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Before Leading Trump Pentagon, ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Secretly Worked for UAE Ruler

Before becoming former President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis secretly worked for the de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates while the United States was supporting the monarchy in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, a Washington Post investigation revealed Tuesday. Source Views: 0

‘Old A** Idiot’: James Mattis’ Call to End ‘America First’ Prompts Swift Backlash

President Donald Trump’s first former Defense Secretary, James Mattis, prompted a swift backlash from conservatives after he penned an article that called for eliminating “America First” from the nation’s national security strategy — a direct attack on his former boss’s world view. In a Foreign Affairs piece co-authored with Never Trumper and Atlantic contributor Kori Schake, […]

James Mattis: Joe Biden Must Eliminate ‘America First’ from U.S. Foreign Policy

Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis declared in an article in Foreign Affairs on Monday that the “America First” foreign policy had damaged national security, and called on Joe Biden to “eliminate ‘America first’” from U.S. strategy. Mattis resigned in December 2018, citing policy disagreements with the president, who had just ordered a troop drawdown in […]

Trump Says He Wanted to Kill Syria’s Assad, But Mattis Blocked Him

Posted on September 17, 2020 by martyrashrakat  September 16, 2020 [embedded content] ٍSource US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wanted to assassinate Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017, but that his then-secretary of defense Jim Mattis opposed the operation. “I would have rather taken him out. I had him all set,” Trump told the […]

Blackstone Intelligence Network: Secretary of Defense James "Mad Dog" Mattis Resigns in Protest

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Mattis: US To Expand Role In Syria

“Right now we are not withdrawing,” Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “We are continuing the fight, we are going to expand it and bring in more regional support. This is the biggest shift we’re making right now.” In his statement, Mattis maintained that the US was not stepping in to take sides in the […]

Mattis says withdrawing US troops from S. Korea may be discussed with allies and North

     The withdrawal of some 28,000 US troops stationed in South Korea may be on the table in future negotiations between the US and North Korea, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said on the heels of a landmark inter-Korean summit. Asked if US forces will remain in South Korea provided Seoul and Pyongyang replace their […]

Mask comes off? Mattis says Pentagon moving away from terror war, now focusing on China and Russia – who were the targets all along!

     The Pentagon is moving away from the war on terror, choosing instead to primarily focus on deterring “strategic competitors” China and Russia, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis stressed while testifying before a Senate panel on Thursday. Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee via written testimony: The global situation is sobering. Russia is […]

Mattis admits US has ZERO evidence of Assad’s supposed chemical attack

     The US is “still assessing the intelligence” needed to prove the Assad regime conducted a recent alleged chemical attack in Syria, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday. Secretary of Defense James Mattis told lawmakers in the US Thursday that the Pentagon does not have any evidence that chlorine or sarin were used in the […]

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis tells Senate US support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen will reduce civilian casualties

     US Defense Secretary James Mattis has defended US military support to the Saudi-led coalition that is waging war in Yemen. He argued it helps to limit the civilian death toll and bring the conflict to a “negotiated” end. “We need to get this [war in Yemen] to a negotiated settlement, and we believe our […]

Jim Mattis refutes the « Fake News » from israël and NATO

This should have been headline news in all the Western news outlets. But only Newsweek mentioned it [1]. During his Press conference on 2 February, Secretary for Defense General Jim Mattis indicated that while he « thought » that Damascus had used chemical weapons against his own people, no-one in the Pentagon has ever provided the […]

Mattis Admits No Evidence Of Assad Sarin Use, No Surprise To Alt Media

February 14, 2018 By Brandon Turbeville As the banana republic of Europe known as France threatens to “strike” Syria if its “red line” of chemical weapons use is crossed and the United States threatens the same action if Assad uses the alleged “new kind of weapons” to conduct another alleged chemical […]

James Mattis: US has no evidence Damascus used sarin gas in chemical attack

     US Secretary of Defense James Mattis says investigators are looking into reports that the Syrian government used sarin gas in recent chemical attacks, but there is no evidence of the gas usage so far, US media reported on Friday. “We do not have evidence,” Mattis told reporters according to Politico. Mattis added it appears […]

James Mattis: No Evidence Assad Used Chemical Weapons

Secretary of Defense James Mattis had admitted that the Syrian government did not use chemical weapons against its own people. In an astonishing admission, Mattis says there is “no evidence” that suggests Assad used the banned nerve agent Sarin. Newsweek.com reports:  This assertion flies in the face of the White House (NSC) Memorandum which was […]

Pathetic lies. Mattis Claims US Not Involved in War on Syria

Mattis Claims US Not Involved in War on Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump escalated US aggression Obama launched. As defense secretary, Mattis is in charge of waging it. Saying Washington isn’t “engaged” in the war belies years of US-led terror-bombing, its rape of Raqqa, its cold-blood slaughter of countless […]

Mad Dog Mattis Threatens Military Action Over Syria Gas Attack Claims, Then Admits “No Evidence”

The following article was originally published at Zero Hedge. Mattis Threatens Military Action Over Syria Gas Attack Claims, Then Admits “No Evidence” “I don’t have the evidence,” Mattis said. “What I am saying is that other groups on the ground – NGOs, fighters on the ground – have said that sarin has been […]

Mattis Wants to Make US Military Even More Lethal, Needs Another $50 Billion

February 2, 2018 By Jason Ditz Speaking to Congressional Republicans during a visit to Greenbrier resort on Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that he believes the US military needs to be made “more lethal,” and pushing for yet more money. After a massive military spending increase last year, Mattis says he […]

Mattis Threatens Military Action Over Syria Gas Attack Claims, Then Admits "No Evidence"

Mattis Threatens Military Action Over Syria Gas Attack Claims, Then Admits “No Evidence” “I don’t have the evidence,” Mattis said. “What I am saying is that other groups on the ground – NGOs, fighters on the ground – have said that sarin has been used, so we are looking for evidence.” This […]

Mattis says Turkey warned Pentagon before attacking US-backed Kurds

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Turkey gave advance notice that it was planning to launch an attack on US-allied Kurdish militias in Syria, but he did not specify if Washington tried to dissuade Ankara. ”Turkey was candid,” Mattis told reporters aboard a plane traveling to Asia from the US. ”They warned us before they […]

Defense Secretary Mattis says government shutdown will have ‘terrible impact’ on troops

     Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday morning that a government shutdown would have a “terrible impact” on military operations. “Our maintenance activities will probably pretty much shut down. We will not be able to induct any more of our gear that need maintenance,” he said Friday morning at the Johns Hopkins University, where he […]

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