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- 01 Jan 2016 20:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Merry Christmas 2015 and Happy New Year 2016
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3923
Re: Merry Christmas 2015 and Happy New Year 2016
Happy new year to all.
- 03 Dec 2015 12:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Actually, Golum looks kind of cute in comparison with that piece of regurgitated halal pork.
- 03 Dec 2015 12:17
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
So turkey buys oil from ISIS. I think Turkey also buys women from ISIS. Turkey has been an important center for the flesh trade for decades now. Women from the Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus and Russia were lured to Turkey with the promise of a job as waitress in a restaurant, some menial job in a hotel ...
- 03 Dec 2015 08:33
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Christians think their country, America, to be morally so spectacularly superior to heathen countries like India. God Himself has lifted America above all other nations. Well yes, we witness it in these shootings, in the daily racism, in Las Vegas, etc., etc.. And by the way, shaving off your beard ...
- 03 Dec 2015 08:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
I don't see any disrespect for the victims. There is nothing wrong with criticizing or even ridiculing the American gun culture. These attack happen, I think, primarily because guns are revered, are a symbol of manliness, and they are so easy to get. The right to own guns and to drive around in big ...
- 03 Dec 2015 00:08
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 646182
Re: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
Turkey ‘to establish military base in Qatar’ The base would be Ankara’s first in the Gulf region Dubai: Turkey will establish a military base in Qatar, its President Recep Tayip Erdogan was quoted as saying in Turkish media on Wednesday. The comments were reportedly made by Edrogan during a trip to ...
- 02 Dec 2015 23:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Old article but still very relevant.
Dow Chemical must finally help Bhopal disaster victims
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2 ... ctims.html
Dow Chemical must finally help Bhopal disaster victims
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2 ... ctims.html
- 26 Nov 2015 15:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
A video showing Tukmen terrorists firing with an MG on the Russian pilots while they come down in their parachutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZVwIGVet54#t=84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZVwIGVet54#t=84
- 26 Nov 2015 11:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 838260
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Saudi Arabia, an ISIS That Has Made It By KAMEL DAOUDNOV. 20, 2015 Black Daesh, white Daesh. The former slits throats, kills, stones, cuts off hands, destroys humanity’s common heritage and despises archaeology, women and non-Muslims. The latter is better dressed and neater but does the same things...
- 25 Nov 2015 10:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
vina wrote : Expect quick shalwar browning and downhill skiing from the Turks in short order and Russia amps up the muscle on this and goes about doing exactly what Turkey wanted to prevent, ie destruction of the Turcoman opposition and thwarting what they wanted , a safe haven for the anti Assad o...
- 25 Nov 2015 09:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Putin will respond: Russians feel betrayed as Turkey stabs them in the back Vladimir Putin, who has a reputation for speaking in measured tones and not being prone to rash outbursts, has never seemed as furious as he was following Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian military jet over Syria. Make no...
- 25 Nov 2015 08:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Reuters: US believes Russian jet was hit inside Syrian airspace Reuters quotes a source from the US president’s administration. According to the source, the assessment was based "on detection of the heat signature of the jet" WASHINGTON, November 24./TASS/. The US believes the Russian Su-...
- 25 Nov 2015 06:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Seven charged with murder in beating of teen at upstate New York church Seven people who prosecutors say were involved in the beating death of a teenager during a counseling session at an upstate New York church were indicted on second-degree murder charges on Tuesday by a grand jury. Lucas Leonard...
- 25 Nov 2015 05:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
Makes good points, and he also agrees with the theory that this incident was planned. Turkey Has Destroyed Russia’s Hope Of Western Cooperation — Paul Craig Roberts http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/24/turkey-has-destroyed-russias-delusion-of-western-cooperation-paul-craig-roberts/ Lt Gen Serg...
- 21 Nov 2015 11:58
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 838260
- 01 Nov 2015 13:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2191372
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
PM Narendra Modi’s Foreign Policy Spotlight Over Indian Ocean Region Dr Gaurav Pradhan, October 31, 2015 The last post was about PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Act East Policy’ and the manner in which he has played the role of a seasoned diplomate, steered foreign perception of India in a bid to make the count...
