Veterans Affairs has decided, “after a comprehensive review,” to keep open its Waco, Tex., Medical Center. VA Secretary James Nicholson said in a statement, “Meeting the health care needs of veterans is VA’s highest priority.” He added that a visit to Waco convinced him the center provides “world-class care.”
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.