Ben Makuch
National Security Reporter at Freelance
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Ben Makuch
An active-duty serviceman in the US army is openly following a proscribed neo-Nazi terrorist group on social media, one that has vowed to recruit soldiers in preparation for a so-called race war. Experts say examples like this shows how under Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon is allowing extremism to go unchecked. On the surface, following a TikTok account might seem like a minor infraction for a young private in the 1st Infantry Division.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ben Makuch
A US neo-Nazi terrorist group with a Russia-based leader is calling for targeted assassinations and attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in an effort to destabilize the country as it carries out ceasefire negotiations with the Kremlin.
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3 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Ben Makuch
Donald Trump’s administration has ended funding for a slew of counter-terrorism research projects, in a move experts say will hinder future law enforcement abilities to predict and prevent attacks on the public, especially from the far right.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Ben Makuch
Silicon Valley has played a sizable part in the early days of Donald Trump’s new administration, but another familiar face in the Maga-verse is beginning to emerge: businessman Erik Prince, oft-described by his critics as a living “Bond villain”. Prince is the most famous mercenary of the contemporary era and the founder of the now defunct private military company Blackwater.
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1 month ago |
theguardian.com | Ben Makuch
More than 50 days into Donald Trump’s second administration and his Department of Defense is already rapidly transforming into the image of its secretary, Pete Hegseth. Now, many of the rants and opinions common during Hegseth’s Fox News career are coming to policy fruition in his new Pentagon. Hegseth inaugurated himself by scolding his Nato allies and confirming the US would never accept Ukraine into the alliance.
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