Luke Ryan
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Tampa, FL, United States
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In Pictures: The 4th of July Through the Years
The 4th of July, the day the United States became a country as they embraced the Declaration of Independence in 1776. → Read More
What Does It Mean to Be a Ranger?
Pass Ranger Assessment and Selection Program and that's it. But it's easier said than done. → Read More
Passengers in a World Ruled by Nature
Nature is a great and indifferent beast — it doesn't care if you live or die. And we live in her house. → Read More
The Biological Chernobyl: The Soviet anthrax outbreak
It was decades until the real cause of the outbreak was discovered -- in an admission by the Russian President himself. → Read More
Iran's drug problem
Iran is notorious for the opium flowing within its borders. A significant portion of their population is plagued with addictions to opiates, and their Iran is notorious for the opium flowing within its borders. A significant portion of their population is plagued with addictions to opiates, and their meth problem is pretty serious as well. → Read More
Bangladesh to stop labeling refugees 'forcibly displaced' due to Myanmar request
Until now, the Bangladesh government has been labeling Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar as "forcibly displaced" since October of last year. At that point Until now, the Bangladesh government has been labeling Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar as "forcibly displaced" since October of last year. → Read More
Mattis: US Navy hospital ship to aid Venezuelan migrants
"It is absolutely a humanitarian mission. We’re not sending soldiers, we’re sending doctors," said Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. → Read More
The growing talks of peace: Taliban agrees to another religious holiday cease-fire
Each step toward peace is an important one, despite the fact that the fighting will resume when the holiday is over. → Read More
Monsoon season around the world
Monsoons around the world have been particularly devastating this year -- from the refugee camps in Myanmar and Bangladesh to south India to the trapped From the refugee camps in Myanmar and Bangladesh to south India to the trapped kids in Thailand, the heavy rainy season has been brutal and unrelenting. → Read More
Hollywood and the old man warfighter
You probably know the image -- a worn and weathered man with salt-and-pepper hair, a gruff 5 o' clock shadow, and that thousand-yard stare emanating from The average age of a Medal of Honor recipient is 26 years old, which is actually skewed a bit high because the average age for Air Force recipients is 33 (the other services are around 25 or so). → Read More
Methods of financing terror: The uses of 'Hawala'
"Hawala" has long been a method of both legitimate money transfer among Muslim nations, as well as a method of financing terror organizations through It's a system based not on checks, balances, account numbers or debts, rather, it's based on honor. The brokers who operate hawala (hawaladars) base their entire careers off this honor system. → Read More
Analysis: US air support takes out over 220 Taliban fighters
The United States Air Force and Army air support have been busy this week. Ghazni has seen fierce fighting, as the Taliban have been pushing to take the Fighters from the U.S. Air Force and Army Apache gunships have killed over 220 Taliban fighters in the area since Aug. 10, according to a statement from Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell, Operation Resolute Support spokesman. → Read More
Analysis: At least 48 killed in suicide attack in Kabul, likely the Islamic State
An explosion ripped through an education center in Kabul, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive strapped to their person, killing at least While no one has claimed the attack yet, the Islamic State has been known to go after Shi'ite targets in the area. → Read More
22 Sudanese children drown in boat on the way to school
Officials are searching for the bodies of 22 Sudanese children who drowned as they traveled by boat to school on the Nile. Reports indicate some sort of Reports indicate some sort of engine failure in turbulent waters, resulting in the sinking of the boat. → Read More
Opinion: The root of the problems in the VA
We've got a lot of "whistleblowers" coming forward in the VA, in all sorts of fields. What's the common denominator? → Read More
Saudi Arabia's death penalty
It includes public beheadings sometimes followed by a crucifixion. → Read More
Myanmar, the US State Department, and the word 'Genocide'
"Genocide" is a word sometimes used colloquially for conflicts with large, targeted campaigns and high civilian death rates. It is also used in official "Genocide" is a word sometimes used colloquially for conflicts with large, targeted campaigns and high civilian death rates. It is also used in official capacities, with specific definitions. → Read More
Brazil's worst recorded year for homicides: 3% increase from previous year
Brazil has historically had a significant problem with violence surrounding gangs, drug trafficking, theft, kidnapping and domestic violence. A recent A recent study has shown that the homicide rate in Brazil has increased by 3% from 2016 to 2017. → Read More
A list of Saudi Arabia's retaliatory measures against Canada (and Saudis who live in Canada)
The recent feud between Canada and Saudi Arabia has continuously escalated, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) adding more and more punitive measures The recent feud between Canada and Saudi Arabia has continuously escalated, with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) adding more and more punitive measures for Canada because it stuck "its nose where it doesn’t belong." → Read More
US sanctions Moscow over UK nerve agent attack
Russia: "Such moves are absolutely unfriendly and at odds with the constructive atmosphere present at the last meeting of presidents in Helsinki." → Read More