Yahya Sinwar is Afraid of the Death He Inflicted On So Many Others

Following the extermination — I will not use the word assassination to reference the killing of a cockroach — of Ismail Haniyeh as the political leader of Hamas, the leadership of the terrorist group decided that Yahya Sinwar should be their new Fearless Leader. Well, now the distinguished Mr Sinwar has added a new demand …

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Republic versus Superpower Part 3: Operational Security, Transparency, and Security

  When I looked at the question, Can a Free Republic be a Superpower?, the conflict between transparency and security troubled me. I set the series aside for a bit and was reminded of it when I wrote a post on LinkedIn, Truth is the First Casualty of War. This is Part 3, and it …

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Can a Free Republic be a Superpower: Part 2a: Is the US a Superpower?

On the surface, this question seems almost silly. The US has a nuclear arsenal, one of the strongest economies, and outstanding military power. Yet we ran from Afghanistan with our tail between our legs in near total disgrace. We did something like that in Vietnam nearly 50 years before repeating it in Afghanistan. Are these …

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From Liberators to Liberated: The Ironic Journey of Americans and Gun Rights

Snark Once upon a time, in the golden age of American ingenuity and global responsibility, we held our firearms in such high esteem that we quite literally dropped them from airplanes to aid our friends in fighting the good fight. Yes, during World War II, the U.S. government produced the Liberator .45-caliber pistol, a simple, …

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