Новости за 05.04.2018

Since Begin's lie about some Kuwaiti newspaper citing Saddam Hussein's statement about 'developing nukes to burn Israel', back in 1981, I'm extremely cautious about any Israeli reports citing some 'Kuwaiti newspapers'.

Iraq facing fewest security incidents since 2003 here's link (http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2018/04/iraq-witnessing-fewest-security.html)

The ISIS Files: Thousands of Internal Documents That Help Explain How Islamic State Stayed In Power So Long

The ISIS Files: Thousands of Internal Documents That Help Explain How Islamic State Stayed In Power So Long by Rukmini Callimachi, Photographs by Ivor Prickett - New York Times Interactive

From memory Andrew Exum was once a familiar name here on the Forum, he moved from being a US Ranger Captain to being a DoD Deputy Asst. Sec. and not a contributing editor for The Atlantic. This article is his reflections when you ask: ---Quote--- Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion, there’s...

Shashank Joshi, of RUSI, replies to the criticism (via the Australian Lowy Institute):https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/skripal-weight-evidence

Bolton’s Challenges SWJED Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:18am

The announcement that John Bolton, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and Ambassador to the United Nations in the George W. Bush Administration, will succeed H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser effective April 9th raises important and interesting questions about the direction of American national security policy and the role of the National Security Council staff.

Lessons Learned in Modernization SWJED Thu, 04/05/2018 - 12:05am

An Army commander must be able to communicate with geographically dispersed forces to command effectively. A home station mission command center (HSMCC) increases a commander's ability to communicate with military partners anytime, anywhere.

White House: U.S. to Deploy National Guard to Southern Border

White House: U.S. to Deploy National Guard to Southern Border

---Quote--- China's military leadership has pledged its support to Russia as tensions between Moscow and the West further deteriorate into diplomatic isolation, economic sanctions and dueling defense drills. In his first visit to Russia, newly appointed Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng...

---Quote--- China's military leadership has pledged its support to Russia as tensions between Moscow and the West further deteriorate into diplomatic isolation, economic sanctions and dueling defense drills. In his first visit to Russia, newly appointed Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng...

---Quote--- The U.S. and its allies have “failed to impose sufficient costs” against Russia for its recent aggressions around the world. Those were the words of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster Tuesday, in his last public speech before stepping down April 9. President Donald Trump’s top...