Former Asst Sec Defense, Chair NATO/HLG, CIA case officer, attorney, Professor of Practice Intel & Foreign Policy, CEO/Boards/entrepreneur/advisor & adventurer
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Mary Beth Long retweeted
🚨 HEARTBREAKING HORROR 🚨
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin just exposed the pure evil: Innocent children trafficked across the open border were RAPED 600 TO 700 TIMES — locked in rooms, forced to service monsters day after day.
THEY ARE BABIES. THEY DON’T DESERVE THIS. NO CHILD DOES.
“We found 146,000 kids so far… but nearly 300,000 are STILL MISSING.”
I don’t care if you’re liberal, conservative, or anywhere in between — if you can’t stand up and scream SAVE OUR CHILDREN, who the hell are you?!
This is not politics. This is a national emergency. These kids are suffering in the shadows while too many look away.
ENOUGH. Share this. Demand action. Demand every missing child be found. Demand justice for the innocent.
#SaveTheChildren #ProtectOurKids #EndTheHorror
Repost if you have a soul. These babies need us NOW. 💔🙏
Hear hear!
The United States currently maintains approximately 50,000 military personnel in the Middle East, many of whom have faced lethal threats and attacks from Iran and its proxies while defending regional partners, American interests, and international commercial shipping. These ships are crewed by civilian mariners from countries around the world, many of whom have faced indiscriminate missile and drone attacks by Iran and its proxies that amount to maritime terrorism. These men and women in American uniform are among our nation's greatest treasures, and their lives remain at risk every day.
Washington has also deployed multiple aircraft carrier strike groups, provides defensive systems, munitions, and intelligence to help regional partners sustain their own defense, consistent with long-standing U.S. policy. The United States has also authorized the export of some of its most advanced semiconductor technology to regional partners, helping build the foundation for their long-term economic prosperity.
These commitments, and the risks and costs borne by the American people, should be kept in mind the next time someone suggests that U.S. support for the region is insufficient or that America is in retreat.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
The United States currently maintains approximately 50,000 military personnel in the Middle East, many of whom have faced lethal threats and attacks from Iran and its proxies while defending regional partners, American interests, and international commercial shipping. These ships are crewed by civilian mariners from countries around the world, many of whom have faced indiscriminate missile and drone attacks by Iran and its proxies that amount to maritime terrorism. These men and women in American uniform are among our nation's greatest treasures, and their lives remain at risk every day.
Washington has also deployed multiple aircraft carrier strike groups, provides defensive systems, munitions, and intelligence to help regional partners sustain their own defense, consistent with long-standing U.S. policy. The United States has also authorized the export of some of its most advanced semiconductor technology to regional partners, helping build the foundation for their long-term economic prosperity.
These commitments, and the risks and costs borne by the American people, should be kept in mind the next time someone suggests that U.S. support for the region is insufficient or that America is in retreat.
Fabulous !!
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Mary Beth Long retweeted
🚨🇮🇹 Meanwhile in Italy
The 400 Year Old Monastery of Bernaga has just been burned to ashes & now lies in ruins.
Thankfully all the Nuns escaped the blaze.
All these fires can’t simply be by accident - they keep on happening almost daily.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
This is one of the most important moments ever aired on CNBC.
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya says the media lied to millions of Americans about President Trump, and that after going back to the original source material, he realized he had been completely misled about Trump’s character.
PALIHAPITIYA: “The reality is that most of us were lied to by the media about President Trump.”
“And if you just go back to the source material, you should take away two things.”
“One, he didn’t say half the things he said, and two, why did these other people just fabricate what they wanted to say so that they could essentially assassinate his character?”
“I think that that second thing is completely unacceptable in America, and there’s still been no repercussions, really.”
“I took the time to learn about it. I admitted where…you know, the way that I met him was, I admitted on the pod, which, you know, has millions of viewers.”
“And I said, I got it totally wrong because I went and I watched Charlottesville.”
“And, you know, the first person to call me? President Trump.”
“And I got to know him and I put the phone down, I called my wife, and I said, we got it TOTALLY, totally wrong. We were lied to.”
“And then I got to know him and he is fantastic!”
FOLLOW ME, THE NEXT DROP WILL BE SHOCKING.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
11, 12 and 14 years old
Raped for days by more than 20 Pakistani immigrants.
Tortured—one had her tongue nailed to the wall to keep her still while they raped her.
The police ridiculed, insulted, and ignored them.
The feminists turned the other way.
If it hadn't been for Elon Musk, who publicly shared the trial testimonies, sparking outrage from Reform UK and internal investigations, no one would have known anything.
You're not angry enough.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
There are so many people hyping this Mecca Defense Alliance meeting in #Iran today. The real test is does #Iran's regime still have an IRGC, especially a Quds Force? The answer is yes. So there will be a variation of the same problems. A new meeting in a new format with different people complete with soaring rhetoric is not going to change this.
