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Streiff is a former infantry officer, CGSC grad and Army Operations Center alumnus. Also an amateur historian (Colonial America) and a dabbler in historical fiction.
RedState member since 2004. "He would rather pinch off his own head than admit he's wrong" -- Daily Kos. Follow me on Twitter. 

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'Shot to Death With Musketry.' A Look at the Last Firing Squad Execution by the US Army
Military

'Shot to Death With Musketry.' A Look at the Last Firing Squad Execution by the US Army

Hasan to Face WWII-Style Firing Squad; Pentagon Says Execution Will Be Livestreamed
Pete Hegseth

Hasan to Face WWII-Style Firing Squad; Pentagon Says Execution Will Be Livestreamed

Nidal Hasan's Attorney Cries ‘Political Theater’ While Long-Delayed Execution Plans Finally Advance
Military

Nidal Hasan's Attorney Cries ‘Political Theater’ While Long-Delayed Execution Plans Finally Advance

Sanchez Calls Snap Election As Spain’s Socialist Experiment Implodes
2026 Elections

Sanchez Calls Snap Election As Spain’s Socialist Experiment Implodes

Near‑Miss at RAF Fairford Raises Alarming Questions About UK Counterterror Failures
Terrorism

Near‑Miss at RAF Fairford Raises Alarming Questions About UK Counterterror Failures

Libertarians Melt Down As Trump, Vance Crack Down on H‑1B Abuse and Protect US Workers
Jobs

Libertarians Melt Down As Trump, Vance Crack Down on H‑1B Abuse and Protect US Workers

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New Greenland Pact Gives America Bases, Power, and a Veto — Denmark Practically Handed It Over
Greenland

New Greenland Pact Gives America Bases, Power, and a Veto — Denmark Practically Handed It Over

NYT’s 1619 Star Column on Her Daughter's Failed Education Was a Declaration of War Not Introspection
Education

NYT’s 1619 Star Column on Her Daughter's Failed Education Was a Declaration of War Not Introspection

UPDATED. Trump’s Belarus Potash Gambit Looks More Like Leverage on Canada Than a Real Deal.
Trade

UPDATED. Trump’s Belarus Potash Gambit Looks More Like Leverage on Canada Than a Real Deal.

Russia Lost Its Refineries. Trump Lost the Energy Ceasefire He Announced.
Energy

Russia Lost Its Refineries. Trump Lost the Energy Ceasefire He Announced.

Trump Order Directs Federal Investigation of H-1B Hiring by Companies Laying Off Americans
Jobs

Trump Order Directs Federal Investigation of H-1B Hiring by Companies Laying Off Americans

This Isn’t 1951: Trump’s Greenland Deal Gives America Permanent Bases and a Veto Over China
Greenland

This Isn’t 1951: Trump’s Greenland Deal Gives America Permanent Bases and a Veto Over China

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Pentagon Puts $450 Million Into US Tungsten Production to Break China’s Grip on Munitions Metal
Rare Earth Minerals

Pentagon Puts $450 Million Into US Tungsten Production to Break China’s Grip on Munitions Metal

Moscow’s 'Brush-Back Pitch': Drone Strike May Have Targeted NATO Officials’ Kyiv Train
Russia

Moscow’s 'Brush-Back Pitch': Drone Strike May Have Targeted NATO Officials’ Kyiv Train

Houthis Rally, Seize Mocha As Yemen Coalition Splits and Trump Declines Saudi Strike Plea
Houthis

Houthis Rally, Seize Mocha As Yemen Coalition Splits and Trump Declines Saudi Strike Plea

Despite the Evidence, George W. Bush Touts 'Freedom' and 'Schools for Girls' in 9/11 Talk
9/11

Despite the Evidence, George W. Bush Touts 'Freedom' and 'Schools for Girls' in 9/11 Talk

China Slips Propaganda Note to Philippines Defense Chief; He Reads It Aloud and Scorches Beijing
Philippines

China Slips Propaganda Note to Philippines Defense Chief; He Reads It Aloud and Scorches Beijing

Labour’s Settlement Ban Backfires As Israel Boots British Diplomats From Jerusalem and Gaza Mission
Israel

Labour’s Settlement Ban Backfires As Israel Boots British Diplomats From Jerusalem and Gaza Mission

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Iran Burns Another Proxy: Houthis Nearing Panic After Tehran-Ordered Offensive Fails
Houthis

Iran Burns Another Proxy: Houthis Nearing Panic After Tehran-Ordered Offensive Fails

Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing: Iran’s Retaliatory Missile Barrage Ends Under a Wall of Patriots
Iran

Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing: Iran’s Retaliatory Missile Barrage Ends Under a Wall of Patriots

USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure
Cartels

USSOUTHCOM Moves From Plinking Drug Boats to Taking Out Cartel Infrastructure

CENTCOM Now Says the Latest Strike 'Destroyed' 5 Iranian Tankers, and They Aren't Kidding Around
Military

CENTCOM Now Says the Latest Strike 'Destroyed' 5 Iranian Tankers, and They Aren't Kidding Around

NYTimes Parrots IRGC Talking Points Despite Massive Evidence to the Contrary
Iran

NYTimes Parrots IRGC Talking Points Despite Massive Evidence to the Contrary

Inspector General Promises 'Handcuffs Await' for Massive Corporate Visa Fraud for Foreign Labor
Illegal Immigration

Inspector General Promises 'Handcuffs Await' for Massive Corporate Visa Fraud for Foreign Labor

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Canada Reboots Chinese Defense Ties and Beijing Gets to Write the Press Release
China

Canada Reboots Chinese Defense Ties and Beijing Gets to Write the Press Release

AfD Throws a Wrench in the System As Germany's Political Elite Try to Comprehend What's Next
2026 Elections

AfD Throws a Wrench in the System As Germany's Political Elite Try to Comprehend What's Next

The Atheists Declared Victory Over the Air Force Right Up Until Hegseth Said 'God Bless Our Airmen'
Pete Hegseth

The Atheists Declared Victory Over the Air Force Right Up Until Hegseth Said 'God Bless Our Airmen'

Reporter Asks Admiral If the US Will Invade Canada. He Offers His Mars Battle Plans Instead.
Canada

Reporter Asks Admiral If the US Will Invade Canada. He Offers His Mars Battle Plans Instead.

