By David Maxwell The Obama administration did not allow the U.S. military to conduct a proper unconventional warfare campaign, making the failure of Washington’s favored Syrian rebels inevitable. All public signs point to failure in a key U.S. effort to turn the tide of the brutal Syrian civil war — the training and fielding of a…
Author: The Tactical Hermit
Armed Texan and Part-Time Bard.
Surviving a Hazmat: The Rule of Thumb and the 3 U’s
Imagine this … you’re sitting there in your car waiting for the light to turn green and over to your left you see a huge flash of fire and then a split second later a deafening BOOM! You’re in the middle of a train derailment, one where several rail tankers have collided and caused an explosion….
75th National Airborne Day
Thanks to ALL the members of the Airborne, Past and Present, for guarding our Freedoms..you are indeed ,as one little Dutch girl from WW2 described: “Angels with Guns!”
Bad Ass of the Week: Josef Pilsudski
Here is one inspirational read for you… August 15th, 2015 marks the 95th anniversary of the greatest military victory in modern Polish history. And before you assholes out there start talking about how they finally built a mosquito-proof submarine because they installed screen door hatches or some other such bullshit, you should know that…
ISIS Organizing Small Armies Inside America
The FBI reports that all 56 of its field offices have active investigations against other Islamic State suspects… The [recent New York and New Jersey] busts bring to 70 the number of IS-inspired terrorists arrested in this country in homeland plots.” The below editorial in an affiliate of Investor’s Business Daily ably sums up…
“The Clinic of Hundreds”: A REAL Example of the Status of Veterans Health Care
So many time the general public when they hear about how BAD the state of VA Hospitals is, they simply shuff it off because they have no frame of reference. This recorded phone call is now your frame of reference. This is how our Vets are treated everyday by a Federal Organization that was created…
Damnatio Memoriae for the 21st Century?
{Damnatio Memoriae} is the latin phrase literally meaning “condemnation of memory” in the sense of a judgment that a person must not be remembered. It was a form of dishonor that could be passed by the Roman Senate upon traitors or others who brought discredit to the Roman State. The intent was to erase someone from…
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me…
Your Watch is Watching you. Who is Watching Your Watch? Not Worried About the Internet of Things? Well You Just Became a Part of It. As more and more “things” that you interact with every day become hooked into the internet, you leave a permanent trail of digital exhaust that enables hackers and government agencies…
5 Reasons Legal Gun Owners Go To Jail
There is not much you can do about most of these issues, except #2, which is why I always tell new Concealed Carry Licensees and Firearm Owners to get EDUCATED on Firearm and Use of Force/Self-Defense Laws in their State. As you can see, NEVER depend on Law Enforcement or even the DA to know…
Obama and Kerry: Leading Subsidizers of International Terrorism
A Couple of articles all lovers of America and Freedom should read…I think it will give you an entirely new outlook on this supposed “Great Nuclear Deal” that was made with Iran….don’t be surprised if you get this overwhelming urge to vomit afterwards. As my good friend Bill Powell of Intel-Overwatch said, “The Barbarians are…