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08 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News IT'S A VERY SLOW START ON DONATIONS - So far little progress on February donations. Need to pick up the pace here a bit. Who can help? / Marc Ash - Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Nick Turse | Drug Wars, Missing Money, and a Phantom $500 Million. Pentagon Watchdog Calls Out Two Commands for Financial Malfeasance  Nick Turse, TomDispatch   Turse writes: "There was the investigation of an alleged massacre of civilians by American special operators in Somalia. And don't forget the inquiry into the killing of four Special Forces soldiers by Islamic State militants in Niger. And then there was the investigation that hardly anyone heard about, that didn't spark a single headline. And still, the question remains: Whatever became of that $500 million?"   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Mon

08 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now:   Reader Supported News TEN DOLLAR DONATIONS ALONE CAN’T DO THIS - People are donating and we do appreciate the effort but $5 and $10 donations alone have no chance of moving the progress bar. The $30 donations, while not huge, have been the backbone of RSN from day one. Not everyone can afford a $30 donation but if you can, those are our mainstay. Sincere thanks to all. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: Frank Rich | The GOP Has Become the Anti-Law Enforcement Party    Frank Rich, New York Magazine   Rich writes: "It is indeed stunning that the party which routinely trashed the Democrats for championing 'criminals' rights' (a.k.a. civil rights) is now, at its highest levels, vilifying the FBI and the Department of Justice."   READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

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