Britain Is Losing the Falklands Battle – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Argentina, Britain, Argentina, British Oil, Brits, Continent, democracy, Dictatorship, Falkland Islands, Falklands, Falklands War, invasion, Malvinas, Margaret Thatcher, Military Dictator, Newsweek, Oil Rig, Popularity, Protest, Rocks, Royal Marines, Sheepherders, Wrong Side

The dispute that in 1982 led to an improbable war over the remote Falkland Islands is back, only this time it is not likely to end so well for the Brits. The Falklands War began when a faltering Argentine military dictator tried to resurrect his popularity by sending troops to seize the islands, claimed by [...]

Uncovered documents reveal spy who fed information on Hitler’s secrets – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, British Intelligence, Cambridge, churchill, Fatal Obsession, German Plans, Information On Hitler, invasion, Knopf, Malta, National Archives, North Africa, Spy, Stalingrad

The documents, uncovered in the Churchill Archives in Cambridge and the National Archives, show that Knopf and his sub-agents alerted British Intelligence to German plans for an invasion of Malta in 1942, relayed Rommel’s intentions in North Africa and revealed Hitler’s fatal obsession with capturing Stalingrad on the Eastern Front.
Uncovered documents reveal spy who [...]

S.Korea’s Military Capability ‘Inadequate’

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Koreas, Bruce Bennett, Catastrophic, Chosun Ilbo, Collapse, Daily News, Face, invasion, Korean People, Military Action, Military Capabilities, Military Capability, Modernization, North-Korea, Policy Analyst, Rand Corporation, Regime, South-Korea

This is South Korea’s problem, so why should we care? I certainly wouldn’t lift a finger to help the South Korean people if North Korea invades.
An American academic says South Korea’s military capabilities are inadequate to handle a North Korean invasion or other North Korean military action or regime collapse there. In an article entitled [...]

Ahmadinejad Demands Compensation for WWII Invasion – FOXNews.com

Posted by Matt in January 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Allied Powers, Ban Ki Moon, Compensation For Damages, Europe News, Foxnews Com, International News, invasion, Iran, Iranian Nation, Middle East News, News Europe, News News, News Of The World, Secretary General, Shoulders, War Profits, world-war-II, Wwii

Ahmadinejad said he’d write to U.N. secretary General Ban Ki-moon to ask for compensation for damages caused to Iran during the war, and for use of its territory and resources by allied powers, the Post reported.
“You inflicted lots of damages to the Iranian nation, put your weight on the shoulders [of the Iranian people] and [...]

Rise of the Preppers: America’s New Survivalists – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in December 28th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Disasters, Favorites, Shelters, Argentina, Chile, Crisis Hits, Disaster Strike, fallout-shelter, Gangs, invasion, Mexico, New Mom, Newsweek, Nuclear War Scenario, Preppers, Southwest, survival, Survival Kit, Survival Problems, Survival Strategy, Survivalists, Term Survival, United States, Uruguay, Water Filtration

Lisa Bedford is one of the new survivalists. She’s a normal mom, but is very concerned about the things she’s seeing. Her family is preparing for the worst.
Do you have a sense that something is wrong? Are you thinking that you need some kind of survival kit for an emergency?
If you feel that you [...]

Iran and Hezbollah Prepare for Pre-Emptive War | Sonoran Weekly Review

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

Published in Israel, Middle East, Act, Ghajar, Golan, hezbollah, invasion, Iran, iranians, Last Time, Prelude, Propaganda Machine, Repercussions, Sheba, Syrians, Victory

The word is they plan to take out Israeli bases in a prelude to invasion in the Sheba’a Farms, Ghajar, and the Seven Villages region of the Golan. Any invasion, attack, or even a successful victory there would only embolden the Iranians, Syrians, and others to act on other unknown plans. Remember, Hezballah declared victory [...]

Poland demands US troops be based on Polish soil – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in November 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Europe, Borders, Counterweight, Foreign Minister, invasion, Military Exercises, Nuclear Attack, Poland, Polish Soil, Russian Aggression, Russian Army, Russian War, Sikorski, Telegraph, War Games

Poland has demanded that US troops be based on Polish soil in the wake of Russian war games which simulated a nuclear attack and invasion.
Radek Sikorski, Poland’s foreign minister, said he was alarmed by recent military exercises conducted by the Russian army in Belarus, a country that borders Poland, and wanted the US military as [...]

DEBKAfile – Iran threatens to invade Pakistan, “crushing response” for US, UK

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Al Qods, Baluchistan, British Intelligence, Debkafile, Eastern Neighbor, Gaza Strip, invasion, Iran, Jafari, Lebanon, Mohammad Ali, Nur Ali, Pakistan, Retaliation, Retaliatory Measures, Revolutionary Guards, Sistan, Suicide Bombing, tehran, terror

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafary, Monday, Oct. 19, threatened “crushing” retaliation against the US, UK and Pakistan including the invasion of its eastern neighbor. Tehran links all three to the suicide bombing attack in Sistan-Baluchistan Sunday, Oct. 18, which killed 42 people including seven senior Guards officers. One [...]

Russia: The Post-Cold War Military Meltdown

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

Published in Russia, Armed Forces, Cold-War, invasion, Meltdown, Military Technology, Money, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes, Russia, Russian Military

The government is very touchy about its nuclear weapons, apparently because it’s only the nukes that can dissuade a foreign nation threatening invasion. The Russian armed forces can’t do it, as it has shrunk 80 percent since the end of the Cold War in 1991, and fallen apart as well. Lack of money means that [...]

Growing number of China incursions into India lead to a strategy change | csmonitor.com

Posted by Matt in September 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Border Incidents, Border Incursions, Border Regions, China, Chinese Border, Cross Border, Footprint, Himalayas, India, Indians, Infrastructure Development, invasion, Lead, New Delhi, Security Expert, Spike, Strategy Change, Tibetan Plateau

The answer lies in India’s strategy for dealing with China’s land claims. In the past, India has deliberately neglected the roads and other infrastructure in such border regions to slow down any possible invasion, says Brahma Chellaney, a security expert at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi. But in response to a major [...]