Author: Jerry Dunleavy
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US diplomats sent memo urging swift evacuation of Afghan allies weeks before Taliban takeover
U.S. diplomats issued an internal memo last month urging top State Department officials to take urgent action with evacuations as the Aug. 31 military withdrawal deadline approached. The cable warning of the possible fall of Kabul soon after the troop pullout, sent through the agency’s confidential dissent channel on July 13, pressed the Biden administration…
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U.S. position on Taiwan hasn’t changed, despite promise to defend it, administration says
WASHINGTON • The Biden administration now insists the U.S. position on Taiwan, which for decades has been one of so-called “strategic ambiguity,” has not changed, despite President Joe Biden vowing that the United States would respond to a Chinese attack on the island similarly to how it has promised to defend NATO allies. During an…
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Intel community defends itself after US was caught out by speed of Taliban takeover
The speed at which the Taliban took over Afghanistan, despite claims from the Biden administration last week that the fall of Kabul wasn’t imminent, has led to accusations the events of the past 72 hours represent a catastrophic intelligence failure, on top of a military and political one. In a speech from the White House…
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Fauci and Rand Paul call each other liars in debate over Wuhan lab
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci clashed again during a Senate hearing, with the Kentucky Republican and the president’s chief medical adviser both accusing the other of lying when it came to the thorny subject of gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.…
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Capitol riot’s unanswered questions six months on
The Capitol riot of Jan. 6 began as Congress was certifying now-President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump and descended into chaos following a speech outside from Trump himself. The events of the day sparked Trump’s second impeachment and subsequent acquittal. Six months on, a number of key questions remain. Pipe…
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Elon Musk praises CCP while courting business and handling US space flights
Elon Musk praised the Chinese Communist Party this week for its 100th anniversary as the Tesla CEO seeks to expand his business dealings in China, even though the United States relies on the SpaceX founder to launch satellites and astronauts into space. The CCP spent the past week commemorating the party’s founding, pointing to China’s…
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Joe Biden picks second DOJ nominee with Hunter Biden connection
President Joe Biden has, for a second time, selected a nominee with ties to his son Hunter Biden for a top post at the Justice Department, picking a former longtime partner at the law firm where his son worked for years and which was involved in helping the younger Biden in his business dealings with…
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Bipartisan Senate report on Capitol riot claims three police officers died
A new bipartisan Senate report on the Capitol riot contends that seven individuals, including three police officers, “ultimately lost their lives” as a result of the siege on Jan. 6, as the investigation concluded the Capitol Police, intelligence agencies, and the National Guard all suffered breakdowns. The report also contends that Capitol Police officer Brian…
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DOJ recovers most of ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to DarkSide hackers
The Justice Department has recovered most of the $4.4 million cryptocurrency ransom that Colonial Pipeline paid to the Russia-based DarkSide ransomware hacker group last month. “Ransomware and digital extortion pose a national security and an economic security threat to the United States. The Department of Justice, with our partners, is committed to using all the…
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Officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot will not be charged
The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it will not pursue charges against the U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot 35-year-old Air Force veteran and Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, determining there was “insufficient evidence” to support a criminal prosecution. Last week, Dr. Francisco Diaz, the chief medical…