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Not surprisingly we note that reports assert that Syrian "rebels" prefer highly mobile weapons as they maneuver and strike, mostly in platoon or smaller sized units. It seems that local ingenuity has enabled irregulars to construct multiple tube rocket launchers, mount 120 mm mortars on pickup trucks, salvaged tank turrets, and remote control machine guns sighted using commercial electric motors and web cams. Insurgents assert that many highly educated personnel have gone to great lengths…
There is not much to say about this horrific account except that it confirms our research into what is really going on in Syria. The wild west never so wild. Despite press accounts touting rebel virtues vis-a-vis Assad brutality, we once again see horrors unfolding from utter chaos. We note recent assertions that chemical weapons were used by the Assad, then counter claims by other reporters. Syria is in complete disarray and no one is…
Egyptians are rapidly losing hope and the nation is descending into chaos. Crime is rising rapidly and people previously unfamiliar with firearms are buying them for protection - from the police. It is impossible for words to properly convey the depression and desperation mirrored in the lives of these oppressed people. Is this the future of Europe and the United States? More than two years after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, the proliferation…
We are greatly relieved to know that the United Nations has recommended a moratorium on “killer robots”. Concerns are mounting over how these tools will be employed by belligerents, and more specifically, how the drone genii will be stuffed back into its bottle. Now that drone technology has moved from the development laboratory to the battlefield and the street corner, the potential for human mischief has moved up another significant notch. The U.N. report notes…
Destruction comes in waves. Boston, Canada, and now France has felt the sting of foreign attack. The car bomb is a favorite of killers the world over. Without too much trouble murderers can assemble five hundred pounds of destruction that can be moved inconspicuously and deposited without fanfare. Libya remains in a state of broiling chaos and the matter of who delivered the death package will remain the subject of speculation even after official pronouncements…
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When government disintegrates, the people are either going to bow down to criminal elements or stand up and defend themselves. Mexican citizens in the town of Tierra Colorado, a waypoint between Acapulco and the capitol, Mexico City have taken up arms (photos appear to show more east bloc weapons that those alleged to be imported from USA). Press reports assert questions as to whether the “vigilantes” are cooperating with criminals (they have set up road…
Red China has a formidable drone fleet. As US planners celebrate drone superiority, it appears that the rest of the world has their eye on the same prize, the ability to project force anywhere in the world through UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles), drones or whatever nomenclature by which they will be designated in the latest synonymic buzz-bytes. We predict that on a day not far hence, a drone will descend from an otherwise untroubled…
We have an assertion that many children have been held captive and beaten by Egyptian security forces. Testimonials of this or that atrocity can be had in every conflict, but these allegations are of the most serious nature. If credible, we must become even more skeptical of the new Egyptian government's judgment and basic humanity. As of this time, we have located several references that appear to have originated from different but corroborating sources. Wasn't…