In an army’s mind

Categories: War Opinion

Many of us see armies on operations, in the battlefield, or on trainings, looking like robots, untouchable, brave, and strong. These tough men, how tough are they really? What are they like without their uniforms on? After all, they're just humans like you and me. I've always wondered what goes on in their minds. So [...]

Many of us see armies on operations, in the battlefield, or on trainings, looking like robots, untouchable, brave, and strong. These tough men, how tough are they really? What are they like without their uniforms on? After all, they're just humans like you and me. I've always wondered what goes on in their minds. So when I got the chance, I fired up questions that has been playing on my mind.Here are excerpts from the "interview" I had with a Filipino army:   Q: Why ... Read More

War on Terrorism – the Forgotten War?

Categories: War Opinion

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Former US President George W. Bush will always be remembered for the War on Terrorism, a war he brought America and the rest of his allies on after the September 11 attacks. Whether what it brought was good or bad is still is for debate and probably will never be answered unless it’s in hindsight. The question is, when will we be starting to look at it on hindsight? Where are we in the War on Terror? Are we winning? What does ... Read More

Military Army per head of Population

Categories: War Opinion

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Full time army people per 100 people, from this graph, Israel is ahead with about 1 person every 200 people being in the army full time. Cameroon is last on this survey which has 1 in every 5000 people as a full time army recruit. In the following table you can see the full time army as a percentage of population. ... Read More

Bush Will Be Remembered for his Wars

Categories: History Asia, War Opinion

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      In a few days, the most powerful man on earth is stepping down for good. For almost a decade, he maneuvered America toward tough, record-breaking economic challenges,  post-9/11 recovery, and of course two historic wars. For most Americans, George W. Bush leaves with a legacy that is highly questionable mainly because the superpower country is less prosperous and more problematic now than Bill Clinton’s or any ... Read More

Racist Republicans want to kill Obama

Categories: War Opinion

Obama being smoked out By George Bush party lovers

Most of the world outside of the USA would vote for Obama, Why? Well sources from MSN to Yahoo to almost every international newspaper want Obama to win, almost 90%, source from MSN news. [caption id="attachment_1094" align="alignnone" width="230" caption="Obama being smoked out By George Bush party lovers"] [/caption] There is a growing rupture in American society, bible bashing Republicans that think , they speak the word of God, but are pursuing new grounds of hate in the USA, At John Mcains ... Read More

A New War

Categories: War Opinion

A different war should be won…there is this war that is entirely good and can save as many lives – a war against the disturbing realities that prevent us from living harmoniously and peacefully as human beings. (photo: liberalforum.org) A new war should be won. A new perception should explode like the nuclear bombs we [...]

A different war should be won...there is this war that is entirely good and can save as many lives - a war against the disturbing realities that prevent us from living harmoniously and peacefully as human beings. (photo: liberalforum.org) A new war should be won. A new perception should explode like the nuclear bombs we always talk about. We have heard the statement that war is never good no matter how reasonable it is. Seeing hundreds or thousands of people dying of war ... Read More

John McCain and War

Categories: War Opinion

Above: Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain (Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP) Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, like his President in Washington, does not want to softly deal with suspected Bin Laden-embracing or nuke-developing countries. For him, talking to possible terrorists is a big waste of time. He even criticizes presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama for [...]

Above: Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain (Photo: Charles Dharapak/AP) Presumptive Republican Presidential candidate John McCain, like his President in Washington, does not want to softly deal with suspected Bin Laden-embracing or nuke-developing countries. For him, talking to possible terrorists is a big waste of time. He even criticizes presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama for planning a friendly stance toward those hostile countries. Above: Democratic Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama (Photo: nativenotes.wordpress.com) Once again, McCain is certain with what he is saying as if Bush’s war ... Read More

How’s your war, Uncle Sam?

Categories: War Opinion

Above: US raid on the Iraqi capital Baghdad (Photo: www.thewe.cc) Okay, so it’s a no-brainer that one of the most powerful nations at present is America and George W. Bush, being its president, inevitably makes him one of the most powerful persons on earth. At present, the world is having two major wars – in [...]

Above: US raid on the Iraqi capital Baghdad (Photo: www.thewe.cc) Okay, so it’s a no-brainer that one of the most powerful nations at present is America and George W. Bush, being its president, inevitably makes him one of the most powerful persons on earth. At present, the world is having two major wars – in Afghanistan and Iraq. But is this really an inevitable war between or among countries or is it a war that America wanted and started? What exactly is the role ... Read More

Bosnian Serbs Insult Muslims

Categories: News Europe, War Opinion

Above: Bosnian Serb Army It has been more than ten years since the Bosnian War ended, but the atmosphere in Sarajevo is still the same. The Serbs are not done yet. Branislav Dukic, leader of the Association of Bosnian Serb War Victims, confirmed that their group plans to build an 85 foot cross on Trebevic [...]

Above: Bosnian Serb Army It has been more than ten years since the Bosnian War ended, but the atmosphere in Sarajevo is still the same. The Serbs are not done yet. Branislav Dukic, leader of the Association of Bosnian Serb War Victims, confirmed that their group plans to build an 85 foot cross on Trebevic Hill this month, in memory of Serb war victims. During the war, Trebevic Hill was one of the deadliest locations from which the Serbs mercilessly fired artillery on Sarajevo. Today, ... Read More

3 dead in Algeria – Minimal compared to the 700 dead by their own peoples hands in Kenya

Categories: War Opinion

Above: Map of Algeria ALGIERS, Algeria – On Tuesday a car bomb exploded outside a police station in northern Algeria, three people died and others were injured. Thenia, some 40 miles east of the capital Algiers was the town where the bomb exploded. (Weird?) Police in the area have been advised not to speak to [...]

Above: Map of Algeria ALGIERS, Algeria - On Tuesday a car bomb exploded outside a police station in northern Algeria, three people died and others were injured. Thenia, some 40 miles east of the capital Algiers was the town where the bomb exploded. (Weird?) Police in the area have been advised not to speak to the media?? Why? Is there a serial killer or was this a military op. gone wrong? Who was the civilian that was killed with the 2 police officers? The force ... Read More