RSS- A Season for Memories
- Bill Harris, The Bulge and Christmas 1944
- The assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov
- “China is pushing Russia out of Kazakhstan’s uranium sector — Russia is gradually losing its influence in Central Asia.”
- When did Russia decide to cut Assad loose?
- Syrian rebels reveal year-long plot that brought down Assad regime
- FBI missed ‘basic step’ when gathering intel in the lead-up to Jan. 6, DOJ watchdog finds
- The drones over New Jersey
- The Langley Aerodrome Experience… at Stafford Airport
- “Romanian Court Annuls Presidential Election, Throws Process Into Chaos”
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Mediaworld and the reality of East Aleppo
IMO the Battle of East Aleppo will be over soon. R+6 is carving up what is left of the pocket like a Christmas "Turkey" (Heh! Heh!). The Sheikh Sa'eed neighborhood at the south end of the kessel fell today, and … Continue reading
Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Middle East, Syria
65 Comments
The Madness of Sultan Tayyip
1 – He has gutted much of the educated middle class of Turkey in his frantic persecution of all those he thinks might not be loyal to him. 2 – He has sent the Turkish Army into Syria in what … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
105 Comments
Joe Scarborough thinks East Aleppo is the Warsaw Ghetto
According to the Western Media the population of that part of East Aleppo that is still in rebel (read jihadi) hands is terrified at the thought that soon they will be in the clutches of the SAA and its Palestinian, … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Syria
43 Comments
SHORT AND SHARP: East Aleppo Rebel Stronghold Stormed by SAA and Allies
By Patrick BAHZAD As readers will probably be aware by now, huge developments have taken place in rebel held Eastern Aleppo over the weekend. In a matter of 48 hours, the rebels have lost some 40 % of the … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Russia, Syria
49 Comments
The Counterattack Against President – Elect Trump By Walrus.
At least as I was taught and trained, it is standard military practice, on taking an enemy position, to immediately begin defensive preparations to receive an almost inevitable counterattack. I hope for the sake of America, that President – Elect … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Politics
168 Comments
Black Friday Thoughts – 25 November 2016
1. President's Daily Book Briefings – The notion that a president or president elect is under ANY obligation to sit through a lengthy daily briefing from a team from the Director of National Intelligence office is just wrong. This … Continue reading
Posted in Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Egypt, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria
85 Comments
The Shipwright – TTG
"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." – Saint Francis of … Continue reading
Posted in Fine Art, TTG, Whatever
18 Comments
The Impossible Engine
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/the_athenaeum/2016/11/httpswwwwashingtonpostcomnewsspeaking-of-sciencewp20161122this-rocket-engine-breaks-a-law-of-physics-but-a-nasa-t.html Please post any comments on The Athenaeum. pl
Posted in Science, Space
6 Comments
ORIGIN Incensed—Presidents Elect have a right of freedom of speech and expression too.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (Preamble to the U.S. Declaration of … Continue reading