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NATIONAL SECURITY
YES – AND NO: IT'S POLITICAL NO MATTER WHAT – The Mar-a-Lago case is about national security, not politics. To protect our national security, we need to take politics out of the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
NEW ‘AXIS OF EVIL' – Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states. The Vostok 2022 exercise will last until September 7 showing strengthening ties and defense cooperation between Russia and China.
HOMELAND DEFENSE
THANKS, REAGAN! YES WE CAN DEFEND AGAINST ICBMs – Boeing wins integration contract for homeland missile defense system. Boeing has won a contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to integrate, test and ensure the readiness of the homeland missile defense system, which is designed to protect against intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to an Aug. 31 company statement.
CHINA THREAT
YA THINK?! – UN report: China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. A U.N. report on human rights abuses in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, released late Wednesday after months of unexplained delays, concludes that China's actions “may” constitute international crimes, particularly crimes against humanity.
China has been simulating attacks on US Navy ships, Taiwan says. China has been simulating attacks on U.S. Navy ships and is aiming to prevent foreign forces from coming to Taiwan's aid in the event of a war, Taiwan's defense ministry said in a strongly worded report raising the alarm on Beijing's military designs.
YES! – Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast. Taiwan's military for the first time shot down an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast on Thursday, after the government vowed to take tough measures to deal with an increase in such intrusions.
RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 190. Ukrainian forces claim military successes in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson after Kyiv launched a new push to retake territory in its south. Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, which has been frequently shelled since the beginning of the invasion, came under overnight fire, the mayor said.
Russia's military suffering manpower shortages -US intelligence. The Russian military is suffering manpower shortages as it battles Ukraine and is seeking to recruit contract service members and may even draw in convicted criminals, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, citing U.S. intelligence.
A draft for Russia's army? Putin opts for domestic stability instead. Western officials are puzzled by the Russian leader's decision to avoid mass conscription. But analysts say he is intent on maintaining a sense of normalcy to prevent any public backlash.
Ukraine nuclear reactor shut down due to shelling, operator says. One of two operational reactors at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant complex has been shut down due to Russian shelling, operator Energoatom said on Thursday.
Ukrainian soldiers say they are advancing in the south, but at a cost. Ukrainian army units pushing toward Kherson in the south are retaking ground held for months by Russia's invading troops amid extremely fierce fighting, according to Ukrainian soldiers taking part in the offensive.
IRAN THREAT
Inside a US Navy maritime drone operation aimed at Iran. The U.S Navy is working with Israel, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations to build a network of unmanned drones as it seeks to constrain Iran's military in the region—a program the Pentagon hopes will be a model for operations around the world.
BIDEN'S AFGHAN FIASCO
PUBLISH UNCLASSIFIED VERSION NOW! – Afghanistan after action report finished but still classified, Pentagon says. Work on the Defense Department's after-action report on the war in Afghanistan and the withdrawal from Kabul is finished, Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder said Aug. 31—but when the public might get to read the report remains to be seen.
US MILITARY AND SPACE
PUT LOTS OF YOUNG WOMEN IN CLOSE QUARTERS IN A PRIMARILY YOUNG MALE ENVIRONMENT – AND VOILA! – Reported sexual assaults across US military increase by 13%. Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened.
W Va, Va join 22-state coalition challenging Biden's military vaccine mandate. The attorneys general of West Virginia and Virginia have joined a 22-state coalition challenging President Joe Biden's continued vaccine mandate on members of the U.S. military.
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NO, UN in on it with China day 1
UN acknowledges ” China’s actions “may” constitute international crimes.
Well, golly gee whilikers! So courageous! What’s next? Is the UN going to acknowledge the sun “may” have come up today?
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