In the Interwar Era, the Western world greatly reduced its military spending.  The consequence of this frugality was World War II.  In particular Britain and France, by saving moderate-sized amounts of money in the 1920's and 1930's, lost millions of lives, far greater amounts of money than they had saved before the war, suffered devastation to ( Read more... )

From ANSAMed "Arafat:  PNA commission says Israel is the sole suspect" (Nov 2nd, 2013):

''We believe Israel is the sole suspect in the death of Arafat'', Palestinian intelligence chief Tawfiq al-Tirawi and commission member told reporters at a news briefing ( Read more... )

On November 1st, a US drone did the whole world (and especially Pakistan) a favor by blowing up Hakimullah Mehsud, the previous commander of the Taliban in Pakistan.  According to Dera Ismail Khan in "New Taliban Leader Vows Revenge Attacks in Pakistan" (Reuters), on November 8th, the newly-named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Mullah Fazlullah ( Read more... )

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Dedication - To two wonderful friends I have abroad, each of whom has helped me greatly in his and her own way.  My best wishes to both of you -- and keep safe!

IntroductionBack in the 1950's, the Egyptian ( Read more... )

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-marathon-bombings.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

(Courtesy of Katherine Q. Seelye and Michael Cooper, "One Boston Bombing Suspect Is Dead, Second at Large; Area on Lockdown," published in  the New York TimesWe now know the identity of the animated lumps of flesh in human form who attacked Boston.  They were ( Read more... )

Having re-elected the Obamessiah, we Americans are going to at least in part be responsible for the now almost-inevitable major war now brewing in the area between Libya's Western border and India's Eastern border.  Oh, the Muslim Terrorist States will be guilty of the war crimes, but we will be guilty of sitting idly by and watching it happen.  A ( Read more... )

So, here we are again ( Read more... )

Courtesy of kellogs2066 in http://kelloggs2066.livejournal.com/607492.html#t3689732 referencing Shaun Waterman, "Russia threatens to strike NATO missile defense sites," The Washington Times Read more... )

Expanded from a comment to cutelildrow at http://cutelildrow.livejournal.com/2466233.html?view=6721977#t6721977Read more... )

Courtesy of cutelildrow and an expansion of my comment to her post in http://cutelildrow.livejournal.com/2271443.html?view=5895635#t5895635 on the comment by Lawrence Solomon in the Financial Post "To Islam's Dismay, a New (Oil) Nation is born Read more... )