Sublime

Force 17, Yasir Arafat’s personal bodyguard

One can almost see the desperation creep into the quivering, pulsing body of the frightened animal. It is one-sided violence. If two men equally matched, or even relatively matched, are in deadly combat, the violence is clear-cut though terrible; there is gross equality of advantage. But when the power and the tools of violence are on one side, the

acceptable. J'ai toujours considéré la mort comme un phénomène regrettable et l'infliger à quelqu'un est tout à fait contraire à ma nature : je suis obligé de me forcer. Certes, il m'est arrivé de tuer des hommes, pour obéir à la convention unanime et sacrée du moment, mais ce fut toujours sans entrain, sans une véritable inspiration. Aucune cause

Men have an obligation for the capacity to be violent and, if exercised, should be decisive and lethal. Most men today can’t be violent, or even understand why it’s a skill that men should master. The narrative we’ve had crammed down our throats is “Be kind, be humble, and that love is the answer.” But, the truth is, is that society, and especially

Charles Simpson offers an insider’s view of the Special Forces in Vietnam with Inside the Green Berets: The First Thirty Years—a History of the U.S. Army Special Forces (Simpson 1983).