Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

Losing the fight against radicalization of Iraqi and Syrian Children

BBC conducted an interview with two Syrian children that illustrates the damage ISIS inflicts on the minds of children. The two children state they were forced to witness multiple beheadings at the hands of ISIS. This is a common technique to desensitize and indoctrinate children into extremist groups. ISIS also controls their Islamic teachings and regular education, which adds legitimacy to their […]

Whoever controls the Hajj controls it all

Whether people want to believe it or not, Saudi Arabia basically serves as the unofficial caliphate at this time, if only for the simple fact that they control the Hajj.