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U.S. Special Forces On The Ground In Lebanon

August 6, 2017 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Libya, national security, Russia, Special Operations, Syria, targeted killing, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

 Wonder if ISIS leader is hiding out in the Bekaa Valley?  RCP, fortunascorner.com   U.S. Special Forces On The Ground In Lebanon – Report By Times Of Israel, www.timesofisrael.com View Original August 6th, 2017 Hezbollah fighters stand on their army vehicle at the site where clashes erupted between Hezbollah and al-Qaida-linked fighters in Wadi al-Kheil or al-Kheil […]

Russia In Libya: War Or Peace?

August 5, 2017 · by · in CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Libya, military history, national security, POTUS, Russia, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_russia_in_libya_war_or_peace_7223?utm_source=World+Affairs+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5f44eda61b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f83b38c5c7-5f44eda61b-294664345 RUSSIA IN LIBYA:  WAR OR PEACE? Mattia Toaldo, 02 August 2017 Europe must use its diplomatic leverage to ensure that increased Russian involvement does not come at the cost of further destabilisation on Europe’s southern border. Libya is increasingly a target for Russia’s growing ambitions to influence the Middle East and North Africa, but, […]

Chaos And Order In A Changing World 

August 3, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Africa, Al Qaeda, artificial intelligence, Asia/Pacific Pivot, Britain, Brussels, China, CIA, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, Eurozone, Euro, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, India, Intelligence Community, Internet, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Israel, Japan, Libya, military history, national security, NATO, North Korea, Nuclear, OPEC, Pakistan, Philippines, POTUS, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, social mdeia, South Korea, space, Special Operations, Syria, Taiwan, Taliban, targeted killing, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Chaos And Order In A Changing World by Dr Henry Kissinger capx.co · August 2, 2017 Lady Thatcher was one of the most significant leaders of our period. Decisive, effervescent, courageous, loyal, she was dedicated to shaping the future rather than following the recommendations of focus groups. I first met her in the early 1970s, when […]

Secretary Of Defense Mattis Says ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi Likely Alive

July 22, 2017 · by · in CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Libya, national security, POTUS, Syria, targeted killing, terrorism, US Military, Yemen · Leave a comment

Jim Mattis On ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ‘I Think He’s Alive’ Washington Examiner · by Travis J. Tritten · July 21, 2017 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive following weeks of speculation over his death. Mattis said he has seen no evidence that Baghdadi is […]

Trump Ends Covert CIA Program To Arm Anti-Assad Rebels In Syria, A Move Sought By Moscow

July 20, 2017 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, military history, national security, NSA, POTUS, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

Excerpt: Officials said Trump made the decision to scrap the CIA program nearly a month ago, after an Oval Office meeting with CIA Director Mike Pompeo and national security adviser H.R. McMaster ahead of a July 7 meeting in Germany with Russian President Vladimir Putin. … After the Trump-Putin meeting, the United States and Russia […]

CENTCOM Commander Votel Steels For Next Chapter In World’s Most Dangerous Region

July 16, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Britain, Canada, CIA, counterinsurgency, Department Of Defense, DIA, Djibouti, Drones, Egypt, Europe, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, military history, national security, NATO, Navy, North Africa, Nuclear, oil, Oman, OPEC, Pakistan, Palestinians/Occupied Territories, POTUS, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Special Operations, Syria, Taliban, targeted killing, terrorism, UAE, US Military · Leave a comment

CENTCOM Commander Votel Steels For Next Chapter In World’s Most Dangerous Region Howard Altman, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 14, 2017 1:34pm www.tampabay.com View Original July 14th, 2017 Army Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of the U.S. Central Command, sat down for an interview Wednesday with the Tampa Bay Times in his office at MacDill Air […]

House Armed Services Panel Unveils $696.5 Billion Defense Authorization Bill

July 10, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Air Force, Al Qaeda, Army, artificial intelligence, Asia/Pacific Pivot, China, CIA, Congress, counterinsurgency, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Defense Industrial Base, Department Of Defense, DIA, Drones, espionage, spying, Europe, foreign policy, Hybrid War, Information Operations, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, Japan, Libya, Marines, military history, national security, NATO, Navy, North Korea, NSA, Nuclear, Philippines, POTUS, quantum computing, Robots In War, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Science & Technology, South Korea, Special Operations, stealth, Syria, targeted killing, technology & innovation, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

House Armed Services Panel Unveils $696.5 Billion Defense Authorization Bill By: Joe Gould, for Defense News // July 10, 2017     WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee unveiled its $696.5 billion defense policy bill on Monday, which reflects an emerging deal among House Republican leaders but falls short what pro-defense lawmakers sought.  The committee’s draft 2018 National Defense […]

American Special Operations: Past, Present, And Future – Modern War Institute

July 6, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, CIA, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Europe, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Israel, Japan, Libya, military history, national security, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military, Yemen · Leave a comment

Excerpts: This is what most people think of when they hear the term “special operations,” elite forces swooping in snatching a target and swooping back out again before anyone knows they were there. Whole Redbox machines could be filled with movies that have plot lines with special operators as the heroes—steely-eyed killers, super soldiers, whose […]

Pentagon Issues Statement On Air Strike On Somalia-Based & al-Qaeda-Linked al Shabaab Group

June 11, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, ISIS in Iraq, Libya, military history, national security, North Africa, NSA, POTUS, Somalia, Special Operations, Syria, targeted killing, terrorism, Unmanned aerial systems, US Military, Yemen · Leave a comment

Pentagon Statement on Somalia Strike 06/11/2017 08:53 AM CDT IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. NR-219-17 June 11, 2017 Pentagon Statement on Somalia Strike Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following: On June 11, at approximately 2 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Department of Defense conducted a strike operation against al-Shabaab in Somalia. The operation occurred […]

The Thucydides Trap

June 10, 2017 · by · in Afghanistan, Air Force, Al Qaeda, Army, Britain, China, CIA, counterinsurgency, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Japan, Libya, Marines, military history, national security, NATO, Navy, North Korea, NSA, Pakistan, Philippines, POTUS, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Special Operations, Syria, Taiwan, Taliban, technology & innovation, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command, Ukraine, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

Excerpts:   Although China’s rise presents particular challenges, Washington policymakers should heed five Cold War lessons. Lesson 1: War between nuclear superpowers is MADness. Lesson 2: Leaders must be prepared to risk a war they cannot win. Lesson 3: Define the new “precarious rules of the status quo.” Lesson 4: Domestic performance is decisive. Lesson […]

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