Journalists are utterly useless. Social media is full of lunatics with primitive tribal loyalties. “Experts” make fools of themselves in their rush to have an opinion. Everything all of them say is garbage. I’ll tell you the only thing that matters about the attempted Turkish coup. Understanding munitions will let you see it. Understanding Turkey…
Fake video of Russian helicopter being shot down
July 9, 2016
The Kremlin says that the Islamic State shot down a helicopter gunship, killing two Russian crewmen. For its part, the Islamic State put out a video showing the helicopter crashing. Both Russia and the Islamic State are lying. The video is fake. Someone created it using computer-generated imagery (CGI). Fake Russian announcement Here’s what the…
What happens when a missile hits an airliner?
July 18, 2014
Yesterday Russian separatists in the Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 298 people on board. In the comments I read on multiple Websites, readers expressed horror at what the passengers must have experienced. One of the things I try to do is alleviate suffering, so I’d like to explain what happens when…
A tale of two wars
July 17, 2014
By now you’ve probably heard that Russian separatists in the Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a surface-to-air missile (SAM). You may also have heard that Israel launched a ground invasion into Gaza. This is a tale of two wars and how people react so differently to them. The Ukrainian civil war has…