by Dave Patterson | Sep 27, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
In the last year, the operational tempo of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea, the Sea of Japan, and the Strait of Taiwan has increased substantially. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) surveillance, reconnaissance, and espionage activities...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 24, 2023 | Articles, Intelligence, Opinion
Are China and the United States locked in a relationship like the two spy characters in Mad magazine’s wordless comic strip? Unfortunately, the stakes between Beijing and Washington are not satire. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has upped the ante with...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 11, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The conundrum facing the US military base security keepers is ensuring bad guys like China on the outside and good guys, the people authorized and have legitimate work on the premises, have easy access. When a base is under enhanced security procedures, authorized...
by Leesa K. Donner | Jun 18, 2022 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Good Reads, Opinion
There is perhaps no more controversial character than Julian Assange. Labeled an international thief by some and a righteous whistle-blower by others, the WikiLeaks founder was tapped as Time magazine “Person of the Year” in 2010. However, his fall from grace has been...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 28, 2021 | Articles, International, Opinion
How can Joe Biden’s administration ever confront the Chinese effectively when it is in denial? Like it or not, the United States is in a Cold War every bit as intense as the 45-year conflict with the Soviet Union. Telling the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 21...