Nearly two years after the election of Donald Trump as president, America is still suffering the consequences of the deterioration of our national security under former President Barack Obama. In a 10 August, 2018 article by Mary Fanning and Alan Jones, they have provided information on Obama’s billionaire Iraqi patron…
This past week I attended the 99th reunion of America’s First Infantry Division, also known as the Big Red One, in Lombard, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It was an amazing event with some 400+ gathered to reminisce and honor our Fallen companions. The Big Red One (BRO) is America’s…
With all the media focus on President Trump’s recent meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, a major event took place last week in the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, which received little notice. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have acknowledged that they fired a missile supplied by Iran from the vicinity…
Perhaps I am dating myself a little, but one of my favorite movies as a young teenager was “The Bad News Bears.” It was a very moving story about an alcoholic youth league baseball coach who takes over a losing team. Walter Matthau was the lead character. The movie was…
Forward: It has been recommended that the initial reconstruction plan of 2016 be updated based on changes and evolution of events in Syria. The worst violence of the six-year-long Syrian civil war is winding down, as government forces under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have reclaimed large areas of rebel held…
There is no question that the United States is the number one target of every potential enemy hostile intelligence service in the world. Yet, as recently exposed, there is no national-level effort to counter this threat. Our free and open society is a spy’s paradise, and actually facilitates our enemies’…
In the aftermath of the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin the overly emotional, hyperbolic, and delusional rhetoric has been quite disconcerting. I have been on record stating that President Trump’s performance in the joint press conference was quite disappointing, and there was a missed opportunity. However,…
In the last few years, Russia and China have increased political, economic and military cooperation, as well as conducting joint diplomatic offensives against American interests, for example, in Afghanistan. No doubt the steps taken against Russia by the Obama Administration and the personal animus that developed between the then U.S. president and…
Almost a week ago – last Tuesday to be exact – something happened, which is very telling about the hypocrisy of the progressive, socialist left. It truly does provide us a window into the mindset, prejudice, and true fascism of the left in America. It was not widely reported. As…
In typical Washington fashion, when there is a major decision made that the “Deep State” wants to go away as quietly as possible, the details are released just before a major holiday. Such was the case with the unbelievable plea deal reached with Imran Awan, a Pakistani-American dual citizen who…
A non-governmental organization (NGO) affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) continues to spread the regime’s radical ideology within Iran and throughout the region, according to a new Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center report. The Arts and Media Owj Organization promotes content sympathetic to the IRGC, focusing its…
This year the World Cup, soccer’s quadrennial moment to capture the world’s attention, featured the final four teams all coming from Europe at a time when Europe is front and center on the world stage. Starting on July 11, NATO is meeting in Brussels, beginning the day after Belgium fell…