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"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'" #QotD
*"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'"*~ Hunter S. Thompson . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
Scientist Says She’s Received ‘Yoda-like advice’ from Shrubbery
I'm not old enough to remember the sixties. I am a child of children of the sixties & seventies, and have worked with many who were there and were part of making the sixties the sixties. So I am very aware that there was a time when if someone told you that a tree spoke to them, it was a very good sign the there was some 'Orange Sunshine' or 'Brown Microdot' floating around somewhere. But when you hear statements things like that today, it gives you pause. And if weren't for those intrepid truth seekers of New York Times, you might never have learned about the scientist who was advis... more »
Climate change protesters admit using a diesel generator to power their stage
By Paul Homewood . h/t Dave Ward What a bunch of wallies! A diesel-powered generator is being used to run the music stage at the Extinction Rebellion protests on Deansgate. Organisers told the Manchester Evening News they felt “like hypocrites” but had been “forced” to use the generator because it would have […]
Meet Japan’s “Cherry Blossom” Manned Missiles: Rocket-Powered Kamikaze Killers
*Sebastien Roblin* *Security, * The ultimate terror weapon? On April 12, 1945 the U.S. destroyer *Mannert L. Abele *was on radar picket duty seventy miles west of Okinawa—scanning the eyes for incoming Japanese aircraft. A huge U.S. fleet was stationed nearby supporting Marine and Army soldiers locked in a bloody struggle to capture the Japanese island. In return, scores aircraft, flown by barely-trained pilots, were flying from Kyushu to bomb the U.S. ships—or even crash straight into them in Kamikaze attacks. *Abele*’s mission as a radar picket was to detect incoming aircraft... more »
Is the .44 Magnum Gun Completely Obsolete?
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Just too old? *An interesting variant on the Model 29 was the Quiet Special Purpose Revolver (QSPR). The QSPR was designed during the Vietnam War for U.S. Army “tunnel rats,” soldiers who specialized in exploring and securing Viet Cong tunnels. Tunnel rats needed a compact handgun that was lethal at point blank ranges. That called for a shotgun-like pistol round, but the round would need a large bore cartridge to carry an appreciable amount of buckshot. The .44 Magnum cartridge was the ideal choice.* Few handguns combine power and cachet, but the Sm... more »
How Americans Have Been Conditioned to Support the Police State
The American people have been brainwashed into believing they are free so that they will march in lockstep with the encroaching police state.
President Trump Attends FEMA Briefing on Powerful Hurricane Dorian…
President Trump travels to FEMA Headquarters for a briefing on the current state of storm preparedness in advance of Hurricane Dorian having impact on the U.S. coastline. . WHITE HOUSE – President Donald J. Trump received a briefing today from … Continue reading →
207 Of The 235 Democrats In The House Have Signed Onto The Assault Weapons Ban-- These Are The 28 Who Still Refuse
*by Mai-Thu Perret* The great state of Texas reacts to NRA/GOP massacre in red hellhole: "A bulk of gun law changes took effect in Texas on Sunday, loosening restrictions just one day after a mass shooting near Odessa and Midland left at least 7 people dead. The laws open more opportunities for Texans to have firearms and store ammunition in public places. From churches to public schools to foster homes, the laws also loosen restrictions on where a firearm is permitted. The laws were already set to take effect Sept. 1 but come just one day after a routine traffic stop on Interstate ... more »
Wild Free and Happy Sample 22
[Note: This is the twenty-second sample from my rough draft of a far from finished new book, *Wild, Free, & Happy*. I don’t plan on reviewing more books for a while. My blog is home to reviews of 201 books, and you are very welcome to explore them. The Search field on the right side will find words in the full contents of all rants and reviews, if you are interested in specific authors, titles, or subjects.] *Mother Grassland* Hominins originated on the tropical savannahs of Mother Africa, about four million years ago. Since then, we have evolved, gotten too clever, colonize... more »
Third Grade Reading Retention Does Not Work (Example #6,288,347)
The idea of retaining third graders who can't pass a standardized reading test has its roots in two things: 1) a bunch of research of varying degrees of trustworthiness and usefulness (see here, here, here and here for examples across the scale) and 2) dopey policy makers who don't know the difference between correlation and causation. What the more reliable research appears to show is that third grade is a good year for taking a student's reading temperature, and their ability to read at the third grade level seems to be a good predictor of future scholastic success. That seems to... more »
Lloyd ‘I-know-nothing’ Hines knows nothing… still
Monty Python was funnier. No. Check that. Monty Python is funny. Lloyd Hines? Not so much. Still, one can understand Tory MLA Tom Halman’s description of the latest twists, turns, twirls and top-this folly from the ongoing, never-ending Yarmouth-to-somewhere-in-Maine ferry fandango as “like a skit out of Monty Python.” Personally, I prefer to think […]
MIT activists’ shameless Mecca climate scare
If the temperature rises in the Saudi desert from 100.6 degrees to 100.9 degrees – would this really make it much more dangerous to make the Hajj? The post MIT activists’ shameless Mecca climate scare appeared first on CFACT.
