Category Archives: War

China and Cuba

Posted on September 22, 2026 by odeboyz

The October 2025 UN meeting condemned the USA’s blockade of Cuba. 167 countries voted for the proposition including the UK. Trump’s reaction was to boost the blockade in January. The Chinese broke the blockade in May 2026. There were no … Continue reading →

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The USA has lost the Iran War

Posted on September 18, 2026 by odeboyz

By denying the Saudi government vital help in their war against the Yemeni Houthi the USA has admitted defeat. There was no fanfare but that’s what it amounts to. Abandoning the Saudi at this moment sends a catastrophic signal to … Continue reading →

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Chinese Economic Warfare

Posted on September 16, 2026 by odeboyz

The USA is spending billions of dollars trying to achieve regime change in Iran. The Chinese are fighting a different sort of war. Their war is based on economic domination. The targeted use of aid, soft loans, disaster relief, infrastructure … Continue reading →

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Pete Hegseth: Fake warrior

Posted on September 5, 2026 by odeboyz

Hegseth lives in a delusional fantasy world. His world is populated by warriors, of which he is one. He indulges in extreme (for a 46 year old man) physical activities with young men. He body shamed generals and proposed testosterone … Continue reading →

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Three Geriatrics ~ Three Forever Wars

Posted on September 2, 2026 by odeboyz

Benjamin Netanyahu (76) He’s Israel’s longest serving prime minster and has turned war into a core activity for Israelis. The wars are quasi-colonial. The forever wars in Gaza, south Lebanon and the West Bank have colonial attitudes towards local populations. … Continue reading →

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Getting value for money from the defence budget

Posted on September 1, 2026 by odeboyz

The £300bn the government will spend between now and 2030 will largely be wasted because warfare has changed. Using the two current wars as a blueprint the suggestion is that the defence budget (in part) be used to pivot Britain … Continue reading →

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The USA can’t be defended

Posted on August 28, 2026 by odeboyz

Zelenskyy has reinvented warfare through sophisticated drone attacks. The USA is incapable of defending itself against coordinated seaborne drone attacks. A dozen trawlers equipped with 100s of drones could literally send 1,000s of drones in a very short space of … Continue reading →

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Tony Benn: A wise politician

Posted on August 26, 2026 by odeboyz
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Why the defence budget is squandered

Posted on August 24, 2026 by odeboyz

The defence budget is going to explode in the next three years. £300bn will be spent by three ministers none of whom are military men. They will be advised by the Chiefs of the Defence Staff. They are all career … Continue reading →

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How to defend Britain

Posted on August 16, 2026 by odeboyz

The current £300bn defence budget misses the point. It assumes, wrongly, that the war will happen somewhere else. Britain will drop nuclear bombs and the aircraft carriers will be cutting edge weapons. But if the war is in Britain what … Continue reading →

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