Summary: Sixteen years later, with thousands of our troops dead in futile wars, few understand what happened on 9/11/01. It was a dagger at our minds, as are all effective 4GW ops. With a single strike al Qaeda changed America, the most powerful nation that the world has ever seen. Never before have so few changed … Continue reading Remember that 9/11 was the most effective military op, ever
Summary: On 9-11 al Qaeda scored one of the biggest wins in history, as our response put America on a new path. We’ve helped set the Middle East aflame and given up important rights, with no end in sight to either. On this 15th anniversary of 9/11 let's learn from our mistakes and begin the … Continue reading Commemorate the 15th anniversary of 9/11 by understanding what followed
Summary: On Sunday the London Review of Books published Hersh's article trashing Obama's story about the raid to kill bin Laden. The next day told us much about America, with the reflexive denials by government officials, their support by the government's fanboys, and the rapid arrival of more evidence supporting Hersh's analysis. {1st of 2 … Continue reading The day after Hersh: rebuttals & more evidence about the bin Laden hit
Summary: Seymour Hersh's new article about the bin Laden hit is important. Most political news provides entertainment for the outer party but makes no difference in their lives. But sometimes we get a teachable moment that rips aside the narrative fed to us by government officials and journalists, revealing truths that can inspire us to … Continue reading The most useful news story of 2015: the truth about the bin Laden hit
Summary: Today we have an article from the dark side of America's soul (with deep roots in our history) enticing us into evil. War erodes our strength, and after 13 years of the War on Terror our defenses against evil are quite thin. Voices like this, although seldom so vivid, probably will dominate debate among … Continue reading The solution to jihad: kill and contain our foes. Give war another chance!