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On Veterans Day, 8 unforgettable photos of Americans returning from war
There’s pride, joy, and relief in their faces. New Yorkers hang out their windows on Sept. 10, 1919, to watch a victory parade down Fifth Avenue after the end of World War I. (National World War I Museum and Memorial) In 1962, an aging Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered a final speech to the corps of…
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Supreme Court hears case on DACA
WASHINGTON (SBG) – Outside the Supreme Court Tuesday, protests erupted, as the nine justices heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the future for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In a memorandum issued by then-Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, detailed the administration’s reasons for rescinding the program,…
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As Europe shuts out migrants, activists are pushing back
Europeans are uniting to defend migrants’ rights at the grassroots, developing “translocal” campaigns. In July, a nondescript blue vessel drifting along the Italian coast became the latest flashpoint in Europe’s “migration crisis.” For the people on board, mostly from African countries, the Sea-Watch 3 was their last hope for escaping desperate circumstances in their homelands….
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China warned of ‘substantial’ trade war tariff increases by US President Donald Trump if deal is not reached
In a speech in New York, the US president reiterates that scheduled 15 percent tariffs will be imposed on December 15 if a deal is not reached Interim agreement expected to include a US pledge to scrap tariffs scheduled for December 15 on about US$156 billion worth of Chinese imports US President Donald Trump speaking…
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Joe Biden Repeatedly Asked Federal Agencies To Do What His Son’s Lobbying Clients Wanted
When do ‘coincidences’ become sheer corruption? News of Hunter Biden profiting from his father’s political activity is becoming an endless saga that has yet to genuinely interest our media who claim “democracy dies in darkness.” The latest set of coincidences, uncovered by Alana Goodman of The Washington Examiner, reveal more unseemly connections between Hunter’s business adventures…
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Two Palestinians killed as renewed Israel, Gaza rocket fire intensifies
A rocket is fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza on November 12, 2019. (Reuters) Two Palestinian were killed on Wednesday as renewed attacks between Israel and Gaza continue to intensify, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported the Gaza Health Ministry as saying. Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning after hours of…
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IDF estimates: Islamic Jihad will keep firing rockets
IDF Spokesperson estimates that Islamic Jihad intends to continue firing rockets in a similar fashion to yesterday. IDF Spokesman Hedi Zilberman IDF Spokesperson’s Unit IDF Spokesperson Hedi Zilberman on Wednesday morning summarized the events of the last 24 hours, saying, “Several months before the elimination [of Islamic Jihad…
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Thousands of Daesh (ISIS) detainees in Syria a ‘ticking time-bomb’
Around 10,000 Daesh detainees and their families in nearby camps in northeastern Syria present a big security risk, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, even though the US-allied Syrian Kurdish militia was fully capable of keeping them secure, reports Reuters. “It’s not a particularly secure situation,” the official told reporters in a conference call….
