Category Senate

Inhofe, Reed Back New Military Fund To Confront China

May 29, 2020 · by · in China, Congress, Department Of Defense, military history, national security, Navy, POTUS, Senate · 1 Comment

David Maxwell Comment:  “Recall when we excited the “Asian Pivot” during the previous administration?  We provided almost no resources to do and it was really a lip serve exercise.  I think in the ned it was going to raise the apportioned force level from 50% of US military forces to 55% but as “apportioned” forces […]

The Retired U.S. Senator And Diplomat Shilling For China’s Propaganda Machine

May 25, 2020 · by · in China, foreign policy, national security, Senate · Leave a comment

Excerpts: The media appearances raise the question of why an American citizen with a long and distinguished career in government has gotten cozy with Chinese propagandists. An answer is hinted at in a 2013 comment by Russ Sullivan, a former Democratic staff director for the Senate Finance Committee that Baucus chaired, who at that time […]

Senate’s Iran Resolution Has A Special Operations Problem

February 15, 2020 · by · in Congress, Department Of Defense, military history, national security, Senate, Special Operations · Leave a comment

Excerpt: The problem? The resolution proscribes Joint Special Operations Command operations against Iran. That prohibition comes with the demand that President Trump “terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or […]

Armed Services Democrats Face Stark Choices At Markup

June 12, 2019 · by · in Air Force, Army, Department Of Defense, Marines, military history, National Guard, national security, Navy, POTUS, Senate, Special Operations, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. House Of Rep., US Military · Leave a comment

For Immediate Release: June 12, 2019 Contact: Claude Chafin (202) 226-3988 ARMED SERVICES DEMOCRATS FACE STARK CHOICES AT MARKUP WASHINGTON- At the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) tomorrow, Democrats will have an opportunity to support an amendment offered by Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) that would follow through with the recommendations of two Secretaries […]

Ted Kennedy And The KGB: A Reflection On The Late Democratic Senator’s Outreach To The Kremlin To Undermine President Reagan

July 13, 2017 · by · in CIA, Covert OIperations, DIA, espionage, spying, Europe, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, national security, National Security Council, POTUS, Russia, Senate · 4 Comments

Ted Kennedy And The KGB: A Reflection On The Late Democratic Senator’s Outreach To The Kremlin To Undermine President Reagan. Jamie Glazov Posted By Ruth King on July 12th, 2017 http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267250/ted-kennedy-and-kgb-jamie-glazov Editors’ note: In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Trump campaign’s alleged “collusion” with the Russian government during the 2016 US presidential election, which now […]

U.S. Options To Develop A Cyberspace Influence Capability

May 30, 2017 · by · in China, CIA, Congress, Covert OIperations, Cyber War, Cybersecurity, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Information Operations, Intelligence Community, Internet, military history, national security, NSA, POTUS, Russia, Science & Technology, Senate, social media, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. House Of Rep., US Military, Weapons of Mass Disruption · 1 Comment

  Options are one thing.  Actually doing one, or any of them is another matter.  Will the civil libertarians, the lawyers, Congress, and the so-called  mainstream media allow it?  We have tried comparable influence-type activities over the past decades, only to have our hand slapped and told to shut these kind of efforts down.  Will […]

Graham: Congress Has ‘No Plan’ To End Sequestration Amid Military Readiness Challenges

May 25, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, Defense Industrial Base, Department Of Defense, DIA, Marines, military history, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Guard, national security, Navy, NSA, Nuclear, POTUS, Senate, Special Operations, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. House Of Rep., US Military · Leave a comment

Graham: Congress Has ‘No Plan’ To End Sequestration Amid Military Readiness Challenges ‘We shot down more planes than anybody else because of our budget’ Share Tweet Email Sen. Lindsey Graham / Getty Images BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 24, 2017 3:35 pm The Trump administration’s 2018 defense budget proposal will likely extend sequestration into […]

U.S. Eavesdropping Program Goes Silent

April 21, 2017 · by · in CIA, Congress, DIA, espionage, spying, FBI, Intelligence Community, Internet, national security, NSA, POTUS, Senate, terrorism, U.S. Cyber Command · Leave a comment

U.S. Eavesdropping Program Goes Silent BETSY WOODRUFF 04.21.17 4:05 PM ET By The Daily Beast, www.thedailybeast.com View Original April 21st, 2017 It’s long been considered one of the most important ways American spies gather information overseas. But in 2016, it apparently went dark. Something a little funny might be going on in America’s most secretive court. According […]

Pentagon Drumbeat: Military Sharply Warns Congress Against Punting On Spending

April 1, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, Defense Industrial Base, Department Of Defense, Marines, military history, National Guard, national security, Navy, POTUS, Senate, Special Operations, U.S. House Of Rep., US Military · Leave a comment

For Immediate Release:March 31, 2017 Contact:HASC Communications (202)-225-2539 DEFENSE DRUMBEAT: MILITARY SHARPLY WARNS CONGRESS AGAINST PUNTING ON SPENDING By Jeremy Herb, CNNMarch 30, 2017Washington (CNN) The Navy will cancel ship deployments and shut down carrier air wings. The Air Force will ground all non-deploying squadrons in the US. Blue Angel shows will be scrapped, and […]

Hill Republicans Say They’re Growing Frustrated With Mattis

March 23, 2017 · by · in Air Force, Army, Congress, Defense Industrial Base, Department Of Defense, Marines, military history, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Guard, national security, POTUS, Senate, Special Operations, U.S. Cyber Command, US Military · Leave a comment

But Republican lawmakers and senior congressional aides said in recent interviews they’re running out of patience with Mattis’ staffing decisions, which have disappointed Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee hoping to see their ideological allies elevated to senior levels in the Defense Department. Others are grumbling about Mattis’ refusal to advocate a bigger […]

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