There’s very disturbing news coming out of Pakistan concerning the alleged level of infiltration of that country’s Navy – particularly because the US is arming that service with modern aircraft and refurbished US Navy warships. The story began to unfold when Pakistani security forces uncovered a cell (or cells) of Al Qaeda sympathizers within the… Continue reading Has Al Qaeda infiltrated the Pakistan Navy?
Tag: Terrorism
Are Pakistan’s nuclear weapons safe?
I’ve been studying reports of a Taliban attack on a Pakistani naval air station with growing concern. According to Yahoo! News: Just weeks after the U.S. humiliated Pakistan with the bin Laden raid, Taliban insurgents laid siege on a naval station Sunday night and left 10 soldiers dead. . . . … a well-briefed and… Continue reading Are Pakistan’s nuclear weapons safe?
An interesting look at the assault on Osama bin Laden
An interview with a senior US Army helicopter pilot reveals some interesting perspectives on the raid that took out Osama bin Laden. Here’s an extract. When you first heard about the bin Laden raid, what were the biggest things that you thought could go wrong from a pilot’s point of view? Well, when I looked… Continue reading An interesting look at the assault on Osama bin Laden
I hope someone’s thinking about our southern border . . .
As readers are no doubt aware, following the death of its founder, Osama bin Laden, the Al Qaeda terrorist network has threatened retaliation against the USA. In confirming the death of its leader in a statement dated Tuesday, Al Qaeda urged Muslims to not stray from the path of armed struggle against the United States.… Continue reading I hope someone’s thinking about our southern border . . .
More interesting developments about the bin Laden raid
More and more information is coming to light following the mission to kill Osama bin Laden last weekend. I wrote about some areas yesterday. I’ve found four more points of interest today. 1. Most interesting to aviation enthusiasts is that the raid appears to have revealed the existence of a previously-unknown ‘stealthy‘ variant of the… Continue reading More interesting developments about the bin Laden raid
Speculation about the Osama raid
I’ve been reading about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden a couple of days ago. There are a number of elements that aren’t clear from official and quasi-official accounts, and I’ve been looking for answers. First, there’s the question of whether the helicopters carrying the assault team came from Afghanistan, or a Pakistani air… Continue reading Speculation about the Osama raid
He’s dead at last? Stand by for trouble.
As I prepared to enter my blog posts for this evening, I heard the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed in a US operation in Pakistan. I suppose his death was inevitable, sooner or later. I can’t regard it with any great enthusiasm. It won’t bring back any of those he sent to… Continue reading He’s dead at last? Stand by for trouble.
My heroes
Brigid put up a very well-written post today, which she titled “Big Damn Heroes“. It started me thinking, and remembering. Several sad thoughts and a few tears later, I’ll try to add my $0.02 worth to the discussion. It’s not going to be easy to put it into words, because the faces of my dead… Continue reading My heroes
The Libya revolt and Islamic fundamentalism
I’ve written about the situation in Egypt, but recent events in Libya have eclipsed developments there for the time being. Stratfor have published a very interesting article titled ‘Jihadist Opportunities in Libya‘. Here’s an extract from it, republished with permission of Stratfor. As we watch the situation unfold in Libya, there are concerns that unlike… Continue reading The Libya revolt and Islamic fundamentalism
IED in Khost, Afghanistan
This video clip shows an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) being detonated by an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team in the city of Khost, Afghanistan. I’m putting it up here for the benefit of those who don’t realize the dangers our troops face every time they go out on patrol in that war-torn land. This is… Continue reading IED in Khost, Afghanistan