“America First”: sounds harmless enough, right? Who, after all, would argue “America Second?” Moreover, every country pursues its own interests, which includes placing high priority on taking care of its own citizens. But actually, it’s a pernicious notion that works against America’s strengths and makes life more unpredictable and dangerous for Americans. It is important […]
As former national security professionals we have watched many U.S. military parades. Many were in honor of individuals — recipients of awards, retirees, senior elected officials — but we have never seen or heard of a U.S. parade in honor of an individual ordered by that individual. This year, on June 14, the Army’s 250th […]
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George Orwell’s famous 2+2=5 formula for deception is here and very much alive. And there is a good deal of daily, visible effort by Trump’s posse of raiders to keep it going as long as they can, not to mention the stunning silence among Senate and House Republicans to burnish it. Thanks for reading! Subscribe […]
Today The Steady State, a coalition of more than 250 former national security, intelligence, and diplomatic professionals, released a letter to congressional leadership expressing grave concern over the Administration’s decision to appoint the sitting Secretary of the Army to concurrently serve as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Thanks for […]
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Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. “As far as I can tell, no one has flagged what’s arguably the most scandalous revelation of the leak: The Trump administration saw itself as using the United States military to ‘send a message’—and Trump was pushing to extract money from […]
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The president’s confounding decision to dismiss General Timothy Haugh and his civilian deputy, Wendy Noble, as well as a half dozen other seniors on the National Security Council, has rightfully rattled the country’s national security experts, lawmakers, and senior military officers. Everyone is puzzled and the only working explanation is that Mr. Trump’s palace whisperer, […]
28 March 2025 Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. When I applied in 1975 to become a Central Intelligence Agency analyst, I feared that I would not obtain a security clearance because I had been active – marching, signing petitions and the like – in the anti-Vietnam […]