When many big names in business, politics, and pop culture sit down to pen a new book, they tend to capture personal exploits, successes, accumulation of wealth, awards, and achievements. In the new, bestselling release of Leaders: Myth and Reality, GEN (Retired) McChrystal and his co-authors manage to approach the topic of leadership with a focus still on individuals, but … [Read more...]
This Week’s “Under the Radar” Global News
Folks,I remember when System of a Down released, “B.Y.OB.” I remember driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, tanned from a day at the beach and a belly full of surf and turf while Serge Tankian screamed, “And we all live in a fascist nation!” That was 2006. I remember thinking I liked SOAD more for their music than for their astute grasp of political philosophy. On that … [Read more...]
Norway Wants The US To Provide More Marines As Protection Against Russia. We Shouldn’t Do It.
Norway Wants America To Provide More US Marines As Protection Against Russia. We Shouldn't Do It. by Scott FaithBy most accounts, Norway is a great place to live. It consistently rates extremely high on the world "happiness" index. It has a very high standard of living, it features socialized medicine and education, and ranks very low on the "corruption" index. In fact, … [Read more...]
Bikini Beat-Down: Thief Gets Owned By Sunbathing Swedish Cop
Bikini Beat-Down: Thief Gets Owned By Sunbathing Swedish Cop by Scott Faith A female Swedish police officer named Mikaela Kellner was off duty and sunbathing with friends in a park, when a homeless man allegedly stole a cellular phone from one of them. Springing into action, Kellner, a semi-pro body builder, and her friend manhandled the man and placed him … [Read more...]
Sweet Mother Russia: Putin’s “Gangster Rules”
Looking at some of the recent headlines in the news, you might almost feel as if you stepped back into a surreal time when the Cold War was not over and we lived with the constant threat that a war full of icy rhetoric could become hot with bullets and bombs.Putin, that lovable New/Old Soviet Man, is telling America to stuff the Monroe Doctrine, which takes a bit of … [Read more...]
A Soldier to Santiago: An Interview with Brad Genereux
How do you spit polish hell and find peace after witnessing the darkness and depravity of humanity? In his new memoir, Senior Chief Petty Officer Builder Bradley D. Genereux, United States Navy (retired) reflects on the inferno of the war in Afghanistan and the healing purgatory of Camino de Santiago.What is the book A Soldier to Santiago: Finding Peace on The Warrior Path … [Read more...]
Terror Attacks in Paris: The Fork in the Road
Editor's Note: Approximately a year ago, Islamic extremists again attacked Paris, murdering dozens of innocent people. Writing shortly after the event, Havok Journal regular contributor Chris Otero opined that we were at a "fork in the road" in terms of deciding what kind of country we should be. Between then and now, a lot has changed both in American and in the world. … [Read more...]
Redemption: 14 years and 1 Suicide Attempt Later
From within a luxury seaside villa I swallowed them all. I hit send on my phone and I closed my eyes. After that amount of VA candy, it’s a miracle I am still alive. I often ponder what made me wake up and decide it was all over. Had I decided later in the day, after a few drinks, like most days, I would be dead right now. Alcohol significantly increases the toxicity levels of … [Read more...]
Reign of Terror Continues In Germany: Will It Spread?
An Afgan man with an axe attacks a family on a train near Wurzburg. An Iranian-German teenager with a gun shoots a group of children, and then himself, in Munich. A suicide bomber blows himself up at a wine festival in Ansbach. A Syrian immigrant using a machete murders a Polish woman in Reutlingen.And that's just in the past ten days. What is going on in … [Read more...]
Updates: What You Need To Know About The Terror Attack in Munich, Germany
Breaking: Active Shooter in Munich, Germany by Scott FaithAlready reeling from a terrorist attack just days ago in which a 17-year-old Afghan man armed with an axe attacked several people on a moving train as well as a woman walking her dog on the street, Germany faced another terrorist-related crisis on Friday.Initial reports indicated around 30 people have been … [Read more...]