Tag: January 6

Stevenson’s army, January 4

–The Hill says GOP may give Trump an effective veto over any border security legislation, thus jeopardizing any Ukraine-Israel-border package.

-Punchbowl says House GOP now wants to tie border issue to government funding fight, making shutdown more possible after Jan 17.

– New poll says 25% believe FBI instigated Jan 6 attacks.

– WaPo debunks Trump claim about Jan  6 Guard troops

– US says Iran blasts may have come from ISIS groups, not Israel

– WSJ says DOD wants drone bases in West Africa

-WSJ says Russia will buy Iranian missiles

-In FT, sanctions expert warns against seizing Russian assets.

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Stevenson’s army, January 12

– SAIS Profs Eric Edelman and Tom Mahnken have been named to the new bipartisan panel Congress formed to review the new National Defense Strategy.-

– The Bulwark has an excellent analysis of the shortfalls in defense of the Capitol on Jan 6. Organizational cultures and bureaucratic processes contributed to the mess.

– Daily Beast shows Putin losing his temper.

I’m off for grandparent duty for a while. But the papers will accumulate and I’ll review them when I return.

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Stevenson’s army, January 8

– Bob Gates & Condi Rice warn that time is not on Ukraine’s side

– Ross Douthat says the GOP now has a policy vision “that’s mostly performative gestures and fiscal apocalypticism”

– NYT correctly tracks GOP chaos to the tactics of Newt Gingrich.

– WaPo has video timeline of the attack inside the Capitol on Jan 6.

I missed yesterday’s. Here it is:

Another Army scholar calls civilian control of the military a “useful fiction” in the same publication.

US announced another $3 billion in arms aid to Ukraine.

Lawfare is now the site for all released January 6 committee materials.

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Stevenson’s army, July 23

So what’s been happening? Russia and Ukraine agreed to a grain shipment deal. Good.

But I still share Andrew Sullivan’s concerns that Putin can outlast the fragmenting West.

WSJ says the administration is still resisting sending long distance armed drones.

SASC finally released its NDAA materials.

Max Boot defends the USMC reform plans.

A bunch of retired generals and admirals call Trump’s behavior dereliction of duty.

DOD doesn’t want Pelosi to visit Taiwan.

Poliitco explains why Huawei sanctions are limited.

I came across an earlier WaPo article on changing cyber rules.

Here’s a summary of the new bill to reform the electoral count law.

Peter Beinart has details on AIPAC-linked funding of congressional races.

CNA analyst skewers Colby’s China strategy.

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Stevenson’s army, January 21

– WSJ says US allows Baltics to transfer arms to Ukraine.

– FT says Taliban threatens Pakistan.

Oath Keepers were armed for insurrection.

Fred Kaplan analyzes Biden’s Ukraine gaffe.

– NYT says US special forces bombed a dam in Syria on “no hit” list. Senior officials had denied attack.

– In FA, SAIS prof Hal Brands says US is overstretched militarily.

– More  on CIA assessment of Havana Syndrome.

– China demands end to foreign FONOPs.

On the 80the anniversary of the Wannsee conference,NYT remembers.  I’ve been to the place where the meeting occurred.  Here are the minutes of the meeting.

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