Consul-At-Arms II

THOMAS M. HILL AT THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION ("a nonprofit public policy organization") IS THINKING ABOUT STATE DEPARTMENT'S REORGANIZATION PLAN . MONEY QUOTE(S): "A second rumored reform to...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/re-state-department-reform-much-ado.html

RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY ("FREE MEDIA IN UNFREE SOCIETIES") REPORTED ON AMB. (TO RUSSIA) TEFFT'S REMARKS . MONEY QUOTE(S): "RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LAST MONTH DIRECTED THE UN...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/rferl-tefft-us-move-to-suspend.html

ISAAC CHOTINER AT SLATE ("A DAILY MAGAZINE ON THE WEB") INTERVIEWED A MILITARY SCHOLAR . MONEY QUOTE(S): "The sort of substantive throughline is that we barely have a foreign policy. This g...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/slate-how-worried-should-we-be-about.html

ALAN NEUHAUSER AT U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (" A MULTI-PLATFORM PUBLISHER OF NEWS AND INFORMATION") DID A NICE JOB OF LAYING THIS OUT : MONEY QUOTE(S): "immigration authorities have been fo...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/usn-dhs-seeks-sanctions-on-countries.html

STEPHEN DINAN AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES ("HARD-HITTING NEWS AND FEARLESS JOURNALISM") EXPLAINED RECENT VISA SANCTIONS AGAINST FOUR COUNTRIES . MONEY QUOTE(S): "Sanctions have been triggered o...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/wt-trump-punishes-sanctuary-countries.html

JOSHUA KEATING AT SLATE ("a daily magazine on the web") REASSURED THE UNSETTLED . MONEY QUOTE(S): "Rex Tillerson’s ongoing reorganization of the State Department, seemingly purposely desi...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/slate-blob-ate-donald-trump.html

THE DIPLOMAD AT THE DIPLOMAD 2.0 ("LONG TIME US FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER; NOW RETIRED") SPEAKS TO SOME BASIC TRUTHS MANY ARE UNWILLING TO FACE . MONEY QUOTE(S): "We in the West refuse to und...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/re-september-11.html

SAD NEWS THAT DR. JERRY POURNELLE HAS PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY IN HIS SLEEP. IN HIS MOST RECENT POST AT CHAOS MANOR ("THE ORIGINAL BLOG AND DAYBOOK "), HE OFFERED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF ...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/09/re-dreamers.html

PHIBIAN  AT CDR SALAMANDER  ("PROACTIVELY “FROM THE SEA”; AN AGENT OF CHANGE LEVERAGING THE LITTORAL BEST PRACTICES FOR A PARADIGM BREAKING SIX-SIGMA BEST BUSINESS CASE TO SYNERGIZE A CONS...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-were-taking-2nd-ausfahrt-prior-to.html

NAHAL TOOSI AT POLITICO ("We reach the most influential people in the country") DID A NICE PIECE OF WRITING HERE . MONEY QUOTE(S): "Tillerson notes that nearly 70 special envoy or similar p...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/politico-tillerson-looking-to-eliminate.html

BRETT BRUEN AT THE HILL ("It signals the important issues of the moment.") MAKES SOME NICE ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF U.S. DIPLOMACY TO REAL LIFE AMERICANS . MONEY QUOTE(S): "You’re...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-hill-diminishing-american-diplomacy.html

Andrew Roth AT THE Washington Post ("Democracy Dies in Darkness") OFFERED A WELL-WRITTEN ARTICLE . MONEY QUOTE(S): "The decision comes after Russia demanded that the U.S. mission in the cou...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/wp-us-embassy-stops-issuing.html

CAA LOVES LEGAL IMMIGRANTS .

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-immigrant-who-didnt-cut-line-103.html

ANDREW OSBORN AND POLINA DEVITT AT REUTERS ("the world’s largest international multimedia news provider") REPORT SOMETHING-WHOLLY-TO-BE-EXPECTED . MONEY QUOTE(S): "The U.S. Embassy said ...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/reuters-us-scales-back-russian-visa.html

ANNIE KARNI AT POLITICO ("We reach the most influential people in the country") SHARES A LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF DIPLOMATIC TRAINING . MONEY QUOTE(S): "Aware that this new, less celebrat...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/politico-newt-gingrich-goes-to-spouse.html

RALPH PETERS AT THE NEW YORK POST ("Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.") PAID A SOLDIER AND ...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/nyp-i-hope-trump-is-right-and-im-wrong.html

AMIR TOUMAJ AT THE LONG WAR JOURNAL ("dedicated to providing original and accurate reporting and analysis of the Long War (also known as the Global War on Terror)") MARKED SOME LONG-OVERDUE NEW...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-us-to-designate-irgc-affiliates-as.html

JAMES BRUNO AT DIPLO DENIZEN ("Author and ex-diplomat comments on foreign affairs & writing") EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF DIPLOMATIC REPORTING . MONEY QUOTE(S): "After I completed my assign...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-wanted-robust-intelligence-and.html

Of course, this is eclipsed by today's latest leaks from the White House . Spencer Ackerman at the Daily Beast ("Independent. Irreverent. Intelligent.") INTERPRETED THE PRESENT AND PREDICTED T...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/daily-beast-rex-tillerson-is-not-going.html

OLDAFSARGE AT CHANT DU DÉPART  ("The musings, rants, and dissertations of 3 retired military guys and 1 chick.") ACCURATELY DESCRIBED FREQUENT FATE OF MY BOOKSTORE PURCHASES: "I should ment...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-pondering-matters-of-state.html

NAHAL TOOSI AT POLITICO ("We reach the most influential people in the country") SPOKE WITH TWO UNNAMED SOURCES ABOUT A TOWN-HALL MEETING HELD BY THE NEW DEPUTY SECSTATE . MONEY QUOTE(S): "Su...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/politico-state-departments-no-2-tries.html

JOSEPH CASSIDY WRITING AT THE HILL  MAKES SOME EXCELLENT POINTS . Money quote(s): "A real reform plan would mobilize the department to confront the dangers of the 21st century. It would reme...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-hill-6-ways-to-know-if-state.html

DANIEL LIPPLMAN AND NAHAL TOOSI AT POLITICO ("We reach the most influential people in the country") DISCUSSED PLUNGING RECRUITMENT NUMBERS . "This June, the number of Americans who took the ...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/politico-interest-in-us-diplomatic.html

PHIBIAN AT CDR SALAMANDER ("PROACTIVELY “FROM THE SEA”; AN AGENT OF CHANGE LEVERAGING THE LITTORAL BEST PRACTICES FOR A PARADIGM BREAKING SIX-SIGMA BEST BUSINESS CASE TO SYNERGIZE A CONSIST...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/re-fullbore-friday.html

THE NATIONAL REVIEW 'S THE CORNER HOSTED A RECENT ARTICLE BY JIM HANSON  (OF BLACKFIVE FAME) AND BRAD PATTY RUFFLED A FEW FEATHERS AMONG MY COLLEAGUES. MONEY QUOTE(S): "The State Depart...

http://consul-at-arms2.blogspot.com/2017/08/national-review-boots-to-suits.html