Trump Uses Pardons to Right Wrongs in Firearms Cases, but Government Accountability Is Not in Sight
ATF

Trump Uses Pardons to Right Wrongs in Firearms Cases, but Government Accountability Is Not in Sight

CENTCOM Invokes 'Chicago Rules' to Deal With Iranian Missile Attacks
Iran

CENTCOM Invokes 'Chicago Rules' to Deal With Iranian Missile Attacks

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Trump's Oil Deal Is the Monroe Doctrine With a Term Sheet: 100-Year Rights and Beijing Locked Out
Donald Trump

Trump's Oil Deal Is the Monroe Doctrine With a Term Sheet: 100-Year Rights and Beijing Locked Out

Berlin Takes Action on Russian Terrorism but Is Hamstrung by Timidity and Division
Terrorism

Berlin Takes Action on Russian Terrorism but Is Hamstrung by Timidity and Division

IDF Wipes Out Hezbollah-IRGC Underground Bunker Complex After Iran’s Latest Empty 'Red Line'
Israel

IDF Wipes Out Hezbollah-IRGC Underground Bunker Complex After Iran’s Latest Empty 'Red Line'

Tehran’s Hormuz Blockade Looks Like History’s Dumbest Trade Own-Goal
Iran

Tehran’s Hormuz Blockade Looks Like History’s Dumbest Trade Own-Goal

Dead Bodyguards, Live Prisoner: Israel Snatch-And-Grabs Hamas’s Secret Police Boss
Hamas

Dead Bodyguards, Live Prisoner: Israel Snatch-And-Grabs Hamas’s Secret Police Boss

A Polish Drone Factory Hit, an Italian Ammo Plant Burns. This Is the Warm-Up; the War Is Coming.
Terrorism

A Polish Drone Factory Hit, an Italian Ammo Plant Burns. This Is the Warm-Up; the War Is Coming.

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Six 4-Star Generals Disagree on Iran. That's Duty. Leaking It to The Washington Post Isn't.
Iran

Six 4-Star Generals Disagree on Iran. That's Duty. Leaking It to The Washington Post Isn't.

As Pete Hegseth Honors Abbey Gate Heroes, NYT Launches Bizarre Hit Piece Targeting Him
Pete Hegseth

As Pete Hegseth Honors Abbey Gate Heroes, NYT Launches Bizarre Hit Piece Targeting Him

Houthis Enter the Chat. Yemen Proclaims 'Embargo' of Red Sea Shipping From Saudi Arabia
Houthis

Houthis Enter the Chat. Yemen Proclaims 'Embargo' of Red Sea Shipping From Saudi Arabia

Iran Declares Peace MOU Void As Missile Strikes Injure US Troops in Jordan
Iran

Iran Declares Peace MOU Void As Missile Strikes Injure US Troops in Jordan

Plot Twist! President Trump Declares Blockade of Iran Is Back on and That the US Controls Hormuz
Donald Trump

Plot Twist! President Trump Declares Blockade of Iran Is Back on and That the US Controls Hormuz

You Can Run, but You Just Die Tired: Secretive Israeli Unit Has Killed Over 2,500 Oct 7 Hamas Terrorists
Hamas

You Can Run, but You Just Die Tired: Secretive Israeli Unit Has Killed Over 2,500 Oct 7 Hamas Terrorists

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Russia Closes Key Maritime Routes to Civilian Traffic Due to Ukrainian Drone Offensive Hitting 78 Ships
Ukraine

Russia Closes Key Maritime Routes to Civilian Traffic Due to Ukrainian Drone Offensive Hitting 78 Ships

Pete Hegseth Halting the Suspension of 8 Apache Pilots Set the Right Tone for an Effective Military
Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth Halting the Suspension of 8 Apache Pilots Set the Right Tone for an Effective Military

Trump: Ukraine to Get License to Manufacture Patriot Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptors
Ukraine

Trump: Ukraine to Get License to Manufacture Patriot Anti-Ballistic Missile Interceptors

Movie Review: Young Washington Introduces America to a Washington Most Don't Know About
Movies

Movie Review: Young Washington Introduces America to a Washington Most Don't Know About

Hundreds of Patriot Front Demonstrators Hit DC's July 4 Celebration and Minds Are Blown
Domestic Terrorism

Hundreds of Patriot Front Demonstrators Hit DC's July 4 Celebration and Minds Are Blown

Rogue USAF Major's Speech Garners Progressive Praise, but I Don't Think They've Thought This Through
Military

Rogue USAF Major's Speech Garners Progressive Praise, but I Don't Think They've Thought This Through

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The Left's Howling Over GEN Donahue's Firing Shows Something More Than Donahue Is Being Eliminated
News & Politics

The Left's Howling Over GEN Donahue's Firing Shows Something More Than Donahue Is Being Eliminated

The Reaction to GEN Donahue's Firing Indicates Hegseth's Action Was Correct and Timely
Pete Hegseth

The Reaction to GEN Donahue's Firing Indicates Hegseth's Action Was Correct and Timely