It is said that Hamas have pulled out of ceasefire talks due this week. Given that the US and plenty of Middle East countries were trying to use these talks as way to mitigate against or limit the no… (View Post)

Ukraine, or should I say Russia now since one of their provinces has been outright invaded. I'm still trying to work out the strategic front objectives for Ukraine. They have two of their most capabl… (View Post)

Which means they need to be deployed forward. What is happening in Kursk (and rumours are of an incurison into Belgorod as well) is remarkably vague as are its actual objectives. If its a diversion, … (View Post)

Some time ago on this forum, whenever there was much talk of the Ukrainian counter offensive, I suggested that rather than drive south and through a considerable set of defences, the Ukrainians shoul… (View Post)

This actually makes some sense. I know in Belfast one of the big issues is the massive growth in the population of non work permit types being housed in small zones of working class dominated housing… (View Post)