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America’s Forgotten Terrorists: The ‘Galleanist’ Anarchists Invented New Ways to Use Violence

How the Galleanists operated holds lessons for today as we continue to deal with the endless threat of terrorism. by Jeffrey D. Simon Though largely forgotten today, one of the most creative and destructive terrorist groups in the United States was the Galleanists, a fiery band of Italian anarchists active …

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‘Day of Infamy’ Pearl Harbor Commemorations Include Annual Ceremony of the Blackened Canteen

It is an annual toast to peace. American and Japanese representatives extend the offering each year at the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii, gently pouring bourbon from a World War II-era canteen into the hallowed waters below. Please leave this field emptySubscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter Enter your …

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Former US Ambassador Spied for Cuba for 40 Years, Was Caught in FBI Sting, Officials Say

Victor Manuel Rocha was targeted by FBI counterintelligence agents who suspected he was a Cuban intelligence officer, one security source told Soldier of Fortune. by Susan Katz Keating He loved Fidel Castro, reviles the United States, and feels comradeship with Cuban intelligence agents, as per his own admissions. He isn’t …

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When an Ex-KGB Man Helped Stage a Daring Heist in Soviet Moscow

by Nikolay Shevchenko It was late evening when a cash truck pulled up in front of a fancy department store on Mozhayskoye Highway in Moscow. Leaving two partners behind in the truck, the third guard stepped over the store’s threshold to collect the cash that had piled up there throughout …

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Pentagon Says Somali Pirates Likely Attacked Ship in Gulf of Aden; Yemen Blames Houthi Rebels

by Susan Katz Keating A foiled attack on a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday may have been the work of five Somali pirates, the Pentagon said, while the government of Yemen blamed Houthi rebels. “We’re continuing to assess, but initial indications are that these five individuals …

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘We Will Attack American Warships,’ Houthi Agent Tells Soldier of Fortune Publisher

by Susan Katz Keating A social media user claiming to be a Houthi agent in Yemen told Soldier of Fortune publisher Susan Katz Keating that the group will attack American warships in the Red Sea, aided by collaborators on board the vessels. Additionally, the agent said that Houthis are behind …

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Israeli Owned Ship Was Attacked by Iranian-Made Drone While Sailing Indian Ocean

by Susan Katz Keating A Houthi spokesman and an Iranian spokesman did not immediately respond to requests from Soldier of Fortune regarding the drone attack. An Iranian-made drone attacked a container ship underway in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, a U.S. defense official said. The ship, the Malta-flagged CMA CGM Symi, …

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‘Troops of the Hunter Class’: Creating Britain’s Legendary Commando Force

Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill in World War II wanted “specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror down these coasts [of occupied Europe], first of all on the butcher and bolt policy… leaving a trail of German corpses behind them.” This translated into …

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When Wildfires Cloaked a Brazen Weapons Heist in Portugal

by Joseph Hammond As lonely Portuguese firewatchers look for smoke atop stands on distant hills, and fire fighters battle the blazes that raged across the country, the Iberian nation earlier this year faced devastating wildfires. Even as the struggle continued, though, many recalled the events of 2017 – which, in …

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German Police Raid Banned Groups That Support ‘Barbaric Terror of Hamas’

“Islamists and antisemites must not feel safe anywhere” – German Interior Minister Nancy Fraser German authorities raided sites on Thursday in connection with a ban on the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas and the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun. Germany’s Interior Ministry said the raids took place at 15 properties in four states. …

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