Category Archives: national security
Marking the Illusion of Peace: December 6th 1941
A great war was already going on in Europe, Asia and the Middle East but most Americans lived as if war would never happen. It didn’t seem to matter that that Nazi Germany had conquered all of Western Europe and … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, national security, world war two in the pacific
November 1918: The Month that Changed the World
November 1918 In November 1918 a world was ending and a new one beginning. The Great War which had begun in August 1914 following the assassination of the heir apparent to the Throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire wife on June … Continue reading
The German Revolution 1919-1922: A Warning from History
The Spartacus League brought armed mobs onto the streets of the new and fragile Weimar Republic In light of the increasing revolutionary rhetoric from both the political right and left, the ongoing demonstrations in many American cities that are part of the Occupy … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, Military, national security
Fighting a World Wide Insurgency Part Two: The changing nature of War and the Justified Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki
This is a belated follow up to my article Fighting a World Wide Insurgency: The Problem Fighting Revolutionary Terrorists and Insurgents- Part One . It deals with the killing of American born Al Qaeda cleric and propagandists Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir … Continue reading
Filed under laws and legislation, middle east, Military, national security
Reflections on 9-11-2001: How the Day Changed Me….
We are coming up on the 10th anniversary of a date that changed the country. I wrote about it last year in an article entitled 9-11-2001: A Date that Will Live in Infamy 9 Years Later. This year I am going … Continue reading
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, national security, traumatic national events
From the Sea: The Absolute Need of a Strong Navy, Merchant Marine, Coast Guard and Viable National Maritime Strategy
The USS Enterprise CV-6. Ordered in 1933 she was one of the most decorated and battle proven ships ever to fly the flag of the United States “A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest … Continue reading
Filed under national security, Navy Ships, US Navy
