There are a lot of “leaks” regarding the discussions about a new hostage exchange arrangement. A number of the parties involved would be happy to see some kind of agreement reached before the Muslim fast month of Ramadan. This results in a lot of optimistic data getting out to the media, even when there is … More Gaza War 25 Feb
This morning we get to see the aftermath of that heroic hostage rescue. On CNN they were blaming Israel for the many casualties that resulted from the rescue operation. The number 100 was mentioned a lot. I first heard 100 as a Hamas estimate. Hamas later lowered their number to 40-50. It may have gone … More Gaza War 13 Feb
The USA took a real step toward reducing violent behavior in the Middle East by actually engaging in violent behavior. For the US Air Force it was a single, small, mission. One B-1 Bomber flew from America to deliver a load of missiles aimed at several Iranian supported groups in Iraq and Syria. It was … More Gaza War Feb 4
The International Court of Justice in the Hague will release its decision later today. I won’t be able to comment about it until Sunday. What I can comment about is the war. CNN, in particular, spends an inordinate amount of time talking about Gazan casualties. They also view the conflict threw a seriously distorted lens. … More Gaza War 26 Jan
Last night there was another terrorist incident at a check point on a road leading south from Jerusalem. Our road to the city was closed for a while. The attacker, an Israeli Arab, stabbed two border police, one male, on female, and paid for it by becoming a “martyr”. Israeli security forces have arrested nearly … More Gaza War 29 Dec
We are now well into the 6th day of this “War”. What I saw yesterday from my home was a continuing barrage of rockets from Gaza aimed at locations al over Israel. The Israeli Air Force is still the major (almost exclusive) player in delivering attacks against Hamas. Casualty figures creep upwards at a relatively … More Gaza War 2
In his new book Jared Kushner claims that separating the Territorial dispute from the Jerusalem issue was a key element leading to the Abraham Accords. Too bad he didn’t take his thinking one step further and also break the refugee issue away from the territorial dispute. The whole world (including the Arabs) knows that the … More One More Tiny Step
The Media seems full of reports on murders, assassinations, and mass killings. I’m going to focus on just part of them. I mentioned Shireen Abu Akleb in a previous post. The main change is that CNN decided to blame Israel after an investigation that consulted ONLY proponents of the Palestinian claims. Small wonder that they … More Assassinations !?
Here are a few of the newest models in my collection of WWI camouflaged ships. It includes a pattern prepared for USS Tacoma, but which may never have been used. There are also examples of large transports ST Louis and ST Paul that served as auxiliary cruisers in the Spanish-American War and were requisitioned again … More New Additions to My Collection
I’m a graduate of the US Navy Nuclear Weapon Handling Course. A few decades ago I was even in charge of a team that might have been called upon to move a nuclear weapon from one location to another. Part of that course included learning about the effects of nuclear weapons. They’re really frightening. So … More Like a Trailer for a Horror Movie
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