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2016 The turth is the gold of today
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Glick: The IAF's Achilles Heel
Caroline Glick
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Is Radical Islam a Domestic Issue?
According to the FBI's website to teach teenagers about extremist groups, Islamic extremism is not a domestic issue. Recently, the FBI published the website, complete with flashy animation and dark graphics, to be used as a teaching tool to discourage radicalization. "[B]y blindly accepting radical ideologies," the FBI wrote, "teens are essentially becoming the 'puppets' of violent extremists who simply want them to carry out their destructive mission — which often includes targeting or killing innocent people." But the website doesn't give a full explanation of terrorism. It may have something to do with the fact that the nObama administration refuses to correctly assess the threat of the Islamic State, even going so far as to cleanse DHS databases of Islamic terrorism connections. The FBI's website is no different, as when it comes to the landing page explaining the types of ideologies held by domestic terrorists, the website lists anarchists, environmentalists, white supremacists, militias and abortion extremists as potential sources of terrorism. Meanwhile, the ideology that animated the attacks in Chattanooga, San Bernardino and Fort Hood — not to mention 9/11 — go unmentioned. Perhaps the landing page describing international terrorist groups could lend a clue? After all, four of the six listed groups are al-Qaida, al-Shabaab, Hezbollah and the Islamic State. -The Patriot Post
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(Green)Peace at Any Price
Last week, we told you about the nObama administration's better-late-than-never effort to defend Europe against Russian aggression with the announcement of a $3.4 billion cash infusion request from Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Apparently it dawned on nObama that peace isn't yet "breaking out all over the world," especially in rogue states, terrorist organizations or would-be regional hegemons — which was already painfully obvious to anyone else capable of observing the world as it actually exists.
This week, the news is even better, and by "even better" of course we mean much, much worse. Barack nObama's top Pentagon brass has ordered all branches of the military to incorporate "climate change" into every aspect of their missions, from basic lab research to weapons testing to putting boots on the ground in combat. And we thought the insanity in the Department of Defense couldn't get any worse.
A new directive, "Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience," decrees that U.S. defense forces must defeat the enemy threat based on "actionable science." And since "global warm— ... er, "climate change" is the biggest existential threat to the U.S. — never mind terrorism, a Middle East that's on fire, a nuclear-ambitious Iran, a space- and nuke-capable North Korea, and global political and military upheaval — it makes sense that nObama would interweave combating that awesome threat into everything we do to defend the nation. Such irony would be hilarious but for the fact the fate of the free world is tied to it.
But this directive isn't without its snags — namely, the effects that actionable science will have on every aspect of war fighting. The new layers-upon-layers of "green" bureaucracy will make the term "massive cost overruns" seem passé by comparison. (See, for example, nObama's "Great Green Fleet."
One other matter — that an unimpeachable foundation for the "climate change" conjecture does not exist — also seems to have been overlooked in the hunt for all that "actionable science." In fact, researchers at the University of Colorado combing through decades of weather reports found no increase in storm frequencies worldwide, and even the über-ecofascist United Nations has stated that sufficient evidence to confirm increased frequencies in droughts and floods simply does not exist. But never mind: No cost is too high to combat climate change — even, evidently, the cost of combating real threats. -The Patriot Post
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TALK ABOUT ‘NONESSENTIAL PERSONNEL’
BBC: “A Spanish civil servant has been fined [$30,000] after not going to work for ‘at least’ six years. Joaquin Garcia’s absence was only noticed when he became eligible to collect a long-service award. The 69-year-old, whose job was to supervise the building of a waste water treatment plant, has since retired. He denied the allegations and said he was a victim of bullying. A court found in the authority’s favour and ordered him to pay the fine. Mr Garcia was paid [$30,000] a year before tax by a water company run by local authorities in the south-western city of Cadiz. His fine was equivalent to one year’s salary after tax and was the most that the company could legally reclaim. The court heard that the boss of the water company had not seen him for years despite occupying an office opposite his.” -Fox News
BBC: “A Spanish civil servant has been fined [$30,000] after not going to work for ‘at least’ six years. Joaquin Garcia’s absence was only noticed when he became eligible to collect a long-service award. The 69-year-old, whose job was to supervise the building of a waste water treatment plant, has since retired. He denied the allegations and said he was a victim of bullying. A court found in the authority’s favour and ordered him to pay the fine. Mr Garcia was paid [$30,000] a year before tax by a water company run by local authorities in the south-western city of Cadiz. His fine was equivalent to one year’s salary after tax and was the most that the company could legally reclaim. The court heard that the boss of the water company had not seen him for years despite occupying an office opposite his.” -Fox News
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Saul Alinsky Isn't Source of Dem's Strategy,
Marxist Antonio Gramsci Is
Gary DeMar
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Antonio Gramsci
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nObama's Foreign Policy Rebuked –
by His Own Intel Chiefs
William Tate
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{americanthinker.com} ~ Barack nObama's foreign policy – and by extension Hilly Clinton's – received a stinging rebuke this week...from nObama's own intelligence chiefs... Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, gave Congress an assessment of threats around the globe that amounted to a direct indictment of nObama's failed foreign policies. Clapper called the dangers currently facing the United States "a litany of doom." He told the Senate Armed Services Committee, "In my fifty-plus years in the intelligence business, I cannot recall a more diverse array of challenges and crises that we confront as we do today." Where have nObama's policies failed? You might as well put on a blindfold and throw a dart at a map of the world. http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/02/obamas.
