Last night, Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, eliminating several leading Iranian nuclear scientists and commanders of the Revolutionary Guard. They also killed the main Iranian negotiator charged with negotiating a new nuclear deal with the United States. Iran has retaliated, hitting Israelis sites like Tel Aviv and, no surprise, withdrawn from talks with … Read more
I have a few musings to share about goings on in the Middle East. Take them for what they are worth; it’s just some thoughts and from my perspective as an avid observer of global security matters. Trump’s incompetence in national security and international affairs is why Iran is just about to develop a nuclear … Read more
For those who may not remember, the Bush/Cheney team, in 2001, had what many considered an All-Star Team of foreign policy advisors when their Administration began. Colin Powell was the Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice was the National Security Advisor. Donald Rumsfeld, who had been the Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford, took that … Read more
The headlines today are wrong, and misleading: New York Times: Iran Announces New Breach of Nuclear Deal Limits, and Threatens Further Violations Washington Post: Iran set to breach limit on enriched uranium within ‘hours’ Politico: Tehran: Iran set to breach nuclear deal Iran cannot “breach” an agreement already materially breached by the Trump administration. Any … Read more
The Washington Post has an editorial today about Deepfake videos are dangerous — and they target a huge weakness. The Post is talking about political attack ads, but the same could be said of heavily edited military videos that purport to show evidence of a hostile state actor attacking U.S. interests in support of going … Read more