I’ve been studying the Israel Defense Forces since I was about seven years old. The reason was their tanks, which I’ll get to in a moment. Seeing what Israel did with tanks made me certain that the IDF would figure out how to protect the Jewish state against Iran. And I knew that the answer…
Russia throws Iran under the bus
October 9, 2015
The phrase “thrown under the bus” likely has its origins in minor-league baseball, according to William Safire. Players were bused to “away games.” In fact, its original meaning could be have been quite literal: be on time for the bus, or you will be thrown underneath it, into the storage bays. He says the metaphor…
What else don’t we know about?
July 17, 2015
Yesterday I learned about an Israeli weapon that has been used in battle for thirty years. The IDF concealed its existence so well that I had no clue that this thing was around. On July 14, 2015, the Israeli Defense Forces revealed that they had this weapon. Why now? Well, it’s because they want the…