Senators call for 20k troops in Syria and Iraq Two senior U.S. senators called on Sunday for Washington to nearly triple military force levels in Iraq to 10,000 and send an equal number of troops to Syria as part of a multinational ground force to counter Islamic State in both countries. Republicans John McCain and […]
Former CIA director carrying the water for Erdogan as Turkey lobbyist? Thousands of articles have been published worldwide in recent weeks exposing Turkey’s strategic trickery—using the pretext of fighting ISIS to carry out a genocidal bombing campaign against the Kurds who have courageously countered ISIS in Syria and Iraq. To conceal its deception and mislead […]
Turkey supports ISIS A team of Columbia University researchers from the United States, Europe, and Turkey confirmed last week that the Turkish government has provided to ISIS: military cooperation, weapons, logistical support, financial assistance, and medical services. This detailed investigation was headed by David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at […]
Russia and Iran agree on plan for Syria Iran’s supreme leader has praised Moscow’s regional role — particularly in Syria — as “effective” during a meeting with the Russian president in Tehran on November 23. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also criticized U.S. policies as a threat to both Iran and Russia, saying that Washington […]
Why the French Airstrikes Don’t Make Any Difference against Isis BEIRUT — Despite heavy French bombardment of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa this week, damage to the extremist group appears to be minimal, according to analysts and Syrian activists. The airstrikes — retaliation for last Friday’s attacks in Paris claimed by the Islamic […]
To defeat ISIS, leave Assad in Power After the dramatic and horrible Paris terror attacks last Friday, many are alarmed that the ISIS threat is out of control. In a reactive pose that has become routine for the group, it has claimed responsibility for—or, more accurately, boorishly celebrated—the tragic venture that killed 132. But whatever […]
Russia says airliner downed by a bomb A somber President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down and punish those responsible for a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month, “wherever they are hiding.” Intensified Russian airstrikes Tuesday hit the Islamic State group’s stronghold in Syria that also is being pounded by the […]
Atlas Group, the real life Rainbow Six. Not many realize that GSG-9 and KSK responded from Germany to the terrorist attacks in France. Special operation forces, or in police terminology special intervention teams, are an essential asset in any counter-terrorism operation. Their deployment can be needed during a terrorist incident or as a logical follow-up […]
Government of Iraq seizes Canadian aircraft Iraqi officials temporarily seized a military aircraft carrying weapons for Canadian special forces in Kurdistan, amid a wave of anti-western conspiracy theories rife in Iraqi politics. The seizure and the reasons for it raise questions for Canada’s new Liberal government, which has vowed to do more military training in […]
SECDEF says that Russia and China pose a threat to global order SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Saturday accused Russia of endangering world order, citing its incursions in Ukraine and loose talk about nuclear weapons, and said the U.S. defense establishment is searching for creative ways to deter Russian aggression […]
The US Army pays lip service to creative thinking I wrote a piece for this blog almost three year ago. I was hammered for it. This matters because I think it reflects larger institutional trends in the Army to stamp out creativity and critical thinking. My battalion commander at the time was fine with it. […]
HW Bush Disses Cheney and Rumsfeld Former President George H.W. Bush takes jabs at ex-Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in a new biography scheduled for release. Fox News, which obtained an advance copy of “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush,” reported that Bush wasn’t entirely […]
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