RSS- Russia can lose this war by Timothy Snyder
- Inaugural crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner
- Orangutans and traditional medicine
- Tatarigami’s assessment of the situation at Chasiv Yar and Ocheretyne
- Open Thread – 1 May 2024
- Barbara Ann on The Great Taking
- William Eaton and The Battle of Derna
- The battle for Ocheretyne
- Supreme Court oral arguments to be heard on April 25 about presidential immunity for official acts
- Nasa’s Voyager-1 sends usable data from deep space
Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Somewhat Phony, But Still Bloody War In The Donbass – TTG
The frontline between the Ukrainian Army and the Novorossiyan Army has been static since the imposition of a truce after the signing of the Minsk-2 protocols in February 2015. That does not mean it’s been quiet. The Minsk-2 protocols called … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Russia, TTG
70 Comments
SYRIA SITREP: A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST CONUNDRUM
By Patrick BAHZAD "Just when I Thought I was out,They pull me back in!»The Godfather – Part III (1990) You have got to wonder if that is what Bashar al-Assad is thinking somehow at the moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Syria
76 Comments
Syria/Iraq Overview – 5 April 2016
Syria – R+6 has clearly opted for a strategy that prioritizes the liberation of eastern Homs Governorate along the line Palmyra-Sukhna-Deir az-Zor and then an expansion of government control north to Raqqa. There is a fair amount of gas and … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Iraq, Middle East, Syria
16 Comments
Battle of Kursk
Chris Chuba wrote the following comment. I am making it into a post. "I want to start a thread on the Battle of Kursk for few reasons. 1. While it's a difficult choice, I'd choose this as the greatest … Continue reading
Posted in History, Russia, The Military Art
108 Comments
What is going on here?
Saudi Arabia's disastrous ground war in Yemen grinds on to some obscure end. The news is filled with catastrophe for Saudis+allies+mercenaries. At the same time the Saudi air force continues to delight in killing civilians in the towns in a sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Yemen
46 Comments
Russia Prepares for a Big War: The Significance of a Tank Army
By Patrick Armstrong People who already understand how armies are put together should skip Part 1. Part 1. How armies are put together One of the things that I find irritating about battles in movie is that the director seems … Continue reading
Nukes in Europe? What an awful thought!
The present US presidential campaign process is just awful. The Borgist MSM clearly have the idea that they can shape public perception to force outcomes that they prefer. At times their efforts reach levels of absurdities that are truly "impressive" … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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