Category Archives: War

The Assassination of Anwar Sadat, 1981

Posted on July 31, 2024 by odeboyz

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 Perpetual war, endless war, or a forever war, is a lasting state of war with no clear conditions that would lead to its conclusion. Perpetual war – Wikipedia Israel was … Continue reading →

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P J O’Rourke’s Holidays in Hell (1988)

Posted on June 26, 2024 by odeboyz

“…Lebanon is notably free of tour groups and Nikon-toting Japanese. The beaches, though shell-pocked and occasionally mined, are not crowded. Ruins of historical interest abound; in fact, block most streets. Hotel rooms are plentiful. No reservation is necessary at even … Continue reading →

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Operation Barbarossa: The Road to Disaster

Posted on June 19, 2024 by odeboyz

Nazi Germany’s pre-1941 successes were unprecedented. They are epitomised by the 1939 diplomatic coup, the Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty. The partition of Poland followed immediately. 1940 saw crushing victories in western Europe. Germany’s triumphs weren’t critically analysed by either the political or … Continue reading →

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The Gaza Strip: a brief history

Posted on June 5, 2024 by odeboyz

The British Mandate, 1920-48 Palestine was a British quasi-colony after receiving a mandate from the League of Nations. The League expected Britain to train Palestinians for government before the mandate ended in 1948. The plan was for transition to self-governing … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Michael Dobbs ~ The Lords’ Day (2007)

Posted on May 29, 2024 by odeboyz

Michael Dobbs is famous for The House of Cards, which has an international audience. A British and American TV series marks its acceptance as a definitive political novel. This is a red-blooded thriller: A Harry Jones1 novel. Jones has the … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Genocide: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, [by] Francesca Albanese

Posted on April 10, 2024 by odeboyz

After five months of military operations, Israel has destroyed Gaza. Over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 13,000 children. Over 12,000 are presumed dead and 71,000 injured, many with life-changing mutilations. Seventy percent of residential areas have been … Continue reading →

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Joe Biden in 1982: pro-Israeli warrior

Posted on April 3, 2024 by odeboyz

In 1982, shortly before Reagan bluntly ordered Begin to cease his ‘holocaust’ in Lebanon, a young US senator who revered Elie Wiesel as his great teacher met the Israeli prime minister. In Begin’s own stunned account of the meeting, the senator commended … Continue reading →

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The CIA’s 2024 Annual Threat Assessment: Intelligence Community Assessment

Posted on March 20, 2024 by odeboyz

The CIA isn’t interested in the rights and wrongs of international conflicts. Their focus is their impact on the USA. The Gaza Conflict is interesting in this respect. It is facile to think it is tightly located there. “Conflicts, particularly … Continue reading →

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Stalin’s Patriotism

Posted on February 7, 2024 by odeboyz

Having learned they had captured Joseph Stalin’s son, the Nazis had an idea: exchange the boy – artillery Lt. Yakov Dzhugashvili – for Field Marshal Friedrich von Paulus, the commander who surrendered Stalingrad.  Stalin’s answer….All Soviet prisoners, he said, are … Continue reading →

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The Strategic Context of the Israeli-Gaza War, 7th October 2023

Posted on January 24, 2024 by odeboyz

The Hamas attack was shocking but had probably been war gamed by Israeli chiefs of staff. Only the detail of the 7th October attack amazed and caused a military earthquake. The attack itself was a classic asymmetric hit-and-run incursion. Hamas: … Continue reading →

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