And we've seen this movie before. For example, the Organization of the Islamic Conference held a meeting in Iran in 1997, where Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah became the most senior Saudi official to visit Iran since 1979. Fast forward to today, the proxy wars and instability have continued.
I would also point out, as some regional commentators have noted, that the Saudi defense minister visited Iran to meet with Ali Khamenei himself in April 2025 before Operation Midnight Hammer in June 2025--delivering a message offering cooperation. Khamenei said to him, "it is far better for brothers in the region to cooperate with and assist each another than to depend on others." Fast forward to 2026, the Houthis are rocketing Saudi Arabia and Iran's regime has bombed its neighbors multiple times.
So I would curb some of the irrational exuberance here. As long as the Iranian regime is in power, there will be instability and no amount of new meetings in creative formats is going to change it.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
اختيار لانا نسيبه لمنصب الامين العام للامم المتحدة سيتم على مرحلتين
1 موافقة 9 دول في مجلس الامن وعددهم 15 عضوا مع عدم استخدام دولة دائمة العضوية 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 🇨🇳 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 حق الفيتو
2 تصويت 193 دولة في الجمعية العامة
فرصها جيدة لتصبح عاشر أمين عام وأول أمراة تتولى هذا المنصب الأممي الرفيع
America, wake up. This isn’t the last church that will be targeted.
Mary Beth Long retweeted
Got an email from a Viet Nam vet friend. At the end of our careers we were both heavily involved in developing NCO training for TRADOC. Our friendship continues 30 years after we retired. He sent me an article he read in the Independent (UK) saying that Democrats were blaming SecWar Pete Hegseth for the death of the Air Force PJ who died while doing a rappel during a college pre-game show at the Alamo Dome.
I read the article and it brought something back to me. Here is my response.
Andy,
I looked at the video several times trying to figure out what went wrong. I think he may have had a reversed snap-link. Maybe, maybe not. I just saw his brake hand reaching for the rope. I have seen experienced troops reverse the snap-link. And that's why we double check each other.
Regardless, we teach soldiers to do brave things by doing brave things. The first rappel of a day used to scare the shit out of me. It took everything I had to back over the wall. But once I got the first one done, I would run back up the tower to do it again.
I took over as Chief Instructor of the Jungle School as Just Cause began. Once the fighting was over, we were spinning up to reopen the Jungle Warfare Course. I knew that we were going to be teaching rappelling again. As the Chief Instructor I KNEW I had to do everything I was asking my instructors or the troops to do. Rappelling was one of them. I got up at 0300 one morning. Went to the 50-foot tower we had there right in front of my headquarters building. Opened the rope locker and grabbed a 120 foot rope and inspected it. Twice. Grabbed a sling rope and inspected it. Twice. Grabbed a couple snap-links and inspected them. Twice. Threw the rope over my shoulder and climbed the tower.
At the top I tied off the 120-foot rope and checked the anchor. Tossed the rope down over the side. Tied off my Swiss Seat and hooked the snap-link in. Checked my seat a couple times. Checked to see that the snap-link was attached properly. Twice. Snapped the link over the rope and brought the anchor end around the link and snapped it in. And walked up to the edge of the tower and looked down. And backed away and checked EVERYTHING again. Twice. Turned around and looked at the lights of Colon City across Limon Bay. Beautiful sight. Turned around and walked back to the edge of the tower. Looked down. Stepped back and checked everything again.
Andy, it took me about 30 minutes before I could back up to the edge of the tower and hang my ass over the side. I was trembling like a freakin' leaf. But I got over the edge in a 90-degree set and started to walk down a few steps. After about 10 feet I did a mini-bound. Everything was right. So I walked down a couple stes and did a larger bound.
And the confidence came back. I bounded to the ground and unhooked. And literally ran back up the tower. And checked everything again and hooked back up, backed over the edge and did a three bound drop. Ran back up and did it again. And again.
Would I do a recruiting stunt in front of an audience? Back then, of course I would. Part of the job.
I'm praying for that Airman's family. Air Force PJs are our brothers. Always have been. And we did dangerous things together. Part of the job.
We teach soldiers to be courageous by doing brave things.
And sometimes, no matter what you do and double check, shit happens. Part of the job.
Democrats blaming @SecWar Hegseth is evidence that they have no clue what it takes to wear the uniform.
- OB
the-independent.com/news/wor…
Mary Beth Long retweeted
Ethiopia 🇪🇹✝️ is witnessing one of the worst ethnic wars in human history
This heartbreaking scene shows the body of a Christian Amhara woman and her injured daughter, who was killed by Oromo ethnic gangs of Muslim majority in the disputed Wellega East region between the Amhara and Oromo ethnicities💔
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Ethopia 🙏🙏
#EndChristianPersecution
#EndChristianGenocide
So much for the credibility of Georgetown’s students’ law bar in demonstrating its new attorneys understand that condemning facts you don’t agree with, or care for, and then condemning the speaker, isn’t how you educate yourself or further your duty of advocacy.
