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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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Simply an unfortunate case of simultaneous spontaneous combustion I’d say.That things were blowing up is a fact, the speculation involves…
Israel has reportedly been forced to send more soldiers into buildings where Hamas terrorists are thought to be hiding, rather than simply…
I note you didn’t deny hating Israel.
That was the reason I voted for Hawke. Best of a bad lot but that’s what politics is.
Airterror concerned. https://x.com/StopAntisemites/status/1836828996639621339?t=b09DLTOkahhD64ue5ivvLA&s=19