by Susan Katz Keating In years gone by, they called it the Living Room War. Every evening, American families watched grainy footage of helicopters lifting from rice paddies, and listened to body counts read in calm anchor voices. The war came home, but it arrived on a schedule, filtered through …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Mexican officials had not yet confirmed the cartel kingpin’s death when violent reprisals erupted across the country. Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in what authorities described as a significant blow to organized crime. Oseguera, the longtime boss of the Jalisco …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Senator Mark Kelly claims he released a November 2025 video to remind U.S. service members they are obligated to refuse unlawful orders. They already know that. And when fundraising surges and presidential speculation follow, the explanation deserves closer scrutiny. Clarity has finally cut through the fog …
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by Susan Katz Keating These endorsements are about who can lead the fight now. By popular request, and after careful consideration, Soldier of Fortune is making a rare endorsement for the National Rifle Association Board of Directors. Soldier of Fortune and I endorse Major General (Retired) Ken Bowra and Jerry …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Department of Justice has forced an uncomfortable truth into the open. A federal gun law that has survived for generations cannot survive the Constitution. The DOJ’s legal office on January 15 issued a memorandum titled Constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 1715. The title is …
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ANALYSIS by Susan Katz Keating The agent’s helmet fell off, and a loaded 30-round magazine fell out of its pouch, our correspondent tells us. He recovered his helmet, but not the ammunition. A lone federal agent running on ice never should become an object lesson in the workings of crowd …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Fifty-plus years of Soldier of Fortune brings one question repeatedly to my inbox: Where did this all begin? The answer is not a mystery; it’s history. Soldier of Fortune grew from Vietnam, and its legacy still drives us today. To understand Soldier of Fortune, you have to …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The press community has weighed in on the Seth Harp affair. What they’ve offered is a reflexive defense and a missed opportunity to address journalistic ethics. The weigh-in comes in the form of a Jan. 13 open letter asking Congress to drop a subpoena issued to …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating For two weeks, the Marinera ran. Formerly known as Bella 1, the sanctioned tanker fled the U.S. Coast Guard on the high seas, employing methods that read like a sanctions-evasion playbook. It flew a false flag. It switched off transponders at sea. It attempted to reflag …
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COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Messages from colleagues and operators have flooded my inbox over the past day. The question underlying all of them is the same: Did Seth Harp cross a line that, in national security history, has carried life-and-death consequences for Americans? Some asked it more bluntly. Others asked …
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