Special Forces Stolen Heritage Flap Takes A Surprising Turn

Thank you for your concern now get the hell away from my pet project Nothing moves faster than bad news and sometimes when 80,000 people of your own tell you that you are wrong then perhaps it is time to stop, step back and listen. The US Army Special Forces community is mad and the […]

John Stossel: Contractors can help turn tide in Afghanistan

Erik Prince’s plan for turning over the war in Afghanistan to private contractors, with Prince at its head, is still getting airplay. Fox News’ John Stossel has posted a piece where he is buying in on Prince’s plan on privatizing the war in an attempt to get things accomplished. Like other pieces, there is always […]

Navy SEAL recounts being shot during operation to find Bergdahl

There is no longer a question as to the guilt of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.  The soldier who chose to walk off his post in Afghanistan and was subsequently captured by Taliban forces he may have been seeking in 2009 chose to plead guilty to charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy earlier this […]

October 26, 2001, President George W. Bush Signs the Patriot Act

On this day in 2001, President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act, an anti-terrorism law drawn up in response to the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Just 45 days after the attacks of September 11, the Congress passed the Patriot Act nearly unanimously in the Senate (98-1) […]

John Stossel: Contractors Can Help Turn Tide in Afghanistan

Erik Prince’s plan for turning over the war in to private contractors, with Prince at its head, is still getting airplay. Fox News’ John Stossel has posted a piece where he is buying in on Prince’s plan on privatizing the war in an attempt to get things accomplished. Like other pieces, there is always the […]

Mali: Terrorism Report

Mali: Terrorism Report  Background: The Northern Mali Conflict  On 16 January 2012, several insurgent groups began fighting a campaign against the Malian government for independence and greater autonomy for northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), an organization fighting to make Azawad an independent homeland for the Tuareg people, had […]

Why do Afghan soldiers keep going AWOL inside the U.S.?

An alarming trend of Afghan soldiers going AWOL (absent without leave) while being trained inside the United States was highlighted in a government report published last week. The report, titled “U.S.-based training for Afghanistan security personnel: trainees who go absent without leave hurt readiness and morale, and may create security risks” was released by the […]

Judge in Bergdahl case considers Trump impact on sentence

The sentencing for the court-martial trial of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was supposed to begin on Monday. But the military judge deciding his punishment said that he’s concerned that comments made by President Donald Trump both before and after being elected could impact the public’s perception of the military justice system. Bergdahl pled guilty that he […]