Government report shows average American paid $7,500 towards War on Terror

Previously unreported data from the Department of Defense released this summer shows that the average American taxpayer has spent $7,500 on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, since the beginning of the Global War on Terror in 2001. That means this fiscal year, your average taxpaying American citizen will spend about $289 on wars […]

Looking back at September 11th, and the myth of the selfish millennial

The tragic events of September 11th, 2001 brought about the deaths of thousands of innocent Americans, who had their lives cut short by the cowardly acts of a small group of terrorists.  It’s difficult to try to look back on such a series of events without being reminded of that sense of loss, of pain, […]

Pakistan Tell US, “You Won’t Win War on Terror Without Us”

The government of Pakistan has made it very clear, and they are correct that the war on terror “cannot be won by excluding or confronting” Islamabad. Despite the words of President Trump (also correct) criticizing Pakistan’s penchant for allowing terrorists linked to the Taliban and the Haqqani network to hide in their territory, Pakistan vows […]

Former Gitmo prisoner to receive apology, millions from Canada

Omar Khadr, a Canadian-born man who killed an American Special Forces soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15 while fighting for Al Qaeda, will receive an apology and $8 million from the Canadian government. The decision was made this week following years of political controversy in Canada over the plight of a man who had […]

NATO Secretary General announces troop increase for Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Thursday that NATO will increase its troop presence in Afghanistan in order to support the ongoing Resolute Support Mission. In February, General John W. Nicholson Jr, commander of the American-led international military force in Afghanistan, testified before Congress that the coalition has reached a stalemate with Islamist Extremist […]

U.S. air strike kills senior Al Qaeda leader in Yemen

The United States successfully killed one of al-Qaida’s senior leaders in the Arabian Peninsula, Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, in an airstrike conducted in Yemen’s Shabwah governorate on June 16, according to Defense Department and CENTCOM releases. Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, the emir for al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed alongside two of his group’s […]

Massive Suicide Car Bomb Explosion Rocks Kabul, Scores Killed

Kabul, Afghanistan was rocked by a huge car bomb explosion in the diplomatic security area of the capital on Wednesday morning. According to Afghani Ministry of Health sources, at least 80 were dead and 350 wounded with the majority of those being women and children. It was the worst terrorist incident in the country since […]

Pentagon confirms head of ISIS-K killed in April 27th raid

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that the target of the April 27th joint raid conducted by Army Rangers and Afghan commandos against ISIS-K in Afghanistan was indeed killed at the scene.  Two Army Rangers, Sergeant Joshua P. Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Illinois, and Sergeant Cameron H. Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, were also killed in […]

The US Needs a Light, Turboprop, ground support aircraft

In a not-so-amazing turn of events, the Air Force has come to the realization that they need a lighter, more cost efficient, ground support aircraft. The Air Force hasn’t had those types of aircraft in the inventory since Vietnam and has been loath to even keep the invaluable A-10, preferring the sleek, sexier F-15, and […]

The US Needs a Light, Turboprop, Ground Support Aircraft

In a not-so-amazing turn of events, the Air Force has come to the realization that they need a lighter, more cost efficient, ground support aircraft. The Air Force hasn’t had those types of aircraft in the inventory since Vietnam and has been loath to even keep the invaluable A-10, preferring the sleek, sexier F-15, and […]