Korean War 2.

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Thanks to the English tabloid The Sun we have an image that caught my attention instantly. From only this last April the North Korean conducting a live-fire artillery exercise on an almost apocalyptic scale. Incredible that word most apropos.

"KIM AND HAVE A GO Incredible images show hundreds of artillery guns unleashing hell in North Korea’s biggest ever live-fire exercise just hours after US and South Korea’s own apocalyptic practice run"

"Opposing sides in potential 'Korean War 2' stage war games with helicopter gunships, abseiling commandos, tanks and a lethal array of firepower"

Massed artillery of the North Korean as arrayed in a manner almost unthinkable. Those self-propelled [SP] guns closest to the waters edge appear to be the 170 mm Koksan gun. Ranks to the right a mix of 152 mm and 130 mm self-propelled guns it is hard to tell with any certainty An assemblage of firepower that does startle and cannot fail to impress.

See a "Sea of Flames" Internet article that elaborates on the threat of North Korean artillery and the danger as posed to United Nations command and even more so to South Korean civilians in particular.

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PNN.

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Crisis!!

Some satire and some seriousness mixed in the same blog entry.

As is appropriate for the date the topic is the Normandy Landings. D-Day. 1944.

First from You Tube as how the allied invasion would be reported in the modern manner.

1. "If D-Day Happened Today."

"Crisis on Omaha - How would the media react if D-Day happened today?"

Nothing going well, nothing going according to plan. All bad!!

This You Tube video very well done, almost does look real.

Further from an Internet web site further mockery of the modern main-stream-media.

2. "How Would the D-Day Invasion be Reported today?"

Again, all negativity not one good thing to report.

And also as was actually reported, heard by the general public and for contrast how the landings were presented in the media the actual day of the event [D-Day]. From British [BBC] and American [CBS] sources both.

3. "BBC Broadcast's D-Day News Bulletin"

4. "First CBS report of the D-Day Invasion - 03:00"

CBS reporting the invasion which was six hours [0900] ahead in French time.

Finally those messages directed to the French Resistance, the day of reckoning for the German was at hand, make ready, the allies are on the way. Liberation is at hand!

5. "BBC WWII French Resistance - The Dice are on the Carpet"

"John has a long mustache." And don't forget it either.

And it has not been.

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Races.

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The French general officer Charles Mangin during his long and illustrious career having advocated the promoted the enlistment of African troops to the French colonial army seems to have been highly [??] influenced by the experience of the British military in India during that period to the Raj.

Recruitment of native personnel into the British Indian army predicated by the belief that some nationalities, ethnic groups and "races" for whatever combination of reasons just make for better soldiers.

This is referred to as Martial Race Theory!

"martial - - adjective 1.inclined or disposed to war; warlike: 2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: 3. characteristic of or befitting a warrior"

Martial Races.

"Theory of The notion of 'martial races' was formally developed and codified in the wake of the Indian Uprising of 1857 and became an important basis for the recruitment policy of the Indian Army. Constantly manipulated and adapted to changing political and military requirements, and utilizing racial, social and religious criteria"

"Martial race was a designation created by Army officials of British India after the Indian Rebellion of 1857, where they classified each caste into one of two categories, 'martial' and 'non-martial'. The ostensible reason was that a 'martial race' was typically brave and well-built for fighting, while the 'non-martial races' were those whom the British believed to be unfit for battle because of their sedentary lifestyles . . . The concept already had a precedent in Indian culture as one of the four orders (varnas) in the Vedic social system of Hinduism is known as the Kshatriya, literally 'warriors.'"

Charles Mangin greatly favoring a similar method of recruitment for French colonial troops based upon a similar criteria. Black African troops of the various French colonies their recruitment even PREFERRED!

"Mangin was very interested in the 'Force Jaune' ('Yellow Forces'), which was a project defended by French officers in Asia. Back in Africa in 1907, Mangin developed a project that rejected the segregationist U.S. army model but was inspired by the British colonial theories on 'martial races'. He also sought to make the project compatible with the French Republic"

Black African troops under French command their role in the Great War, World War Two and even the First Indo-China War quite good and undeniable.

Yet more to follow.

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Armée Noire.

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The person of Charles Mangin in that period prior to the Great War [WW1] a strong advocate of what were called Colonial Troops.

Mangin a long-term career serving officer in the French Army his attitudes and opinions regarding this matter most startling.

According to Mangin the recruitment of colonial troops not only a good idea but highly desirable.

Armée Noire = Black Force.

"The mass recruitment of African troops in the French Army, was the result chiefly of Mangin's persistent advocacy of the idea, which had many opponents. His conception of a “plus grande France,” based on political autonomy and military obligation for all parts of the French Empire, is put forward in the concluding chapters of his book Comment finit la Guerre."

"‘Les Races Guerrières’"

[the warlike people!]

"Mangin  also  invoked  cultural  relativism  to  buttress  his  case.Referring to the ‘warrior instincts that remain extremely powerful in primitive races’, Mangin claimed that once Africans were made aware of the benefits of French military service, recruits would be plentiful."

