Monthly Archives: September 2014

HPSCI Chairman says White House knew of ISIL threat for one year

Posted on September 30, 2014 by tgilson

This week you get a bonus post. My good friend, U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a statement yesterday stating that the Obama Administration knew about the ISIL threat for more than a … Continue reading →

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REPOST: The manual that chillingly foreshadows the Islamic State

Posted on September 26, 2014 by tgilson

This week ISIS has horrified the world with more atrocities. Tony Blair on Morning Joe named it “the conflict of modernism versus extremism” that is happening in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.  David Ignatius’s oped today in the Washington … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia – The City of Brotherly Love

Posted on September 19, 2014 by tgilson

To get away from D.C. for a weekend, we headed to a city that I didn’t know much about. Rittenhouse Square, two restaurants, a divine boutique hotel, two museums, and a car show later and I can say that Philly … Continue reading →

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Is the ISIL situation similar to the Vietnam War?

Posted on September 12, 2014 by tgilson

A friend made the statement that he wondered how the world will react to the U.S. bombing parts of Syria. He asked the question if it was similar to the U.S. bombing Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. I … Continue reading →

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A great list of words that will help you talk like Alex Garfield

Posted on September 5, 2014 by tgilson

Earlier this week, I found an article in Business Insider that was so perfect I have to share it here. “How to Talk Like a Spy” includes a thorough list of any spy term you could possibly want, so much … Continue reading →

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