The Boeing E-4 Nightwatch, also known as the Advanced Airborne Command Post or the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) is a modified Boeing 747-200B equipped, to be crude, to destroy the world. But the purpose of the aircraft, as destructive and apocalyptic as it may be, is actually defensive in nature. The E-4, known […]
Below we will post major events as pertain to the 2017 Kurdish referendum in Iraq as they occur. This page will automatically update periodically.
A non-binding referendum is being held in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on September 25. The referendum will decide if the semi-autonomous region will start a process leading to eventual Kurdish independence in what is now northern Iraq. Many are anticipating the outcome around the world, particularly Western supporters of the Kurdish project in […]
Recently the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic released a brand-new report detailing recent developments with regards to the human rights situation in Syria. While the details of the document come as no surprise to those who follow the conflict closely, some of the statements made may surprise the outside […]
Reports are just coming in now of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in North Korea at a depth of 0.0 km, which can only be a nuclear test. North Korea’s leadership had earlier announced the miniaturization of a thermonuclear warhead but the test was expected to take place in a few days. Information will be posted […]
49 years ago today, on August 21st, 1968, in one of the most blatant examples of Soviet imperialism and aggression in the Cold War, Soviet troops, along with their Warsaw Pact allies, invaded Czechoslovakia to put an end to reforms which had been initiated by First Secretary Alexander Dubček. The subsequent crackdown resulted in Czechoslovakia […]
On Friday night, hundreds of tiki-torch-wielding members of the neo-Nazi/white supremacist ‘Unite the Right’ group assembled and marched around the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, VA. Mirroring demonstrations earlier this year, those attending chanted slogans such as “You will not replace us” and “Blood and soil” protesting against the dismantling of a statue of […]
Recent comments from American president Donald Trump have spiked tensions between North Korea and the United States after American intelligence agencies announced the North Koreans had developed miniaturized nuclear weapons capable of fitting on the ends of their missiles. Said missiles are capable of reaching the continental United States. In response to this information, Trump […]
lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130u spooky Gunship 17 in active service Unit Cost: $210 million A further development of the earlier AC-130H Spectre gunship, the AC-130U is designed for a close air support (CAS) role and comes equipped with 40mm and 105mm cannons, and a 25mm Gatling gun. lockheed c-130 hercules | ac-130w stinger […]
