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Throwback Thursday – Pelosi’s a hit – with Syrians

| February 20, 2020 | 15 Comments
Throwback Thursday – Pelosi’s a hit – with Syrians

This was originally posted by Jonn Lilyea on May 2, 2007 Betsy Pisik writes in the Washington Times about Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s new constituency – in Syria;  The California Democrat warmed Syrian hearts with her trip last month to Damascus, an event that people still share with visiting Americans as conversational currency. “Nancy Pelosi is […]

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Korean War POWs: The PRC Detainees

| February 14, 2020 | 8 Comments
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 […]

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No Surprises Here

| January 10, 2020 | 7 Comments
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/ […]

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Breaking News – The Russians Are Coming!

| December 17, 2019 | 67 Comments
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 […]

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What Was Missed?

| December 11, 2019 | 30 Comments
What Was Missed?

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 […]

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On Thin Ice… Very Thin Ice

| December 9, 2019 | 16 Comments
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 […]

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US and South Korea

| November 22, 2019 | 17 Comments
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 […]

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Taliban free American, Australian hostages

| November 19, 2019 | 6 Comments
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 […]

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