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From Iranian controlled [?] media Press an aspect of the Great War I was not familiar with. Persia as it existed at time divided into sectors several of which controlled by foreign powers. Persia indirectly a participant in the Great War [WW1]!
As was the Bengali Famine of World War Two [WW2] so was the Persian Famine of World War One [WW1].
MORE PERSIANS [IRANIANS] DIED FROM FAMINE ALONE THAN ALMOST ALL OF THE COMBATANTS OF THE GREAT WAR DURING THAT CONFLICT? SO IS THE ASSERTION MADE!!
"A book on Britain’s role in famine that killed 8-10 million Iranians in WWI"
"the widespread famine coupled with a disease epidemic killed around 8-10 million Iranian between 1917 and 1919, nearly half of the country’s population back then."
The historical aspect as extracted from the wiki and thanks to same:
"Persian famine of 1917–1919"
"The Persian famine of 1917–1919 was a period of widespread mass starvation and disease in Persia (Iran) under rule of Qajar dynasty during World War I. The famine took place in the occupied territory of Iran that had declared neutrality."
"According to the estimates acknowledged by the mainstream view, about 2 million people died between 1917 and 1919 because of hunger and from diseases, which included cholera, plague and typhus, as well as influenza infected by 1918 flu pandemic."
Persons their immune systems weakened by hunger and perishing from the Swine Flu epidemic.
FIVE TIMES AS MANY PERSONS SUCCUMBING TO THE SWINE FLUE PANDEMIC AS ALL THE BATTLEFIELD CASUALTIES OF WW1!
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Thursday, April 4, 2019
Azov.
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"Clarifying to Moscow and everyone else that the United States will defend freedom of navigation and Ukrainian sovereignty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is no less important than doing so in the South China Sea."
Azov. Sea of Azov. An extension of the Black Sea. Bordering both Ukraine and Russia. Now a hot-button item. Access to the Sea as an international water-way.
Where World War Three potentially could begin? Seems strange doesn't it?
From the Russian controlled [?] media outlet TASS and the story by © Sergei Malgavko/TASS.
"NATO set to guarantee free passage of ships via Kerch Strait — US envoy"
"A package of measures will be approved during a two-day conference to begin in Washington on Wednesday [2 April]"
"WASHINGTON, April 3. /TASS/. NATO is set to guarantee the safe passage of ships via the Kerch Strait, connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and to step up aerial surveillance in the area, US envoy to NATO told foreign journalists on Tuesday."
From the American perspective and also as applicable to NATO issues access to the Sea of Azov through the Strait of Kerch a freedom of the seas issue.
See from additional sources articles the topic of which is the Sea of Azov and the importance of:
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/neither-russia-nor-ukraine-will-easily-give-sea-azov-37552
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-is-the-sea-of-azov-so-important
Nations constituent members of NATO [Bulgaria/Turkey/Romania] their borders contiguous to the Black Sea allowed to operate naval vessels on the Black Sea and by extension the Sea of Azov at all times. Other NATO nations only able to have an individual warship present within the confines of the Black Sea for a twenty-one day period max.
It does seem strange doesn't it? A place [Sea of Azov] 99.9 % of Americans have neither heard of or could point to on a map becomes in a very short order a matter of the highest geo-political importance.
coolbert.
"Clarifying to Moscow and everyone else that the United States will defend freedom of navigation and Ukrainian sovereignty in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is no less important than doing so in the South China Sea."
Azov. Sea of Azov. An extension of the Black Sea. Bordering both Ukraine and Russia. Now a hot-button item. Access to the Sea as an international water-way.
Where World War Three potentially could begin? Seems strange doesn't it?
From the Russian controlled [?] media outlet TASS and the story by © Sergei Malgavko/TASS.
"NATO set to guarantee free passage of ships via Kerch Strait — US envoy"
"A package of measures will be approved during a two-day conference to begin in Washington on Wednesday [2 April]"
"WASHINGTON, April 3. /TASS/. NATO is set to guarantee the safe passage of ships via the Kerch Strait, connecting the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, and to step up aerial surveillance in the area, US envoy to NATO told foreign journalists on Tuesday."
