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Forum: Asia-Pacific 21 Hours Ago
Replies: 23
Views: 1,166
Posted By Dayuhan
As is so often the case, these claims take a core...

As is so often the case, these claims take a core of truth and blow it far out of proportion.

Certainly the Chinese are being pushy with the Philippines, the one among their neighbors that can be...
Forum: Middle East 22 Hours Ago
Replies: 224
Views: 18,534
Posted By Dayuhan
Do you really think we're in a position to "run"...

Do you really think we're in a position to "run" a side at all, let alone strongly?



We would need a clear idea of what a "win" would be. Have we got one?



We can tell the Russians, the...
Forum: Asia-Pacific 2 Days Ago
Replies: 23
Views: 1,166
Posted By Dayuhan
Send an XXXL to this guy. With a rear-view...

Send an XXXL to this guy. With a rear-view mirror, one of those slanty-eyed demons might sneak up behind him:

http://coupmedia.org/terror-threats/chinese-troops-seen-in-mexico-1703
Forum: Asia-Pacific 2 Days Ago
Replies: 23
Views: 1,166
Posted By Dayuhan
If anyone wondered whether or not hysterical...

If anyone wondered whether or not hysterical Sinophobia was still with us, that should settle the issue.

It still baffles and amuses me how a certain remote fringe tries to paint, for example,...
Forum: Middle East 2 Days Ago
Replies: 224
Views: 18,534
Posted By Dayuhan
Just for reference, a view from the Sunni side......

Just for reference, a view from the Sunni side...

http://www.arabnews.com/news/455344
Forum: Intelligence 1 Week Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 1,321
Posted By Dayuhan
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/dayuhan/NSA...

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b329/dayuhan/NSA.jpg (http://s22.photobucket.com/user/dayuhan/media/NSA.jpg.html)
Forum: The Whole News 1 Week Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 1,137
Posted By Dayuhan
Americans have a most peculiar relationship with...

Americans have a most peculiar relationship with their media. Among politically active Americans, particularly those leaning left or right, it's often taken for granted that the media serve some...
Forum: Asia-Pacific 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 690
Views: 73,990
Posted By Dayuhan
More on the economy... ...

More on the economy...

http://news.yahoo.com/china-pmis-highlight-economic-momentum-023043130.html
Forum: Global Issues & Threats 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 1
Views: 661
Posted By Dayuhan
You could also include what might be called...

You could also include what might be called "symbolic islands": islands, typically disputed, that have no real strategic significance but have come to represent national will and assertiveness on the...
Forum: OEF - Afghanistan 05-13-2013
Replies: 5
Views: 705
Posted By Dayuhan
How close to the ground is the head of a PRT? ...

How close to the ground is the head of a PRT?

It would be interesting to know if those views are shared by those who aren't the head...
Forum: OEF - Afghanistan 05-12-2013
Replies: 86
Views: 4,804
Posted By Dayuhan
It is for us, and that's what we need to worry...

It is for us, and that's what we need to worry about.



Neither you nor I nor any combination of Americans can determine what "winning" is for anyone else. Like us, they "win" when they achieve...
Forum: OEF - Afghanistan 05-12-2013
Replies: 86
Views: 4,804
Posted By Dayuhan
I think before we talk about staying the course...

I think before we talk about staying the course we have to talk about defining the course, and that brings us back to the goals. I have no objection to "staying the course" if the course is defined...
Forum: Americas 05-12-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 3,714
Posted By Dayuhan
Coming from another place where Reagan had it...

Coming from another place where Reagan had it dead wrong, it was a bit jarring to encounter Eastern Europeans who thought he was absolutely wonderful. Eventually realized, of course, that different...
Forum: Law Enforcement 05-12-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Ongoing discussion of what the Russians did or...

Ongoing discussion of what the Russians did or didn't provide. Have to wonder if the omissions and failures to respond were deliberate or simply a lethargic bureaucracy dealing with what would have...
Forum: OEF - Afghanistan 05-12-2013
Replies: 86
Views: 4,804
Posted By Dayuhan
With this I must disagree. Winning is achieving...

With this I must disagree. Winning is achieving the goals you set out to achieve. Period, end of story. The percentage of Afghans who perceive themselves as stakeholders in the solution of...
Forum: Americas 05-11-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 3,714
Posted By Dayuhan
I guess they hadn't invented "pop-centric" yet. ...

I guess they hadn't invented "pop-centric" yet.

But wait, isn't this the guy that Saint Ronald of Reagan said was "totally dedicated to Democracy"?
Forum: Americas 05-11-2013
Replies: 9
Views: 3,714
Posted By Dayuhan
Blast from the past... ...

Blast from the past...

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/former-guatemala-dictator-rios-montt-found-guilty-genocide-012409900.html
Forum: Law Enforcement 05-04-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Interesting, given the upthread speculation on...

Interesting, given the upthread speculation on the selection of the target and the date...
...
Forum: Central Asia 05-03-2013
Replies: 98
Views: 36,494
Posted By Dayuhan
"Very limited" is too kind. Maybe "negligible",...

"Very limited" is too kind. Maybe "negligible", or "minute"?
Forum: Law Enforcement 04-27-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Entirely possible, of course, though as always...

Entirely possible, of course, though as always "links" have to be looked at carefully to determine their nature and extent. Saw this today...
...
Forum: Law Enforcement 04-27-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Every time we've had one of these plots fail or...

Every time we've had one of these plots fail or be busted, somebody's pointed out that sooner or later one will come along who isn't completely inept. It happened.



My guess is about the...
Forum: South Asia 04-20-2013
Replies: 13
Views: 754
Posted By Dayuhan
Is navigational error a possibility in these...

Is navigational error a possibility in these cases? That area may not have a clearly defined border, given the terrain. Even quite sophisticated military units get off course... not so long ago a...
Forum: Law Enforcement 04-20-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Second suspect caught, in "serious condition" but...

Second suspect caught, in "serious condition" but alive. Will be interesting to see how the investigation of background and connections develops.
...
Forum: Law Enforcement 04-19-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
More bits and pieces... ...

More bits and pieces...

http://rt.com/news/chechnya-suspect-boston-bombing-110/

The older brother is now being reported as 26, not 20, and has apparently been in the US for some time. I'm sure...
Forum: Law Enforcement 04-19-2013
Replies: 160
Views: 6,907
Posted By Dayuhan
Identities...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/surviving-boston-bombing-suspect-named-as-dzhokhar-a-tsarnaev-following-shootout-that-left-other-suspect-and-police-officer-dead-8579362.html


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