by Piper Bayard | Jan 13, 2014 | Bayard, Holmes, Movie, No Popcorn
By Piper Bayard & Jay Holmes Lone Survivor is a movie about the 2005 Afghanistan mission, Operation Red Wings, in which a four-man team of Navy SEALs was tasked with scouting out Ahmad Shah—a terrorist leader aligned with the Taliban and other militant groups...
by Piper Bayard | Apr 1, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, News
Bayard & Holmes ~ Jay Holmes On April 15, North Korea will celebrate its 68th anniversary of independence. While the Western world will barely notice the celebration, it will undoubtedly be a big occasion in North Korea. Unlike the 4th of July in the US, there...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 18, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, History
By Jay Holmes As we looked at last Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Turkey highlights the tensions between our two countries. (See Turkey–America’s Special Frenemy) In the long history of our “frenemy” relationship, the Kurds...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 11, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs
By Jay Holmes Today, from the Western point of view, we see continuing strife in Egypt centered on the basic issue of theocracy vs. democracy. The simple interpretation of that strife indicates that Egyptian President Morsi, his Muslim Brotherhood backers, and their...
by Piper Bayard | Dec 3, 2012 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs
By Intelligence Operative Jay Holmes* As we approach 2013, several Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries seem to be undergoing changes, but there is no consensus on what those changes will mean. While a few are hopeful, many give cause for concern. Barack Obama...
by Piper Bayard | Nov 18, 2012 | Current Affairs, News
By Piper Bayard & Jay Holmes CIA Director General David Petraeus resigned three days after the election due to an illicit Hokey Pokey round with his female biographer, Major Paula Broadwell. Many people have approached us with the question, “Why did General...
by Piper Bayard | Sep 2, 2012 | News
By Jay Holmes As most folks know by now, on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 author “Mark Owen” will release “No Easy Day,” a first hand account of the Osama Bin Laden mission. I have not read the book and will not guess at the veracity of its contents,...
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