Just a few short weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic burst into public view, a medical researcher published a study on military members who got the flu shot. At the time, it barely created a ripple but its findings are now likely to have a larger impact on the future policy debate over infectious respiratory viruses. […]
‘Hollywood Has Been Complicit’: Ted Cruz Targets Hollywood and China with New Legislation…
Sen. Ted Cruz is drafting legislation that would prevent movie studios from receiving Department of Defense assistance if those studios censor their films in China. The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act would keep the Defense Department from participating with studios that censor movies for a Chinese audience. “The Chinese Communist Party spends billions […]
Dept of Defense-Wide Wuhan Coronavirus Cases Near 5,000…
Nearly 3,000 American service members worldwide had tested positive for the coronavirus by Friday, according to new Pentagon data that showed military-affiliated individuals infected by the virus nearing 5,000. The data released Thursday showed more than 22% of the 2,986 service members diagnosed with the fast-spreading virus have recovered from the disease. Forty-four troops are […]
DOD-Wide Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4,500, Up 26% Over the Weekend…
More than 4,500 U.S. military-linked individuals had tested positive for the coronavirus by Monday representing a roughly 26% spike in illnesses reported since Friday, according to new Pentagon data, which included the second death of a U.S. service member. The Defense Department said 4,528 service members, DOD civilian workers, military dependents and defense contractors worldwide […]
With Removal of ‘Stimulus’ Oversight Inspector General, Trump Is Apparently Right Over the (Spygate) Target Again…
The media have made such a hash of this thing, it takes patience to sort it out. That’s a common sign of Trump being over the target. Here is the sequence of events as best I can make it out, with the hysteria removed. On 30 March, Glenn Fine, principal deputy inspector general and acting […]
U.S. Refuses Baghdad Request to Discuss Iraq Troop Withdrawal…
The US said Friday it would not discuss pulling troops from Iraq after its caretaker prime minister asked Washington to send a delegation to begin withdrawal arrangements. “At this time, any delegation sent to Iraq would be dedicated to discussing how to best recommit to our strategic partnership — not to discuss troop withdrawal, but […]
Senate Sends Mammoth $738BN Defense Bill to Trump’s Desk, Creating Space Force…
The U.S. Senate has joined the House of Representatives in passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, and it will now go to the White House where President Trump is expected to sign it into law. The Senate passed the massive $738 billion defense spending bill on Tuesday, which as we […]
Navy’s Top SEAL Can Revoke Tridents. Here’s Why He’s Sending Gallagher to a Board Instead…
Enlisted Navy SEALs can have their hard-earned tridents revoked by superior officers, but Rear Adm. Collin Green wants other sailors to decide whether Chief Eddie Gallagher should retain the device. “Admiral Green felt very strongly about the board process,” a Navy official who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Military.com. “He values the opinion […]
Analysis: War on Terror Has Killed Over 800k People and Cost $6.4 Trillion…
The so-called War on Terror launched by the United States government in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has cost at least 801,000 lives and $6.4 trillion according to a pair of reports published Wednesday by the Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. “The numbers […]
Probe Clears Pro-Trump Pentagon Analyst, Report Withheld from Defense Team…
A confidential counterintelligence investigation cleared suspended Pentagon analyst Adam S. Lovinger on allegations of leaking data to the news media, but officials never told his defense team. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) examined Mr. Lovinger’s use of classified computer networks. In a 2018 report, the NCIS said its review “did not reveal any potential […]
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