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Drones and Gitmo: If Bush had…
All the blogospheric insta-reaction to the President’s speech at NDU today doesn’t amount to much, because there’s not much to judge until actual policy changes are issued and the appropriate bills are...
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But is it terrorism? Yes.
He thinks he’s saying something. He’s not. Since the Boston Marathon bombing in April, we’ve now had two more attacks, in London and Paris, by jihadis — or wannabe jihadis. Or losers. Or potheads. Or...
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So a guy walks into an airport and … Wait, is this a joke? The detention of...
Well, at least it wasn’t the old Terminal One. Yesterday, David Miranda was stopped by British airport security as he transited between Berlin and his home in Rio de Janeiro. He was held for nine...
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The UN resolution on Syria: Moscow Rules
Meetings are in New York, but the decisions are being made here. The Syrian train-wreck has moved into its United Nations phase, where it will stay. The Security Council has now officially demanded...
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Cyberwar: There’s no such thing.
Two years ago this week, as another Veteran’s Day approached, I wrote: If there’s a word that’s becoming overused in national security affairs, it’s “cyber.” Not on the level of “epic fail” or other...
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Turns out the Jihadis do attack Norway
As Schindler discussed in his blog today, the Belgians estimated this week (December 2013) that there something like 4000-5000 jihadis who hold European passports fighting in Syria. (Note: EU passport...
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Tom’s discussion with Edward Snowden’s ACLU legal advisor
If you’re a reader of this blog, you know how I feel about the defection of Edward Snowden. Last weekend, I was asked to appear on Canada’s public station in Toronto, TVO, to discuss the issue with the...
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Guest Post: An ICBM officer recalls 9/11
While the rest of us were glued to our televisions on 9/11, America’s nuclear missile crews went on alert. Here, national security specialist Brian Weeden recalls a day like none other during his time...
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Tom on The O’Reilly Factor: Mercenaries a “terrible idea”
I joined Bill O’Reilly’s show yesterday to talk about Bill’s idea of creating a 25,000-man anti-terror mercenary force. I said it was an impractical, immoral idea; what more can I say? But I enjoyed...
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Glad to help out the Colbert Report
Stephen Colbert, like a lot of other people, had some fun with Bill O’Reilly’s idea of a mercenary force to fight terrorism, which I commented on (as you can see in my previous post). I guess Colbert...
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When I predicted the current era of intervention: Read the first chapter of...
In 2008, I wrote a book called Eve of Destruction, in which I predicted the current era of intervention, humanitarian and otherwise. Thanks to the generosity of my publisher, the University of...
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ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
I can’t be an expert on everything. This revelation will come as a shock to many people, I know, but it’s true. But you can get smarter about things by reading. Now, reading books does not make you an...
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Discussing Russia, Syria, and the Iran Deal
If you missed my discussion of this with Buck Sexton in October 2015, here it is. I can’t say I’m very cheerful.
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