Peter Dow’s “no” to Taliban’s surrender terms. Afpak strategy for victory in war on terror. (YouTube) CBS News: Divisions within Taliban make peace elusive Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made news Wednesday when he said the combat role for U.S. troops in Afghanistan could end next year instead of 2014. On Thursday, he took a step back — insisting U.S. forces will remain combat ready — | Read More »
Afghan mob kills UN workers. On Friday, April 1st 2011, an angry mob was incited to attack a UN compound in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The mob stormed the base and 7 UN workers were killed. 4 British-trained Nepalese soldiers or “Gurkhas”, Lt. Col. Siri Skare, a 53-year-old Norwegian military attaché—a former fighter pilot—seconded to the U.N., along with Joakim Dungel, a 33-year-old Swede who had been | Read More »
Secure border for a supply route – 19 kilometres or 12 miles wide Secure supply route border defences plan diagram (large – 960 x 1374 pixels) As can be seen in the diagram, the border perimeter defences are much the same whether you are securing a railway or a road. Diagram features. Explained for secure Afghanistan supply routes. Dangerous ground Enemy forces such as the | Read More »
OK as every general will tell you, poorly defended supply lines are a problem in any war. House subcommittee on National Security and Foreign affairs chairman, Rep. John F. Tierney, D-Mass – YouTube- U.S. funds our enemy Taliban’s Afghan war U.S. Tax Dollars Fueling Afghan Insurgency House Investigation: Private Contractors Paying Warlords, Criminals to Get Supplies to U.S. and NATO Bases Lara Logan reports for | Read More »
I published the Iraq X-file USA vs USA which is a playlist of 5 videos on YouTube in 2007 but I have not posted them in Red State yet so here they are below. I was reminded about Saudi duplicity and backstabbing of the US and allies the other day when General David Patraeus interviewed recently in the Washington Post told us that Mullah Omar, the head of the | Read More »
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