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74America's Upcoming Defeat: The Afghanistan War
As Spock would say to Captain Kirk in Star Trek, " It is only logical, Captain". Why does America refuse to accept defeat graciously? Afghanistan has all the earmarks and signs of following in the footsteps of the Vietnam War. A war America lost....
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80A Russian Custer Last Stand in Chechnya, 2000
The first wars of the 21st Century proved to be the same ones that carried over from the 20th Century. In Chechnya, one such war continued as it had since the early 1990’s. The first epic type battle that...
0 comments64Hamas and Hezbollah: Libyan Weapons in Terrorists Hands
Egyptian authorities were just a tad too late to stop Hamas and Hezbollah (the former in Gaza, the latter in Lebanon) from gaining sophisticated Soviet surface to air missiles purchased from Libyan rebel generals looking for quick riches. Empty...
2 comments80Why Do We Fight in Afghanistan and Iraq?
Patriotism is one word that means different things to different people. It often pops up when discussing the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Both wars are convoluted affairs costing lives, both offer nothing to America except money spent and lives...
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63US Military is Buying Russian Helicopters
What is better than the modern US transport heliocpter? A Russian Mi-17 built over 35 years ago. Much of 800 million dollars procured by the US Dept. of Defense (and more) is being spent on purchasing...
2 comments57The Peace Pipeline and the N- Plant
Recently, Iran and Pakistan signed a $7.5 billion deal to build a gas pipeline (called the "Peace Pipeline") from Iran's South Pars field and is being built between Asalooyeh in southern Iran and...
0 comments57Our Lost Cause in Afghanistan
More and more, despite the reluctance to accept the fact, Afghanistan is looking more and more like a Vietnam in the outcome. It's too bad. Remember how the offensive for Marjah occupied the headlines,...
2 comments57Havens for Terrorists in Yemen
Yemen is located at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a poor Muslim country of 23 million with a weak central government, armed tribal groups in outlying areas, and porous borders, which...
0 comments59What General McChrystal Said: Excerpts That Got Him Fired
Like many of you, I really did not hear what the big issue was that got General McChrystal, the commander of all US forces in Afghanistan, fired. Whether you think it is just or not, military personnel talk...
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70Hitler's Terrorism: Missile Attack on London, 1943-4
World War Two seemed to have brought many firsts to the world and most of these "firsts" are associated with Hitler. While most were bad, Hitler, did have his engineers create many things that the post-WW2 enjoy even today, such as: highways...
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