Jim Hanson

I know more than your average knuckle dragger about cybersecurity and the technical issues around the WikiLeaks debacle. Full disclosure, I work with a software company that has engineered and is currently building a secure collaboration product that could significantly

John Arquilla is the Director of the Information Operations Center at the Naval Post Graduate School. He is a serious thinker and analyst who specializes in networked warfare, both technology-wise and tactically. There is a lot to be said for

The first thing to say about North Korea is that nobody knows what is really going on there. I instantly mistrust anyone spouting certainties about Afghanistan or North Korea. So how do we judge events like the recent exchange of

Jackson Diehl has a piece in the WaPo noting that Obama’s foreign policy would be a much better fit back in the 80’s. For help understanding the foreign policy headlines of the past week, let’s return, briefly, to the spring

Not at all. The first former Guantánamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court was acquitted on Wednesday of all but one of more than 280 charges of conspiracy and murder in the 1998 terrorist bombings of the United

There is a necessary and comforting focus on cutting government spending here in DC. The orgy of excess over the past two years has caused that and obviously the biggest budgets attract the most attention. The Defense Department has a

One of Obama’s moves early on that gave me some hope he was not a complete muppet on foreign policy, was keeping Gates on as Sec Def. That hope changed into disgust as it became apparent that all the Obama

There are many great groups that help our military,and Soldier’s Angels is one of the finest. They have a wonderful program to help our wounded get back in communications w/ their families and friends and we are currently involved in

If you tried to decide what the main function of the UN was, you would have a tough choice between corruption and rape. If you follow the exploits of the world’s conscience, then you see a path polluted by bloated

Diversity as defined and used by the professional left is complete unmitigated horse crap. It is s cudgel they use to bash the racist, sexist neanderthals who stand in the way of their crusade. You see until every group of

There is an effort underway to change America’s preeminent position as the world’s sole super power. We never really aimed for that role, but so be it. The parties who want to have a post-American power structure are both external

Our long-ago-lost war on drugs has been interfering with our national security and international relations for decades. The puritanical drive to eradicate the evil plants and substances that ensnare our innocent children would be comical if the costs weren’t so

All right now, it is pretty easy to get spun up about a story like this. Warrior faced with split-second, life and death decision second guessed and then sacrificed by the lard-asses in the rear with the gear. It happens

President Obama has no experience in the national security arena. He seems to consider it an inconvenience distracting him from his mission of fundamentally transforming America into a humble social democracy. But up until now he has at least kept

This really shouldn’t be all that surprising. The bad guys we have been turning into stains all over the Pakistani border areas have passports from just about every breeding swamp filled with the foul miasma of Wahabbist hate preaching. Wow,

We now have an official government action on the purportedly planned attacks showing that we are getting our money’s worth. The State Department issued a highly unusual “Travel Alert” Sunday for “potential terrorist attacks in Europe,” saying U.S. citizens are

I am not a John Brennan fan so it takes near zero effort to get behind a call by a well-respected group of national security professionals calling for the exit of Obama’s CounterTerror chief. The simple reason is that we

[Editors’ Note: Two months ago Jim Hanson reported on BigGovernment.com that Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta was likely to become the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. Today, Mr. Hanson’s report was confirmed. To honor SSG Giunta,

[youtube UTEHm0p0a7I nolink] Team Rubicon is an intrepid group of military vets, doctors, and first responders who march to the sound of suffering. They formed in the days immediately following the earthquake in Haiti and basically grabbed their gear and

President Obama’s biggest problem as Commander in Chief is that he is not a leader. He is detached from the troops who fight our wars and they will never feel about him the way they did about George W. Bush.

Tonight President Obama will be giving a speech with Iraq as a major theme and I have just two words that he really ought to include. Thank You. And that ought to be addressed to George W. Bush. He should

I don’t think it would be news to anyone here that Pakistan’s intel service ISI plays both sides or more in dealing with us, the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Afghans, plus they are always paranoid about India. The NY

The rally to protest the mosque planned as a trophy marking a Muslim victory and beach head in infidel country was a lively affair. And yes I truly believe that the Imam and his friends planning this Islamic YMCA mean

There is a very disturbing report about the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish military against Kurdish rebels. The ongoing war has led to many thousands of casualties, but the use of chemical weapons would be a outrage. The

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Jerry Brown has some unsavory friends; he has been a far-left extremist most of his life. But it is worth looking at which Californians are supporting him in his current run for Governor. One who