Muhammad: The White Prophet
with Black Slaves
David Woods
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{answeringmuslims.com} ~ Many people who don't read the Muslim sources assume that Muhammad was dark-skinned... However, according to Islam's most trusted sources, Muhammad was white. These same sources show that Muhammad also owned black slaves. How can we reconcile these facts with the spread of Islam among African-Americans in recent decades?
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Sanders Promises Dictatorship –
Open Borders, Rule By Executive Order
Rick Wells .
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Computer intrusions and Washington smears
Sharyl Attkisson.
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Jihad Comes to Small Town America –
Another American ISIS Supporter Arrested
Onan Coca
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{eaglerising.com} ~ These stories seem to be coming fast and furious now. Whether it’s in San Bernardino, California, Garland, Texas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Detroit, Michigan or now in Montesano, Washington… terrorist supporting American-Muslims are being uncovered at an alarming pace. The most recent example of this disturbing trend comes to us from a sleepy little hamlet in Washington state where a former soldier, now fisherman, was recently arrested on weapons charges, but whom the government will likely soon be charging for terror-related crimes as well. Daniel Seth Franey was arrested at his home in Montesano, Washington this past week, and if the authorities are to be believed, he is an ISIS and Al Qaeda supporting time bomb. Franey is a deserter who ran afoul of the law during a domestic-violence incident. In the aftermath of the domestic violence, he had a protective order placed on him which barred him from possessing a firearm, during the course of an investigation into his activities he was routinely observed in possession or use of firearms. http://eaglerising.com/30115/jihad-comes-to-small-town-america-another-american-isis-supporter-arrested/.
Children Belong To
The State, Not The Parents –
Supporting A Commie Democrat?
Rick Wells.
Melissa Harris-Perry
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New batch of Clinton emails released,
81 now marked 'classified'
Foxnews.com
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{foxnews.com} ~ The State Department on Saturday released more emails from the private server that Hilly Clinton used when secretary of state, including 81 that have now been marked as “classified.”... The agency released more than 1,000 new pages of emails, as part of a federal court order for officials to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for the official correspondence. Clinton, a Democratic candidate in the 2016 White House race, has denied any wrong-doing. However, her use of the private server and email accounts, from 2011 to 2013, is being investigated by the FBI. "Clinton’s decision to exclusively conduct official business on an unsecure email server in her basement looks even more reckless," committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. "As the results in Iowa and New Hampshire have shown, even Democrats find Clinton’s dishonesty and untrustworthiness unacceptable.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/13/new-batch-clinton-emails-released-84-now-marked-classified.html.
T. Boone Pickens On Obama Oil Tax:
“Dumbest Idea Ever”
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{noisyroom.net} ~ The nObama administration’s proposed $10.25 per barrel oil tax adds up to approximately $32 billion a year, and critics are coming out of the woodwork in defense of both the oil industry and end users... who would foot the bill for transportation system reforms-but it may be a moot point since the effort will simply be killed off by Congress. At the end of the day, this proposal is simply meant to start a discussion and possibly add to the nObama environmental legacy. The proposal has sparked immediate backlash, with critics blasting it as an impossible production tax, the death knell for the already struggling oil industry, and an unfair policy that would render gas at the pumps more expensive for consumers. Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens has sensationally dubbed the nObama proposal “the dumbest idea ever.” http://noisyroom.net/blog/2016/02/13/t-boone-pickens-on-obama-oil-tax-dumbest-idea-ever/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Noisyroomnet+%28NoisyRoom.net%29.
