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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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A spokesman did not immediately respond to a request from Soldier of Fortune to offer proof that the hostages are alive. by Susan Katz Keating Hostage negotiators face “complex challenges” when trying to learn the fate of the crew that was aboard a Bahamas-flagged cargo ship that was seized on …
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by Susan Katz Keating Federal investigators are checking prison logs to see if anyone has visited a Lebanese man who staked out key New York landmarks and who previously planted a bomb in Israel, a security source told Soldier of Fortune. The prisoner, Alexei Saab, is an explosives expert who …
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“Si vis pacem, para bellum.” Thus begins the video marking the 248th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps. In Latin, the phrase means, “If you desire peace, prepare for war.” The video proceeds with shots of Marines in action, and goes to a black screen. A voice speaks from the …
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