Category Archives: War in SW Asia / Middle East

Lurch Blinks

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Fred Stiening

John Kerry has announced that regime change is off the table in Syria. The people of Syria get to choose their leader. What a difference four submarine launched nuclear capable cruise missiles can make.

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Donald Trump talks to Alex Jones about The Truth

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Fred Stiening

During the second half the third hour, Donald Trump had a very amicable conversations with Donald Trump about ISIS and related topics. Your can hear the discussion on the 24/7 Alex Jones stream http://www.infowars.com/

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It’s always about the oil

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Contrary to many American’s perception, Syria has oil and natural gas fields. Before Barack Obama decided the Dictator Assad had to go, despite winning a three way election with 10 million votes, Syria was making deals to increase oil production, … Continue reading →

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The politics of the Caspian Sea

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Fred Stiening

Headlines are starting to appear that Iranian warships are headed to Russian military bases! OMG! Stupid Obama! Nuke Iran! Nuke Russia! Kill Assad! Kill the people trying to kill Assad! Nuke the West Bank!… Errrr – hold the phone. The … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu – BxQ+

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Fred Stiening

I feel embarrassed for Barack Obama One of the mistakes children make playing chess is to try for a quick victory by taking the opponent’s Queen right away, sacrificing strong pieces for no reason, and not establishing control of the … Continue reading →

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The First YouTube war

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Fred Stiening

A generation of young men all around the world have been learning the art of killing using multiuser combat simulations – now it’s time for the real thing in near real time with streaming video. The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize … Continue reading →

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“Honorable” end to combat in Afghanistan

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Fred Stiening

President Obama’s “Smart” war in Afghanistan is over. Of course, the objective of killing Osama Bin Ladin had nothing to do with Afghanistan, as he was found in a safe house in Pakistan, being protected by the Pakistani secret police. … Continue reading →

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Seeing what you want to see

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Glenn Beck and Pat Grey were cheering on this amazing video of Hamas firing a rocket from the top of an apartment building, cheering, then only a few seconds later, a rocket fired by an F-16 hits the building and … Continue reading →

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“Americans just believe what they see on Cable TV”

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Obama can’t declare a new Iraq war without approval. Even Bush knew that Ryan Goodman is not identified in the Guardian article. He is a law professor at New York University – with solid left wing credentials in Human Rights … Continue reading →

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Layoffs at Sikorsky

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Sikorsky Aircraft makes helicopters. Very Expensive Helicopters for folks who don’t look at the price tag – the US Government in particular. They were the major industrial employer still left in the area of Connecticut where I used to live. … Continue reading →

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