by Dave Patterson | Nov 5, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
These days seldom are Republicans and Democrats on the same page. But the failure of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to bring the bipartisan National Defense Authorization Bill for Fiscal Year 2022 to the Senate floor for a vote has members of both parties...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 27, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
The quagmire of stagnating U.S. ports of entry and the inability of the domestic supply chain to move products to grocery stores, car dealerships, big box depots, and on to the consumers appears to be Joe Biden’s self-inflicted mess. Consumers looking at vacant...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 19, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Social Issues
On Oct. 18, General Colin Powell’s family released a brief statement that the former secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff died of complications following a COVID-19 infection. Though Powell had been fully vaccinated, he suffered from...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 16, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
A little more than 20 years ago, on Oct. 7, 2001, U.S. Air Force B-52H long-range bombers began a focused aerial bombardment of Al Qaeda and Taliban forces. The purpose was to ensure Al Qaeda and its associates would never again have Afghanistan as a haven from which...
by Mark Angelides | Oct 3, 2021 | Lights, Camera, Action, LN Radio Videocast Segments, Military Affairs, Opinion
After the mixed-bag fallout from the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, it seems there will be accountability stemming from the situation in Afghanistan. For more episodes, click...