The Best Kind of War

2008-07-14T09:35:00.001-07:00

The Best Kind of War is a detailed account of how Professional Military Corporations (PMC's) or mercenary organizations have evolved into major international corporations. As force multipliers, PMC’s operate in a flexural state of reality. They rely on the continuity of the major world powers for a base of operation from which to function, but need the chaos of the third world as a source of income. PMC’s operate in an environment similar to Wall Street. They need the stability and consistency of mainstream business to maintain professional relationships so contracts can be procured and fees negotiated, but require the frenzy, speculation and quest for power that only a free market can provide. Without one, the other cannot exist.

The Best Kind of War, (if in fact they exist), are those that are quick, brutal and decisive. The Best Kind of War addresses an immediate threat that leaves no doubt who the enemy is, what their objectives are, and what it will take to defeat them. The best kind of war strikes the enemy with the brutality of overwhelming firepower thus leaving them weak, confused, disorganized and vulnerable. The Best Kind of War is decisive with no doubt about the outcome, or who the victor is.

This war won’t be like Vietnam, which was a war of ideology, or World War Two, which was a war of conquest and genocide. This war will be a long war against global terrorism and radical Islam that represent a new evolution in warfare and transcends the traditional. This is a war where conventional forces participate directly with civilians, and engage the enemy not on a battlefield with fixed fortifications and large standing armies, but one that encompasses an endless yet indefinable front. Historians have often described the last century as Pax Americana or the American Century. They may well define the next century as the age of professional Military Corporation. Purchase Book

2007-12-31T12:18:00.001-08:00

One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston Churchill´s monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany and the Axis. Told through the eyes of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, The Second World War is also the story of one nation´s singular, heroic role in the fight against tyranny. Pride and patriotism are evident everywhere in Churchill´s dramatic account and for good reason. Having learned a lesson at Munich that they would never forget, the British refused to make peace with Hitler, defying him even after France had fallen and after it seemed as though the Nazis were unstoppable. Churchill remained unbowed throughout, as did the people of Britain in whose determination and courage he placed his confidence.

The Gathering Storm is the first volume of The Second World War. In some ways a continuation of The World Crisis, Churchill´s history of World War I, The Gathering Storm is his attempt to come to grips with the terrible circumstances that gave rise to Nazi Germany and a second, even more destructive world conflict. As he notes in his preface, Churchill was perhaps the only person who held such prominent positions of power in both world wars, so he is remarkably well qualified to tell the tragic story of war to peace to war. The Gathering Storm considers the stipulations and consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the capitulation at Munich and the entry of the British into the war. The volume is pervaded by Churchill´s somber feeling that the Second World War was largely a senseless and avoidable conflict, but it sets the stage for the heroism and glory that are to follow.

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2007-12-26T12:10:00.001-08:00

Jihad Incorporated: The Terrorist Living Among Us is by the noted expert on terrorism Steve Emerson.

Are al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden our only threats when it comes to the war on terror? Not according to author Steve Emerson. He says the United States has become home to hundreds and probably thousands of terrorists, and it has become a central node in their international network.

One day I found myself standing in a Yemeni grocery store in Brooklyn. I looked around and spotted dozens of copies of dusty videos that appeared to have something to do with commandos and rifles. I bought twenty different tapes — much to the astonishment of the storeowner. When I got them into Khalid’s hands we realized we were looking at paramilitary training videos for the leaders of Islamic militant groups. One of them was put out by an organization called the Islamic Association for Palestine, in Richardson, Texas. To our horror, it showed the actual torment and forced “confessions” of Palestinian “collaborators” moments before they were executed.

We followed up this material by traveling to Texas, Florida, and New York to try to arrange interviews with the leaders of these groups. For the most part they were not very cooperative.

2007-12-26T12:09:00.001-08:00

AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, the federal government detained several hundred people suspected of terrorist involvement, and continued to search for hundreds more. Some were overseas, some were on the run, but most were already at home - in America.

Who are these people? Where did they come from? And how could there be so many terrorists or suspected terrorists living among us without action being taken? In American Jihad, Steven Emerson, the world's leading authority on domestic Islamic terrorist networks, tells the full story of the rise of those who wish to destroy the United States from within.

From the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, to foiled attacks on the New York City subway system, to a stunning range of murders across the country, there were numerous warning signs that the "American Jihad" had been gaining momentum. With an up-to-the-minute after word that explains the stops and starts of the post-9/11 investigation, American Jihad reveals the full story that only Emerson knows - and the reasons America failed to stop the most devastating attack in history on our own soil. This is a frightening and crucial book for anyone who needs to understand the threat within our borders.

2007-12-24T12:04:00.000-08:00

Afghan Guerrilla Warfare

By Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester Grau is a compressive account of the Afghan freedom fighter and what makes them so dedicated and so feared.

With more than 100 first-hand reports from Mujahideen combat veterans and maps illustrating locations and disposition of forces, this book is a tactical look at a decentralized army of foot-mobile guerrillas as they wage war against a superior force."

2007-12-22T11:50:00.001-08:00

In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, The information collected by that organization went on to become known as The 9/11 Commission Report.

This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism."

Although this work was intended to discuss in detail the current evolution of transnational terrorism, many ready who are "in the know" will recognize many inconsistencies in this work and some of the proposed options as unrealistic. All in all, this book does give the average person a jump start on the who what when where and why of 9/11 and its aftermath.

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