What The Pentagon Is Doing to Jews,
But Not Muslims, Is DESPICABLE
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{clashdaily.com} ~ If this doesn’t prove to you how much nObama favors Islam over everyone else, I don’t know what will... If there’s one thing I could write about every day without fail, it’s liberal hypocrisy. You always hear about racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and Islamophobia — you know, all those contrived propagandized grievances that serve to advance a certain ideological and political agenda. But what happens when there are real instances of such discrimination, yet they just get a pass because the targeted group just doesn’t have political standing? Case in point: this op-ed in the New York Post about “The Pentagon’s vile divided loyalty rules for Jews:” “Congress is rarely called upon to dispel conspiracy theories. But it needs to teach the Pentagon to separate fact from fiction, because American Jews are routinely denied security clearances based on nothing more than a fear that they are Israeli spies. http://clashdaily.com/2016/02/what-the-pentagon-is-doing-to-jews-but-not-muslims-is-despicable/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=subscriber_id:9835110&utm_campaign=What%20The%20Pentagon%20Is%20Doing%20to%20Jews,%20But%20Not%20Muslims,%20Is%20DESPICABLE.
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Glick: The IAF's Achilles Heel
Caroline Glick
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Last October, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon asked US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to provide Israel with a new squadron of F-15s that Israel would outfit with its own electronics systems. Carter reportedly rejected that request as well as one for bunker buster bombs.
Last October, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon asked US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to provide Israel with a new squadron of F-15s that Israel would outfit with its own electronics systems. Carter reportedly rejected that request as well as one for bunker buster bombs.
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Carter instead insisted that Israel use the supplemental aid to purchase more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, US-made missile defense systems, and the Osprey V-22 helicopter, which Ya’alon didn’t want.
Carter instead insisted that Israel use the supplemental aid to purchase more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, US-made missile defense systems, and the Osprey V-22 helicopter, which Ya’alon didn’t want.
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The fact that the administration wants Israel to buy more F-35s instead of F-15s is alarming both for what it tells us about America’s commitment to maintaining Israel’s qualitative edge against Iran and for what it tells us about the F-35, which is set to become the IAF’s next generation combat fighter.
The fact that the administration wants Israel to buy more F-35s instead of F-15s is alarming both for what it tells us about America’s commitment to maintaining Israel’s qualitative edge against Iran and for what it tells us about the F-35, which is set to become the IAF’s next generation combat fighter.
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Before considering these issues, it is worth pointing out that the US is not the ally it once was.
Before considering these issues, it is worth pointing out that the US is not the ally it once was.
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This week Britain’s International Institute for Strategic Studies published a report warning that the West’s decades-long military technological superiority over Russia, China and other countries is eroding. The erosion of the West’s military technological advantage over the likes of China and Russia is deeply problematic for Israel. Given the IAF’s complete dependence on US defensive and offensive systems, absent other factors, Israel is imperiled simply by keeping its eggs in America’s basket.
This week Britain’s International Institute for Strategic Studies published a report warning that the West’s decades-long military technological superiority over Russia, China and other countries is eroding. The erosion of the West’s military technological advantage over the likes of China and Russia is deeply problematic for Israel. Given the IAF’s complete dependence on US defensive and offensive systems, absent other factors, Israel is imperiled simply by keeping its eggs in America’s basket.
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But there are other factors that make continued dependence on the US problematic in the extreme. The erosion of the US’s military technological superiority is matched by its growing weakness internationally. This weakness is most glaring today in Syria.
But there are other factors that make continued dependence on the US problematic in the extreme. The erosion of the US’s military technological superiority is matched by its growing weakness internationally. This weakness is most glaring today in Syria.
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Last November, Russia deployed an S-400 anti-aircraft system in Latakia. The system is capable of downing jets from a distance of 400 km. Half of Israel, including Ben-Gurion Airport, is within its range. Last December, a member of the IDF General Staff ruminated that never in their worst nightmares did Israeli military planners imagine that the S-400 would be deployed so close to us.
