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Ever since the kick-off of the 2016 presidential election, or, at least since the entrance of Donald J. Trump into the race, there has existed a small, hardcore cell of conservative voices who have vociferously and unwaveringly opposed not only Trump’s platform, but his very existence within the GOP itself. This group has been labeled […]
Every so often, this author hands this particular SOFREP column space over to a guest contributor. The below was filed by Mr. John Martin, the Republican county clerk of Crawford County, Missouri. John is a historian, as well as an elected official, and has specialized in Naval Special Warfare (NSW) history for over 15 years. […]
It has been a U.S. presidential campaign from hell—on that point I think the great majority of us can agree. We have had to endure more accusations and counter-accusations of sexual assault and straight-up rape than most municipal court systems probably see in a month. We have had to endure infantile back-and-forth name-calling, as well […]
This author has gotten his hands on a truly mind-numbing and depressing piece of propaganda recently promulgated by the U.S. Navy’s Office of Information. The head of said office, the Navy’s Chief of Information (CHINFO) — the position sounds eerily similar to a “propaganda minister” in some socialist nightmare state — is clearly marshalling his […]
The year was 1985(ish), in Panama City, Florida. In those days, Panama City was a backwater in the Florida panhandle. It was suburban in some parts, but pretty much rural in most, once you were off the beach. It was all pine forests, mosquitoes, and hot, sticky air. It was a time when “latchkey kids” […]
Out on America’s West Coast, just to the left of California about 60 miles, lies a 21-nautical-mile-long geographical wasteland known as San Clemente Island. It makes up the southern tip of California’s Channel Islands, making it the metaphorical hell to the comparable heaven of Santa Catalina Island, which is located a bit to the northeast. […]
It seems that the city of San Diego, California, has found a good use for an historic building in the heart of the city. As opposed to letting the building sit vacant and unused, until someone decides to buy and develop it, the city utilized federal, state, and local funds to restore the designated historic […]
First off, let me say this: I never received any free cigars or chew or anything else when I was in the military. What the hell? I feel like I got short-changed. A California congressman, Representative Duncan Hunter (R), recently penned a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in which he sought clarification […]
In a breathtakingly revealing article in the Washington Post on September 14, 2016, reporter Greg Miller laid out a sweeping overview of the United States’ espionage efforts against Russia, which, he reported, are intensifying amid a surge in Russian assertiveness in both international affairs and, specifically, in U.S. internal politics. One would be hard-pressed to […]
Our cities and buildings on that Tuesday in September were not the first battlefields of this war, but they are the ones onto which we imbue our grief.
Former Navy SEAL Admiral William McRaven, who commanded the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) when al-Qa’ida leader Usama Bin Ladin was killed by American commandos in 2011, has indirectly weighed in on the Colin Kaepernick National Anthem controversy by way of an August 29, 2016, memorandum to the presidents and athletic directors of the University of […]
A team of scientists is investigating mysterious signal spikes coming from a six billion-year-old star. What’s the best strategy for global response?