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Israel is controlling US actions on Iran

Colin Henderson

Although Trump red lines get lost in what he says a few hours later, his 48 hour deadline on Hormuz is significant. But I worry more about Israel. They are openly defying yet supporting US at the same time. Quite a feat. More research source Claude.ai Good observation. Israel’s posture throughout this war has been remarkably dexterous — drawing the US in as the indispensable military partner while simultaneously operating on its own strategic timeline. The Natanz strike is the clearest example: Israel almost certainly executed it, both governments declined to confirm, and the Pentagon refused comment. That’s not coordination … Continue reading Israel is controlling US actions on Iran

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Joe Kent, Trump’s Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his immediate resignation March 17, 2026.

Colin Henderson

Joe Kent Resignation — Summary Axios report follows. The influence from Israel is important and represents a new level of power accepted by US.#us #israel Joe Kent, Trump’s Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his immediate resignation this morning, posting his letter directly to X. He stated he could not support the ongoing war against Iran, asserting that Iran posed no imminent threat to the US and that the war was started due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby.  The letter’s key charges, paraphrased from the Axios report: ∙ Kent accused senior Israeli officials and influential … Continue reading Joe Kent, Trump’s Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his immediate resignation March 17, 2026.

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Morning Briefing — Thursday, 12 March 2026

Colin Henderson

“What Changed” items, three new/emerging flags, five secondary items, and one long-form pick.A few things worth flagging from this morning:The Russia tactical integration item is the sharpest new development — moving from general targeting assistance to specific drone doctrine is qualitatively different and will require a Western coalition response of some kind. Watch for NATO statements later today.The France nuclear doctrine signal is the carry-forward item with the longest arc — if Macron moves from signalling to any kind of formalised burden-sharing arrangement, it restructures European security architecture in ways that will take years to fully register.On Canada-US trade — … Continue reading Morning Briefing — Thursday, 12 March 2026

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US Tariffs Set to Make world economic and military History

Colin Henderson

It is worth capturing this moment. It has the potential to be elevated to a moment in world economic history in the same vein as Bretton Woods, World Trade Organization, United Nations, and many other bedrock areas that preceded and followed WWII. The broad perspective was to encourage World stability in economic terms and those tools were designed to create a global platform of stability that would make WWxx things of the past. Here we are 80 years later and the flaws in those tools with their commensurate inability to adapt have created a global world of bad actors yet … Continue reading US Tariffs Set to Make world economic and military History

AI

Biden Administration Outlines Government ‘Guardrails’ for A.I. Tools

Colin Henderson

A national security memorandum detailed how agencies should streamline operations with artificial intelligence safely. President Biden has released a series of documents that grapple with the challenges of using A.I. tools to speed up government operations.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times By David E. Sanger Reporting from Washington Oct. 24, 2024Updated 4:44 p.m. ET President Biden on Thursday signed the first national security memorandum detailing how the Pentagon, the intelligence agencies and other national security institutions should use and protect artificial intelligence technology, putting “guardrails” on how such tools are employed in decisions varying from nuclear weapons to granting asylum. The … Continue reading Biden Administration Outlines Government ‘Guardrails’ for A.I. Tools

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TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish

Colin Henderson

Senator Colin Deacon summarised the impact of the fine TD Bank was hit with after the US Innvestigation assessed they knowingly worked to avoid AML rules and thuse became criminals themselves. This United States Attorney General Merrick Garland humiliated this Canadian bank over something so fundamental. AML rules are intended to eliminate one aspect of the transfer of cash or funds from being criminal proceeds to legitimate business proceeds. Deacon is correct in thei being a humiliation for Canada, yet OSFI have been silent on this matter, something I find even worse. Here is a short piece on thereaction of … Continue reading TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish

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Spy Chiefs of the C.I.A. and MI6 Convene, on a Couch and for a Crowd

Colin Henderson

Appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, the heads of the U.S. and British intelligence services discussed Ukraine’s incursion into Russia and the war in Gaza. Listen to this article · 4:49 min Learn more By Mark Landler Reporting from London Sept. 7, 2024Updated 4:54 p.m. ET The chiefs of the C.I.A. and the British Secret Intelligence Service, appearing together publicly for the first time in the history of their agencies, said on Saturday in London that Ukraine’s surprise offensive in the Kursk region had exposed vulnerabilities in Russia’s military and was an “audacious” effort to “try and … Continue reading Spy Chiefs of the C.I.A. and MI6 Convene, on a Couch and for a Crowd

Security

The US National Intelligence Council, part 1:

Colin Henderson

The US National Intelligence Council, part 1: the discreet forum in charge of strategic analysis The NIC is little known, even within the US intelligence community, but is responsible for producing the most authoritative analyses in Washington. The forum brings together experts from all the US agencies and can adapt to political decision-makers’ needs. Continue reading The US National Intelligence Council, part 1:

Geopolitics

The Forty-Year War

Colin Henderson

How America Lost the Middle East By Lisa Anderson May/June 2023Published on April 18, 2023 In March 2023, China’s announcement that it had brokered renewed diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran threw into sharp relief the United States’ rapidly diminishing role in the Middle East. Shortly after President Joe Biden came to office, the United States completed its inept withdrawal from Afghanistan, a country that Washington had spent 20 years trying and failing to bring into the Western fold. Then the president, who as a candidate had cast Saudi Arabia as a “pariah” because of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s alleged … Continue reading The Forty-Year War