A Catholic American president will travel to Rome this Friday to meet with Pope Francis. There is a very profound and obvious issue they could discuss: Is it OK for a politician of any religious faith, or even none at all, to violate the natural law and support the deliberate killing of unborn babies? President … Continued
Russia’s premier intelligence agency has launched another campaign to pierce thousands of U.S. government, corporate and think-tank computer networks, Microsoft officials and cybersecurity experts warned on Sunday, only months after President Biden imposed sanctions on Moscow in response to a series of sophisticated spy operations it had conducted around the world. The new effort is “very … Continued
Poor preparation and low morale are pressing concerns; sweeping leaves and pulling weeds in basic training. The concern that China might try to seize Taiwan is preoccupying American military planners and administration officials. Few of them think Taiwan’s military could hold the line. Soldiers, strategists and government officials in Taiwan and the U.S. say the … Continued
The Russia-linked hackers behind last year’s compromise of a wide swath of the U.S. government and scores of private companies, including SolarWinds, have stepped up their attacks in recent months, breaking into technology companies in an effort to steal sensitive information. In a campaign that dates back to May of this year, the hackers have … Continued
Human rights groups in India say they have documented over 300 incidents of Christian persecution in just the first nine months of 2021, warning that this year might be the worst in terms of the number of such incidents in the country’s history. While Christians make up only 2.3% of India’s population and Hindus comprise … Continued
Russia has made the boldest move yet to censor the internet. Russia’s censorship technology, “the black boxes,” sits between companies that provide internet access and people who are browsing the web on a phone or laptop.The telecom companies had no choice but to step aside as government-approved technicians installed the equipment alongside their own computer … Continued
The Chinese government recently announced it now leads the world in upgrading its wired infrastructure, and security analysts are warning the new Internet Protocol Version 6 will only increase the danger from Beijing‘s state hacking operations. Han Xia, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said Oct. 11 that in China the … Continued
Biden has committed the United States to defending Taiwan. This is a bad mistake, and one which the administration will likely correct. But what isn’t clear is what the Chinese leadership will think about it. According to Fox News: President Joe Biden vowed to protect Taiwan from any Chinese incursion during a CNN town hall … Continued
America’s top generals say a counterterrorism partnership with the Taliban is a possibility. They have even explored a potential deal with Vladimir Putin to use Russian military bases as a launchpad for U.S. strikes on extremists. The drastic measures under serious consideration in the Biden administration underscore the daunting challenges facing the U.S. in its … Continued
The Chinese military conducted two hypersonic weapons tests over the summer, raising US concerns that Beijing is gaining ground in the race to develop a new generation of arms. On July 27 the Chinese military launched a rocket that used a “fractional orbital bombardment” system to propel a nuclear-capable “hypersonic glide vehicle” around the earth for … Continued
NATO defense ministers are set to discuss a so-called “master plan” to defend the alliance against any potential Russian attack following a showdown with Moscow that saw Kremlin envoys to the alliance stripped of accreditation. The dispute isn’t on the agenda of the two-day meeting on October 21 in Brussels, but the ministers of the … Continued
The State Department’s inspector general is launching a series of investigations into the Biden administration’s last diplomatic moves in Afghanistan. The reviews will focus on the State Department’s Special Immigrant Visa program, Afghans processed for refugee admission into the U.S., resettlement of refugees and visa recipients, and the emergency evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in … Continued
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