U.S. authorities on Tuesday arrested a group of Haitian-American and Colombian suspects after transporting them from Haiti to Miami to face federal conspiracy charges in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, U.S. authorities said.
Four more suspects in assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse brought to Miami
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U.S. Veterans in Ukraine Are Fighting Each Other in Court
U.S. Veterans in Ukraine Are Fighting Each Other in Court (archived)
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YouTube: Interview With the Head of the Mozart Group and Connoisseur of Fine Whiskey Andrew Milburn (Rumble)
He looks like he needs a drink! He keeps squirming! *snicker*
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In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ike’s frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern system—and the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.
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New US strategy in Africa: serious program or another bluff?
On October 12, just a couple of months before the loudly announced US-Africa summit, the White House released a rather lengthy document, “The US Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa”. It defines Washington’s main objectives on the African continent, and details the goals it intends to pursue and the mechanisms of cooperation.
New US strategy in Africa: serious program or another bluff?
Fossil Fuels & Rivalry: US Policymakers’ Addiction to “Great Game” Leads to Violence, Death
US military veterans training Ukrainian frontline troops say NATO’s artillery and rocket launchers are essential for Ukraine to beat Russia
The Mozart Group is a cadre of US military veterans helping train Ukrainian soldiers. Established at the start of the Ukraine war by Andrew Milburn, a Marine veteran, the group has been described as the Western counterpoint to Putin’s elite Wagner Group.
So they’re the equivalent of Blackwater?!
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U.S. officials have described many of the suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban affiliates it holds at Guantanamo Bay as unlawful combatants either for taking part in hostilities against the United States or by supporting the hostilities while not part of a nation’s military.
By that standard, some of the private guards in Iraq and Afghanistan also could be seen as unlawful combatants, particularly if they have taken offensive action against unarmed civilians, experts said.
America’s own unlawful combatants? via Wikipedia
Andrew Milburn retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel in 2019 after a 31 year career. His last position in uniform was Deputy Commander of Special Operations Central (SOCCENT), and prior to that commanding officer of the Marine Raider Regiment and Combined Special Operations Task Force – Iraq.
Since retiring, he has written a critically acclaimed memoir: When the Tempest Gathers and has had articles published in The Atlantic , USA Today, JFQ, and War on the Rocks, in addition to the Military Times . He is on the Adjunct Faculty of the Joint Special Operations University and teaches classes on leadership, planning, ethics, command and control, mission command, risk, special operations and irregular warfare at US military schools. He is a co-host of the Modern War Institute’s Irregular War Podcast, and Irregular War Initiative.
Andrew Milburn, BIO
I’ve been to Ukraine, Niger, Somalia and Tunisia. I’m training people who will use what they’ve learned in the real world almost immediately.
Andrew Milburn, 02-2020
Who are the Mozart Group? Former U.S. Marine Training Ukrainians in War
Kremlin: Russia Paused Military Op for Talks, but Ukraine Rejected Negotiations
Kremlin: Russia Paused Military Op for Talks, but Ukraine Rejected Negotiations
Ukraine denies refusing to negotiate with Russia.
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