From the American perspective and also as applicable to NATO issues access to the Sea of Azov through the Strait of Kerch a freedom of the seas issue.
See from additional sources articles the topic of which is the Sea of Azov and the importance of:
https://nationalinterest.org/feature/neither-russia-nor-ukraine-will-easily-give-sea-azov-37552
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/why-is-the-sea-of-azov-so-important
Nations constituent members of NATO [Bulgaria/Turkey/Romania] their borders contiguous to the Black Sea allowed to operate naval vessels on the Black Sea and by extension the Sea of Azov at all times. Other NATO nations only able to have an individual warship present within the confines of the Black Sea for a twenty-one day period max.
It does seem strange doesn't it? A place [Sea of Azov] 99.9 % of Americans have neither heard of or could point to on a map becomes in a very short order a matter of the highest geo-political importance.
coolbert.
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Clash!
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Forget about Syria. It is in Venezuela that World War Three will begin? Foreign interventionists making ready?
As it is now in Venezuela so was it just over one hundred years ago? Major world powers with rival claims having [?] a vested interest in Venezuela internal politics.
"Venezuela: Clash of Empires"
"Geo-politics predominantly explains why Trump wants Maduro out and Guaidó in. Venezuela borders on the Caribbean Sea. Caracas is only 1,368 miles from Miami. The U.S. regards the Caribbean as its lake. The U.S. doesn’t want its underbelly to be a soft spot vulnerable to the intrusions of foreign empires."
"As long as Venezuela was safe for U.S. investment and trade, the U.S. was dominant in that country. Under the wreckage produced by the policies of Chavez and Maduro, which drove American interests out of the country, Venezuela became an opportunity for the intervention of two distant empires: Russia and China. They moved in as the U.S. moved out, and that foothold spells risks of further advances and even military bases. It also spells trouble for surrounding countries in which the U.S. empire has further interests."
"Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03"
"The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03 was a naval blockade imposed against Venezuela by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy from December 1902 to February 1903, after President Cipriano Castro refused to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European citizens in the Venezuelan civil war."
OIL RESERVES OF VENEZUELA ALMOST BEYOND CALCULATION. GREATEST KNOWN OIL RESERVES OF ANY NATION ON THE PLANET!!
See also from a variety of sources recent articles the topic of which is the role of foreign interventionists in the current Venezuelan crisis:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia-colombia/colombia-rejects-russia-warning-against-venezuelan-military-action-idUSKCN1RE23C
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/02/russia-opens-military-helicopter-training-centre-venezuela/
https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/04/02/39793672/if-you-are-not-paying-attention-the-world-ending-storm-of-a-third-world-war-is-gathering-in-venezuela
"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come." - - Matthew 24:6-13.
coolbert.
Forget about Syria. It is in Venezuela that World War Three will begin? Foreign interventionists making ready?
As it is now in Venezuela so was it just over one hundred years ago? Major world powers with rival claims having [?] a vested interest in Venezuela internal politics.
"Venezuela: Clash of Empires"
"Geo-politics predominantly explains why Trump wants Maduro out and Guaidó in. Venezuela borders on the Caribbean Sea. Caracas is only 1,368 miles from Miami. The U.S. regards the Caribbean as its lake. The U.S. doesn’t want its underbelly to be a soft spot vulnerable to the intrusions of foreign empires."
"As long as Venezuela was safe for U.S. investment and trade, the U.S. was dominant in that country. Under the wreckage produced by the policies of Chavez and Maduro, which drove American interests out of the country, Venezuela became an opportunity for the intervention of two distant empires: Russia and China. They moved in as the U.S. moved out, and that foothold spells risks of further advances and even military bases. It also spells trouble for surrounding countries in which the U.S. empire has further interests."
"Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03"
"The Venezuelan crisis of 1902–03 was a naval blockade imposed against Venezuela by the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy from December 1902 to February 1903, after President Cipriano Castro refused to pay foreign debts and damages suffered by European citizens in the Venezuelan civil war."
