by John D. Guandolo According to official U.S. government reports, the leader of Al Qaeda – Ayman al Zawahiri – is dead. The U.S. Department of State issued a report which says, in part: “The President made clear that we would not hesitate to protect the Homeland. With the operation that delivered justice to Ayman […]
by John D. Guandolo This week, America lost one its greatest leaders in the war in which we are engaged – Rich Higgins. Several fine articles have been written detailing Rich’s background and noteworthy achievements, of which there are many. You can read one such article here. You can read Rich’s bio at Unconstrained Analytics […]
by John D. Guandolo On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks by the Islamic jihadis of Al Qaeda against the United States, we find prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders in America attempting to draw a distinction between themselves and the Taliban, claiming they are not alike. We will take a moment to […]
by John D. Guandolo Like the generals who came before him, CENTCOM Commander General Kenneth Frank McKenzie Jr. (USMC) is responsible for the deaths of men America entrusted to his care because he made an affirmative decision not to know and understand his enemy. His decision not to do basic due diligence to KNOW THE […]
by John D. Guandolo America’s military leaders, Generals and Admirals, have consistently demonstrated they have no understanding of the enemies with whom we have waged war for nearly 20 years, nor do they have an understanding of the direct threats to the United States from the global communist and Islamic Movements. As Americans watch military […]
by John D. Guandolo Last week Joe Biden publicly declared America will remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 and “end America’s longest war.” It is worth noting that for 8 years of the “war in Afghanistan” Joe Biden was the Vice President of the United States and never took one step, […]
by John D. Guandolo In response to 9/11/01, America waged war in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, parts of Africa, the Philippines, and in other areas. Yet, since 9/11, America’s general officers and admirals never once defined the enemy based on U.S. warfighting doctrine. The enemy has been called “Al Qaeda” or “ISIS” or “extremists” or “violent […]
by John D. Guandolo When faced with a determined enemy who seeks your destruction, appeasement has never and will never work. America has been at war for over 20 years with the Global Islamic Movement, yet the U.S. government has not put America on a war footing. Because the U.S. has failed to identify this […]
Written by John D. Guandolo Since the United States killed Iranian Quds Force Commander and Specially Designated Global Terrorist Qasem Soleimani and Iraqi militia and Hizbollah leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis last weekend in strikes in Baghdad, Iraq, discussions by some leaders and talking heads on television have devolved into the theatre of the absurd, with […]
Written by John D. Guandolo On January 2nd, the United States engaged in military operations in Baghdad, Iraq which killed the leader of the Iranian Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, as well Iraqi militia and Hizbollah leader in the region Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The Quds Force is the clandestine and overt military arm of the Iranian […]