Originally posted by mixtec
Sauron- North african nations are part of the arab world and I dont believe that have any desire to get mixed up with anything south of the sahara.

That’s not true, the Arab nations of North Africa also recognize themselves as African nations and are very active on African forums and organizations. Foremost among these is Lybia, which for over a decade now has been a leader in promoting Pan-African causes, Kaddafi using his oil money to promote projects across the continent.
As for military intervention, since Egpyt and other Arab nations took a role in the Biafran war, there’s no reason that they shouldn’t take part in events only a little farther away in Liberia.

Originally posted by Hand87_5
When you say that this endless mess in middle east is hopeless, I think you’re definitly right. The western countries have created this situation in 1948

I wonder, what do you think they should have done differently?

and now we are paying the price of this big mess.
I don’t really belive that the roadmap will be succesful. Neither the Israelian gov nor the Palestinian one really want the peace.

‘we’? how are you paying the price? And if you’re paying such a price, then why is France leading the efforts to prevent the Hamas political wing, the roadmap’s biggest opponent and its biggest threat, from being outlawed in the EU? (not that there’s such a thing as a Hamas political wing, it’s just doublespeak that France hides behind so it won’t have to admit its unwilling to do anything against terrorism aimed at Israelis)

Originally posted by Bill16STN
….. that’s not a light at the end of the tunnel, it’s on the front of the oncoming train! 🙁

To be precise:
“Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of the tunnel was just a freight train comin your way” (Metallica, “No Leaf Clover”)

Re: Military Intelligence?

Originally posted by Tempest
Just what do these Military Intelligence people do for a living?? With all that sattelite intel, all that money to throw at so called ‘sources’. We all know they’re pretty thick, but what can we do to make Military Intelligence effective?

Can I just point out that it’s rather unfair to dump this solely at the feet of military intelligence? Not all intelligence is military, and this is most certainly true of the United States, and military intelligence is far more than strategic intelligence. Military intelligence is also the one that provides commanders and troops on the ground with the information with which to wage effective war. Military Intelligence which allows an army to win a war with less than 200 fatalities, is very deserving of respect. Now, the CIA does seem to have a lot to answer for …

From today’s http://www.opinionjournal.com :
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Reuters adds to the speculation about why a man purporting to be Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s No. 2 man, listed Norway among the countries the terror group is targeting:

It was not immediately clear why oil-rich, NATO-member Norway, which did not send troops to fight in the Iraq war, was mentioned. Oslo’s main role in the Middle East has been to help mediate between Israelis and Palestinians.

Some analysts said the speaker may have confused Norway with Scandinavian neighbor Denmark, which did take part in the U.S.-led war that toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Then again, maybe it’s just a variation of an old Hitler joke:

Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden are sitting in a cafe. A man walks up to them and asks, “Say, aren’t you Osama bin Laden?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I really admire what you did on Sept. 11. What do you have planned next?”

“I’m going to kill all the Americans, and all the Norwegians.”

The man is puzzled. “Norwegians? Why Norwegians?”

Bin Laden turns to Zawahiri and says, “See? I told you nobody would care about the Americans!”

Originally posted by Icarus
Give me more reports of lesser known airforces! Please!

I would love if they did a spread about the SyAF.

Wouldn’t we all ? :rolleyes:
For anyone interested, the Scramble website has recently added a number of new pictures to their Syrian AF section, plus there’s a new related article on the ACIG website.

This wasn’t just an attack against Spain or Spanish interests. The blasts damaged a Jewish community center and old cemetery, the Belgian consulate, the Spanish restaurant and a hotel. The fact that the Belgian consulate alone was apparently targeted by no less than 3 car bombs, seems to suggest this has very little to do with the war in Iraq, in which Belgium’s role was quite the opposite from Spain’s support.

Besides, this isn’t Anzar fault, it is the terrorists’ fault, and we needn’t go looking for excuses for them to commit such attacks. Whatever disagreements there are over Spain’s policies, you cannot let terrorists dictate the policy your government chooses to undertake. It is sheer stupidity to begin evaluating each government decision against whatever fundamentalist it might irritate, you’ve lost before you’ve even begun.