Lessons we didn’t learn from what we were forbidden to say
Twenty years after the jihadist terrorist attacks that redefined our country and triggered a global techno-security system with endless mission...
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
It’s September 10 in America
Two decades ago on September 10, 2001, Americans thought we were at peace. That illusion was shattered the morning of...
Fraud and internal immigration enforcement are forgotten lessons of 9/11
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, one of the earliest challenges was to ascertain how the 20 conspirators – the...
Utility line workers were America’s unsung heroes this Labor Day
Local and regional utility line workers are vital to community resilience and should be recognized as the emergency responders they...
Making ‘allies’ of terrorists: As disastrous as you would expect
To Understand U.S. Response to Taliban, Look at Syria and Libya In the wake of the bungled U.S. withdrawal from...
How Obama’s “civilian surge” led to political defeat in Afghanistan
War has been described as politics by violent means. When a country loses a war, ultimately it is a political...
Florida steps up for Homeland Security challenging Biden administration negligence
It is no secret that under the Biden administration the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been negligent—perhaps criminally so—in...
Kabul airport bombing puts Biden in a hot seat
As this is written, at least 13 US troops including Marines and a Navy Medic have been killed in suicide...
Afghan refugee bait and switch
Media reports show that terror supporters are among Afghan evacuees, even as the U.S. has entrusted the Taliban with a...
Willful blindness cripples US military at Kabul airport
In 2001 the Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Army Special Forces, working with the Northern Alliance, overthrew the Taliban regime...
Biden bungles America’s final lap in Afghanistan
For 50 years, Joe Biden’s had a reputation for being on the wrong side of foreign policy. Not weeks after his decision to...
As Gaza reconstruction continues counterterrorist community must get serious on “Hamas’ secret investment portfolio”
After going to war with Israel in the Spring of 2021, Hamas is now looking for financial help in rebuilding...
Situation Report: State Department assertions on cyber breach at odds with history of weakness
A recent media report from Fox News indicates that U.S. Cyber Command notified the U.S. State Department of a serious...
The only way back to deterrence is firing Biden’s entire national security team
America needs experts who can reverse the damage Biden is doing to our national security and will stand up to...
Tunisian revolt against Islamists marks the beginning of their end in the country
Tunisian President Kais Saied's appointment of a new head for Tunisian National Security and a commander for the National Guard...
Lessons never learned
The establishment, having failed to win a counterinsurgency abroad and a culture war at home, opted to export the culture...