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The Nurse Who Wouldn’t Draw (First) Blood

The Nurse Who Wouldn't Draw (First) Blood by Kevin Wilson This article was first appeared in The Havok Journal in September 2017. By now, you’ve all likely seen the video of the nurse in Utah who got arrested for refusing to let a cop draw blood from an unconscious patient. Just about everyone and their brother has dissected the video down to the microscopic level, … [Read more...]

The Failed War on Drugs

The Failed War on Drugs by  James A. Gagliano It is difficult to write these words. But the War on Drugs has been a colossal failure. Recently reflecting on my own participation in this war, as a retired federal agent who was assigned to several counter-narcotics units with the FBI and NYPD during a 25-year law enforcement career, I recently stumbled upon a reckoning. … [Read more...]

If You Say You Miss September 12th, 2001, You’re a Shortsighted A–hole

If You Say You Miss 9/12, You’re a Shortsighted A--hole by John Chandler I always forget about September 11, 2001 until September 11, 2001. The specifics I mean. There’s always reminders and stories on social media and something goes viral and makes the rounds on social media. This year it was iPhone alarms for the planes hitting, which I thought was clever. Some images … [Read more...]

Blue Balls: Artillerymen Wait for North Korea to Act Up

Blue Balls: Artillerymen Wait for North Korea to Act Up by Kevin Wilson [Editor's note: this article originally appeared in The Havok Journal in August 2017. It is republished as a companion article to Scott Faith's article: "Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea"] There are many military occupational … [Read more...]

Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea

Maybe We Should Just Get It Over With: The “Global, Grave, Given and Growing” Threat of North Korea by Scott Faith Editor's Note:  This article was originally posted in September of 2017, you remember, when it looked like we were going to go to war with North Korea? It's amazing how much difference a few years can make. ...maybe. _____ Media sources across the country are … [Read more...]

Is Tulsi Gabbard the Real Threat To President Trump?

Is Tulsi Gabbard the Real Threat To President Trump? by Kerry Patton She stated that she endorsed Bernie Sanders in the last Presidential election. She stated she wanted to take on the “establishment.” And now, she says she wishes to run for President of the United States. Her name: Tulsi Gabbard. I have been following Tulsi Gabbard long enough to develop some thoughts … [Read more...]

Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech

Hate Nazis, Not Free Speech By Kevin Wilson I have a confession to make: I despise Nazis. I’m not talking about Nazi as defined by Antifa. I’m talking the actual National Socialists, the bastards that shot my grandpappy in the head in the Battle of the Bulge. Throughout the course of history, it’s harder to find a group of people that can more easily be defined as evil, … [Read more...]

Window into War: Treating (and Meeting) Wounded Syrian Combatants…in Israel

Window into War: Treating (and Meeting) Wounded Syrian Combatants…in Israel by Charles Faint This article was first published by the Modern War Institute at West Point and is reposted here with the permission of the original author.  This article first appeared in The Havok Journal 15 August 2018. _____ From a safe vantage point in the Golan Heights near … [Read more...]

Russia Hacking Considerations

Russia Hacking Considerations by Matt James Editor's Note: This article first appeared in The Havok Journal in August 2017. Given what's going on in our country right now, it seems appropriate to republish it. The media’s craze surrounding possible Russian interference with the U.S. election through hacking isn’t going away anytime soon. Though the hype is primarily … [Read more...]