Archive - The High Side

The CIA-directed sabotage cells setting Russia ablaze

The story the CIA doesn't want you to read

Jun 27 •

May 2025

Court document hints at details behind former CIA officer’s fall from grace

Feds say Dale Bendler abused his position to help DC lobbying firm clients

May 15 •

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April 2025

Army Special Ops Slated to Lose Thousands of Paid Airborne Positions

Move amounts to $1,800 pay cut for those affected

Apr 15 •

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March 2025

‘Lambs to the slaughter’ (Part 1)

How the CIA failed its officers in Cuba and the FBI failed them at home

Mar 10 •

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February 2025

Speakers at SOF conference tiptoe around Trump on Ukraine, allies

Almost no-one mentions “the elephant in the room”

Feb 23 •

December 2024

Delta Force article disappears - at SOCOM's request

The Army quietly removed an online article about women in the elite unit (but we saved a copy for you).

Dec 14, 2024 •

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October 2024

Men under "downward pressure"

The leaders at the Army’s special operations schoolhouse explain how they are trying to fight through a tightening budget and a recruiting crisis to…

Oct 31, 2024 •

Two new jobs, but too few people (and robots)

The Green Berets try to adapt to the new way of war

Oct 29, 2024 •

September 2024

In The Kill Zone: The Life and Times of Willie Merkerson (Part 7)

Sep 13, 2024 •

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August 2024

In The Kill Zone: The Life and Times of Willie Merkerson (Part 6)

Part 6: In The Wind

Aug 27, 2024 •

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In The Kill Zone: The Life and Times of Willie Merkerson (Part 5)

Part 5: Desert Deliverance

Aug 16, 2024 •

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July 2024

Record-breaking drone is ULTRA cheap, but too pricey for CENTCOM

New drones break CENTCOM record with 49 hours over ISIS-K target in Afghanistan

Jul 23, 2024 •

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