Sunzi (Sun-Tzu) tends to overshadow the rest of the commentary on classic Chinese military theory. The translations are too many to count and just the famous ones include Giles, Griffith, Cleary and Sawyer. And this is before getting into various proliferating boutique editions sold at major book stores. But this focus on Sunzi borders on […]
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The Japanese super battleships sounded incredibly scary on paper, but they ended up having very little effect on World War II. The examples of those battleships provide numerous, important lessons for today. The new ships, Musashi and Yamato, were literally in their own class. They displaced 73,000 tons, which was 40 percent larger than the […]
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At the recent NRA conference in Dallas, Texas, President Donald Trump took to the podium mic and said, “I recently read a story that in London, which has unbelievably tough gun laws, a once very prestigious hospital–right in the middle–is like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds. “Yes, that’s right,” he continued. “They don’t […]
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By Melissa Eddy and Mark Scott; The New York Times: BERLIN — Social media companies operating in Germany face fines of as much as $57 million if they do not delete illegal, racist or slanderous comments and posts within 24 hours under a law passed on Friday. The law reinforces Germany’s position as one of the most […]
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James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter who opened fire on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, had a list of Republican names in his pocket that was recovered by the FBI, The Daily Caller has learned.
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Sifting through the wreckage of the 2016 election, Democratic pollsters, strategists and sympathetic academics have reached some unnerving conclusions.
What the autopsy reveals is that Democratic losses among working class voters were not limited to whites; that crucial constituencies within the party see its leaders as alien; and that unity over economic populism may not be able to turn back the conservative tide.
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Kim Jung-un has decided how he prefers to handle the situation and so have we. Meet Carl Vinson and his friends.
Read MoreThe OpsLens Team Ron Hammond FOUNDER AND CEO Ron Hammond is Senior Advisor and Board Member for OpsLens. Hammond is a former CIA Operations Officer and US Army Guard Officer. He has over 28 years in the Intelligence Community where he focused on the Middle East and South Asia, more specifically on combating terrorism and [...]
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Rather than find a sensible solution to a problem the company created, United chose violence… Video appeared online late Sunday night showing a United Airlines passenger getting dragged off of a plane. The airline had overbooked and needed four seats for their employees to make their connecting flights. They first offered 400 dollars and a […]
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“After seven years of inaction by the previous administration, this has been a startling, strong, pivotal, and good first step.” Donald Trump launched air strikes on a Syrian air base in retaliation for their chemical weapons attack. The fact that the almost 60 or so cruise missiles fired from two destroyers is not the most impressive […]
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“Based on recent Chinese conflicts, the strategic culture of the region, and the increasingly sophisticated means to carry it out, the next Pearl Harbor has a good chance of coming from a surprise attack of Chinese ballistic missile forces…” Analysts often discuss China’s new technologies such as the new carrier killing missiles and advanced fighters […]
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Black Lives Matters fails to see that wage hikes will remove job opportunities for those they are trying to ‘help’… Black Lives Matter activists have partnered with Fight for $15 groups to schedule nationwide protests to raise the minimum wage. They claim that racism and economic exploitation are inextricably linked. This post isn’t going to […]
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“ISIS continues to brutally kill civilians and exacerbate war crimes to astonishing new levels yet the hypocritical media blatantly continues to ignore this facet and instead condemns America for their brutality.” Civilian casualties have been mounting in the City of Mosul as a result of the ongoing war with ISIS and its dense civilian population. Describing the […]
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“The strength of the alliance comes from the willingness of the member states to use force when needed…” The Senate voted on Tuesday to allow the nation of Montenegro to join NATO. Critics from the right such as Rand Paul argued that Montenegro is a tiny country that few Americans could locate on a map […]
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Strong command of the English language is not required to teach our students in New York… The New York state board of regents recently cancelled a required literacy test for aspiring teachers. The Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST) was intended to ensure strong language skills among aspiring instructors across the state. Test results showed that just 46 […]
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Americans generally agree that helping desperate souls who seek a better life is a worthy mission, but it can’t be done at the expense of Americans’ fiscal and personal well-being… The recent rape of a 14 year old student in Rockville, Maryland has reignited the immigration debate. The older attackers were illegal immigrants, and at […]
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It is time to end the hateful arguments from both sides over immigration and America’s national security… The details are still emerging, but it appears as though a terrorist attacked London. An attacker drove his car into a crowd on Westminster Bridge, near Big Ben, and killed five people while wounding as many as 40. […]
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American soldiers recently arrived in Poland, while British soldiers have deployed to Estonia. In total the forward deployment by NATO forces consists of 4 battalions, of about 1,000 each, in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Poland. Most are strategically located countries in the Baltic Sea that have often been intimidated and absorbed by Russia. These countries only gained […]
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Though several other films, to include children’s titles, have begun to include gay characters and themes, Beauty and the Beast has intentionally marketed their ‘blink of an eye’ gay moment… I’ve seen a good deal about the controversial gay character in Beauty and the Beast, and while I haven’t seen the movie yet, the director […]
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The recommitment of planes, ships, and missile systems to East Asia has an important function in sustaining morale, reassuring allies, and deterring aggressive actors… East Asia has been a hotbed of geopolitical and military activity as of late. The US carrier Carl Vinson continues to patrol in preparation for a joint maneuver called “Foal Eagle”, which […]
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While there are many drawbacks to fear on a personal level, when it comes to foreign policy, fear is a useful tool that brings opponents to the negotiating table… Concern and fear are often framed as unwanted, negative emotions. For example, I wouldn’t want my daughter to live with constant fear. Therapists normally suggest that omnipresent […]
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While the US is not perfect, it is far preferable to many other countries. Why else would we be arguing about how to handle so many immigrants and refugees from lesser environments? Activists want today to be a “day without women.” The organizers explain that because women receive “lower wages and experiencing greater inequities, vulnerability to […]
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