Author: Michael

“Snow has fallen on the mountains you dreamed of.” This Turkish saying describes a situation where something that was long hoped for or dreamed of has finally become reality, but it comes with unexpected challenges, risks, or disappointments. And this seems to be the situation in front of Turkey after Syrian rebel forces put an end to the 50-year-long Assad regime.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced a slew of selections Sunday for key Pentagon positions, including deputy secretary of defense and undersecretaries for the acquisition and sustainment, research and engineering and policy directorates.
Trump’s pick for deputy SecDef, billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg, is the co-founder, co-CEO and chief investment officer for global investment and private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management. He has a net worth of approximately $5 billion, according to Forbes. Unlike many previous nominees for the Pentagon’s No.

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Troops living in barracks will be getting free Internet in the near future, after Congress approved the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. 
The sweeping $895.2 billion defense bill includes authorization from Congress for the military to roll out high-speed wireless Internet access for troops living in unaccompanied barracks.

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