Shots in the Dark – Why So Many Western Covert Operations Have Failed Since WW2 A Great read both from a historical point of view and practical, Civilian Operator POV on the RELEVANCE of Guerilla Warfare in the 21st Century. You have to Understand the Lessons of History in order not to repeat the…
Category: Syria
Crusader Corner: America’s Anti-ISIL Fighters in Syria
TRANSNATIONAL “VOLUNTEERS”: AMERICA’S ANTI-ISIL FIGHTERS (click on above link to be re-directed) Not a bad read on some of the American Civilians that are over there fighting and dying against ISIL. I had a thought this morning: In another few years will they be doing news reports on American Civilian Operators fighting ISIS HERE IN…
Crusader Corner: Germany Arrest 3 Terrorist “Disguised” as Syrian Refugees
Germany Arrests 3 Terrorists Disguised as Syrian Refugees (click on above link to be re-directed to source page) Take this story and combine it with the recent plans of the U.S. Government to INCREASE the number of Syrian Refugees flooding into this country and draw your own conclusions. Cheney said if there is a “One Percent…
The Stark Realities and History of Chemical Warfare
Let’s Be Clear About This — The Syrian Civil War Is a Chemical War (click on above title link to be re-directed to source page) As you read this, consider not only the likelihood American troops will someday have to face this threat en masse, but also that American civilians in the form of Chemical or Biological…
Crusader Corner: The Story of Levi Shirley – The American ‘ISIS Fighting Vigilante’
When Levi J. Shirley was growing up, he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the U.S. military, his mother said. His father, Russell, had served three tours with the Army in Vietnam, and Levi became “obsessed” with joining the Marine Corps. The younger Shirley had bad eyesight, however. He trained with other…
Espionage Files: The Logic for (Shoddy) U.S. Covert Action In Syria
By most accounts, America’s efforts to covertly train and supply moderate rebels in Syria aren’t going so well. Apart from the obvious (Assad is still firmly entrenched in power and continuing to receive ever-growing external support),The New York Times recently reported that some arms provided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Saudi Arabia haven’t…
Military History: Weapons of the Syrian War
From chlorine gas to Kalashnikovs, barrel bombs to cruise missiles, the Syrian conflict shows what 21st-century militaries and armed groups can bring to bear. The Assad regime’s bloody reaction to the 2011 Arab Spring ignited one of the most lethal rebellions in modern history, placing it in the crosshairs of more than 1,000 armed groups:…
Terror Watch: BOLO issued for ‘Former’ Gitmo Detainee
Notice the word FORMER is italicized in the Title Line…that is because I wanted to emphasize how STUPID our Government is for releasing these POS in the first place. What do you call it when your own Government is helping to perpetuate the cycle of terrorism and violence globally? Let us hope the next time we…
Crusader Corner: Fast and Furious Part Deux…CIA Weapons For Syrian Rebels End Up On Jordanian Black Market
A botched weapons program run by the CIA and several Arab intelligence agencies to arm Syrian rebels is being compared to the ATF’s botched gun-running operation Fast and Furious, which ran guns to Mexican drug cartels. A New York Times and Al Jazeera joint investigation found that weapons shipped into Jordan by the CIA and Saudi…
International Military News: The Russian Hind Mi-25 Gunship in Syria…The Devils Chariot Reigns Down Terror Once Again
For three weeks starting in early June 2016, the Damascus suburb of Darayya was exposed to merciless aerial bombardment carried out primarily by Mil Mi-25 — NATO code name “Hind” — gunship helicopters belonging to the Syrian Arab Air Force. The Hinds dropped no fewer than 564 bombs over this period, underscoring the Mi-25’s reputation as one of Syria’s…