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The Illinois-based private military contractor and vehicle supplier agreed to pay $50 million to resolve a claim related to its MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) heavy trucks. Government prosecutors alleged that the company charged the Marine Corps inflated prices for a specialized suspension system. Several agencies cooperated in the matter, which relied in large part on a whistleblower who received a …
After a spate of recent setbacks, including a series of serious plane crashes, Abayomi Balogun says a special advisor to the President was right and that it is time to call in reinforcements. During a lengthy interview, Balogun repeatedly expressed support for the Nigerian Air Force’s pilots and infrastructure. 30 people have died in six airplane crashes in six years. …
Strongman Bashar Assad, who has already been in power for a decade, is expected to easily win a vote which the United States and its allies have already called a “fraudulent election [that] does not represent any progress toward a political settlement.” The vote takes place as Government forces only occupy parts of the war-torn country. Generally, Assad’s control is …
An October 2020 raid which killed a top al Qaeda leader indicates that the terrorist group is thriving under the protective wing of the Taliban. When raiders breached the lair of Husam Abd-al-Rauf and killed him, they also discovered messages to cell groups and instructions for a pair of drone strikes in Syria. The evidence indicated that the link between …
Iraninan-backed militias are wielding a new weapon in their war against Iraq’s fledgling democratic government. Low-flying drones, which are almost impossible to counteract, have replaced rocket-propelled grenades as their weapon of choice. American officials analyzed the remains of a drone that struck a CIA hanger. It damaged the facility but injured no one. Preliminary analysis indicates that the Iranians made …
