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Movie Review: 'The Wall'
*Military
Times:* *Former sniper among military advisers adding realism to 'The
Wall' * When a war movie is less about action and more about mind games,
the filmmakers must pay special attention to detail. That's the case,
at least, with "The Wall," the Amazon Studios-produced movie that comes
out Friday starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson ("Avengers: Age of Ultron") and
WWE superstar John Cena. They play U.S. soldiers conducting a stakeout
in the Iraqi desert that goes very wrong — Cena's character is hit by a
bullet from an unknown location, and Taylor-Johnson's wounded character
ta... more »
Picture Of The Day
*WNU
Editor:* A great photo gallery on this years Europe Tank Challenge can
be seen here .... *Gearing up for World War Three: Nato tanks put on
massive show of strength in Germany while Putin's troops practise
dropping their armour by parachute* (Daily Mail).
Reports: Palestinian President Abbas Is Prepared To Sign A Peace Deal With Israel
Donald
Trump welcomes Mahmoud Abbas to White House in Washington , May 3,
2017. (photo credit:REUTERS) *Jerusalem Post*: *‘Abbas has decided to
sign peace deal with Israel’* Trump planning to launch new round of
talks during his upcoming visit. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas has crossed the Rubicon and voiced “unprecedented” readiness to
reach a peace deal with Israel, sources close to the efforts to renew
talks between Israel and the Palestinians have told The Jerusalem Post.
Abbas, according to the sources, made this clear to President Donald
Trump during their me... more »
My Nomination For New FBI Director: The One Who Knocks
*-by
Noah* How’s that for allegory? As soon as news came that President
Crazy Pants, aka big orange traitor, aka Putin’s Butt Boy, had fired the
man who he feared was getting too close to the truth, speculation as to
what name would be issued forth from the bunker as a nominee to replace
former FBI Director Comey ran wild. The first two names I thought of,
of course, were Rudy Giuliani and Chris Christie, but, my mind didn’t
stop there. Interestingly, Howie presented a list of betting odds
favorites from BetOnline.ag the other day and I had come up with very
similar list. I thin... more »
Gruppe von ISIS Kämpfern bei Deir Ezzor Luftwaffenbasis durch Syrische Armee neutralisiert
DAMASKUS,
SYRIEN (23:55) – Die intensiven Feuergefechte in der Umgebung des
Militärflughafens Deir Ezzor dauern noch an. Kämpfer des so genannten
Islamischen Staats (IS ehemals ISIS/ISIL) versuchten abermals die
Verteidigungslinien der Syrisch Arabischen Armee (SAA) zu infilitrieren.
Am Samstag Abend attackierten Gruppen der IS Jihadisten Stellungen der
SAA in der Gegend des Friedhofs südwestlich der […] Source: AMN -
Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Graphic pictures: Syrian Army discovers Al-Qaeda corpses in liberated Damascus subub
DAMASCUS,
SYRIA (2:35 A.M.) – The brute force of the elite 4th Mechanized
Division and seasoned 105th Brigade of the Republican Guard proved too
much for rebel forces in Al-Qaboun to handle, forcing them to settle for
a truce and swift departure to Idlib province following a nearly
three-month long battle, sealing a fate much […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar
News | المصدر نيوز
How Good Is The South Korean Military?
