THURSDAY PDB – It's getting harder for Joe Biden to claim he had nothing to do with son Hunter's shady foreign business deals. Hunter Biden's $250K wire from China labeled as a ‘personal investment.' The wires' beneficiary address is listed as Joe Biden's Delaware home.
This, despite his legal team claiming the funds were part of a loan and previously saying he never “received any return on his investment.”
“In 2020, Joe Biden told Americans that his family never received money from China. We've already proved that to be a lie earlier this year, and now we know that two wires originating from Beijing listed Joe Biden's Wilmington home as the beneficiary address when he was running for president of the United States.”
“When Joe Biden was vice president, he spoke on the phone and had coffee with Jonathan Li in Beijing and later wrote a college letter of recommendation for his children,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said.
“Joe Biden's abuse of public office for his family's financial gain threatens our national security. What did the Bidens do with this money from Beijing? Americans demand and deserve accountability for President Biden and the first family's corruption.”
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:
Candidates' differences on Ukraine reflect stark divide within GOP. This was apparent at the second GOP presidential primary debate, as candidates sparred over whether to continue supporting the Eastern European country's efforts to defend itself against Russia's invasion.
GOP leaders reverse to strip Ukraine aid from defense spending bill. They moved to strip $300 million in Ukraine aid from their defense spending bill Wednesday night and set up a separate vote on the funds.
SURE, BUT WAR IS COMING – WHETHER VOTERS WANT IT OR NOT – Ron DeSantis is brandishing his military service. Do Republican voters still want that? Americans would like the U.S. to focus on domestic problems.
PENTAGON WOKE WATCH
HE IS 100% RIGHT – Tuberville says military is ‘not an equal opportunity employer.' Senator Tommy Tuberville said he objected to efforts by a top military official to recruit and promote racial minorities in the armed forces, saying the push for diversity over merit threatens military readiness.
SecDef Austin's salary cut to $1 under GOP budget plan. House Republicans passed a measure to slash Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary from more than $221,000 annually to less than $1, based on their dissatisfaction with his work.
Gen. Mark Milley leaves Joint Chiefs with a legacy of controversy, consequence. The Chairman steps down this week after four years of fights with Trump and tensions around the globe.
NATIONAL SECURITY
Inside America's plans for an autonomous, AI-powered military. The U.S. is accelerating an effort to revolutionize modern warfare by fielding swarms of self-operating drones and weapons systems.
CHINA THREAT
US, Japan warn of China-backed hackers lurking in networking gear. The joint advisory cautioned that a China-backed threat group called BlackTech is exploiting weaknesses in routers to hack government and industrial targets.
To stay competitive, US military complex must hurdle ‘Valley of Death.' The U.S. is in its decisive decade for competition with China, and technology is the primary arena for the rivalry.
RUSSIA THREAT– UKRAINE WAR
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 582. The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense said, “a concerted new Russian offensive [wa]s less likely over the coming weeks.”
Who's gaining ground in Ukraine? This year, no one. Although both sides have launched ambitious offensives, the front line has barely shifted.
NORTH KOREA THREAT
THEY SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIM – Video appears to show American soldier who crossed into North Korea arriving back in the US. The troubled idiot sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas two months ago.
IRAN THREAT
Iran says it successfully launched imaging satellite. The move could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.
SPACE THREAT
Victus Nox mission highlights need for flexibility. The mission — Latin for “conquer the night” — launched Sept. 14, proving that a satellite can be built in less than a year and sent to orbit within 27 hours of receiving launch orders.
SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use. The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk's SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it's developing.
HOMELAND SECURITY
US spying law threatens privacy, needs restrictions, watchdog says. Government panel finds foreign surveillance tool used to prevent terrorism puts civil liberties at risk.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
SHAMELESS RUSSIA – DESPICABLE UN – Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine. This, nearly 18 months after it was suspended from the body following its invasion of Ukraine.
Italian ‘Stealth' Frigate to deploy with USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Mediterranean this fall. One of Italy's stealthiest and most powerful warships is preparing to deploy with the Carrier Strike Group.
Australian F-35 crews end their Asian exercise spree in Indonesia. Its fifth-generation stealth fighters are taking part in an exercise in Indonesia, on the last leg of a deployment that has seen the jets visit the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia for the first time.
Burkina Faso's military rulers say coup attempt foiled. 4 coup plotters were arrested, 2 were on the run following reports that a coup attempt was thwarted by security services.
Troops stormed a prison. They found inmates had built a luxury resort. Security forces raiding Venezuela's Tocorón prison discovered swimming pools and even a small zoo — what they didn't find: Tocorón's most notorious inmate.
CARTEL'S POWER GROWING – Mexican army sends troops, helicopters, convoys to towns cut off by drug cartels. Mexico's armed forces sent troops, vehicle convoys and helicopters into remote towns near the southern border with Guatemala on Wednesday after drug cartels blocked roads and cut off electricity in some areas over the weekend.
US MILITARY
WHAT A HORRIBLE WASTE OF MONEY – Navy to decommission littoral combat ships USS Little Rock, USS Detroit this week. The Navy will decommission Littoral Combat Ships USS Little Rock (LCS-9) and USS Detroit (LCS-7) this week, ending a month marked by the decommissioning of six warships to close out Fiscal Year 2023.
From parts to hypersonics, Pentagon sees 3D printing as ‘game changer.' The growth of additive manufacturing is a “game changer” for the military — one that can facilitate everything from rapid repairs to aircraft after bird strikes to accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons.
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I am curious . . . if it is true that a $250,000 check was wired from China to Joe Biden’s home for Hunter, why wasn’t that damning document presented today by the Republicans who are conducting the Joe Biden Impeachment hearing? Why?