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Small UP town holds big heart for 4th of July celebration
GREENLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) - A small U.P. town holds a big heart for Fourth of July festivals. Families crowded the street for Greenland Township’s 4th of July Celebration on Saturday. Trisha McIntyre and Sue Turin are the festival’s only...

Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Greenland Invade the US
With Netanyahu attacking Iran as he realizes that Trump is an empty vessel of international bluster, America’s neighbors have tired of his insults. It was Theodore Roosevelt that said “speak softly and carry a big stick.” The Trump version is...

Inside Trump and Pentagon’s plan to take Greenland by force - ‘we’ll do it if necessary’
The US Defence Secretary has hinted that the Pentagon has drawn up plans for a possible future invasion of Greenland. Pete Hegseth appeared before a Congressional hearing on Thursday, where he was grilled about the Trump Administration's position...

Is Pentagon planning to invade Greenland and Panama? Pete Hegseth's remarks raise serious concerns
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked if the US needs to be prepared "to take Greenland and Panama by force" at a congressional hearing on Thursday. He avoided directly answering the question but suggested the US has plans for "any...

Murkowski, Nordic Diplomats Bristle at Trump’s Talk of Obtaining Greenland
WASHINGTON—Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and diplomats from several other countries in the Arctic Council voiced opposition on Thursday to President Donald Trump’s statements about Greenland. “I am not one who believes that threatening another...
US defence secretary suggests Pentagon has plans to invade Greenland and Panama
US DEFENCE SECRETARY Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force, but refused to answer repeated questions on his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations during a...

Hegseth says Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional...

Hegseth: Contingency plans in place to invade Greenland
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional...

Denmark’s Parliament Approves Legislation Authorizing US Military Bases on Danish Soil, as Trump Eyes Greenland Annexation
The Prime Ministers of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and Greenland, Greenland Prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, have bowed to Trump’s National Security concerns. The Danish have caved and will allow US bases in their territory. When US President...

Watch: Hegseth suggests Pentagon has 'contingency' plans to take Greenland by force
In a congressional hearing on Thursday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked if the US needs to be prepared "to take Greenland and Panama by force". Hegseth avoided directly answering the question but suggested the US has plans for "any...

Pentagon Has Contingency Plans to Invade Greenland If Necessary: Hegseth
During a tense congressional hearing on Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to confirm that the Pentagon has contingency plans for military action in Greenland and Panama but repeatedly sidestepped direct questions regarding the...

Lawlessness! Chaos! Incompetence! Bribe Plane! Greenland? Congress Demands Answers From Hegseth
SecDef Pete Hegseth in Congress on Thursday How’s it going with the rootin’-est, tootin’-est, white-nationalist-tattoedn’-est Defense secretary we’ve ever had? As demoralized National Guard troops were sleeping on floors and al fresco on cots in...

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland, Panama if necessary
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday...

Hegseth Refuses to Deny Plans to Invade Greenland and Panama
Pete Hegseth would not deny that the Pentagon has plans for the potential invasions of Greenland or Panama. The defense secretary turned heads with his response while testifying on Capitol Hill before the House Armed Services Committee on...

Pete Hegseth says Pentagon has plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions during a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday...

Hegseth Stuns House Hearing: Greenland Invasion On The Table?!
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stunned his Republican ally in the House Armed Services Committee hearing by refusing to definitively say the US will not invade and take over Greenland by force. Rep. Mike Turner was having an easy time setting...

Pete Hegseth confirms the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about...

Trump's Greenland acquisition plans could be squashed for a very simple reason
An independent-minded Senate Republican poured cold water on a far-fetched idea that was floated early in the second Trump administration. Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski told the Daily Mail that she doesn't 'think the Trump administration would...

Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary, defense secretary says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing...

Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland
Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly...