Author: MYLIFE

Middle East “experts” insist that the U.S. (and Israel) have no choice but to back Fatah in its struggle with Hamas for “leadership” of the Palestinian people. We’ve questioned the…

The Associated Press headline is a bit misleading: “Air Force Quietly Builds Presence in Iraq,” suggests that the service has somehow returned to the war, after taking a bit of…

North Korea’s apparent shut-down of its Yongbyon nuclear facility will probably be hailed as a victory for diplomacy, as manifested by the Bush Administration’s “Six Party” approach for dealing with…

It’s been a tough couple of weeks for the junior Senator from Virginia. Yesterday, Democrat Jim Webb provided the “Sunday talk show soundbite of the week” for his heated exchanged…

The chattering class is abuzz over today’s scheduled release of key findings from a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on the terrorist threat to the United States. Excerpts from the document…

More than 200 members of Congress are slated to gather at the Pentagon this morning, for a secure video teleconference (TVC) with General David Petraeus, our senior commander in Iraq,…

General Wayne Downing (1940-2007) In five decades of public service, General Wayne Downing accomplished something that is rare in the armed services. He became a hero in the Army (and…

Yesterday, we noted that Atlanta Falcons star (and indicted dog-fighting impressario) Michael Vick had endorsement contracts with Nike and AirTran Airways. While Vick is still with Nike, it turns out…

The blogosphere is abuzz about “Shock Troops” a combat “dispatch,” published in the current edition of The New Republic. Supposedly the work of a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq, the…

We’ve long expressed our admiration for Ralph Peters. In a military culture still dominated by careerists and organization men (and women), Peters stood out as an original thinker, unafraid to…