RSS- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
- HARPER: COL. W. PATRICK LANG R.I.P.
- A Note On Our Folly By Walrus
Monthly Archives: February 2016
A cease fire made in hell?
"The truce will not cover the Islamic State, the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front and any other militias designated as terrorist organizations by the U.N. Security Council. Both the U.S. and Russia are still targeting those groups with airstrikes. The State Department … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria
94 Comments
R+6 presses on…
I have the feeling that IS in Syria is coming apart at the seams. The suicide attacks in Homs and Damascus may well be an indication of an IS desire to cover their own withdrawal. Perhaps even the Iraqi Army … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East, Syria
30 Comments
ISIS Recruiting Operations In Indonesia By Walrus.
The Australian ABC has allegedly obtained video (link below) of an ISIS recruiter; cleric Syamsudin Uba, peddling his wares at a mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, to what is believed to be potential ISIS recruits: "They declare that territory as Islamic State … Continue reading
Posted in government, Walrus
44 Comments
JCS J-2/DIA told Rumsfeld and Myers there was no WMD in September, 2002
"The report was an inventory of what U.S. intelligence knew—or more importantly didn’t know—about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Its assessment was blunt: “We’ve struggled to estimate the unknowns. … We range from 0% to about 75% knowledge on … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, government, History, Intelligence, Iraq, Middle East, weapons
26 Comments
The East Aleppo pocket has closed
" … Determined to complete the encirclement, the Tiger Forces launched a vital assault to capture the last village located between their positions along the Aleppo-Raqqa Highway and the Jibreen District of Aleppo City. The assault proved successful as the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East, Russia, Syria, The Military Art
107 Comments
The Terrible Turks – Part Two
"A source close to Russian President Vladimir Putin told me that the Russians have warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Moscow is prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons if necessary to save their troops in the face of … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey
96 Comments
2,000 fewer rebels in Idlib Province
" Syrian rebels have brought at least 2,000 reinforcements through Turkey in the past week to bolster the fight against Kurdish-led militias north of Aleppo, rebel sources said on Thursday. Turkish forces facilitated the transfer from one front to another over … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
105 Comments
My Will Be Done….
There has been some perhaps idle speculation that perhaps Obama's mind has wandered from the business of foreign policy in the direction of his self image as a savior who will direct the United States in the direction of a … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns
123 Comments
SYRIA ROUND-UP: The “Crazies in the Basement” vs the Reality on the Ground
By Patrick BAHZAD The "crazies in the basement" is an expression that was coined originally by some unknown member of George W's administration. It used to designate the small clique of Neo-Cons who had found their way into Bush junior's … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
48 Comments
TREATING THE TERROR PSYCHOSIS by Michael Brenner
America is afflicted with a debilitating ailment that has warped the collective national mind. Its symptoms are the experience of persistent delusions and a distorted sense of objective reality. The disorder impairs functioning since the subjective perception of … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns
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