J.E. Dyer

All Posts by J.E. Dyer

J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Did the DOJ and FBI withhold info from Congress about ‘white supremacists’ and terror attacks? by J.E. Dyer

Did the DOJ and FBI withhold info from Congress about ‘white supremacists’ and terror attacks?

J.E. Dyer August 10, 2019
MSNBC: Former FBI official suggests Trump speech on mass shootings contained numerology allusion to Nazism by J.E. Dyer

MSNBC: Former FBI official suggests Trump speech on mass shootings contained numerology allusion to Nazism

J.E. Dyer August 7, 2019
A telling timeline: Immunity agreements for Hillary aides show Comey FBI helped destroy evidence for Clinton by J.E. Dyer

A telling timeline: Immunity agreements for Hillary aides show Comey FBI helped destroy evidence for Clinton

J.E. Dyer August 5, 2019
Video: Ted Cruz tells of receiving ‘special back rub’ from Joe Biden by J.E. Dyer

Video: Ted Cruz tells of receiving ‘special back rub’ from Joe Biden

J.E. Dyer August 4, 2019
Mass shooting at WalMart in El Paso; 15-20 reported shot, 21-year-old male suspect in custody by J.E. Dyer

Mass shooting at WalMart in El Paso; 15-20 reported shot, 21-year-old male suspect in custody

J.E. Dyer August 3, 2019
White House pulls nomination of Ratcliffe as DNI; right-wing media react in now-usual pattern by J.E. Dyer

White House pulls nomination of Ratcliffe as DNI; right-wing media react in now-usual pattern

J.E. Dyer August 2, 2019
Halper student who invited Carter Page to Cambridge in 2016 introduced Mitt Romney to long-time Brennan associate in 2007 by J.E. Dyer

Halper student who invited Carter Page to Cambridge in 2016 introduced Mitt Romney to long-time Brennan associate in 2007

J.E. Dyer August 2, 2019
Reports: Israel attacked Iranian missile shipments in July – in Iraq by J.E. Dyer

Reports: Israel attacked Iranian missile shipments in July – in Iraq

J.E. Dyer August 1, 2019
Trump’s tweets about Elijah Cummings and Baltimore were effective by J.E. Dyer

Trump’s tweets about Elijah Cummings and Baltimore were effective

J.E. Dyer July 30, 2019
The non-coincidence of Russian-Chinese strategic air ops, missile launches by Iran and N. Korea, and a Persian Gulf security freak-out, all the same week by J.E. Dyer

The non-coincidence of Russian-Chinese strategic air ops, missile launches by Iran and N. Korea, and a Persian Gulf security freak-out, all the same week

J.E. Dyer July 28, 2019
The Mueller hearing exposes why there had to be a special counsel by J.E. Dyer

The Mueller hearing exposes why there had to be a special counsel

J.E. Dyer July 25, 2019
Joint Russian-Chinese air ops: That’s no ‘patrol,’ that’s a can of strategic ‘In your face’ by J.E. Dyer

Joint Russian-Chinese air ops: That’s no ‘patrol,’ that’s a can of strategic ‘In your face’

J.E. Dyer July 24, 2019
UK tanker takedown: Iran taunts, May disappoints by J.E. Dyer

UK tanker takedown: Iran taunts, May disappoints

J.E. Dyer July 23, 2019
Spygate: Weissmann shows up – again – apparently putting finger on the scale of due process by J.E. Dyer

Spygate: Weissmann shows up – again – apparently putting finger on the scale of due process

J.E. Dyer July 23, 2019
America: Keep calm – and keep goodwill and the rule of law in our hearts by J.E. Dyer

America: Keep calm – and keep goodwill and the rule of law in our hearts

J.E. Dyer July 21, 2019
And the tanker and drone ‘engagements’ continue with Iran by J.E. Dyer

And the tanker and drone ‘engagements’ continue with Iran

J.E. Dyer July 20, 2019
Iran, downed drone, ‘seized’ tanker: Future of enemy drone management meets well-worn past of sanctions-busting by J.E. Dyer

Iran, downed drone, ‘seized’ tanker: Future of enemy drone management meets well-worn past of sanctions-busting

J.E. Dyer July 19, 2019
Claim: Departing UK ambassador leaked U.S. intel, vouched for dossier author Christopher Steele as ‘absolutely legit’ by J.E. Dyer

