Ukraine's Political Elite Are Very Rich

The Guardian: Ukraine stunned as vast cash reserves of political elite are made public New wealth declaration system shows officials own...

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Where Is North Korea's 'First Lady'?

Ri Sol Ju, North Korea’s first lady, has been out of the public spotlight for the last seven months. Ri was not seen with North Korean lead...

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Is There A Donald Trump - Kremlin Connection? The FBI Says No

New York Times: Investigating Donald Trump, F.B.I. Sees No Clear Link to Russia WASHINGTON — For much of the summer, the F.B.I. pursued...

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Poll: Half Of Russians Fear That World War III May Start Because Of Syria

RT: Half of Russians fear Syria standoff could spark WW3, poll shows Almost half of all respondents in a recent Russian opinion poll sa...

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Serial groper, key supporters, will gather in Eau Claire

[Update: this post originally erroneously named the city as Green Bay , so I am correcting that to Eau Claire, and reposting the item.]  ...

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U.S. Presidential Election News Updates -- October 31, 2016

Reuters: White House says FBI director not trying to influence election President Barack Obama believes FBI Director James Comey is a m...

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Serial groper, top supporters, will appear in Eau Claire

[Updated: this post erroneously id'ed the city as Green Bay. Will repost]  A  major gathering of deplorables  including the sitting Wis...

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 31, 2016

Seth Jones, Foreign Policy : Can the Islamic State Lose Mosul and Still Win? There’s a well-established playbook for pivoting to guerill...

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World News Briefs -- October 31, 2016 (Evening Edition)

Al Jazeera: Joint Iraqi forces poised to enter Mosul to fight ISIL Troops reach outskirts of ISIL-held city for first time since offens...

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Drone Footage Captures The Moment A Missile Streaks Through The Sky And Destroys A Building In Aleppo (Video)

Daily Mail : Incredible drone footage captures the devastating moment that a missile streaks through the sky and slams into buildings in A...

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Is Syria/Russia/Hezbollah/And Iranian Forces Preparing For A Major Offensive To Retake Rebel Controlled Aleppo?

The Australian/The Times: Aleppo: Putin set to launch huge attack Vladimir Putin will launch a full-scale military assault on the Syria...

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The Battle For The Syrian City Of Aleppo -- News Updates October 31, 2016

Al Jazeera : Syria: Rebel assault to break Aleppo siege slows Rebel offensive to cross into city's east eases as regime forces fight...

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Walker again taking his tiny coattails out East

I laughed out loud when I read that Scott Walker was again taking his tiny coattails close to election day to out East - - this time to West...

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The New Power Brokers In Iraq Are The Shiite Clerics In The South Of The Country

Iranian pilgrims pray as they gather outside the Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, September 11, 2016. ...

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The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates October 31, 2016

CNN: Battle for Mosul: The Iraqi fighters closing in on ISIS Bazwaya, Iraq (CNN)It is across the ghostly silence and dense dust of the ...

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More Border Clashes Between India And Pakistan

BBC The Times Of India: Soldier martyred in Pakistan ceasefire violation; Army retaliates with massive fire assault POONCH: An army so...

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A New Purge Is Underway In Turkey

A flag with the picture of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan is seen during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by him and suppo...

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Has China Changed Its South China Sea Policiy?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) is shown the way by Chinese President Xi Jinping before a signing ceremony held in Beijing, China,...

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More Media Corruption Of The U.S. Presidenital Election Exposed.

(Click on Image to Enlarge) Business Insider : Hacked email suggests Donna Brazile leaked question to Hillary Clinton campaign ahead of C...

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World News Briefs -- October 31, 2016

BBC: Mosul battle: Iraqi forces near city's eastern outskirts Iraqi special forces are now less than 1.5km from the eastern outskirt...

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 31, 2016

An U.S. Navy picture shows what appears to be a Russian Sukhoi SU-24 attack aircraft flying over the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Dona...

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U.S. Special Forces Impatient With Their British SAS Counterparts Who Double Check Every Order Due To Fears Of War Crime Charges

© UK MOD Daily Mail : British SAS soldiers are so worried about being prosecuted for war crimes they are being left behind on key mission...

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U.S. Defense Firms See A Bright Future

DoD Buzz: Northrop Sees Good Times Ahead for Big Defense Firms Northrop Grumman Corp., which won the contract last year to build the ne...

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Trial of anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders begins in Netherlands over his 'fewer Moroccans' comment

trial began against Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders on Monday for inciting racial hatred against Moroccans – but with not a hair of...

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WI DNR slothful pace on sand mining safety

Under pressure from residents and environmental groups, the 'chamber of commerce mentality' managers like agency Secretary and forme...

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Scott Walker Donald Trump endorsement, Day 103

While others have withdrawn their Donald Trump presidential endorsements based on his words and deeds,  Wisconsin GOP Governor Scott Walker ...

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The U.S Marines Want A Mega-Drone With The Same Firepower And Sensors Of An F-35

Bell Helicopter's planned V-247 Vigilant unmanned, single-engine armed tiltrotor platform may be a candidate for the Marine Corps' ...

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The U.S. Air Force Wants To Develop A Next-Generation Tanker Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Popular Mechanics : Here's the Wing-Body Tanker That Could Refuel the F-35 To refuel the F-22 and F-35 deep in enem...

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China To Unveil Its J-20 Stealth Fighter At The Zuhai Air Show In China This Week

Daily Mail/AFP : China finally unveils its J-20 war plane: The powerful stealth fighter jet is catching up with US military technology *...

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Report: Nigerian Soldiers And Police Sexually Abuse Boko Haram Victims

A makeshift camp which houses internaly displaced people (IDPs) on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria on Septemb...

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Al Qaeda Linked Ansar Dine In Mali Has Declared A Ceasefire

Reuters: Mali Islamist militant leader announces unilateral cease-fire The head of the Islamist militant group Ansar Dine has agreed to...

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James Comey and the "mini-max regret rule"

It will be a couple of days before we get a real sense in the polling data of the fallout from the re-opened FBI investigation, so let's...

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