Idrees Ali
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@Reuters National Security Correspondent covering the Pentagon. [email protected]
Washington D.C. via Karachi
Joined March 2011
Elbridge Colby "has been really bad on this. The worst in the administration," Republican Senator Dan Sullivan said. "Man, I can't even get a response, and we're on your team."
reuters.com
Republican and Democratic lawmakers slammed the Pentagon on Tuesday for not briefing them on national security issues and said at times top defense officials appeared to be undermining U.S. President...
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In that case, you can send *general* news tips to me on signal at idreesali1141.43
New: @PressSecDOW now says Loomer's request for tips doesn't violate the press policy b/c it's a "general" tip line. "If Fake News reporters actually had a brain and could read our policy correctly, then maybe one day they will be as effective of a journalist as Ms. Loomer is."
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Is there any Pentagon comment @DOWResponse ?
A nominee for a top Pentagon post just told lawmakers there were three briefings to lawmakers on the withdrawal from Romania before it occurred. @SenatorWicker and @SenRickScott say they have no idea what he is talking about.
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Trump won. Republicans control Congress. But your bank account probably looks the same. The wealthy keep getting wealthier. And conservative writers still can't get funding. I spent weeks researching how conservative Substack writers are actually building wealth outside the
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@SenatorWicker @SenRickScott This hearing has quite a few Republican lawmakers frustrated with the Pentagon. @SenDanSullivan says the toughest person to get a hold of in the administration is Elbridge Colby-- even tougher to speak with than the Trump and Hegseth, the Republican Senator says.
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A nominee for a top Pentagon post just told lawmakers there were three briefings to lawmakers on the withdrawal from Romania before it occurred. @SenatorWicker and @SenRickScott say they have no idea what he is talking about.
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The energy secretary is pretty clear: The administration is talking about system tests, NOT nuclear explosions...
The United States intends to conduct a series of subcritical nuclear weapons tests, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wrightt said. "I think the tests we're talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call noncritical explosions. So
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The Insurrection Act has not been used “routinely” by U.S. Presidents. It was last invoked in 1992.
🇺🇸 TRUMP: "I COULD USE THE INSURRECTION ACT IMMEDIATELY IF I WANTED TO" “If I had to send in the Army or the Marines, I’d do that in a heartbeat. You know, you have a thing called the Insurrection Act. Do you know that I could use that immediately, and no judge can even
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Nov 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that, for now, he is not considering a deal that would allow Ukraine to obtain long-range Tomahawk missiles for use against Russia.
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Last Thursday Trump said this on strikes in Venezuela: “The land is going to be next.”
Periodista: ¿Hay planes de ataques contra Venezuela? Donald Trump: ¿¡Cómo podría responder eso!? “¿Hay planes para un ataque?”. Suponiendo que LOS HUBIERA, ¿te lo diría a TI? ¿En serio? “¡Sí, tenemos planes! ¡Planes muy secretos!”. https://t.co/IO6H7H9JwY
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Trump actually sticking to the concept of strategic ambiguity when it comes to Taiwan, a long-standing U.S. position. Biden on multiple occasions said the U.S. would defend Taiwan, forcing his advisers to walk it back each time.
President Donald Trump says Taiwan "never even came up" when he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip to Asia last week. When @NorahODonnell asks about his plan if China invades Taiwan, the president tells @60Minutes: "I can't give away my secrets."
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Tucker Carlson's obsessive attacks on Israel expose a man in a deep religious crisis. Having only read the Bible for the first time two years ago, Tucker in his religious awakening, has latched onto the extreme supersessionist theology that God nullified his covenant with the
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We map the military infrastructure buildup in the Caribbean, including replacing taxiways, installing mobile air traffic control systems, and building tents. All of it, officials and experts say, points to sustained operations, even possibly in Venezuela. https://t.co/YClIfs4LQv
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Someone, somewhere at the Pentagon is probably having to re-write the National Defense strategy on a Saturday night…
Trump orders U.S. forces ‘to prepare for possible action’ in Nigeria
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The extent to which the administration is going to deny that operations in Venezuela are imminent is fascinating.
Your “sources” claiming to have “knowledge of the situation” tricked you into writing a fake story
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Pretty significant message that an official White House account is re-posting Trump saying "No, it's not true" when asked if he's considering strikes in Venezuela.
"There are reports that you are considering strikes within Venezuela. Is that true?" @POTUS: "No, it's not true."
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President Donald Trump is now denying he was considering strikes inside Venezuela, appearing to contradict his comments from just a week ago.
The United States already has huge firepower in the Caribbean (Trump has publicly said land strikes are coming) but a few data points: The Defense Secretary and top general are on foreign travel and the Ford Carrier Group will still take at least a week to get to the region.
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The United States already has huge firepower in the Caribbean (Trump has publicly said land strikes are coming) but a few data points: The Defense Secretary and top general are on foreign travel and the Ford Carrier Group will still take at least a week to get to the region.
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The United States has the capability to resume testing within 24-36 months of a presidential decision, according to the Congressional research service.
JUST IN: Trump says he has instructed the Department of Defense to start testing our nuclear weapons
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It's not at all clear how Trump's August executive order (and a recent National Guard memo) will be different from what already exists-- including every state having a quick reaction force to deal with issues, including civil disturbance.
reuters.com
The National Guard is planning to train hundreds of troops in each state to be part of a rapid-response force focused on civil disturbance missions by the start of next year, two U.S. officials said...
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U.S. submarines are currently built in Groton, Conn. and Newport News, Va. The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard has never built a nuclear-powered ship or submarine.
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