The end of a war only rarely settles the central questions that started the conflict. Indeed, many wars do not “end” in the traditional sense. World War II, for example, stretched on for years in parts of Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific. Even as the guns fell silent along the Western Front in 1918, the…
World War II History: Legacies, Short Audio Clips of the Second World War
Recently a close friend told me about this website Audioburst that features short audio clips of Veterans recounting memories of their experiences in World War Two. I urge you to visit this website and take some time listening to some of these stories. They are all very short, most of them under 2 or 3 minutes,…
Cartel Corner #61: El Salvador’s Murder Rate Getting Worse
El Salvador has not experienced such a bloody start to the year since the small Central American country was submerged in a brutal civil war that ended a generation ago. The first two months of 2016 ended with 1,399 murders, more than double the number for the same period in 2015 when homicide rates had already…
Military History: The U.S. Navy’s “Douche” Boat Washed Away Viet-Cong Bunkers
In the early morning hours of June 10, 1969, U.S. Navy vessels sailed down a stretch of the Vam Co Dong River in South Vietnam. The force included a special weapon sailors called a “douche boat,” which could literally wash away Viet Cong fortifications. “My assigned mission was to search out and destroy … bunkers,…
I Stand With Israel: Hamas has Replenished it’s Rocket Arsenals
Gaza’s terrorist rulers have as many rockets as before 2014 war, but they are of lower quality; 40,000 Gazans said involved in ‘military wing’ Roughly a year and a half after the end of Operation Protective Edge, Israeli officials believe that Hamas has replenished its rocket supply, reaching the number of rockets that it had…
Cartel Corner #60: Profile of The ‘Texis’ Cartel of El Salvador
Unlike some Central American gangs that have earned fame for their brutality and their liberal use of violence, the Cartel de Texis has developed a reputation for a more business-like approach to the drug trade. But as the report by Salvadoran news site El Faro about the group illustrates, while the gang isn’t known for leaving…
Travel Tips for the Ladies: Don’t Wear Gun Shaped High Heels to the Airport!
There may be an appropriate time and place to rock a pair of high heels decorated with bullets and gun barrels. The airport? Not one of them. This weekend, a woman did just that—and got in a spot of trouble with the TSA, according to the Associated Press. The traveler sauntered into Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on…
How to Spot a “Swatter”
Not only are these dangerous hoaxes they are also a tool for the anti-gunners out there to try and draw negative attention to an “active shooter” or “mass shooting”. Remember, the Information/Propaganda War is not really about substance, (I think most of us can agree on that) it is just about Headlines. Make enough of…
Going Inside the Ukrainian Power Grid Hack
IT WAS 3:30 p.m. last December 23, and residents of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine were preparing to end their workday and head home through the cold winter streets. Inside the Prykarpattyaoblenergo control center, which distributes power to the region’s residents, operators too were nearing the end of their shift. But just as one…
Crusader Corner: More Proof the U.N. is Worthless and Corrupt
UN lists acts of terrorism, leaves out all mention of Israeli victims of “Palestinian” stabbing attacks As the “Palestinian” jihad against Israel has grown more virulent and violent over the last few months, the pro-jihad stance of the United Nations becomes abundantly clear. The UN is a disgrace, a tool of the Organization of Islamic…