OIL RESERVES OF VENEZUELA ALMOST BEYOND CALCULATION. GREATEST KNOWN OIL RESERVES OF ANY NATION ON THE PLANET!!
See also from a variety of sources recent articles the topic of which is the role of foreign interventionists in the current Venezuelan crisis:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-politics-russia-colombia/colombia-rejects-russia-warning-against-venezuelan-military-action-idUSKCN1RE23C
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/02/russia-opens-military-helicopter-training-centre-venezuela/
https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2019/04/02/39793672/if-you-are-not-paying-attention-the-world-ending-storm-of-a-third-world-war-is-gathering-in-venezuela
"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come." - - Matthew 24:6-13.
coolbert.
Escape.
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Military archeology, artifacts of significance as from the era of the Second World War. Interesting stuff indeed! Click on all images to see an enlarged view.
Thanks to the tip from my Aunt C. The topic the escape of captured British aviators from prisoner-of-war [POW] camp. Tunneling and as the subject of the famous movie "The Great Escape".
Read at the wiki entry the full and complete details of the Great Escape.
"The Great Escape: untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed 'Harry' by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp Stalag Luft III in western Poland . . . The tunnel remained undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet authorities had no interest in its significance.But at last British archaeologists have excavated it, and discovered its remarkable secrets."
"Many of the bed boards which had been joined together to stop it collapsing were still in position. And the ventilation shaft, ingeniously crafted from used powdered milk containers known as Klim Tins, remained in working order."
"Scattered throughout the tunnel, which is 30ft below ground, were bits of old metal buckets, hammers and crowbars which were used to hollow out the route."
"A total of 600 prisoners worked on three tunnels at the same time. They were nicknamed Tom, Dick and Harry and were just 2 ft square for most of their length. It was on the night of March 24 and 25, 1944, that 76 Allied airmen escaped through Harry."
"The site of the tunnel, recently excavated by British archaeologists . . . The latest dig, over three weeks in August, located the entrance to Harry, which was originally concealed under a stove in Hut 104."
"The team also found another tunnel, called George, whose exact position had not been charted. It was never used as the 2,000 prisoners were forced to march to other camps as the Red Army approached in January 1945."
Brave and courageous. Dynamic, bold, plucky, ingenious. All those words applicable.
Honestly, I personally have to wonder if the results justified the amount of energy and effort.
Only "76 escapees, 73 were captured", fifty executed on the direct order [?] of Hitler. Those three men not captured only one able to repatriate to friendly territory.
coolbert.
Military archeology, artifacts of significance as from the era of the Second World War. Interesting stuff indeed! Click on all images to see an enlarged view.
Thanks to the tip from my Aunt C. The topic the escape of captured British aviators from prisoner-of-war [POW] camp. Tunneling and as the subject of the famous movie "The Great Escape".
Read at the wiki entry the full and complete details of the Great Escape.
"The Great Escape: untouched for almost seven decades, the tunnel used in the Great Escape has finally been unearthed. The 111-yard passage nicknamed 'Harry' by Allied prisoners was sealed by the Germans after the audacious break-out from the POW camp Stalag Luft III in western Poland . . . The tunnel remained undisturbed over the decades because it was behind the Iron Curtain and the Soviet authorities had no interest in its significance.But at last British archaeologists have excavated it, and discovered its remarkable secrets."
"Many of the bed boards which had been joined together to stop it collapsing were still in position. And the ventilation shaft, ingeniously crafted from used powdered milk containers known as Klim Tins, remained in working order."
A recreation of the tunnel. A tunnel two feet by two feet [66 centimeters by 66 centimeters]. Escapees not crawling through the tunnel but being pulled by a trolley mounted on what amounts to railroad tracks!!
"Scattered throughout the tunnel, which is 30ft below ground, were bits of old metal buckets, hammers and crowbars which were used to hollow out the route."
Here shown excavations of the tunnel name "George". Never was used.
"A total of 600 prisoners worked on three tunnels at the same time. They were nicknamed Tom, Dick and Harry and were just 2 ft square for most of their length. It was on the night of March 24 and 25, 1944, that 76 Allied airmen escaped through Harry."
