Op-Ed Archives

Think the Military Personnel System is Broke? Examine the Federal Service System

September 10, 2016

AMERICAS·Headlines·LAW & INSTITUTIONS·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS·Veterans Programs

A U.S. Army veteran and expert in reforming Army personnel systems offers his thoughts on the bureaucracy and mismanagement of the Federal

A Message from a Warrior About Protecting Our Sacred Lands: Why Standing Rock Matters

September 8, 2016

AMERICAS·COMMUNITY·Culture·ENVIRONMENT·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

A U.S. Navy Veteran and Native American speaks candidly about why America needs to stand for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. |

Leave No One Behind: Our Noble Interpreters

September 7, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Refugees

A combat officer’s tribute to those that helped him survive in a foreign and hostile land: the noble interpreter. As a young

IMage Should the U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? [Lima Charlie News]

U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? A Western Dilemma

September 6, 2016

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

A candid examination of the prospect of moving on from Saudi influence towards a partnership with Iran. | By John Sjoholm, Lima

For the Sons of Mars: Meditations on the American Soldier

September 5, 2016

Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS

Let it be known that all men are much like one another, but the best of men are trained in the severest

GailForce: CENTCOM and the ISIS Threat – Was there a Politicization of Intelligence?

August 25, 2016

Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

CENTCOM Accused of Downplaying Threat of ISIS in Intelligence Reports: Examining the Allegations “An old rule that I’ve used with my intelligence

Swords to Plowshares: Urban Farming for the New Warrior

August 19, 2016

CAREER·COMMUNITY·FOOD·Headlines·HEALTH·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·PTSD·VETERANS·Veterans Programs

A U.S. Army combat veteran reports on the therapeutic nature of returning to the land, and a business built on urban farming.

Legendary Navy Captain Gail Harris Joins Lima Charlie News

August 8, 2016

Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·VETERANS

Lima Charlie News proudly welcomes Captain Gail Harris, the newest Veteran Correspondent to its Editorial Team Captain Gail Harris’ trailblazing firsts in

The Long War’s Reaper: A Hard Look at America’s Military Culture

August 6, 2016

Headlines·News·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·PTSD·VETERANS·WORLD NEWS

“When a man looks into the abyss, he sees nothing. That’s when he finds his character, and that’s what keeps him out

The Dallas Shooting: Policing A Wounded Nation

July 9, 2016

AMERICAS·Breaking News·Headlines·Op-Ed·VETERANS

|On July 8, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an open letter to the people of Texas. Entitled, “A Time To Come Together,”

The Mayhem Inside: Part II: Orlando

June 15, 2016

Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS

This article is Part II in a series following “The Mayhem Inside,” about the shootings in Houston, Texas, May 2016. In the

Taunting the Bear: A Misapplication of American Military Power

June 11, 2016

Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU·WORLD NEWS

|By Maj. Joe Labarbera, Lima Charlie News The military forces of the United States absolutely must be the pre-eminent force in the

The Warrior Hunts: The Soul Healing Power of Nature

June 7, 2016

HEALTH·Op-Ed·PTSD·VETERANS

|By Maj. Joe Labarbera, Lima Charlie News NOW this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as

The Mayhem Inside

June 1, 2016

Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS

When I went to Iraq, I was young but I knew about fighting for God and Country. That was my socially instilled

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Think the Military Personnel System is Broke? Examine the Federal Service System

A Message from a Warrior About Protecting Our Sacred Lands: Why Standing Rock Matters

Leave No One Behind: Our Noble Interpreters

U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? A Western Dilemma

For the Sons of Mars: Meditations on the American Soldier

GailForce: CENTCOM and the ISIS Threat – Was there a Politicization of Intelligence?

Swords to Plowshares: Urban Farming for the New Warrior

Legendary Navy Captain Gail Harris Joins Lima Charlie News

The Long War’s Reaper: A Hard Look at America’s Military Culture

The Dallas Shooting: Policing A Wounded Nation

The Mayhem Inside: Part II: Orlando

Taunting the Bear: A Misapplication of American Military Power

The Warrior Hunts: The Soul Healing Power of Nature

The Mayhem Inside

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The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

Lebanon: Beirut and the Polycentric Reality

Working Hypothesis: Europe Seeks Relative Advantage from US Overextension

Mission Profile: Soft Power as the New Dominion

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

The fate of Afghanistan’s NATO Generation

Afghanistan – A Bold Solution