Tag Archives: Afghanistan

Libya

What a most terrible situation the West has created, by attacks on Libya. No one can predict the aftermath, after what we have done in Iraq, and our failing attempts in Afghanistan. The great American failures in Vietnam & Somalia. … Continue reading

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Middle East

Was the January 2011 “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia the commencement of a Great Arabic Uprising ? I think & hope not. If there are to major changes in Leadership in the Arab Sates, it must be a very, very gradual … Continue reading

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Al Qaeda & Army Chief’s Assessment

I am certainly no “expert” whatsoever on Al Qaeda, Taliban, Afghanistan etc; but I have observed, in the Media over latter years, that our Country has thousands of these “specialists”, generally located in an armchair or TV studio. At last … Continue reading

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Russia Nato Afghanistan

Having been born in the 1940s, and educated in the 1950s, I was brought up to believe Russians were big, had bulging eyes and carried Hammers & Sickles. I eventually realised that this was American anti Communism and Germany anti … Continue reading

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Current Media Assessment of Taliban

An unusually high profile reporting on the Taliban, has been given by a particular TV news channel. Unfortunately this must be giving the Taliban a huge public relations coup, and encouraging new sympathy and recruits from the Western World. They … Continue reading

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Last weeks thoughts…

Good day readers, That really was a week last week, with the rescue of the Chilean miners and particularly the organisation that went into it. Brave miners, brave rescuers and a brave government! I hope the Chinese government have the … Continue reading

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