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The United States has quietly completed its withdrawal from al-Asad air base in Iraq’s Anbar Province, the Iraq Defense Ministry said Saturday, bringing to a close more than two decades of American military presence in the western part of the country.Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah oversaw the transfer of responsibilities at the base, according to the Defense Ministry. U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the handover.The drawdown follows an agreement reached in September 2024 between Washington and Baghdad to shutter the U.S.-led military coalition that had long…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  As news began breaking very early Monday of President Trump’s scathing letter to Norway over the country’s failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, some pundits and journalists immediately questioned whether it was real. But confirmation came soon after. In the letter addressed to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Trump explained that he no longer feels obligated to focus exclusively on peace, while repeating his intent for US control over Greenland. In essence, he lays out that no Nobel might turn into no Greenland for Europe (as Denmark exercises control over the resource-rich…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters.  In debating the relative merits of rifle cartridges, few comparisons elicit more passionately held beliefs — or trigger more derision and insults — than pitting the 6.5 Creedmor vs. .30/06.  Fans of each cartridge react to any criticism of their favorite like you just kicked their puppy. That has always seemed a bit nonsensical to me. In reality, these two cartridges are very different. Each has obviously different strengths and weaknesses. The only real reason to compare them is because they are two of…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. An Alaska man and former guide with a long rap sheet of wildlife violations has now been found guilty of multiple crimes involving his commercial fishing business. Michael Patrick Duby, 51, was convicted by a jury on Jan. 15 on the eight most recent charges, according to the Juneau Independent, but his track record of hunting and fishing violations goes back more than 20 years. Speaking with the news outlet Thursday, Duby explained that he’d pivoted to commercial fishing after losing…

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, warned on Sunday that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be a declaration of war. This warning comes as United States President Donald Trump has allegedly considered assassinating Khamenei. Pezeshkian said in a post on X: “An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation.” Iran’s president also blamed the U.S. for the ongoing protests in Iran. “If there are hardship and constraints in the lives of the dear people of Iran, one of the main causes is the longstanding hostility and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Ten minutes of shooting light remained. Echo, my then eight-year-old pudelpointer, and I had been tucked behind a tiny one-man panel blind for 9 hours and 45 minutes. We had one duck to go to reach our limit. But we’d been waiting for that one duck for the past five hours. Stacked to the side of our little blind were six drake American wigeon. Their green and white heads shone in the afternoon sun. The morning began with dense fog. I…

The United States has been good at one thing lately: making enemies. The European Union now says that it has a “trade bazooka” that it can fire up if the clash with Donald Trump over Greenland continues. The EU says it is considering revising an old €93 billion plan that would economically retaliate against Trump and the U.S.  This “trade bazooka” is the most powerful trade weapon the EU has in response to Trump’s escalating tariff threats over Greenland. opting to hold the measures in reserve while pursuing a last-ditch diplomatic solution. The plan is one of retaliatory tariffs that…

British Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has vowed that the United Kingdom government will not yield to pressure from United States President Donald Trump, who has announced plans to impose trade tariffs on European countries that oppose his bid to acquire Greenland. These tariffs will impact NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) countries that refuse to back Trump’s bid to take over the Arctic island. Trump’s Unhinged Tariffs On NATO Countries Over Greenland Dispute “Our position on Greenland is non-negotiable. We’ve made that very clear. And we’ll continue to make that clear,” Nandy told Sky News as reported by RT on Sunday, referring…

Sign up for the Quick Strike Newsletter The hottest fishing news, tips, and tactics This story, “Ice Cold Trout,” appeared in the December 1962 issue of Outdoor Life. Fred Peterson raced for the tip-up. Half sliding, half falling, he tossed his gloves to the ice and crouched over the small circle of water under the waving red flag. By the time Andy Hendrickson and I arrived, Fred was already reaching for the stick. “Give him more time,” I coached, “he’s not going anywhere.” “The reel was buzzing when I got here,” muttered Fred, “but it’s stopped now.” Peeping at the…

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. The unit is based in Alaska and specializes in operating in arctic conditions.One defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should President Donald Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th…

This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute.  As a “stealth tax,” inflation requires no legislation to impose, no agency to collect, and diverts responsibility for damages onto politicians’ favorite whipping boys. It gives the government the ability to buy almost anything for nothing, while creating endless problems that serve as a pretext for intervention. Inflation is the foundation of arrogant government and a prescription for our own demise. The government inflates through its central bank, the Federal Reserve System. The Fed does many other things, but its foremost responsibility is to support favored market actors…

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