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A war with China is not inevitable; if it happens, it will be in many areas with many means, Marine head says
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — If China blockades or seizes Taiwan the commandant of the Marine Corps said a resulting conflict most likely would not be limited to the region around the island. “We should expect (the response) would go into all domains,” Gen. David Berger said during a conversation with The Brookings Institution calledRead more
Wake Island, Once Too Far Way To Be Important, Is Now Important Because It Is Far Away
By tom On Wednesday, February 03 rd, 2021 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri, Talk Media News WASHINGTON — Wake Island’s location put it out of the path of the U.S. forces plan to sweep back in the Pacific against the Japanese in World War II. Wake Island was not considered a strategic location and it was held by Japan for the duration of the war.Read more
Marines open first new base in 68 years as it moves back to the future in the Pacific
By tom On Thursday, October 01 st, 2020 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri, Talk Media News WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps raised a flag over a new base on Guam today for 5,000 members of III Marine Expeditionary Force set to relocate from Okinawa, Japan. It is the latest example of a physical and tactical alignment of the Corps on a mission to rediscover itsRead more
China further increases threat as it erases “line” in the water and air that separates it from Taiwan
By Tom Squitieri, Talk Media News WASHINGTON — China’s military announced it would no longer recognize the unofficial air and sea median line in the Taiwan Strait that marks the border of Taiwan, an escalation and threat that dramatically increases the risk for accidental or planned confrontation. The announcement came as 19 Chinese warplanes enteredRead more
Well, what are we going to do with those cyber baddies
U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers chairs the House of Representatives’ panel on intelligence, which this week overwhelmingly approved a new cyber security bill designed to enhance data sharing between the government and private industry to protect computer networks and intellectual property from cyber attacks. Yet the day before it passed, Rogers had a more novel ideaRead more-
China’s Olympic Promise on Press Freedom
The Chinese government has sentenced writer Li Tie to 10 years imprisonment for his online articles, in which he urged respect for ordinary citizens, called for democracy and political reform, and urged basic human rights. Journalists around the world have noted with sorrow — but not surprise — this incredibly harsh and hypocritical decision. ThatRead more
