missions at sea, military officials said Friday.
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Sorry but I’m going to need alot more information on the case of any 1/6 protester before I agree that his punishment is “well deserved”. The government has no credibility since they’re basically locking up political enemies on bogus charges like some third world dictatorship. There’s too much desire in the media to just lump everyone from 1/6 together, to not do any investigating and just say whatever the Biden administration wants to do with them is fine.