Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast

My Storming America Series covers the gamut of what the spontaneous attack in the US will look like when terror cells launch a simultaneous attack on the US homeland.

I cover it in Episodes 37, 41-43 and 49-50 of my Chasing Ghosts podcast.

In this episode I discuss what the attack looks like in America.

This is not if, this is when.

The country is poised to experience this through a combination of neglect and the sheer hubris of meddling in the world without realize the unintended consequences.

I wish I had better news but you have been warned, it's on the horizon.

I talk about William Forstchen's "Day of Wrath" and Kurt Schlichter's "The Attack".

References:

William Forstchen Day of Wrath

Kurt Schlichter The Attack

Matt Bracken:

Enemies Foreign and Domestic.

Foreign Enemies And Traitors.

Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista.

The Red Cliffs of Zerhoun.

Castigo Cay.

Eric Frank Russell The Wasp

Michael Z. Williamson The Weapon (and the entire Freehold series)

Ernest R. May Strange Victory: Hitler’s Conquest of France

Robert Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert Asprey War In The Shadows: The Guerrilla In History

My Substack

Email at [email protected].

I am the Smedley D. Butler Fellow for Military Affairs at the Libertarian Institute.

They asked me to comment on the recent podcast interview between Ben Shapiro and Niall Ferguson which of course, was a reaction to Darryl Cooper's (Martyrmade Podcast) recent appearance on Tucker Carlson.

I find members of the academic historian cartel (even "right of center" types like Ferguson) are horrified that non-credentialed historical observers are weighing in on the consequences of war in history. I urge everyone to deprogram yourselves and listen to the rogue but right historians like Martyrmade and ProfCJ's Dangerous History podcasts to get the better and more accurate view of what actually happened in the past that shapes our present.

Here's what you must realize about war: wars are won by the least incompetent forces and the world will not be shiny and new at the conclusion but it will different.

I address some of these issues.

I would urge you to listen to CG podcast Episode 052 on Churchill for a more in-depth indictment of His Nibs.

My blogging at the Libertarian Institute.

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This is an episode to examine what Churchill really did for the West after witnessing the emotional & ahistorical outbursts by the usual suspects after Darryl Cooper from the Martyrmade Podcast appeared on Tucker Carlson on 2 SEP 2024.

I am simply addressing the claims of Churchill as "the chief villain" which I think was hyperbolic (Cooper accedes to this) because I think Churchill was one of many villains during WWII. I am a reluctant Anglophile and I think historical revisionism is a healthy reaction to triumphalist historiography in the West that has made questioning accepted narratives a scholar crime.

Listen to the interview yourself before arriving at any conclusions.

References:

William Manchester The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965

Andrew Roberts Churchill: Walking with Destiny

David Reynolds In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War

John Charmley Churchill: The End of Glory : A Political Biography

John Charmley Churchill's Grand Alliance: The Anglo-American Special Relationship 1940-57

Gordan Corrigan BLOOD, SWEAT AND ARROGANCE: The Myth's of Churchill's War

Madhusree Mukerjee Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India during World War II

Thomas Ricks Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

Patrick J. Buchanan Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World

Nicolai Tolstoy Victims of Yalta: The Secret Betrayal of the Allies: 1944-1947

Robert A. Pape Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War

Ralph Raico on Rethinking Churchill

The Libertarian Institute Blog

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This is an episode to examine what cell structures look like and the methodologies of guerrillas and insurgents use to conduct clandestine or covert action.

I further discuss traditional, subversive, critical cell and mass-oriented and unconventional cell structures. We visit some historical parallels and why the US and the West may not catch the next wave of terror in America (not cooked up by the clownish FBI like the Whitmer disaster).

References:

How They Hunt

AQ Training Manual

The IRA Greenbook

Hunting the Sleepers

An Analysis of Al-Qaida Tradecraft

Modeling Terrorist Networks - Complex Systems at the Mid-Range

Understanding the Form, Function, and Logic of Clandestine Insurgent and Terrorist Networks: The First Step in Effective Counternetwork Operations

HR Kedward In Search of the Maquis: Rural Resistance in Southern France, 1942-1944

George Millar Maquis: An Englishman in the French Resistance

Ian Wellsted SAS with the Maquis: In Action with the French Resistance, June–September 1944

Stephen Biddle Nonstate Warfare: The Military Methods of Guerillas, Warlords, and Militias

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My Storming America Series covers the gamut of what the spontaneous attack in the US will look like when terror cells launch a simultaneous attack on the US homeland.

I cover it in Episodes 37, 41-43 and 49-50 of my Chasing Ghosts podcast.

This is an episode to examine what you can do about the coming civil unrest in America. I discuss some of the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) the free range human can employ to prepare and protect themselves for the coming unpleasantness.

I wanted to add a great note from one of my listeners [H/T to MG] that is a great addition to the recommendations for an entry price point Stoner platform. Be sure to get a red dot.

I would like to bring one thing to your attention. Garand Thumb did a video on the Palmetto State Armory (PSA) $400 AR-15 platform. Title of video: "How Many Rounds Will A 400 Dollar AR-15 Last"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGtjx_2qbQ

He matched up the PSA upper to a lower that allowed automatic fire to speed up the test. The rifle performed flawlessly into the 6500 rnds fired range to include engaging targets out to 700m to demonstrate barrel wear conditions.

Now consider that your high end AR platform will start experiencing problems in the 10-12 thousand rounds fired range and cost 3-4x the price of the PSA AR platform. For that same high end AR price you could purchase 3-5 of the PSA's rifles.

My key takeaway from the video, for new gun owners and/or strict budget due to our current economic decline and late stage empire, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend someone to buy 1-2 PSA rifles, a quality optic, and a 1-2 thousand rounds and yet still be under the price of a high end AR and it's high end optic normally paired.

References:

https://backofbeyondsite.wordpress.com/2024/08/02/ammo-inventory/

INTERVIEW WITH C. REED KNIGHT, JR.: PART 2

William Forstchen Day of Wrath

Kurt Schlichter The Attack

Karl Dahl

Faction

Faction: With the Crusaders

Matt Bracken:

Enemies Foreign and Domestic.

Foreign Enemies And Traitors.

Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista.

The Red Cliffs of Zerhoun.

Castigo Cay.

Eric Frank Russell The Wasp

Michael Z. Williamson The Weapon (and the entire Freehold series)

Ernest R. May Strange Victory: Hitler’s Conquest of France

Robert Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Robert Asprey War In The Shadows: The Guerrilla In History

My Substack

Email at [email protected]