Whack-a-mole in the Middle East
The battle of Iwo Jima in February of 1945 was supposed to be a walkover. Iwo was a volcanic island of just 8.1 square miles,… Read More »Whack-a-mole in the Middle East
Frank Hilliard
Frank Hilliard is a former AP, UPI, and CBC TV News reporter who received training in driving, and shooting the main armament of, a Sherman "Firefly" with the Queens York Rangers.
What Went Wrong in Israel?
By now everyone has seen the horrifying pictures of Israelis being murdered, abducted, raped, displayed on trucks and terrorized by Palestinian attackers. How could this… Read More »What Went Wrong in Israel?
Whatever Happened to Warfare in Ukraine?
Anyone familiar with war strategy in the 20th Century will be puzzled by what’s going on in Ukraine. None of the lessons of WWII, or… Read More »Whatever Happened to Warfare in Ukraine?
Waiting for General Frost
Every morning Moscow scans the 10-day forecast for Kiev, looking for a period of really hard frost. Currently the coldest daytime temperature forecast is -5°C,… Read More »Waiting for General Frost
A War Like No Other
The war in Ukraine has come as a nasty surprise to the soldiers fighting it. None of their expectations have come true and tactics, and… Read More »A War Like No Other
The Madness of Europe
Boris Johnson has visited Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev and promised more aid in Ukraine’s war with Russia. NATO is bolstering its forces on its Eastern… Read More »The Madness of Europe
Putin is the New Saint George
I wrote last year Russia is the best country in Europe. Now, in battling the American hegemon in Ukraine, Russia is standing up for European… Read More »Putin is the New Saint George
Canada, as a Democracy, is Essentially Finished
Imagine this; a minority party gets the support of a socialist party and gets the parliament to give the executive sweeping powers. Germany, 1933? No, Canada… Read More »Canada, as a Democracy, is Essentially Finished
The Beautiful Peacemakers
One British Woman, an aristocrat, a free thinker, had a shot at ending WWII before it began, Diana Mosley (nee Freeman-Mitford), one of the six… Read More »The Beautiful Peacemakers