August 31, 2021 by Tim Sullivan | Aug 31, 2021Pentagon prepared for ‘mass casualty’ attack at Kabul Airport hours before explosion – [POLITICO]North Korea Appears to Have Restarted Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor – [WALL STREET JOURNAL]Pentagon acknowledges reports of civilian casualties in US airstrike in Kabul – [THE HILL]Granholm Chartered Military Jet to Ukraine as US Struggled To Evacuate Americans From Afghanistan – [WASHINGTON FREE BEACON]Blinken was vacationing in Hamptons hours before Kabul fell: report – [NEW YORK POST]Biden ripped for apparently glancing at watch during ceremony for fallen troops – [NEW YORK POST]The fatal failure of Gen. Mark A. Milley over closing Bagram Air Base – [NEW YORK POST]American University of Afghanistan students and relatives trying to flee were sent home. – [NEW YORK TIMES]White House defends letting billions in military equipment fall into Taliban hands – [WASHINGTON EXAMINER]Blinken Claims US Never Gave Taliban Lists Of Names, Then Details Names US Gave The Taliban – [DAILY CALLER]Approval of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan plummets, poll shows – [WASHINGTON TIMES]Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revives troubles of corruption, Crimea, Russia – [WASHINGTON TIMES]