September 25, 2026 The Houthis are a small tribe in Yemen’s mountainous north who love their quirky Zaidi sect of militant Islam, cherish their guns, and love to chew the narcotic shrub qat. I joined Houthis in the wild mountains of Yemen to follow their wars and chew qat. Houthis […]
August 8, 2024 In 1982, I was with Israel’s army when it invaded southern Lebanon. We moved from menacing village to village ready for an attack by Hezbollah fighters. Israel’s objective was to seize the southern portion of Lebanon, notably the Litani River, the region’s major source of potable water. […]