Last November, Russia deployed an S-400 anti-aircraft system in Latakia. The system is capable of downing jets from a distance of 400 km. Half of Israel, including Ben-Gurion Airport, is within its range. Last December, a member of the IDF General Staff ruminated that never in their worst nightmares did Israeli military planners imagine that the S-400 would be deployed so close to us.
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The S-400 ended Israel’s regional air superiority.
The S-400 ended Israel’s regional air superiority.
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It also ended US air superiority.
It also ended US air superiority.
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In late December, Bloomberg reported that right after the Russians deployed the S-400, they began targeting with radar US planes providing air support to rebel forces in Syria.
In late December, Bloomberg reported that right after the Russians deployed the S-400, they began targeting with radar US planes providing air support to rebel forces in Syria.
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US officials called Russia’s actions “a direct and dangerous provocation.”
US officials called Russia’s actions “a direct and dangerous provocation.”
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Rather than respond forcefully to Russia’s aggressive move, the US ended all manned flights in the area. It stopped providing air support to rebel forces. There is a direct connection between the US’s docile acceptance of its loss of air superiority in December and the brutal Russian supported assault on Aleppo today.
Rather than respond forcefully to Russia’s aggressive move, the US ended all manned flights in the area. It stopped providing air support to rebel forces. There is a direct connection between the US’s docile acceptance of its loss of air superiority in December and the brutal Russian supported assault on Aleppo today.
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This week, ambassador Dennis Ross and New York Times military correspondent David Sanger, who are both generally supportive of the nObama administration, published articles excoriating nObama’s policies in Syria.
This week, ambassador Dennis Ross and New York Times military correspondent David Sanger, who are both generally supportive of the nObama administration, published articles excoriating nObama’s policies in Syria.
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Ross and Sanger both wrote that nObama was critically mistaken when he said that Russia’s deployment to Syria would not have any significant impact on the region, and that Russia would rue the day it decided to get directly involved.
Ross and Sanger both wrote that nObama was critically mistaken when he said that Russia’s deployment to Syria would not have any significant impact on the region, and that Russia would rue the day it decided to get directly involved.
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Sanger noted that the administration’s constant refrain that “there is no military solution” to the war in Syria was wrong.
Sanger noted that the administration’s constant refrain that “there is no military solution” to the war in Syria was wrong.
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There is a military solution, it’s “just not our military solution,” a senior US security official admitted to Sanger. It’s Russian President Vladimir Putin’s solution.
There is a military solution, it’s “just not our military solution,” a senior US security official admitted to Sanger. It’s Russian President Vladimir Putin’s solution.
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Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Ross explained that in deploying his forces to Syria, “Putin aims to demonstrate that Russia, and not America, is the main power broker in the region and increasingly elsewhere.”
Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Ross explained that in deploying his forces to Syria, “Putin aims to demonstrate that Russia, and not America, is the main power broker in the region and increasingly elsewhere.”
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In other words, Putin’s involvement in Syria is simply a means to achieve his larger goal of replacing the US as the leading superpower.
In other words, Putin’s involvement in Syria is simply a means to achieve his larger goal of replacing the US as the leading superpower.
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This turn of events is dangerous for Israel, not least because the first parties Russia turned to in its anti-American gambit are Israel’s worst enemies – Iran and Hezbollah, along with the Assad regime. By acting in concert, and limiting their operations – as the Iranians have done as well in Iraq – to attacking forces backed by the US, while leaving Islamic State unharmed, the Russians, Iranians, Hezbollah and Bashar Assad make clear that their alliance is first and foremost geared toward reducing US power in the region.
This turn of events is dangerous for Israel, not least because the first parties Russia turned to in its anti-American gambit are Israel’s worst enemies – Iran and Hezbollah, along with the Assad regime. By acting in concert, and limiting their operations – as the Iranians have done as well in Iraq – to attacking forces backed by the US, while leaving Islamic State unharmed, the Russians, Iranians, Hezbollah and Bashar Assad make clear that their alliance is first and foremost geared toward reducing US power in the region.
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Rather than act on this direct challenge to the US, nObama and Secretary of State John hanoi-Kerry continue to talk emptily about peace conferences and cease-fires. In so doing their further destroy US credibility as an ally. As America’s primary ally and client in the region, Israel is imperiled by this behavior because it serves to hollow out its capacity to deter its enemies from attacking.