"The site of the tunnel, recently excavated by British archaeologists . . . The latest dig, over three weeks in August, located the entrance to Harry, which was originally concealed under a stove in Hut 104."
"The team also found another tunnel, called George, whose exact position had not been charted. It was never used as the 2,000 prisoners were forced to march to other camps as the Red Army approached in January 1945."
Brave and courageous. Dynamic, bold, plucky, ingenious. All those words applicable.
Honestly, I personally have to wonder if the results justified the amount of energy and effort.
Only "76 escapees, 73 were captured", fifty executed on the direct order [?] of Hitler. Those three men not captured only one able to repatriate to friendly territory.
coolbert.
Monday, April 1, 2019
ESV.
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ESV = Emotional Support Vest.
"THIS DEFIES LOGIC!"
From a variety of sources including Harry at Sharkhunters we have this item of interest:
"Navy to Allow Emotional Support Animals on Ships Starting 2020"
By: Jangus Brownstone, Navy Crimes Staff
"Millington, TN - News coming down from high atop Navy Brass says coming as soon as FY 2020, Sailors will be allowed to bring emotional support animals aboard select Navy ships. . . . Sailors (not Marines) E-7 and above will be allowed dogs under 50 pounds and cats of any size. E-6 and below will only be allowed 'cageable' rodents such as hamsters, gerbils and guinea pigs. Strictly prohibited are snakes and other reptiles and birds of any kind. All Sailors will be required to seek a letter for approval from a psychologist and is limited in number allowed on board and all animals must wear an Emotional Support Vest [ESV] at all times . . . Navy Crimes will bring you more as information becomes readily available."
Devoted readers to the blog please be assured this particular entry in keeping with an old and venerable American tradition and is not to be taken seriously. Cheers and April Fool!!
P.S. "An emotional support animal (ESA), assistance animal, or support animal, is a companion animal that a medical professional says provides some benefit for a person disabled by a mental health condition or emotional disorder"
coolbert.
ESV = Emotional Support Vest.
"THIS DEFIES LOGIC!"
From a variety of sources including Harry at Sharkhunters we have this item of interest:
"Navy to Allow Emotional Support Animals on Ships Starting 2020"
By: Jangus Brownstone, Navy Crimes Staff
"Millington, TN - News coming down from high atop Navy Brass says coming as soon as FY 2020, Sailors will be allowed to bring emotional support animals aboard select Navy ships. . . . Sailors (not Marines) E-7 and above will be allowed dogs under 50 pounds and cats of any size. E-6 and below will only be allowed 'cageable' rodents such as hamsters, gerbils and guinea pigs. Strictly prohibited are snakes and other reptiles and birds of any kind. All Sailors will be required to seek a letter for approval from a psychologist and is limited in number allowed on board and all animals must wear an Emotional Support Vest [ESV] at all times . . . Navy Crimes will bring you more as information becomes readily available."
Devoted readers to the blog please be assured this particular entry in keeping with an old and venerable American tradition and is not to be taken seriously. Cheers and April Fool!!
P.S. "An emotional support animal (ESA), assistance animal, or support animal, is a companion animal that a medical professional says provides some benefit for a person disabled by a mental health condition or emotional disorder"
coolbert.
Mehdi.
Proxies of a proxy.
War veteran heads home to less than auspicious welcome.
Thanks to the tip from Freeper.
"Afghan veterans of Syrian war struggle back home"
"HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Too poor to even buy pens and notebooks for school, Mehdi left his home in Afghanistan soon after his 17th birthday and headed to Iran, hoping to make his way to Europe and find work."
"Instead, Mehdi ended up fighting in Syria’s civil war, a conflict he had nothing to do with, 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from home. He was one of tens of thousands of Afghans recruited, paid and trained by Iran to fight in support of Tehran’s ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad."
Mehdi a Hazara I suspect. A tribal group in Afghan, adherents to the Shia form of Islam and also reputed to be the descendants of the army of Genghis Khan.
