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#US Sec of State #Blinken told the #UNSC last month that addressing North Korean (& Iranian) arms deliveries to #Russia should be the first priority for the #UN body. And US #DefSec #LloydAustin told lawmakers this spring that weapons from countries such as #NorthKorea & #Iran helped to keep Russia’s war going.
#geopolitics #democracy #Ukraine #war #intelligence
#StandWithUkraine
About damn time, #TommyTuberville is a #threat to #NationalSecurity.
Sen #Tuberville quietly ended his #blockade on the promotion of a senior #military aide to #Defense Sec #LloydAustin after the #Alabama #Republican, under pressure from colleagues, met privately w/the aide on Tues.
[Tuberville has a history of #AbuseOfPower blocking multiple appointments & military promotions because he didn’t want female service members to be able to receive #ReproductiveHealthcare.]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/25/tuberville-austin-aide-promotion/
Tuberville ends hold on promotion of Austin aide after private meeting
Sen. Tommy Tuberville had blocked Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark’s promotion amid scrutiny of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secretive hospitalization last winter.Dan Lamothe (The Washington Post)
