WEDNESDAY PDB – Even when doing book reviews, the far-left New York Times is doing its best to stoke fears of a Trump election loss being as “dangerous” as a Trump victory. Let's not do another civil war if we can help it, OK?
As we approach this November's presidential election, “blood bath” is quickly becoming one of Donald Trump's favorite new terms.
If he does not take the White House, there will be a “blood bath” in the auto industry. President Biden's immigration policies are causing a “blood bath” at the U.S. border with Mexico.
In some corners, this imagery is understood as a threat: What will Trump supporters do if their favored candidate does not win? He has repeatedly suggested that violent unrest could follow his defeat. Would it be a reprise of the American Civil War?
THIS NONSENSE IS HOW THE TIMES WRITER STARTS OFF HIS REVIEW OF THREE NEW BOOKS ON AMERICAN HISTORY. NONE OF WHICH HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TRUMP OR EVEN THE 20th OR 21st CENTURIES.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of today's other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
UMMM – SO WHAT? – Lawyers found classified docs in Trump's bedroom 4 months after Mar-a-Lago search. The revelation was contained in a newly unsealed opinion that a federal judge issued in 2023.
Foreign purchase of US ammo maker sparks national-security battle. Opponents of the flawed deal stress the need for American ownership amid gunpowder shortage and concern over China-Russia influence.
IS IT REALLY NECESSARY? – The time is right for a new military force to defend cyber space.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Army to release findings on 2023 Maine mass shooting in coming weeks. This is the long-awaited investigation into mistakes leading up to the mass murder of 18 people by an Army reservist last fall.
Air Force seeks its pound of flesh in Teixeira leaks case. If 16 years in prison isn't sufficient deterrence against trying to impress one's video gamer friends with highly classified intelligence snagged from one's Air Force worksite, what is?
MILITARY PROSECUTORS SCREWED UP! – Felony convictions of 5 retired officers dismissed in Fat Leonard case. A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers, some very senior, who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the Navy's biggest corruption cases.
POLITICS
GOP chair weighs Psaki subpoena in Afghanistan probe. He is threatening to subpoena former White House press secretary Jen Psaki if she doesn't schedule an interview with the panel for its probe into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
NO TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTIONS – AND NO MARXIST “DIVERSITY” INDOCTRINATION – Republicans back abortion ban in VA budget draft for next year. Republicans advanced a budget bill Tuesday that includes more than $360 billion for Veterans Affairs operations but also limits taxpayer funded abortions and divisive “diversity” programs that Democratic lawmakers vowed to fight.
US POWER OVERSEAS
SURPRISE – Gaza aid pier mission involving US troops is off to a chaotic start. As predicted, aid trucks are being overrun by Gazan mobs, criminals, and terrorists and at least one person feared dead over the weekend, prompting a pause in aid distribution.
B-52s land in UK to kick off another bomber task force. The first Stratofortress bombers began touching down at RAF Fairford, U.K., May 20.
‘In it for the long game': US sailors factor into diplomatic interests in Africa as China, Russia vie for influence. The sailors aboard the only Navy ship assigned to the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility know that their role is unlike many others in the service.
CHINA THREAT
Unleash the Space Force against China. Military leaders and outside analysts have warned for years that China is making rapid progress in space.
Pentagon asks Congress for Indo-Pacific Security Assistance Initiative. The proposed legislation would allow it to establish an initiative to deliver weapons to Taiwan and other friendly militaries in the region, modeled after a similar program used to arm Ukraine.
Chinese ambassador promises ‘friendship' and ‘cooperation' as 2 Chinese warships dock in Cambodia. This, in preparation for joint naval exercises between the two countries.
China takes measures against 12 US military-linked firms and their senior executives. This, in response to the U.S. arming of Taiwan and sanctions on Chinese companies.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia begins exercises for battlefield nuclear weapons, pointing to Western ‘threats.' Russian troops began practicing major exercises to ensure troops' readiness for the potential deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield.
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas flew home from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, pleased to see NATO allies cooperating. But she later said that other types of warfare were on her mind.
Russia's use of Starlink will be a ‘continuous problem' in Ukraine. The Pentagon and SpaceX have been working together to shut off Russia's use of the U.S.-made satellite constellation.
Ukraine and EU push to start membership talks in June.
Sweden plans $7 bn in military support for Ukraine in 2024-2026.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Finnish leaders lay the groundwork for hosting NATO forces. One key plan to animate its NATO membership may require amendments to Finland's constitution – the hosting of alliance forces on Finnish soil.
How a Haitian gang is trying to turn itself into a militia. In recent years, one of Haiti's most powerful and best armed gangs, 5 Segonn, promoted itself with brash rap videos posted on social media.
US MILITARY
WATCH troops hang from a helicopter while practicing insertion/extraction techniques.
Radars and drone killers: Revamped Marine office hastens tech creation. The U.S. Marine Corps is developing new radars and leveraging its counter-drone systems as it looks to modernize and expand key capabilities.
18th Airborne orders soldiers on staff duty to get 4 hours of sleep. Memo says soldiers on staff duty have to sleep for at least four consecutive hours.
END of PDB
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