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Who are Hamas?

R Lawson — Thu, 16 May 2024 23:41:14 +0000

It’s common knowledge Hamas is a terrorist group- a brutal, barbaric one- who committed atrocities in Israel on Oct 7th, 2023 in a surprise attack akin to Pearl Harbor. But beyond that, what else do we know about them? What makes them tick? With attribution to articles by Victor David Hanson (Stanford Hoover Institute), Ed […]

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THE TALIBAN – Who are they?

R Lawson — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:52:00 +0000

Know thy enemy, know thy self… Sun Tzu- The Art of War. There’s a good argument that we did not fully understand the enemy or ourselves. Or, take Tzu’s advice seriously. History repeated itself in late August, 2021 with the fall of Kabul. Many Americans have a notion that Afghanistan is a nation somewhere in […]

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America’s Longest War Over – Really?

R Lawson — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:15:17 +0000

This post was originally written in early September 2021, but I am now just getting a chance to post it. Newspapers’ headlines triumph fully paraded that announcement in large, bold letters last week at the top of the front page. However, our enemy, radical Islamic terrorism, has a vote in that boastful declaration. The war […]

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What are chances North Korea could pull off a nuclear “Pearl Harbor”?

R Lawson — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:36:07 +0000

The answer to that question is foremost these days in the minds of our President, his flag officers and security advisors at all levels. Basically, the threat exists, but can Kim Jong-un’s rocket scientists launch an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capable of reaching America’s soil? How far are they along in accomplishing that maniacal goal? […]

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Hard Choices

R Lawson — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 21:14:17 +0000

The central theme in my five published novels is terrorism. The series features the counterterrorism (CT) efforts of my protagonist, Biff Roberts, a veteran CIA operative now directing Langley’s CT Division. Biff plays hardball meeting the challenges, realizing the world is changing and we face more threats than ever, forcing us to make hard choices […]

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IEDs and Modern Terror

R Lawson — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 00:00:26 +0000

The IED Do you know what IED stands for? It stands for Improvised Explosive Device. The same kind that have killed and maimed our military in Iraq and Afghanistan. Developed by bomb masters in Iran for their militia and exported throughout the Middle East for military or terrorist use, IEDs have become the signature weapon […]

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