Friday, May 28, 2021

CIA book, China Fort Detrick

Review: Clarity in Crisis. Marc Polymeropoulos offers nine principles of leadership learned from his time at the CIA.

Why China just regurgitated its absurd Fort Detrick conspiracy theory. Beijing does not want continuing attention to what may or may not have happened at its laboratory.



Monday, May 24, 2021

Belarus

 The west should sanction Belarus and force Russia to fill the gap. Moscow is already heavily subsidizing Minsk. Targeted sanctions action would bear economic-political effect.



Thursday, May 20, 2021

Corporate hypocrisy, Putin's laughter

Corporations flaunt their values at home, but close a blind eye to China's repression abroad. Just consider the record of website value statements versus deafening silence on China.

White House doubles down on giving Putin a free pass over Colonial Pipeline hack. The Russians must be laughing. Again, again, and again.



Wednesday, May 19, 2021

UFOs, Podcast

How will the U.S. intelligence community's UFO report deal with the true unknowns? The June report should include four factors.

Microwaves and bounties. I joined Michael Weiss' intelligence podcast to discuss some recent articles



Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Nord Stream II

 Biden's Nord Stream II decision is a great gift to Vladimir Putin - and will damage NATO. There are four factors which underline the error of the president's decision.



Friday, May 14, 2021

Israeli intelligence, Biden Putin

Israel's extraordinary intelligence effort in Gaza. The Israeli military and intelligence services have penetrated every layer of Hamas' operational security. And it really does show.

From Thursday..

Meet Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin's $5 million man. The president has failed in his obligation to impose costs on Russia for its latest "grey zone" cyber offense.



Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Israel Gaza, Army

 Why Israel is hesitant to accept a Gaza cease fire. Hamas and Islamic Jihad are engaged in a scaled attack that undermines Israeli civil society and deterrent credibility.

From Tuesday

A 4,600 mile Army Airborne message to Russia. The 82nd airborne jumped into Estonia.



Monday, May 10, 2021

Dark Side, Lavrov, Johnson, Baerbock

Why the Dark Side hack reeks of a Russian "asymmetric" strike. The Russian state is known to tolerate and shape the actions of private hacking teams on its soil.

from last week...

Please know that Sergei Lavrov is unhappy. The Russian foreign minister is a master at playing the victim.

Boris Johnson rises amid Labour dysfunction and vaccine rollout success. The British Prime Minister has his eye on Labour's broken "red wall."

Annalena Baerbock could save the U.S.-German alliance, Armin Laschet could ruin it. September's German election carries great consequence for America, China, and Russia.



Thursday, May 6, 2021

RF/MW attacks and Russia

US intelligence grapples with nervous system attacks as heavy suspicion falls on Russia. The radio frequency-microwave attack concern is a rising priority. Will Vladimir Putin face a reckoning?