Wikileaks Vs. Reality: In the Wreckage of a Job Well Done

Wikileaks Vs. Reality: In the Wreckage of a Job Well Done

I’m as guilty as most folks in this business because I’ve dug through the Wikileaks archives. Being the overzealous dick I am, I’ve continuously gone through the archive, as I’m keen on understanding a conflict that I dedicated and sacrificed more than three years of my life to: the Iraq War. In the archives, I […]

CIA raises eyebrows by live-tweeting bin Laden raid – 5 years later

CIA raises eyebrows by live-tweeting bin Laden raid – 5 years later

Usama bin Laden was just found in a third-floor room and killed over the weekend – at least, that’s what you might think if you were following the CIA on Twitter. The CIA raised eyebrows for its decision to “live tweet” on Sunday the daring SEAL Team 6 raid on bin Laden’s Pakistani compound – […]

Terrorism is on the rise – but there’s a bigger threat we’re not talking about

Terrorism is on the rise – but there’s a bigger threat we’re not talking about

High-profile attacks on major cities in Belgium, France and the United States have set the world on edge. Commentators are talking of a new kind of protracted guerrilla war stretching from the Americas and Europe across Africa, Asia and the Arab world. This one is irregular, hybrid and networked, involving a constellation of terrorist organizations […]

Mata Hari, the Original Honey Pot or Queen of Coincidence?

Mata Hari, the Original Honey Pot or Queen of Coincidence?

Born in 1876 in the Netherlands, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle married an affluent Dutch Colonial Army captain at the age of 18. In 1897, she moved with him to the island of Java, where they had two children. Her husband was an abusive and resentful alcoholic. To distract herself from the unhappiness of her marriage, Zelle […]