Thomas Wictor

Posts Tagged ‘Yemen War’

No-kill weapons encourage the enemy to leave the battlefield

It’s absolutely clear that the Arab League has a large variety of no-kill weapons. These are munitions that destroy military objects without taking human life. Not killing the average fighter—as well as not killing civilians—shows us the Arab League’s goal for the region. Not only did the Arab League invent a new form of warfare,…

 

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Extraordinary circumstances require extraordinary solutions

Today an angry man contacted me. He said that I have no right to post my theories about what Saudi Arabia is doing in the Middle East. Since he claims to be active-duty Saudi Special Forces, that would seem to give weight to his words. However, he’s wrong. Everybody who reads my posts knows that…

 

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Mediocre people usually hate the exceptional

I’ve never been competitive. Therefore I don’t understand the hostility that the mediocre feel for those who are far more skilled. I was a mediocre student who was accepted into college only because I sent in the strangest application that the school had ever seen. Since my grades were bad, and I didn’t belong to…

 

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Collateral damage is rapidly becoming extinct

In military terminology, collateral damage is the deaths of civilians and the destruction of non-military objects. Customary International Humanitarian Law (IHL) allows for the killing of civilians. Rule 14. Proportionality in Attack Launching an attack which may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a…

 

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MILDEC is an acronym that all Middle Easterners should know

Syria is the testing ground for new weapons and war-fighting methods. It’s also where MILDEC or military deception was perfected. MILDEC defeats the enemy without killing him or the civilians he uses as human shields. Until the end of time, armed forces will study Syria and the miracles that the Arab League and her allies…

 

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Incrementalism is how great change is made permanent

It’s official: The Saudis are remaking the Middle East. Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman gave his first press conference to foreign journalists, and he confirmed what retired Saudi General Anwar Eshki said at the Council on Foreign Relations on June 4, 2015. The key to successful change is incrementalism. You have…

 

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Explanation is in order. Here you go

Tonight’s post is an explanation of what and why. I’ve been struggling with this decision for two years. It was eating me alive. I’ve been unable to answer e-mails or get my life back in order. It was a kind of agonizing paralysis. Explanation of what After my father Edward died on February 23, 2013,…

 

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Disgracing its name: Human Rights Watch

The move Black Rain isn’t very good, but it has one magnificent scene. It’s about disgracing yourself and others. Michael Douglas is Nick Conklin, a New York police detective. He and his partner Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) extradited a Japanese yakuza back to Tokyo, where he escaped. After Vincent is killed, Conklin has dinner with…

 

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Miniature missiles are being used to kill terrorists

If you follow the Yemen and Syria wars, you’re aware that a gigantic number of Syrian, Iranian, Hezbollah, Houthi, al-Qaeda, Islamic State, jihadist, and Russian commanders have been killed. It was a mystery to me, since all of these men were heavily guarded. Now we have a video that shows one weapon that Arab and…

 

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Negativity guarantees that you will lose

If you want to win a war, you can’t depend only on weapons, technology, training, skill, tactics, and strategies. You also have to be optimistic. Nothing will defeat you more quickly than your own negativity. This applies to life in general, of course. Not just the battlefield. Negativity is suicidal The unavoidable fate of military…

 

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