Roger Stone was sentenced today to 40 months in the slam after he was found guilty in November of seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering. Serving time is delayed until U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson rules on whether he will be eligible for a new trial. VOA weighs in followed by …
UPDATE: German media reported that the likely killer was Tobias R, a 43-year-old German who left a letter claiming responsibility for the attacks. On his personal website the suspect had earlier published several documents and a video that made plain his racist ideology and murderous fantasies, Financial times reported Further. 11 have died including the …
U.S. Coast Guard photo USS Serpens The destruction of the USS Serpens (AK-97) is the largest single disaster in the history of the United States Coast Guard. Written by William H. Thiesen, Ph.D.Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian I felt and saw two flashes after which only the bow of the ship was visible. The rest …
Wounded US Marines moved by the US Coast Guard sailors on landing craft on Iwo Jima WWII The U. S. Coast Guard in World War II As with all wars, World War II had a transformative effect on America’s military services. In the years immediately preceding U.S. entry into the conflict and over the subsequent four …
Light at the End of the Tunnel in Afghanistan, By Babatim Babatim Free Range International Last week news broke of a possible peace deal in Afghanistan leading to a firestorm of speculation in the media about what’s really going on. The reporting was not consistent but the consensus is the peace deal would call for …
John Rood, a top Pentagon official, is the latest to be purged since President Trump’s impeachment trial over the delay in sending military aid to Ukraine. Rood said he is leaving at the president’s request. Also, the U.S. Justice Department is denying reports that Attorney General William Barr might quit over frustration with Trump’s tweeting, …
