DEBKAfile – Jordan’s King Abdullah purges regime and army of Palestinians

Posted by Matt in August 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Army, Citizenship, Debkafile, Early Retirement, Gaza Strip, Hashemite Kingdom, Jordan, King Abdullah, Levels Of Government, Palestinians, Purge, Regime, West Bank, West Bank And Gaza, West Bank And Gaza Strip

The king has ordered a massive purge of the Jordanian military, forcing hundreds of officers into early retirement.
He is conducting the same process in the top levels of government.
The Jordanian ministry of the interior has begun the process for revoking the Jordanian citizenship of Palestinians who relocated from the West Bank and Gaza [...]

2 Russian generals leave amid feud over army restructuring

Posted by Matt in July 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Ambitions, Anatoli, Defense Minister, Military Defense, Purge, Resistance, Restructuring, Russia, Russian Army, Russian Generals

Two of the most senior Russian generals were relieved of their duties Monday.
An analyst said that the move was part of a purge of commanders who oppose a plan to overhaul the vast, nuclear-armed military.
Defense Minister Anatoli Serdyukov has been ordered to give Russia a modern military that would match its ambitions to be a [...]

Air Force Purge Stemmed From Future War Fights

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Chief, Air Force Chief Of Staff, Brother, Buzz, Chief Of Staff, China, Doubts, Future War, Gates, Interchange, Moseley, North Vietnamese, Outgoing Air, Peer Competitor, Purge, Russia, Sentiments, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Vietnam

Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]