Between Mark Bowden’s outstanding book Black Hawk Down and director Ridley Scott’s spectacular film of the same name, most Americans have at least a passing familiarity with the “Battle of Mogadishu,”… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…
Last week, the Justice Department released charges against Japanese criminal syndicate Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa, who was caught in a Drug Enforcement Administration sting attempting to sell weapo… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get unlimited access…
Since Oct. 17, Iranian proxies have targeted U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan over 160 times. On Jan. 28, three U.S. soldiers were killed, and more than 30 other service members were injured fol… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
You will likely hear little to nothing about the trans shooter with “Palestine” scrawled across her gun who opened fire in Joel Osteen’s megachurch in suburban Houston. That’s because the shooting fit… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
Chronic readers of this column are surely aware that one of my favorite authors, who also happens to be a personal friend, is Kurt Schlichter. Kurt has written eight novels in his Kelly Turnbull serie… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….
On Monday, Iran took responsibility for a series of missiles that exploded near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq — missiles that had allegedly been intended to take out “headquarters of spies” and “a… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
Writing in the National Interest, James Holmes, the J.C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and one of our nation’s most perceptive geopolitical thinkers, senses trouble ahead f… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
I arrived in Israel early in the morning, and, shortly after dropping my things off at my cousin’s house, we headed for a gathering in front of the Knesset of families who had members either murdered … No hoodwinking or…
Surrender There have been calls for Hamas, or at least Hamas leadership, to surrender. Jerome Marcus so argued in a Wall St. Journal op-ed on October 23. President Biden urged surrender in a Washing… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
At some point, war usually reaches a condition of stasis. Yes, shots are exchanged, troops moved, offensives begun and ended with varying success, but when it comes down to it, not much changes as … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here….