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....
Sam Faddis
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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...
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...