75 years ago, units of the American Paratroopers had already landed behind German lines in France. One such unit was the 505thParachute Infantry Continue Reading
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The Radicalization Trap: “If you ain’t a Muslim you deserve to die”
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 Continue Reading
For Those That Gave Their Lives to Liberate Europe
by Philippe Limbourg Philippe Limbourg and his family from Belgium have not forgotten the sacrifices made by American soldiers during the Continue Reading
Defiant Ink: An Episode of Cultural Resistance in Afghanistan; Part I: Herat
by Erfan Choobinebehrooz November 14, 2019, Hamid, dressed in a dark blue suit, occupied one of the front guest seats in a rectangular narrow room Continue Reading
Nobody is Listening
It has been nearly a week since I posted my essay about my visit to the encampment of student protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Continue Reading
GPS Jamming is a Low Priority and That’s a Mistake
GPS Jamming is a low priority topic in the US. That is a mistake, as GPS jammers domestically can hinder military operations, commercial and Continue Reading
You Can Learn a Lot in Fourteen Hours
I was at the synagogue on Saturday morning. I sat in the back next to Leonid, the old man from Ukraine. Leonid grew up in Stalinist Russia, and he Continue Reading
A Microcosm of the Whole War in Gaza
Yesterday was a fine day for a rally. Spring was in the air. It was warm and breezy. The trees were finally starting to sprout leaves. Yards had Continue Reading
“Never Forget”: Rising Up to Call Genocide ‘Genocide’
Editor's Note: Given the conflict in the Middle East, Scoti thought it appropriate to republish her article first appearing in The Havok Journal on Continue Reading
Make Your Argument
I'm a retired Army officer with three combat tours. I served honorably, and bled, for my country. Unfortunately, today, these actions mean little. I Continue Reading
Israel, and the World: The End of Restraint and the Return of Total War?
by Major Peter Mitchell Charles De Gaulle once said of the rapid German invasion and conquest of France in the black days of May 1940 that, "It was Continue Reading
Israel: Both Our Ally and a Rogue State
When I put my grandson, Asher, to bed last night, all I could think about was the fact that Iran was attacking Israel. That scared me, and it still Continue Reading