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The Other 300 by Donavon L Riley In the annals of military history, there are few stories as iconic and inspiring as that of the 300 Spartans who stood resolute…
Fulton STARS equipped Lockheed MC-130E Combat Talon. Photo: US Air Force. The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), also known as the Fulton Skyhook, was a method of retrieving personnel and…
Indoctrinating The Future, part 2: A Tale of Control, Corporatism, and Technocracy by Donavon L Riley The 20th century witnessed a disturbing trend in authoritarian regimes manipulating education systems to…
Moe Berg. Photo: Central Intelligence Agency. Berg made himself unique so comparisons were impossible.” ― Nicholas Dawidoff, The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. Morris (Moe)…
A friend was asking me how I store food for the long-term the other day. This prompted me to dissect one of the buckets we normally rotate through and share…
by Daniel D Lion The movie BLUE THUNDER (1983) Francis McNeil “Frank” Murphy (Roy Scheider) is a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helicopter-pilot-officer and troubled Vietnam War veteran with Post…
Robot fish “Charlie” Photo: Central Intelligence Agency. Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” ― Mark Twain, Following the…
Into The Furnace: Epictetus, Bushido & Being Tested by Donavon L Riley Life often throws us into situations where we face challenges, adversity, and uncertainty. It’s in these moments that…
Julia Child gives the KUHT audience a cooking demonstration. Photo: KUHT. Houston Public Broadcasting. Released to public domain. I was never a spy. I was with the OSS…” — Julia…
US troops wading through water and Nazi gunfire on Omaha Beach. MI5 double agent Juan Pujol Garcia. played a critical role in deceiving the Germans as to where the landings…