It would be hard to imagine a less likely candidate that Donald Trump for President of the United States. To many Trump was a relic of the 80’s, an aging, uneven dilettante, a serial wom...
by Robert Young Pelton “The campaign had no contact with Russian officials,” “It never happened, there was no communication between the campaign and any foreign entity during the campaign.”...
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we ar...
“And then secondly, sir, does the Russian government have any compromising material on President Trump or his family? PRESIDENT PUTIN: (As interpreted.) (Laughs.)” Sometimes What Yo...
Back in the late 90’s and early oughts, I used to bump into a well known survival expert named Jeff Randall. If you know Jeff you know he doesn’t tolerate much but he zeroed in pretty quick...
This article on ODA 595, General Dostum, John Walker Lindh and the battle at Qali-i-Jangi was originally published in the March 2002 edition of National Geographic Adventure THE LEGEND OF HEAVY AN...
By Robert Young Pelton Dirty wars attract a wide variety of odd types: Volunteers, journos, freedom fighters, NGOs, businessmen and even tourists. The traditional concept of war as one group of sol...
By Robert Young Pelton Thirty-three year old Matt VanDyke is pissed. Mostly at journalists who classify him as a freedom fighter posing as a journalist. “I am not there to observe. I am there to ...
By Robert Young Pelton Eric Harroun is from Phoenix, Arizona. He served in the U.S. military from 2000 until a car accident that left him with a plate in his head. He was discharged with full disab...
By Will Grant After spending eight and half years in the Marine Corps, like a lot of veterans, the Kansas-born officer took a job contracting. He signed on with one of the big, generic-sounding U.S...