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US intelligence failures

Recent events where the U.S. intelligence service seems to be screwing up are becoming frequent. Or at least there have been 2 large incidents involving Iran where possible and likely screw ups have occurred.  The first recent event which occurred was the capture of the RQ-170 unmanned American spy...

Dear Leader Kim Jong il dies, aged 69

Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69 over a tenuous battle for his health. From what I’ve read he died of a heart attack and it has been on every or most front-page news websites, and naturally I’m very curious about the situation, or I’m following mostly what is to follow. According to...

The west getting very hostile with Iran

Things are erupting in the middle east and the balance of order is at what some would call a tipping point especially for Israel who take any new information that the chance Iran are building nuclear weapons very seriously. (OpEd: The IAEA suspects Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear weapon) However...

Should Iran be stopped?

Although a signatory of the Non-nuclear Proliferation Treaty, according to Israel, Iran is enriching uranium to be used in a weapon which could potentially reach Israel. There is also a question as to whether Israel also has nuclear weapons, although not a signatory of the Non-nuclear Proliferation Treaty....

Taiwanese military

Just dropping by to say that I have to join the Taiwanese military soon as a conscript seeing as it is a requirement as I recently became Taiwanese.  I'll be detailing my life in the military and if anyone wants any information pertaining to what equipement the Taiwanese use, although likely...

Libya then and now…

I posted back in March on my thoughts on NATO intervening in Libya. It seems that my predicaments were almost correct. In the sense that NATO will support opposition in other countries who are strong enough to mount a large enough offensive to remove their own dictators. If we look at what is happening in...

Muammar Gaddafi killed

Muammar Gaddafi dead [10/20/2011] Gaddafi has been confirmed to be dead by several news agency sources and through videos footage. You can find information provided by Aljazeera on their website. After weeks of fighting over Gaddafi's home town of Sirte, he himself has been killed along with the NTC...

Riots in London, no protests

I usually wouldn’t write an article about this, but this has riled me up so much, I felt I needed to post something about this. These riots are happening close to home and they are actually moving closer to where I have a few relatives in the UK. So I felt, out of absence in maintaining this website,...

New dawn and new age… so far.

2011 has been quick I feel. We have had issues revolving around the middle-east to its current climax in Libya where several reliable news sources have stated that the French maybe arming Libyan rebels. – However there has been no confirmation by official French sources yet. Just before 2011, in late...

al Qaeda: Osama bin Laden dead & body in US hands

The WhiteHouse and in a press release by President Barack Obama has reported that Osama bin Laden is dead, in a blog post on the WhiteHouse website titled “Osama bin Laden Dead”. During the Bill Clinton years and his office term, Osama bin Laden has been on the FBI most wanted list for terrorist...

Libya is all about regime change

On the 29/03/2011, President Obama said the following: “If we tried to overthrow Gaddafi by force our coalition would splinter. We would likely have to put US troops on the ground to accomplish that mission or risk killing many civilians from the air,” he said. “To be blunt, we went down...

Misrata under attack by cluster bombs

Cluster bombs according to a report by Humans Right Watch, have been used against the city of Misrata. It has come to attention since cluster bombs are used to strike large areas and are indiscriminate. NATO have been given the task to protect the Libyan people under threat by Col. Gadaffi under a UN...

Debate: What about countries other than Libya?

The western forces & Qatar who have worked together to support a no-fly zone militarily and weapons embargo on Libya were put in place under a UN go ahead. The UN and its country-partners who voted in this legislation against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his forces loyal to him done so under...

China and its manipulative currency

It was made apparent before President Hu Jintao of China visited the United States on his state visit that President Obama was clear on the fact that China was manipulating its currency and that he would bring it up. China’s usual response is that “currency is dictated by the markets” and...

The best tank in the world

People in different countries are very competitive when it comes to deciding the best tank in the world. However a poll which we have surveyed since 2008 has shown that the Leopard 2A6 is the peoples most favourite tank out of nearly 600 people who voted; they voted 160 times for the Leopard 2A6 in a poll...

Taiwan: Defense inadequate

The increasing procurement of advanced weaponry from mainland Peoples Republic of China should put Taiwan, the Republic of China; on its heels. With the announcement of new ballistic missiles which apparently can counter warships (Potential carrier groups from the U.S. in support of Taiwan) and the newly...

“Invisible tanks” in 5 years from the UK

The Telegraph have recently released an article which talks about BAE Systems method of making an armoured vehicle invisible to the naked eye. It is said that the electronic camouflage will make whatever armoured vehicle this technology is attached to; blend into its surroundings. Tests of this technology...

Opinion: Chinese J-20 Stealth Jet

The internet has exploded with the pictures of the Chinese J-20 stealth jet. Apparent pictures of this vehicle have been released unofficially and are making rounds across the internet. Determining whether the aircraft is real or not is something which some can only guess at. However graphics analysts and...

Happy new year, from Taichung

I was out and celebrating in Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan, which in itself is a pretty small island. Enjoyed my night out, even though I didn’t get to drink, but that wasn’t a disappointment, seeing as I’m in a different country celebrating something which is an experience in...

British military vehicles being used in Afghanistan

British vehicles in Afghanistan have faced criticism however the British have been in Afghanistan since October of 2001 with US and UK forces disrupting and effectively ousting the Taliban government and Al Qaeda out of power and have mostly annexed the leadership to neighbouring Pakistan. They...