Rather than act on this direct challenge to the US, nObama and Secretary of State John hanoi-Kerry continue to talk emptily about peace conferences and cease-fires. In so doing their further destroy US credibility as an ally. As America’s primary ally and client in the region, Israel is imperiled by this behavior because it serves to hollow out its capacity to deter its enemies from attacking.
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This then brings us to the F-35s and to the IAF’s procurement policies more generally.
This then brings us to the F-35s and to the IAF’s procurement policies more generally.
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Over the past year, the IAF began preparing to take delivery of its first squadron of F-35s. In 2010, Israel placed its first order of 19 planes.
Over the past year, the IAF began preparing to take delivery of its first squadron of F-35s. In 2010, Israel placed its first order of 19 planes.
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The first two are scheduled to arrive by the end of 2016. The rest are supposed to arrive within two years.
The first two are scheduled to arrive by the end of 2016. The rest are supposed to arrive within two years.
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Last year Israel ordered an additional 14 F-35s, and the IAF reportedly wishes to expand that order with an additional 17 aircraft.
Last year Israel ordered an additional 14 F-35s, and the IAF reportedly wishes to expand that order with an additional 17 aircraft.
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By all accounts, the F-35 is an impressive next generation fighter. But at the same time, as Aaron Lerner from IMRA news aggregation service noted this week, the F-35 suffers from one major weakness that arguably cancels out all of its advantages. That weakness is the F-35’s operational dependence on software laboratories and logistics support computers located in the US.
By all accounts, the F-35 is an impressive next generation fighter. But at the same time, as Aaron Lerner from IMRA news aggregation service noted this week, the F-35 suffers from one major weakness that arguably cancels out all of its advantages. That weakness is the F-35’s operational dependence on software laboratories and logistics support computers located in the US.
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In a manner that recalls Apple’s ability to exert perpetual control over all iPhones by making it impossible for them to long function without periodically updating their operating systems, the US has made it impossible for foreign governments to simply purchase F-35s and use them as they see fit.
In a manner that recalls Apple’s ability to exert perpetual control over all iPhones by making it impossible for them to long function without periodically updating their operating systems, the US has made it impossible for foreign governments to simply purchase F-35s and use them as they see fit.
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As Defense-Aerospace.com reported last November, “All F-35 aircraft operating across the world will have to update their mission data files and their Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS) profiles before and after every sortie, to ensure that on-board systems are programmed with the latest available operational data and that ALIS is kept permanently informed of each aircraft’s technical status and maintenance requirements.
As Defense-Aerospace.com reported last November, “All F-35 aircraft operating across the world will have to update their mission data files and their Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS) profiles before and after every sortie, to ensure that on-board systems are programmed with the latest available operational data and that ALIS is kept permanently informed of each aircraft’s technical status and maintenance requirements.
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“ALIS can, and has, prevented aircraft taking off because of an incomplete data file,” the report revealed.
“ALIS can, and has, prevented aircraft taking off because of an incomplete data file,” the report revealed.
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This technical limitation on the F-35s constitutes a critical weakness from Israel’s perspective for two reasons. First, as the Defense-Aerospace article points out, the need to constantly update the ALIS in the US means that the F-35 must be connected to the Internet in order to work. All Internet connections are maintained via fiber optic underwater cables.
This technical limitation on the F-35s constitutes a critical weakness from Israel’s perspective for two reasons. First, as the Defense-Aerospace article points out, the need to constantly update the ALIS in the US means that the F-35 must be connected to the Internet in order to work. All Internet connections are maintained via fiber optic underwater cables.
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Defense-Aerospace cited an article published last October in Wired.com reporting that those cables are “surprisingly vulnerable” to attack.
Defense-Aerospace cited an article published last October in Wired.com reporting that those cables are “surprisingly vulnerable” to attack.
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According to Nicole Starosielski, a media expert from New York University, all Internet communications go through a mere 200 underwater cables that are “concentrated in very few areas. The cables end up getting funneled through these narrow pressure points all around the globe,” she said.
According to Nicole Starosielski, a media expert from New York University, all Internet communications go through a mere 200 underwater cables that are “concentrated in very few areas. The cables end up getting funneled through these narrow pressure points all around the globe,” she said.
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The Russians are probing this vulnerability.
The Russians are probing this vulnerability.
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In October the New York Times reported that “Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.”
In October the New York Times reported that “Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.”
