Travis Allen

About the author

is a former US Army Infantry Officer. While a Platoon Leader in Afghanistan, he was part of a joint Special Forces/Infantry team conducting Village Stability Operations in Kandahar Province. Travis graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 2010.

Flaunting Trump and U.N. resolutions, Iran claims to test new missile

State-run media in Iran released footage which purported to show the successful test fire of a new medium-range ballistic missile shortly after making its debut in public during a military parade in Tehran. The missile, called the Khorramshahr, bears similarities to a North Korean ballistic missile called the Musudan, and is said to be able […]

Watch: Police officer fights then shoots suspect in California

A video was posted on social media Friday afternoon that appears to show a deadly use of force encounter between a police officer and an unidentified man in Orange County, California. It is perhaps the most clear footage of a police killing that has ever been circulated in the public. Based off the reactions on […]

It is easy to build bombs, Amazon not to blame for terrorism

A tabloid in the UK posted an inflammatory article this morning, claiming that they had purchased a “jihadi bomb kit” like the one used in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack off of Amazon for only £95 ($128), with no “security check” or “warning to the authorities” that the purchase was made. People may recall that […]

‘Cops,’ ‘NCIS’ used to train Afghan police. Is anyone surprised?

In a speech to introduce a new report on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko lamented that infantry officers and aviators have been responsible for teaching Afghans on how to conduct local police work. He specifically mentioned how one army officer interviewed for the report admitted to watching television […]

Report: Iranian government hackers compromised US and international companies for months

An Iranian government-backed hacking group has been targeting American and other international businesses over the last few years, according to a report released by private cyber security researchers at FireEye. The hackers, dubbed APT33 by the security research firm, appear to be engaged in a form of industrial cyber espionage on regional and strategic competitors […]

Second wave of migrants may be headed for Canada from US

A surge in migrant crossings into Canada from the United States has the Canadian government looking to proactive solutions to stem the steadily rising numbers of asylum seekers in their country. Thousands of migrants, mostly Haitians, have been crossing the U.S.-Canada border with relative impunity since the start of this year. Perhaps not surprisingly, the […]

U.S. opens first permanent military base in Israel

In a historic first, the United States military announced the opening of a permanent U.S. base inside Israel on Monday. The American base will be manned by U.S. Air Force personnel, and will be focused on air defense. The base is located within an existing Israeli military base in the Negev desert in southern Israel. […]

Myanmar government head disputes claims of widespread violence against Muslim minority

Amid the ongoing crisis with Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim population, de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a steadily defiant public address yesterday, effectively dismissing international claims of ethnic cleansing and other crimes on behalf of Myanmar’s military. Over 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya minority in Rakhine state have fled to neighboring Bangladesh, and […]

In schools, Turkey drops evolution and adds jihad

Students in Turkey begin school this week with a revamped curriculum courtesy of the Erdogan government, which removes the theory of evolution from biology courses, as well as teaches the concept of jihad as the ‘love of homeland.’ The new guidance also reduces the emphasis on Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, modern Turkey’s secularist founder who instituted […]