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Australia ain’t what it was
Australia voted for the non-existent Palestinian state to be accorded (almost) full membership of the UN. Even the UK didn’t go that far, abstaining, along with 24 other countries. Eight honourable countries voted with Israel to oppose the resolution – the USA, Hungary, PNG, Nauru, Micronesia, Palau, the Czech Republic and Argentina. Australia was part of…
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A Military Realist’s View of the Ukraine War Thread
Over on Youtube, JimmyThomist is presenting on his channel, Operational Art of War, a magnificent series on the Russo-Ukraine War that looks at it largely from the operational perspective. What he means by ‘operational’ are the requirements necessary for armed forces to operate effectively, where the relevant dimensions are space, supply, transportation and terrain. Update…
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Probably fearful that people with red-green colour blindness would mistake green for red. Which would be understandable of course.
The Houthis still got the Saudis to the negotiating table because .. The Saudi’s haven’the stomache or inclination for a…
If the Houthis tried this on Israel , hundreds of planes would appear over Yemen inside 24 hours to carpet…
the do less damage that way
That is a very concise travelogue!