The shadow war begins
More tankers came under attack in Persian Gulf waters on Thursday. A Bahamas-flagged crude oil tanker was targeted by an...
Sam Faddis
WP Post Author
Greeks, Persians and the next front in this war
The Greeks have been fighting the Persians probably longer than anybody, so it seems somehow fitting that the latest front...
Regime change is not a game for amateurs
(This is a developing story. We will update this piece as we acquire additional information.) Yesterday, the Cuban Border Guard...
We started a fight – now we have to finish it
Many years ago, I was in charge of a small CIA team working with an intelligence service in an Allied...
If the Ayatollahs have stopped killing people it is because they have crushed the protests
Sam Faddis discusses the situation in Iran with Natalie Winters and what it would take to bring down the regime.
The Steady State – Treason From Within
This article was written in response to Steve Cash’s piece at Cipher Brief, “Two Existential Threats: CIA’s Reputation vs Democracy’s Survival”....
The Golden Dome Is A Brilliant Idea – Now We Need The Same Kind Of Protection For The Grid
President Trump has proposed the building of a Golden Dome, a space-based missile defense system that would protect America from enemy...
How Close Are We To Nuclear Breakout In Iran? Is Tehran About To Reset The Table?
If you have spent time down range or in the field face to face with our nation’s adversaries, you know...
CIA Website For Chinese Spies – Failing The Test
Years ago, in the Middle East, I attended a national day in a large hotel in the nation’s capital city....
Imagine A World Where Islamic Terrorists Have Nuclear Weapons
The focus right now is on talks with Iran and the Iranian nuclear program. That makes sense. We are on...
First Blood – Terror In New Orleans
Since Joe Biden sat down in the White House, people paying attention to world events have wondered how long it...
What Israel’s strike on an Iranian nuclear facility tells us – we are nearing the finish line
The news outlet Axios is reporting that the Israelis struck an Iranian nuclear facility in Parchin last month. Axios cited...
Are we about to see an Iranian nuclear test?
Donald Trump has been reelected. As of January 2025, there will be a new sheriff in town and the policy...
Righting the ship before it is too late – the urgent need to regain our edge in national security
Donald Trump has once again been elected President. He will not take office, however, until January 2025. Our nation is...
Nuclear drills in Russia – don’t assume Putin is bluffing
There was a time when the press would have provided significant coverage of something like the danger of nuclear war....
NATO is retreating from the Red Sea
The Houthis, armed, trained, equipped, and financed by the Iranians, continue to fire missiles and launch drones at vessels in...