*Kyle
Mizokami, National Interest*:* The Military Powerhouse North Korea
Won't Want to Fight (And It's Not America)* The Republic of Korea Armed
Forces, South Korea’s military, is the second-largest military on the
Korean Peninsula and yet it is the least well known. Not as widely
discussed as the U.S. military or Pyongyang’s Korean People’s Army, the
ROK military is probably the most powerful armed force on either side of
the DMZ. South Korea’s armed forces have evolved from a prewar
constabulary force to a dynamic, self-equipped military equal to most
Western armed forces. The ... more »
Here's Why U.S. Special Forces Want Russian Machine Guns
*Michael
Peck* *Security, * Not a crazy idea after all. Why would U.S. special
forces want to manufacture Russian machine guns? Just watch any video of
a conflict such as Iraq and Syria, and the answer becomes clear. Many
of the combatants are using Russian or Soviet weapons, or local copies
thereof, from rifles to rocket launchers to heavy machine guns mounted
on pickups. Which means that when U.S. special forces provide some of
these groups with weapons, they have to scrounge through the global arms
market to buy Russian hardware as well as spare parts. So U.S. Special
Forces ... more »
How Nazi Germany Planned to Kill Russian Tanks (with the Help of Porsche)
*Warfare
History Network* *History, Europe* Nicknamed the Elefant, Ferdinand
Porsche's tank destroyer appeared on the battlefield in 1943. World War
II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as
Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with
British Cruisers or the American M-3 Honey. But perhaps there was never a
more unfortunately named beast than the German assault gun Sd Kfz 184,
first known as the Ferdinand and later modified, as if it was an
improvement, to the Elefant. The weird and less than martial names
assigned this 68-... more »
Andrew Weaver and Dancing With the Devil
*Written
by Grant G* I have never voted for the Green Party but can freely admit
that many of their goals are laudable, essential, vitol to preserving
life on a finite planet... I read an article in the Financial Post, it
was titled... "Dear British Columbians, what were you thinking? NDP
Influenced Provinces are Where The Economy Goes To Die" Article was
written by American Diane Francis
http://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/dear-british-columbians-what-were-you-thinking-ndp-influenced-provinces-are-where-the-economy-goes-to-die
Diane was amazed BCers didn't hold the... more »
The Republicans Should Be the Party of Lincoln—and Jackson
*Jarrett
Stepman* *Politics, Americas* [image: Bust of Andrew Jackson inside the
National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Wikimedia Commons/Creative
Commons/@AgnosticPreachersKid] An infusion of Jacksonian ideas into the
party of Lincoln will ultimately be a net positive. The GOP is becoming
the party of Andrew Jackson, and some conservatives aren’t happy about
it. Until recently, Jackson was a bit of a political free agent.
Democrats, who once celebrated Jackson as one of their own and
championed how he stood up for the common man, have almost entirely
purged the seventh pr... more »
All of the Crazy Ways North Korea Could Strike Back If America Attacks
*Kyle
Mizokami* *Security, Asia* And it would not be pretty. Over the
decades, North Korea’s long pattern of misbehavior and pursuit of
nuclear arms have repeatedly led to calls for a military intervention in
the country. In 1994, then president Bill Clinton nearly launched an
air strike on the country’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center,
which was believed to be on the verge of providing fuel for the
country’s nuclear weapons. The strike was judged to have an excellent
chance of success, but was called off after an agreement with then North
Korean leader Kim Il-sung. ... more »
Number Of Cuban Migrants Intercepted By Coast Guard In April Drops To Zero
*Jonah
Bennett* *Security, * How? For the first time in seven years, the Coast
Guard did not intercept a single Cuban migrant in April trying to enter
the United States. Normally around this time of year, the Coast Guard
would pick up anywhere from 50 to 150 Cubans attempting the journey at
sea, but now that figure has dropped to zero, which matches a similar
drop in migrants crossing into the United States through the
southwestern border, the Associated Press reports. Coast Guard
Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft pointed to the repeal of the “wet-foot,
dry-foot” policy as the reas... more »
The King Stallion Helicopter Program Is Now The Pentagon's Most Expensive Aircraft
Task
And Purpose: *The Pentagon’s Most Expensive Aircraft Just Got Even More
Expensive* When the Department of Defense approved Lockheed Martin’s
CH-53K King Stallion for Marine Corps use, a leaked decision memo
revealed the brand-new heavy-lift helicopters would cost $138.5 million
apiece — which, at millions more than the infamously pricey F-35A
Lighting II joint strike fighter, makes the King Stallion the most
expensive aircraft in the Pentagon’s arsenal. Now, the helicopter is
looking even more costly. On May 9, Bloomberg reported that new King
Stallion will cost closer to $1... more »
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