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Donald Trump May Have Avoided His Own Personal Benghazi

Donald Trump May Have Avoided His Own Personal Benghazi

Prior to his election, Donald Trump was quick to attack the Obama administration, in particular, his then-opponent Hillary Clinton, for its role in the Benghazi controversy. Now, however, it seems the president may have only narrowly avoided being at the center of a similar scandal, Salon reports. In 2012, under President Barack Obama, a United […]

4y ago

La David Johnson Niger ‘Traitor’ Hoax Exposed: Viral Story Claiming Slain Soldier Betrayed Troops Is Fake News

La David Johnson Niger ‘Traitor’ Hoax Exposed: Viral Story Claiming Slain Soldier Betrayed Troops Is Fake News

A viral story that spread through right-wing social media and online sites this week contained an outrageous and as it turned out, false claim: that 25-year-old Army Sergeant La David Johnson, one of the four United States soldiers killed by ISIS militants in Niger on October 4, was actually a traitor who betrayed his own […]

6y ago

Niger War Widow Myeshia Johnson ‘Just Looking For Something To Complain About,’ HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says

Niger War Widow Myeshia Johnson ‘Just Looking For Something To Complain About,’ HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says

Myeshia Johnson, the pregnant widow of United States Army Sergeant La David Johnson, has been the target of attacks from the Donald Trump administration as well as from Trump supporters online since she received an insensitive call from Trump about the death of her husband in Niger on October 4. In fact, one Trump-supporting former […]

6y ago

U.S. Soldiers Killed In Niger Sent On High-Risk Mission To Get Terror Leader With No Backup, Report Says

U.S. Soldiers Killed In Niger Sent On High-Risk Mission To Get Terror Leader With No Backup, Report Says

Four United States soldiers killed October 4 in the West African country of Niger were part of a secret, poorly planned mission to kill or capture a top terrorist leader who had supposedly been spotted in the region. However, the team was sent on the high-risk assignment with no backup or air support in place […]

6y ago

Trump ‘Lied’: POTUS Calls Ambushed Green Beret’s Widow A ‘Liar’ And The Internet Erupts In Ferocious Anger

Trump ‘Lied’: POTUS Calls Ambushed Green Beret’s Widow A ‘Liar’ And The Internet Erupts In Ferocious Anger

President Donald Trump called the widow of fallen Green Beret, Sgt. La David Johnson, a “liar,” and anger from users on Twitter reached a fever pitch as the Gold Star family survivor revealed in an interview that Trump’s condolence call made her grieving worse. Many say it was Trump who lied. Myeshia Johnson sat down […]

6y ago

Sen. Sherrod Brown Backs Up Rep. Frederica Wilson: Steve Bannon Is A ‘White Supremacist’

Sen. Sherrod Brown Backs Up Rep. Frederica Wilson: Steve Bannon Is A ‘White Supremacist’

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) backed up his colleague, Rep. Frederica Wilson’s (D-FL 24th District) claim that former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is a white supremacist Sunday on CNN’s Face The Nation. The democratic senator also stated that unnamed “studies” had shown that there are “allies of white supremacists sprinkled throughout the White House.” […]

6y ago

Fake Myeshia Johnson Facebook Post Goes Viral, Widow Offended By Donald Trump Did Not Attack Frederica Wilson

Fake Myeshia Johnson Facebook Post Goes Viral, Widow Offended By Donald Trump Did Not Attack Frederica Wilson

A viral Facebook post supposedly written by Myeshia Johnson, the widow of slain Army Sergeant La David Johnson — in which she blasts Florida Congressional Representative Frederica Wilson as a “so called politician” — is a fake, Johnson herself has confirmed. The post went viral over the weekend, circulating widely on social media especially among […]

6y ago

Donald Trump Now Rush-Delivering Letters To Gold Star Families Months After Loved Ones Died In Military

Donald Trump Now Rush-Delivering Letters To Gold Star Families Months After Loved Ones Died In Military

The day after Donald Trump claimed that he had contacted “virtually” every family of a United States military service member who died since his January 20 inauguration, the White House sent rush-delivery letters of condolence to at least three such Gold Star families who had not heard from Trump — even though their family members […]

6y ago

‘Massive Intelligence Failure’ In Niger Led To Soldiers’ Deaths, Report Says — ‘Trump’s Benghazi’ Critics Say

‘Massive Intelligence Failure’ In Niger Led To Soldiers’ Deaths, Report Says — ‘Trump’s Benghazi’ Critics Say

The four United States soldiers killed in an ISIS ambush in the West African country of Niger died due in part to a “massive intelligence failure,” according to a new report by NBC News on Friday afternoon. The intelligence failure placed the troops in the heart of what appears to be a sophisticated and well-planned […]

6y ago

Politicians And Pundits Are Calling The Tragic Deaths Of U.S. Soldiers In Niger ‘Trump’s Benghazi’

Politicians And Pundits Are Calling The Tragic Deaths Of U.S. Soldiers In Niger ‘Trump’s Benghazi’

President Donald Trump has frequently criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s handling of the 2012 ambush in Libya that led to the death of U.S. citizens, and now — following the recent deaths of American soldiers in Niger — politicians and pundits are referring to the event as “Trump’s Benghazi.” On October 4, during […]