My First Real Jobs
Shelving books and mowing lawns.
The density in the minds of men is being fed because humanity look continually to the outer
*How* delighted men should be that God has given to them the knowledge of industry and the arts, of expressing the qualities of their souls in science, music,and literature. How happy men should be that inventions for the communication of knowledge have been released in the electronic instruments preserved now to their hand. How delighted they should be that, whereas the implements of war and destruction exist that could reduce their entire civilization to rubble and propel them backward into the dark ages, today their buildings stand and their efforts are still possible of achi... more »
Catastrophic 185 MPH Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall in Bahamas – East Florida Coast BE ALERT…..
Florida has suspended all roadway tolls as intensely powerful Hurricane Dorian continues a slow westward track over the Bahamas. There is a great deal of uncertainty on the timing of any northward shift… Everyone on the east coast of Florida … Continue reading →
DARPA Wants A Huge Underground Facility On Short Notice
By Mac Slavo DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a large underground facility and they need it within days. Known for their... more »
See This Old Gun? It Might Just Be the Worst Ever Made
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Thoughts? *The issue of Lee-Enfield rifles to the First Division caused Hughes to explode, calling Alderson’s concerns over the Ross rifle “absolutely absurd and ridiculous.” Alderson eventually became commander of the entire Canadian Corps, but Hughes had not forgotten his opposition to the Ross. He conspired to get Alderson fired and finally succeeded in the spring of 1916, when the general was accused of being “incapable of holding the Canadian divisions together.” But everyone knew the real reason Alderson was sacked. His opposition to... more »
Super Gun: Israel's Tavor Assault Rifle Was Built to Replace the M-16 and M-4
*Michael Peck* *Security, * How did it do? *Given the problems experienced by some bullpup designs -- the teething troubles of Britain's notorious SA80 come to mind -- focusing on reliability may have been a wise decision.* Israel builds its own high-tech military equipment, such as tanks, missiles and drones. Not bad for a nation of just 8.5 million people living in a state the size of New Jersey. *(This first appeared last year.)* But Israel has also proven adept at designing rifles. Perhaps its most famous firearm is the legendary Uzi submachine gun, an almost iconic 1950s... more »
(Pro)rogue Nation
Why write about the government's shenanigans and anti-democratic moves when you can have James Meadway talk about it for you? In the latest installment of Politics Theory Other, James speaks to Alex about the proroguing of parliament and the other gambits the government have up their sleeves to get their (no deal) Brexit done. Certainly a timely episode what with the weekend's protests, and Michael Gove's indication that Johnson will ignore legislation passed in the Commons. As ever, please consider supporting the podcast here.
What Greenland Heatwave?
By Paul Homewood https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/kids-play-arctic-seas-22c-19016180 We have been inundated with stories about the “Greenland heatwave” during the last month. such as the Mirror article above, that I debunked last week. Well, we now have the monthly data in, so what really happened? Let’s start with Qaanaaq (Thule), which the Mirror reporter visited during w/e … … Continue reading →
The Daily "Near You?"
Schifferstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Thanks for stopping by!
"Such A Moment..."
"I, too, had set out to be remembered. I had wanted to create something permanent in my life- some proof that everything in its way mattered, that working hard mattered, that feeling things mattered, that even sadness and loss mattered, because it was all part of something that would live on. But I had also come to recognize that not everything needs to be durable. The lesson we have yet to learn from dogs, that could sustain us, is that having no apprehension of the past or future is not limiting but liberating. Rin Tin Tin did not need to be remembered in order to be happy; for h... more »
Greg Hunter, "Bad Guys Won't Be Allowed to Keep Stolen Wealth"
*"Bad Guys Won't Be Allowed to Keep Stolen Wealth"* By Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com "The Federal Reserve made it clear it was working against President Trump for the 2020 election. Former NY Fed Chief Bill Dudley wrote an Op-Ed recently that said President Trump was “making bad choices” in his trade negotiations with China. He also said, “There’s even an argument that the election (2020) falls within the Fed’s purview.” The Fed is clearly saying it could tank the economy to keep Trump from getting a second term. Federal Reserve watcher Wayne Jett wrote about the Fed, “The Fruits ... more »
"The Nightmare Of The Day..."
