Over the weekend, President Trump became the first sitting U.S. President to set foot in North Korea, after he stepped over the border during a summit at the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) between North and South Korea. You Can read more about the summit and border crossing here. Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Amy Klobuchar John Hickenlooper...
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As U.S. Withdraws, CIA Director Haspel Visits Afghanistan
Just as the U.S. armed forces are stepping out of Afghanistian, the CIA is stepping in. CIA director Gina Haspel visited the Central Asian country where the U.S. forces have been fighting for 18 years. Her mission: maintaining or even expanding the U.S. intelligence presence there. Haspel met with Afghan government officials including President Ashraf...
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Trump Says U.S., China and Russia Spend Too Much on Arms (He’s Right)
When President Trump makes comments that are sensible, even to his critics, social media tends to pay little attention. Commentary that crosses tribal lines does not fuel the engine of binary conflict that drives social media engagement. Trump’s critics don’t want to give him credit and his supporters hate his critics, so they don’t want...
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Privacy Group Says DOJ Agrees to ‘Expedite’ Release of Mueller Report
While social media chatter about the Trump-Russia investigation continues with the usual ratio heat to light, the report (300 pages, 400 pages, 687 pages?) remains secret, thanks to Attorney General Bill Barr. Congress wants a copy. So does the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), which has sued for the release of the report. On...
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Report: Embassy Attack Ringleader Worked for CIA in Libya
This story comes from Chosun Ilbo, one of South Korea’s largest and most conservative news outlets. Adrian Hong Chang, the alleged ringleader of the Feb. 22 attack on the North Korean embassy in Madrid, has worked with the CIA on multiple occasions, according to Chosun Ilbo. That claim has yet to be confirmed. Hong Chang...