After a spate of recent setbacks, including a series of serious plane crashes, Abayomi Balogun says a special advisor to the President was right and that it is time to call in reinforcements. During a lengthy interview, Balogun repeatedly expressed support for the Nigerian Air Force’s pilots and infrastructure. 30 people have died in six airplane crashes in six years. …

Strongman Bashar Assad, who has already been in power for a decade, is expected to easily win a vote which the United States and its allies have already called a “fraudulent election [that] does not represent any progress toward a political settlement.” The vote takes place as Government forces only occupy parts of the war-torn country. Generally, Assad’s control is …

An October 2020 raid which killed a top al Qaeda leader indicates that the terrorist group is thriving under the protective wing of the Taliban. When raiders breached the lair of Husam Abd-al-Rauf and killed him, they also discovered messages to cell groups and instructions for a pair of drone strikes in Syria. The evidence indicated that the link between …

Iraninan-backed militias are wielding a new weapon in their war against Iraq’s fledgling democratic government. Low-flying drones, which are almost impossible to counteract, have replaced rocket-propelled grenades as their weapon of choice. American officials analyzed the remains of a drone that struck a CIA hanger. It damaged the facility but injured no one. Preliminary analysis indicates that the Iranians made …

Military action was the root of the Spanish Flu pandemic in the early 20th century. Was it also the root of the COVID-19 pandemic? Coronavirus was an issue on many crowded Navy ships. These ships caused great consternation in places like Okinawa and Guam. Furthermore, aggression against China and Iran diverted resources from public health matters, at least according to …

A new report from Amnesty International accuses government security forces and its private contractor allies of committing atrocities in the fight against an intensifying Islamic insurgency. In support of this conclusion, the watchdog group cited a number of examples. Following a successful attack on Quissanga, government forces rounded up suspected ISIS sympathizers and summarily executed them, according to witnesses. DAG …

Two former PMCs who allegedly spirited a Nissan executive out of the island nation in a hollowed-out chest could spend the next three years in prison. Michael and Peter Taylor were the principals in the American National Security Corporation, an overseas military contractor that specializes in rapid, surreptitious exits. ANSC usually charged clients between $20,000 and $2 million for its …

Beau Biden succumbed to brain cancer shortly after he returned from JAG duty in Iraq. The President’s personal experience with the effects of burn pit smoke could lead to a sea change. The Veterans Administration estimates that about 3.5 million veterans were exposed to dangerous levels of burn pit smoke. Yet these bureaucrats usually tell victims that their illnesses are …

Ongoing instability in the troubled Caribbean nation reached an almost surreal high when an armed motorcycle gang converged on the Belize national soccer team. The Jaguars were in the Haitian capital to play a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup Finals in Qatar. On the ride from the airport to the hotel, “an uproar of insurgents with assault rifles …

President Filipe Nyusi’s government recently agreed to allow Portugese troops to re-enter his country for the first time in decades, in order to help suppress a growing ISIS insurgency. How much longer will it be before American contractors are allied upon to protect American interests in this African nation? 2020 was a very bad year for Mozambican security forces. Rebels …

In 2019, the former Blackwater CEO illegally supported rebel leader Khalifa Haftar with weapons and contractors, according to a UN report. Allegedly, the $80 million agreement also called for the creation of a hit squad that would track down and kill Libyan leaders opposed to Haftar. Prince’s lawyer, Matthew Shwartz, denied all allegations. “Mr. Prince had no involvement in any …

There is ample anecdotal evidence about the ability of marijuana to alleviate anxiety and other Post Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. Now, a team of researchers wants to find scientific proof. Under the auspices of the International Review Board, the nonprofit Battle Brothers Foundation, in cooperation with NiaMedic, will follow PTSD veterans in California who use cannabis for three months. Researchers …