Let me offer my take from the standpoint of experience. The single biggest question and concern is why was the “building rooftop”(line-of-sight LOS) in question used by the shooter left unsecured / unprotected? Was it intentional?
When I served on the White House NSC Staff, as an Intel officer and on the NSC (5-person) SO/LIC advisory team — we worked directly with US Secret Service (USSS) providing Intel and participating in pre-advance and advanced team coordination and ops.
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Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot former President Donald Trump on Saturday, was a registered Republican but once donated $15 to a Joe Biden-aligned political group. As of Sunday, July 14, those contradictory facts are the only clues available to clarify or even guess at a motive for Crooks.
And if the 200-year history of Presidential assassination attempts is any guide, the picture may never get any clearer.
For one, Crooks is dead. He was killed almost immediately by United States Secret Service as he fired at Trump.
The man suspected of firing on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally yesterday had no ties to the United States military and was not a veteran, the Pentagon confirmed. The FBI identified the suspected shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks, 20, was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles south of Butler, where the shooting occurred.
“[…] We’ve confirmed with each of the military service branches that there is no military service affiliation for the suspect with that name or date of birth in any branch,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen.
Mike Kofman dropped by War on the Rocks HQ to update us on the war, drawing on his findings from his recent field study in Ukraine. They discuss the state of the front (and why developments at the front might be less important than before), mobilization, China’s role as a gateway and supplier for Russia, the debate over Ukraine using U.S. weapons for deep strike into Russia, and tough choices facing Kyiv. Hear more of Mike on the “Russia Contingency” by becoming a member.
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Helen Raleigh, Federalist China has likely upgraded and expanded its spying facilities in Cuba, posing potentially severe implications for the U.S.
Kass, TNI The USS John C. Stennis’s overhaul and refueling, initially set to be completed by August 2025, has been delayed by 14 months and is now expected to finish in October 2026.
Ritu Sharma, EurAsian India-US ties received a shot in the arm when the two countries inked the Master Ship Repair Agreement, allowing US warships to access repair services at Indian ports….
Jason Leopold, Bloomberg
This week I’m going to refresh your memory about an incident involving the Presidential Emergency Satchel, colloquially known as the “nuclear football.
This video is from the 4th of July weekend cook at Skydive Palatka in Florida. With the Round Canopy Parachute Team -USA for their accuracy and intentional water jump weekend. It was HOT! Cameras even stopped recording due to heat at some points.
Chinese Type 94 Submarine photographed On Surface By Taiwanese Fishing Boat Crew
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