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America is Over COVID-19

America is Over COVID-19 by Scott Faith America is over COVID-19. There’s no denying it. And the sooner everyone realizes that, the better. I don’t mean “over it” in the sense that everything is better now and things are like they were before, because that is clearly not the case. The disease is still spreading, albeit considerably more slowly than predicted, and people … [Read more...]

Sorry Fellow Veterans, This Time Michael Moore Was Right

Sorry Fellow Veterans, This Time Michael Moore Was Right by Chris Otero This article first appeared in The Havok Journal May 12, 2016. The other day, I was checking in on social media and saw a fuss being made in one of the veteran heavy groups I belong over an article about a tweet from filmmaker Michael Moore. Moore’s tweet, from February 2016, stated ‘All that … [Read more...]

Saudi Women and the War on Terror

Saudi Women and the War on Terror by Mike Kelvington In the masculine-driven nation of Saudi Arabia, women are subordinate men and the state, yet, in the eyes of both, they serve as an important role within their society.  Historically and contextually, the Saudi government sees women as weak and “depicted as needing to be protected, controlled, and guided within an … [Read more...]

3 Winning PR Strategies for Muslim Extremists

3 Winning PR Strategies for Muslim Extremists by Raul Felix This article first appeared in The Rhino Den, which is run by our friends over at Ranger Up. This first appeared in The Havok Journal April 21, 2017. Just like reality-TV stars, Muslim extremists are attention whores who have no qualms about doing the dirty work to get YouTube hits, social-media buzz, and … [Read more...]

Divided Loyalty: The Immigration Dilemma

Divided Loyalty: The Immigration Dilemma by Leonard Benton This first appeared in The Havok Journal April 5, 2016. We face trying times where loyalty is the only control. How do we find common ground when there is no common ground and loyalty is divided from the beginning? With yet another attack in Belgium the hatred of a few is inflicting pain on many. The West … [Read more...]

Identity Theft: Americans Overwhelmingly Concerned about Credit Card Fraud

Identity Theft: Americans Overwhelmingly Concerned about Credit Card Fraud by Anonymous Research conducted recently by the Unisys Corporation reveals that identity theft when it comes to credit card scams is Americans' number one issue. Can identity theft be scarier than terrorism? When people ask me, "How do I protect myself from credit card scams?" I tell them, … [Read more...]

Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution

Modern Insurgency as a Lingering Effect of the Industrial Revolution by E.M. Burlingame The industrial Revolution, late 1700s through the early 1800s, was the incidental, if not intentioned, result of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, 1648, which collectively are known as the Peace of Westphalia. Arising from and concluding the Spanish and Dutch 80 years’ war and the … [Read more...]

Veterans, Who are We?

Veterans, Who are We? by an Anonymous Veteran “We” - loosely speaking - are members of a “club” called U.S veterans. It’s a broad term with varying shades of gray. Anybody that signed on and then makes it through basic-training is a member, but the spectrum of participation is broad. Some members wash out a few months after graduation, but take their membership to heart … [Read more...]

In Case You Wanted To Read the US/Taliban Peace Deal Yourself, Here It Is

In Case You Wanted To Read the US/Taliban Peace Deal Yourself, Here It Is by Scott Faith The biggest news of the weekend is the new peace deal  between the US and the Taliban.  Many people are talking about the new agreement, but few people seem to have read it.  Here it is, straight from the Department of State's web site: Agreement for Bringing Peace to … [Read more...]