I think that you should view this still-born plan and the debate sparked by Franks in the context of other events, like the cancellation of the US Army’s $11-Billion Crusader program (the Crusader is a really big self-propelled 155-mm howitzer). Increasingly,...
“…there were Three Estates in Parliament; but in the Reporters’ Gallery there sat a Fourth Estate more important than them all. It is not a figure of speech, or a witty saying; it is a literal fact. Printing…is equivalent to Democracy; invent...
—— Forwarded Message From: Patrick Redding Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:40:26 -0800 To: Ian Andrew Bell Subject: Re: @F: Black Hawk Down: The Real Battle of Mogadishu There is much about this incident that is often glossed over in the current media discussion...
http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story4013 Black Hawk Down: Shoot first, don’t ask questions afterwards In October 1993, 18 US soldiers died during a botched mission in Mogadishu. The incident is the subject of a new film, Black Hawk Down. But, asks Alex...
For decades the US Military has maniacally pursued the pipe dream that Nuclear Wars must somehow be “winnable”. Why? Because secretly the US Military believes that, if there were an effective defense against retaliatory strikes, nuclear weapons could be...
