In the four months after he left the White House in August 2017, Steve Bannon would order reporters to the basement of the Capitol Hill townhouse known as the “Breitbart Embassy.” Sometimes, the news organization’s then-chairman would hustle to the third floor. President Trump was calling.
— Read on www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/bannon-battles-back-former-aide-regaining-trumps-favor
Day: August 17, 2019
A toxic rift opens between Democrats and Israel after the nation refuses entry to two members of Congress
Support for the Middle Eastern democracy had ebbed as President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became fast allies, fracturing what has been decades of bipartisan support for Israel.
— Read on https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-toxic-rift-opens-between-democrats-and-israel-after-the-nation-refuses-entry-to-two-members-of-congress/2019/08/16/cdf0f6b8-c036-11e9-a5c6-1e74f7ec4a93_story.html
US Army is working on AI-guided missiles that ‘pick their OWN targets’
The Pentagon will invest vast sums into the AI-guided munitions, which will avoid collateral damage could be ready by 2021.
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7363823/US-Army-working-AI-guided-missiles-pick-targets.html
Army finalizes deal to bring Israel’s Iron Dome to the US to test it against cruise missiles
The U.S. Army has finalized a deal to bring Israel’s famed Iron Dome defense system to the United States to help protect against cruise missile threats.
— Read on www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/army-finalizes-deal-to-bring-israels-iron-dome-to-the-us-to-test-it-against-cruise-missiles
Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland. Here’s Why.
https://www.livescience.com/why-trump-wants-to-buy-greenland.html
During the Cold War, the U.S. built several military sites on Greenland, the BBC reported. However, these sites contain leftover toxic nuclear waste, which is now being exposed as the island’s ice melts away.
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