Israeli Military Chief Warns Army Nearing Internal Collapse As Netanyahu Pushes Service Extensions

Hegseth Ousts Chief Of The Army As Iran War Persists The Pentagon shake-up under Trump has not ended, as on Thursday Pete Hegseth has dismissed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, asking him to step down into early retirement. The move is unusual, given this is the head of the Army and the United States is past the one-moth mark in Trump's Operation Epic Fury. A reason hasn't been given as to what amounts to Gen. George being effectively fired. CBS writes, "One of the sources said Hegseth wants someone in the...

Crestfallen Commie Mamdani Abandons Planned Property Tax Hike On New Yorkers Looks like NYC's communist mayor has had second thoughts about extracting more taxes by raising New Yorkers' property taxes - something he vowed to do to help close a two-year deficit. According to Bloomberg, the decision to drop the tax hike will be included in Mamdani's executive budget released today, which will mark the latest version of his spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.  This is separate from a tax on second homes (the so-called pied-à-terre) that was initiated by...

Potential Offshore Strike In Norway Could Add Fresh Uncertainty To Global Energy Markets As Wage Talks Collapse By Michael Kern of OilPrice.com A potential strike over wages could threaten smooth operations offshore Norway, Western Europe's top oil and gas producer, at a time when the world is scrambling for oil and gas supply amid the Middle East crisis. Almost 8% of oil and gas workers offshore Norway could go on a strike from June 5 if trade union negotiations with industry fail to reach an agreement in a government-brokered mediation process, according...