Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon The Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan will intensify following the drawdown of U.S. and allied troops in Afghanistan later this year, according to a Pentagon-sponsored independent study. “We conclude that the security environment in Afghanistan will become more challenging after the drawdown of most international forces in 2014, and that the […]
Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring, The Washington Times China’s recent military exercises revealed that it is preparing for a short war with Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea, a Navy intelligence official recently warned. Navy Capt. James Fanell, director of intelligence and information operations for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said during a […]
Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon Sharp divisions among Al Qaida terrorists in the Middle East are continuing despite a recent appeal by the group’s top leader to heal the rift between two warring factions. …. The divisions pit the remnants of Al Qaida’s central organization and its supporters in the Middle East and North Africa […]
Washington Free Beacon Observers say Venezuela’s security situation is spiraling “absolutely out of control” as socialist President Nicolas Maduro continues to crack down on pro-democracy protesters who have taken to the streets to demand that he resign. Protests in Venezuela entered their sixth day on Monday with students and other demonstrators braving violent attacks from […]
Newsmax Anti-communist crusader and former president of Poland Lech Walesa said President Barack Obama. …”wasn’t ready” to take on the task of leading the world’s most dominant superpower. … Asked if the world has lost faith in the United States as the lone superpower and world policeman, Walesa [responded]: “The United States still holds the […]
Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon China’s military recently disclosed a new photo of its longest-range mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a key element of Beijing’s large-scale strategic nuclear buildup. ….The Chinese military frequently discloses such images online as part of efforts to highlight its nuclear forces, among the most secret elements of Beijing’s military forces. […]
Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring, The Washington Times Testifying Tuesday before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Intel chiefs revealed that the top security threat is not China’s military buildup or cyberattacks, al Qaeda’s growth, or Iran’s nuclear program [but] leaks of classified information by former National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden. […]
By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon U.S. intelligence agencies last week urged the Obama administration to check its new healthcare network for malicious software after learning that developers linked to the Belarus government helped produce the website, raising fresh concerns that private data posted by millions of Americans will be compromised. The intelligence agencies notified […]
Bill Gertz, Washingon Free Beacon China is developing anti-satellite missiles and other exotic weapons that can destroy or disrupt vital U.S. military and commercial communications, space warfare experts told Congress on Tuesday. “The current and evolving counterpace threat posed by China to U.S. military operations in the Asia Pacific theater and outside is extremely serious,” […]
Chinese military forums on the Internet were abuzz recently over the posting of the first photo of China’s latest test flight of a prototype jet. The photo identified the aircraft as the next-generation heavy stealth fighter, the J-20 Dragon — the third J-20 prototype Beijing has revealed to the public since its debut in 2011. […]