Would require a congressional waiver; yet, in my humble opinion, ‘Mad Dog’ would most definitely be the type a Trump transition team would consider even if needing such an avenue.  Your thoughts?…

James Mattis, retired Marines general and possible candidate for defense secretary or other national security post, now meeting with Trump.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 19, 2016

As Mattis exited, Trump told press: "All I can say is he is the real deal." "We'll see" if role as defense sec. A "brilliant wonderful man." https://t.co/5mcsfhMixB

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 19, 2016

(New York, NY) – President-elect Donald J. Trump today announced that he intends to nominate U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General and U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has been selected to be the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has dedicated his life to public service. He has a distinguished legal career and has served as both the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama and Alabama Attorney General prior to his service in the U.S. Senate. He has been one of President-elect Trump’s trusted advisors on the campaign and will now continue his service as our nation’s chief law enforcement officer. (more…)

Media are reporting that General Michael Flynn is being “offered” the position of National Security Adviser to President-Elect Donald Trump.   However, there should be some reasonable caution on this announcement:
Almost everyone who supports Donald Trump has also supported Michael Flynn.

HOWEVER, recently, unbeknownst –at least originally– to the to the Trump campaign, General Flynn accepted a lobbying role for the government of Turkey, specifically to advocate for Recep Erdogan and Turkish interests, and presumably never told the campaign.
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RED SEA – (CNN) The Navy destroyer USS Mason [Guided Missile Destroyer] fired countermeasures in the Red Sea on Saturday after it detected what it believed were incoming missiles.

Officials Saturday night were uncertain about what exactly happened, if there were multiple incoming missiles or if there was a malfunction with the radar detection system on the destroyer.
“We are aware of the reports and we are assessing the situation. All of our ships and crews are safe and unharmed,” one US defense official told CNN.  The USS Nitze and the USS Ponce were sailing nearby. (more…)

Earlier today candidate Donald Trump spoke to veterans and military service members at a retired American Warriors PAC event in Herndon, Virginia.   Candidate Donald Trump delivered some prepared remarks before a question-and-answer session:

[ Transcript ] It is a privilege to be here this morning with so many distinguished members of our armed services.
Before we get started with our Q & A, I’d like to address one of the most important aspects of America’s national security, and that’s cybersecurity.
To truly make America safe, we must make cybersecurity a major priority for both the government and the private sector. (more…)

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According to multiple media reports several ‘pipe bomb style devices’ were discovered after a garbage can exploded in New Jersey along the route of a Marine Benefit 5k race.
Fortunately, the start of the race was delayed by a longer than expected registration.  This perhaps saved numerous people from injury as one device exploded before the participants were in the vicinity.   The FBI is taking over the investigation and possibly considering a terrorist related angle…
SEASIDE PARK — An explosive device went off in a garbage pail Saturday morning along the route of a 5K run and walk to benefit military soldiers.
Multiple devices were also found “wired together” in the same garbage pail, but they did not detonate, according to Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
The explosion occurred along the route of the Seaside Semper Five Marine Corps Charity 5K at around 9:30 a.m. (more…)

Sometimes you just have to laugh.   However, it really sucks to be Gary Johnson right now.
Poll after poll is showing presidential candidate Gary Johnson in the race hurts Hillary Clinton more than Donald Trump.  And you know what that means?
Yup, time for the MSM to wage a thermonuclear media operation against the guy.

If only Gary Johnson was hurting Donald Trump instead of Hillary Clinton the media would have brushed the flub under the rug.   Alas…
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Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will appear tonight in New York aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid aircraft carrier for a “Commander-in-Chief Forum” sponsored by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and broadcast by NBC/MSNBC.
Having lost the coin toss, Hillary Clinton will appear first for a 30 minute Q&A, followed by Donald Trump for the final 30 minutes.

Who: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
What: IAVA “Commander-in-Chief Forum” moderated by Matt Lauer
Where: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York City
When: Tonight, Sept 7th at 8 p.m. EDT
TV: Broadcast simultaneously on NBC and MSNBC

According to the latest NBC poll of retired or active military registered voters Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton by significant margins. – Data Link –

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has stated his organization believes they are in possession of emails which prove Hillary Clinton was aware of the transfer of weapons from Libya, through Turkey, into Syria.

If Assange is accurate, the prior congressional testimony of Clinton becomes another example of her deception and fraud. Rand Paul discusses at the end of this interview segment:

To understand the scope of the potential behind the WikiLeaks Assange information, it’s critical to understand the facts in/around Libya and Syria in 2011, 2012 through today.  The specifics are outlined in the updated Benghazi Brief.

The “Benghazi Brief” remains the most controversial research report we have ever produced. The brief contains over two years of research and hundreds of very specific factual citations supporting it.  Almost two years later, and not a single aspect outlined within the brief has ever been identified as inaccurate. (more…)