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Friday, March 31, 2017

More Reasons to Resist Further U.S. Involvement in Yemen

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In a previous pos t, I explained my concerns with the Department of Defense proposal to offer direct military assistance to the Saudi-led...
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Why U.N Peacekeepers Are a Good Deal For America

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It appears from the Trump "Skinny Budget" that the U.S. financial contribution to United Nations peacekeeping forces will take ...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Facilitating Lone Wolf Terrorists: ISIS's "Virtual Entrepreneurs"

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As is apparent in the recent terrorist attacks in both Europe and the U.S., the biggest threat now are "lone wolf" attacks by r...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Trump is Wrong: America's Allies Are A Critical Strategic Advantage

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If you listen to much of the rhetoric coming from Donald Trump during the campaign, you would think that America's allies are a bu...
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Monday, March 27, 2017

Blaming Islam

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There is an assumption in many conservative circles, and some unease even in liberal circles, about whether there is something unique in I...
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Is the Trump Administration About to Escalate the War in Yemen?

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The Washington Post  is reporting that Defense Secretary Mattis has asked President Trump to lift restrictions on U.S. military support fo...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Some Thoughts on the Civilian Casualties in Mosul

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The press reports and images are horrific--over 100 Iraqi civilians killed in an apparent U.S. airstrike in Mosul last week.  The U.S. mil...
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Saturday, March 25, 2017

It Costs Too Darn Much: Fixing How the Defense Department Buys Stuff

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Even the the casual observer of the Department Defense knows that something is broken in the Department of Defense's acquisition of ...
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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Former Senior Department of Homeland Security Officials Pan Trump's Budget

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President Bush's Department of Homeland Security Director (Michael Chertoff), the former Commandant of the Coast Guard (James Loy), Je...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Questions Raised by Chairman Nunes Disclosure of "Incidental Collection" of Trump Officials

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Just when you thought things could not get crazier. the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Devin Nunes, said to...