The Fall Guy
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is being forced out, after less than two years on the job. The New York Times (which received the initial leak from the White House), gladly…
Playing with Fire
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, in the UK Telegraph, on Saudi Arabia’s gambit to curb U.S. shale oil production by letting oil prices tumble–a strategy that may quickly backfire: Saudi Arabia and the…
Imagine That
Former CIA Chief and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. A new Congressional report concludes that the Pentagon IG “bungled” an inquiry into Mr. Pantetta’s disclosure of classified information to film makers…
Putin Ups the Ante
Ever wonder how Vladimir Putin might respond to western economic sanctions against Ukraine? Some of his option are readily apparent. Analysts have long believed the Russian leader might limit (or…
And They Wonder Why Troop Morale is So Low
…Hugh Hewitt details the lump of coal Congress is putting in the stockings of military members, just before the holidays: Those commandos who went into Yemen to try and rescue…
Torturing the Truth
For anyone who’s ever been involved in the intelligence game, the past few days have been fascinating, disturbing and illuminating. We refer, of course, to the release of the Senate…
Last of the "Boys"
Present at the birth of broadcast journalism: Richard C. Hottelet (far left) at CBS’s wartime offices in London, 1944. He was joined by Charles Shaw, Larry LeSeur and Edward R.…
The Spy Who Stayed in the Clink
As part of the Obama Administration’s “deal” with Cuba, the Castro brothers not only get normalized diplomatic relations, an American embassy in Havana, and billions in trade to prop up…
Here it Comes…
Call it the “Ghost of Christmas yet-to-come,” or a lump of coal in some future holiday stocking. If you’re a military retiree, be forewarned: the “smart” boys and girls in…
The Last of the Dead
Final hours: Clifford Olds (r), a sailor on the USS West Virginia,celebrates with shipmates on the evening of 6 December 1941. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor less than 12…