The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
A current (today; consider time zones) professional assessment on the Ukrainian situation by a retired Army colonel living there and working with their military establishment. Assume this reporting came out by e-mail; if so, it was at some risk. Officer who forwarded to me may have sanitized to protect source. Highlighting is mine. From: [RETIRED SENIOR …
Handbook is largely self-explanatory but the following extract from the introduction at page vi sets the stage: The Lights are Blinking Red … From day one, the Obama Administration has neglected the imperative to modernize the country’s defense forces, underplayed the amount of forces needed for the national defense, and failed to implement any serious …
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The Winners and Losers of Next Year’s Defense Budget What was cut and what was spared in Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s budget-request preview. By Sara Sorcher and Jordain Carney National Journal, February 24, 2014 The blade hasn’t fallen yet, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel raised the ax Monday when he offered a sneak peek of …
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Sigh. Concur with the comments and would add Sumner Shapiro’s own finding on the 80-20 rule. Flynn seems to be going the mini-me route, replicating CIA’s long-standing failure. Wasted effort and money — and still no focus on the plumbing. Analysis: Defense Clandestine Service Is Here To Stay WASHINGTON — Senior US officials and lawmakers …
Incredible-Yet-Simple Invention Can Seal a Gunshot Wound in 15 Seconds – What It Could Mean for Soldiers While the U.S. Defense Department is taking bold steps to embrace the latest technology in nearly every operational specialty, it might be the simplicity of a kitchen sponge that saves hundreds of lives every year. The new battlefield …
Four Washington think tanks held their own exercise to provide alternate analyses and budget proposals to the ongoing Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), DoD’s Congressionally mandated internal cut drill. Read all about it at Joint Think Tank Event: Alternatives to the QDR and FY15 Defense Budget | CSBA While the four think tanks …
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Here’s What’s Troubling American Troops in One Chart It’s about ‘combat experiences,’ not length of deployment This Army graph makes crystal clear what many U.S. troops, and their loved ones, have long suspected: the more combat events they experience, the more mental-health problems they will suffer. In fact, according to this illustration from a new …
