June 3, 2026

US Needs Missiles, Maybe Ground Troops

The Pentagon is considering sending up to 10,000 more ground troops to the Middle East to potentially support operations in Iran in a move aimed at giving President Donald Trump more military options. It is certain all options demand a surge in missile production and delivery.

US Sued for Wrongful Deaths

Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful US military campaign.”

Venezuela Preps for US Attack

The Venezuelan government says its preparing its armed forces in the event of an invasion or military attack by the United States, after the arrival this week of the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, into the US Southern Command region covering Latin America south of Mexico, the waters adjacent to Central and South America, and the Caribbean Sea.