House Armed Services Committee leaders agree: Military around US Capitol ‘not warranted’ now

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / March 12, 2021 – The militarized presence around the US Capitol is “not warranted” any more due to lack of a credible threat, the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Security Committee said in a joint statement. Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) and Mike Rogers … Read more

No, Sen. Ron Johnson Didn’t Promote A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ About The Capitol Riot

J Michael Waller / The Federalist / March 1, 2021 – “Facts are stubborn things,” John Adams famously said as the lawyer defending the British soldiers involved in the 1770 Boston Massacre, “and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” … Read more

Chinese journalist details Beijing’s strategy to conquer Hong Kong and purge it of its people

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / February 25, 2021 – The Chinese regime has a strategic plan to conquer Hong Kong and purging it of any citizens who oppose the Communist Party. “The Chinese Communist Party is implementing a strategic plan to destroy Hong Kong through a psychological warfare campaign against the … Read more

Pelosi has blocked answers to questions about lack of security at Capitol on January 6

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / February 16, 2021 – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi finds herself in a tight spot as more lawmakers question why she has not information about her apparent refusal to permit requested security to defend the US Capitol on January 6. Those questions parallel observations that the Center … Read more

‘I was known as Comrade Barbara.’ Now, Congresswoman Barbara Lee controls the State Department budget

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / January 26, 2021 – Congresswoman Barbara Lee was the sole Member of Congress to vote against using military force against terrorists after the September 11, 2001 al Qaeda attack. This week the 12-term Lee assumed chairmanship of the House subcommittee in charge of the State Department … Read more

Covert cadre: What I saw leading up to the US Capitol attack

J Michael Waller / The Federalist / January 14, 2021 – The deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol bore the markings of an organized operation planned well in advance of the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. A small number of cadre appeared to use the cover of a huge rally to stage its attack. … Read more

We lost an extraordinary friend and ally: Paul Behrends, 1958-2020

I wrote this as a tribute to one of my best friends who just died. In another age and place, Paul Behrends would have been straight out of Rudyard Kipling. The extraordinary life of the retired US Marine Corps reserve lieutenant colonel and longtime congressional staffer ended December 12 when Paul died from injuries near … Read more

US capability to combat foreign deception was shut down. Nobody can explain why.

By J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / December 3, 2020 – Without announcement or public directive, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper shut down the intelligence community’s entity that monitored and combated foreign concealment, deception, and disinformation. At a time when disinformation became a major public concern, it is surprising to know … Read more

Strategic disinformation and the 2020 election

By J Michael Waller / American Greatness / November 23, 2020 – Foreign manipulation of America’s 2020 vote count to help Joe Biden is crazy talk. At least that’s what a lot of people believe, with even supporters of President Trump attacking the initial evidence and the messengers. After the debunked Russian collusion narrative, the … Read more

How Jimmy Carter can help Trump get a clean vote count

J Michael Waller / American Greatness / November 17, 2020 – Former President Jimmy Carter’s foundation is an official monitor of the presidential vote recount in Georgia.  The Atlanta-based Carter Center is notorious for its validation of the fraudulent election to keep Venezuela’s late dictator Hugo Chavez in power. It still has good things to … Read more