Shooting at a mosque in Quebec, multiple casualties reported

Police confirmed a shooting occurred at a mosque in Quebec, Canada (Centre Culturel Islamique de Quebec). During an interview, the Director of the Islamic Center stated that at least five people were killed in the shooting. 40 people were believed to be in the mosque during evening prayers. Radio Canada reported two gunmen have been arrested. A third gunman may have […]

Spike Aerospace S-512 quiet supersonic commercial business jet

Spike Aerospace says they will build the world’s first ‘quiet’ supersonic business jet and fly a subsonic prototype of the aircraft in 2017. The Spike S-512 Quiet Supersonic Jet carries 18 passengers and utilizes Spike’s proprietary technology, Quiet Supersonic Flight (QSF) which minimizes the sonic boom by optimizing the aerodynamic design of the aircraft. Engineering […]

Inside the GOP debate over strengthening defense spending, despite the cost

On Friday, President Trump announced his plans to lavish spending on the nation’s military in remarks at the Pentagon near Washington. But just one day beforehand, congressional Republicans debated the costs of such a buildup and how to pay for it at their annual policy retreat in Philadelphia. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker was the […]

Trump’s draft executive order would dramatically increase U.S. military strength

A draft executive order obtained by The Washington Post would call on new Defense Secretary James Mattis to significantly boost the size and strength of America’s military while placing unnecessary programs on the chopping block. According to the three-page document, President Donald Trump would direct Mattis to immediately carry out a thirty-day “readiness review” in […]

Bowe Bergdahl background

This article previously published on SOFREP 07.04.2014 The reason Bowe Bergdahl’s recovery has become such a controversy is because of a climate of distrust the Obama administration has cultivated in light of a multitude of previous scandals, the clear effort to portray the Bergdahl story as a success when it is clearly not, and the […]

Three important facts about how the U.S. resettles Syrian refugees

The United States has accepted for resettlement just under 2,200 refugees from Syria since the conflict began in 2011. The vast majority arrived within the last year. They are now arriving at the rate of 45 a week. Though it’s picking up pace, the rate is still far short of what will be needed to […]

President Trump’s Border Wall Basics

President Trump has made good on his promise to build a border wall. Making good on the border wall was a significant commitment as the border security guard union supported candidate Trump in his presidential bid. POTUS Trump signed and has so doing put into motion enhancements to border security. Here are some of the core […]

Why it may be too soon to cry foul over journalist arrests at inauguration riots

Although Washington D.C. remained fairly peaceful throughout Donald Trump’s inauguration, at least two hundred people were arrested for crimes related to damaging property and inciting violence – and among them were a number of journalists. According to city ordinance, if a riot breaks out that results in serious injury or damage that exceeds $5,000, law […]

One American team, four others, enter last stage of race for the the moon

In 2011, Google announced the Google Lunar X Prize; a contest intended to usher in a new era of privatized space exploration by offering $20 million to the first team that successfully lands a rover on the surface of the moon, operates it, and sends back HD footage of the event.  Twenty-nine of the world’s […]