The whole discussion around the recently disclosed Russian hacking – “is it traditional SVR espionage using the cyber domain or is it subversion or is it an act of war?”- is all fascinating and completely misses the two most important points. The first is that from the Russian perspective this is war. As can be …
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Saturday/Sunday, Dec. 12-13
The first U.S. shots of Pfizer’s newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine will be administered as early as Monday morning, with shipments scheduled to go out Sunday, according to the Army general organizing the rollout https://t.co/XpIL1ElT6g pic.twitter.com/MoT8JLdhTe — Reuters (@Reuters) December 13, 2020
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“The Galactic Federation” Has Been In Contact With Israel & the US For Years: Retired Israeli General Decides To Light His Reputation On Fire
Oy vey… From The Jerusalem Post (emphasis mine) Has the State of Israel made contact with aliens? According to retired Israeli general and current professor Haim Eshed, the answer is yes, but this has been kept a secret because “humanity isn’t ready.” Speaking in an interview toYediot Aharonot, Eshed – who served as the head of …
Breaking: President-elect Biden Has Chosen GEN (ret) Lloyd Austin as His Nominee To Be the Next Secretary of Defense
CNN has just reported that President-elect Biden has selected GEN (ret) Lloyd Austin to his Secretary of Defense. President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the former commander of US Central Command, to be his secretary of defense, a source familiar with the decision told CNN on Monday. If confirmed by the …
A Retired General Officer or Flag Officer Should Not Be the Next Secretary of Defense
Yesterday, in response to a Newsweek article about whether or not President-elect Biden should pick a retired general officer, specifically GEN (ret) Austin, to be the next Secretary of Defense, Senior Chief Nance had a very strident response: BULL: As a combat veteran I don’t think the @DeptofDefense should be run by a K-Street think …
Schroedinger’s Secretary of Defense & the Reality of Building Back Better
There’s been a lot of coverage, much of it somewhat angsty or gossipy, playing out over who President-elect Biden is going to select as his Secretary of Defense. Most of the coverage appears to be in Politico, with Axios, whose founders were also Politico’s founders, getting one scoop in. The reporting largely focuses on former …
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A Pictorial Explanation of the Strategy Behind the Assassination In Iran
Last week Bibi Netanyahu made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia to meet secretly with Mike Pompeo and Mohammed bin Salman. It didn’t stay secret for long. As the meeting was getting underway the Houthis attacked a Saudi ARAMCO facility. Which means the Iranians, who the Houthis have turned to for support, have excellent SIGINT …
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