Foreign Policy
Korean War POWs: The PRC Detainees
Some years ago, I wrote a series of articles regarding POWs and listings of same. In that article, I attempted to document as many us military personnel as I reasonably could who might be considered bona fide prisoners of war – terrorist incidents excepted (I noted some, but that’s a very difficult research project). Links […]
No Surprises Here
General Salami It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. Even dTrump knows that. I did wonder how long it would be until the information in the linked article came up, and Military Times has provided coverage for it. Iran’s Quds-trained militants are responsible for continued lone wolf rocket attacks on Iraq and on US forces. https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2020/01/10/iran-backed-militia-calls-for-lone-wolf-attacks-against-us-troops/ […]
Breaking News – The Russians Are Coming!
Undated photo of Russian AGI Viktor Leonov. A Russian Navy ship is currently operating in an unsafe manner off the eastern coast of the USA, ignoring signals from both commercial shipping and the US Navy. It is offshore from North Carolina. US Navy is keeping an eye on it. The Viktor Leonov has been ignoring […]
What Was Missed?
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The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen March 16, 2016, in Pensacola, Fla. (Patrick Nichols/Navy) No, I won’t go into a scold here, but what was missed with the vetting/screening procedure that let that shooter slip through so easily? https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/12/11/pentagon-orders-review-of-vetting-for-international-students-in-us-military-programs/ Somebody missed something, somewhere. If not that, then once he came here […]
On Thin Ice… Very Thin Ice
Below is a link to a Steve Turley video on why globalism is on the edge of failing, which is partly related to the continuing and increasingly destructive protests by les gilets jaunes (the Yellow (jaunes) Vests (gilets) and the protests in Hong Kong, but not referencing what was and still is the global financial […]
US and South Korea
There is a discussion going on between South Korea and the US on keeping US troops in South Korea. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/11/21/us-defense-chief-ends-asia-tour-with-same-troubles-risks/ From the article: HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper ended an Asia tour Thursday with the same trio of troubles on the Korean Peninsula that he found on arrival last week. Together they […]
Taliban free American, Australian hostages
The Taliban on Tuesday freed two Western hostages who were held for more than three years in what has been seen as a hopeful sign in the Afghan peace talks. An American professor and Australian professor have been released by the Taliban after being held for more than three years in Afghanistan. The hostages, who […]
Turkey Does Matter
In addition to all the hullabaloo going on in the Swamp on the Potomac, Pres. Trump will be attending a NATO conference in London in December. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/11/16/this-could-get-a-little-ugly-what-to-watch-for-at-the-nato-leaders-summit/ From the article: The focus, NATO watchers agree, will be on three presidents who have shaken the alliance in recent years. U.S. President Donald Trump began his criticisms […]
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