Thousands of Americans were saddened this week to learn of the passing of one of the greatest patriots, greatest firearm instructors, and most dedicated professionals they have ever personally known. On Tuesday, Pat Rogers—a true legend in the firearm community—passed away from natural causes. As explained in a wonderful tribute by his close friend, Paul…
World War Two History: The Nazi’s Plan To Grab Gibraltar
“Even before France had fallen, Hitler’s generals lobbied the German leader for permission to roll on into Spain and wrest control of Gibraltar from the British.” SHORTLY AFTER THE defeat of France in 1940, Adolf Hitler directed his generals to begin preparations for Nazi Germany’s next bold plan — the seizure of Gibraltar. Few in…
Military Weapons From The Past: The Thompson SMG T2
Introducing the “Cheap and Ugly as Hell” Version of one of the Baddest Ass SMG’s in History The U.S. Army had initially been uninterested in submachine guns, and it was only in the late 1930s that the Ordnance Department placed Auto-Ordnance’s Thompson SMG on its “limited procurement list.” In September 1938, officials green-lit procurement of…
World War II History: The Hunt for Poland’s Buried Nazi Gold Trains
Last summer, explorers in Poland claimed to have discovered tunnels built for trains carrying plundered Nazi gold, only to be debunked a few months later. But for the true believers who’ve been hunting for this treasure for decades, this merely proved what they’ve thought all along: Inside these mountains are secrets and stories that some…
The Surveillance State: Twitter and Data Mining
Twitter has barred Dataminr, a service that analyzes tweets from across the globe to inform users about news events, from providing its information to US intelligence agencies, according to the Wall Street Journal. The social network has not confirmed that it cut the agencies off from the service, which claims to have informed clients about the…
Crusader Corner: The Betrayal of the USS Cole
May the memory of those brave men live on forever and may their memory also haunt these piece of turd politicians who are INTENT on letting their islamic dog murderers go free and breathe the same air as me and you. NO JUSTICE=NO PEACE. On Thursday morning, sailors on board the USS Cole were lining…
Espionage Files: The Day We Discovered Our Parents Were Russian Spies
For years Donald Heathfield, Tracey Foley and their two children lived the American dream. Then an FBI raid revealed the truth: they were agents of Putin’s Russia. Their sons tell their story. Tim Foley turned 20 on 27 June 2010. To celebrate, his parents took him and his younger brother Alex out for lunch at…
Texas News: Texas Dad Goes Full Tilt “To Catch a Predator” To Catch POS Pedophile
I say Bravo to this Awesome Texas Dad!! Way to take the Bull (or the Pedophile) by the Horns! We can never forget that America was formed on the premise, EACH AND EVERY MAN, AS AN INDIVIDUAL, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS FAMILY. WHEN THE TIME COMES. GROW A SET OF BALLS AND…
Examining Terrorist Tactics: Jihad On the Fly? ISIS Using Homing Pigeons To Communicate
Jordan intercepts bird carrying messages between terror operatives as group attempts to bypass Western intel gathering its channels of communication are increasingly monitored by coalition forces, the Islamic State is reportedly turning to low-tech solutions in its efforts to avoid detection. The Telegraph reported that homing pigeons bearing messages between IS operatives were recently captured…
World War I History: The Battles That Remade Europe
From the Balkans to Britain, these battles 100 years ago transformed a continent The centenary commemorations of World War I will undoubtedly concentrate on a trio of well-known battles; Verdun, the Somme and Jutland. All three ended inconclusively, and all witnessed tremendous bloodshed. Verdun and the Somme etched themselves into the national consciousness of France…