Claim: Departing UK ambassador leaked U.S. intel, vouched for dossier author Christopher Steele as ‘absolutely legit’

J.E. Dyer July 18, 2019
Spygate agonistes: FBI research had revealed 90% of Steele dossier false or unverifiable by early 2017 by J.E. Dyer

Spygate agonistes: FBI research had revealed 90% of Steele dossier false or unverifiable by early 2017

J.E. Dyer July 17, 2019
‘Racism’ canard is a lie, and that’s why it won’t bring Trump down by J.E. Dyer

‘Racism’ canard is a lie, and that’s why it won’t bring Trump down

J.E. Dyer July 16, 2019
In a first, Chinese armor deploys to Europe. New logistical reality means it won’t be a ‘last’ by J.E. Dyer

In a first, Chinese armor deploys to Europe. New logistical reality means it won’t be a ‘last’

J.E. Dyer July 15, 2019
Epstein accusers’ attorney makes point about Trump that may be key to quite a lot by J.E. Dyer

Epstein accusers’ attorney makes point about Trump that may be key to quite a lot

J.E. Dyer July 14, 2019
Did Mueller’s May press conference save his Russian ‘troll factory’ case from a contempt charge against DOJ? by J.E. Dyer

Did Mueller’s May press conference save his Russian ‘troll factory’ case from a contempt charge against DOJ?

J.E. Dyer July 12, 2019
More things than dreamt of in our philosophy: Oil valve tightens on Iran-Syria axis by J.E. Dyer

More things than dreamt of in our philosophy: Oil valve tightens on Iran-Syria axis

J.E. Dyer July 10, 2019
There’s a good chance Biden was right: Well-worn narrative of ‘Russian interference’ didn’t happen on his watch by J.E. Dyer

There’s a good chance Biden was right: Well-worn narrative of ‘Russian interference’ didn’t happen on his watch

J.E. Dyer July 9, 2019
Tweet of the Day: Marianne Williamson shows why we need her in the 2020 race by J.E. Dyer

Tweet of the Day: Marianne Williamson shows why we need her in the 2020 race

J.E. Dyer July 6, 2019
What’s great about America on Independence Day 2019 by J.E. Dyer

What’s great about America on Independence Day 2019

J.E. Dyer July 4, 2019
AOC has difficult day at border facilities, but Sen. Blumenthal confirms Trump’s deal with Mexico is working by J.E. Dyer

AOC has difficult day at border facilities, but Sen. Blumenthal confirms Trump’s deal with Mexico is working

J.E. Dyer July 2, 2019
How Iran-backed drone attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iraq would transform whole Middle East as a battle space by J.E. Dyer

How Iran-backed drone attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iraq would transform whole Middle East as a battle space

J.E. Dyer July 1, 2019
Trump just became first sitting POTUS to set foot in North Korea; meets Kim at DMZ by J.E. Dyer

Trump just became first sitting POTUS to set foot in North Korea; meets Kim at DMZ

J.E. Dyer June 30, 2019
Reviews are in: Ocasio-Cortez’s acting debut on the border in Tornillo, Texas by J.E. Dyer

Reviews are in: Ocasio-Cortez’s acting debut on the border in Tornillo, Texas

J.E. Dyer June 26, 2019
Spygate: Nunes, ‘parallel tracks’ against Trump, and origins in 2015 by J.E. Dyer

Spygate: Nunes, ‘parallel tracks’ against Trump, and origins in 2015

J.E. Dyer June 25, 2019
On Iran, Trump’s ‘unready’ government does the right thing by J.E. Dyer

On Iran, Trump’s ‘unready’ government does the right thing

J.E. Dyer June 22, 2019
‘Drone’ shootdown by Iran: This time it’s a big deal; *UPDATE* Graphic presentations from Iran; CENTCOM’s version by J.E. Dyer

‘Drone’ shootdown by Iran: This time it’s a big deal; *UPDATE* Graphic presentations from Iran; CENTCOM’s version

J.E. Dyer June 20, 2019
CNN commentator ups ante, says U.S. heading for ‘death camps’ for migrant border-crossers by J.E. Dyer

CNN commentator ups ante, says U.S. heading for ‘death camps’ for migrant border-crossers

J.E. Dyer June 19, 2019
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: A forensic read, and a new question by J.E. Dyer

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: A forensic read, and a new question

J.E. Dyer June 19, 2019
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