The plan to take back Yemen was brilliantly unorthodox. Instead of invading, the Coalition—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Senegal, and Pakistan—would protect two pockets of resistance: Little Aden and Crater. In those cities, people held out against tens of thousands of besiegers: Houthis, soldiers loyal to former dictator…
The end of jihadist terrorism
August 16, 2015
People have expressed concern that I’m revealing too much by talking about my theory that the Iranian nuclear deal—formally called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—is actually the most daring military deception operation in the history of the world. I believe that the JCPOA is designed to be so horribly suicidal that it will…
Some people have to be killed
August 14, 2015
I’m embarrassed by how weak and fatuous western culture has become. Studying World War I entails reading the memoirs of soldiers. A century ago civilized societies were far more realistic about life. They recognized that some people have to be killed in order to benefit the world. Here’s a story that I don’t buy on…