- 21 Oct 2015 11:12
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Four-Year-Old Fatally Shot in Head in Albuquerque Road Rage Incident: Police A 4-year-old girl was shot in the head and killed during a road rage incident in Albuquerque on Tuesday, police said. ... Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Officer Simon Drobik told the station that a Bernalillo Count...
- 20 Oct 2015 02:56
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Family of man killed by pastor: 'It's unbelievable' Detroit Police are investigating allegations that the pastor accused of fatally shooting a man in church Sunday afternoon was having an affair with the victim’s wife. Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt confirmed that police are investigating the allegati...
- 05 Oct 2015 14:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
- Replies: 4033
- Views: 431713
Re: The Levant crisis.(Israel,SYRIA,Lebanon,etc)
U.S. Aims to Put More Pressure on ISIS in Syria
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/05/world ... .html?_r=5
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/05/world ... .html?_r=5
- 01 Oct 2015 02:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 646182
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
UB identified ISIS as a US sponsored group when ISIS first came to the fore in Syria. That was many months ago. And from what I have seen since then, I think he was right. As for India joining the fight against ISIS/al Nusra and others: it's a really bad idea considering India is already the target ...
- 30 Sep 2015 20:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 646182
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Singha pointed out how vulnerable/exposed those Russian aircraft and helicopters are. If one of the terrorist groups manages to get close enough to target the air base with mortars, anti-tank missiles or RPG's... The Russians must have great confidence in the perimeter defense of that base.
- 30 Sep 2015 20:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2984
- Views: 361850
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Oops! The name of the website seemed familiar. I only read the first paragraph. However, I am sure that future research/scholars will prove that most of the civilizational advances credited to the Greeks/Romans have their roots elsewhere.
- 30 Sep 2015 17:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
- Replies: 2984
- Views: 361850
Re: Western Universalism - what's the big deal?
Rajiv Malhotra tweeted this:
Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks
http://www.theonion.com/article/histori ... eeks-18209
Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks
http://www.theonion.com/article/histori ... eeks-18209
- 30 Sep 2015 10:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
- Replies: 4210
- Views: 719574
Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
INS Kochi, largest India-made warship, commissioned MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Naval warship INS Kochi, the largest-ever warship to be built in India, was commissioned by defence minister Manohar Parrikar at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Finish of the INS Kochi is good as any foreign ship, Manohar Parrikar s...
- 29 Sep 2015 14:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 471027
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
UlanBatori wrote: And proceeded to compare promises with delivered items. 1. Zero-Opening-Balance Bank accounts: now over 180 million (I mean, think of that mind-boggling number - in 16 months!) And they have already got INR 35,000 crores in them. 2. Catastrophic insurance 3. Aadhar card link 4. Sa...
- 28 Sep 2015 01:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 838260
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Texas man sentenced to 10 years for trying to aid al Shabaab militants A Texas man was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years probation on charges of attempting to provide material support and resources to foreign terrorists, U.S. prosecutors said. Rahatul Ashikim Khan, 24, p...
- 28 Sep 2015 01:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
Houston boy, aged six, killed in drive-by shooting A 6-year-old boy was killed and his 11-year-old brother critically wounded when they were struck by a volley of bullets in a drive-by shooting while in bed at a Houston home on Friday, media reports said. More than a dozen shots ripped through a wal...
- 26 Sep 2015 11:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
- Replies: 4147
- Views: 838260
Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-20
Ben Carson: By keeping out Islam, we protect women Is there a 'war on women'? Yes – but not in the US, the Republican candidate told supporters, promising that immigrants are 'welcome to come to America, but they don't get to change who we are.' Quote: Carson was immediately criticized by figures fr...
- 26 Sep 2015 03:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and UN: better off out or in
- Replies: 122
- Views: 15305
Re: India and UN: better off out or in
Security Council must be reformed to maintain its credibility, says PM Narendra Modi in speech at UN United Nations: Amid India's strong bid for a permanent seat in UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for reform of the powerful world body to make it "broad-based&...
- 26 Sep 2015 02:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: International Intelligence news
- Replies: 93
- Views: 13441
Re: International Intelligence news
From Radio to *****, British Spies Track Web Users' Online Identities HERE WAS A SIMPLE AIM at the heart of the top-secret program: Record the website browsing habits of “every visible user on the Internet.” Before long, billions of digital records about ordinary people’s online activities were bein...
- 24 Sep 2015 20:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2129
- Views: 365834
Re: India and Japan: News and Discussion
Unexpected tax troubles cropping up in emerging countries TOKYO -- Many Japanese companies operating in emerging countries are grappling with taxation problems they would never face in major industrial nations. Honda Motor, for instance, has gotten embroiled in a dispute with Indian tax authorities ...
- 24 Sep 2015 16:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
- Replies: 1780
- Views: 356364
Re: India-EU News & Analysis
Hungary PM rejects Merkel's 'moral imperialism' in refugee crisis Bad Staffelstein (Germany) (AFP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday rejected what he called German Chancellor Angela Merkel's "moral imperialism" in Europe's migrant crisis. ... Orban accused Merkel of tryi...
- 24 Sep 2015 11:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1178
- Views: 294144
Re: BR Forum Feedback
I support the above request to limit red (or some other color) highlighted comments. I also think that posters should conform to the posting format used in BRF.
- 23 Sep 2015 09:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
- Replies: 4037
- Views: 471027
Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Sushma Swaraj paves the way for Modi with US acknowledging Pakistan-based terror by Rajeev Sharma Sep 23, 2015 09:35 IST The Narendra Modi government has hit the ground running in its high-level engagement with the United States which has just started. The first such Indo-US engagement—the Strategic...
- 22 Sep 2015 12:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
- Replies: 2850
- Views: 331716
Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,
Falijee, please consider posting 'reports' like 'Indian hackers stole all the money from Packee banks', maulana's drinking wine and China-Packeeland keeping the 5++ generation fighter technology (JF-17) from India, in the Benis thread, as they serve no other purpose than to have a laugh. Let's keep ...
- 22 Sep 2015 02:43
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2559
- Views: 458161
Re: Indo-Israel: News and Discussion
Israel to bring in 20,000 Chinese construction workers Israel plans to bring in 20,000 Chinese construction workers to help build new apartments as part of efforts to lower housing costs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. Netanyahu announced the plan at the start of a cabinet meeting, h...
- 22 Sep 2015 02:11
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
8 killed in Chicago weekend violence; Emanuel to increase police patrols After a violent weekend, Mayor Emanuel said police will step up patrols. Monday, September 21, 2015 CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said that over the three-day period of Friday to Sunday, seven people were fatally shot and one...
- 22 Sep 2015 02:00
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 646182
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
Syria sees Russia game changer, US-trained rebels enter fray Damascus (AFP) - Syria predicted Sunday that Russia's growing military role will prove a game changer in the fight against jihadists, as 75 rebels trained under a beleaguered US programme entered the fray. ... More important than the suppl...
- 22 Sep 2015 00:08
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Positive News from the USA
- Replies: 3095
- Views: 429086
Re: Positive News from the USA
GOP candidate Carson: Muslim shouldn't be elected president WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says Islam is antithetical to the Constitution, and he doesn't believe that a Muslim should be elected president. Carson, a devout Christian, says a president's faith should mat...
- 21 Sep 2015 23:52
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: West Asia News and Discussions (YEMEN, gulf)
- Replies: 4734
- Views: 646182
Re: West Asia News and Discussions
This report, originally from Reuters, is no longer available on the Reuters site. I'll post it in full, it gives a good impression of how Iraq's see/feel about the situation in Iraq. And it's bad, if this is really happening. Some Iraqis ditch fight against Islamic State for life in Europe By Saif H...