God and Airmen at Travis AFB
Returning after an extended break from the blog, I came across this disturbing headline (and accompanying video) at Breitbart: “Veteran Forcibly Dragged from Air Force Ceremony for Mentioning God.” The…
Correcting History
There is something quite predictable about The New York Times article which presents a new twist on one of the most iconic images in history–Joe Rosenthal’s 1945 photograph of Marines…
Loose Ends
The House Select Committee on Benghazi released its final report this morning. Republican members of the panel (and their staff) crafted the document; committee Democrats, who dismissed the two-year inquiry…
Adrift, Redux
The Navy has released its report on the January incident that resulted in 14 sailors being captured and detained by Iran, after a patrol boat suffered a mechanical failure and…
Opportunity Missed
Donald Trump was served the political equivalent of batting practice last night. He took a mighty cut and swung for the fences. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee didn’t whiff, but…
Ataturk's Last Stand (Today's Reading Assignment)
If you read just two articles this week, may we suggest this opinion piece from Fox News strategic analyst Ralph Peters, and the latest column from former NSA senior spook…
Selective Outrage (Cyber Edition)
It’s always fun to watch politicians and their flunkies try to spin a bad situation, and those tactics were clearly on display during Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal. Before receiving that…
Cooking the Intel Books
You remember the refrain: “Bush lied, people died.” That phrase took on a life of its own following the invasion of Iraq; the “failure” to discover Saddam’s alleged WMD arsenal,…
Mr. Putin's New FOB
As we noted on Twitter (@natehale) earlier today, the difference between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama can be summed up rather succinctly. Mr. Putin plays geo-political chess; President Obama is…
What Might Have Been (Iran Edition)
For the second time in three days, there has been a confrontation between U.S. and Iranian naval vessels in the Persian Gulf. During today’s incident, an American patrol craft fired…