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Terrorist Adaptation to Affordable Asymmetrical Weaponry I am following what is happening in Mali tonight.  Two Islamist terror groups are involved in coordinated attacks and there are reports  that hundreds have been killed. Of greatest concern, is something which I have never seen within the asymmetrical battlespace until now. I am used to seeing technicals (or NSTV) in places like Sudan, etc.   But this is the first time that I am viewing images of machine guns mounted on motorcycles.  It is an unbelievably frightening view. Mali ground forces have been assisted by Wagner Group in repelling the assault.  But again - many deaths. And I stop and shudder a bit - thinking of October 7th.  Thank God,  members of HAMAS which I saw leaving their compound on motorcycles to begin their reign of terror had not traveled with mounted automatic weapons.  The carnage would have been much worse.  And it was bad enough, what I viewed that day coming...
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Random Notes Copied from X. Qalibaf and Jalili.. Two Heavyweights in Iran's Decision-Making Circle It is no random choice that the hostile media targets these two names specifically. Qalibaf — Speaker of Parliament, with a military background in the Revolutionary Guard, represents the pragmatic current that balances field requirements with state calculations. Jalili — Former nuclear negotiator, the face of the hardline principled current, represents the "no concessions" line in national security files. Both are in the actual decision-making circle — not on its margins. And in wartime, the tension between these two lines does not remain ideological.. it turns into a dispute over: - The ceiling of the military response - The timing of negotiations - Management of regional fronts Media targeting of the relationship between them = an attempt to disrupt consensus at the most critical moments of decision-making. And in the category of "I told you so...." https://...
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Latest News on Iran's Willingness to Negotiate Eman Shamshi, Head of the Communications, Media, and Cultural Affairs Center in the Iranian Parliament: We deny the resignation of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf from the chairmanship of the Iranian negotiating delegation. Moreover, a new round of negotiations has not been scheduled in the first place for him or anyone else to serve as the head of the Iranian delegation. Binding and Strict Orders from the Supreme Leader According to reliable sources, the Supreme Leader of the Revolution has informed both President Qalibaf, the Foreign Minister, and the Supreme National Security Council of the following: There will be no negotiations with the Americans Unless our announced and legitimate conditions are met in the three dossiers: Lebanon The Nuclear Program The Strait of Hormuz As for Araghchi's tour of Islamabad, Muscat, and Moscow, it is about delivering messages: no negotiations. The message is clear: Tehran does not negotiate under...
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A Parental Guide to Running a War It is a "We Against They" story which we still recount with glee and with ample humor. None of us can remember the infraction, but we remember the punishment.  Whatever the event - there is a remembrance of all of us hiding behind the couch, our father asking for the culprit to reveal himself, and like a snarly pack of rats, none of us would admit to the crime.  We would die together. It seemed fitting.  Daddy pulled us out from behind the couch one-by-one and spanked us.   Four of us took the punishment because not one of us would admit to being a ringleader or participant in what was the fun to be had each day under the roof of very practical parents. With the current messiness with Iran the roles are actually reversed.  The Pentagon  is the petulant child.  And the parents are NATO allies.  Everybody is taking a whack at our ill-planned course of action. And our POTUS and Pentagon -  who cannot produc...
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North Korea Military Parade North Korea absolutely wins the award for precision military parades.  These men perform in excellent manner on the parade grounds.  But it does all seem a bit cult-like regarding their behavior.  Most likely - a fearsome adversary. https://x.com/KimJongUnArabic/status/2046901484340552187 * The above is one of the sites which I follow.  I have chosen to share it with the readership. swoffordwrites@gmail.com https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/  
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American Soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke Gannon Ken Van Dyke should be brought up on charges of treason and spend the rest of his life in ADX Florence (The Alacatraz of the Rockies). https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15760675/special-forces-maduro-arrested-placed-bet.html When I served in the United States Naval Reserve I held a Top Secret clearance.  There were things which I never even told my husband.  He did not hold a clearance. If Gannon Van Dyke was willing to enrich himself placing bets and playing fast and loose with what were undoubtedly "Above Top Secret" operational considerations, he endangered the complete operation and risked potentially placing his Special Forces team members in danger.  Beyond being a selfish bastard, his actions were criminal in nature. * Added to post: New York Times has a copy of the indictment.  I just read it. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/23/nyregion/maduro-betting-polymarket-soldier.html Tammy Swofford former LC...
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Images Floating About Apparently, individuals who cannot write a cogent sentence to defend their case are capable of using ChatGpt.  You can mock us, assholes.  But can you defend your own position in a manner which will cause me to respect you? Somalia - that lil' shit hole that nobody cares about, has banned Israeli flag ships from the Strait of Bab el Mandeb. This is a signal.  But for the life of me - I cannot capture its meaning. An Iran military site captioned this as their "Picture of the Day" and included the video.  The narrative was that when Grand Ayatollah Khamenei was passing through Berlin on his way to Iran, someone dumped a can of tomato sauce on his head.  Since history repeats itself,  Reza Pahlavi received the same treatment. Many years ago, when Prince George was still a toddler I took note that a close up photograph of him had been taken by a press photographer.  I mentioned to a friend, "If a photographer can reach him, so can an ...
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