"Who needs to go the horror movies? Just go outside or turn on the TV. Buddha called it the 'nightmare of the day.' Welcome to incarnate experience." - Frederick Lenz
AfD takes silver in Saxony and Brandenburg
Isn't something missing on this map of Europe? What could it be? According to ARD, the first German television channel, the only opposition party in Germany – the Alternative for Germany (AfD) – has scored nice but not revolutionary results in both Bundesländer. The AfD was the second most powerful party in both elections. Music: Czechs and Slovaks sing in German (playlist) In Brandenburg – which is the region around Berlin but excluding Berlin – the openly left-wing social democrats (SPD) won with 27.2% followed by AfD with 22.7%. Merkel's Christian Democrats were third with 15.3% ... more »
Saudi-led strike hits Yemen prison, killing more than 100 people
Just In - 10 hours ago
Air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition in southwest Yemen have hit a prison complex, killing scores of people, Yemen's Houthi movement and a Red Cross official said on Sunday.
Hurricane Dorian slams Bahamas with category 5 wind and rain
Just In - 10 hours ago
Hurricane Dorian crashes into the Bahamas on Sunday as the second strongest Atlantic storm on record, inching closer to the US mainland, with parts of Florida already evacuating.
'A train wreck in slow motion': Tamil family's case is 'hopeless', says lawyer
Pro-refugee activism and the suspicious travel history of a Tamil father could see a Biloela family at the centre of an immigration row deported, an experienced immigration lawyer says.
NASA pulls climate data out of hats like rabbits
For years Climate activists in charge of NOAA and NASA were surprised that their own data and satellite measurements had been showing the climate to be stable or cooling since 1998 while CO2 levels had continued to rise. What to do? The post NASA pulls climate data out of hats like rabbits appeared first on CFACT.
"War Breaking Out! Flat Out War Breaking Out Between Israel and Hezbollah"
"War Breaking Out! Flat Out War Breaking Out Between Israel and Hezbollah - "Israel Must Pay the Price", As it Hits the Fan How Far Will it Spread?" - https://beforeitsnews.com/politics/ Oh man... World War III anyone?
This Assault Rifle Might Be the Deadliest Weapon Coming out of Korea (Not a Nuke)
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * But a pretty powerful rifle. *In the early 2000s, S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo) began upgrading the weapon an eye towards integrating many accessories that began appearing on U.S. and NATO rifles. Attempts to refit many of the rifles with scope mounts were foiled by the age and condition of the weapons, and a number of new K2A rifles with flat-top receivers equipped with Picatinny rails were procured. These rifles are fitted with indigenously produced 1x red dot sights and are further capable of adding laser pointers and pistol fore grips, making the ... more »
This Rifle Was So Powerful It Hunted Hitler's World War II Super Tanks
*Warfare History Network* *Security, * Did stop those tanks in their tracks? *In addition to the Universal Carrier, the Boys antitank rifle was also frequently used to supplement the machine-gun armament of numerous other light armored vehicles. These included the Morris CS9 Light Armored Car and Morris Light Reconnaissance Car, the Lanchester 4×2 and 6×4 armored cars, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, and the World War I-vintage Rolls Royce Armored Cars. As the war progressed, some attempts were made to improve the Boys. The Mark 2 was a shortened, lightweight version intend... more »
Forget China, Japan's Population Problem Is Its Own Worst Enemy
*Steven Kopits* *economy, * A problem only Japan can solve. In the last twenty years, it has been customary to refer to Japan’s weak economic performance as a lost decade. Demographics tell us that we are moving well beyond that. Japan is looking at a lost century. If you want to see the future of the advanced economies, Japan might be a good place to start. *(This first appeared back in 2017.)* Despite full employment, Japan is showing muted wage pressures, minimal GDP growth, low interest rates and continued high government deficits. How do these seemingly contradictory eleme... more »
Top Gun Lives Again: A F/A-18 Pilot Gives the Coast Guard a Flyby of a Lifetime
*Dario Leone* *Security, * The strange things that happen at sea. *“He kind of laughed and said, ‘We’re coming back around – we’ll be back in 30 (seconds),’” Wirt said. “He said, ‘We’re at your 6 now,’ and said 10 seconds and he came by pretty fast.”* Matt Wirt, a U.S. Coast Guard Charter Captain from Wilmington got a surprise fly-by guest on Aug. 29, 2018 after an unusual transmission came over the radio. As reported by Task & Purpose in fact U.S. warship was asking for a radio check, and then asked the 28-foot charter boat named “Killing Time” if it would like a flyby. The b... more »
Death Toll in West Texas Shooting Rampage Rises to 7
Authorities are investigating why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove.
