I guess you can say I was raised on the old 1980s-era "Be, All that you can be" U.S. Army recruiting commercials. Cheesy, sure, but they were brilliant. I remember one that embodied the whole series. A racially diverse squad was helicoptered to a lovely green hilltop...
Pensacola: Blowback Terrorism
Florida Senator Rick Scott is lost in the dark. After Friday’s deadly Afghan war-style “green on blue” attack by a Saudi air force officer at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida, the senator issued a statement calling the shooting an act of...
The Effects and Consequences of Congress’ Endless Permissions for War
I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can…Its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. ~ Dwight Eisenhower. For the first time in decades, passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been delayed due to disagreements between...
Iraq Daily Roundup: 28 Killed; Attack on Baghdad Protests
The Sun Never Sets on the Canadian Military
Most Canadians would be surprised to learn that the sun never sets on the military their taxes pay for. This country is not formally at war yet more than 2,100 Canadian troops are sprinkled across the globe. According to the Armed Forces, these soldiers are involved...
Even While Guaido Faces Yet Another Scandal, US Moves to Reauthorize Sanctions
Senators Marco Rubio (R - FL) and Bob Menendez (D - NJ) have introduced a reauthorization of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act that passed in 2014 and was then reauthorized in 2016. The bill led to targeted sanctions on the regime of current...
ICC Holds Hearing on Afghanistan War Crimes, Including US Torture
The International Criminal Court (ICC) opened a three-day hearing in the The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday at which prosecutors and Afghan torture victims are attempting to convince the court to overturn a previous decision to refuse to investigate war crimes...
Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed; Militia Infiltrates Protests
Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Najaf Police Release Casualty Figures
The Think Tank Dedicated To Keeping the US in the Syria Quagmire
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) released a report on November 21st titled "Russia’s Dead-End Diplomacy in Syria." The report focuses on Russia’s role in supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and calls for the U.S. to maintain a presence in...


