April 5 MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry A Salvadoran man who has been charged with multiple murders in El Salvador was sentenced today to one year in prison for illegally reentering the United States. According to court documents, Fily Giovany Amaya-Martinez, 36, a known MS-13 member, was removed at taxpayer expense …
Sudan Defense Minister: Longtime Leader Detained, Army Seizes Power RFE Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested following nearly four months of protests against his 30-year rule, the defense minister says. Speaking on state television on April 11, Awad Ibn Ouf said that Bashir had been detained “in a safe place” and …
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he had been holed up since 2012. Authorities said the 47-year-old Australian was arrested on April 11 for failing to surrender to the court and following a U.S. extradition request. The judge pronounced Assange guilty of the bail charge and remanded him …
By Katie Lange, DOD Army.mil After enlisting in 1999, Petry joined the 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. There, he completed the Basic Airborne Course and the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program and was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Petry’s heroic story began on May 26, 2008, when …
2019 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition Sandhurst is the world’s premier international academy military skills competition that inspires excellence through rigorous physical and mental challenges that reflect the tempo, uncertainty and tasks of combat operations. The competition strengthens relationships with our allies and partners to foster multi-national cohesion and interoperability and showcases the tenacity and grit …
Oregon Rights Group Urges Senate Republican Walkout Over Gun Bill April 10, 2019 By Dave Workman The Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) has called on state Senate Republicans to walk out in a Hail Mary move to stop Senate Bill 978, a sweeping gun control measure that, according to gun rights advocates, has a lot of …
China Rising in the Caribbean By Gordon G. Chang Gatestone Institute About 55 miles east of Palm Beach, Florida on Grand Bahama Island, a Hong Kong-based business is spending about $3 billion on a deep-water container facility, the Freeport Container Port. The concern is that the port will become another debt-trap, like the port of …
