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NATIONAL SECURITY
BECAUSE THE CLAIMS ARE BS – Special master skeptical of declassification claims by Trump’s lawyers. A judge questioned an attempt by former President Trump’s lawyers to again skirt the issue of whether Mr. Trump had declassified the seized records.
MAKE SURE HIS HUGE TELEPROMPTER WORKS – Biden to rally leaders against Russia’s ‘naked aggression’ in UN speech. President Biden will call on world leaders to stand up against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during his remarks to the United Nations General Assembly.
HOMELAND DEFENSE
Why the US still must invest in homeland missile defense. While the United States may not be able to eliminate all rogue state ICBM risks over time, that does not mean it should turn away from missile defense.
CHINA THREAT
China is capable of blockading Taiwan, US Navy commander says. ‘If they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that,’ said Vice Adm. Karl Thomas.
‘We’re not ready” to fight China in space and cyber, say top US generals. The United States is unprepared for a wartime fight with a peer adversary in the space and cyber domains, top U.S. generals said Sept. 20 during a panel at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Nothing left to fight with: A new paper calls out America’s shrinking Air Force and likelihood it can’t win against China. A new paper from the Mitchell Institute details an underfunded U.S. Air Force which may not be able to win against China.
USS Higgins joins Canadian warship to transit Taiwan Strait. USS Higgins conducted a Taiwan Strait transit on Tuesday, the Navy announced.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 210. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial military mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine continues for nearly seven months.
PUTIN DOUBLES DOWN – Putin announces partial military mobilization for Russian citizens. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said he’s signed a decree on a “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens from Wednesday, nearly seven months into his war on Ukraine.
Russian lawmakers toughen punishment for soldiers. Russia’s Kremlin-controlled lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved legislation that toughens punishment for soldiers breaching their duties, in an apparent effort to boost discipline in the ranks amid the fighting in Ukraine.
Russia moves toward annexing Ukraine regions in a major escalation. The Kremlin’s puppet authorities in occupied areas declared plans for staged referendums to approve joining Russia.
Russian navy moving Kilo attack boats to safety from Ukraine strike risk, says UK MoD. Russia has “almost certainly” moved its Black Sea Fleet Kilo-class submarines from Sevastopol, Crimea, to the Novorossiysk port in Krasnodar Krai, the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense announced in a Tuesday intelligence report.
IRAN THREAT
Violence erupts in Iran after woman dies in ‘morality police’ custody. Authorities fired on people protesting the death of Mahsa Amini, killing at least five, according to a rights watchdog.
BIDEN’S AFGHAN FIASCO
Vets hold vigil at Capitol again, this time to aid Afghan allies. For the second time in two months, dozens of veterans and military advocates are holding an around-the-clock vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in an effort to advance legislation they say will save lives.
US MILITARY AND SPACE
Space Force debuts its official service song ‘Semper Supra.’ Another celestial flag has been planted in the years-long process of cementing Space Force as the U.S. military’s newest branch.
‘Woke’ General who clashed with Fox News hosts probed for social media use. A major general in the Army who has faced off against a couple of Fox News hosts is being probed over his use of social media, an Army spokeswoman confirmed.
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We have the missiles & bombers alone
I blame Wokeness then
Why do these liberal outlets announce this type of information? All they are doing is giving our enemies a window to see our defense weaknesses. In the old America, releasing that type information could be providing aid and comfort to our enemies, and that is a crime. Of course now days the left wing liberals don’t worry about that because they are working towards the destruction of our constitutional republic ,and replacing it with their version of a socialist government.
Many years ago I served in a U.S. Navy ship that operated exclusively in restricted enemy waters. We had a REAL Navy then. Now, it seems that we have a social organization. Not only the Navy but all the rest. Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard. In Navy boots we had it pretty easy but in the MCRD next door In San Diego, the Marines had it pretty tough and when they graduated they hated their D.I. with a passion but respected that mean S.O.B. We felt the same to a lessor degree. That’s the way it should be since we were all being trained to do very unpleasant jobs under very unpleasant conditions. Now from reports I’ve seen, the D.I. in the Marine Corps is like a friendly old uncle. He should still be the mean S.O.B. his recruits despise but respect. Though I don’t know about the Army or Air Force, I’d imagine it should be the same. Coast Guard becomes part of the Navy during time of war and should be trained in the same manner. In closing I’d like to know if anyone can even recall the last time we heard of any of our Armed Services having maneuvers of any kind. In peacetime they should ALL be getting ready for war. Having had an up close and personal look at war I can personally tell anyone how terrible it actually is. Our young people who have the guts to face the unknown and enlist should know. They deserve it and I personally feel they’re better than that. Patriotism was in vogue during my teen age years. As terrible and unhappy is it might be that should still be the case. In later years , the same as I, they’d no doubt take a great deal of pride in their accomplishment. They could very well do a much batter job that we of my generation did. They might even WIN THE VERY IMPORTANT PEACE. Please don’t understand. I’d serve but I’m could but I’m a stove up old man and would be a definite liability.
JOEBAMA HAS RUINED OUR MILITARY……..WE DON’T HAVE A CHANCE