PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – Trump sends Special Envoy Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Huckabee to inspect food distribution in Gaza. Witkoff arrived in Israel to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Not enough food is reaching people in Gaza even after Israel eased its blockade. Why?
Why Trump broke with Bibi over the Gaza famine. The president wants the war to end and thinks Benjamin Netanyahu is standing in his way.
GOP divide over Gaza grows in wake of Trump’s calls for more aid. Since Hamas’ 2023 terror attack, virtually all prominent Republicans have been in lockstep in support of Israel’s military campaign.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.
Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
How to Lose the Drone War. U.S. military doctrine is stifling innovation.
‘Fund first, ask questions later’ is a bad way to go. Handing $156 billion to DOD with no clear plan invites not just waste but danger. Here’s why.
HOMELAND SECURITY
Tower failed to warn private plane of Black Hawk helicopter’s path before D.C. crash, FAA says. It was the first acknowledgment by the Federal Aviation Administration of a possible error by the controller in the moments before the collision.
DEFENSE POLITICS
Senate rejected an effort from Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of U.S. arms to Israel, though the vote showed a growing number of Democrats opposed to the arms sales amid widespread suffering in Gaza.
Senate confirms senior VA advisor to become the next department watchdog, despite objections from Democrats who questioned her ability to be an impartial investigator of the department.
After President Trump’s Ukraine pivot, Senate panel moves to fund more military aid. Bipartisan groups in Congress are vying to preserve a weapons program that the administration proposed eliminating.
More automation — that’s what the pick to lead Pentagon weapons testing wants. Meanwhile, the comptroller nominee described the conditions needed for a clean audit.
US POWER OVERSEAS
IRAN THREAT/MIDDLE EAST
Iran’s mass deportations of Afghan refugees are fueling regional instability.
Trump says Canada’s Palestinian move is new trade deal stumbling block. Ottawa’s recognition of Palestinian statehood will make it “very hard” to reach an agreement, Trump warned.
CHINA THREAT
Chinese warships arrive in Russia’s far east for joint Pacific naval exercise. Destroyers Shaoxing, Urumqi arrive in Vladivostok for 5-day ‘Joint Sea 2025’ drill beginning Friday.
Expiring cyber information-sharing law puts U.S. maritime infrastructure at risk. A congressional probe last year found Chinese made technology embedded in many U.S. ports, raising fears of espionage and sabotage.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russian hackers target local internet to spy on embassies in Moscow, Microsoft says. The attack works by rerouting targeted diplomatic devices through a hoax captive portal modeled on the kind commonly used to grant internet access in hotels and airports.
Wave of deadly overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv defies Trump ceasefire demand.
Inside Ukraine’s effort to fortify hundreds of miles of defensive lines. Kyiv must install hundreds of lines of defense fast enough to outpace Russia’s advance
Russia’s Jet Powered Shahed Kamikaze Drone Is A Big Problem For Ukraine. The altitude and speed at which the drones fly makes them far more difficult to shoot down, requiring increasingly scarce higher-performance SAMs.
SPACE THREAT
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
South Korea wins trade deal with $150 billion U.S. shipbuilding pledge. The idea of a huge Korean shipbuilding investment has been actively discussed for months as a possible bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
US MILITARY
Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the dismantling of its helicopter units, a sweeping move that caught commanders off guard and upended aviation operations across the country.
When the Army’s vice chief of staff wore a tank top in an Army video, soldiers thought it was a vision of their fitness future. But the service is not issuing tank tops for the PT uniforms.
END of PDB
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Damn Deep State antics again
Party disunity and RINO’s continue to ruin the GOP. Couple that with the democrat’s Obama, Clinton, Biden coup to prevent Trump from accomplishing anything and America is at a critical point in our history. The democrats run to their cadre of corrupt federal judges every time Trump attempts to move us forward toward returning us to greatness. We ,the people, must bring a halt to the democrats and their treasonous anti-American activities. There is no time to waste.