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“Degrade and Destroy.” My inside account of the counter-ISIS campaign. Coming June 14.
Michael R. Gordon
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Michael R. Gordon
@mgordonwsj
Author Degrade and Destroy. Co-author The Endgame, Cobra II and The Generals' War. National Security Correspondent, Wall Street Journal [email protected]
- I took a zillion Kerry trips. The media reimburses the gov't for travel on the Secretary of State aircraft.Spicer just said Tillerson is trying to save money by not taking reporters on his plane to Asia.
- Complicating Biden's options, the Trump administration is designating Open Skies aircraft "excess defense articles" and will "liquidate" the planes after leaving the treaty today.
- By removing a handful of screws, the Pentagon was able to withdraw classified gear from the Stinger missile’s handheld launcher, opening the way to sending them from U.S. stocks
- The Energy Department now says Covid pandemic most likely arose from a Chinese lab leak, according to a classified intelligence report. With @wstrobel
- Russia has agreed to the U.S. proposal for a Blinken-Lavrov meeting in Europe and suggested dates late next week. U.S. will proceed “provided there is no further invasion of #Ukraine,” State says
- The Trump administration came to work today: his name was Jim Mattis
- For first time, US warplanes have attacked #ISIS oil trucks in Syria. More than 100 were destroyed in Monday strike.
- US military flatly denies any joint US-Russian military combat missions in Syria.MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Defense Ministry says its warplanes have flown first combat mission in Syria with U.S.-led coalition aircraft.
- Abu Amjed, the head of Manbij Military Council, with photo of Abu Layla on his sleeve.
- It's official: Russia has deployed INF treaty-busting missile, US general tells Congress
- Congress has moved to stop Trump from removing troops from Germany. The NDAA hands the ball to Biden on this one. Trump could veto over his Section 230 lament, but the legislation passed in the Senate and House by more than a two-thirds supermajority. wsj.com/articles/congr…
