The UN Security Council voted Monday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany.
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Germany Is the Main Provider of Tanks to Ukraine, Putting Berlin in a Position It Sought to Avoid
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Feb 9, 2023 | News
Ukraine will receive hundreds of main battle tanks during the coming months. Berlin had hoped its European allies would provide a significant number of tanks to Kiev, but German-made Leopard 1 and 2 tanks will make up the vast majority of Western-made armor sent to Ukraine.
Ep 009 “French COIN Part Two: Algeria: Losing Afrique”
by Bill Buppert | Feb 6, 2023 | Chasing Ghosts Podcast
Episode Notes I discuss the French experience in north Africa and the devastating consequences of the double blow of losing Indochina in the same timeframe in Algeria in north Africa. References: Martin Windrow Our Friends Beneath the Sands: The Foreign Legion in...
France Says It Pledged AMX-10 RC ‘Light Tanks’ to Ukraine
by Dave DeCamp | Jan 5, 2023 | News
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pledged to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Paris will provide Kiev with AMX-10 RC armored combat vehicles as Ukraine has been seeking Western-made tanks.
Macron: France Won’t Respond to a Nuclear Strike on Ukraine With Nuclear Weapons
by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 16, 2022 | News
French President Emmanuel Macron answered questions about Paris’s nuclear weapons policy in a Wednesday television interview. He indicated that Moscow detonating a nuclear weapon in Ukraine would not cause Paris to use its nukes. Macron is facing criticism for his remarks.
NATO to Hold Nuclear Exercise Despite Tensions With Russia
by Dave DeCamp | Oct 12, 2022 | News
NATO plans to hold nuclear exercises next week despite the soaring tensions with Russia that have led to President Biden warning of the risk of nuclear “armageddon.”
NATO Kicks Off Naval War Games Near Group of Russian Ships
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Sep 12, 2022 | News
The United States and 11 NATO members have started large-scale military drills in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Dubbed “Dynamic Mariner,” the war games will put several NATO ships in a region with a major Russian military presence, at a time of soaring tensions between Moscow and the West.
The Antiwar Comic: The Stupidest Reasons
by Tony DiGerolamo | Jun 20, 2022 | Blog
This one is a new favorite of mine. As the video game says, "War never changes." More comics at the Webcomic Factory!
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The Waco Tragedy
Last year, I sat down with author David Hardy and filmmaker Dan Gifford for a 13-hour in-depth review of the ATF, FBI and US Army's slaughter of the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas on this day in 1993. Also feat. James Tabor, Paul Fatta, David Thibodeau, Jim Bovard,...
TSA Gets a Raise
Are you bummed because inflation's got you again wit' yer broke ass? Well take heart. Federal Government employees are doing better than ever at your expense. So at least they've got that going for them.
Lexington and Concord: The Fire Begins
The divorce proceedings between London and America began on this day in 1775, 249 years ago. In Episode 011 of my podcast, I did a historical memorium to the events at Lexington and Concord. In honor of this day, give it a listen.
The “Israel Has the Most Moral Army in the World” Trope
Delusional supporters of Israel’s genocide in Gaza claim the IDF is “the most moral army in the world”. Here’s the stark reality.
Wheels Within Wheels: Complexity is Real in War
“The truth about the world, he said, is that anything is possible. Had you not seen it all from birth and thereby bled it of its strangeness it would appear to you for what it is, a hat trick in a medicine show, a fevered dream, a trance bepopulate with chimeras...
F35 Fat Amy Follies: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Two Trillion Dollars... Pretty soon, we're talking real money. So we put this in perspective: Two trillion U.S. dollars in $100 notes would be 1,356 miles high. If they were one dollar bills, it would be 135,600 miles high (the moon is 238,900 miles from Earth)....