Army Training Materials Labeled Conservative Groups ‘Terrorists’

PAUL'S DAILY BRIEF (PDB) WEEKEND – Oops! Army training mislabeled nonprofits as terror groups for years.

At Fort Liberty, thousands of soldiers who were trained on the Army's antiterrorism policy saw slides that labeled several legitimate nonprofits as terrorist organizations – a blunder that went on for seven years before photos of the slides were posted to social media this summer.

A “BLUNDER” THAT WENT ON FOR YEARS.

“How in the world does something like that go on for so long and [no one] in leadership catches it?” said Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., who chairs the House Armed Services Committee subpanel on military personnel.

Army tells lawmakers it will review all training materials amid outcry over botched Fort Liberty briefing. The partisan Democrat material is terrorism briefings at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, falsely listed mainstream activist groups, including peaceful pro-life advocates, as terror organizations.

The slides had been used in training since 2017 and had not been reviewed or approved at any level, Schaefer said. About 9,100 soldiers saw the slides over the past seven years.

“The training materials were very poorly developed, and we fully acknowledge that failure,” Lt. Gen. Patrick Matlock, the Army deputy chief of staff, said. “That length of time is almost unexplainable.”

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

THINGS ARE GETTING REAL – Air Force braces for new nuclear-war scenarios. With more nuclear players and weapons around the world, U.S. forces need to be ready.

The US military's true advantage against any adversary. While the officer corps of nearly every nation's military looks similar to our own — elite, disciplined and well-educated, their enlisted forces, U.S. military leaders say, are a different story. That's because we train and empowers mid- and lower-ranking forces, and particularly its noncommissioned officers, very differently from other countries.

WE NEED ICEBREAKERS! – Can ICE Pact salvage American shipbuilding? The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, is a trilateral partnership between the U.S., Canada, and Finland aimed at delivering the icebreakers America needs while also jump-starting U.S. competitiveness and power in shipbuilding overall.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden-Harris' campaign in hacked Trump info. They sent unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in order to interfere in the 2024 election.

Booms in Salt Lake explained: Military detonations underway. The explosions at Tooele Army Depot caused a series of loud rumbles and booms Thursday along the Wasatch Front, Salt Lake County.

POLITICS

Congress approves $3B lifeline to VA to prevent delay in some veterans benefits checks next month.

DESPICABLE DEGENERATE – Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women in postings around the world over 14 years gets 30 years in prison.

US POWER OVERSEAS

US says no change to its military posture in Middle East amid Israeli attacks against Hezbollah radios and pagers in Lebanon.

PACAF looks to Australia, Japan for early warning and battle management help as it waits for E-7 Wedgetail. The Air Force will eventually start getting the new aircraft, but with the service's aging E-3 Sentry fleet close to the end of its service life, questions persist as to how the service can manage gaps until the new planes are ready late this decade.

Aligning for effect: Operationalizing US-Australia regional defense strategies. A primary challenge of managing future Indo-Pacific security will be how the U.S. and Australia are able to sustain alignment of their respective defense strategies over the coming decade.

ISRAEL WAR AGAINST TERROR

I WOULD SAY ‘DEVASTATING' BLOW – The exploding device attacks dealt a major but not crippling blow to Hezbollah, analysts say.

Device detonations reveal ‘incredible' intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief. The detonation of several thousand Hezbollah devices displayed a stunning capability for intelligence-gathering, likely Israel's — and underscored potential vulnerabilities in global supply chains.

Israel warned the US on the day of its ‘pager attack' against Hezbollah that an operation in Lebanon was coming but gave no details, officials say.

Pentagon worries Israel is close to launching ground war in Lebanon. This, after waves of deadly explosions of pagers and other electronic devices carried by Hezbollah terrorists in the country.

CHINA THREAT

Senators offer new bill to sanction backers of China paramilitary maritime militia. The bipartisan bill would let the U.S. sanction countries that support the Chinese Maritime Militia — one of Beijing's tools for “gray zone” operations.

China launches final pair of backup ‘Beidou' navigation system late Wednesday, with an eye on a future, upgraded system.

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

Europe-wide drill led by US Army puts NATO's new battle plan into first action. With maps and graphics flashing on movie theater-sized screens, top Army commanders monitored in real time a scenario of all-out ground war with Russia.

US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island amid spike in nearby Russian military activity. About 130 soldiers with their mobile rocket launchers are returning to their bases.

US warns allies Russia seeking to disrupt cargo shipping firms as it seeks to disrupt Ukraine's partners.

Putin is under pressure to call up more troops for war of attrition. Defense Ministry officials have pushed for a fresh round of mobilization to recruit more troops to offset Russia's losses on the front line in Ukraine.

NORTH KOREA THREAT

South Korea's nuclear latency dilemma. Despite Washington's efforts to alleviate South Korea's security concerns, polls show public support for the country getting its own nukes consistently hovering above 70 percent. However, the majority of South Korean elites do not favor outright nuclear armament.

North Korea's Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles. One of them designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and the other likely made for a nuclear warhead.

SPACE THREAT

‘Sensing has become ubiquitous': Satellite imagery in Ukraine offers view of future warfare. The proliferation of commercial satellites is changing the character of war.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Australian Army to grow, diversify its drone fleet. As it relies more heavily on aerial drones, it plans a comprehensive upgrade program for all size classes now in the pipeline.

Rheinmetall unveils UK's upgraded Challenger 3 battle tank. It has upgraded armor and a 120mm smoothbore cannon for what the company calls the most advanced tank in NATO.

Canada kicks off combat submarine tender after survey of global vendors. It plans to acquire a fleet of up to 12 conventionally powered submarines.

Turkey's defense industry emerges as a global player and key arms exporter.

A U.N.-chartered plane was damaged in an Islamist terror attack in Mali's capital. The plane was used for humanitarian work by the World Food Program. 

Saudi Arabia plots space industry transformation. Its sovereign wealth fund-backed Neo Space Group (NSG) is looking to lease multi-orbit capacity to bolster its foothold in the satellite market, ahead of likely owning and operating its own constellation.

US MILITARY

AC-130J ‘Ghostrider' gunships will keep their 105mm howitzers, for now. The service had been considering removing these weapons from the AC-130Js amid a growing debate about the relevance of the gunships in future high-end conflicts, such as one in the Pacific against China.

Lockheed quietly delivered 1,000th F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter in July; clearing full backlog may take 18 months.

Air Force's information warfare hub seeks high-tech sensors, AI tools. This, to monitor networks for signs of malware and sort through the millions of daily alerts indicating potential compromises.

Air Force to deploy Ospreys in weeks as post-crash groundings lift. Air Force Special Operations Command has returned about 60% of its CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet to fully operational flight status.

US Army embraces Ukraine-style warfare with new all-drone unit.

Navy boss lays out ambitious goals on ships and recruiting but dodges on accountability.

Space Force touts plans for part-time service, even as opposition and Space National Guard proposal loom.

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