We win – they lose
We have communicated the terms under which we are prepared to bring the current conflict with Iran to a conclusion....
Sam Faddis
WP Post Author
Maybe we ought to worry about these drones
On the morning of December 7, 1941, at 7:02 AM, at a radar station on Oahu, Privates Joseph Lockard and...
Where was CIA when the President made the decision to go to war?
It remains unclear where we stand regarding hostilities with Iran. The President says we are involved in discussions with Tehran,...
Anaconda – crushing the Iranian regime
(This is the second in a two-part series on the way ahead in our war with Iran. Link to first...
Asymmetric warfare – relearning hard lessons
(This is the first of a two-part series addressing the state of the current conflict with Iran and the way...
What happens when the Houthis enter the war?
The Straits of Hormuz are effectively closed to tanker traffic. Virtually no ships are entering or exiting the Persian Gulf....
The threat of Iranian attacks inside the United States
“When did Noah build the Ark? Before the rain. Before the rain.” Nathan Muir, Spy Games The President says we...
French poetry and sleeper cells
According to ABC News, the U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as...
Dying of thirst in the Middle East?
History never fades away in the Middle East. What is ancient history to most Americans is alive and well in...
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...
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...