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Drug Mules Hate Submarines, But Cartels Insist on Using Them to Smuggle Fentanyl

Just making contact with a submarine carries an extra measure of danger for a smuggler. by Susan Katz Keating Smugglers for the Chapitos branch of the Sinaloa Cartel balk when ordered to pull “submarine duty” along the group’s fentanyl trafficking routes, a security official told Soldier of Fortune. “They hate …

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Wagner Group Posts Video of Eiffel Tower Being Toppled in War

The Wagner Group taunted French President Emmanuel Macron with a video depicting a fictional attack on war-torn Paris. On a secure messaging channel March 9, the group posted a clip from a video game, showing combat in France. In the clip, the Eiffel Tower topples. In a message alongside the …

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Florida Deputy Saves Infant Trapped in Car After Deadly Crash

A Florida law enforcement officer saved the life of a six-month-old baby who lost consciousness and stopped breathing while trapped inside a car following a horrific high-speed crash. The baby was strapped securely in the back seat of her mom’s car when a motorcyclist slammed through the baby’s window on …

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Beatings, Torture, and Rape: Inside the Notorious ‘Polar Wolf’ Prison Where Alexei Navalny Died

“Your body reacts badly to beatings, to rape, to physical torture, extreme cold. They know how to use this.” by Susan Katz Keating In winter, the prisoners are forced to stand outside wearing light clothes, and are blasted with a water cannon if anyone moves. In spring, they are half-stripped, …

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Moscow Says Alexei Navalny Was ‘Fine’ Before He Died Suddenly in Prison

“The regime wanted him dead,” a former Kremlin official said. Navalny previously fell ill after being poisoned with nerve agent. by Susan Katz Keating Moscow has adopted a defensive mode regarding the sudden death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, saying the activist was “fine” before he collapsed inside a Russian …

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Into the Arctic: US Marines Navigate Howling Winds and White-Out Snow in Norway

“It could be a desert, it could be tropical areas, but the Arctic climate prepares you for most environments on the planet.” American Marines faced off against howling winds and frigid temperatures in order to prepare for Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024, the largest NATO exercise in decades. The troops from …

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To Be a Sniper: Skill, Opportunity, and Staying Sharp; Revisiting Words From Chris Kyle

Sniper Chris Kyle wrote the following for Soldier of Fortune in 2012, the year before he was killed. More than a decade later, his words resonate. Tested I was not the best sniper in my class. In fact, I failed the practice test. That meant potentially washing out of the …

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The Attack on Tower 22 Demands Strategic Resolve From the US

The ghosts of Tower 22 and Al Tanf demand a response that transcends the limitations of proportionality and demonstrates the resolve necessary to secure a stable future. ANALYSIS by John “Wolf” Wagner The drone strike on Tower 22 in Jordan, claiming the lives of three American service members and injuring …

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A Bomb in the Briefcase: When Iran Planned to Launch a Terror Attack in Paris

Book review by Tom Squitieri There are some who believe nations of the world have been unfair to Iran, that the nation has been maligned, miscast, and put in a corner for economic and political reasons of others. Reading “Diplomatic Terrorism” should put an end to such perceptions and shed …

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Three US Troops Killed, More Than 30 Hurt in Drone Strike in Jordan

The attack took place at a military outpost in Jordan known as Tower 22. by Susan Katz Keating Three American service members were killed and 25 injured in a drone attack overnight on a small outpost in Jordan, officials said on Sunday. The drone was launched by Iran-backed fighters based in Syria, …

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