By Gary Brecher
First I have to get today’s big anniversary out of the way.
Posted on: April 12th, 2011 | Comments (34)
The War Nerd
By Gary Brecher
The IMF: “Liberte, Egalite…Just Give Us the Frickin’ Money!” It was a lively weekend. Down in Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo was ruining the script by holing up in his urban bunker in Abidjan, even though the IMF and their French…
Posted on: April 11th, 2011 | Comments (52)
By Gary Brecher
I’ve been thinking it might be a good idea to do the Sunday blog on war books. The only problem is, there are so many great ones it’s hard to decide which one to start with.
Posted on: April 10th, 2011 | Comments (111)
By Gary Brecher
Gen. Earl Van Dorn: Dixie girls thought he was handsome, more proof Dixie was insane. If you ever need to remind yourself that military command isn’t as glamorous as people think, it doesn’t hurt to go over the short,…
Posted on: April 9th, 2011 | Comments (41)
By Gary Brecher
NOTE: My links are messed up here, I realize. Found out what’s wrong. I’ll have it fixed in tomorrow’s column. Meantime, here’s the link to the video I’m talking about: I’ve been watching the famous motorcycle-shooting video from Afghanistan,…
Posted on: April 8th, 2011 | Comments (38)
By Gary Brecher
Which’ud Ya Rather Have, A BMW… A couple of the comments on yesterday’s blog were about comparing the RPG-7 and the M2 Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle. It’s the kind of question I used to love when I talked hardware, but…
Posted on: April 7th, 2011 | Comments (73)
By Gary Brecher
Ouattara: Whattarya, A Muslim Militant… Things are popping on the comment front.
Posted on: April 6th, 2011 | Comments (56)
