More on Venezuela
It seems this was the culmination of months – or more? – of planning, with signals and warnings for Maduro to go into exile or else. Now we see the “or else.” There are also rumors that it’s all staged … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Military
The US captures Maduro
That’s a sentence I didn’t expect to be writing. And yet it’s true: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured by US forces during a “large-scale” nighttime military operation early Saturday, President Trump announced. “The United … Continue reading →
Israel is determined to become militarily independent
An excellent idea, if they can pull it off: “I approved, along with the defense minister and finance minister, a sum of NIS 350 billion [$108 billion] over the next decade to build an independent Israeli munitions industry,” Netanyahu said … Continue reading →
About the second strike on the drug boat
At a press conference today, Press Secretary Leavitt clarified certain things about this story, but left others murky. Here’s what she said: What do I take from that exchange? That there was a “second strike” ordered by Admiral Bradley rather … Continue reading →
Rahmanullah Lakanwal will be facing murder charges after all
In unutterably sad news, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom has died, which means that Rahmanullah Lakanwal will be facing murder charges for the DC shooting of two members of the National Guard. The other victim is in critical condition and may not … Continue reading →
Breaking news: two National Guard members shot and killed in DC [see UPDATE]
This is the most recent article I could find. Terrible news: Two West Virginia National Guardsmen have been shot and killed in Washington, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday. … The Guardsmen were in Washington as part of a state deployment. … Continue reading →
The drama of the “illegal orders” six
Six members of Congress made a video telling members of the military to disobey any illegal orders from Trump. Now the FBI is investigating them to see what may have prompted this action, since the six didn’t cite any illegal … Continue reading →
Veterans Day, Armistice Day
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
No fat generals, says Hegseth
Of course, that’s hardly all he said. The basic thrust of the speech was to turn back the clock to the time before Obama’s Hope and Change and Wokeness transformed the military (at least, the Obama years are when I … Continue reading →
It seems to be in the air: more mass shootings over the weekend
If it sometimes seems as though these things are contagious, it’s because they probably are. Not literally contagious, of course. But susceptible minds read about a mass shooting or see a video, and a few of them think, “What a … Continue reading →
On the Gaza tunnels
The Gazans are adept at three things: propaganda, killing, and digging elaborate and extensive tunnels. In fact, their tunnel system is almost certainly the most elaborate in the world. But in that, they are helped along by geography/geology. Here’s an … Continue reading →
Get ready for the drones
Brave New World of weaponry: A new generation of ‘Super Drones’ is transforming war and industry, with sizes as small as a mosquito, speeds of up to 300 mph, intelligent ‘swarms’ working together without pilots, hi-tech ‘cloaking’ capabilities and single … Continue reading →