Showing posts with label russian aggression. Show all posts
Showing posts with label russian aggression. Show all posts
04 February 2011
Special Relationship? What Special Relationship?
Obama gives up British nuclear secrets to get an arms deal with the Russians. The Brits seem to be a tad upset, but I don't know why - I mean, Barry gave them some nice DVDs.
09 November 2010
15 October 2010
09 September 2010
The Wind And The Lion.
Nine years ago today, two days before he sent hijacked planes into crowded buildings in New York and Washington, DC, Osama bin Laden engineered the assassination of one Ahmad Shah Massoud in Afghanistan.
You've likely never heard of him, but his death affected how our nation has acted since 2001 in central Asia. Known as "The Lion of Panjshir", Massoud was an educated, secular, Muslim who lead the defeat of the Soviets in his Afghanistan - only to be run out of Kabul by the Taliban and their Saudi backers (including bin Laden) when the US stopped supporting Massoud in the 90's.
Massoud is the Islamic leader we needed in the aftermath of 9/11. I think bin Laden knew that. To say that things would be very different today in Afghanistan and in the world had Massoud had survived, is an understatement.
Someone over at Military Photos has posted a documentary of Massoud's life that's well worth watching.
You've likely never heard of him, but his death affected how our nation has acted since 2001 in central Asia. Known as "The Lion of Panjshir", Massoud was an educated, secular, Muslim who lead the defeat of the Soviets in his Afghanistan - only to be run out of Kabul by the Taliban and their Saudi backers (including bin Laden) when the US stopped supporting Massoud in the 90's.
Massoud is the Islamic leader we needed in the aftermath of 9/11. I think bin Laden knew that. To say that things would be very different today in Afghanistan and in the world had Massoud had survived, is an understatement.
Someone over at Military Photos has posted a documentary of Massoud's life that's well worth watching.
26 August 2008
Smoke, Mirrors, And Main Battle Tanks.
Michael Totten reports from inside Gerogia. The recent crisis wasn't as simple as Moscow wants us to believe, which isn't surprising.
Hattip: Instapundit.
Hattip: Instapundit.
21 August 2008
Interview With A Makarov.
The Red Armed Mob Army in Georgia deals with the press:
If American troops had acted similarly, it would have been at the top of every news report and newspaper in the world. But then again, the US is a world power.
If American troops had acted similarly, it would have been at the top of every news report and newspaper in the world. But then again, the US is a world power.
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