Donald Trump is coming after you – if you’re a Democrat. Afraid? Of what, you might ask? Donald Trump is soon to be an ex-president, a one-termer who failed to secure re-election, essentially joining the ranks of Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush as members of the unfortunate one-and-done club of Chief Executives. True, come
U.S. presidents have relied on helicopter transport for more than half a century. Helicopters, for presidents, have gone from being experimental in President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s day, to being essential in the twenty-first century. The hefty, highly sophisticated helicopters are commonly referred to as “White Tops” because, above the unique dark green body, a prominent
The President’s Path to Re-Election in 2020 – 3 Possible (two of which are very likely) Scenarios that Give Donald Trump the Edge over Joe Biden – and the White House for another four years. As President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden dig in for the last remaining sprint to election day –
My meeting with former Secretary of Treasury/Secretary of State (and twice Chief of Staff) James A. Baker, III. Had a great discussion on all things politics. Baker is one of the most consequential political figures of the last 50 years. A true power player. There’s only ONE Jim Baker. I interviewed Secretary Baker for my
The fallout from Stuxnet also had many political consequences, all the way to the White House. Former vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General James Cartwright, one of the central figures in developing Stuxnet, and often referred to as “Obama’s General”, plead guilty to leaking the Stuxnet operation. Cartwright was essentially New York Times
But what if Operation Olympic Games hadn’t gone as planned? What if the malware did not work as designed, leaving Iran’s nuclear capabilities intact, and on course to create a true weapons proliferation program deep in the heart of the Middle East? This was apparently on the minds with senior U.S. officials, both in the
Soon after the successful attacks, it becomes very clear that the United States was the main driver behind the attack on Iran’s centrifuges. While President Bush may have been the impetus for Olympic Games, President Obama took the United States full force into the new world of cyberwar as he approved a wave of attacks
As Iran pushed further, more aggressively in developing nuclear capabilities, America, Israel, and countless other nations watched with great concern. A nuclear armed Iran would prove hostile to the Middle East, and with a hawkish Israeli Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu – ready to take decisive military action against Iran’s weapons development, the Obama administration
China has long been a thorn in America’s side when it comes to nation state attacks, and for some various obvious reasons. China wants to be in the know about everything America does, as China feels threatened by America’s technology might. Their quest for global domination requires China to learn everything they can about how
From the final days of Watergate to the great financial crisis of 2008, Dick Cheney has been front-and-center in many of America’s most significant and consequential political events. Cheney’s political resume is nothing short of legendary – youngest Chief of Staff to ever serve a President of the United States, Wyoming’s lone Congressman for a
