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“Hitler killed five million [sic] Jews. It is the greatest crime of our time. But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs.....It would have aroused the world and the...
by gmoke
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on Wed Feb 21, 2024 at 08:53 PM PST
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No new material here, just a bunch of old dusty articles. So I got a question a little while back about past articles I’ve written that I’d recommend, so I thought I’d go ahead and pluck out some of the articles I’ve written that were more focused on...
by RO37
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on Mon Oct 02, 2023 at 11:55 AM PDT
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Certain elevations have played such key roles in important battles in history that they’re etched into the popular consciousness. Others may be less well-known in the mainstream, but might be familiar only to those who follow military history. Where...
by RO37
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on Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 12:59 PM PDT
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I’ve only just now realized how much more screwed Russia is than I had previously recognized. Thanks to all of the incredible reporting on this site (especially Kos and Mark, of course!), my understanding of this war is frankly better than it was for...
by B12love
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on Sat May 13, 2023 at 07:17 AM PDT
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Dwight Eisenhower once wrote “every ground commander seeks the battle of annihilation; so far as conditions permit, he tries to duplicate in modern war the classic example of Cannae," holding Hannibal’s victory over Rome as the gold standard of...
by RO37
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on Fri Apr 21, 2023 at 09:19 AM PDT
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The terms strategic and tactical are frequently misused which is not surprising as they are related but differ in subtle (and not so subtle) ways. It doesn’t help when many people use them interchangeably in everyday life. But they do have particular...
by Peter Olandt
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on Tue Mar 28, 2023 at 11:39 AM PDT
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This Zoom event comes from Energy (and Other) Events Monthly (http://hubevents.blogspot.com). I attended and am sharing my notes. 12/9/22 Energy as a Weapon of War: Russia, Ukraine, and Europe in Challenging Times with Margarita M Balmaceda, Professor...
by gmoke
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on Sat Dec 17, 2022 at 08:08 PM PST
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If you go, please share your notes. More such Energy (and Other) Events at https://hubevents.blogspot.com MIT Starr Forum: Energy as a Weapon of War: Russia, Ukraine, and Europe in Challenging Times Friday, December 9 12:00 PM - 1:15 AM Online RSVP at...
by gmoke
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on Tue Dec 06, 2022 at 07:41 PM PST
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Underlying idea: It’s a bad idea to attack “Republicans” as a collective group — we want to attract voters who have traditionally considered themselves Republican but who need to be convinced that the leadership of the Republican party has become...
by boblite
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on Mon Jul 18, 2022 at 08:48 AM PDT
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After hearing that Ukraine has racked up one more Russian General for their list of accomplishments, I thought about it and came to a conclusion. From everything we have seen so far the Russians are not doing as well as anyone would have predicted on...
by LimitReached
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on Fri Mar 25, 2022 at 12:59 PM PDT
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The impending (2/18/22) invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s Russia is, at least in part, an energy war. Certainly, he is using the methane Russia sells to the EU and neighboring countries as a weapon. Russia supplies a third to a half of the gas...
by gmoke
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on Fri Feb 18, 2022 at 07:15 PM PST
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Here’s how compromise is supposed to work during normal negotiations — say, when someone is negotiating a salary with their boss: One side proposes an opening figure exceeding what they’re really hoping for The other side counter-proposes a figure that...
by Save the clock tower
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on Wed Apr 14, 2021 at 01:01 PM PDT
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All to often we let the Republicans frame the debate. But right now we have them arguing over the price. In general that is a good place to start, but we all know this is merely their entry point into making it as ineffective as possible. (Cant give...
by Judeling
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on Sun Jan 24, 2021 at 09:04 AM PST
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I’m sorry the time for the HEROS act has passed, but the need for it has not. It is clear that Leader McConnell is only interested in power games. So use that and turn it around. You are the only one left in Washington willing and able to act before...
by Judeling
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on Tue Nov 24, 2020 at 04:53 AM PST
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Levels of War aka Is Chess Strategic? This is the second piece building toward an interesting marriage of the teachings of John Boyd and the priorities of Charles Kenny. The first was a discussion of Observe, Orient, Decide, Act (OODA) decision cycles...
by Fffflats
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on Thu Oct 15, 2020 at 12:59 PM PDT
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UPDATE: Thursday, Jun 29, 2023 · 10:25:18 PM +00:00 · Fffflats https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2016/8/16/a-new-plan-using-complexity-in-the-modern-world If war is a continuation of politics, war must have the same randomness and individuality...
by Fffflats
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on Tue Sep 01, 2020 at 06:26 PM PDT
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The police violence issue is a ratcheting problem — meaning it goes up, but is prevented from going down. Police are increasingly militarizing and escalating because it gives them increasing resources and status, and thus power and further income....
by Ryan in FL
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on Mon Jun 22, 2020 at 08:55 AM PDT
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This is a piece I did a while ago for a bitty little lefty magazine run by a friend of mine. It is mostly history. But as we enter a period of renewed street action, it seems some parts of it are ...
by Lenny Flank
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on Wed Jun 03, 2020 at 01:01 PM PDT
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My parents and I were immigrants after WWII from Hungary. The current police tactics are the same that were used in Hungary during the Hungarian Revolution against the people by the Communists. I am sure that Putin has taught Trump well. In order to...
by faeone
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on Mon Jun 01, 2020 at 02:08 PM PDT
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True Colors! By Mike Arroyo Is it just me, and about everyone else that I know personally, but is President Donald J Trump getting uglier by the day or what? And I am not talking strictly about his physical appearance, which seems to be aging at an...
by marroyo66
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on Mon Jun 01, 2020 at 12:29 AM PDT
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