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My recent trip to the Baltic included a week with the Royal Swedish Navy and the Swedish Marines, the First Amphibious Regiment. The hospitality of both surpassed anything I could have expected, including a chance to conn one of the superb Class 90 patrol craft through the skerries. At 40 knots the boat rode like [...]
Filed under: War
This curious nugget from today’s Washington Post:
President Obama has asked senior officials for a province-by-province analysis of Afghanistan to determine which regions are being managed effectively by local leaders and which require international help, information that his advisers say will guide his decision on how many additional U.S. troops to send to the battle.
Obama made [...]
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The NYT’s story about how the CIA has had Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother Ahmed Wali on the payroll for much of the past eight years is intended to shock because Ahmed Wali has frequently been linked to drug trafficking. Well, he is also linked to his brother, which is why he is important. As [...]
Filed under: Foreign policy, War
An article in the October 23 Washington Times points to what I think may be the next important evolution in Fourth Generation war. The piece concerns Mexico’s third-largest drug gang, La Familia. La Familia is best known for beheading people it does not like. But according to the article, its real claim [...]
Filed under: Immigration, War, World
Last week I had the pleasure of helping lead a staff ride of Operation Albion for the Baltic Defence College. Especially for people with an interest in amphibious operations, Albion is one of the best case studies history offers.
In Operation Albion, which was carried out in early October 1917 – our staff ride duplicated its [...]
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Those who have been hoping that J Street would develop into pro-Israel lobby free of many of the objectionable features of AIPAC should think twice. J Street’s Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami has just released a statement on Iran which I will reproduce in full: “J Street supports the thoughtful and nuanced approach to Iran sanctions legislation [...]
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Which allowed everyman to safely manage large explosions.
While living in Europe I knew many Scandinavians and found them particularly free from guile. The awarding of the Nobel Peace prize to Barack Obama makes me wonder, however. Are they trying to make the man fit the suit that they bought for him? Do they think he [...]
Filed under: War