News & commentary by Dave Maxwell. Edited and published by Riley Murray.
1. China Has 'First-Strike' Capability To Melt U.S. Power Grid With Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon
2. DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization, and Conspiracies
3. Getting Past the Civil War: The Morality of Renaming U.S. Army Bases Named After Confederate Generals
4. How the Virus Won
5. Protecting Democracy Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
6. The Dangers of Designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization Now
7. White House intensifies effort to install Pentagon personnel seen as loyal to Trump
8. INSIGHT: U.S. Must Act to Slow China's Roll Toward Global Digital Payments Domination
9. What Police Can Learn From the Military About the Effectiveness of Soft Power
10. Addressing Diversity, Army Will Remove Photos of Officer Candidates in Promotion Reviews
11. Marines Say Banning Confederate Flag Is Only One Step To Confronting Racism In The Corps
12. Army Won't Ban Confederate Flag Displays Without Pentagon Approval
1. China Has 'First-Strike' Capability To Melt U.S. Power Grid With Electromagnetic Pulse Weapon
Forbes · by James Conca · June 25, 2020
I will start off with the most ominous and threatening article today.
2. DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization, and Conspiracies
defenseone.com · by Patrick Tucker
So what we are seeing was not unexpected.
3. Getting Past the Civil War: The Morality of Renaming U.S. Army Bases Named After Confederate Generals
thestrategybridge.org – by C. Anthony Pfaff - June 25, 2020
This is a very thoughtful and important essay. There are some important insights from Robert E. Lee which we should consider. I recommend it and I commend the author, C. Anthony Pfaff.
4. How the Virus Won
The interactive article is at the link. Some fascinating graphics.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-spread.html
5. Protecting Democracy Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
diplomaticourier.com · by John Zemko
6. The Dangers of Designating Antifa as a Terrorist Organization Now
rand.org · by Heather J. Williams
7. White House intensifies effort to install Pentagon personnel seen as loyal to Trump
The Washington Post – by Missy Ryan, Paul Sonne, and Josh Dawsey – 25 June 2020
Although this will be interpreted as a partisan article it does provide a fairly comprehensive rundown of some of the major vacancies and the possible nominees.
8. INSIGHT: U.S. Must Act to Slow China's Roll Toward Global Digital Payments Domination
news.bloomberglaw.com · by Jamieson Greer
We must protect the global financial system that is based on the dollar as the reserve currency or we will not be able to sustain our deficit spending.
9. What Police Can Learn From the Military About the Effectiveness of Soft Power
TIME – by James Stavridis – 25 June 2020
But we have to be careful of the perception (or reality) of "militarization" of the police.
We should recall the controversy over this concept: "With Green Beret Tactics, Combating Gang Warfare" https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/us/springfield-mass-fights-crime-using-green-beret-tactics.html
10. Addressing Diversity, Army Will Remove Photos of Officer Candidates in Promotion Reviews
The New York Times · by Helene Cooper · June 25, 2020
11. Marines Say Banning Confederate Flag Is Only One Step To Confronting Racism In The Corps
kpbs.org - by Steve Walsh - Thursday, June 25, 2020
12. Army Won't Ban Confederate Flag Displays Without Pentagon Approval
military.com · by Matthew Cox · June 25, 2020
The Marine Corps and US Forces Korea can ban the flag, but the Army needs Pentagon approval? Not a good look for my Army.
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- William Faulkner
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- William Lloyd Garrison
"When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation."
- Alexander Hamilton