Paul Szoldra is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. A former Marine infantryman, his past bylines include Business Insider and We Are The Mighty. He is also the founder of Duffel Blog.
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This Blue Falcon action figure may tell your C.O. you're not actually at dental
If you're looking for the perfect gift to give the "Blue Falcon" in your life, look no further than this new action figure.
The "Blue Falcon figure" from Joy Toy is part of its "hardcore coldplay" series, which features futuristic-looking Marines, soldiers, and CIA assassins.
But enough of all that. The only action figure we really care about is the one that represents the worst person in your unit. That is, the buddy fucker who tells your platoon sergeant, No, sergeant. Smith isn't at dental. He's up in his room right now.
Caw Caw.
'A profound national security concern' — Over 300 former officials endorse Trump impeachment inquiry
More than 300 national security professionals with experience in the Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence communities have said in a letter that the growing Trump-Ukraine scandal is a "profound national security concern," adding that an impeachment inquiry would "ascertain additional facts" as to whether the president committed an abuse of power.
"President Trump appears to have leveraged the authority and resources of the highest office in the land to invite additional foreign interference into our democratic processes," the letter says. "That would constitute an unconscionable abuse of power. It also would represent an effort to subordinate America's national interests — and those of our closest allies and partners — to the President's personal political interest."
Critics blast New York Times for outing whistleblower as CIA officer and giving clues to his identity
A New York Times report published on Thursday outed the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower at the center of a presidential impeachment inquiry as a CIA officer and provided clues to his identity that will likely make it easier for The White House and other observers to identify him.
Three people familiar with the officer's identity told the Times he is a CIA officer who was detailed to work at The White House and has since returned to the CIA. The report added that, based on the newly-released whistleblower complaint, he "was an analyst by training" who was "steeped in details of American foreign policy toward Europe, demonstrating a sophisticated understanding of Ukrainian politics and at least some knowledge of the law."
As the Times notes, CIA officers routinely work in The White House, often working on the National Security Council or managing secure communications with foreign leaders. But this officer didn't work on the communications team, the Times reported.
That level of detail spurred widespread criticism of the Times from lawyers, intelligence professionals, former government officials, journalists, and others.
Read the declassified White House call record between Trump and Ukraine's president
Immediately after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked President Donald Trump in a July 25 phone call for more Javelin anti-tank missiles to defend his country against Russia, Trump asked him "to do us a favor" by looking into his political opponents, according to a memorandum of the call declassified and released by The White House on Wednesday.
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will launch an inquiry to investigate whether to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for seeking foreign help to smear a political rival, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, made the comment to reporters after meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Neal did not offer details on how the formal inquiry involving the possible impeachment of the Republican president would be pursued.
Meanwhile, Trump promised to release a transcript of his phone call with Ukraine's president at the center of the controversy.
Former Navy SEAL says he went to war to defend a Swedish teenager’s dreams
Self-described American patriot and former Navy SEAL Carl Higbie, perhaps best known for resigning from the Trump administration after it was learned he said racist shit on the radio, wants you to know that he went to war to defend everyone's dreams.
Thank you for your service, Carl.
