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Iran's Secret War

We all know about Iran’s nuclear desires. To what extent, some may still question–do they want a nuclear weapon or are they simply seeking nuclear power to support their energy complex? GOP candidates have debated the Iranian nuclear topic yet

Reliving 9/11 for The First Time

Watching all the network specials and tributes to 9/11 proved something very powerful to me: I’ll never be “over it.” I thought I was. I thought I could look back on the event more objectively and easily critique the errors

Opium: The Other Forgotten War

Written with John Cassara. As the Obama administration reviews its Afghanistan and Pakistan policy, looking for creative means to challenge extremist funding, the drug trade is increasingly coming into focus. Afghanistan’s booming narcotics industry generates much of the money that

Obama's Taiwan Fighter Deal: The Worst of All Worlds

The State Department’s authorization of a $5.3 billion Taiwanese bid to upgrade their 145 F-16A/B Block 25 fighters, instead of adding 66 new F-16C/D Block 52 planes as the ROC had originally requested, is the big defense news of the

Majority Favor Palestinian Statehood

From the BBC: “A global poll conducted by the BBC shows that more people support United Nations recognition of an independent Palestinian state than oppose it. According to the poll, which surveyed 20,446 people across 19 nations, 49% were in

Afghan Faces

13 September 2011 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Today there were some attacks far away in Kabul. The attacks meant practically nothing from a military perspective but they garnered much press. We’ve seen this unfold many times in many places.

One Night In Zhari

4-4 Cav Soldiers firing a 40mm mortar on the evening of 20 August 2011. 12 September 2011 Note: This rough dispatch was written over many days during slivers of time between prepping gear and going on missions. Different sentences were

Terror Threat, Or No Terror Threat?

From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. intelligence agencies have found no evidence that al-Qaida has sneaked any terrorists into the country for a strike coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, senior officials said Saturday.

Gen. Jack Keane: Keeping Our 'Head In The Game'

Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio, for our special Labor Day Show retired four-star General Jack Keane joins Frank to discuss the remarkable turnaround in Afghanistan after the surge in forces in 2009. Although he does not want to

9/11 Conspirator Reportedly Living In Pakistan

9/11 Conspirator Said Bahaji, in 1995 Said Bahaji, a Moroccan-German member of al-Qaeda’s Hamburg, Germany cell, was involved in planning and implementation of the 9/11 plot. He is one of the world’s most wanted men. It now appears that he

Maxine Waters Apologizes-To Fidel Castro

According to Maxine Waters the Tea party “can go straight to hell”. But “VIVA FIDEL!” she chanted during the rapturous reception that greeted the Stalinist dictator’s visit to Harlem’s Riverside Church on Sept. 9, 2000. The overflow crowd packed the

USMC Sgt. Maj.: Read These Books!

Sgt. Major Mike Barnett offers this list of 54 books for Marines to read so they can better understand the history and culture of of the USMC. There are some great works here. “13 Cent Killers: The 5th Marine Snipers

20-Aug-11 World View — Gaza-Israel Violence Escalates Again

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Military confrontation between Gaza and Israel spirals up again Violence escalates between Israel and Gaza (WSJ) The exchange of terrorist gunfire and missile attacks that we reported yesterday is triggering an escalation in the

2010 Country Reports On Terrorism Released

The U.S. State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism earlier this week. This Congressionally mandated report provides an assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from January 1 to December 31, 2010. Besides fulfilling a

Jihadists Threaten To 'Cut The Tongue' Of David Letterman

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — A frequent contributor to a jihadist website has threatened David Letterman, urging Muslim followers to “cut the tongue” of the late-night host because of a joke the comic made on his CBS show.

Dungeons and Red Dragons: The Second Cold War

The United States sits inside its own self-made dungeon arguably tied to iron shackles with little sight of freedom forecasted. Our nation is in shambles economically, militarily, and politically. Many nation states have been sitting quietly watching our crippling country

How Will US Respond To Pakistan Backstab?

When I was in the seventh grade, I had this huge crush on one of the basketball players at school. He was a little older than me, but I didn’t really care. I told my best friend at the time

Bernard Lewis: Pied Piper Of Islamic Confusion

Bernard Lewis: What Went Wrong? This summer’s Claremont Review of Books contains a featured review essay by Robert R. Reillyi which discusses Bernard Lewis’s essay collection “Faith and Power,” ii and the nonagenarian historian’s reflections upon the so-called Arab Spring