GATES ASSESSMENTS OF TROUBLE SPOTS

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 25, 2010

SecDef Robert M. Gates has announced his assessment of world trouble spots.
Gates puts North Korea at the top of his list. He says that the ailing dictator’s son may be trying to win the military support and may have been respopnsible for the torpedo sinking of the South Korean frigate Cheonan.
Of course he listed Afghanistan, [...]

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HUSBAND AND WIFE IN THE ARMED FORCES

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 24, 2010

While reading an article about a husband and wife who have been married almost since their first enlistment in the Marine Corps, I came across a startling statistic – 82% of marriages begun in first enlistments have failed. This is according to Cpl David Rogers, 9th Marine Corps District, from a 2010 presentation at the Western [...]

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STILL QUESTIONS WITH NEW CAMPAIGN PLAN

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 23, 2010

The war in Afghanistan is not being fought on the battlefield alone. If Iraq is to emerge as a strong and independent nation (hate the word decomracy) , the campaign for Afghanistan’s economy must stand on equal footing with the counterinsurgency campaign – they are one and the same.
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U. N. [...]

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TERRORIST HAVEN IN BOLIVIA

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 21, 2010

The recent capture of  Hezbollah members in Paraguay has again highlighted the terrorist activities in South America.
The Triborder area of  Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina, remains a hub for terrorist and criminals.
Bolivian leadership remains an ally of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba  
However, Paraguay police arrested Moussa Ali Hamdan, key Hezbollah leader, in Cuidad del Este based on a tip [...]

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HOW TO END THE WAR IN AFGHANSITAN

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 21, 2010

One thing that would do more to end the war than anything else – seal the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Of course this is easier said than done.
Insurgent recruiting is increasing in parts of the east of Afghanistan, with most new recruits coming from the Arabs, Pakistanis, Chechens and Tajiks.
The Pakistan military were battling [...]

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IRAN, AL QAEDA & TALIBAN

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 20, 2010

It has been reported in the news media based on Intelligence reports that Iran is providing a safe haven for relatives of Osama bin Laden and some leadership of Al Qaeda. Additionally, some Intelligence reports have accused Iran of supplying weapons and training to Taliban fighters battling American and Afghan troops.
The enemy of my enemy [...]

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STOLEN VALOR ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 19, 2010

A three-year-old federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim to have received a personal medal from the U.S. military is unconstitutional, an appeals court has ruled in California.
The decision involved the case of Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, Calif., a water district board member who said at a public meeting in 2007 that he [...]

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5 MONTHS & NO GVT IN IRAQ

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 18, 2010

It has been over five months and no one can form a government in Iraq.
Homicide bombers get all the headlines, the bureaucracy continues and no Iraqi politician can put together a government.
News reports have suggested that the American diplomats were in Baghdad recently to advance a proposal made earlier by US Vice-President Joe Biden backing a coalition [...]

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LONG WARS UNKNOW TO US NEWS MEDIA

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 17, 2010

It never ceases to amaze me how many so called news reporters seem to reinvent history to cover their own political persuasion or preconceived notions.
We keep seeing writers say how we’ve been involved in the longest war in American history with the Iraq/Afghanistan wars.
The first long military campaign for the American army was the Apache [...]

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KEEP A WATCH ON PAKISTAN

by H. Thomas HaydenAugust 16, 2010

Many military intelligence agencies and think tanks are beginning to believe that there is a serious danger of Pakistan disintegrating into fiefdoms controlled by warlords and Pakistan Taliban. A Pakistan crash into warlord-run fiefdoms that would host Al Qaeda and the Pak Taliban strongholds, would have grave consequences for the security of the Pak nuclear [...]

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