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TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
President Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly signed a memo late Tuesday allowing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity and use lethal force, if necessary, according to Tara Copp of Military Times. The new “Cabinet order” was signed by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, not President Donald Trump. It allows “Department Read More…
Speaking at Duke University on the thousands of ground troops sent to the US border with Mexico, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford insisted that there are no plans for the troops to ever come in contact with the migrant caravan. Dunford says the troops, which could number as many as 15,000 according to Read More…
The intent behind Trump’s new rules of engagement and considerable militarization of the U.S. border appears to be greenlighting the U.S. military to function as an IDF-style military police force whenever the next “threat” emerges, whether it be “foreign invaders” or “internal enemies.” WASHINGTON — Since President Donald Trump first directed the outrage of his supporters Read More…
As was expected according to myriad reports Thursday, on Friday the Pentagon confirmed that around 800 troops will be deployed to the border with Mexico. This will include both active duty troops and National Guard troops, and will join 2,100 National Guard troops already there. Exactly what the troops will be doing isn’t entirely clear. Some Read More…
After a couple of days of non-specific threats regarding a planned migrant caravan heading from Honduras and El Salvador to the US, President Trump is now threatening to send the military to the US-Mexico border, and to close the border entirely. Trump declared the caravan an “assault on our country,” claiming it is “far more important Read More…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/05/18). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it Read More…