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Progressives praise Biden for tax hike plan – but Pentagon budget stirs anger

Leftwing Democrats say defense spending is far too high and query president’s request for more money for border security

The Guardian - US

Pentagon puts priority on replacing munitions in 2024 budget

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s $170 billion procurement request for the new fiscal year focuses on replacing munitions supplied to Ukraine as well as well as weapons like long-range missiles, which would be necessary in a conflict with China, according to an internal budget document.

Tribune News Service

For all of us detained at Guantánamo, making art was a lifeline. Why won’t Joe Biden let us keep our work?

Art freed our minds and helped us survive. It cannot be right to argue that, even now, the fruits of our creativity belong to the state, says Mansoor Adayfi, an artist and former Guantánamo prisoner

The Guardian - UK

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DOD shields Russia war crime evidence

"Basically, we want others punished, but not ourselves," reporter says

Salon

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine endures the largest missile barrage in weeks; casualties mount in the battle for Bakhmut; a draft law in Georgia stirs anti-Russian sentiment

The Guardian - AU

FCC spectrum auction authority lapses amid questions on military need - Roll Call

Two senators' effort to buy time to study the military need for radio spectrum resulted in the FCC losing authority to conduct auctions.

Roll Call

Are Hampton Roads’ giant cranes spying on us for China? The Pentagon has concerns

NORFOLK, Va. — The Pentagon is reportedly concerned Chinese-made cranes operating at U.S. ports may be a “Trojan horse,” collecting intelligence on the movements of defense supplies.

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Pentagon doesn’t want to share evidence of Russian atrocities amid fears international court may target US

State Department, Justice Department, and intelligence agencies all reportedly favour handing evidence

The Independent UK

Pentagon accused of blocking effort to hand Russia war crimes evidence to ICC

Defence department reportedly unwilling to share intelligence over fears precedent could be set against US soldiers fighting foreign wars

The Guardian - US

"People who get too close to UFOs have suffered from serious health issues"

A journalist and famous author has described some of the studies looking into people who claim to have suffered serious side effects from alien encounters

Bristol Post

Iran can now make enough nuclear material for atomic bomb in 'about 12 days'

Colin Kahl, the Pentagon's top policy official, was asked to describe Iran's nuclear progress and he said it has been "remarkable" since then-President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal

Daily Mirror

Pentagon Experts Don't Trust Young Men With Guns, Red Bull

Plus: FBI director says COVID's origins "are most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan," Supreme Court justices seem skeptical of student loan forgiveness, and more...

Reason

They’re lobbying for Ukraine pro bono – and making millions from arms firms

Some of Washington’s most powerful lobbyists are providing their services to Ukraine for free, but they also have financial incentives for aiding the country

The Guardian - US

Top Senate appropriators urge strong response to spy balloons - Roll Call

Senate appropriators called on the White House to increase funding to prevent future balloon incursions in United States airspace.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine war news – latest: Russia says it repelled ‘massive’ drone attack on Crimea

No casualties reported as result of alleged attack

Tribune News Service

Top US, Chinese defense officials haven’t spoken in 3 months

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. and Chinese defense officials haven’t spoken since November, the Pentagon said Tuesday, a sign of how recent strains over Taiwan and an alleged spy balloon have fractured communications between the world’s two most powerful armed forces.

The Independent UK

No evidence of fraud in weapons to Ukraine, watchdog says

The Pentagon's inspector general says his office has found no evidence yet that any of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted into the wrong hands

Roll Call

Congress turns attention to oversight of Ukraine aid - Roll Call

House and Senate defense and spending panels will hold the first open hearings on Ukraine aid oversight since the war’s start.

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The National (Scotland)

David Pratt: Israeli democracy 'on the brink' as Ukraine war reaches grim milestone

THIS weekend saw the passing of the one-year mark since the Russian invasion and its war in Ukraine.

Salon

War and the battle for young minds

Our culture's endless, hypnotic obsession with war and violence has hidden costs — especially for our children

Tribune News Service

Biden troubled China did not take Pentagon call over balloon

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he was troubled that China declined to take a call from Pentagon officials over the alleged spy balloon that crossed the U.S.

The Independent UK

Panel: Miliary needs gun safety measures to limit suicides

An independent panel says the Defense Department should implement a series of gun safety measures to reduce suicides in the force

Evening Standard

Brothers leave Guantanamo Bay without charge after 20 years

Two brothers who were held in the US military prison Guantanamo Bay for nearly 20 years have been released without charge.

Al Jazeera

US announces new Ukraine aid, Russia sanctions on war anniversary

Pentagon to send more HIMARS ammunition and drones to Ukraine as Washington targets Russian firms and sanction evasion.

Tribune News Service

Federal workers oppose proposed Pentagon civilian workforce cut

WASHINGTON —The federal workers union came out swinging Thursday against a Republican proposal to reduce the size of the Pentagon’s civilian workforce.

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