NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - A Dangerous Bottleneck
Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.
Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.
"We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time," President Trump said
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters on Friday morning as the Iran war nears the two-week mark. The U.S. and Israeli militaries have decimated Iran's air defenses and munitions manufacturing centers, striking thousands of targets across the country. However, Iran's ruling regime remains largely intact, showing no signs of giving up the fight. The country's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khameini, issued his first statement on Thursday, saying the Strait of Hormuz must remain closed until the war is over, a move that is roiling the global energy trade and increasing prices at the pump. Hegseth has yet to offer an assessment on who is responsible for a strike early in the war that killed…
The opioid epidemic is just one of the symptoms of the general deterioration of Western society. Now, more people than ever are either dealing with the ravages of drug and alcohol addiction themselves, or dealing with someone who is. What can we do about this scourge? Today on Solutions Watch, James talks to Iain Davis, a drug and alcohol addiction counselor with 20 years of experience in the field, and Derrick Broze, who has just penned a gripping new memoir about his own struggles with addiction and how he overcame them. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO ALL OF THE ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND WEBSITES MENTIONED? HOW ABOUT COMMENTS? THEY’RE AT THE CORBETT REPORT WEBSITE! JUST FOLLOW THE “SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS” LINK BELOW TO GO…
American children may be able to purchase cross-sex hormones for “gender transition” online from foreign and domestic pharmacies without prescriptions, according to a new report from medical watchdog Do No Harm. Online pharmacies have a remarkable lack of safeguards, according to the report, including not requiring age verification or a prescription before payment. The report […]
Some Republicans care much more about enriching themselves than saving the republic. So much for the 'will of the people.'
With oil traffic in the Persian Gulf brought to a standstill, Trump isn’t going to be able to simply declare victory and walk away.
The scandal is no longer about the Biden family, but about the FBI agents and DOJ employees responsible for conspiring to thwart the investigation into the former president.
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker went down over Iraq
The International Energy Agency estimates global oil supply could fall by 8 million barrels a day this month.