"Mangin  asserted  that  Africans  were  endowed  with  a  series  of  natural attributes that made them outstanding soldiers, including: (1) an ability to live in  harsher  climates  than  other  races;  (2)  the  capacity  (owing  to  centuries  of portage  and  migration)  to  carry  heavy  loads  great  distances;  (3)  a  nervous system that was less developed than that of ‘whites’, which gave them greater resistance to pain and hence more willingness to shed blood in battle; (4) the patriarchal nature of African societies, which endowed them with a sense of discipline  and  hierarchy that  was  readily  transferable  to  military  life;  and,finally, (5) the ‘selectionist’ argument that Africans were naturally suited to be excellent  soldiers,  since  Africa  had  for  centuries  been  a  ‘vast  battlefield’."

"Collectively, he argued, these factors not only contributed to making Africans ideal  soldiers  but,  considering  the  character  of  European  warfare,  also rendered them especially valuable to be used as ‘shock troops’: The black troops . . . have precisely those qualities that are demanded in the long struggles in modern war: rusticity, endurance, tenacity, the instinct for combat, the absence of nervous-ness, and an incomparable power of shock. Their arrival on the battlefield would have a considerable moral effect on the adversary."

BLACK AFRICANS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS MAKE FOR SUPERIOR SOLDIERS. THIS ALL CLEARLY AND CAREFULLY ENUNCIATED!

Charles Mangin "his attitudes and opinions" today would be considered as racist!

Mangin during that period in history however NOT alone in his pronouncements and opinions.

More to follow.

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Samson.

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1973 and Israeli preparations for the use of atomic weapons I had heard about. 1967 and the Six-Day War I had not heard about.

Thanks to the Sheldon Adelson Internet web site Israel Hayom.

"Report: Israel considered detonating nuclear device in 1967"

"The New York Times publishes account of late Israeli official Itzhak Yaakov, who said detonation of device was seen as a way to make Arab states back off or lead to superpower intervention"

ONLY AS A LAST RESORT!! AND AS A WARNING AND FINAL WAKE-UP CALL UNMISTAKABLE!!

Read further thanks to the New York Times regarding Itzhak Yaakov.

Mr. Yaakov it should be noted an American citizen [dual citizenship], an esteemed retired Israel general and TRICKED into returning to his homeland so he could be immediately arrested when landing at the airport. Dirty pool!

See previous blog entry concerning the alleged possession of atomic munitions by Israel and an index to further posts.

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Badr Brigade.

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Once more from the latest edition of the DEBKAfile news letter and as described additional intrigue regarding the Syrian Civil War, Iranian proxy forces reinforcing an already massive presence

"Powerful pro-Iran Badr Brigades to enter Syria"

31 May

"Hadi al-Amiri, commander of the strongest Iraqi Shiite militia, the Badr Brigades, said Wednesday, May 31, that his forces are preparing to enter Syria. The advanced capabilities of this powerful Iranian-led militia would tilt the Syrian war strongly in Iran's favor, with alarming ramifications for the US, Israel and Jordan."

"The combat capabilities of the Badr Brigades, estimated at between 30,000 and 50,000 strong, are impressive. One of the most professional and well-trained military forces in Iraq, its recruits receive instruction at special camps operated by Revolutionary Guard Corps on Iranian soil. The militia consists of special forces, tank, mechanized infantry, artillery and antiaircraft units. Their entry into Syria could raise the total of pro-Iranian Shiite forces fighting in Syria to 80,000 to 100,000 troops."

Iraqi Arab nationals acting as Iranian proxies. Enter the fray in Syria in a very major way. Large numbers of troops well equipped and trained. Arab Shia troops keeping solidarity with the Arab Alawite Syrian minority beholden to the despot Assad.

AND ALSO A VERY WORRISOME DEVELOPMENT TO THE ISRAELI I MIGHT WELL IMAGINE.

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Monkey Wrench.

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Continuing blog entries, extracts from the latest edition of the DEBKAfile newsletter and as germane to the previous blog entry.

"Indirect US talks for ISIS fighters to exit Raqqa"

29 May.

"US Secretary of Defense James Mattis told CBS News Sunday night, May 28, that the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group has "accelerated" and shifted to "annihilation tactics." This assertion does not square with the indirect talks the United States is secretly conducting with ISIS for its commanders and most of its operational strength to quit Raqqa,"

"According to DEBKAfile's military and intelligence sources, the negotiations are taking place between the US-sponsored Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by the powerful YPG Syrian Kurdish militia allied with Syrian Arabs. As a result, few ISIS fighters remain in Raqqa."

"The negotiations with ISIS have been ongoing for about ten days. However, in the case of a deal for Raqqa, the Russians have just thrown a spanner [monkey wrench] in the works."

"monkey wrench - - noun 2. something that interferes with functioning; obstacle"

ALLOWING THE JIHADISTS AN AVENUE TO MAKE AN ORGANIZED RETREAT IS CONTRARY TO STATED AMERICAN POLICY? AN UNSCATHED ENEMY IS ONE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY IN ANOTHER LOCALE?

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