Stevenson’s army, April 22
– NYT says Teixiera was leaking even at start of Ukraine war.
– CNN says Wagner involved in Sudan.
– New Yorker has good background on Sudan.
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Stevenson’s army, April 21
– US has moved troops to prepare for possible difficult evacuation from Sudan.
– WSJ reports on Yellen speech at SAIS; here’s the text.
– FT says China is developing weapons to hijack satellites.
– Another Discord leak says Russia worked to build antiwar movement in Germany.
– AMLO rebuffed on new military plan.
– CSIS has new report on critical military technologies.
– Research shows early schooling in 19th century America strengthened democracy.
– 29 Republicans question US Ukraine aid, urge peace.
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Stevenson’s army, April 20
– Axios has a preview of Treasury Secretary Yellen’s speech on China at SAIS this morning.
– NYT says Xi is rebuffing US.
– US gives more to Ukraine.
– Prigozhin says Russia has accomplished its mission.
– Reuters has Russia recruitment ad.
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Stevenson’s army, April 19
Most of you have heard the story Senator Lloyd Bentsen told me shortly after the 1988 presidential campaign, amplifying his comment that “In Texas, politics is a contact sport.” Back home in south Texas after flying B-24s in WWII, he decided to enter politics, running against the entrenched Democratic machine for County Judge. The old guard fought back with dirty tricks, including some slashed tires. A friendly local sheriff pulled Bentsen aside and asked, “Any killing you want done?” Bentsen said no.
That was Texas in 1946. What about Oklahoma in 2023?
In other news…
NYT says China is greatly expanding its nuclear arsenal
WaPo says China is building supersonic spy drones.
NYT tells how Russia is getting around tech sanctions.
Politico says administration will target investments in China.
WaPo notes how the Senate has treated other ailing members.
Task & Purpose says US special operations forces in Ukraine aren’t in combat.
Lula criticizes US over Ukraine war.
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Stevenson’s army, April 19
– Discord docs say Egypt paused on arms to Russia after US pressure.
– Tucker Carlson used altered docs.
– Russia claimed only 1% of faked profiles caught.
– Saudis & UAE buy Russian oil.
– US will sell F16 equipment to Turkey
– Ukraine war changed IMF.
–China is retaliating against US companies
– Politico lists likely contenders for top military jobs.
– Bob Gates says US needs to be much better at strategic communications.
– Researchers say partisan media works.
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Stevenson’s army, April 16
– NYT tells how its reporters found Teixiera
– WaPo has timeline for document postings.
– Pentagon used Discord for recruiting.
– Vox has background on Sudan’s clash of armed forces.
– FT says China blocks Blinken trip pending balloon resolution.
– FP excerpts interview with Larry Summers about many issues.
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