The mercenaries had gathered in Phuket, a tropical resort island off the west coast of Thailand, to discuss a job. They were supposed to safeguard 300 kilos of Colombian cocaine on its way from the Bahamas to New York and kill two people: One a DEA agent, the other his snitch, a ship’s captain who…
Armed Civilian Corner: A Quick Reminder about OPSEC
When talking about OPSEC as it pertains to the Armed Civilian, here is what I mean: Operations Security, or OPSEC,is the process by which we protect unclassified information that can be used against us. OPSEC should be used to protect information, and thereby deny the adversary the ability to act. Nearly 90% of the information collected…
A New Generation of Unrestricted Warfare
In 1999, two Chinese colonels wrote a book called Unrestricted Warfare, about warfare in the age of globalization. Their main argument: Warfare in the modern world will no longer be primarily a struggle defined by military means — or even involve the military at all. They were about a decade and a half before their…
Know Your Weapons: Hiram Maxim Invented More than Machine Guns
Hiram Percy Maxim, son of Hiram Maxim — inventor of the machine gun — is best known for his silencers. The younger Maxim developed the first viable firearm suppressors at the turn of the 20th century, securing a series of patents between 1909 and 1920. He sold his designs through the Maxim Silent Firearms Company, which would eventually become…
Texas News: Man Dressed in SWAT Gear Murders Woman at Church near Dallas
This looks like a case where a benign and innocent Social Media post was used to coordinate a cold-blooded murder. I have said it a thousand times: Don’t use Social media!! But if you just Have to, DO NOT advertise your personal schedule to anybody. EVER. A $10K Reward has been offered for Information leading…
Crusader Corner: After Bus Bomb Wounds 21 in Jerusalem, Biden Slams Israel’s “Harsh Tactics??”
As a Bus Bomb detonates and Wounds 20 Israeli’s in Jerusalem, BHO’s loyal but retarded lapdog, Joe Biden makes a “courtesy” stop in Jerusalem and slams Netanyahu for taking Israel in the “Wrong Direction” against the Palestinians. You have to be kidding me Joe! I think your master in Washington needs to muzzle you for…
Espionage Files: Pakistani Spies Behind the 2009 FOB Chapman Attack?
Anybody who has done any amount of serious reading about 9/11 knows that Pakistan is an ally of the U.S. in name only; they have been supplying the Taliban with intel and arms for decades and indeed did support Bin Laden and his ilk during the early parts of the War in Afghanistan in 2003…
They Did Not Love Freedom Enough
By John Farnam “When you told Genghis Khan you would kill his children, he would tell you, “Go ahead!” But, realize that the cost will be infinite, that he will tear down your cities and nations, and the price will never be paid. He did not lie, and his enemies knew it. His word was iron!”…
Brush-Up On Your History: 6 Real Life Gunslingers Who Put Billy the Kid to Shame
If some bizarre criminal held you at gunpoint and asked you to name six gravel-shitting badasses from the Old West, you’d probably get as far as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday before you started wondering whether the Lone Ranger was based on a real person. But a closer look at Old West history reveals a…
Obscure History: Revolutionary War Veterans Live to See the Invention of Photography
Records of the Revolutionary War consist almost exclusively of paintings, sketches, and writings. However, one book, The Last Men of the Revolution, written by Reverend E. B. Hillard 81 years after the war’s conclusion, does contain photographic evidence of a few individuals who fought for America’s freedom: “Published in 1864, the 64-page book stands as the only…