New from me: Georgetown Law’s Student Bar Association passed a resolution this week condemning a Jewish attorney on Sen. Ted Cruz’s staff and accusing her of Islamophobia after she appeared on campus to discuss the Muslim Brotherhood and her work representing victims of terrorism.
Erielle Azerrad, Cruz's deputy chief counsel, spoke to students about the Brotherhood’s origins and how the group had expanded its operations in the US. She also noted the Muslim Students Association’s ties to the Brotherhood, though she disputed that such ties meant all Muslim students, or even all MSA members, were connected to the terrorist group.
The resolution accused Azerrad of promoting "Islamophobic beliefs and conspiracy theories" at the event and having a "well-documented record of false, bigoted, and harmful anti-Muslim rhetoric."
Full story for @jewishinsider here:
jewishinsider.com/2026/10/ge…
Jordan has been a steadfast ally of the U.S providing critical support to the war against ISIS, U.S efforts in Iraq, and regional allies.
We stand beside her.
The terrorist attack against Karak will be met with the harshest retaliation. Those who delude themselves into thinking that they can divide Jordanians with their bullets have no chance in the face of our unity. All Jordanians, from north to south, are partners in land and fate, and nothing stands between them. Our deepest condolences to the families of the martyrs and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured.
Every Jordanian life is precious, and we will strike with an iron fist against those who dare to threaten our nation
Mary Beth Long retweeted
"Afghanistan’s human-rights situation remains dire. Women and girls face widespread and systematic gender persecution, while minorities, human-rights defenders, journalists, former security personnel, public servants, and other vulnerable groups risk torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killing, and other grave abuses. The UN experts reaffirm that non-refoulement prohibits returns to such dangers, requires individualized risk assessments and due process, and cannot be circumvented through diplomatic assurances." @displacedint @Europarl_EN @EU_Commission @eu_eeas
DI STATEMENT: DO NOT RETURN AFGHANS TO DANGER
Displaced International fully endorses the warning issued by UN human rights experts and is even more alarmed by reports that EU Member States are deporting—or preparing to deport—Afghans to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s human-rights situation remains dire. Women and girls face widespread and systematic gender persecution, while minorities, human-rights defenders, journalists, former security personnel, public servants, and other vulnerable groups risk torture, arbitrary detention, extrajudicial killing, and other grave abuses. The UN experts reaffirm that non-refoulement prohibits returns to such dangers, requires individualized risk assessments and due process, and cannot be circumvented through diplomatic assurances.
DI calls on all states—especially European states—to halt involuntary returns to Afghanistan, preserve access to asylum, and expand safe and lawful protection pathways. Deportation arrangements with the Taliban must neither endanger Afghans nor normalize its system of repression.
“Europe cannot condemn the Taliban’s gender persecution and other gross abuses while returning Afghans to the very coercive system they fled. Non-refoulement is a binding legal obligation—not a policy option that can be discarded for domestic political convenience. All states, especially European democracies founded on human rights and the rule of law, must halt involuntary returns, conduct rigorous individualized protection assessments, and never send an Afghan to persecution, torture, arbitrary detention, or death.”
— Ambassador Ashraf Haidari
Founder and President, Displaced International
Read and share the UN experts’ statement:
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Related DI advocacy:
Displaced International Statement on Germany’s Deportation of Afghan Refugees to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
displacedinternational.org/d…
Petition to Halt the Mass Forced Returns of Afghan Refugees from Iran and Other Countries
displacedinternational.org/p…
Afghan Refugees Are Not a Political Tool
displacedinternational.org/a…
#Afghanistan #NonRefoulement #RefugeeRights #ForcedDisplacement #HumanRights
@UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts @SR_Afghanistan @Refugees @UNmigration @EU_Commission @EUHomeAffairs @Europarl_EN @EUCouncil @coe @EU_UNGeneva @eu_echo @EUatUN @EUCdAtoAFG @EURightsAgency @MAshrafHaidari @BarhamSalih @NRC_Egeland
Mary Beth Long retweeted
A Muslim woman from North Africa says she’s in the UK solely to turn it into an Islamic country, and that “dirty Christians” should get used to it.
This isn’t just her personal opinion. World domination is a core Islamic ideology. At least she’s honest about it, unlike most of them.
I cannot say I understand the President’s continued outreach to Putin.
But Russia providing third parties targeting info on U.S. facilities and this combat lab cross the line and might as well be designed to enable countries openly calling for the death of America.
nytimes.com/2026/10/23/world…
In exchange for North Korean arms and soldiers, Russia has given the North a live combat laboratory to test its weapons and troops, refine its missile performance and master drone warfare.
The North’s military may soon be able to unleash vast swarms of low-cost drones to overwhelm the more expensive, high-tech defenses of South Korea and the U.S. forces stationed there.
