The F35 is a disaster and I have written about it endlessly here. The drama continues. But the F-35A remains the cheapest and least complex variant of the three. The F-35B—the short takeoff and vertical landing variant flown by the Marine Corps—is the most expensive...
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Will You Be Killed By a Software Program?
Amnesty International recently reported on the 225th extrajudicial killing conducted by the U.S. government in its campaign against boats in the Caribbean. Boasts made by the U.S. Southern Command are that those on the boats are drug dealers or terrorists. Whether in...
9/11, Anwar al-Awlaki and Our Unanswered Questions
In 1990, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided “full funding” for one Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki for studies in civil engineering at Colorado State University. There was only one problem: the USAID document listed his birthplace as Sana'a,...
9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future
Download Audio. Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep into the relevant history and explains how the various factions, on all sides, try to distort the historical...
9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing
Download Audio. Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing. Discussed on the show: The OKCBOMB Files An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th (IMDb) Tucker’s interview...
US Officials Discuss Smaller Military Footprint in Middle East After Iran War
US military and intelligence officials are discussing reducing the number of American troops and permanent bases in the Middle East. CNN reported that it spoke with six officials who said the quiet conversations are occurring as President Donald Trump has no clear...
Trump Tells Putin He Wants a Rapid End to War in Ukraine
President Donald Trump held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his envoys met with leaders in Moscow and Kiev. According to the Kremlin, Trump told Putin he wants to bring the war in Ukraine to a rapid end. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that...
Qatar Warns of ‘Industrial Catastrophe’ If Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed
Qatar is warning that there will be significant global consequences if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened soon. Iran closed the Strait in response to the war started by the US and Israel. President Donald Trump also imposed a blockade of Iranian ports. On Monday,...
Ep 087 “Hybrid Warfare in the New Age: Japan Expands the Conflict Aperture (Part Two)”
Hybrid warfare Is a can of worms, a fascinating conjoining of kinetic and non-kinetic means of achieving victory or stale between warring nations. This second episode examines an historical example of what I think is the closest modern hybrid warfare modality in the...
Donald Trump Is Rearranging the Empire, Not Dismantling It
Roughly 4,000 soldiers of the Army's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, unpacked their gear in the second week of May. The Associated Press reported that the Pentagon had scrapped their rotation to Poland altogether, thinning American numbers in...
