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There is a lot of noise around mRNA Vax but there is something very important that is not being discussed- and I know personally for good reason. I work in IT and as a programmer writing code, algorithms for AI machine learning, and more recent projects in the brain sciences in biotech fields. I made a point early on to become a shareholder of Moderna one of the leading C19 gene therapy manufacturers because I wanted to have interaction with their scientists and participate in shareholder calls. I did this so I could ask questions directly to verify the concerns...

Russ Ramsland, of the Allied Security Operations Group, joined Lou Dobbs on Tuesday night to discuss the Wisconsin presidential election. Ramsland confirmed the vote was fraudulent and he has proof! The election was stolen! Russ Ramsland: We have been out looking mostly at Michigan. We are beginning on turning our sights on Pennsylvania and Georgia. The things you find in Michigan are amazing. There are over 3,000 precincts where the presidential votes cast compared to the estimated voters from the SOS (Secretary of State) is 99% all the way up to 350%. Those kind of numbers don’t exist in the...

SIERRA VISTA — The United States is in danger from both national politics and international issues, Republican congresswoman Martha McSally said Monday night. Speaking at the Fort Huachuca 50 dinner, attended by more than 60, the first-term Congresswoman said that if sequestration continues as part of the national budgeting process, America’s defense capabilities will be reduced, opening an avenue for international threats, such as ISIS, McSally said. “We have sequestration causing us to shrink our defense budget,” she said. “A state sponsor of terrorism in Iran, Russia continues to invades its neighbors and ISIS, the most barbaric organization I’ve seen...

It might have been easy to miss this detail in the report of the Hamas attack on an Israeli school bus on 7 April, in which a 13-year-old boy and the bus driver were injured (the boy severely). Hamas used a state-of-the-art Russian-design antitank missile, the 9M133 Kornet (NATO designation AT-14 SPRIGGAN), to attack the bus. Israeli officials confirmed that the hit on the school bus was achieved using laser guidance, and that the missile was launched from two miles away. The account of the attack indicates that the bus was stopped (and had just offloaded most of its 50...

CAMP TAJI – A 1st Air Cavalry Brigade-instructed Iraqi Strike Force culminated weeks of training with a joint demonstration of capabilities here, March 29. The 1st ACB spent several weeks training the Iraqis on how to plan and execute air assault missions and the importance of air to ground integration.Attending the demonstration, conducted by Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st ACB, U.S. Division - Center, was Lt. Gen. Ali Hammadi Tahir, the Karkh Area commander for western Baghdad, and Brig. Gen. Kevin Mangum, deputy commanding general of USD - C, who were able to see the already-strong abilities...

8/24/2009 - NEW AL MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq (AFNS) -- Intelligence collection has become a valuable capability for the Iraqi air force in its push to provide security and stability. Unique to the Iraqi air force, the King Air Squadron 87 here boasts the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities necessary for detecting and deterring insurgent activity. For one advisor assigned to the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission - Air Force, part of the Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, this year-long deployment has presented the challenges of language and cultural barriers, as well as overcoming learning curves using certain technology....

NEWPORT, R.I., April 17, 2009 – Though the proposed fiscal 2010 defense budget reflects some shifts in emphasis, it is important for the United States to maintain its capabilities for conventional warfare dominance, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told members of the Naval War College here today. But America also must be ready to face enemies across a wide spectrum of conflict, the secretary said. Gates spoke at the Marine Corps War College on April 13, the Air War College on April 15 and the Army War College yesterday to present his rationale for budget-related decisions. In all three venues,...

AL HAMIEA, Iraq —The Iraqi Army’s 3rd Light Infantry Battalion, 33rd Brigade, 8th Division, began setting up operations on a new site here Dec. 17. The $17 million facility is one of four ongoing Government of Iraq-funded projects to establish permanent operational Iraqi Security Force bases across southern Iraq. The Director General of Infrastructure, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, assigned engineers to each project to assist in the management of the projects. These engineers report to the Director of Military Works and provide feedback to both the Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq’s J7 (Engineer) and site management on construction-related issues....

FORT DRUM, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2008 – Having non-lethal capabilities is a valuable asset to soldiers in combat, because even the most hostile situation can be resolved without lethal measures, Army Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson said during non-lethal capabilities training and equipment fielding here last week. Soldiers of the10th Mountain Division feel the effects of a Taser during non-lethal weapons training Nov. 19, 2008, at Fort Drum, N.Y. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “We definitely could’ve used this equipment and training on my previous deployments,” said Johnson, an infantryman...

FORT DRUM, N.Y., Nov. 24, 2008 – U.S. soldiers are trained to use non-lethal force as much as possible. But until recently, not every soldier had “the right mix” of tools and capabilities to meet those goals, an officer said during exercises here last week. Tom Martins, non-lethal munitions specialist, teaches 10th Mountain Division soldiers uses and techniques of a spike-strip net during non-lethal capabilities training Nov. 20, 2008, at Fort Drum, N.Y. DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “The more capabilities we give the soldiers to operate in the...

