07/05/2020 News & Commentary – National Security
News & commentary by Dave Maxwell. Edited and published by Riley Murray.
1. From Global Domination to Losing Perception War: How China Lost Plot, Locked Horns With India at Worst Time
2. 5G Was Going to Unite the World – Instead It’s Tearing Us Apart
3. America Is Ripe for Russian Interference This Election Season
4. The stunning hypocrisy of America’s criticism on China
5. The United States, National Traditions, and Human Rights
6. Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media
7. The Boogaloo Tipping Point
8. We asked veterans to respond to The Post’s reporting on Clint Lorance and his platoon. Here’s what they said.
9. Finland rates Taiwan-made masks far higher than Chinese gear
10. China Appoints Protest and Propaganda Enforcer to Tame Hong Kong
11. ‘People’s War:’ Pro-China Communists Claim Credit for ‘Sparking’ US Riots
12. The party speaks for you: Foreign interference and the Chinese Communist Party’s united front system
13. Judge gives Duque 48 hours to suspend US military operations in Colombia
14. Three Kinds of Power: What the U.S. can — and can’t — actually do about China.
15. You Say You Want a Revolution?
1. From Global Domination to Losing Perception War: How China Lost Plot, Locked Horns With India at Worst Time
news18.com · July 5, 2020
Let’s just hope the Chinese Communist Party continues to make mistakes and we do not interrupt it as Napoleon counsels.
2. 5G Was Going to Unite the World – Instead It’s Tearing Us Apart
Wired · by Will Knight
As noted, today it is difficult to separate economic interests with national security interests.
3. America Is Ripe for Russian Interference This Election Season
gen.medium.com – by Brandon Yu – 30 June 2020
A sober warning.
4. The stunning hypocrisy of America’s criticism on China
CNN · by Tai-Heng Cheng
While this will upset many people, this is a fairly objective Op-ed. I think the headline editor got carried away and showed his or her editorial bias. It provides an understanding of how China can and does use our own domestic issues against us.
5. The United States, National Traditions, and Human Rights
realclearpolitics.com · by Peter Berkowitz
From the head of State’s Policy Planning. It is comprehensive explanation of the State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights and the tension between unalienable rights and sovereignty.
6. Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media
I would bet this is the result of revisionist power manipulation of social media. Just a reminder form page 14 of our NSS.
“A democracy is only as resilient as its people. An informed and engaged citizenry is the fundamental requirement for a free and resilient nation. For generations, our society has protected free press, free speech, and free thought. Today, actors such as Russia are using information tools in an attempt to undermine the legitimacy of democracies. Adversaries target media, political processes, financial networks, and personal data. The American public and private sectors must recognize this and work together to defend our way of life. No external threat can be allowed to shake our shared commitment to our values, undermine our system of government, or divide our Nation.”
7. The Boogaloo Tipping Point
The Atlantic · by Dale Beran · July 4, 2020
An interesting question in the subtitle.
What happens when a meme becomes a terrorist movement?
8. We asked veterans to respond to The Post’s reporting on Clint Lorance and his platoon. Here’s what they said.
The Washington Post – by Julie Vitkovskaya – 4 July 2020
If you did not read this tragic and troubling story on the Curse Platoon by Greg Jafffe please go to this link and read it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/national/clint-lorance-platoon-afghanistan/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2
9. Finland rates Taiwan-made masks far higher than Chinese gear
taiwannews.com.tw · by Taiwan News
10. China Appoints Protest and Propaganda Enforcer to Tame Hong Kong
WSJ · by Chun Han Wong – 3 July 2020
I hear that he looks like Dirty Harry in The Enforcer. He is alleged to proficient with a .44 Magnum.
11. ‘People’s War:’ Pro-China Communists Claim Credit for ‘Sparking’ US Riots
theepochtimes.com · by Trevor Loudon contributor · July 2, 2020
Hmmm…. I suppose some propagandists would try to claim credit for what is happening in the US to counterbalance the perceived influence of unalienable rights and universal human rights on the people of Hong Kong.
But at least we in American have a recognized and cherished right to assemble and air our grievances against our government. Despite the feelings of many about what is happening in the US I would surely rather have our protests in our traditions than have to live under the yoke of Chinese Communist Party oppression.
Note this is from the rabidly anti-Communist Epoch Times.
12. The party speaks for you: Foreign interference and the Chinese Communist Party’s united front system
aspi.org.au · by Alex Joske
A very long read. The author calls on governments to disrupt the efforts of the United Front Department. To do that we must first expose the population and government officials to CCP strategy and methods. As Sun Tzu said what is of supreme importance is to attack the enemy’s strategy.
13. Judge gives Duque 48 hours to suspend US military operations in Colombia
colombiareports.com · by Adriaan Alsema · July 3, 2020
Oops. A lack of Colombian government coordination for the Security Force Assistance Brigade.
14. Three Kinds of Power: What the U.S. can — and can’t — actually do about China.
National Review Online · by Kevin D. Williamson · July 2, 2020
A strong critique of the “alternating current of populist demagoguery.”
15. You Say You Want a Revolution?
WSJ – by Daniel Henninger – 1 July 2020
The subtitle says it to me. The benchmark for revolt is the Declaration. We are at an inflection point in our history. We can further our great American Experiment in pursuit of a more perfect union and we can do that by exercising our unalienable rights. But 2020 is not another “American Revolution.” We cannot (or should not and must not) throw out our Declaration of Independence and Constitution. They provide the way forward for us as a nation.
“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
– Samuel Adams
“Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both”
– James Madison