SOUTHWEST ASIA-(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2017. On Feb. 2, Coalition military forces conducted 41 strikes consisting of 64 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 31 strikes consisting of 40 engagements using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft as well as artillery against ISIL targets. Syria[Read More…]
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Russia Sanctions Lifted; Trump Plots War with Iran, with Russia Joining In
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 By Keith Pickering Serious, disturbing, frightening developments today: 1. The Trump administration lifted sanctions against Russia that had prevented US companies from exporting high-tech gear to Russia. Essentially it is now legal for US companies to sell spy gear to the Russian spy agency. This is the same Russian[Read More…]
Study Finds American ISIS Fighters Likely to Be U.S. Born, Engaged in Society
Research challenges widely held assumptions about American face of ISIS CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. A new study from the Chicago Project on Security and Threats at the University of Chicago and the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Counter-Terrorism Policy Center finds striking patterns among individuals in the United States considered ISIS supporters,[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth to Defense Secretary Mattis: Stand Up to Trump’s Executive Order, American Troops Are at Risk
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) called on U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis to stand up to President Trump’s executive order (EO), which endangers both our national security and the safety of our currently-deployed troops by limiting travel from certain Muslim-majority countries.[Read More…]
Independent Federal Investigation of Potentially Illegal Trump Travel Ban Launched at Senators Duckworth & Durbin’s Request
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. Following a request from U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) launched an investigation into the Federal Government’s chaotic and potentially illegal implementation of President Trump’s “travel ban” executive order.[Read More…]
Trump Didn’t Bother to Show Up in Situation Room for Botched Yemen Raid
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017 By Mark Sumner During the campaign, it was easy to get tired of how many times Hillary Clinton repeated stories of tense nights in the Situation Room, where she along with President Obama and other members of his staff, waited for word on some military action[Read More…]
US Should Lift Measure Suspending Refugee Resettlement, Says UN Chief Guterres
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 February 2017 – Reacting to the recent suspension by the United States of its longstanding refugee programme, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday said resettlement is often “the only possible solution” for people fleeing conflict and persecution, and that the US policy, which bars entry of Syrians into[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 28, 2017
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 246,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 259,000 to 260,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Global Coalition Stages Protests and Bank Closures Across the Globe to Defund Dakota Access Pipeline
While Trump, Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics race to complete the pipeline, over 500,000 people representing over $2.3 billion in personal investments say no. New York, Madrid, Munich, San Francisco, Tokyo, Amsterdam -(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 29017. On January 24, Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum fast tracking the Dakota Access[Read More…]
Congressman Chaffetz Backs Off Bill to Sell America’s Public Lands After Enormous Public Outcry
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 2, 2017. After massive public outcry, Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) announced late Wednesday night on Instagram that he was withdrawing his bill to sell “excess” public lands. The bill, H.R. 621, would have required the federal government to sell 3.3 million acres of federal public lands in 10 western[Read More…]
