The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – Hey, I’m as big a science geek and science fiction fan as anyone else. The announcement by NASA of a plan to go back to the moon and on to Mars should be a moment for excitement and an occasion for national and human pride. So why…
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Former U.S. Air Force Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Espionage on Behalf of Iran
Four Iranians Also Charged With a Cyber Campaign Targeting U.S. Intel Officials – By Glynn Wilson – Russia is not the only country with teams of hackers targeting government computers in the United States in campaigns that threaten out cybersecurity. It just seems the president likes Russia and his Justice Department doesn’t like Iran. A…
Public Trust in Trump Government to Handle Problems Falls to New Low
By Glynn Wilson – The level of trust Americans have of the federal government’s ability to handle problems has sunk to the lowest point in more than two decades, according to a new survey from the Gallup Poll. Only 35 percent of Americans have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust and confidence…
U.S. Intelligence Threat Assessment Highlights Russian Election Tampering, Not Mexican Border Security
By Glynn Wilson – The top cabinet leaders in charge of every United States intelligence agency, all appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate, directly contradicted the president’s claims about the existence of a national security threat on the country’s Southern border Tuesday in testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.…
Is Trump Preparing for War?
By Robert Reich – What’s worrying isn’t that Trump is now getting advice about policy from fanatics like John Bolton and Lawrence Kudlow. Trump has never cared about policy. The real worry is that – with Robert Mueller breathing down his neck, and several special elections suggesting a giant “blue wave” in November – Trump…
State Sponsor of Terrorism Iran Orders 114 Planes From Airbus
Will they build them in Mobile? How will state and local officials and the local media respond? – By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — When Alabama officials celebrated the news that Airbus would open a plant to build planes and provide jobs here, little did they know one of the biggest customers would turn…