"The Dream..."
“The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach. This whole creation is essentially subjective, and the dream is the theater where the dreamer is at once scene, actor, prompter, stage manager, author, audience, and critic.” - Carl Jung
BREITBART COMMENTERS HAVE THEORIES ABOUT MASS SHOOTINGS
There's been another mass shooting, this one near Odessa, Texas, and the folks who comment at Breitbart would like you to know that they have theories: It certainly seems as we get closer to the 2020 elections, A big wave of mass shootings just magically start happening. As the Democrats keep pushing for gun-control as part of their election strategy, it certainly seems to be quite a coincidence. No? **** Not much doubt about more lefties going postal ! They know they are going down in 2020 and the violence will escalate because they will going from unhinged to totally freaking b... more »
"20-Year-Old Lord Byron’s Moving Elegy for His Beloved Dog"
*Art by Maira Kalman from Beloved Dog* *"20-Year-Old Lord Byron’s Moving Elegy for His Beloved Dog"* by Maria Popova “I am because my little dog knows me,” Gertrude Stein wrote. Who hasn’t found in the eyes of a beloved dog the most generous mirror, an infinity of love, and that soulful look that says, “If I could I would bite every sorrow until it fled”? And who hasn’t known the sorrow - the biting, savaging sorrow - of seeing that look fade to vacant black? Nearly two centuries before John Updike composed his heartbreaking poem about the death of a beloved dog, another poet - Geor... more »
In lieu of flowers . . .
I did not know this lovely, 100-year old woman, but noticed this in her obituary, and thought it worth sharing: "In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that you “don’t postpone pleasure.” Spend undistracted time with your children, take a walk in the woods with your loved ones, send a birthday card or bake a pie for someone who needs it, and make a toast to enduring friendships, lifelong and beyond. That is what our mom would wish for you." Another interesting thing about this obituary is that early in her life she lived on Lake Webster in Indiana, and met her first husband in 19... more »
The Next Great Extinction Event Will Not Be Global Warming – It Will Be Global Cooling
Guest Blogger /WUWT By Allan M. R. MacRae, B.A.Sc., M.Eng., August 2019 CATASTROPHIC GLOBAL WARMING IS A FALSE CRISIS – THE NEXT GREAT EXTINCTION WILL BE GLOBAL COOLING Forget all those falsehoods about scary global warming, deceptions contrived by wolves… Continue reading →
I AM hath sent me unto you.
(at Shasta 1975, from the book recording it--) -Messenger ECP, p. 10 -Lanello, p. 14 We learn then that it is the energy of the blue ray, the thrust of power, that gives impetus to the idea that is contained within the mind of God. -Messenger ECP: at p. 88 -Messenger ECP at p. 88 of .......................................................................................................................................................... ... ... ... -Saint Germain: 11-23-1975 at Washington, D.C. via Messenger ECP; *see* https://books.google.com/books?id=_X55TySGC_AC&pg=PA61&lp... more »
"O Poor Mortals..."
