The torture techniques described in this harrowing chapter from Exchange Alley (now available on Kindle for 99 cents) are true. Taken from the second half of the novel, this sequence dramatizes what happens to the rogue KGB agent, Egil Ekdahl
The Europeans, particularly the French and the Germans, are squabbling about what exactly to do in Libya. Many are quietly hoping that the “problem” (Gaddafi) will be, you know, taken care of. Germany’s left-of-center Der Spiegel reports: “This is again
Ruth Fogel was in the bathroom when the Palestinian terrorists pounced on her husband Udi and their three-month-old daughter Hadas, slitting their throats as they lay in bed on Friday night in their home in Itamar. The terrorists stabbed Ruth
As a World War II veteran of five campaigns in France, Belgium, and Germany, and then more recently in 2006, taking up a new “career” in filmmaking, I have produced two documentaries, Let Freedom Ring: The Lesson Is Priceless and
Last week, the Frankfurt, Germany airport jihadist and murderer, Arid Uka, who killed two soldiers and wounded 2 others said, “I did it for Allah“. This was no isolated incident, any more than Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who
Very early, very sketch, and mostly an assumption at this point, but since we now live in a world where liberals and the MSM believe a shooter in Tuscon can somehow be motivated by a cross-hairs map he’s never seen
Last week, the Frankfurt, Germany airport jihadist and murderer, Arid Uka, who killed two soldiers and wounded 2 others said, “I did it for Allah“. This was no isolated incident, any more than Nidal Malik Hasan, the army major who
With the situation fluid on the ground and defections from the Gaddafi regime continuing, the fate of Libya may be in the hands of the Libyan Air Force. The Air Force is the elite branch of the Libyan Armed Forces
This is the second in a 10+ part series at Big Peace which will detail the history, objectives, strategy, operational structure, modus operandi, and influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States. Click here to review Part I –
The Daily Mail reports: “Two people were today killed at Frankfurt airport after a gunman opened fire on a bus carrying U.S. soldiers. The attacker – who is believed to be a 21-year-old Kosovan – smuggled himself on to the
As a WW II veteran of five campaigns in France, Belgium and Germany, I have seen much death on the battlefields in Europe — thousands of dead G.I.’s and Germans, as well. It has been determined that our company, the
The attention of the world is focused now on the Arab world. We are watching a fault line cracking; decades old political constructs of tyranny and abuse are being challenged and overturned across the Arab Muslim world. When the upheavals
On the streets of Tehran brave people are fighting for their freedom. Despite the rain, despite the tear gas, despite a stultifying security presence of police forces arresting protesters – the Iranians are not giving up. World powers should support
It’s official. The New York Stock Exchange has been sold to, in one CNBC anchor’s words, ‘a bunch of foreigners’. The iconic trading floor of the NYSE was tense this morning as CNBC’s Mark Haines’ grilled CEO Duncan Niederauer on
My participation in “Carbon Nation” came about quite fortuitously. After I retired from the Army, I was working as a government analyst, looking at the tactical implications of energy security. I was leaving that position to try to encourage commercial
We reported earlier on the sad spectacle of rich Westerners golfing in the middle of the North Korean police state. Now comes this update. Could the participants not be aware that they were essentially be tended to by slaves? Note
Freedom is a addictive – once you taste it you just want more. It seems that in the last few weeks citizens of the Arab world are having their first taste of freedom. It began in Tunisia where violent protests
Many in Germany want to honor the man who said “Tear Down This Wall!” and won the Cold War. You might assume that Berlin has named something after Reagan; a street or something? No way. In contrast, John Kennedy, who
Two great challenges facing the West in our nasty and brutish post 9 -11 world are how to interact with Muslim states and if it is possible to integrate Muslim citizens into our open, too often self-destructive, hyper-tolerant cultures. The
Last weekend several of us at the Bigs visited the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. We toured Reagan’s Air Force One and saw his old school motorcade. Well, it was old school to me; I was in elementary school
President Reagan’s remarks on East-West relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, Germany on June 12, 1987.
The media told us during the 2008 election that the world would love us if we elected Barack Hussein Obama to the White House. Certainly the Muslin world would adore us after we got rid of Evil Bush. We were
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets020311.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Roger Bate of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss problems facing the Global Fund. Then Pejman
Karin McQuillan has a fascinating article at American Thinker regarding the instrumental role the Muslim Brotherhood played in closing the doors of pre-state Israel to Europe’s Jews and radicalizing Middle East populations against their own Jewish citizens. Particularly poignant is
China’s drive in international markets to replace the dollar and become the reserve currency globally has a lot to do with their strategic plans. It’s not just about pure economics. There is a fascinating piece in Germany’s Der Spiegel which
