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Tag Archives: Soviet Union
LinkSwarm For January 26, 2024
The biggest story right now is that Abbott isn’t backing down from securing the border, and a whole bunch of states are backing him in his high-profile fight with the federal government. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott, normally a cautious, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, Uncategorized, video, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged 2024 Election, 2024 Presidential Race, Air Force, aircraft, Apple Computer, B-21, Ben Shapiro, Border Controls, China, coronavirus, Critical Drinker, Dade Phelan, David French, Democrats, Donald Trump, Europe, Greg Abbott, Hillary Clinton, Hollywood, Islam, Jace Yarbrough, Jihad, LA Times, LinkSwarm, Mark Felton, Media Watch, New Hampshire, Nikki Haley, Norman Jewison, Novak Djokovic, Obituary, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Rockefeller Foundation, Soviet Union, tanks, Texas, video
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Putin Wants Alaska Back. Also, People In Hell Want Icewater
“I’ll take Absurd News for $200.” Russia laid the groundwork for expanding its soft power across North America and Asia with a new executive order signed by Vladimir Putin last week. The new order provides funds for the search, registration … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Alaska, Communism, Foreign Policy, Military, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, RIP
South African Zulu leader and key figure in helping end apartheid Mangosuthu Buthelezi has died at age 95. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95. During the … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Foreign Policy
Tagged African National Congress, anti-communism, Apartheid, Communism, F. W. de Klerk, Inkatha Freedom Party, KwaZulu-Natal, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Nelson Mandela, Obituary, South Africa, South African Communist Party (SACP), Soviet Union, Winnie Mandela
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F16s = Fatigue For Soviet Aircraft?
Ukraine is expected to receive some F-16 fighter planes…sometime. Like the M1A1 Abrams tanks we’re sending them, the Biden Administration can be frustratingly vague about when they’ll actually get major weapons systems. But Michael Bohnert at Defense News makes an … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Military, Obama Scandals
Tagged aircraft, F-16, fighter, Foreign Policy, Michael Bohnert, MiG-29, MiG-31, Military, Soviet Union, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27
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The Tank Museum On The T-14 Armata
We’ve already covered why Russia’s T-14 Armata tank isn’t all that. Here’s a somewhat more balanced look from David Willey of The Tank Museum: The first ten minutes covers the basics of Soviet tank design (the philosophy of favoring firepower … Continue reading
Posted in Media Watch, Military, unions, video
Tagged APFSDS, Bovington Tank Museum, corruption, David Willey, explosive reactive armor, M1A2, Military, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, T-14 Armata, T-90, T-95, tanks, video
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Ukraine Also Updating T-55s
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece on how Russia was pulling ancient T-55s out of storage to send to Ukraine. In the interest of balance and fairness (to my readers, not to Russia), here’s a video on … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Media Watch, Military, unions, video
Tagged Foreign Policy, Israel, Libya, Mark Felton, Military, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Slovenia, Soviet Union, T-55, tanks, Tigray War, Ukraine, video
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Russia’s Rolling Tank Museum
Back when I reviewed The Beast, I said “While the Russians have been demothballing old Soviet tanks to send to Ukraine, they haven’t become desperate enough to send T-55s to the front lines, assuming they still have any that are … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, video
Tagged Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, T-54, T-55, tanks, Ukraine, video
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Oopsie! Russian Su-27 Crashes into U.S. Drone over Black Sea
Somebody miscalculated. A Russian military plane collided with a U.S. drone in international airspace over the Black Sea on Tuesday, prompting U.S. forces to land the unmanned aircraft in international waters. U.S. European Command confirmed that a Russian Su-27 aircraft … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Black Sea, drone, Foreign Policy, Military, MQ-9A Reaper drone, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, Su-27
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Russia’s Withdrawal From START: Less Than Meets The Eye
It’s tempting to write up a piece on the one year anniversary of Russia launching its illegal war of territorial aggression against Ukraine, but the situation right now is largely a static cycle of “Russia grinds out gains near Bakhmut … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military
Tagged Bakhmut, George H. W. Bush, Military, New START, nuclear weapons, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin, Vuhledar
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