REPORT: Trump’s son met with pro-Russia diplomats in Paris to discuss Syria

REPORT: Trump’s son met with pro-Russia diplomats in Paris to discuss Syria

Donald Trump Jr. in October attended a roundtable conference on ending the Syrian civil war that was hosted by a French think tank favoring closer cooperation with Russia and Syrian President Bashar Assad, The Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon reported on Wednesday. The conference, held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Paris, centered on urging the […]

Mattis, favored for SECDEF, ‘surprises’ Trump with waterboarding stance

Mattis, favored for SECDEF, ‘surprises’ Trump with waterboarding stance

Last Saturday, President Elect Donald Trump met with a number of prominent American officials as he continued to flesh out his cabinet appointments prior to taking office this coming January.  Among these meetings was one with retired Marine General James Mattis.  Mattis, a favorite among veterans, is being considered for the role of Secretary of […]

Ex-CIA boss Petraeus indicates would serve Trump if asked

Ex-CIA boss Petraeus indicates would serve Trump if asked

Retired U.S. general David Petraeus indicated on Wednesday that he would serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration if he was offered a job, according to an interview on Britain’s BBC radio. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Petraeus, who resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after an extra-marital affair was revealed, was under consideration […]

Defense spending and alliances: Is Trump wrong about NATO?

Defense spending and alliances: Is Trump wrong about NATO?

Along the campaign trail, Donald Trump said a number of things that concerned prominent Democrats and foreign leaders. Some of these things can be chalked up to campaign rhetoric, but few of these remarks made the heads of foreign governments wiggle uncomfortably in their chairs more than his stance on NATO. In what would become […]

Pentagon: Troops can apply to carry private firearms for ‘personal protection’

Pentagon: Troops can apply to carry private firearms for ‘personal protection’

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has cleared the way for servicemembers to carry privately owned firearms on Defense Department property, reversing a longstanding rule that barred personal weapons from its facilities. Troops can apply for authorization to carry a firearm that is not related to their official duties, according to a Pentagon directive issued Nov. 18 […]

McCain to Carter: No more last-minute personnel moves

McCain to Carter: No more last-minute personnel moves

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon won’t take over for several more months, but one prominent Senate Republican is telling current Defense Secretary Ash Carter that his work leading the military is all but finished. On Monday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote to Carter asking him to “suspend all […]

How I Came to Fancy Myself a Racist: No Skin Heads, Bloods or Crips in Delta Force

How I Came to Fancy Myself a Racist: No Skin Heads, Bloods or Crips in Delta Force

(Continued from Part I) (Feature photo courtesy of the author (L) and Thomas Story (R)) (Dedicated to: Mr. Thomas Story) My parents did a swimming job of keeping racism out of our house. They had friends of all kinds, they listened to possibly every genre of music in existence. They made no comments, used no […]

The deal with General Flynn: Trump’s likely National Security Advisor

The deal with General Flynn: Trump’s likely National Security Advisor

As has been recently reported, President-elect Donald Trump has settled on former Army General Mike Flynn as his choice for national security advisor, to take effect once the new president assumes office in January.  Flynn was the former head of intelligence for Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). […]

Trump taps Congressman Mike Pompeo to head CIA

Trump taps Congressman Mike Pompeo to head CIA

President-elect Donald Trump added to the growing list of nominees to fill his cabinet when it was announced that he had named Congressman Mike Pompeo (R-KS) as his pick to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Pompeo is the latest in a list of controversial (to some) nominees that include Jeff Sessions (R-AL, […]

Russian President Putin says Trump confirmed willing to mend ties

Russian President Putin says Trump confirmed willing to mend ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday U.S. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed to him he was willing to mend ties, though he also said he would welcome President Barack Obama in Russia. “The President-elect confirmed he is willing to normalize Russian-American relations. I told him the same. We did not discuss where and when we […]

In weekend of deliberation, Mattis favored for Trump Pentagon chief

In weekend of deliberation, Mattis favored for Trump Pentagon chief

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday assessed several more contenders for top U.S. posts including Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani, as blunt-spoken retired Marine Corps General James Mattis emerged as a leading candidate for defense secretary. Trump held meetings at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, with candidates for senior administration jobs after he takes […]

NSA Director Mike Rogers Could Be Removed in Restructuring

NSA Director Mike Rogers Could Be Removed in Restructuring

President Obama is considering a recommendation by Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to separate the commands of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command that could lead to the removal of Admiral Mike Rogers who heads both commands. Rogers’ potential removal as the head of the National Security Agency was […]