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Category Archives: TTG
The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
Reviewing the situation: The Russian Army has an active force of about 400,000. Half of those are draftees, conscripts if you like that term better. Between 150,000 and 200,000 have been committed to the Ukraine “project” by Putin and Company. … Continue reading
Posted in TTG, Ukraine Crisis
81 Comments
Israel attacks Iranian embassy in Damascus
DAMASCUS, April 1 (Reuters) – Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday in a strike that Iran said killed seven of its military advisers, including three senior commanders, and that marked a major escalation in Israel’s war … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Middle East, TTG
87 Comments
The Polish Proa Fleet
I thought I’d change it up. Even add a little levity to our sullen and sometimes frightening world. Given that Vladimir Eremeev and his self-designed and self-built proa, Drama Queen, has now started and completed two Everglades Challenges, I think … Continue reading
Posted in Messing about in boats, TTG
9 Comments
The Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse
At the suggestion of Keith Harbaugh, here’s a post on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore. Keith provided a YouTube playlist with several good videos. I’ve watched the 50 minute video of Sal Mercogliano and John … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, The economy, TTG
36 Comments
Al Jazeera Explainer: Why is ISIS-K targeting Russia?
Defence and security analysts say the group has targeted its propaganda at Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent years over the alleged oppression of Muslims by Russia. “Russian foreign policy has been one big red flag for ISIS [ISIL],” Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Russia, TTG
104 Comments
“Study Reveals How Ancient Humans Escaped Climate Extinction 900,000 Years Ago”
Some 900,000 years ago, humans nearly went extinct. According to the results of a genomics study published last year, modern humanity’s ancestors were reduced to a breeding population of barely 1,300 individuals in a devastating bottleneck that brought us to the … Continue reading
Posted in Science, TTG
24 Comments
“How the Czech Republic has just stopped Putin cold and saved Ukraine”
Russia went to war in Ukraine two years ago with twice as many artillery pieces as Ukraine had. But it isn’t the advantage in howitzers that really matters – it’s the advantage in shells. After all, a single gun firing … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
73 Comments
“Putin’s arms shipments no longer dare enter the Black Sea. Russia is losing the logistic war”
Navies spend more time (ideally) preventing conflict in the first place, but if that fails, the big effort is protecting their own side’s logistics and/or denying the enemy theirs. History is littered with examples of combatants who overreached their supply … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis
58 Comments
Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery
The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, which the UN says is on the brink of famine. Videos posted online show a crane moving crates from the barge to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Middle East, TTG
10 Comments