The Deadliest Combination
Not bad for a group infamously described as the terrorist “jayvee” team. According to The Wall Street Journal, ISIS’s recent capture of Ramidi revealed a new level of tactical sophistication…
The Phony Commander
Fifty-eight years after its release, Bridge on the River Kwai remains one of the great war films of all time. The late Roger Ebert placed it among his Great Movies,…
Body Count
While reports from the war zone run contrary to the spin in Washington, members of the Obama Administration are quite happy to tell you: we are winning the war against…
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…
..then the one below should remove any doubts about the gravity of the current situation in the Middle East, and the failure of U.S. leadership: The gentleman on the left…
The Mother Lode
Take a look at this: it’s the Standard Form 86, also known as the Questionnaire for National Security Positions. Anyone who has ever held a security clearance knows it well;…
At Least They Didn't Puke
The Navy’s Blue Angels occasionally put a local reporter in the backseat of one of their F/A-18s and take them up for a spin. They’re called “media rides” and they…
Burned Out
An article in The New York Times confirms what many in Air Force and military aviation circles have know for years: the relentless tempo of UAV operations around the world…
Bad-to-Worse
Remember the outrage that accompanied last year’s scandal at the Veteran’s Administration. Everyone from President Obama was in high dungeon over revelations that dozens of vets died while waiting for…
Rapid Reaction?
In recent weeks, NATO has been trumpeting the creation of its new “Very High Readiness Joint Task Force,” aimed (in part) at deterring future aggression from Russian President Vladimir Putin.…
Pay No Attention to the Terrorist Behind the Curtain
In case you missed it, there was a rather remarkable exchange today on CBS This Morning. Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell was a guest; nothing really remarkable about that,…