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According to the report, the fear is that an “ultimate Russian hack on the United States could involve severing the fiber-optic cables at some of their hardest-to-access locations to halt the instant communications on which the West’s governments, economies and citizens have grown dependent.”
According to the report, the fear is that an “ultimate Russian hack on the United States could involve severing the fiber-optic cables at some of their hardest-to-access locations to halt the instant communications on which the West’s governments, economies and citizens have grown dependent.”
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Given the F-35’s dependence on the Internet, such an attack, while directed at the US itself, would also ground the IAF’s main combat fighter.
Given the F-35’s dependence on the Internet, such an attack, while directed at the US itself, would also ground the IAF’s main combat fighter.
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The second reason the F-35’s continuous dependence on a US-based logistics system is a critical weakness is that it would be irresponsible of Israel to trust that the US will not abuse its power to undermine and block IAF operations.
The second reason the F-35’s continuous dependence on a US-based logistics system is a critical weakness is that it would be irresponsible of Israel to trust that the US will not abuse its power to undermine and block IAF operations.
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This brings us back to the Pentagon’s insistence that Israel purchase only F-35s and missile defense systems. By giving Israel no option other than purchasing more F-35s, which the Americans control – to the point of being able to ground – even after they are deployed by the IAF, and defensive systems jointly developed with the US and built in the US, the Americans are hollowing out Israel’s ability to operate independently.
This brings us back to the Pentagon’s insistence that Israel purchase only F-35s and missile defense systems. By giving Israel no option other than purchasing more F-35s, which the Americans control – to the point of being able to ground – even after they are deployed by the IAF, and defensive systems jointly developed with the US and built in the US, the Americans are hollowing out Israel’s ability to operate independently.
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Clearly by waiting for the next president to conclude Israel’s military assistance package, Netanyahu is hoping that nObama’s successor will give us a better deal. But the fact is that even if a pro-Israel president is elected, Israel cannot assume that American efforts to erode Israel’s strategic independence will end once nObama leaves office.
Clearly by waiting for the next president to conclude Israel’s military assistance package, Netanyahu is hoping that nObama’s successor will give us a better deal. But the fact is that even if a pro-Israel president is elected, Israel cannot assume that American efforts to erode Israel’s strategic independence will end once nObama leaves office.
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George W. Bush, who was more supportive of Israel than nObama, also undermined Israel’s ability to attack Iran’s nuclear installations.
George W. Bush, who was more supportive of Israel than nObama, also undermined Israel’s ability to attack Iran’s nuclear installations.
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Moreover, given the continuing diminishment of US military power, and America’s expanding strategic vulnerabilities, the possibility that the US will be unwilling or unable to stand by Israel in the future cannot be ruled out.
Moreover, given the continuing diminishment of US military power, and America’s expanding strategic vulnerabilities, the possibility that the US will be unwilling or unable to stand by Israel in the future cannot be ruled out.
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This week India and Israel were poised to finalize a series of arms deals totaling $3 billion.
This week India and Israel were poised to finalize a series of arms deals totaling $3 billion.
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The final package is set to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel later this year. The deal includes various missile and electronic warfare systems.
The final package is set to be signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel later this year. The deal includes various missile and electronic warfare systems.
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In light of the F-35s massive vulnerabilities and the diminishment of US power in the Middle East and beyond, Netanyahu should view India’s enthusiasm for Israeli systems as an opportunity to end the IAF’s utter dependence on increasingly undependable US systems.
In light of the F-35s massive vulnerabilities and the diminishment of US power in the Middle East and beyond, Netanyahu should view India’s enthusiasm for Israeli systems as an opportunity to end the IAF’s utter dependence on increasingly undependable US systems.
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Instead of going through with the procurement of the 14 additional F-35s, Netanyahu should offer Modi to jointly develop a next generation fighter based on the Lavi.
Instead of going through with the procurement of the 14 additional F-35s, Netanyahu should offer Modi to jointly develop a next generation fighter based on the Lavi.
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Israel’s strategic environment is rapidly changing.
Israel’s strategic environment is rapidly changing.
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Technological, military and political developments in the region and worldwide must wake our leaders – including IAF commanders – to the fact that Israel cannot afford to maintain, let alone expand, its strategic dependence on the US.
Technological, military and political developments in the region and worldwide must wake our leaders – including IAF commanders – to the fact that Israel cannot afford to maintain, let alone expand, its strategic dependence on the US.
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