By David Allen If you are a Veteran of the US military, especially one that served in any combat zone from Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, you have undoubtedly been faced with misconceptions that many civilians have about Veterans and military service. For the most part, these are innocent and come from nothing more than…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Al-Shabaab Attack on African Hotel was for Profit
It appears the attack yesterday on an African Hotel by the African ISIS affiliate Al-Shabaab terror group which killed 15 people and wounded scores more was a paid job. Somalia is a failed state beyond repair and rife with corruption and while Al-Shabaab is a legitimate terror group, they are also not above being opportunistic…
Cartel Corner #18: Mexican National Accused of Buying Ammo for Cartels, Armed Illegal Repeatedly Crossing Into Texas to Rob Females
Federal agents in El Paso have arrested a female Mexican national for allegedly buying over 11K rounds of ammunition for Mexican drug cartels. The arrest came on the heels of an investigation by DHS involving reports of groups of people buying massive amounts of ammunition at local sporting goods stores. According to Breitbart Texas: As…
What it Would Really Take to Knock Out the Power Grid
As our electrical system lifts itself out of the stone age, the defense built around it will require added vigilance. My favorite joke when I was 5 years old was, “Where will you be when the lights go out?” The answer, of course, is “in the dark,” though I used to make my very patient…
A Few More Reasons Not to Trust the United Nations
The UN’s Weirdest Crimes: 380 Pounds of Weed, Child Porn, and a Chainsaw on a Plane? Staff at the United Nations downloaded and shared child porn, transported roughly 380 pounds of weed in an official vehicle, and repeatedly threatened each other with murder, according to an annual report on disciplinary matters and cases of criminal…
Military History: A Lot of What We Think We Know about World War II is Wrong
New Book Challenges Conventional Wisdom By James Holland The Second World War remains an enduringly fascinating subject, but despite the large number of films, documentaries, books and even comics on the subject, our understanding of this catastrophic conflict, even seven decades on, remains heavily dependent on conventional wisdom, propaganda and an interpretation skewed by the…
Cold War Files: The Third World War that Almost Was in 1950
With the comfort and hindsight of a half-century, President Harry Truman’s decision to commit American power to save South Korea from Communist aggression in late June 1950 stands as perhaps America’s finest moment of the Cold War. By making a difficult commitment, by sacrificing 50,000 American lives in the end, Truman upheld Western values…
Cartel Corner #17: The Case of Pedro Huerta’s Tombstone
In Mexico City International Airport yesterday a drug sniffing dog is getting an extra bowl of kibble due to discovering 22 Kilos of Marijuana hidden inside, of all things, a tombstone. The unusual item came through customs in a large wooden crate. It was addressed to somewhere in the United States and had the sender…
“Thankfully There’s a Nice Tree Here….”
Rocket Scientist of the Year Award Right Here Folks: I came across this video which tells the story of a fellow Texan near Austin (Onion Creek to be exact) getting swept away in flood water in his car this past Friday and then climbing out onto a tree through his car window and doing a…
Colombian Mercs in Yemen?
The Arabian Dream: Colombians Taking Part in Yemen War Some 800 former Colombian military troops will enter the city port of Aden in Yemen, switching the jungle terrain of their home country for the deserts of Arabia. The former Colombian army troops will join a coalition of allied international troops fighting Shiite rebels. They will operate under…