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To: maceng2 who wrote (178358)	9/15/2021 6:03:14 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217699

astounding <<$6 per token>> am enthusiastic. Am not in Mina but super enthusiastic for its energy, because crypto energy tends to flow within crypto metaverse

To: maceng2 who wrote (178358)	9/15/2021 6:32:32 PM
From: TobagoJack	2 Recommendations Recommended By kingfisher maceng2 Respond to of 217699

Re the General Milley, I think he knows stuff, that a lot of the gears folks are counting on for national security is less than useless, because they are faulty as well as expensive, and serves only a deeper purpose. In the meantime it is this below sort of outcome, as I had long ago predicted, that concerns me when applied to the Covid vaxx, that they would turn out to not-work, and worse, harmful, and horrors, revelations too phucking late as we are plucked away one by one, face frozen, dots on brain, heart sputtering, and unable to bone-up our enthusiasm to do our duties for the greater-good. the same crew in charge of the F35 is in charge of the global economy along with Afghanistan, because they all attended the same schools. Rand Paul and Ron Paul and and and are likely correct to be concerned, from different directions, about the crew in charge, and always in charge, irrespective of who got electioneered or elected or just ordained to be POTUS, who says he wishes all to be vaxx-ed, and now, and pay no attention to frozen faces, black spots on brain, and heart sputtering, and lacking of bone-up enthusiasm. And so we connect the General's puzzle to the other puzzles, F35, and Covid Vaxx, and with Afghanistan and 911 Tinfoil galore Once lucky, twice god-sent, jabs 3, 4, 5, ... n-1, n, n+1? In any case on F35, as opposed to Boeing 737 Max ... 2011 Message 27483592 2013 Message 29077997 2018 Message 31731036 (8) team china J20 sports, again, out of the box stratagem to even up playing field such that the F35 China allegedly copied may have to be sent back to the drawing board thedrive.com 2019 Message 32038326 2019 Message 32064203 2019 Message 32133134 a Germany starting to say 'no', not about huawei, but much more consequential, re the very extremely flawed (flawed in execution, strategy, and cost / value) f-35 2019 Message 32178393 2019 Message 32211141 I at times find Michael Every nauseating ... Rabobank: Trump-Xi Meeting Is Not About Tariffs Or Trade, But Who Wins The Great Chess Game And How 2019 Message 32329392 - yeah, given that Team USA just now removed Saudi defence as it did Afghani defence, Saudis might just have to pick up on Putin's offer of friendship, especially when Afghan's fall high matter to Saudi Arabia more directly and soon, even as Team USA might soon throw the Saudis under the bus with the latest FBI revelations of official involvement in 911 Putin Offers to Sell Saudis S-400 Missiles to Bolster Defenses 2020 Message 32931198 and just now ... bloomberg.com F-35 Risks Falling Behind China and Russia Defenses, Panel Warns Anthony Capaccio 15 September 2021, 22:00 GMT+8 Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, the world’s costliest weapons system, may fail to keep pace with Chinese and Russian air defense improvements given its “extraordinary costs” so far, the U.S. House defense policy committee has warned. The House Armed Services Committee supported the F-35’s $398 billion acquisition program in the report accompanying its version of the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill. It said the sophisticated fighter “can be used against advanced integrated air defense systems operating against the United States or its foreign partners and allies during high-end, very contested contingencies” once it finally receives key software upgrades. But the committee called into question “overly aggressive development and production schedules” that for more than 20 years have resulted “in longer schedules and much higher costs than planned to realize less than full warfighting capabilities required by the Department of Defense.” With adversaries that pose “near-peer” challenges advancing more rapidly than expected, the panel said it’s “uncertain as to whether or not the F-35 aircraft can sufficiently evolve to meet the future expected threat in certain geographical areas of operations in which combat operations could occur.” The committee didn’t name the adversaries of concern but Pentagon officials cite China as the prime threat driving U.S. defense investments and also note Russian moves. The panel’s view reflects that the F-35 still hasn’t demonstrated its capabilities in a simulation against the most challenging Russian and Chinese air defense systems. The exercise to be run by the Navy was most recently supposed to have been completed in December, though it was originally planned for 2017. In April, Bloomberg News reported that the Defense Department’s F-35 program office projected the target date as August 2022. The Pentagon has not provided an official date since then. Earlier: F-35 Closes In on New Timeline for Combat Test Once Set for 2017 The Pentagon requested 85 F-35s for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, up from 79 this year. The House Armed Services panel cut five, authorizing 80s. The Senate Armed Services Committee added six jets. The House Appropriations Committee approved 85; its Senate counterpart hasn’t acted on its bill yet. More than 690 F-35s of more than 3,000 projected have been delivered and are operating from 21 bases around the world. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. LEARN MORE

To: maceng2 who wrote (178358)	9/15/2021 6:55:01 PM
From: TobagoJack	2 Recommendations Recommended By maceng2 marcher Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217699

Following up re gears for national security, and related to your line, national security appears to be an eco system, and quite lucrative, allowing for occasionally sized fines and business as usual approach. zerohedge.com Three Former US Officials Admit To Providing Hacking Technology To UAE Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times, Three former U.S. intelligence and military officials have agreed to pay $1.7 million to the U.S. government and admitted to providing hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday. [url=][/url] Marc Baier, Ryan Adams, and Daniel Gericke made the admission as part of a first-of-its-kind deferred prosecution agreement, under which they are also to pay $1.68 million, cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigation, cut ties with UAE intelligence and give up their security clearances. The Justice Department agreed to drop the prosecution if the three men comply with the terms for three years. Lawyers for Adams and Gericke did not immediately return messages seeking comment, and a lawyer for Baier declined to comment. Baier, Adams, and Gericke worked at a UAE-based company that carried out hacks on behalf of the foreign government, according to court documents. The trio provided their employer with hacking and spying systems used to break into computers in the U.S. and around the world, prosecutors say. In a letter earlier this year, the CIA warned about “an uptick in the number of former officers who have disclosed sensitive information about CIA activities, personnel, and tradecraft.” The UAE case appears to fit into this pattern. One of the examples listed was “working for state-sponsored intelligence-related companies in non-fraternization countries.” The DOJ accuses the three men of computer fraud and violating export control laws by providing defense services without the required license. Baier, Adams, and Gericke did not dispute any of the allegations as part of the deal with prosecutors. “This is a loud statement” that the Justice Department takes such cases seriously, said Bobby Chesney, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law who specializes in national security issues. The three men left a U.S.-based company that was operating in the UAE to join an Emirati company that would give them “significant increases” in their salaries, according to court documents. “Hackers-for-hire and those who otherwise support such activities in violation of U.S. law should fully expect to be prosecuted for their criminal conduct,” Mark Lesko, acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department’s national security division, said in a statement. The charging documents don’t name the companies involved, but Lori Stroud, a former National Security Agency employee, said she worked with the three men in the UAE at U.S.-based CyberPoint and then for UAE-based DarkMatter. She quit DarkMatter when she realized the company was hacking U.S. citizens. Stroud said she assisted the FBI in its investigation. “This is progress,” Stroud said. DarkMatter’s founder and CEO, Faisal al-Bannai, told The Associated Press in 2018 that his company has close business ties to the Emirati government and has hired former CIA and NSA analysts. He denied the firm was engaged in hacking. Between 2016 and 2019, Baier, Adams, and Gericke bought exploits to break into computers and mobile devices from companies around the world, including those based in the U.S., the Justice Department says. The purchases included one so-called “zero-click” exploit—which can break into mobile devices without any user interaction. Baier bought the exploit from an unnamed U.S. company in 2016.