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 – An Iraqi organization tasked with consolidating and coordinating that country’s counterterrorism effort is now capable of conducting unilateral missions, a U.S. military official said yesterday. “[The Iraqi National Counterterrorism Force’s] primary mission is to synchronize and focus all elements of Iraqi national power to defeat terrorism here in Iraq,” U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Simeon Trombitas, director of the Iraqi National Counterterrorism Force Transition Team, told online journalist and bloggers. The Iraqi unit was formed in 2003 and has since been trained by U.S. Special Forces soldiers, Trombitas said. While U.S. forces still train with the...

BAGHDAD, July 9, 2008 – U.S. forces transferred ownership of 11 aircraft to the Iraqi air force today during a ceremony at New Al Muthana Air Base here. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick (left), commander of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, and Iraqi Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir al-Mufriji sign documents transferring ownership of 11 Cessnas from U.S. forces to the Iraqi air force during a ceremony July 9, 2008, at New Al Muthana Air Base in Baghdad. Defense Dept. photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick, commander...

Great Apes Think Ahead: Conclusive Evidence Of Advanced Planning CapacitiesIn a series of four experiments, Mathias and Helena Osvath investigated whether chimpanzees and orangutans could override immediate drives in favor of future needs, and therefore demonstrate both self-control and the ability to plan ahead, rather than simply fulfill immediate needs through impulsive behavior. (Credit: iStockphoto/Michael Steden) ScienceDaily (Jun. 19, 2008) — Apes can plan for their future needs just as we humans can – by using self-control and imagining future events. Mathias and Helena Osvath’s research, from Lunds University Cognitive Science in Sweden, is the first to provide conclusive evidence...

WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 – Various enabling capabilities for Iraq’s security forces must mature before the country is capable of handling internal and external threats without help, a senior military official said yesterday. The Iraqi government does not expect to be prepared to counter internal threats without coalition assistance before 2012, U.S. Air Force Col. Dean Clemons, military advisor to Iraqi Defense Minister Adul Kader, said in a teleconference with online journalists and “bloggers.” Clemons noted that in Capitol Hill testimony in January, Kader also said he believes Iraq won’t be ready to independently defend against external threats until sometime...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2007 – As Iraqi security forces become increasingly capable in the counterinsurgency fight, their leaders are looking to the future, too, and striving to build long-term institutional capabilities, a U.S. military officer supporting that effort told online journalists today. Navy Capt. David Pine, chief of staff for the Joint Headquarters Transition Team, said Iraq’s defense and military leaders recognize the importance of developing institutional capacity so their forces can sustain themselves in accordance with their national military strategy. The Joint Headquarters Transition Team, part of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, is providing advice, support and mentorship to...

Polish Capt. Sylvester Kanadys discusses logistical matters with U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer William Studivant, and ensures exact number of enhanced vehicle security attachment are being picked up from Logistic Support Area Adder, Iraq. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Felix Figueroa. LOGISTIC SUPPORT AREA ADDER — Polish soldiers and 82nd Sustainment Brigade troops stationed in Camp Echo, flew down to Logistic Support Area Adder recently in a former Soviet Mi-8 (HIP) helicopter to pick up tactical enhancement devices for Polish ground vehicles. According to Maj. Richard A. Hall, 82nd Sustainment Brigade liaison officer, the Rhino I system is going to...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2007 – The Iraqi security forces are standing up and coalition forces are redeploying, but security challenges remain, U.S. officials in Baghdad said today. Some 2,200 Marines and sailors have left Iraq as part of the regular rotation, and Iraqi soldiers have replaced them. Marine Brig. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, ground element commander in Iraq’s Anbar province, and coalition spokesman Navy Rear Adm. Mark I. Fox spoke at a Baghdad news conference. The 2,200-member 13th Marine Amphibious Unit has left the country. The unit was part of the surge forces and held the area north of Fallujah...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2007 – Iraqi forces are stepping forward to shoulder the security burden in the country, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said today. Army Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner made the assertion in a conference call with military analysts. In Karbala yesterday, hundreds of thousands of Shiia pilgrims celebrating the birth of Muhammad al-Mahdi, a ninth-century imam revered by the sect, were placed in danger from two militias vying for power. The Mahdi Army and the Badr Organization faced off, disrupting the celebrations. “Iraqi security forces responded rapidly to maintain control of the city,” Bergner said. Iraqi security forces...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2007 – An increase in the active-duty military and changes to the policies for reserve forces announced this month by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates are aimed to increase the military’s overall capabilities, a senior defense official said here today. “This build is about the whole range of capabilities that makes American military forces effective,” David S. C. Chu, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, said at a Pentagon news conference. “Particularly, it is designed to relieve the pressure on units that are described as ‘high-demand, low-density,’ meaning in plain English, there aren’t enough.” Gates...

Military and political experts on both sides of the Atlantic assert that the widening military capabilities gap between the United States and Europe creates a more challenging environment for transatlantic cooperation. From the American perspective, arguments tend to suggest that the growing gap limits interoperability, dictates contradictory strategies between the United States and Europe, generates domestic burden-sharing accusations, and ultimately obliges the United States to pursue a more unilateralist foreign and security policy. On the other hand, from the European perspective, the capabilities gap may indeed seem to be somewhat irrelevant given today's perceived low-threat security environment. Furthermore, to many...