British Intelligence, wokeness, and vacation homes in Wales
Retired after 25 years as a Senior Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, Brad Johnson has a lot to say about British and American intelligence agencies. Are we the laughing stock? And why is Wales after vacation homes?
Turkey’s territorial ambitions in Ukraine
Brad Johnson further explores long-standing territorial issues and how Turkey is exploiting the Ukraine/Russia conflict.
North Korea taking advantage of chaos and building nuclear capacity
Overhead photos show new construction at North Korea’s nuclear center. Is this another sign of a country exploiting U.S. weakness?
Sunday Coffee with Jeemes: The 2022 Chronicles Part VI
THE 2022 CHRONICLES Part VI by Jeemes Akers Ukraine–The First “TikTok War” “TikTok, the short-video app popular for showing off new dance moves, is now performing a delicate balancing act itself to comply with varying requirements from Brussels, Moscow and Beijing over content related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the challenges of operating […]
Another Trudeau tantrum
A private jet full of adventure tourists was seized by the Canadian government. Why? It is a Russian charter jet. There are no laws in place allowing such a seizure, but it’s taken anyway. Like he handled the truckers, Trudeau ignores laws and just drops his heavy fist down on whomever he chooses. Why bother […]
Chinese company TikTok blocks Russian news – almost
China seems to be helping Russia by blocking TikTok posts painting Russia in a bad light. Hackers find go-arounds anyway. Why is China supporting them? Russia isn’t helping itself by keeping bad news off TV. Independent (probably Russian) hackers have hijacked broadcasts to post pictures of the reality in Ukraine. Good.
Turkey closes Bosphorus Strait, blocking Russian Navy ships and Putin’s access to Mediterranean Sea
Turkey’s frenemy relationship with Russia stretches far into history. Recently, Turkish President Erdogan makes his move to block Russian Naval aggression by closing the internationally significant Bosphorus. Both Russia and Ukraine must pass through if the Mediterranean Sea is to be accessed. Putin hasn’t attempted any breach through the blockade (at time of recording), but […]
Gas prices skyrocket. What is Biden doing?
Brad Johnson discusses why fossil fuel energy continues to rise in cost and what Biden and the Democrats hope to see from it. Founder of Americans for Intelligence Reform, a non-profit organization, Brad retired after 25 years as a Senior Operative with the CIA. His multiple stations included areas fighting terrorism, and those succumbing […]
Poland willing to donate fighter jets to Ukraine to boost air power
Without better capacity for air power, Ukraine faces at best an uphill battle against Russia. U.S. Secretary of Defense Blinken gave Poland the green light to provide fighter jets to the stricken nation. But will it happen? Brad Johnson discusses this development in the terrible Russian war against Ukraine. Brad Johnson retired as a Senior […]
Could the Las Vegas 2017 mass shooting have been Antifa and ISIS?
Americans for Intelligence Reform does not claim this article is truth or fiction. We run this today in memory of Rich Higgins, a Senior Fellow for Americans for Intelligence Reform. While it is interesting reading, whether Mr Higgins took the report seriously or not is unknown. Trump National Security Council Official Received Report on Multiple […]