COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating As Tehran vows revenge on Israel for taking out a Hamas leader on Iranian soil, it’s important not to lose sight of the fundamental questions regarding Hamas. My fellow journalists especially need to hold the terror group accountable. Both truth and morality demand it. When covering …
Read More »WATCH: FBI Director Christopher Wray Testifies on Trump Assassination Attempt
FBI Director Christopher Wray faces grilling today by House lawmakers in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Watch the hearing, below. Wray’s testimony follows a Monday hearing that led to Kimberly Cheatle resigning from the top slot at the U.S. Secret Service. READ MORE: Oversight Hearing That …
Read More »Questions For the Secret Service: When Did You Stop Placing Snipers Atop Sloped Roofs?
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating When did the Secret Service stop placing snipers on top of sloped roofs? The question stems from comments by Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, explaining why her agency did not secure what became a hostile sniper’s nest at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania. During the …
Read More »WATCH: Oversight Hearing That Presaged Resignation of Secret Service Director Cheatle
Following intense grilling from both sides of the aisle, Cheatle on Tuesday resigned her position. Congress on Monday held an oversight hearing on the Secret Service, and the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The sole witness was Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Following intense grilling from both sides …
Read More »Outrage Over Police in Dublin Kicking Irish Flag During Protest
by Susan Katz Keating Critics have noted that Irish people have “fought and died for that flag,” including as part of the mission to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Nationalists in Ireland have circulated video of Irish police hurling the nation’s flag to the ground, and kicking it during a …
Read More »Revenge on ‘Arch-Enemy’ Trump: The Window of Threat From Iran
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating Some have suggested that Tehran was behind the July 13 effort to kill Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. Here at Soldier of Fortune, we don’t see Iran’s handiwork – this time. But, like U.S. intelligence officials, we do see a window of increased threat from Iran against …
Read More »‘We Didn’t Do It’: Tehran Says Not Involved in Plot to Kill Trump
Iran has vowed revenge against the U.S. for killing its Quds Force commander in 2020, but says it wants to do so in court. Tehran has denied plotting to assassinate Donald Trump after reports emerged that U.S. authorities were told that Iran was planning to kill the Republican presidential nominee. …
Read More »Secret Service Agent Slams the Media for Scrutinizing Hit Man’s Attempt to Kill Trump
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating The Secret Service must answer questions openly and fully – and to examine whether it encourages a culture that rejects scrutiny, and that wants outsiders to “shut up.” Serious questions persist about the attack against Donald Trump on July 13, when a triggerman tried to assassinate …
Read More »‘Creating Hate’: A Secret Service Agent Scolded Me for Asking Questions About Hit on Trump
COMMENTARY by Susan Katz Keating An agent messaged me privately, accusing journalists of “creating hate” with “mass negative media.” Serious, troubling questions surround the July 13 assassination attempt on Donald Trump. So far, I don’t have answers from officials; but I have been privately scolded by a Secret Service agent for …
Read More »Little Birds Buzz: Commuting With the 160th SOAR
Here’s one way to get to work without a hassle. Little Birds from the 160th SOAR zip into action. A great way to skip the traffic.
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