Archive for the 'War' Category
What Bibi Wants, Bibi Gets
April 12th, 2019Via: Pat Buchanan: While a U.S. war with Iran may be what Bibi wants, it is not what America wants or needs. On Monday, President Donald Trump designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, the first time the United States has designated part of another nation’s government as such a threat. Iran’s Supreme […]
Reaction Engines Testing Successfully Proves Precooler Capability at Supersonic Heat Conditions
April 11th, 2019Via: Reaction Engines: A key element of the revolutionary SABRE™ air-breathing rocket engine successfully passes the first phase of high-temperature testing. Precooler technology will enable a wide variety of high-speed flight and advanced propulsion systems. Reaction Engines’ precooler heat exchanger successfully achieved all test objectives in the first phase of high-temperature testing designed to directly […]
Russia Revamps Arctic Military Base to Stake Claim on Region
April 11th, 2019Via: AP: Missile launchers ply icy roads and air defence systems point menacingly into the sky at this Arctic military outpost, a key vantage point for Russia to project its power over the resource-rich polar region. The base, dubbed Severny Klever (Northern Clover) for its trefoil shape, is painted in the white, blue and red […]
In Trade Wars of 200 Years Ago, the Pirates Were Americans
April 7th, 2019Intellectual property theft!? *pfft* Look into some of the early American fortunes and you’ll find a different sort of piracy. See, Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich by Kevin Phillips: Although later generations have taken a glossier view, the Revolution was another grand intermingling of public purpose and private profit—and as […]
Trump Tells Russia to Get Its Troops Out of Venezuela
March 27th, 2019My guess is that one American in 1,000 would know anything at all about the Monroe Doctrine, but that might be optimistic. In other news, U.S. Special Operations Forces Deployed To 70% Of The World’s Countries In 2016. Also, this Wikipedia page contains known U.S. military bases and other facilities abroad. Via: Reuters: U.S. President […]
Russian Air Force Planes Land in Venezuela Carrying Troops
March 24th, 2019“Russian encroachment in the region…” *snort* Via: Reuters: Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow. A flight-tracking website showed that two planes left from a Russian military airport bound for […]
Pentagon: We’re Buying Boeing F-15s to Keep Two Fighter Makers in Business
March 24th, 2019Via: Defense One: The decision to buy new Boeing F-15s reflects the Pentagon’s desire to keep two American companies making fighter jets into the next decade — and not the acting defense secretary’s ties to the company, a senior defense official said Friday. The 2020 budget request contains $1.1 billion to buy eight F-15X jets, […]
New Zealand Man Killed by U.S. Drone Strike in Yemen Radicalized at Christchurch Al Noor Mosque, Parents Claim
March 16th, 2019Mirror: Newshub: 04/06/2014 Christchurch Mosque Linked to Al-Qaida Suspect Related: Christchurch Terrorist Incident Via: Newshub: A Christchurch mosque has been linked to the drone killing of New Zealand al-Qaida suspect Daryl Jones. The parents of an Australian killed alongside Jones say their son was taught radical Islam in Christchurch, where he also met Mr Jones. […]
Pentagon Wants to Test A Space-Based Weapon in 2023
March 16th, 2019Via: DefenseOne: Defense officials want to test a neutral particle-beam in orbit in fiscal 2023 as part of a ramped-up effort to explore various types of space-based weaponry. They’ve asked for $304 million in the 2020 budget to develop such beams, more powerful lasers, and other new tech for next-generation missile defense. Such weapons are […]
New Zealand: Dozens Killed in Terrorist Attack
March 15th, 2019I’ve been reading through Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto, The Great Replacement. As I was reading, I kept thinking, “This sounds familiar. Where I have seen this before?” It has been a while since I’ve thought about Pol Pot, but Tarrant is hoping to bring about a sort of white man’s version of the Khmer Rouge. If […]