“O poor mortals, how ye make this earth bitter for each other.” - Oscar Wilde
Musical Interlude: Adiemus, “In Caelum Fero”
Adiemus, “In Caelum Fero”
And the band played on – letter to the editor
My local newspaper printed my letter to the editor based on the theme of a recent post. Please feel free to adapt and use it, if you agree with the concept. **************** I feel like citing the song lyric “and … Continue reading →
The DNC And DCCC-- Always Eager To Cede The Moral High Ground
I want to reference Tom's post from Thursday, a reminder of how the DNC's attorneys told a court that "We do not owe voters an impartial or evenhanded primary election." It was part of a DNC defense of Debbie Wasserman Schultz and her DNC cronies-- many of whom are still part of the DNC-- stealing the presidential nomination from Bernie in 2016. "Throughout the hearing, lawyers representing the DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz double[d] down on arguments confirming the disdain the Democratic establishment has toward Bernie Sanders supporters and any entity challenging the party’s ... more »
“A Rare Smoking Gun”: Judge Says Goldman And Four Other Firms “Blatantly Price Fixed” GSE-Backed Bonds
By Tyler Durden Goldman Sachs and four other financial firms are facing claims that they rigged the $550 billion market for bonds backed by Fannie... more »
Musings On Iraq In The News
Was quoted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg in "Iraq sent dozens of letters of protest Turkish cross-border attacks: official" for Kurdistan 24. Link to all of Musings on Iraq's citations
This Day In Iraqi History - Sep 1
1920 All but 1 policeman abandoned his job in Suq al-Shuyuk during 1920 Revolt Forced British to withdraw from town (Musings On Iraq book review of *Reclaiming Iraq, The 1920 Revolution and the Founding of the Modern State*) 1922 UK Colonial Secretary Churchill wrote PM Lloyd George UK position in Iraq tenuous Wrote Iraqi officials fouling up some provinces Iraq likely to face another budget deficit Differences with US meant Iraq oil not developed Said UK had to keep troops in Mosul due to threat from Turkey Argued that UK should withdraw from Iraq because too costly (Musings On... more »
Hurricane Dorian Max Sustained Winds 180 mph (285 km/h); Min Central Pressure 913 mb (11 AM EDT Update)
“11:00 AM EDT Sun Sep 1 Location: 26.5°N 76.8°W Moving: W at 7 mph Min pressure: 913 mb Max sustained: … Continue reading →
EU Antitrust Chief: “Google And Facebook Are Sucking Up Data From Every Corner”
By Tyler Durden This is the full transcript of speech delivered by Margrethe Vestager, the European Union Antitrust Chief, held at the Business Forum of the German Ambassadors’... more »
On The Esoteric Writings of the Past Philosophers
Leo StraussLeo Strauss has offered a unique perspective on why several past philosophers have composed their treatises in such an esoteric style that it takes a man of a considerable level of philosophical competence to crack their code and discover their ideas. He suggests that the past philosophers were hiding certain ideas due to political reasons. The following excerpt from his Introduction to his book *Persecution and The Art of Writing* elucidates the role that esoteric writing has played in preserving the independence of philosophical thought: "What Farabi indicates in regar...more »
iPhones Hacked As Malware Infected “Thousands Of Users A Week” For Years
By Tyler Durden Thousands of iPhone users per week have been subject to an unprecedented 2.5-year hacking operation which was finally disrupted in January, according to researchers at... more »
Worldwide Crackdown and assault against religion
Crackdown and assault against religion and faith across the world The entire world is awash in rising persecution and blood of people who are desperately seeking to maintain their rights of religious beliefs and their personal individualism. Not just Christians but people of all religious backgrounds that are peaceful and seek to follow the laws and works of their religions. Rise of satanic acts to visible, public prominence and acceptance. The push to remove the rights of religions across the world to talk and practice their beliefs openly or even in private. Rise of corruption of ... more »
After Admitting to Felony Sex Crimes, Deputy Gets No Jail, Won’t Register as Sex Offender
By Jack Burns A Contra Costa County cop who had sex with inmates will not have to face jail time nor will he have to... more »
Up to 70 Energy Businesses and Advocacy Groups Spend Millions Lobbying In Massachusetts
By B.N. Frank Lobbying isn’t illegal but most would agree that it has certainly created a lot of problems – mostly at the public’s expense,... more »
Horowitz Report crushes Comey, but coup against Trump much deeper than Comey (Video)
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 293. The post Horowitz Report crushes Comey, but coup against Trump much deeper than Comey (Video) appeared first on The Duran.
