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Warning Order August 16, 2019

Rubbing Shoulders With China’s Student Spies

I got to mingle with a lot of interesting people while majoring in political science at Columbia University. As someone who served in American Special Operations units and who studies these types of units all over the globe, I tend to think I'm pretty savvy on the topic. Of course, you don't know what you don't know. As it turns out, there is a whole lot I don't know, … [Read more…]

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The ODIN Drone Program: Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize

I won’t deny that your average Army MI dude has an almost pre-requisite nerdishness to him.  It may not come out in his Hushpuppies, high-waters, or pocket protector.  Thankfully that stuff ain’t even allowed in uniform.  It may not even come out at those deeper levels, when some poor schmuck nonchalantly brings up that they like the Star Wars prequels (which are crap, by the … [Read more…]

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We Need Your Help for Jaeger: At War with Denmark’s Elite Special Forces

Hey Team Room members, apologies for taking so long to get Jaeger: At War with Denmark's Elite Special Forces up on here for you guys.  We promise that all SOFREP ebooks will be made available to our Team Room members, no double charging you guys for additional material we put out.  So on that note, I'm sorry that it wasn't available sooner. I really hope you guys enjoy the … [Read more…]

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Why the Russians Want Prolonged War in Ukraine

The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a perfect example of the sea of poor reporting, disinformation, and misinformation that exists in war zones.  Through some of my contacts involved in the fighting on the Ukrainian side, I've derived a few observations. The war in general is severely under-reported in the Western media for reasons unknown. I guess ISIS is sexier … [Read more…]

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Religion. Politics. Jihad. (Pt. 3)

Note: This article is part of a series. You can read part one and part two here. The modern Islamic terrorist movement is largely rooted in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent removal of the Caliph, the Islamic political-religious leader, in 1924. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the more secular and progressive Republic of Turkey came into … [Read more…]

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Religion. Politics. Jihad. (Pt. 2)

Note: This is part of a series. You can read part one here. Terrorism is a complex political concept and there is no single definition that is universally accepted. The U.S. government defines it as “...premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience.” … [Read more…]

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Religion. Politics. Jihad. (Pt. 1)

(Editor’s note: Team Room, we want to introduce you to this three-part series by Brian Bauer. It’s an interesting discussion and we think you’ll appreciate the subject matter.) The assertion that religion is part of the global jihad movement is by no means profound. That stated, the fusion is more complex than most politicians or journalists like to acknowledge. If we as … [Read more…]

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Americans Abroad: Beyond the Gray City

The din of the hundreds of voices surrounding us grew increasingly louder as the crowd around us grew thicker. “You,” the gray-suited man flatly hissed in perfect English through a cloud of cigarette smoke, glancing at me before warily eyeing my companion from head to toe. “Where are you from?” He was met with silence as I made eye contact with my teammate and pursed my lips … [Read more…]

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Q&A with Former Pineland Strongman (Satire)

Warning: satire ahead. In a stunning development, SOFREP’s own Jeff Danovich landed an exclusive interview with former Republic of Pineland strongman Jose Cuervo. Since the United-States-led invasion resulted in the overthrow of Cuervo, the former Pineland leader has since become a recluse. He has refused dozens of requests for interviews. Here is Jeff’s story. Upon … [Read more…]

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The Devil You Don’t Know Chapter 4

“Think we can go around?” We were parked on a dusty turnout. An abandoned red and white building, hacienda-style, sat tangled in weeds next to a pair of large, graffiti-scrawled, corrugated metal warehouses. Piled tires lined the sagging barbed wire fence, and a white semi-trailer, also overgrown with weeds, sat between us and the highway. Hermosillo was just over the … [Read more…]

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Ask SOFREP Author Derek Gannon, 5pm Pacific on March 12 in Team Room

At 5pm Pacific on March 12, 2015, SOFREP Author Derek Gannon drops in live to give you a glimpse into his areas of interest, including South Sudan, Somalia, Boko Haram, ISIS and Syria. (For extra fun, ask him about the Police expose he's working on.) Derek's bio reads: A veteran of U.S. Army Special Forces. He researches and reports on West Africa, North African, and Horn of … [Read more…]

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