Congress Seeks Showdown On Ending U.S. Aid to Palestinians

Demands disclosure of U.S. taxpayer payments to terrorists

A delegation of leading Republican members of Congress are urging newly installed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cut all U.S. taxpayer funding to the Palestinian government over its continued use of American dollars to pay the salaries of terrorists and their families, according to communications between these lawmakers and the State Department.

A group of 14 lawmakers formally petitioned Pompeo this week to "immediately suspend all aid payments to the Palestinian Authority" due to recent reports these funds continue to be used to pay convicted terrorists and their families, a material breach of newly passed laws barring American aid money being used for such purposes.

The lawmakers seek a public showdown with the Trump administration over the future of U.S. aid to the Palestinian government, which has publicly refused to comply with new U.S. laws mandating the terror payment program known as "pay to slay" be stopped.

While these payments have been a source of congressional concern for some time, the recent passage of the Taylor Force Act—a bill meant to end these payments—has provided the legal grist necessary for congressional opponents of U.S. aid to the Palestinian government to see this aid cut.

The lawmakers also are demanding the State Department disclose for the first time the total amount of U.S. taxpayer dollars that have been used by the Palestinian government to support terrorists and their families. The total could be in the millions.

The lawmakers instruct the State Department to outline in detail: "How many foreign aid dollars went to the PA that were then used to fund terrorists prior to passage of the Taylor Force Act?"

http:// freebeacon.com/national-security/congress-seeks-showdown-ending-u-s-aid-palestinians/

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SECOR

American earth geodetic satellite. Geodesy satellite operated by US Army, USA. Launched 1962 - 1965.

AKA: EGRS;SEV. Status: Operational 1962. First Launch: 1962-01-24. Last Launch: 1969-04-14. Number: 13 .

Geodetic SECOR (Sequential Collation of Range) was an all-weather geodetic survey system which was in operational use for over 3 years, establishing a global survey network. It used the successive positions of artificial satellites in space to determine locations on the earth's surface with exactness over long distances.

The spacecraft notably was used to precisely determine previously uncertain positions of islands in the Pacific. The system consisted of a satellite and 4 ground stations. 3 at geographical points where the co-ordinates had been surveyed accurately and the fourth at an unknown location. Radio waves were flashed from the ground stations to the satellite and returned. The position of the satellite at any time was fixed by the measured ranges from the 3 known stations. Using these precisely established satellite positions as a base, ranges from the satellite to the unknown station were used to compute the position of the unknown station. Geodetic SECOR allows continents and islands to be brought within the same geodetic global grid. Each ground station was entirely portable and contained 3 units: a radio frequency shelter, a data handling shelter and a storage shelter. Lighter weight, solid-state equipment was developed to replace the initial units. The satellite had a mass of 18 kg and contained a transponder, a telemetry system to monitor temperature and operating voltages, and a power unit comprised of solar panels and batteries. Prime Contractor was Cubic Corporation. Experiments with SECOR, together with the Navy's Timation, provided the technical basis for the GPS Navstar system.

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SECOR 1-13 / EGRS 1-13 Geodesy satellite built by Cubic Corporation for US Army, USA. Launched 1964 - 1969.

Family: Earth, Earth geodetic sat, Medium earth orbit. Country: USA. Launch Vehicles: Atlas, Thor, Delta, Scout, Thor Ablestar, Atlas SLV-3 Agena D, Thor Agena D, Thor SLV-2A Agena D, Thor SLV-2 Agena D, Scout B, Thorad SLV-2G Agena D, Thor Burner 2, Thor Burner. Launch Sites: Wallops Island, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg, Cape Canaveral LC17B, Vandenberg SLC2E, Vandenberg SLC10W, Vandenberg SLC1E, Vandenberg SLC2W, Vandenberg SLC3E, Wallops Island LA3A, Vandenberg SLC4E. Agency: USN, Cubic, US Army. Bibliography: 2, 278, 279, 405, 6, 6860, 13080.

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http:// www.astronautix.com/s/secor.html

Trump: We’re ‘Seriously Thinking’ of Sixth Military Branch Called ‘Space Force’

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the West Point Black Knights football team his administration is "seriously thinking" of creating a sixth military branch called the "Space Force."

Trump invited the football team to the White House to present the players and coach with the coveted Commander-in-Chief trophy after they defeated both Air Force and Navy last season. Starting in 1972, the trophy has been awarded to the military service academy that wins the triple-threat match between the Army, Navy, and Air Force academies.

"We were actually thinking of a sixth, and that would be the Space Force," Trump said.

"We are getting very big in space, both militarily and for other reasons, and we are seriously thinking of the Space Force," Trump added.

The president went on to commend the future roll of the West Point football players, most of whom will be commissioned as officers in the Army upon graduation.

"You will join the greatest force for peace and justice the world has ever known. You will keep us safe. You will keep us strong. You will keep us free, and thank you for your service. And go Army … You are a special group of people and it's an honor to have you at the White House," Trump said.

"I just love the armed forces, love the folks," Trump said while attending the game. "The spirit is so incredible. I mean, I don't know if it's necessarily the best football, but it's very good. But, boy, do they have spirit."

http:// freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-seriously-thinking-sixth-military-branch-space-force/

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