Новости за 24.08.2018

David, This is opinion piece is deeply flawed. White supremacist commit on average less than 30 "murders" a year, which is certainly a security concern that I believe is being addressed by our law enforcement entities. Making it a mainstream topic of discuss in my view would risk making the...

Bill, There also a critique of the current US strategy on Politico and the opening sentence is: ---Quote--- The troops waging America's 17-year-old war in Afghanistan are confronting a puzzle: What has become of the enemy who drew them there? ---End Quote---...

---Quote--- Amid concerns over North Korea, federal emergency managers are updating disaster plans to account for large nuclear detonations over the 60 largest US cities, according to a US Federal Emergency Management Agency official. The shift away from planning for small nuclear devices that...

Can't find one. Oops. ---Quote--- The Russian military is searching for a “nuclear-powered” missile that it lost at sea, at least according to anonymous U.S. intelligence sources who spoke to CNBC. According to CNBC, those sources said Russia tested four of the missiles, which are...

Kosovo, Home to Many ISIS Recruits, Struggling to Stamp Out Homegrown Terrorism

Kosovo, Home to Many ISIS Recruits, Struggling to Stamp Out Homegrown Terrorism by A.J. Naddaff – Washington Post

An un-read IISS blog article that is sub-titled: ---Quote--- Chinese private security companies are going global to protect the country's assets and citizens, in the sometimes unstable countries linked to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative. ---End Quote---...

A Test for Privatization in Afghanistan SWJED Fri, 08/24/2018 - 12:25am

Erik Prince, the former CEO of Blackwater has been pushing the privatization of the Afghan war as an alternative to the present strategy of gradually completing the Afghanization of the war. This is obviously a very controversial proposal, but it is one that at least merits some consideration. There is one remote area of Afghanistan that might well serve as a laboratory for privatization - the provision of construction... Читать дальше...

Is Being Called a “Man” Worse than Being Reminded Your Place is in the Kitchen? SWJED Fri, 08/24/2018 - 12:16am

Recently, 1ST Lieutenant Virginia Brodie authored an article featured at Task and Purpose entitled: “Hey! You Shouldn’t Address A Bunch of Marines As ‘Gentlemen’ When the Group Includes Female Marines”. In this article, she reported feeling excluded as a female Marine when her commander addressed a formation using the term “gentlemen”. 1stLt Brodie suggested the inclusion... Читать дальше...

Shifting Ex-FARC Mafia Alliances Fuel Colombia Criminal Shakeup

Shifting Ex-FARC Mafia Alliances Fuel Colombia Criminal Shakeup by Parker Asmann and James Bargent - InSight Crime

---Quote--- The U.S. has issued a travel advisory for Mexico after authorities found eight bodies in Cancún this week. * The Associated Press reports that the eight bodies were found in the Cancún area on Tuesday. Two of the victims were found in an abandoned taxi, while two others were found...