Hiding Australia’s Hot Past
I have good tools place now to analyze temperatures in Australia, and am finding out exactly why BOM hides all temperatures before 1910. Australia was extremely hot and they don’t want you to know about it. Look at these temperatures … Continue reading →
The QBZ-95-1 Is China's Deadly Super Assault Rifle
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * How dangerous is it? *Unlike U.S., NATO, and Russian assault rifles that use 5.56 or 5.45-millimeter cartridges, the Chinese weapon uses a locally designed 5.8x42 round. Exactly why China chose to develop an entirely new round is unknown, although it could be for security reasons. The 5.8-millimeter round offers improved ballistics performance over the U.S. Army’s 5.56-millimeter M855 round when that round is fired from the M4A1 carbine. This may be a function of the slightly larger round, pushed by slightly more propellant out of a longer (20” vs. ... more »
Total Garbage: 5 Worst Military Rifles on the Planet
*Kyle Mizokami* *Security, * Do you agree with these picks? *The AMD-65 was developed while Hungary was a member of the Warsaw Pact, and differs from the AK-47 in a number of ways. It shortens the sixteen inch barrel of the AK-47 barrel to just twelve inches, and as a result the AMD-65 has a shorter range and is less accurate. The weapon’s metal vented handguard heats up quickly and can burn the user’s hands. The AMD-65 also has a shorter sight radius, the distance between the front and rear sights, resulting in more frequent aiming errors. The simple wire stock makes the weapo... more »
World War II Started 80 Years Ago: Here are 5 Places World War III Could Start
*Robert Farley* *Security, * Yes, it could happen. *KEY POINT: The flashpoints may change over time, but the fundamental foundations of conflict—the decay of U.S. military hegemony and of the global international order that has accompanied it—mean that the near future will likely become more hazardous than the recent past.* The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on several occasions during the Cold War. In the first two decades following the fall of the Berlin Wall, great power war seemed vir... more »
This NATO Ally Could Buy Russia's Deadly Su-35 or Stealth Su-57 Fighter
*Mark Episkopos* *Security, * Any guesses? As the Su-57 inches closer to serial production, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken the unprecedented step of personally pitching the upcoming fifth-generation fighter to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the MAKS 2019 Air Show. Doubling down on what *The National Interest *previously described as the Russian President’s increasingly proactive role in advertising the Su-57 to prospective buyers, Putin treated Erdogan to an ice cream cone after the two mounted an elevated platform to inspect the onboard electronics of a Su-... more »
Did A Turkish Combat Laser Shoot Down A Chinese Drone?
*Michael Peck* *Security, Middle East* Here is what we can tell you. Did Turkey become the first country to shoot down a drone with a laser weapon? On August 4, a Turkish-made laser weapon destroyed a Chinese-made Wing Loong II, an armed drone that’s China’s equivalent of the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper, according to Alexander Timokhin, writing for the Belgium-based site Army Recognition. Allegedly, the incident occurred during the Libyan Civil War, when Turkish-supported Libyan government forces used the laser to shoot down a Chinese-made drone supplied by the United Arab Emirates to the ... more »
How One Country's Politicans are Literally Going to War over the F-16
*Michael Peck* *Security, Europe* Here is the story. What’s going on in Bulgaria? First, the country’s legislature approves a $1.26 billion purchase of eight U.S. F-16s to replace the nation’s old Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters. Then, President Rumen Radev vetoes the sale. Then the legislature overrides the veto. It’s a mess for Bulgaria, once a loyal Soviet satellite and now a member of NATO and the European Union. The turn to the West has prompted a desire to replace old Soviet arms with newer, NATO-compatible models. It’s a common problem across Eastern Europe, whose militaries... more »
Check Out China's Alamo: How Just a Small Amount of Troops Took on a Japanese Army
*Warfare History Network* *History, Asia* [image: By Japanese military personnel - Naval History and Heritage Command, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=210274] What you need to know. *The Sino-Japanese War of 1937 had begun in a haphazard manner. Throughout the 1930s the Japanese military, imbued with an aggressive “samurai” spirit and rabid ultra nationalism, gained the upper hand in Japanese politics. * On October 27, 1937, the Zhabei district of Shanghai began to burn, an enormous conflagration that stretched for five miles and filled the northe... more »
Forget Stealth Fighters: Is This Russia's Deadliest Warplane of All?
*Charlie Gao* *Security, * In this case, looks might be deceiving. While radars on fighters have been getting more and more powerful, dedicated airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are still a necessity for most air forces to be competitive in aerial warfare. While the USAF continues to use upgraded versions of the E-3 Sentry, built on the airframe of the venerable Boeing 707, Russia is currently developing the A-100 AEW&C aircraft, which is built on the latest version of Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft. However, the A-100 sports an active electronicall... more »
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