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The next frontier: Time to create a new military branch for space?
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon should develop a new branch of military service — or at least a robust stand-alone corps within the Air Force — to boost space warfare and protections, a growing number of military analysts and members of Congress are saying. Some say the change could occur within five years, as momentum isRead moreDiplomacy Matters in Key U.S. Discussions
President Trump recently placed a telephone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in large part to discuss future steps toward Middle East stability. The call — both the act and any promises made — may turn out to provide something more vital and imperative: a critical rebound in the crucial relationship between the United StatesRead moreDiplomacy Matters in Key US Discussions
President Trump recently placed a telephone call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in large part to discuss future steps toward Middle East stability. The call — both the act and any promises made — may turn out to provide something more vital and imperative: a critical rebound in the crucial relationship between the United StatesRead moreThe next frontier: Time to create a new military branch for space?
By tom On Wednesday, January 17 th, 2018 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingWASHINGTON — The Pentagon should develop a new branch of military service — or at least a robust stand-alone corps within the Air Force — to boost space warfare and protections, a growing number of military analysts and members of Congress are saying. Some say the change could occur within five years, as momentum isRead moreNorth and South Korea: Game On
How can you go to war with your enemy when the enemy is on the same sports team as one of your best friends? And playing on his home field? That is the dilemma facing U.S. strategists as they reel from the invitation by South Korea to North Korea to embrace its athletes into nextRead moreAn air war in Korea would be tougher than Mideast fights, general says
WASHINGTON – If the U.S. goes to war against North Korea, it would face a vastly tougher challenge in the air that it did in any recent conflicts, a top Air Force general said Thursday. North Korea maintains a more highly developed air defense system than the U.S. faced in the Middle East, said Lt. Gen.Read moreThe Old Geezer prods and praises….
December 31, 2017 It is cold and crisp outside on the deck and thus perfect for seeing what the universe is trying, once again, to tell me. The wind swirls on the ground, some leaves rustle free from beneath the snow, the fireplace of a new beginning sees its flames burning confidently. Visually the worldRead moreOn Betrayal and Resurrection
Style Sonata is an online curator of accessories from emerging designers and its FreeStyle blog features, as they say the candid musings of interesting personalities in media, entertainment and fashion. Here is the link:http://ow.ly/5Y1G30goLsyRead moreOn “Betrayal and Resurrection”
Published in “Style Sonata” on October 27, 2017 On “Betrayal and Resurrection” You look in the mirror and you can almost see the spot. Somewhere floating between your heart and your gut. That is where betrayal lodges once you realize the rug had been pulled out from under you, the wool was pulled overRead moreFour columns in U.S. News and World Report
Please use this link to read four columns on foreign affairs that I was honored to have appear in U.S. News and World Report. https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/tom_squitieriRead more24 hours, always
24 hours, always — July 26, 2017 © 2017/TomSquitieri There is no wake up from the the dreams I have of you They course through the day, through the slight moments and the raging passion I breathlessly wait to hear from you, to see you, to imagine being with you Now I wear this love,Read moreWollman Rink or Plaza Hotel?
Presuming that at some point President Trump runs out of executive orders to issue – granted, that is an open question – he may get around to trying to fulfill some of his more concrete campaign promises. Pun intended. Atop that list is one thing where Trump and many Democrats and Republicans agree: the needRead more