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Sources for Understanding the Ukraine War
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Ignorance is Not Strength
You may notice below that I have not listed ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, nor even Fox News as reliable sources of information on the Ukraine War. All of these as well as newspapers and magazines, such as the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Charlotte Observer, the Raleigh News and Observer, the Asheville Citizen Citizen-Times, and thousands of others have been ignorantly following and promoting a false propaganda narrative on the origin and conduct of the Ukraine War.
Measuring the Risks of the Trump Tariff Strategy
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An Important Warning from Thomas Sowell
A month ago, on March 4, I published an article in the Times Examiner, entitled, “Cautionary Tales of American Tariff History.” This was in response to President Trump’s announced use of tariffs to negotiate corrections to unfair and abusive trade practices that have been foisted on the American government, economy, and our people for decades by dozens of our trading partners, some of which we consider potential enemies, but many of which have been otherwise strong military and political allies. I agree that it is a priority to correct these problems and with Trump that temporary imposition of reciprocal (or retaliatory) tariffs might be useful in negotiating fair and balanced trade. I have also always strongly agreed that critical defense industries must be protected. We do not want to be dependent on imports for national defense. Trump is also correct that a great nation must be a nation with a strong manufacturing sector that makes things rather than just shuffling financial paper.
Islam and the Existential Threat to Israel and the Jews
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Understanding Jihad and the Teachings of Muhammad
At dawn on Saturday, October 7, 2023, Israeli time, according to the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), more than 2,200 modern rockets were launched from the Palestinian Gaza strip along the Mediterranean Sea targeting civilian and military targets in Israel. This was followed by over 2,500 Hamas infantry infiltrating into nearby civilian areas and slaughtering men, women, and children on the streets, at public events, and in their homes. They also took an estimated 251 hostages. Eight hostages are known to have died during Hamas captivity. Approximately 219 were released by stages in a cease-fire prisoner exchange, and 24 known hostages are still to be released. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, however, believes Hamas is still holding 35 dead hostages, which would make the hostage total 286 to begin with.
Update on Kursk, Ukraine, and Peace Prospects
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Time for Giving Truth and Peace Precedence over Vanity
On August 6, 2024, several elite brigades (allegedly 13,000 men) of the Ukrainian Army drove across the Russian border into the Kursk Oblast of Russia and captured about 390 square miles of heavily forested and largely rural territory, including the town of Sudzha, population just over 5,100, and 27 smaller villages. Sudzha is the administrative headquarters for the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk Oblast.
The Russians initially responded mainly with reserves and were slow to act, but within weeks there were reports that the initial Ukrainian forces had suffered 80 percent casualties. Moreover, the Ukrainians kept pouring mechanized infantry, armored vehicles, trucks, mobile weapon systems into the developing battle as the Russians slowly increased resistance.
Sham Cease-Fires versus Lasting Peace
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Ending the Bloodbath in Ukraine
I am an Air Force combat veteran of the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War, President Lyndon Johnson declared 16 bombing halts to encourage the North Vietnamese to negotiate sincerely for peace. The North Vietnamese used all 16 of these bombing halts to build up and reinforce their manpower, munitions, and supplies to continue their invasion of South Vietnam. This included increasing the number and quality of antiaircraft guns and radar. Thus, Lyndon Johnson’s bombing halts resulted in a stronger enemy and increased U.S. and South Vietnamese casualties. USAF and Navy aircraft crews engaging new and improved North Vietnamese antiaircraft systems along the Ho Chi Minh Trail experienced as a consequence more losses and casualties. I suspect my own Purple Heart experience was related to intensified North Vietnamese antiaircraft tcapabilities following a bombing halt.
Mike Scruggs is the author of two books: The Un-Civil War: Shattering the Historical Myths; and Lessons from the Vietnam War: Truths the Media Never Told You, and over 600 articles on military history, national security, intelligent design, genealogical genetics, immigration, current political affairs, Islam, and the Middle East.
He holds a BS degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from Stanford University. A former USAF intelligence officer and Air Commando, he is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and Air Medal. He is a retired First Vice President for a major national financial services firm and former Chairman of the Board of a classical Christian school.
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