In this short video, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, chief spokesman for the IDF, shows us the conditions under which the six recently-murdered hostages were kept. (Trigger warning: blood.) For some reason I thought the hostages were being kept either in private residences or in rooms off the tunnels, not in the tunnels themselves. When you […]
IDF posts video of conditions under which 6 murdered hostages were kept
IDF posts video of conditions under which 6 murdered hostages were kept
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in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
The Fall of Riga – 11th Battle of the Isonzo River I THE GREAT WAR Week 163
09 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Walz not making sense
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in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror
Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for US Vice President, made a highly incoherent–even embarrassing–statement in an interview with a media outlet in Michigan. It started off well enough. Well, I think first and foremost what we saw on October 7 was a horrific act of violence against the people of Israel. They have certainly, and […]
Walz not making sense
Week 314B – The End of World War Two – WW2 – September 2, 1945
05 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: World War II
The pro-Hamas protests resume big time at Columbia
05 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, economics of education, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights Tags: free speech, Gaza Strip, Middle-East politics, regressive left, war against terror

I am not being hyperbolic by saying the protestors are “pro-Hamas” rather than “pro-Palestinian,” as they themselves extol Hamas (see below). What kind of student would glorify muderous terroristic thugs? Columbia ones, of course. You didn’t have to be a rocket scientist to predict that pro-Palestinian protests which violate campus regulations, as well as the […]
The pro-Hamas protests resume big time at Columbia
The Moscow State Conference – Black Sea Revolutionaries I THE GREAT WAR …
31 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Let Candace speak
30 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: conspiracy theorists, The Holocaust
Newsroom reports: The Government should closely scrutinise the visa application of Holocaust denier Candace Owens, the chair of the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand has urged. Owens, an American far-right activist with a history of antisemitic, Islamophobic and homophobic comments, is visiting Auckland in November as part of a speaking tour which will also take […]
Let Candace speak
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
27 Aug 2024 1 Comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Poland, World War II

Last year, when I visited Dachau, we had an Irish guide. He was knowledgeable about Dachau, but I disagreed with him on one thing he said. To my own surprise, I didn’t give him a history lesson and decided to let it go because my main purpose there was to gain some understanding of Dachau. […]
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The Obstacles for Escape
25 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, Economics of international refugee law, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, war and peace Tags: Nazi Germany, The Holocaust, World War II

I often hear the argument, “Why did the Jews not simply leave Germany when Hitler got to power?” It was just not as simple as that. Many German and Austrian Jews saw themselves as German or Austrian first, and they considered themselves to be part of society. Why would they leave their homes and their […]
The Obstacles for Escape
The 2nd Battle Of Verdun – Lost Opportunities On The Isonzo River I THE …
25 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
Week 312 – Hirohito Announces Surrender – War Continues – WW2 – August 17
19 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, laws of war, war and peace Tags: atomic bombings, World War II
Economic Sanctions on Russia: Ineffective or Insufficient?
19 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, defence economics, international economic law, international economics, International law, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Russia, sanctions, Ukraine
Russia had of course already invaded Ukraine back in 2014, but in February 2022 it dramatically escalated the earlier invasion. The U.S. and Ukraine’s allies met Russia’s invasion two years ago with an unprecedented set of sanctions. They put a price cap on Russian oil exports, froze $300 billion worth of Russian foreign exchange reserves,…
Economic Sanctions on Russia: Ineffective or Insufficient?
The Battle of Hill 70 – Mackensen Advances in Romania I THE GREAT WAR We…
17 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War I
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