Poor, poor #Hamas terrorists, trapped in their own tunnels
these are Hamas fanatics, who can, and will, and already have tried to continue the war. From The Jerusalem Post:
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Winning the tariff war; Ford and GM praise Trump doing for them what Reagan did for Harley-Davidson
It’s happening. President Trump’s tariffs are taking hold and the attitude of Be American, Buy American is returning.
The Old Lie: A U.S. Combat Veteran Reflects on Empire
The old lie will always sound poetic. It always has. But maybe, this Veterans Day, we can start telling a new truth: The most noble act of service isn’t dying for empire — it’s living for liberty, for truth, and for the people God entrusted us to protect.
Afterword — Shadows That Stayed -Balkan Ghosts That Will Never Die
The Balkans Civil Wars never truly vanish from American foreign policy; they just fade into the background noise of newer crises. Yet even now — in 2025 — the traces still remain after 30-years.
Bless Those Who Bless You”: When Christian Zionism Becomes Political Idolatry
For decades, Christian Zionists — usually the loudest voices in the evangelical and fundamentalist camp — have weaponized that verse into a geopolitical loyalty oath.
Barbed Wire Lessons – What WWII POW Camps Teach Us About the Next Great War
During World War II, America quietly became a warden to over 425,000 prisoners of war—mostly Germans, Italians, and a few thousand Japanese. They arrived in Liberty ships and railcars, scattered to more than 700 camps across 46 states.
Taking on foreign cash to Democrats
Republicans are hitting Democrats in the wallet. First Trump shut down US AID. Now a conservative organization is going after foreigners funneling funds into our policy decisions and elections.
The Historical Precedents For “Kinetic Strikes.”
Use of force without direct Congressional authorization is often problematic. But that doesn’t make it illegal or unconstitutional.
Self-governance with Chinese Characteristics; The communist way or the highway
Deciphering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s periodic public statements could be a cottage industry. Some of his assertions and urgings are head-scratchers, given their divergence from easily verified facts.
The Empire Eater — Lessons from the Graveyard of Empires, Part III
Fast-forward another century, and the players have changed — but the mountains haven’t. After 9/11, the United States and its NATO allies, including Britain, marched into Afghanistan to root out the Taliban and rebuild the nation.
Mideast History
After World War I, the victorious allies, with the blessings of the newly formed United Nations, carved up the Ottoman Empire creating the independent nations of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel.
Uncharted Waters, by Mike Courts
I believe we are in some uncharted waters as far as our government’s use of force is concerned. The President’s use of military force against alleged drug trafficking boats is going to break new ground and test the Constitution and international law.
Victory Lap; Trump has changed the world. Now he is visiting his new world
He didn’t bow. Obama did, but President Trump got out of his car, walked over to the emperor of Japan and shook his hand.
Introduction to Business 101: Golf with THE Chuck – A Tribute to Enduring American Grit of October 24th – October 26th, 2025
Welcome back to our weekend reflection on leadership, legacy, and the quiet strength that forges true victories—not always in boardrooms or on fairways, but in the unyielding pursuit of principle.
From Farmer Strikes to Fighter Jets: Meet NATO’s New Boss, Mark Rutte
Hey, remember that wild farmer strike in the Netherlands a couple years back? The one where thousands of angry Dutch farmers rolled their tractors onto highways, blocked airports, and sprayed manure at government buildings because the government wanted to shut down half their farms to “save the environment”? Well — guess who was running that …
Christians Cannot Hate Judaism Without Hating Themselves
You know, this really pisses me off. No, not Vice President J D Vance visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, a place where I have been and found amazing and inspiring, but the utterly asinine comments of (supposedly) good Americans, some of whom even profess to be Christians. I have seen several …
Off the radar; The real genocide is not taking place in Gaza, but in Nigeria
In the longstanding and brutal ledger of religious persecution, Nigeria now occupies its own grim chapter with its enduring pogrom against Christians. Nigeria is the largest populated nation on the African continent and has become the crucible of suffering for its Christian minority.
All we are saying, is give Trump a chance; Trump is mixing The Art of War with The Art of the Deal.
There he goes, making peace again. Donald Trump cannot help himself. He just has to shut down another perfectly good opportunity for World War 3.
The War That Never Was”–An alternative history grounded in the real NATO, Part III
In February 2014, while Western leaders debated sanctions over Ukrainian protests, unmarked soldiers began seizing airfields and government buildings in Crimea. No insignia, no declarations, just discipline and precision — “little green men.”
The War That Never Was”–An alternative history grounded in the real NATO, Part II
For a decade, Europe’s generals had lived in a post-Soviet afterglow, studying maps of Kaliningrad, the Suwałki Gap, and the Carpathians. Russia was weak, its army hollow, its population declining.