News, articles and discussions about the United Sates military presence and combat operations in Afghanistan. It is also about the history of Afghanistan and honest discussions about how the history and culture of the people of Afghanistan affects the war. This is analysis of the new remote technologies in warfare, a discussion of the new global 24/7 warfare and a discussion of the wisdom or lack thereof of United States policy in Afghanistan.
Warthogs “War Wagons” If ever there were a bellwether for the fall of empire it’s this arcane show, one of hundreds showcasing Coalition soldiers in the occupation of Afghanistan. Like so many shows, it is well produced, and the cameras are actually there when the crack of AK-47s sound overhead, the whizzing past […]
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Angolan Children Troops (Getty Images) .I think about the fact that in a single evening, the Germans dropped 1000 tons of ordinance on Stalingrad and killed an estimated 40,000 Russian men, women and children. In an 8 day and 8 night raid beginning on July 24th, 1943, 42,600 residents of Hamburg died […]
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