Israel, Palestine, and the False Hope of "Co-Existence" by Mike Kelvington Editor's Note: Former Army Ranger and longtime Havok Journal writer Mike Kelvington penned this piece for a journal run by the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism in the Interdisciplinary College (IDC) at Herzilya, Israel. We're re-posting an excerpt here, I highly encourage you to read the … [Read more...]
Lessons from Syria Part 2: …but We Can Do Better
Lessons from Syria Part 2: ...but We Can Do Better by Kevin Wilson In my previous article, Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work, I spoke about how the war against ISIS in Syria largely validated the Special Forces concept. By providing support to an indigenous force, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurds and Arabs who came together to fight ISIS, … [Read more...]
Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work
Lessons from Syria: Special Forces Does Work by Kevin Wilson Special Forces hold a, well, special place in the hearts and minds of the American public. Decades of movies, books, and TV shows have taught us that they’re a bunch of implacable killers; ghosts in the night that do the dirty work for Uncle Sam. They are revered as near godlike supermen by the rank and file of … [Read more...]
The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology
The Inconvenient Truth: It’s Not About the Tool but the Ideology by Mike Kelvington The disturbing news that invaded the homes of the western world, yet again, over the past 24 hours is more than an “inconvenient truth.” It was a terrorist attack conducted by another jihadist with the intent of harming innocent civilians celebrating their own independence on Bastille Day … [Read more...]
Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge
Battle of the Bridge: A Company, 1-505th at La Fiere Bridge by Mike Kelvington 75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France. One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), a seasoned element of the 82ndAirborne Division. Some of its elements had already completed their third combat jump in about a year. … [Read more...]
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel
Spotlight: A Contrarian View towards Israel by Kerry Patton If you are an “I Support Israel” type of person, be forewarned—the odds are, you will hate this article. This is not some anti-Semitic article. It has nothing to do with religion or the Jewish faith. It has everything to do with the politics, policies, and practices of an actual nation state--Israel. If you have … [Read more...]
16 Years At War, And Now… Russia: How Did We Get Here in the First Place?
16 Years At War, And Now... Russia: How Did We Get Here in the First Place? by Mike J. Editor's Note: supporting links and documentation appear at the end of this article. This first appeared in The Havok Journal June 23, 2017. Allow me a not so brief history lesson, if you will. The earliest communique I can find or read shows Bin Laden and Zarqawi speaking of the … [Read more...]
“Regime Change in Iran: We Can & We Must”
“Regime Change in Iran: We Can & We Must” by Lily Stewart This first appeared in The Havok Journal June 13, 2015. In one sense, Iran is a country—a geographic place—with a border and a government and its own economy. But in another sense, Iran is community of people that transcends borders and reaches to every corner of the world. Iran is a culture, a birthplace, a … [Read more...]
Jihadi Novels: Same Story, Different Medium, Wave of the Future?
Jihadi Novels: Same Story, Different Medium, Wave of the Future? by Mike Kelvington This first appeared in The Havok Journal June 21, 2017. In reading “A Guest on This Earth: Humam al-Balawi and the Birth of Jihadist Fiction” by Nadav Samin, the content struck me as both contemporary and historical. On one hand, the subject of the story, doctor and author turned … [Read more...]
The Radicalization Trap: “If you ain’t a Muslim you deserve to die”
The Radicalization Trap: “If you ain’t a Muslim you deserve to die” by Ayman Kafel It was a cold night in early 2000 as I sat inside a mosque after Friday prayer. I was waiting for a couple of friends, and decided to hang out in the common area. Several chairs and tables were scattered across the room. It was noisy from the various conversations going on. There were all … [Read more...]
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