by Piper Bayard | Nov 17, 2014 | Current Affairs, News
By Jay Holmes Friday, November 14, 2014 might end up being an important date in Western history—not for what happened on this day, but rather for what didn’t happen. The French government failed to deliver the new Mistral class helicopter carrier to the Russian Navy....
by Piper Bayard | Dec 1, 2011 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs
By Jay Holmes On Saturday, November 26, 2011, NATO conducted airstrikes against what later proved to be two Pakistani border observation posts. Twenty-four Pakistani soldiers were killed in the two air attacks, and NATO’s always tenuous relationship with...
by Piper Bayard | Aug 28, 2011 | Special Edition Libya, The Cold War
By Jay Holmes This week, Zimbabwean Dictator Robert Mugabe, a long time friend of Qaddafi’s, stated to the international press that Moammar Qaddafi is now his guest in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean opposition leaders claim that they have verified Momo’s presence. Mugabe’s...
by Piper Bayard | May 1, 2011 | Special Edition Libya
By Jay Holmes I thought it was time for a renewed analysis of some of the Middle East and North African hot spots. Let’s look at a few of the ongoing domestic struggles, starting with Libya. Libya: On Saturday night, a NATO air strike hit a command center/Gadhafi...
by Piper Bayard | Apr 21, 2011 | Special Edition Libya
By Jay Holmes NATO, the dream child of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill, came into existence after WWII for the express purpose of forming an alliance for the mutual defense of its members. The original motive was to defend against any invasion from the...
by Piper Bayard | Apr 3, 2011 | Special Edition Libya
By Jay Holmes China, Syria, and Iran are watching the military operations being conducted by NATO forces in Libya with great attention. China sent the 4000 ton frigate, Xuzhou, into Libyan waters, supposedly to assist in evacuations of Chinese citizens from Libya....
by Piper Bayard | Mar 24, 2011 | Special Edition Libya
By Jay Holmes As the Coalition of the Hesitant continues to exercise a “we fly, you no fly” zone over Libya today, several ironies and opportunities seem apparent to me. Before the ink was dry on the German surrender document that ended the European phase...
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