6y ago

Donald Trump Refused To Issue Sympathy Statement For Soldiers Slain In Niger, ‘Melania And I Are Heartbroken’

Donald Trump Refused To Issue Sympathy Statement For Soldiers Slain In Niger, ‘Melania And I Are Heartbroken’

The mystery surrounding the deaths of four United States soldiers in Niger on October 4, and Donald Trump’s 12-day silence on the soldiers’ deaths at the hands of about 50 ISIS fighters who ambushed the U.S. troops grew deeper on Wednesday with revelations that officials drafted a statement of sympathy for the slain soldiers — […]

6y ago

Mother Of Ambushed Green Beret Says Trump ‘Disrespected’ Family During Call, Confirms Congresswoman’s Side

Mother Of Ambushed Green Beret Says Trump ‘Disrespected’ Family During Call, Confirms Congresswoman’s Side

Apparently, the he-said-she-said roller coaster between President Donald Trump and Rep. Frederica S. Wilson has a third side: the mother denies Trump’s version of his condolence call and said the commander-in-chief was ill-mannered about her fallen Green Beret son, Sgt. La David T. Johnson, who was killed during a mission in Africa. U.S. Special Forces […]

6y ago

Donald Trump Golfed As Body Of Soldier Killed In Niger ISIS Attack Returned Home — Called ‘Trump’s Benghazi’

Donald Trump Golfed As Body Of Soldier Killed In Niger ISIS Attack Returned Home — Called ‘Trump’s Benghazi’

Donald Trump is coming under fire this week after a CNN report revealed that as the body of a United States Green Beret soldier killed in an ISIS ambush was returned to U.S. soil last weekend, Trump was playing golf. Nearly two weeks after the deadly ambush in the African country of Niger, Trump acknowledged […]

6y ago

Moment Green Beret Shawn Thomas’ Widow Grieves By His Coffin At Airport [Video]

Moment Green Beret Shawn Thomas’ Widow Grieves By His Coffin At Airport [Video]

Footage showing the heartbreaking moment that a grieving army widow mourned on the airport tarmac beside a flag-draped coffin containing her fallen Green Beret husband’s body has gone viral after it was uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday, February 14. The video, taken through rain-splattered window by a plane passenger, Lisa Williams, shows Special Forces Warrant […]

7y ago

Jeffery Woodke: Unknown Gunmen Kidnap U.S. Aid Worker In Niger After Killing Guards, Housekeeper

Jeffery Woodke: Unknown Gunmen Kidnap U.S. Aid Worker In Niger After Killing Guards, Housekeeper

Jeffery Woodke, a U.S. aid worker who has lived and worked in northern Niger for up to two decades, has been kidnapped by gunmen who also killed his guards and house help on Friday. Niger’s interior ministry released a statement on Saturday announcing that a U.S. aid worker had been kidnapped by gunmen in Abalak. […]

7y ago

A Boom In Africa’s Population Now Causing ‘Unstoppable’ Migration To European Nations

A Boom In Africa’s Population Now Causing ‘Unstoppable’ Migration To European Nations

German Chancellor Angela Merkel toured three separate African nations over the past week to attend talks that were intended to find a way to curb migration of African people into Europe. She spoke to the leader of Niger, the world’s poorest country, who stated that it would take a “Marshall Plan” of tremendous aid to […]

7y ago

Filipino Attitude Toward China Remains Friendly In Advance Of U.N. Arbitration Ruling By July 12

Filipino Attitude Toward China Remains Friendly In Advance Of U.N. Arbitration Ruling By July 12

The Filipino attitude toward China continues to be friendly amid speculation on what will happen once the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague hands down its decision by July 12, 2016, on the South China Sea dispute. An olive branch waved by the Philippines at its giant neighbor has called for partnering […]

7y ago

Coup Plot Foiled in Niger: President Issoufou Remains in Power

Coup Plot Foiled in Niger: President Issoufou Remains in Power

A coup plot has been foiled in Niger to overthrow President Mahamadou Issoufou. Issoufou made headlines in 2011 as the country’s first democratically elected leader after years of being a military-controlled state. According to BBC News, 63-year-old President Issoufou noted in a speech on Niger state TV that the foiled coup plot would have seen […]

8y ago

As China Pledges $60 Billion In African Development Aid, Critics Are Skeptical

As China Pledges $60 Billion In African Development Aid, Critics Are Skeptical

At the latest meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $60 billion in developmental aid for African nations. The money will help fund infrastructure, agriculture and training, according to Forbes. FOCAC has been held once every three years, beginning in 2000. This year, it was in Johannesburg, South Africa, […]

8y ago

Boko Haram: U.N. Appeals For Funding Of Over 190,000 Nigerian Refugees

Boko Haram: U.N. Appeals For Funding Of Over 190,000 Nigerian Refugees

Boko Haram is the Islamic Militant group that has been actively taking over Nigeria since 2003. However, most of the Western world did not gain knowledge of the group until 2014, when the militants kidnapped over 200 girls from a boarding school in Chibok. Boko Haram’s plans to create an Islamic state in Nigeria, which […]

9y ago

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