Jihadist Private Military Contractors are now a thing

Jihadist Private Military Contractors are now a thing

A jihadist private military contractor (PMC) has been growing in popularity and expanding its business model through the war in Syria, according to a report from Foreign Policy. The group, called Malhama Tactical, is owned and operated by a young Uzbek veteran of the Russian airborne infantry. He speaks fluent Russian and goes by his […]

Irish government reopening old wounds from conflict in Northern Ireland

Irish government reopening old wounds from conflict in Northern Ireland

There is not too much in the mainstream press nowadays about Northern Ireland. The grown-ups would have you believe it’s all gone away and that there is indeed peace over there. Old-school terrorism became unfashionable with the new wave of Islamic groups and the fact that they brought terrorism to U.S. shores. Revenue once pouring in […]

How the Iranians fed us our lines

How the Iranians fed us our lines

As a career intelligence officer I understand that the world around us in often seen in shifting shades of gray partially obscured by a fog of uncertainty and ambiguity. I also know that sometimes that fog lifts, and all is revealed in the crystal clear light of day. Such was the moment, late last month, […]

Trump has first phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan

Trump has first phone call with Turkey’s Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Donald Trump had their first telephone call late Tuesday, a highly anticipated conversation in which Erdogan was expected to press the new U.S. leader to reject Pentagon proposals to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria and to quickly extradite a Turkish cleric exiled in Pennsylvania and regarded by Turkey […]

The coming war with Iran

The coming war with Iran

When President Obama sold the disastrous Iran nuclear deal to the American people he famously described it in these terms. We could support the deal and opt for peace, or we could oppose the deal and choose war. It was a simple binary choice, and only a madman would decide to begin a war, which […]

Student known for far-right sympathies charged in Quebec City mosque attack

Student known for far-right sympathies charged in Quebec City mosque attack

QUEBEC CITY — Canadian authorities on Monday charged a 27-year-old university student known for his far-right sympathies with six counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting the day before at a local mosque. Alexandre Bissonnette, described by neighbors and acquaintances as a socially awkward introvert who had recently adopted virulent political views, was also […]

French left chooses a presidential candidate, in an almost hopeless race

French left chooses a presidential candidate, in an almost hopeless race

PARIS — A struggling French left named its contender for the presidency Sunday, in the midst of a highly contentious election campaign that is likely to shape the future of a deeply troubled Europe. The winner was Benoît Hamon, a onetime education minister under François Hollande, the historically unpopular Socialist president whose unusual decision not […]

Ukraine’s president urges to continue sanctions on Russia

Ukraine’s president urges to continue sanctions on Russia

As the world waits to see how the U.S. will approach both Syria and Ukraine, a world leader weighs in and advocates to maintain sanctions on Russia. President Poroshenko of Ukraine has urged the West to keep the sanctions on Russia. These remarks came after POTUS Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would consider lifting the […]

The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Terrorist

The Untold Story of the Bastille Day Terrorist

GQ recently published an article profiling the terrorist and revealing the days leading up to the Bastille Day attack which killed 86 people in Nice, France on July 15, 2016. Check out the article below.- Desiree On a Monday this past summer, a man phoned a rental agency on the outskirts of Nice, on France’s […]

Trump says yes to waterboarding, but does it even matter anymore?

Trump says yes to waterboarding, but does it even matter anymore?

During an interview with ABC News, President Trump once again reiterated his support for “torture” against terrorists, specifically enhanced interrogation methods such as waterboarding. Trump said: I want to keep our country safe…When they’re shoot…When they’re chopping off the heads of our people and other people. When they’re chopping off the heads of people because […]

Driver runs over pedestrians in Melbourne, at least three confirmed dead

Driver runs over pedestrians in Melbourne, at least three confirmed dead

Melbourne, Australia – Police arrested a man after he struck over 20 pedestrians with his car, killing at least three of them. Witnesses stated the man was driving erratically on the sidewalk as he drove into the crowd. The identity of the driver has not been released by police yet. During a press conference (see the video below), the Victoria Police stated they do […]