Category: History, Conflict, Terrorism, Political Talk and Anecdotes

So what’s up with the sudden, open, and perhaps nostalgic support by some Iranians for Reza Pahlavi, the would-be Shah of Iran? A CNN report (see below) offers some insight into what’s what regarding the latest uprising and the rise in Shah-ists. Arash Azizi says in the CNN report that…

I’ve been pretty much out of action lately, especially over the holidays, but I hope to be back in action soon. The big news, of course, is the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a large-scale military operation inside Venezuela. With this raid, there are endless opinions,…

(There have been fewer postings than usual from me. ‘Tis the season. It’s a busy holiday season, and I’m trying to take a break. ) Meanwhile, back in Nigeria… There was a warning the US President made that the US would take action in Nigeria against Islamist terrorists attacking Christians;…

Related to the recent attack on the Guardsmen in DC, see the video, ‘Shocking body cam footage captures deadly Fairfax traffic stop’. A traffic stop turned deadly last May; herein is an example of the possible variables that perhaps led to this particular Afghan veteran of the Afghan military to…

Of course, Jordan, nor any other Arab country’s “peacekeeping” force or so-called “stabilization” force, wants to become targets for Gaza militants while operating inside the enclave. However, once peacekeepers are on the ground, they will have no control over what militants will do to the peacekeepers’ presence. As we know…

Shanghai’ed (Lucky Bastard Series Book 1) A young Canadian cavalry trooper of mixed Canadian native and Scottish blood is blown up in a WWI cavalry charge in France. He is presumed dead with his horse in a deep water-filled shell crater. The trooper’s life is saved by a Chinese Canadian…

Great report. It raises some questions about how this war is being handled. In late June, during my last discussion with Phil Gurski on his podcast Borealis ‘How serious is the jihadi threat in Mozambique?’, we discussed the ongoing war, terrorism, the government’s and Rwandan forces’ campaign against the insurgency,…

An out-of-the-way trip to visit an almost forgotten battle site where Canadians fought in South Africa and won, marking a key historical moment in Canadian history that helped forge a Canadian identity, revealed more than expected, and also had some disappointment. This article was first posted on LinkedIn on May…