Osama Al-Shafi's mental deterioration from the stresses of war culminated in him wandering in a disassociated state towards Israeli soldiers who detained him and his infant son.
The Trump administration is stonewalling the public about the US’s deadliest strike on civilians in decades. By Etan Mabourakh This article was originally published by Truthout The Trump administration is stonewalling the public about the US’s deadliest strike on civilians in decades. New details are emerging about the U.S. attack on the Minab school that […]
Jeffrey Wernick Buried in the Senate’s version of the defense authorization bill is a provision that changes the relationship between the American state and private industry. Section 1051 would give the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital explicit authority to buy ownership stakes in private companies, and it would create a new account in the Treasury […]
Unless you followed the Syrian Civil War closely, or possibly have a special interest in Byzantine architecture, Qalb Loze is not a town you will have heard of. Tucked away in the northwest corner of Syria, near the border with Turkey, its population is only around 1,200. Most of the residents are followers of the Druze religion, olive and tobacco farmers whose crops fuel the local cigarette industry. They go to work every day in the shadow of an ancient Christian basilica, constructed around the year 470; not being Christians themselves, they haven’t had much use for it, although somebody tried using it as a sheep stable once. When the Syrian Civil War broke out in 2011, Qalb Loze stayed carefully neutral. But that didn’t save them when Ahmed al-Sharaa’s jihadists came to town.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cut off a safety investigation into eight National Guard pilots who were suspended after they used military helicopters to buzz a crowded beach. Crowds gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July on the coast of South Carolina were treated to a “Salute to the Shore” demonstration, featuring low-flying Apache helicopters manned by members of the South Carolina Army National Guard. But the moment that the officers landed, they all received notice that they had been suspended, ABC15 reported. In a statement, Maj. Lisa Allen confirmed that the officers were suspended pending an investigation into possible safety violations that occurred during their demonstration. She said she could not provide further details or speculate on any specific allegations, but she stressed that the suspension was “not punitive.”“A temporary suspension from flight duties is a routine administrative measure whenever a flight profile is under review,” she said.MAGA was abuzz over the fact that no reason had been given—and it caught the eye of Hegseth. “We’ll fix this. Carry on, Patriots,” Hegseth wrote in a post on X Thursday. The next day, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced that “effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted.”This isn’t the first time Hegseth has personally intervened to get officers out of trouble. He previously reinstated two suspended pilots who’d decided to fly their helicopters around Kid Rock’s house during a No Kings protest in March.
“I do not think the European Union will survive if they continue to run after Donald Trump, to continue to have this relationship inside NATO."
Rania Khalek , July 10, 2026