Monthly Archives: May 2018
Meet The Members Of The ‘Shadow N.S.C.’ Advising John Bolton
Meet the Members of the ‘Shadow N.S.C.’ Advising John Bolton The New York Times · by Kenneth P. Vogel WASHINGTON — In the weeks after President Trump chose John R. Bolton to be his third national security adviser in March, Mr. Bolton, a veteran of the George W. Bush State Department whose bellicose manner kept him from a high-level […]
Photo Of The Pentagon’s Shadowy Special Operations Mothership Emerges
Photo Of The Pentagon’s Shadowy Special Operations Mothership Emerges thedrive.com · by Tyler Rogoway · May 18, 2018 Nearly half a decade ago, U.S. Special Operations Command with the help of U.S. Military Sealift Command began the task of quietly turning a modern roll-on, roll-off cargo ship into a highly customized, mobile special operations mothership and sea base. […]
Despite Recent Price Drop, Bitcoin Gets Vote Of Confidence; How To Play China Now
Despite Recent Price Drop, Bitcoin Gets Vote Of Confidence; How To Play China Now http://www.fortunascorner.com Avi Salzman had a full-page article in this weekend’s (May 21, 2018) Barron’s, “Despite Recent Price Drop, Bitcoin Gets Vote Of Confidence.” “Bitcoin has plunged 58 percent from its December highs, Warren Buffet has compared it to rat poison, and […]
What The North Koreans Told Me About Their Plans
Excerpts: True, this glimpse of Pyongyang’s denuclearization game plan is now five years old—and the North’s nuclear capabilities have advanced significantly in the meantime. More recent efforts to discuss that plan again in private with them have failed, perhaps because the North Koreans were anticipating discussions with the Trump administration and did not want to […]
China Lands Most Advanced Bomber/H-6K On Artificial Islands In South China Sea For The First Time
China Lands Most Advanced Bomber/H-6K On Artificial Islands In South China Sea For The First Time http://www.fortunascorner.com It has only been a few days since Seth Cropsey’s thoughtful and compelling Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal about the strategic importance of a strong navy — as a way to deter foes and, protect one’s national […]
Mattis On Strategy
Excerpts “Without a sound strategy, the most brilliant generals, the most well-equipped troops, the most high-tech equipment, fine tactics — none of that works unless your strategy, your framework for what you’re doing, can actually tie ways and means together,” Mr. Mattis said in a recent speech. … “We pull into one of […]
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