The Power of The Word

Earlier this week I read that the leader of the Somali people have requested that the press no longer use the name Al-Shabaab to refer to the terror cell, but rather “the people who massacre the people of Somalia.” I admit, that’s quite the mouthful, and when typed it is one of the clumsiest sentences […]

Human Trafficking and Terrorism

While I was chasing a rabbit earlier on Boko Haram, I got lost in a deep hole having to do with illegal oil, small and large arms trafficking, and the trade of human beings.  ISIS – what I know as the D’aasch.  What I learned though was that the trade and trafficking human beings is […]

Inside the Birdcage – March 27, 2015

So I have been incommunicado from my site for the last month.  For those of you who might have been wondering where I went…  I took a short vacation from the war, seeing as how I’ve been holding my post for nearly the last two years straight without a break except for the occasional trip […]

About those Bacon Memes

I was about to sign off for the night so I could enter my stasis cycle (what you call sleep) when I read a piece about how the moderate Muslim community in America is attempting to combat radical Islam and jihadi recruiters and their tactics with regards to vulnerable Muslim kids. Muslim Leaders in US […]

Revamping the Legion

Last week I forayed into the local Legion for my second visit.  It was nice; I felt more or less accepted and enjoyed the time there – though certainly the rum and cokes I had helped with that – though I did have a brief scare when one of the usual gang — apparently a […]