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Monthly Archives: June 2024
Back in the Day
A while back my youngest brother sent me a thumb drive of digitized slides that my father took over the years. There are some great memories in there. With the 4th of July celebration coming up this week, I thought … Continue reading
Posted in History
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Open Thread – 28 June 2024
I’m pretty sure a lot of you have something to say about last night’s debate. What did I notice? Biden is an old man, a real old man. Fairly certain there are some in the DNC sweating that absolute fact. … Continue reading
Posted in Open Thread
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Biden administration moves toward allowing American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine
CNN — The Biden administration is moving toward lifting a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine, four US officials familiar with the matter told CNN, to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems. The change would mark another significant shift in … Continue reading
Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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Israeli Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men
In a landmark ruling that threatens to unravel Israel’s government, the country’s Supreme Court has ordered the military to begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men, who’ve long been exempt from service. Tuesday’s decision was unanimous, and comes amid intensified public opposition to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, TTG
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Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur *
* “Bound is the boatless man” – a a Viking expression often quoted in “Wooden Boat” magazine More than three millennia ago, a sinking merchant vessel settled about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Its hundreds of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Messing about in boats, TTG
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Could CIA Sabotage North Korean Arm Shipments to Russia? – Jeff Stein
With time running out five months before the election, and facing a polarized Congress dominated by Republicans eager to bring Biden down, the likelihood of the White House proposing any grand covert ops to sabotage the arms shipments at sea … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligence, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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Cargo ship Tutor believed to have sunk in Red Sea after Houthi attack
A cargo ship has sunk in the Red Sea a week after it was damaged in a deadly sea drone attack by Yemen’s Houthi movement, British maritime authorities and salvagers say. The Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier, was hit … Continue reading
Posted in Messing about in boats, The Military Art, TTG, Yemen
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Trent Telenko on Western Intel T3R Incompetence
This post [by Tuomo Rusila] was a very good answer to a Wash Post hit piece on Ukraine for it’s ratio of combat to logistical troops, or “tooth to tail” ratio (T3R). “Zelensky’s office announced that of the 1 M … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
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Putins Speech
The English text of President Putins speech of 14 June is now available at the link below. This long document explains, from the Russian point of view, how we got to where we are today. It also explains Russias position … Continue reading
Posted in Russia, Ukraine Crisis, Walrus
108 Comments