MONDAY PDB – ‘White, Male, Christian and Antiwar': Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Suspected Classified Documents Leaker. Rep. Greene (R-Ga.) defended 21-year-old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira—who was arrested in connection with a massive leak of classified intelligence—suggesting that Team Biden was targeting him for his opposition to U.S. military support for Ukraine.
In a tweet on Thursday, Greene identified Teixeira as “white, male, Christian, and antiwar” and said this makes him “an enemy to the Biden regime.”
BUT MANY CONSERVATIVES DISAGREE – Lindsey Graham calls fellow Republican ‘irresponsible' for defending Pentagon leaker. Senator Graham condemned his fellow Republican Taylor Greene as “terribly irresponsible” on Sunday, after the congresswoman defended the airman.
AND LINDSEY ISN'T ALONE – Lawmakers urge harsh punishment for national security leaks. Key lawmakers want harsh punishment for the young guardsman who leaked highly classified documents online, despite some conservatives' calls for leniency.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here's a roundup of other developing stories.
Not the President's Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL'S DAILY BRIEFING – the PDB:
NATIONAL SECURITY
How much of a threat does Russia's Pacific fleet pose to the US? The Russian navy has been active in the Pacific during the war in Ukraine.
Putin meets China's defense minister, hails military ties. Vladimir Putin's meeting comes less than a month after Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to Moscow.
CHINA THREAT
IT'S ON YOU, BIDEN – AND WE NEED TO KNOW – The military tracked at least three more spy balloons, leaked documents report. One of the balloons flew over an American carrier group.
US warship sails through Taiwan Strait following China war games. The guided missile destroyer USS Milius sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, in what the U.S. Navy described as a “routine” transit, just days after China ended its latest war games around the island.
China says it conducted mid-course missile interception test. If true, this means it can bring down ballistic missiles while they are flying in space midcourse on the way to their targets.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Ukraine awaits US missile system after latest Russian strike. A Patriot air defense system promised by the U.S. is expected to arrive sometime after Easter.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 418. Russia's Wagner Group sent more than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war back to Ukraine to mark Orthodox Easter, according to a video posted by the group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
RAMPING UP NUKES IN BELARUS? – Russia trains Belarusian pilots in nuclear weapons use. Belarusian Air Force crews have completed their training for using tactical nuclear weapons as part of Russia's plan to deploy the weapons to its ally amid fighting in neighboring Ukraine.
France, Germany not doing enough to support Ukraine, says Poland's PM. The prime minister raised concerns about France and Germany's lack of a wholehearted commitment to help Ukraine against Russia and how it affects Warsaw's ability to help.
SPECIAL FORCES AS CANNON FODDER – Russia's Spetsnaz forces are being annihilated in Ukraine, leaks claim. Hundreds of Russian commandos are being used as frontline soldiers, with poor results.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
B-52 bombers train with Japanese, South Korean fighters after North Korean ICBM launch. The allied jets flew together Friday in separate exercises as a show of unity intended to deter would-be adversaries.
South Korea repels North Korean patrol boat after sea intrusion. The N Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 a.m. Saturday while chasing a Chinese fishing boat.
SPACE THREAT
NEED MORE SPACE STUFF! – Space domain awareness and protection require more space-based systems. Meeting the goal of achieving space protect-and-defend mission capabilities by 2026 requires rapid acceptance of products and services that are available today.
SOOO – Space Force starts launches for constellations of hundreds of satellites. For decades, a relatively few, huge U.S. satellites have patrolled from orbit to detect threats such as ballistic missiles.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
US helicopter raid targets senior ISIS leader in Syria. The raid in northeast occurred early Monday morning.
French forces prep for final phase of major multidomain exercise. After several years without an exercise on its territory, the French military is preparing for the final phase of Orion 2023, a new combat drill to prepare troops for a real war.
COMMIE LOVER – Brazil's Lula meets Xi in China as they seek path to peace in Ukraine. Brazil has been reluctant about choosing sides in the war, as its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, seeks to rebuild the country's ties with Beijing.
US MILITARY
CAUSE – DRONES? – Air Force looks to cut nearly 50% of tactical air control party jobs. It is set to shrink its elite corps of tactical air control party airmen by nearly half over the next three years.
HIGH TEMPO! – Soldiers are away from home now more than ever despite no major ongoing wars. This outlet spoke to more than a dozen soldiers about a rapid cadence of missions and training schedules packed to the point of bursting.
HITMAN FOR HIRE – IDIOT – Help wanted: Guardsman applies to be hitman, gets arrested instead. Authorities recently arrested a Tennessee Air National Guard service member after he reportedly sought work as a hitman on a fake website known to lure would-be criminals.
END of PDB
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From source with Classified docs experience
Give him a lifetime pass to the restaurant of his choice. The same for MTG.
Punishment? Teixeira and Snowden should both get Nobel Peace prizes – both exposed the world Americas war mongering by the deep state and presidents who conceal truth from America
Russian troll?
I seriously doubt that a 21 yr old had access to this info. A private? Yeah no. It’s another set up.
Airman who leaked classified intelligence? Sounds like a Democrat-in-training to me. Give the young man a raise and a promotion. He’ll make a good addition to the Biden administration.