Category Special Operations

Meet The Real Life Green Beret That ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ Turned Into A Playable Character

April 25, 2020 · by · in Army, Special Operations · 4 Comments

Meet the real life Green Beret that ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ turned into a playable character taskandpurpose.com · by James Clark · April 22, 2020 Tu Lam can now add “video game character” to a list that includes “veteran,” “operator,” “martial artist,” “entrepreneur,” “instructor” and “all-around badass.” As a child, Lam fled the communist government of Vietnam […]

Mossad Foiled 50 ISIS Terror Attacks In 20 Countries In Past 3 Years, Including Turkey

July 9, 2019 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage/spying, Intelligence Community, Iran, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Israel, military history, national security, NSA, Saudi Arabia, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

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Emboldened By The Recently Failed Juan Guiado Coup Attempt; Moscow Steps Up Support To Venezuela’s Military — Venezuelan Opposition Needs To “Bleed Russia Dry From A Thousand Cuts’

May 19, 2019 · by · in China, CIA, counterinsurgency, Covert OIperations, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage/spying, foreign policy, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, POTUS, Russia, Special Operations, US Military · 11 Comments

Emboldened By The Recently Failed Juan Guiado Coup Attempt; Moscow Steps Up Support To Venezuela’s Military — Venezuelan Opposition Needs To “Bleed Russia Dry From A Thousand Cuts’   https://fortunascorner.com      Tyler Druden posted a May 19, 2019 article to his website, ZeroHedge.com, noting that Putin’s Russia “appears unconcerned” about POTUS Trump”s warnings to steer clear […]

Don’t Discount The Threat Posed By Returning Female Foreign Fighters/Jihadists

May 9, 2019 · by · in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Britain, Brussels, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, Europe, foreign policy, France, Germany, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, Iraq, ISIS in Iraq, Islam, military history, national security, niger, POTUS, Special Operations, Syria, Taliban, terrorism · Leave a comment

Don’t Discount the Threat Posed by Female Foreign Fighters georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org · by GSSR · May 9, 2019 May 09, 2019 ISIS’ all-female al-Khansaa brigade, a morality police, ensures women in the caliphate adhere to Islamic norms. Photo Credit: The Strait Times. By: Alicia Chavy, Columnist In December, the U.S. announced that it would withdraw its troops from Syria, […]

Former Taliban Leader Mullah Omar, “Lived Within Walking Distance Of American Military Bases In Afghanistan For Years, In Embarrassing Failure Of U.S. Intelligence; Though Gen. (Ret.) Petraeus Has His Doubts

March 11, 2019 · by · in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Army, big data, biometrics, CIA, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Hybrid War, identity management, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, Pakistan, Science & Technology, Special Operations, Taliban, targeted killing, technology & innovation, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

Former Taliban Leader Mullah Omar, “Lived Within Walking Distance Of American Military Bases In Afghanistan For Years, In Embarrassing Failure Of U.S. Intelligence; Though Gen. (Ret.) Petraeus Has His Doubts https://fortunascorner.com     Leigh McManus posted a March 11, 2019 article on the website of the DailyMail.com noting that one of the U.S. Government’s most wanted Taliban […]

Should We Send Armed Contractors to Syria?

January 29, 2019 · by · in Al Qaeda, Army, CIA, counterinsurgency, Department Of Defense, DIA, Hybrid War, Intelligence Community, ISIS in Iraq, military history, national security, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism · Leave a comment

Should We Send Armed Contractors to Syria?   Gary Anderson https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/should-we-send-armed-contractors-syria   Should we replace American forces in Syria with armed contractors? Erik Prince thinks so. In an article for FOX News, Prince and retired General Anthony Tata suggested that a group such as the World War II Flying Tigers be formed to replace the […]

‘I Think I’ve Been Shot’: Nighttime Raid In Afghanistan Reveals New U.S. Strategy

December 6, 2018 · by · in Afghanistan, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, POTUS, Special Operations, US Military · 7 Comments

‘I Think I’ve Been Shot’: Nighttime Raid In Afghanistan Reveals New U.S. Strategy American commanders see each battlefield win as a means of strengthening the allied position in peace negotiations https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-troops-raiding-afghan-villages-fight-with-little-hope-for-military-victory-1544025135?mod=e2twU.S. and Afghan commandos on a helicopter in preparation for a raid on suspected Taliban in Chimtal last month. MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL218 COMMENTSBy Michael M. […]

Special Ops May Pass More Missions To Conventional Forces – Nominee Says

December 5, 2018 · by · in Air Force, Army, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, Intelligence Community, Marines, military history, national security, Navy, Special Operations, US Military · Leave a comment

David Maxwell Comment:  “I have not found the transcript of the testimony but it can be viewed at this link:  https://news.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f6fa55ce0e459e2f060ddda0b&id=8270921d85&e=e98f0a3634 LTG Clarke’s 27 page response to the advance policy questions can be downloaded here: https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Clarke_APQs_12-04-18.pdf ( would note that unconventional warfare, counter-unconventional warfare or political warfare are not mentioned in any of his responses but are […]

“James Bond And His Accessories: Book Review Of “Equipping James Bond: Guns, Gadgets, And Technological Enthusiasm”

November 22, 2018 · by · in Air Force, Britain, CIA, Denial & Deception, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, Europe, Germany, Intelligence Community, military history, national security, Navy, Nuclear, Special Operations, Special Operations, US Military, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Weapons of Mass Disruption · Leave a comment

“James Bond And His Accessories: Book Review Of “Equipping James Bond: Guns, Gadgets, And Technological Enthusiasm” http://www.frotunascorner.com      John Greenya, a Washington writer and critic; and, the author of “Gorsuch: The Judge Who Speaks For Himself,” 2018 by Simon and Schuster, reviewed Andre Millard’s new book, “Equipping James Bond: Guns, Gadgets, And Technological Enthusiasm,” just published by Johns […]

Families Sue Jordan Over 2016 Deaths Of 3 U.S. Green Berets

November 18, 2018 · by · in Al Qaeda, CIA, Department Of Defense, DIA, espionage, spying, foreign policy, Intelligence Community, Jordan, military history, national security, POTUS, Special Operations, Syria, terrorism, US Military · Leave a comment

Families Sue Jordan Over 2016 Deaths Of 3 U.S. Green Berets The New York Times · by Thomas Gibbons-Neff · November 16, 2018 Supported by A funeral service for Staff Sgt. Kevin J. McEnroe, who was killed in Jordan, at Arlington National Cemetery in 2016.CreditSusan Walsh/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The families of three Army Special Forces soldiers who […]

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