Special Mission: Observing the Israel-HAMAS War ... from on the Ground

Greetings from Israel. Special Intelligence is working in the Eastern Mediterranean Warzone and boy is there a lot to report.

Every once in a while, somebody sends me a message that says Boy-Howdy, it sure looks like Malcolm is dropped off the grid again. Is he on another special mission to get right to the heart of explaining away something insanely complex? Well, in this particular instance, you would be correct. 

I have traveled back to the Middle East on a mission, a very special mission. I am in Israel and headed to Gaza, the West Bank, and the Northern border to study the counterterrorism aspects of the Israeli-HAMAS War.

This study will include the counterinsurgency in the West Bank, the budding war with Hezbollah in the northern cities, and the military operations of the Israeli Army in Gaza itself.

Breaking it Down Barney-Style

As many of you know, I spent my first 10 years in US Naval Intelligence working in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. US foreign policy in Israel, Syria, and Lebanon was fraught with danger at that time and President Ronald Reagan deployed naval forces and US Marines to Lebanon to st…