Why a New Organization is Needed within the Intelligence Community by Kerry Patton “If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence.” —Paul Bremmer _____ After the heinous attacks against the United States on 9-11-2001, the U.S. … [Read more...]
Spouses in the Shadows: Life in the Clandestine Services
Spouses in the Shadows: Life in the Clandestine Services by Kerry Patton We often discuss our admiration for and give praise to military spouses. Rarely does anyone ever discuss the life of a spouse married into the secretive world of clandestine operations — spouses in the shadows. I learned of a spouse who passed away. How she died, I don’t necessarily know. What I … [Read more...]
Don’t Fear Islam, Fear “Prislam”
Don't Fear Islam, Fear "Prislam" by Christopher Paul Meyer This article first appeared in The Havok Journal November 26, 2016. In the wake of continued ISIS threats, the country is understandably concerned about when and where ISIS will strike in the US. Especially when there are 900 active investigations into ISIS-related activity in all 50 states. But since I gave … [Read more...]
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: The P.A.C.E. Business Plan
Special Forces, Entrepreneurship: The P.A.C.E. Business Plan by E.M. Burlingame To quote one of my more colorful and influential Special Forces instructors during the train up for SF selection, who we will call ‘Mike’, “Have a plan. And have a plan for your plan... because you are ignorant and your first plan sucks.” In the old days of Silicon Valley it was required to … [Read more...]
The Ugly Truth About Torture
The Ugly Truth About Torture by Leonard O. Benton Morals are a construct. We are not born with them, we learn them based on societal agreed upon rules. We evaluate our standards against what is common. Morals change; what is acceptable today is unacceptable or not tomorrow and so forth. Before you get all riled up about whether or not someone was bent around the edges … [Read more...]
A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3)
A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 3) by Loren Schofield Editor's Note: This is the third of a three-part series on this subject. Make sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 in order to have a full sense of this story. _____ Most Dangerous Course of Action (MDCOA) Take Out the Power Grid Is it a realistic and legitimate threat, or conspiracy … [Read more...]
A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2)
A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 2) by Loren Schofield Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part series. Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 3 in order to have a full sense of this article. _____ Type of Attack: Organized State/Non-State Sponsored Attack The list of enemies of the United States is a long one, and many, if … [Read more...]
A Green Beret “Red Teams” a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1)
A Green Beret "Red Teams" a Terrorist Attack on America (Part 1) This is Part 1 of a three-part series by former Special Forces soldier Loren Schofield. ____ As a Special Forces Intelligence Sergeant (18 Fox), it is part of the job to understand the enemy and learn everything you can about him so you can try to predict what they will do. Part of this is playing Red Team … [Read more...]
National Security: Americans Can’t Handle the Truth?
National Security: Americans Can't Handle the Truth? by Jordan Taylor American citizens do not have an inherent, unrestricted right to know what the government does in the shadows on their behalf, and no amount of fist-shaking will grant them access to classified information without a bona fide need to know. The government has a responsibility to safeguard secrets; if the … [Read more...]
Solutions Built by Warfighters for Warfighters
Written by Special Guests: PPS Team In March of 1999, three men in Huntsville, Alabama started a company with the vision to create a technology-focused, employee-driven government contracting business. By the end of 1999, their dream had grown to 11 employees and achieved $1.2 Million in revenue. Twenty years later, Radiance Technologies has grown to become a $157M a year … [Read more...]
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