Russell 'Texas' Bentley is confirmed to be dead, 11 days after he was kidnapped on the outskirts of Donetsk by reported members of the 5th Tank Brigade of the Russian Federation, per his widow. I profiled him in 2018 for Texas Monthly: texasmonthly.com/articles/son-w…

The Tortured PAO Department

Blackthorne: It is outrageous to describe all tracked vehicles as 'tanks.” Any simpleton can tell the difference between the gun of an MBT and a self-propelled howitzer barrel, or the puny appendage of a Bradley autocannon.

Mariko: The Anjin is mad you called a tank a tank.

MVJ SPOTLIGHT: MVJ member Alex Horton recently embedded with Navy SEALs and Green Berets for The Washington Post. Check out his article on the stress-tests these Special Operations forces are undergoing in the Arctic ⤵️
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Scoop: U.S. military whistleblower warns troops in Niger are vulnerable as Biden administration resists order to withdraw. With Dan Lamothe Rachel Chason Alex Horton washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Great work by meg kelly, Hajar Harb, Miriam Berger, Louisa Loveluck, Cate Brown, John Hudson, Jarrett Ley, Imogen Piper, Hazem Balousha & Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش.

A Post investigation has found that Israeli vehicles were present in the area and that Israeli weapons likely caused the visible damage in the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab and eight others in Gaza City on January 29.

Before she was killed, Rajab called the Palestinian Red

Incredible work by meg kelly Hajar Harb Miriam Berger Louisa Loveluck Cate Brown.
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Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza. They were all killed.

No paywall here, so read every word of this sweeping and convincing investigation wapo.st/4aCoCqA

“The most challenging thing to figure out is if it’s Ukrainian or Russian drones.”

Saturated airspace is making it a dangerous gamble for anyone trying to advance. Via Siobhán O'Grady Kostiantyn Khudov Alice Martins washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

Seemed about the right time to bring this one back.

Recall that strikes against Houthi missile sites before launch were described as defensive, so the use of “offensive” here is more ambiguous than the admin will let on

retired generals, think tankers, and professors getting ready to retweet videos of explosions from Syria from 2018 from the worst 'OSINT' accounts

It's always a great day when we get to connect with Alex Horton on Northwest Newsradio. You can find the report we chatted about below, with great images from Salwan Georges.

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Several journalists including a CNN stringer have been injured after Israeli forces surrounded & attacked Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, leaving one in critical condition. Per TRT bureau chief in Jerusalem, Israeli tanks launched a “targeted attack” on several journos.

Arctic warfare would be one nightmare after another. Everything freezes, from blood to fuel and batteries, and evac is a golden day if you're lucky.

We caught up with Green Berets and SEALs in Alaska to see how they train, w/ Salwan Georges SOCNORTH washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The Post contacted 25 aid groups, U.N. agencies and donor countries to ask about aid delivery to Gaza and found that Israeli authorities have denied or restricted access to items ranging from lifesaving medical supplies to toys to chocolate croissants.

“I think it’s