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  The Next Benghazi: Are U.S. Outposts Still Soft Targets?

  Out in the world’s forgotten corners, America’s outposts still bet their lives on walls too thin, warnings too late, and the dangerous illusion that lightning never strikes the same place twice.

  Foreign Policy / by Guy D. McCardle
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  How Revisionist Punditry Became a Threat to the West

  When media personalities launder authoritarian talking points as edgy contrarianism, they are not engaging in harmless debate; they are teaching a generation to doubt the very idea that their country is worth defending.

  Life / by Benjamin Reed
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  The Bolduc Brief: White House Travel Ban and Afghan Special Immigrant Visas – A Closer Look

  We can secure our nation without blanket bans by fixing our vetting, honoring our Afghan allies who bled for us, and working together on practical solutions instead of scoring political points.

  Op-Ed / by Donald Bolduc
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  Delta Training Jump Gone Sideways: Geo Hand is Dropped Over a Burning Forest

  Given the choice between strolling into Dante’s burning pine forest under a half-inflated bedsheet or handing out hand towels at the Democratic Convention, I’ll take the trees every time, because at least they’re honest about trying to kill you.

  Military / by George E. Hand IV
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  Morning Brief: Pentagon Watchdog to Release Report on Signal Group Chat Leak, Putin Heads to India for Summit, Malaysia’s Flight MH370 Search Resumes

  Pentagon scrutiny rises as global tensions flare from Darfur to China and the Koreas. Here’s your Wednesday Morning Brief, December 3, 2025.

  News / by Guy D. McCardle
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  Evening Brief: Hegseth Defends Caribbean Strike, New US-Bahrain Air Defense Center, Taliban Stage Public Execution Before Thousands

  Tonight’s brief tracks mounting scrutiny over a controversial US strike in the Caribbean, fresh political and security moves from Washington to the Gulf, and escalating flashpoints from Ukraine to Gaza and Afghanistan.

  News / by Guy D. McCardle
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  SOFREP Pic of the Day: Venezuela Arms Its Citizens

  Armed militias filling the streets of Caracas are more than a show of force; they’re the clearest signal yet that Venezuela is bracing for a storm it can feel long before it sees.

  The Pic of the Day / by Guy D. McCardle
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  Broken Compass: The Navy SEAL Sniper Who Vanished in Afghanistan

  War wasn’t good versus evil anymore; it was a cash-flow problem with a body count, and the only ones who still believed in clean lines were the ones most likely to get erased.

  Entertainment / by Brandon Webb
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  Red Eagles: The Secret Guardians of Groom Lake

  From hypersonic ghosts scribbling donuts-on-a-rope across the Texas sky to F-16s without tail codes and dark Ghost Hawks prowling the Nevada desert, Groom Lake remains the twilight buffer between America’s most sensitive secrets and the rest of the world.

  Aviation / by Warren Gray
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  The Bolduc Brief: The United States’ Continued Mistakes in Bombing Drug Boats – A Call for Thoughtful Engagement

  The United States cannot bomb its way out of the cartel and trafficking crisis without shredding its own legal and moral credibility, and it is past time to replace confused, militarized strikes on alleged drug boats with a coherent strategy rooted in law enforcement, diplomacy, and the protection of innocent lives.

  Op-Ed / by Donald Bolduc
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  Morning Brief: US Navy Admiral Karl Thomas Takes Command, Russian Tanker Hit in Black Sea, India Imposes Cyber App Mandate

  Admiral Karl Thomas takes command as US reshapes fleet; GAO flags Indo-Pacific gaps. Here’s your Tuesday Morning Brief, December 2, 2025.

  News / by Guy D. McCardle
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  Evening Brief: White House Defends Caribbean Strike, Putin Prepares to Meet Trump Envoy, Iceland Expands NATO Fuel Facility

  White House defends Navy strike, Ukraine talks advance, Iceland expands fuel facility. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.

  News / by Guy D. McCardle