US military activity is much more likely in Iran, than in Colombia, Mexico, Cuba or Greenland.
In a way, Iran and Venezuela are part of the same strategic calculus, & the Trump WH thinks pressure on those two adverse nodes will lead to a domino effect in their favor.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
In a way, Iran and Venezuela are part of the same strategic calculus, & the Trump WH thinks pressure on those two adverse nodes will lead to a domino effect in their favor.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | U.S. Steps Up Planning for Possible Action in Iran
Trump aides are set to brief the president Tuesday on measures, including military, cyber and economic, to follow through on his threats.
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
US military activity is much more likely in Iran, than in Colombia, Mexico, Cuba or Greenland.
In a way, Iran and Venezuela are part of the same strategic calculus, & the Trump WH thinks pressure on those two adverse nodes will lead to a domino effect in their favor.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
In a way, Iran and Venezuela are part of the same strategic calculus, & the Trump WH thinks pressure on those two adverse nodes will lead to a domino effect in their favor.
www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Before you get to the ultimate deadly confrontation, do federal agents have a duty to call local police if they are confronted with a traffic dispute in a municipality?
Were there federal laws that needed to be immediately enforced when the ICE officers approached the women involved? I doubt it.
Were there federal laws that needed to be immediately enforced when the ICE officers approached the women involved? I doubt it.
Minnesota’s top prosecutors will conduct their own review of Renee Nicole Good’s killing by an ICE agent after the state’s criminal investigative bureau said the FBI had cut it out of the investigation.
Minnesota to review ICE shooting after FBI blocks state agents from case
Top state prosecutors said the review would ensure state authorities have access to investigative materials in the event they bring charges.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Before you get to the ultimate deadly confrontation, do federal agents have a duty to call local police if they are confronted with a traffic dispute in a municipality?
Were there federal laws that needed to be immediately enforced when the ICE officers approached the women involved? I doubt it.
Were there federal laws that needed to be immediately enforced when the ICE officers approached the women involved? I doubt it.
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Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said, "I call on ICE to end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed" into the shooting.
cnb.cx
January 9, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Federal agents in Portland involved in shooting of two people, police say
You get the impression that if Aldrich Ames was head of CIA’s Russia desk today, he would have a lot less pocket money than he had in his heyday.
There probably are not any useful Russian assets to sell out anymore. And we just rely on the word of the Kremlin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There probably are not any useful Russian assets to sell out anymore. And we just rely on the word of the Kremlin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84
In damaging intelligence breach, Ames admitted to passing information to Moscow for nearly a decade
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
You get the impression that if Aldrich Ames was head of CIA’s Russia desk today, he would have a lot less pocket money than he had in his heyday.
There probably are not any useful Russian assets to sell out anymore. And we just rely on the word of the Kremlin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
There probably are not any useful Russian assets to sell out anymore. And we just rely on the word of the Kremlin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...