Posted on 08/05/2010 3:15:50 AM PDT by Man50D
An independent panel has warned that U.S. national security is headed for a "train wreck" if decisive action isn't taken to increase the size of the Navy, improve training of U.S. military personnel and replace aging equipment used by the military services, according to a report from Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
In a review of the Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review process, the panel headed by former Defense Secretary William Perry under the Clinton administration and former National Security adviser Stephen Hadley under the Bush administration warned that the United States will be unable to meet its international commitments unless it modernizes its armed forces.
In addition, current force structure will be unable to respond to a homeland catastrophe that could occur during a period of ongoing contingency operations abroad, the panel said, claiming that military forces for homeland defense are deficient.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
He told me that if 9/11 hadn't happened, her case would have been the biggest intelligence story of the decade.
She had been leaking intel to every one of our enemies since 1985 and she also was in charge of misguided intel reports to William Perry when he worked for Clinton. He must have been very surprised at her arrest, too, lulling him into a false sense of security then... in the late 1990’s.
Glad they are at least trying to face facts now. Duck n’ cover.
If it’s any consolation, the Russian Army can’t even put out a forest fire.
Obama’s plan to seriously hurt the US Military is going well.
After November we can seriously start talks about impeachement of both the traitors in the White House and the traitors in the press. We need to talk about capital punishment for some of the members of Congress and the Senate.
I’d want to see who was on this panel. Lockmart execs?
The “train wreck” is exactly what the leftists want. We are heading for it because Clinton and Obama want us there. There are no unintended consequences in politics. Everything that happens in politics is foreseen and intended.
We are in deep doodoo.
Bump for later
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Austin, Texas - "PERRY INVITES OBAMA TO TOUR THE BORDER WITH HIM" by R.G. Ratcliffe, Austin Bureau (SNIPPET: "Gov. Rick Perry's meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it. That did not dissuade the governor from inviting Obama to come back to Texas and tour the border with him to get a first hand look at what Perry describes as the threat from Mexican drug cartels.") (August 9, 2010, 3:57 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Berlin - "MOSQUE USED BY 9/11 ATTACKERS SHUT DOWN" (SNIPPET: "A Hamburg mosque once frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers was shut down Monday because German authorities believe the prayer house was again being used as a meeting point for Islamic radicals.") (August 9, 2010) (Read More...)
NY POST.com - Opinion - Editorial: "AN ODD ENVOY" (SNIPPET: "It's not sufficiently divisive, apparently, that a controversial imam wants to erect a mosque near Ground Zero; now the Obama folks have him conducting "outreach" to Arab countries on behalf of the United States -- and on the taxpayers' dime, no less." SNIPPET: "As Claudia Rosett first reported at Forbes.com, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is headed to the Arab world for a month-long "outreach" tour, courtesy of the State Department. His wife, Daisy Khan, is to make a similar trip.") (Last updated August 10, 2010, 4:50 am) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ADNAN SHUKRIJUMAH, BELIEVED TO BE THE NEW HEAD OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS FOR AL QAEDA, FBI SAYS" (SNIPPET: """He's looking at attacking the U.S. and other Western countries. Basically through attrition, he has become his old boss." His old boss is none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. What makes Shukrijumah especially dangerous is that he knows how America works, LeBlanc said.") (Updated August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "STATE DEPARTMENT: AL-QAIDA STILL TOP U.S. TERROR THREAT" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Transnational terrorism poses the United States' gravest security threat, with al-Qaida's core in Pakistan remaining the most-formidable terrorist organization targeting the U.S. homeland, according to a new State Department report covering worldwide terrorist activity during 2009.") (August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Washington, D.C. - "ICE REMOVES MAN AFTER INVESTIGATING A TERRORISTIC THREAT ON METRO IN JANUARY" (SNIPPET: "A Panama man convicted of murder in his native country..." SNIPPET: "Juan Alberto Barrera-Candelaria, 36, illegally entered the United States..." SNIPPET: "...an anonymous tip that Barrera was planning to attack an occupied Metro train with a rocket launcher. Additional interviews and searches were conducted and ultimately no evidence was found that Barrera was preparing an attack of any type.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-818: Washington - "UNITED STATES TARGETS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN JOINT TERRORISM ACTIONS, TREASURY, STATE DESIGNATE HARAKAT-UL JIHAD ISLAMI AND ITS SENIOR LEADER MOHAMMAD ILYAS KASHMIRI" (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDERS LINKED TO TALIBAN: U.S. TREASURY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "General Hossein Musavi is the commander Qods Force's Ansar Corps, "whose responsibilities include IRGC-QF activities in Afghanistan," the Treasury stated. "As Ansar Corps Commander, Musavi has provided financial and material support to the Taliban." Colonel Hasan Mortezavi is described as a senior Qods Force officer who "provides financial and material support to the Taliban." Qods Forces' Ansar Corps is the command that is assigned to direct operations in Afghanistan. The Ansar Corps is based in Mashad in northeastern Iran. Ansar Corps operates much like the Ramazan Corps, which supports and directs Shia terror groups in Iraq.