While the Biden administration appears eager to send billions of dollars to keep a foreign state fighting an armed conflict far away from US borders, it turns out that members of the United States’ own armed forces have to live in unsanitary conditions.
A team of inspectors from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has investigated 12 unspecified military installations in the United States and interviewed US military personnel about the conditions they have to live in.
In a 118-page report produced as a result of this inspection, the GAO investigators have concluded that the Pentagon failed to provide the oversight necessary to rectify the issues they’ve uncovered.
Specifically, some of the interviewed US military personnel complained about dirty water in their barracks that was potentially unsafe to drink; others mentioned broken heaters and air conditioning units, with the affected service members being forced to deal with such issues themselves by obtaining individual ACs or space heaters......more here
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova earlier said that the treaty provides for various forms of bilateral cooperation.
The comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran has entered into force, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told Sputnik.
"It is already binding," Jalali said when asked about the date of entry into force of the agreement, as well as whether Iran had notified Russia of the completion of internal procedures.
He recalled that the treaty was ratified by both chambers of the Russian parliament, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed it. At the same time, the document was ratified by the Iranian parliament, approved by the Guardian Council, and the president issued it as a law.
"Therefore, in both countries it currently has the form of a law and, naturally, has entered into force," Jalali said.
On January 17, Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, met in Moscow to sign the Comprehensive Strategic ...
Defying the United States threats, ministers from more than 30 nations have packed Bogotá’s San Carlos Palace to charge the Israeli regime with genocide over its October 2023-present brutal military assault against the Gaza Strip.
The dramatic display of international solidarity saw dozens of high-ranking officials from across the globe convene inside the stately palace on Tuesday, determined to hold the regime accountable for, what they unequivocally called, a “war of genocide.”
The two-day emergency summit, organized under the auspices of The Hague Group -- a coalition co-chaired by Colombia and South Africa -- had representatives, ranging from such countries as Algeria and Brazil to Pakistan and Spain, in attendance.
The participants described the drive as a coordinated effort to stop the Israeli atrocities.
Behind closed doors, ministers and envoys, meanwhile, engaged in intensive sessions aimed at drafting collective measures to pressure the regime -- steps expected to be unveiled by ...
