Tag: Policing
Stevenson’s army, July 24
– Politico lists 8 things that could doom the November elections
– Trump says he may send 75,000 federal agents into the cities.
– China retaliates for Houston closing.
– Steve Walt says Trump has “ruined a superpower”
– I have a piece in Lawfare explaining why Congress never acted to authorize the Korean war.
-Reminder: CRS has timely nonpartisan analysis. It’s now searchable at the Library of Congress site, but FAS lists categories with new items on top. For example, see these new items in national security:
- Border Barrier Litigation: Open Questions for Department of Defense Transfer Authority, CRS Legal Sidebar, July 21, 2020
- Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2020, updated July 20, 2020
- Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress, July 17, 2020
- Military Pay: Key Questions and Answers, updated July 17, 2020
- Emergency Authorities Under the National Emergencies Act, Stafford Act, and Public Health Service Act, updated July 14, 2020
- The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Origins, Evolution, and Use, updated July 14, 2020
- The International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Key Facts, updated July 10, 2020
- U.S. Military Presence in Poland, CRS In Focus, updated July 2, 2020
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Stevenson’s army, July 22
– Despite the Constitution’s requirement that the census count “the whole number of free persons” but “excluding Indians not taxed,” the Trump administration wants somehow to exclude noncitizens from the count. NYT explains the politics.
– The administration also wants to send agents in DHS to act as local police in Democrat-controlled cities. Lots of push-back on that — from James Comey, from the heads of Lawfare, from the Atlantic’s David Graham. Even SecDef Esper worries that agents in camouflage gear might be mistaken for active duty troops. I give all these articles because I am outraged by this — and I’m not usually outraged. I will acknowledge that law prof Steve Vladeck calls it “lawful but awful.” Drezner also weighs in.
More on the media focus from CJR: In recent days, media critics have argued that federal agents in Portland were trying to get national attention—namely from right-wing media. Right-wing outlets have been on top of the story. Sean Hannity and others have provided wild descriptions of Portland as a warzone where the Trump administration has bravely fended off leftist mobs hellbent on anarchy. As The Oregonian’s Eder Campuzano reported over the weekend, that’s nonsense: a majority of protesters have been peaceful; violent clashes have been limited to a small section of the city during nighttime hours. Since the truth does not match Trump’s preferred narrative—that Democratic-led cities are on fire, and only he can put out the flames—it appears that his administration is using blunt force to put on a show of his law-and-order bonafides. On Sunday, Anne Applebaum, of The Atlantic, told CNN that the crackdown on Portland amounts to “performative authoritarianism.” Will Bunch, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, called it “made-for-TV fascism.”
After a 20 month hiatus, reportedly to avoid contradicting the president, DNI Ratcliffe has agreed to testify on global threats before the Senate Intelligence Committee early in August.
AEI’s Norm Ornstein predicts election day shambles
Politico details the pre-election measures against China, most recently ordering closure of its Houston consulate.
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Stevenson’s army, July 21
– More federal agents to more cities.
– Bolton unleashed.
– Risks of war with Iran as Netanyahu prepares for a Biden presidency.
Senate hearing for controversial USD[P] nominee.
– Are we doing too many FONOPS?
– How China fudges its statistics.
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Stevenson’s army, July 20, late edition
More hot news on a hot day. The administration is planning to send federal agents to Chicago and perhaps New York as it has to Portland. Lawfare says they are claiming an intelligence mission — to protect monuments and statues.
Just Security has discovered that AG Barr has done this sort of thing before and bragged about it.
In other news, Dan Drezner gives a barely passing grade to Pompeo’s Unalienable Rights Commission
A group has a bipartisan list of suggested defense budget cuts.
Reuters has a special story on Chinese amphibious capabilities.
Brookings has a new site for its China assessments.
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Stevenson’s army, July 19
In a lengthy and curious article describing the changing administration response to the coronavirus, NYT point blame on two new figures, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Dr. Deborah Birx. On line, NYT has added a short summary article, 5 takeaways. The reports blame Meadows for daily small group meetings to plot strategy to turn the pandemic problems over to the states and thus away from the WH. Key date was April 10. The articles also depict Dr. Birx as the eternal optimist, repeatedly promising that the models forecast declining infections. She reportedly was given a West Wing office and was closer to the discussions and planning than any other medical person. The article has other nuggets, such as the claim that Jared Kushner told California Gov. Newsom he had to praise Trump if he wanted the medical equipment he was seeking.
– DHS was warned that agents sent to Portland lacked training in crowd control.
– WaPo says Russia is gaining in Syria.
– McClatchy says there is a serious whistleblower complaint against SecState Pompeo.
-WaPo has a review of the new book about Newt Gingrich.
– Two respected former members of Congress suggest ending gerrymandering by having the House reject credentials of members from gerrymandered states. Don’t go there!
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