US intelligence finds 5,000 Hizballah trained to seize Galilee towns

Posted by Matt in February 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Border, Brigades, Espionage, Galilee, Hamas, hezbollah, Hizballah, Intelligence, Iran, Jewish State, Organizing, Sectors, Syria, Terrorism Security, Uprising

Jones was not talking out of the top of his head, but on the strength of solid US intelligence gathered over months on detailed war plans Iran, Syria, Hizballah and Hamas have drawn up to send five Hizballah brigades sweeping across the border to seize five sectors of Galilee, while also organizing a massive Israeli-Arab [...]

Israel’s Next Hizbullah War May Escalate Into Fight With Lebanon – Defense/Middle East – Israel News – Israel National News

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Border, Defense News, Hizbullah, Israel, Israel Army, Israel National News, Israel News, Israel War, Jewish State, Lead, Lebanon News, Middle East, News Israel, Northern Lebanon, Rearmament, Terrorist Army, Washington Post

If Israel and Hizbullah ever go to battle again, it may lead to a full-out war between the Jewish State and Lebanon. According to the Washington Post, Hizbullah’s rearmament deep in northern Lebanon would force Israel to fight the terrorist army far past the border.
Israel’s Next Hizbullah War May Escalate Into Fight With Lebanon [...]

War fears grow on Gaza-Israel border – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Posted by Matt in January 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Abc News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Border, Egypt, Fears, Gaza, Israel, Israel Gaza, Israel News, Mortars, New War, News Broadcasting, News Corporation, rockets, Violence

There are growing fears of a new war between Gaza and Israel, as violence rises markedly along the Israel-Gaza border and on Gaza’s border with Egypt.
After months of relative quiet, the number of rockets and mortars fired at southern Israeli towns has jumped sharply, although none so far has caused any injury.
War fears grow on [...]

As ties between India and China grow, so does mistrust – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in December 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Border, Breaking News, Chinese Soldiers, Fears, Five Mile Road, Guns, India China, Indian Laborers, Mistrust, News India, News Story, Page Headlines, Ties, Tv Coverage

On a remote mountain pass, Chinese soldiers berated a group of Indian laborers building a five-mile road near the India-China border. The land belonged to China, asserted the soldiers, who reportedly waved their guns and scared off the workers.
The incident became the biggest breaking news story in India early this month, dominating TV coverage, capturing [...]

Russian Nuclear Missile Test Fails, Visible In Norway – NYTimes.com

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

Published in Missiles, Russia, Border, Embarrassment, Failed Test, kremlin, Launch, Mace, Missile Test, Norway, Nuclear Deterrent, Nytimes, Russia, Russian Nuclear Missile, Submarine, Technological Breakthrough, Test Failures

Russia admitted on Thursday another failed test of its much-touted Bulava intercontinental missile, after unusual lights were spotted in Norway across the border from the launch site.
The submarine-based Bulava (Mace) missile has been billed as Russia’s newest technological breakthrough to support its nuclear deterrent, but the repeated test failures are an embarrassment for the Kremlin.
Russian [...]

Why Is China Engaged In A Military Build-Up In The Himalayas?

Posted by Matt in December 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Airfields, Border, China Military, Extensive Network, Himalayas, Intercontinental Missiles, Northern India, Northern Tibet, Offensive Military Operations, Pipelines, Railways, Strategic Advantage, Targets, Tibetan Plateau

China has a strategic advantage in that its border lies along the flat Tibetan plateau. This affords China the upper hand in case of a military emergency as it can reinforce its units there quickly. The Middle Kingdom is constructing an extensive network of roads, railways, airfields, pipelines and bases which may point to offensive [...]

Report: Syrian official helped Mossad kill Mughniyeh – Israel News, Ynetnews

Posted by Matt in November 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, Border, Customs, damascus, hezbollah, Imad Mughniyeh, Infiltration, Israel, Israel News, Israeli Agents, Mossad, Syrian Official, Unsupervised, Western Diplomat, Ynetnews

Western diplomat in Damascus tells Alrai newspaper former Syrian customs official would leave border unsupervised for hours at a time, allowing for infiltration of Israeli agents responsible for assassination of Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh
Report: Syrian official helped Mossad kill Mughniyeh – Israel News, Ynetnews

When the [Berlin] wall came down

Posted by Matt in November 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Europe, 10 Years, Berlin Wall, BerlinWall, BerlinWallCameDown, Border, Communism, Concrete Wall, Czechoslovakia, East Germans, Eastern Europe, Essay, European Cities, Hearts And Minds, Human Structure, Mexico, Pete Hamill, Rubble, Soviet Domination, Those Heady Days

Pete Hamill remembers those heady days 20 years ago when the symbol of Soviet domination was bludgeoned to rubble.
Editor’s note: This essay launches the Global Post special project “After the Fall: 20 Years Since the Berlin Wall Came Down.”
I first saw the Berlin Wall in 1971. It was then about 10 years old and was the ugliest [...]

India is preparing for possible war with China and Pakistan

Posted by Matt in October 31st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in China, India, Pakistan, Border, China, Flames, Hundred Thousand, Incursions, India India, Indian Prime Minister, Militaries, Pakistan, Tensions, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Tibetan Leader, Tibetans

Tensions have flared between both China and India militaries along their disputed 2,175 mile-long border, with both sides alleging more frequent troop incursions in recent weeks. China is upset when the Indian prime minister recently visit the disputed region. China considers an Indian-occupied piece of it’s own Tibetan Autonomous Region, has added flames to the [...]

Chinese Threat on Border and India’s Defence Preparedness – Mainstream Weekly

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Actual Control, Assertion, beijing, Border, Borders, Chinese Design, Chinese Threat, Control, Defence Preparedness, Desire, External Affairs Minister, Incursions, India China, India Defence, Indian Territory, Krishna, Mainstream, Opportune Moment, Regard, Subcontinent

Notwithstanding the assertion made by S.M. Krishna, the Indian External Affairs Minister, that the India-China boundary happens to be one of the most peaceful of our borders, continued Chinese incursions along the Line of Actual Control and the series of strategic moves being undertaken by Beijing in regard to its relations with some smaller countries [...]