SOMALI MIGRATION SHARPLY INCREASED UNDER OBAMA (click on above link to be re-directed) But wait, the real problem with Somali immigration began with CLINTON. (Where have I heard this one before?) Also, check out this recent article concerning how Mexico is helping feed this madness in more ways than one. The somali immigration issue is a…
Category: Africa
Border Security Update: African Migrants Flooding Border Towns
Mexico helping unvetted African migrants to U.S. border, many from Al-Shabaab jihadi hotbed (click on above link to be re-directed to source page) To show you how serious an issue this is, I am over 400 miles from the Mexican border in Texas and in the nearest town to my residence I am already seeing…
Guerilla Warfare History: 32 Battalion Operations in the South African Border War
32 Battalion Operations in the South African Border War For the Military Historian and Civilian Operator alike, the study of the African Bush Wars are excellent primers on Guerilla Warfare. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Military News: US Army Signed Up For Jungle Warfare School
Reduced visibility, thick vegetation, emerging waterways and lush terrain all make it more difficult for Soldiers to track, find and destroy hidden enemies in the jungle – a major training emphasis for the Army as it seeks to prepare for the widest possible range of combat contingencies in the future. Staging ambushes, raiding enemy safe…
Cold War Files: The Cold War’s Deadliest Battleground
When young Americans are taught about the Cold War, we learn that it was exactly that — a decades-long standoff based on the threat of war, one without mass casualties, tanks and guns. Sure, there were spies, assassinations and intrigue, but even history teachers who cover proxy wars tend to leave out one whopping chapter:…
Profiles in Courage: CIA “Officer A” Saved Lives At Benghazi
Casualties sustained during the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012, could have been much higher if it was not for the work of a mysterious CIA officer, according to an official report from the House Select Committee on Benghazi. The report, released Tuesday, noted that U.S. military support did not…
Espionage Files: Surveillance For Hire In Africa
In July 2012, one year after the Arab Spring shook Arab regimes around the world, an email appeared in the inbox of Mamfakinch, a Moroccan online publication critical of the government. Under the subject line “dénonciation” — French for “denunciation” — was a single sentence. “Please don’t use my name or anything else, I don’t want any trouble.” And…
Modern War: Drone Choppers Help Hunt Top-Tier Terrorist in Africa
On Jan. 14, 2014, USS Elrod left her home port in Norfolk, Virginia for what, to outsiders, might have seemed like a routine six-month trip to the Mediterranean. Carrying a detachment of four MQ-8B Fire Scout drone helicopters, the nearly 30-year-old frigate would visit various ports and train with America’s allies, according to an official…
Military History: The Long Forgotten African Conflicts
Heavy fighting erupted between Ethiopian and Eritrean forces at their disputed border on June 12, with shelling continuing into Monday morning as both sides blamed each other for the return of hostilities. Casualties are unknown, but given the use of heavy artillery fire from both sides, loss of life was likely unavoidable. Eritrea claims it…
Iran Watch: Iran’s Shadow War in Africa
The Islamic Republic plants spies and weapons across the continent in a bid to outmaneuver the West The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Sirocco closed in on a small boat in the Arabian Sea. After boarding, the American warship’s sailors discovered hundreds of Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. The source — Iran. The destination — Houthi rebels in…