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HereI can completely understand wanting to avoid the circus of a trial. Even given the US Supreme Court's permissive attitude to extra-legal "extradition", it would be a public nightmare. Not to mention a focus for terrorist reaction to get release ( Read more... )

Assessing the generalship of Douglas Macarthur. Colour footage of the surrender ceremony on USS Missouri.

Report suggesting that, strategically, Russia is doing quite well post-Cold War: the case may be a bit overstated.

A nice short discussion of the fluctuating and inconsistent use of the world ‘terrorist’. Muslim Brotherhood declares war on ( Read more... )

About tactics during the battle of Okinawa (pdf).

The US armed forces provide a uniformed escort to all casualties. One officer talks about being an escort. An experience which has been made into a telemovie.

Examining the jihadis: Only a few leading clerics have condemned suicide attacks as haram, or something strictly forbidden by Islamic ( Read more... )