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L. Todd Wood

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L. Todd Wood, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, flew special operations helicopters supporting SEAL Team 6, Delta Force and others. After leaving the military, he pursued his other passion, finance, spending 18 years on Wall Street trading emerging market debt, and later, writing. The first of his many thrillers is "Currency." Todd is a contributor to Fox Business, Newsmax TV, Moscow Times, the New York Post, the National Review, Zero Hedge and others. For more information about L. Todd Wood, visit LToddWood.com.

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A Palestinian woman carries her masked son while waving a yellow Fatah flag during a rally to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Fatah movement, at the Unknown Soldier Square in Gaza City, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. Gaza's Hamas rulers have outlawed all New Year's celebrations in Gaza this year. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

L. TODD WOOD: Hamas still tunneling from Gaza to Israeli border

During Operation Protective Edge in 2014, Israeli troops destroyed 32 tunnels from the Gaza Strip that were dug across the border into Israel. In a new report, Haaretz's defense analyst Amos Harel states that Hamas may have rebuilt as many tunnels as were available to the terrorist organization prior to the Israeli military operation.

January 12, 2016
In this May 24, 2015 photo, Hezbollah fighters stand guard during a rally commemorating "Liberation Day," which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon. Hundreds of Iranian troops are being deployed in northern and central Syria, dramatically escalating Tehran’s involvement in the civil war as they join allied Hezbollah fighters in an ambitious offensive to wrest key areas from rebels amid Russian airstrikes. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)

L. TODD WOOD: Russia arming Hezbollah

According to Hezbollah commanders, Russia is directly arming the terrorist organization that bombed the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 and killed 241 Americans.

January 11, 2016
A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. The powerful U.S. B-52 bomber flew low over South Korea on Sunday, a clear show of force from the United States as a Cold War-style standoff deepened between its ally Seoul and North Korea following Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

L. TODD WOOD: B-52 flights can’t erase Obama’s weakness

There have been a rash of B-52 flights near threatening regimes lately, as obviously someone on the Obama administration national security staff has decided that the sight of a 60-year-old bomber will scare the boots off our adversaries.

January 10, 2016
Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican

L. TODD WOOD: U.S. rules of engagement under fire

Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican, has accused the Obama administration of refusing close air support in a timely manner to American special forces involved in a firefight this week in Afghanistan where one American was killed and two others wounded.

January 7, 2016
Traders look at their screens at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Germany's DAX stock market index was affected by Chinas stock crisis and dropped below 10,000 points. (Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Desperate dictators do desperate things

With the price of crude oil approaching its natural bottom in the $20 range, we should be aware of the untenable, economic pressure this price collapse is putting on the petro-dictators of the world.

January 7, 2016
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference in the White House Brady Press Briefing Room in Washington. Obama is slated Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, to finalize a set of new executive actions tightening the nation’s gun laws. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

White House ‘considering’ sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile tests

In a statement reminiscent of the kicking of the Keystone Pipeline can down the road, where the administration 'studied' the project for years before doing what everyone knew they were going to do and cancelled the pipeline, the White House says they are 'considering' additional sanctions on Iran for recent ballistic missile tests which were against U.N. sanctions and against the spirit of the Iranian nuclear 'deal.'

January 4, 2016
Afghanistan's municipality employees, in orange, clean the site of Friday's suicide attack at Le Jardin, a French restaurant, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack and said the bomber targeted a restaurant belonging to foreigners. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

L. TODD WOOD: Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan, ex-CIA director says

Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell stated over the weekend on CBS's "Face The Nation" that the situation is Afghanistan looks challenging going forward as the Taliban have made significant gains since the drawdown of U.S. forces in the Mideast country by the Obama administration.

January 4, 2016
Palestinians stand inside a house that was demolished by the Israeli military in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal Mukaber, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. The Israeli military says forces are demolishing and sealing off the Jerusalem homes of two Palestinians involved in deadly attacks against Israelis in the city last year. Both attackers were shot and killed at the scene. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

L. TODD WOOD: One hell of a wall — Israel shells its border to keep out terrorists

Israel, expecting retaliation from Hezbollah over the assassination of Samir Kuntar, a Druze fighter who was coordinating Hezbollah militant activities in Syria, took extraordinary action to protect its border. In order to prevent infiltration during a recent strong storm along the Lebanese border with Israel, the IDF shelled Israeli territory along the demarcation line in the Shebaa Farms area for the past five days.

January 4, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the opening of two new power units of the united Russian power system during a live video link from Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

L. TODD WOOD: Collapse of crude oil price could force Putin to surprise the world militarily

Russian President Vladimir Putin has surprised the world multiple times in the past several years militarily. His invasion and subsequent annexation of Crimea, combat support of the pro-Russian separatists in East Ukraine, and the landing of an expeditionary force in Syria, cementing a new Russian presence in the Middle East, are some recent examples that caught the West off guard. 2016 could very well bring additional geopolitical surprises from the Kremlin.

January 3, 2016