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Ukraine strikes deep into Russian occupied territories with ATACMS

| October 18, 2023 | 10 Comments
Ukraine strikes deep into Russian occupied territories with ATACMS

When the Ukrainians received and used US supplied HIMARS, the precision strikes they were able to levy on Russian military assets in occupied territories forced the Russians to move many of their military equipment and systems. The Russians moved them to well beyond regular HIMARS strikes. With the use of the storm shadow missiles, the Ukrainians […]

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Threats escalate

| October 14, 2023 | 51 Comments
Threats escalate

Been a busy week in the war with words. Besides our own politicians wedging their size 12Es into their mouths, we have some of the usual overseas players making threats as well. Top of the list is Fatty da Kim. North Korea is offended that the USS Ronald Reagan group, an aircraft carrier group, has […]

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Thought OUR military sucks? Not really.

| October 2, 2023 | 26 Comments
Thought OUR military sucks? Not really.

It’s easy to complain about the military – heck, it’s a RIGHT. Not sure, but I think it’s Amendment 1.1 where it says “All military have the right to (discreetly) complain about the service. Forever, amen.” You could be one of those folks whose PCS orders have to be reissued since someone screwed up the […]

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Kamala Harris – North Korea’s supplying ammunition to Russia would be a huge mistake

| September 12, 2023 | 33 Comments
Kamala Harris – North Korea’s supplying ammunition to Russia would be a huge mistake

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet each other in Moscow to engage in talks. The Russians are looking to receive certain types of ammunition from North Korea. North Korea is hoping that Russia could provide some help regarding food supplies and military equipment shortages. These are just examples of what could […]

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Ukraine to receive an additional $600 million in military equipment

| September 11, 2023 | 16 Comments
Ukraine to receive an additional $600 million in military equipment

In the aftermath of America’s pledging $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an additional $600 million worth of military equipment will also be sent to Ukraine. This security assistance package includes demolition munitions, mine-clearing equipment, artillery shells, etc. Depleted uranium ammunition is included in this aid. From Al Jazeera: The latest $600m will “support […]

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Overestimating Russian military strength

| September 10, 2023
Overestimating Russian military strength

Ukraine has been grinding away with its counter offensive over the summer. Many have claimed that the counter offensive “failed”. Some, like James (Jim) Rickards of the Daily Reckoning, suggested that the not only did the Russians stop the counter offensive, but is “winning decisively.” These assumptions, according to Foreign Affairs’ Zoltan Barany, are driven […]

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NATO versus Russia, Romania avoids close call

| September 5, 2023 | 17 Comments
NATO versus Russia, Romania avoids close call

Given the Russian attacks on the main Ukrainian ports from which they export their goods, the Ukrainians relied on ports further to the west. These ports were close to the Romanian border. During a recent Russian drone attack on these ports, Romanian territory was hit. Romania is a NATO country. After initially denying the hit, […]

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Wagner Group boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on passenger list of crashed airplane

| August 23, 2023 | 52 Comments
Wagner Group boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on passenger list of crashed airplane

Russian media is reporting that an airplane, that Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on, crashed north of Moscow. No survivors were reported. The aircraft was transiting from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, an investigation of the incident has been initiated. However, NBC news was not able to […]

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