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-810: "FACT SHEET: U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETS IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM Treasury Announces New Sanctions Against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Leadership" (August 3, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - Faster, Please!: "THE HIKERS, THE MULLAHS, AND THEIR FRIENDS" by Michael Ledeen (SNIPPET: "There are six American hostages in Iranian hands right now..." SNIPPET: "(...the Nation has produced a pretty convincing report showing that Iranian Revolutionary Guards crossed into Iraq to snatch the three).") (August 1, 2010) (Read More...)THE NATION.com: "U.S. HIKERS WERE SEIZED IN IRAQ" by Babak Sarfaraz (July 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au: "ISLAMISTS SPREAD TERROR MESSAGE" by Sally Neighbour (SNIPPET: "The Authentic Tawheed (tawheed is an Islamic concept referring to the oneness of God) site was registered last month through an internet service provider in Brisbane. It has links to downloadable books and sermons by a range of militant clerics, including the US-born, Yemen-based Anwar al-Awlaki, who is accused by the US government of inspiring the Fort Hood military base shooting in Texas last November and the botched Christmas Day airline bombing in Detroit a month later. It also has a link to a US-registered site, RevolutionMuslim.com, which contains a page endorsing suicide attacks.") (July 31, 2010, 12:00 am) (Read More...)
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THE HILL.com - Blog Briefing Room: "CBO: RISK OF CRISIS GROWING WITH HIGHER DEBT LEVELS" by Michael O' Brien (SNIPPET: "The CBO said in a new report that while it was impossible to predict whether the United States would encounter a debt crisis like those plaguing some European nations, the longer debts and deficits go unaddressed, the greater the risk of a crisis.") (July 27, 3:45 pm ET) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Federal Bureau of Investigation: "STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE" (SNIPPET: "There were the arrests of 10 Russian spies, known as "illegals," who secretly blended into American society committed to the long-term goal of clandestinely gathering information for Russia." SNIPPET: "Terrorism in general, and al Qaeda and its affiliates in particular continue to represent the most significant threat to our national security." SNIPPET: "Homegrown and "lone wolf" extremists also pose a serious threat along with traditional international terror groups." SNIPPET: "The cyber threat to national security remains among our highest priorities.") (July 28, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mauritania - "Warden Message: MAURITANIA POTENTIAL AQIM ACTIVITY, CAUTION URGED" (SNIPPET: "According to press reporting, on July 22, Mauritanian security forces conducted a raid against an Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) camp in northern Mali. France has confirmed that it provided some technical assistance. As a result of perceived Western involvement in the raid, it is possible that AQIM will attempt retaliatory attacks against Western targets of opportunity.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "UZBEKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. government continues to receive information that indicates terrorist groups may be planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan. Supporters of terrorist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, the Islamic Jihad Union, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement are active in the Central Asian region.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL NEWS.com: Islamabad - "U.S. DELIVERS FIRST BATCH OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES" by Shakeel Ahmed (SNIPPET: "Importantly, this is the first time PAF has inducted BVR missiles which will strengthen its Air Defence capability manifold.") (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRADLEY MANNING, SUSPECTED SOURCE OF WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS, RAGED ON FACEBOOK PAGE" (SNIPPET: "Mr Manning, who is openly homosexual..." SNIPPET: "His tagline on his personal page reads: "Take me for who I am, or face the consequences!"") (July 30, 2010, 10:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "A WIKILEAK TOO FAR There are limits to press freedom in times of war" (SNIPPET: "These secret reports have the greatest possibility of causing deadly consequences, which under the American legal tradition is why those who leaked them should be held accountable.") (July 29, 2010, 6:03 pm) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Yasser Qashlaq, the Lebanese flotilla organizer, claims the ships will soon set sail for the Gaza Strip. Syria and Hezbollah are involved. Considering Qashlaq's anti-Semitic stance and links to terrorism, he apparently wants a violent confrontation (possibly contrary to the wishes of many of the passengers)" (July 25, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): New Delhi - "DEADLY TERROR GROUP EXPANDS AREA OF OPERATIONS, MULLEN SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Lashkar-e-Taiba" SNIPPET: "LeT, as it is called here..." SNIPPET: "LeT rose in Pakistan and operated in Kashmir, but it seems to have developed larger goals, the admiral said.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The presence of Al-Qaida, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan...") