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SECRECY NEWS From the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2017, Issue No. 8 January 30, 2017

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SECRECY NEWS From the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2017, Issue No. 8 January 30, 2017 Secrecy News Blog:   https://fas.org/blogs/ secrecy/ **     TRUMP BROADCASTS HIS NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVES **     CRISIS MANAGEMENT IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY **     RENEGOTIATING NAFTA, AND MORE FROM CRS TRUMP BROADCASTS HIS NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTIVES National security directives are among the most important tools the President has for managing his administration and for conducting U.S. policy on national defense, foreign relations, intelligence, nuclear weapons and other matters of consequence. At the end of last week, President Trump publicly issued his first three national security directives, designated  National Security Presidential Memoranda  (NSPMs). NSPM-1 is entitled  "Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces."  It requires a "readiness review", and calls for a new Nuclear Posture Review and a Ballistic Missile Defense Review. In a no

ENOUGH: LETS SEPARATE THE FACTS FROM THE LIES ABOUT THIS “TRAVEL BAN”…

ENOUGH: LETS SEPARATE THE FACTS FROM THE LIES ABOUT THIS “TRAVEL BAN”… THE LIBERAL MEDIA WON’T SHOW YOU THIS As you know, all hell broke loose on Saturday afternoon as some of Trump’s policies were starting to be implemented at international airports. Admittedly, there were a few mistakes regarding the implementation of the order, as some permanent U.S. residents were being retained. Apart from that, the ban is doing exactly what it was meant to do. Now, after a noisy weekend, Conservative Review Columnist  Daniel Horowitz  has laid out the FACTS and LIES about the order. Here’s a few snippets from  his excellent column : “There is a lot of confusion swirling around the events that transpired this weekend as a result of Trump’s executive order on immigration. Make no mistake: every word of Trump’s executive order is in accordance with statute.  It’s important not to conflate political arguments with legal arguments, as many liberals and far too many “conserv

Phantoms and Monsters: Pulse of the Paranormal

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Upright Canine Sighting: Huntingdon County, PA Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:25 PM PST I recently received the following account: My information is second-hand because it came from my father, who is deceased. I was in my teens when I first heard it, which was around 18 years ago. In 1984 our family lived in a house that was located on River Rd. along the Raystown branch of the Juniata River, near Huntingdon, PA. One early evening during the Summer 1984, he said that he was driving on River Rd. towards Rt.22. The river was on his right side and it was still light outside. He noticed movement along the near bank, thinking that there may have been a fisherman. He slowed the car to get a better look, when this creature stood up on two legs. It was not a fisherman, but what he called a 'walking wolf.' The creature looked at my father for a second, then quickly walked into the river. He believes it either walked or swam to the far bank, but he saw it pull itself out of the wate