Beijing’s Labor Pains | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in March 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Army, beijing, China, Foreign Policy, Formal Contracts, Government Agencies, Illnesses, Labor Law, Labor Pains, Private Lawyers, Safety Conditions, Terrible Work

The picture that comes through as you listen to Han looks something like this: Today’s Chinese workplace is a mess, as one might expect. Safety conditions are terrible. Work-related illnesses are rife. Employs often hire workers without issuing formal contracts, making it near-impossible for wronged employees to fight back. Confronted with these problems, government agencies [...]

Russia army corruption ‘cost $100m in 2009′

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, 100m, Aim, Army, Bbc, Bbc News, Crimes, Dmitry Medvedev, Fight Against Corruption, Fight News, Fraud, Generals, News Russia

He said six generals were jailed last year for crimes including fraud.
The news comes despite President Dmitry Medvedev’s stated aim to prioritise the fight against corruption.
BBC News – Russia army corruption ‘cost $100m in 2009′

The Russia-Georgia Conflict as Analyzed by the Center of Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 25th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Russia, Armed Forces, Army, Capabilities, Conclusions, Conflict, Decisive Evidence, Georgia, Georgians, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Military Implications, moscow, Russia, Russian Intervention, Transformation

The long-term military implications of the Russian-Georgian war are addressed by Viacheslav Tseluiko. He warns that the popular conclusions regarding the weakness of the Georgian army during the conflict should not be taken as decisive evidence of the inability of Georgian forces to counter Russian intervention. The Georgians seem to have learned some valuable lessons [...]

The tree-lined bunkers that will change the face of the Middle East – The Independent

Posted by Matt in January 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Army, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bunkers, Colleagues, Commentators, Doubt, Frontier, Gentle Countryside, Guerrilla Force, Hassan Nasrallah, hezbollah, High Speed, Hizbollah, Illusion, Israeli Government, Israeli War, Lebanon, Litani River, Middle East Region, Missiles, Robert Fisk

Of course, the gentle countryside is an illusion. Benjamin Netanyahu and his colleagues in the Israeli government have been announcing that the only “army” of Lebanon is the Hizbollah, the Iranian-armed and Syrian-assisted guerrilla force whose bunkers and missiles north of the Litani river might just tip the balance in the next Hizbollah-Israeli war. And [...]

Israel can withstand Iranian missile strike – experts – RT Top Stories

Posted by Matt in December 18th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Missiles, Army, Expert, Iran, Iranian Missiles, Israel, Kilometers, Limited, Missile Defense Systems, Missile Defenses, Missile Strike, National Security Studies, Nuclear Program, Retired General, Shahab-3, Top Stories, weapons, Yisrael, Yitzhak

A leading Israeli missile expert said this week that the damage Iranian missiles are capable of causing Israel is limited, whereas Israel is capable of setting back Iran’s nuclear program by several years.
Prof. Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, a retired general who headed the army’s weapons development branch, said that Iran at present had several hundred operational [...]

Chile Buying American for Low-Level Air Defense?

Posted by Matt in November 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Army, Belgium, Brigades, Chile, Commodity Prices, Dollar, Germany, Level Air, M113, Marder, Mobile Forces, Recent Purchases, tanks, Variants

Rebounds in commodity prices have helped several nations, Chile among them. Their goal is to modernize their military by 2015, and mechanized forces seem to be playing a much greater role in the new structure. Recent purchases have included Leopard 2A4 tanks and Marder IFVs from Germany, M113 variants from the USA and Belgium, and [...]

PC’d to death: The Army must give answers

Posted by Matt in November 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Islam, Military, 9 11 Hijackers, Afghanistan, Alleged Shooter, American Soldiers, Army, Doctor Who, Fort Hood, Hasan, iraq, Islam, Mosque, Muslims, New Hampshire News, Nidal, Radical Cleric, Sports, Suicide Bombings, Unionleader, United States

Did 13 American soldiers die at Fort Hood because officers were afraid of appearing insensitive to Muslims?
In 2001, the alleged shooter, Nidal Hasan, apparently attended a Virginia mosque led by a radical cleric — the same mosque attended by two of the 9/11 hijackers. He openly opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because the [...]

Arabs Are Not Ready for Peace in the Middle East

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Arab Armies, Arab Regimes, Arabs, Army, Demagogues, Family Security, iranians, Israel, Israeli Air Forces, Jewish State, Military-Threat, Nuclear Program, Paper Tiger, Peace In The Middle East, Saudi Regime, Security Matters, Tiger

The Saudi regime does not want to have a strong army. It might one day topple the regime. The Saudi clan depends entirely on the Americans in case it is threatened by an external enemy. In other words, it is the West that is keeping the Saudi regime in power.
In fact, all the Arab [...]

Inside Burma’s War – TIME

Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, Conflict, Army, Autonomy, Brink, Burma, Civil War, Country Population, Decades, Dictatorship, Ethnic Minorities, Freedoms, Frontier, Junta, Military Regime, Militias, Patchwork, Political Groups, Relationship, Uneasy Peace, Uprisings, War Time

Two decades after Burma’s army dictatorship reached an uneasy peace with a patchwork of ethnic militias, the country is again poised on the brink of civil war. The junta has long maintained a tense relationship with the up to 40% of the country’s population that is composed of ethnic minorities. When Burma won independence from [...]

Hugo Chávez arrives on arms ‘shopping spree’ – Times Online

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Army, Colombia, Flies, helicopters, Hugo Chavez, Missiles, moscow, Neighbouring, President Hugo Chavez, Shopping Online, Shopping Spree, submarines, T72, T90, Tank Force, tanks, Tensions, Venezuela, weapons

President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela flies to Moscow today amid reports that he is shopping for weapons, including helicopters, submarines, tanks and missiles.
At a time of renewed tensions between Mr Chávez’s Government and neighbouring Colombia, the firebrand Venezuelan leader is reported to be ready to buy at least 100 T72 and T90 tanks at a [...]