In Praise of Detention Camps
The first waves of western “evacuees” from Lebanon have begun arriving in the United States and Europe, raising serious–and legitimate–questions about how many Hizballah operatives might be in their midst.…
A Solution for the Katyusha Problem?
Hizballah’s continuing rocket offensive against northern Israel will probably speed deployment of the Skyguard rocket defense system, offered by Northrop-Grumman. Skyguard is essentially an updated version of the THAL (Tactical…
A Hard Slog
Reports out of South Lebanon indicate fierce fighting between Hizballah and Israeli forces in the town of Bint Jbeil, 2.5 km from the Lebanese border. By various accounts, between eight…
Insufficient Force?
Despite its brutality, war is–at least for some western nations–a delicate balancing act. Use of excessive force often brings international condemnation, potentially under-cutting support, both at home and abroad. On…
Israel (Nearly) Blinks
It was a bit reassuring to hear that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has resumed air strikes in south Lebanon, less than 24 hours after announcing a halt to the…
A One-Sided Cease Fire
How did Hizballah respond to Israel’s temporary suspension of airstrikes into southern Lebanon. By firing more than 140 rockets into northern Israel, of course, setting a one-day record for the…
More Bluster from Damascus
Syria–with the backing of Iran–is feeling rather full of itself at this juncture in the Lebanon War. And for obvious reasons. As the “hand-maiden” between Hizballah and its Iranian patrons,…
Score One for the IAF
The Israeli Air Force has again demonstrated why it has few peers in aerial combat. On Monday, an IAF fighter shot down a Hizballah drone that was packed with explosives,…
Defending the High Frontier
Drudge has a link to a timely warning from General Kevin Chilton, a former astronaut who recent took the helm of the U.S. Air Force Space Command. Speaking at an…
Curing the Code C Disease
In recent months, we’ve posted on a couple of occasions about the military’s struggle with Coe C personnel. Code C is a classification used for individuals with medical problems that…