Category Archives: Military

Did you notice the Irony? (7) Guantanamo

Posted on 12 May 2013 by

When it comes to the future of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I always wonder why those who are against it are running a campaign called “Close Guantanamo”. I looks to me like Guantanamo is already rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Language, Law, Military, Terrorism, USA | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Who is responsible for the Boston Massacre?

Posted on 19 April 2013 by

I don’t understand all this excitement on CNN about the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks in Boston. I thought it was perfectly clear that the Boston Massacre was committed by British soldiers. And why is this being … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Military, Terrorism, USA | Tagged , | 12 Comments

North Korea’s Military Strategy

Posted on 30 March 2013 by

I have studied a great many wars, but I am not aware of an example where the aggressor state revealed its detailed step-by-step strategy in advance. In public. In a colourful video. North Korea has the courtesy to do so and lays … Continue reading →

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Grutas Park – a Museum of Falsification of History

Posted on 21 February 2013 by

Last weekend I was in Druskininkai, in the South of Lithuania, and of course I wanted to visit nearby Grūtas Park (Grūto parkas in Lithuanian), a sculpture park of Soviet monuments and a museum about the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Holocaust, Lithuania, Military, Photography, Politics, Travel, World War II | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Gays in the US Military

Posted on 13 November 2012 by

General David Petraeus has admitted to an extramarital affair with Paula Broadwell, an Army reservist who travelled with General Petraeus in Afghanistan when she was writing a book about the general. An FBI investigation had been launched after Mrs Broadwell … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Military, USA | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Did you notice the Irony? (# 1)

Posted on 10 November 2012 by

Quite often when I read something that other people find tragic or outrageous or don’t even notice at all, I find that my first reaction is to think “Look at the irony behind that!” That is why I now start … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Military, USA | Tagged , | 12 Comments

After Obama’s re-election, what is next for Iran?

Posted on 8 November 2012 by

Last night’s re-election of President Barack Obama as well as the Senate elections and the ballot measures will alter the political landscape in the US more than the 2008 election did, but the rest of the world has mainly been … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Iran, Israel, Military, Politics, USA | 16 Comments

Easily Confused, # 9

Posted on 10 October 2012 by

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Where is Charlie Wilson when you need him?

Posted on 7 October 2012 by

Charlie Wilson was a member of the US House of Representatives who in the 1980s lobbied intensively for arming the Afghan rebels against the Soviet Union. He personally secured a lot of the funding for the Afghan Mujahideen from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Cold War, Military, Politics, Syria, USA | Tagged | 1 Comment

Colour-blind in Afghanistan

Posted on 3 October 2012 by

I don’t understand why the attacks on NATO and ISAF soldiers by members of the Afghan Army are called “green-on-blue” attacks. Given the colour of the uniforms, shouldn’t they be called “blue-on-green” attacks?

Posted in Afghanistan, Military | 6 Comments