Mehdi and his returning fellow war veterans greeted with less than enthusiasm. Seen as possible security risks by the Sunni majority in Afghan.
THAT CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA CHARACTERIZED IN MEASURE BY THE USE OF PROXY FORCES TO DO THE FIGHTING ON THE SIDE OF ASSAD. RUSSIAN, AFGHAN, IRAQI, LEBANESE, IRANIAN, ETC.
Proxies no longer needed and cast aside. No benefits or pensions for them or American VA health care. As you were before so as you are now.
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Runner.
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Runner = "A runner was a military courier, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war. Runners were very important to military communications, before telecommunications became commonplace."
During that period of the Great War [WW1] the mission of runner being most important. Radio communications not reliable or secure and the buried copper wire of field telephones often cut by the constant shelling as occurred on he battlefield of the period.
Men-a-foot specially designated and carrying messages to and fro on the battlefield. That mission of runner quite hazardous as you might well understand. And a mission not totally relegated to the delivery of messages.
"Trench Runners. Clearly identifiable - at least in daylight - by the red arm-bands fixed around their left forearm, trench runners (or messengers) were drawn from both a specialized and everyday background. The function of a runner was not simply to bear messages from one area or command unit to another, although this featured prominently"
Read here and here further the mission, duties, function, experence of the runner WW1:
Comments:
* Red arm bands on the left forearm war so the runner could be indentified and not arrested by military police as a shirker or malingerer. Or worse shot dead on the spot by an officer. A troop running to the rear perceived as a a troop deserting in the face of the enemy.
* Mission of the runner as was mentioned not strictly relegated to the carrying of messages. Used also as ground guides. New units being brought into the forward trenches during a period of darkness not wanting to get lost. Ground guides of the runner type familiar with the lay-of-the-land needed.
* Casualties among runners exceedingly high. My thought has been 95 % of runners a casualty during WW1. This seems to be not correct. It is reputed stretcher bearers their rate of inury the highest, 80 %.
* Nor must we forget that most famous/infamous runner of them all. Adolf Hitler. Decorated twice for bravery, the equivalent of the American Bronze star awarded to the man. It has been noted however that Hitler functioned as a regimental runner, not so terribly exposed to direct fire, even if wounded severely once and gassed also with temporary injury.
Runner anyone?
coolbert.
Runner = "A runner was a military courier, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war. Runners were very important to military communications, before telecommunications became commonplace."
During that period of the Great War [WW1] the mission of runner being most important. Radio communications not reliable or secure and the buried copper wire of field telephones often cut by the constant shelling as occurred on he battlefield of the period.
Men-a-foot specially designated and carrying messages to and fro on the battlefield. That mission of runner quite hazardous as you might well understand. And a mission not totally relegated to the delivery of messages.
"Trench Runners. Clearly identifiable - at least in daylight - by the red arm-bands fixed around their left forearm, trench runners (or messengers) were drawn from both a specialized and everyday background. The function of a runner was not simply to bear messages from one area or command unit to another, although this featured prominently"
Read here and here further the mission, duties, function, experence of the runner WW1:
Comments:
* Red arm bands on the left forearm war so the runner could be indentified and not arrested by military police as a shirker or malingerer. Or worse shot dead on the spot by an officer. A troop running to the rear perceived as a a troop deserting in the face of the enemy.
* Mission of the runner as was mentioned not strictly relegated to the carrying of messages. Used also as ground guides. New units being brought into the forward trenches during a period of darkness not wanting to get lost. Ground guides of the runner type familiar with the lay-of-the-land needed.
* Casualties among runners exceedingly high. My thought has been 95 % of runners a casualty during WW1. This seems to be not correct. It is reputed stretcher bearers their rate of inury the highest, 80 %.
* Nor must we forget that most famous/infamous runner of them all. Adolf Hitler. Decorated twice for bravery, the equivalent of the American Bronze star awarded to the man. It has been noted however that Hitler functioned as a regimental runner, not so terribly exposed to direct fire, even if wounded severely once and gassed also with temporary injury.
Runner anyone?
coolbert.
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