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Some very cool news: my first novel will be published Summer 2027. It's a modern Western, and I'm back to writing about war. Thank you to the many writers and first-readers who helped me make this book the best it can be. More soon.
Brian Castner
@Brian_Castner
Writer and researcher. Current: Crisis Team at Amnesty, Conv Defense NRF at Stimson. Formers: EOD, OIF/OEF x 3. Author of STAMPEDE, THE LONG WALK, etc.
- TIL that Carlos the Jackal is still alive.
- FIFA knows what's it doing. America loves an instant replay controversy - futbol just became football. We'll be complaining about this ref for decades.Was this worthy of a red card? 🟥
- Barrage balloons are back.The American pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle that was shot down over Iran in April, requiring a high-risk rescue mission by special forces, described a shocking sight before ejecting from his aircraft: multiple Iranian drones hovering in the air, moving as one, in a
- Afghanistan -> history Iraq -> tragedy Iran -> farceI had thought the US Global War on Terror ended with the disastrous withdrawal from Kabul in August 2021. But maybe I was wrong. Maybe it ended today, via this MOU and the failure of this absurd 3rd-times-the-charm regime change debacle in Iran. Or maybe my hopes are too high.
