Category: Politics

Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels have been locked in a three-day-long battle with limited supplies and no resupply in sight. These troops do not have the training we do in the West, but they’re getting a lot of on-the-job-training, Ukrainians and Russian alike. In the early days of the revolt, pro-Russian separatists beat men to death. […]

For hours, the intruder strolled around what should have been one of the most tightly secured buildings in the country. Inside the Loews Hotel in downtown Philadelphia at various points Thursday were President Trump, Vice President Pence, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and scores of other Republican members of Congress. Reporters were kept out, […]

In his first formal meeting as Commander in Chief with members of the intelligence community at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, President Trump made clear his relationship with the so-called ‘Fourth Branch of Government’. “I have a running war with the media.” Trump said. While there’s no denying the President’s penchant for dramatics, […]

President Trump reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to its alliance with South Korea via a phone call with acting South Korean President, Hwang Kyo-ahn, over the weekend. Tensions in the region are high as a result of continued Chinese military expansion in the South China Sea, and in what amounts to a more direct threat to […]

Three top Russian intelligence officials and one contractor that worked for the cybersecurity office of the Russian National Intelligence Agency have been arrested and charged with treason.  US intelligence officials speculate that the arrests are the direct result of American investigations regarding the hacking of DNC computers leading up to the 2016 American presidential election. […]

As leftist media outlets continue to circle the wagons and engage in some of the worst reporting I’ve seen in decades. Trump’s shock and awe campaign is in full swing and exactly what his voters wanted, and what Washington deserves. The first 100 days of the Trump Presidency continues to be covered from a news […]

As another prong in President Donald Trump’s efforts regarding refugees from war-torn nations, he and Saudi Arabian King Salman spoke on the phone earlier this week regarding the establishment of “safe zones” in places like Syria and Yemen. These safe zones, once established, would provide people who would otherwise become refugees with a safe area to […]

Pat Kennedy is someone who had a fairly interesting career up at the State Department.  It began when Kennedy was assistant secretary for security during bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.  During the Clinton administration, some believe that this was when Kennedy developed a close relationship with the Clinton family by papering […]

Ukraine’s civil war, their effort toward energy independence from Russia and a desire for a nationalist state might be a glimpse into the  European future. Ukraine is a wreck, and there’s no easy solution, or any at all, in sight. In Syria, there are options to act as band-aids. But, in Ukraine, we see opposing […]

One of the hardest parts of my job is sifting through the rhetoric surrounding politically heated issues, and trying to figure out the reality of a situation everyone is shouting about. Politics can flare tempers like few other things, particularly when political issues directly affect the safety and wellbeing of real people who need help. […]

I’ll never forget waking up late one morning in the field to the sound my tent being unzipped.  I had been working all night, but as a platoon sergeant, it wasn’t uncommon for one of my Marines to come and get me if an issue arose that needed my attention.  As painful sunlight tore through […]

President Trump has had a lot to say about the Islamic State, vowing during his inauguration speech to eradicate the terrorist group and calling its fighters “sneaky, dirty rats” during an interview this week. But the Islamic State has been oddly quiet about Trump. The militant organization, which is known for flooding social media with […]