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "MAMA CAN'T FIND A DOCTOR, AND OTHER FALLOUT FROM NEW DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION" -Column by Matt Towery (SNIPPET: "Lately, even the most elite in media have started to report some of the intended and unintended consequences of the rushed and ill-conceived federal health care bill passed earlier this year by the Barack Obama administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress. And I've had my first eye-opener. Like everyone of their generation, my parents automatically qualify for Medicare. Soon after the new health care bill passed, their personal physician retired. When they set about looking for a new one, they kept hearing the same refrain: "We are no longer accepting new patients."") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): "SOME INSURERS STOP WRITING NEW COVERAGE FOR KIDS" (SNIPPET: "...consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday." SNIPPET: "Insurers are worried that parents will wait until kids get sick to sign them up, saddling the companies with unpredictable costs.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "34 U.S. CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH TIES TO INTERNATIONAL JIHADISTS IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS" (SNIPPET: "A recently disclosed FBI Directorate of Intelligence document from July 2009 estimated that there were as many as 15,000 websites and web forums that were supportive of terrorist activities. Yet, officials say the number of websites is constantly changing since many of the sites and forums are not maintained, with current estimates indicating as many as 10,000 active sites. The FBI analysis noted that about 80 percent of those sites existed on U.S.-based computer servers.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAN BACKS THREE SHIA TERROR GROUPS IN IRAQ: GENERAL ODIERNO" (SNIPPET: "The top US general in Iraq has identified the three main Shia terror groups in Iraq that are backed by Iran. General Ray Odierno said Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous (or Asaib al Haq), the Mahdi Army spin-off Promised Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades (or Kataib Hezbollah). "The Iranians... continue to fund, train and provide weapons and ammunition to Shiite extremist groups," Odierno told reporters in Baghdad according to AFP. Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has "gone to a more sophisticated program with a smaller set of extremists" by narrowing down the number of Shia terror groups it supports.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG782: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS TALIBAN AND HAQQANI NETWORK LEADERSHIP: TREASURY DESIGNATES THREE FINANCIERS OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Gul Agha Ishakzai" SNIPPET: "Amir Abdullah" SNIPPET: "Nasiruddin Haqqani") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com: "RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MISSING FROM AREA HOSPITAL" (SNIPPET: "Officials are investigating how a lead-lined safe containing radioactive material went missing from a storage area at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill.") (July 21, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - No. 653-10: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: " The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Governments of Spain and Latvia.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
HOEKSTRA.house.gov: Washington - "AL QAEDA GOES VIRAL" by Peter Hoekstra (SNIPPET: "Mr. Hoekstra, a Republican from Michigan, is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Mexico City, Mexico - "51 BODIES FOUND AT NORTHERN MEXICO DUMPING GROUND" by Mark Stevenson, AP (SNIPPET: "Investigators said Saturday they have found 51 corpses in two days of digging in a field near a trash dump outside the northern city of Monterrey..." SNIPPET: "The largest mass grave found in recent years was discovered in May in the southern city of Taxco, where a total of 55 bodies were dumped...") (July 24, 2010, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIME.com - Water Cooler - blog: "TWT Exclusive: Is Wash Post Harming Intelligence? by Quin Hillyer (SNIPPET: "I have obtained this document sent by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It appears the Washington Post is about to push the bounds of intelligence reporting. The intelligence agency seems concerned.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - WANTED BY THE FBI: "BAJRAM ASLLANI" (SNIPPET: "Aliases: Ebu Hatab, Bajram Aslani, Bajram Asslani Var Aslani, Bajram Asslani, Aslani Bajram, Bajram Aslami, Bajram Aslanni, Bajram Hajriz Asllani, Bayram Aslani" SNIPPET: "CAUTION Bajram Asllani is an alleged co-conspirator with a group of 8 individuals in the United States who were allegedly co-conspiring to engage in violent jihad, or holy war, and to raise money for mujihadeen, or warriors engaged in violent jihad. Seven of the 8 individuals involved in the conspiracy with Asllani were arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July of 2009.") (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "NEW REGULATIONS OUTLINE CONTENT, TRANSMISSION STANDARDS FOR EVERY AMERICANS' ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS" by Matt Cover (SNIPPET: "If doctors or hospitals do not comply and insist on using the traditional paper record-keeping systems, the federal government will penalize them by docking their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, making it harder for them to stay in business. If they choose to comply with the government's plan. doctors and hospitals can receive generous federal subsidies...") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
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