Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58203This is a place to discuss Military strategy, present and past. What if, how come, favorite battles and wars from history, you name it. I will be posting articles I find interesting on the subject. Including weapons and tactics. I would like to think it could be done without heat, but I suspect po...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5820338013210LindyBillAlong Sword And Gold Beaches from BLACKFIVE by blackfive@gmail.com (Pundit Review Radio) [graphic] Memorial to Royal, Merchant, and Allied Navies At times it seemed you could not walk or drive 100 meters without coming across a monumnet of some sort. In some stretches, walking was the only way you didn't mis...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289517576/14/2013 7:15:28 AMFUBHOSoldiers Allege Laura Poitras, Had Foreknowledge of 2004 Iraqi Attack on U.S. Troops The Weekly Standard ^| June 12, 2013 | JOHN MCCORMACK When Edward Snowden decided he wanted to release details about the NSA's intelligence operations to the public, he reached out to Laura Poitras, a 49-year-old film maker and poli...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289473546/12/2013 10:13:43 AMLindyBillhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289471456/12/2013 7:51:58 AMFUBHOWhy Does the New York Times So Hate Missile Defense? byPeter Huessy June 11, 2013 at 5:00 am http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3757/missile-defense-new-york-times Recent news is that both North Korea and Pakistan have sought help in developing EMP weapons; Iran has launched its missile tests in an EMP mode. T...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289449976/11/2013 6:16:51 AMLindyBillBook Review - "American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms" by Chris Kyle by blackfive@gmail.com (Pundit Review Radio) The following is a special provided by Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the "Books" category on the far right sidebar. [graphic] Jus...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289406176/8/2013 8:54:22 AMLindyBillWhy Run In? by blackfive@gmail.com (Pundit Review Radio) [graphic] A big beach gun bunker, repurposed Why did the destroyers have to close on the beach to take out guns? The anti-ship batteries (such as at Longes, photos to come, and at Pointe du Hoc) faced outward and could be engaged by ships in broadsides run...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289406156/8/2013 8:52:46 AMLindyBillPointe du Hoc by blackfive@gmail.com (Pundit Review Radio) [graphic] Someone You Should Know This man never set foot on the ground on D-Day or for some time thereafter. Yet, he is someone any Ranger will not only thank, but buy a round for because he was a crucial part of securing Pointe du Hoc. [graphic] Po...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289405536/8/2013 6:42:07 AMD. Long Lause is by no means blind to racism on the Union side, but he argues effectively that this quasi-egalitarian frontier experience held considerable promise for the future, albeit it was a promise that went unkept. It was John Brown's childhood on the frontier in Ohio, living among Indians, along with a healthy ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289389196/7/2013 10:58:50 AMLindyBill Race and Radicalism in the Union Army, by Mark A. Lause Urbana: University[graphic] of Illinois Press, 2013. Pp. x, 188. Illus., maps, notes., biblio., index. $28.00 paper. ISBN: 0252079256. Race and Radicalism in the Union Army looks at the rise of a quasi-multiracial milieu on the frontie...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289388166/7/2013 10:33:24 AMFUBHOReport: Leon Panetta Leaked Top Secret Information On Navy SEALs New details have emerged that while Director of the CIA, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta divulged Top Secret details of the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, potentially jeopardizing the safety of the Navy SEALs who executed the raid, and thei...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289359516/6/2013 5:27:40 AMLindyBillhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289315876/4/2013 5:34:19 AMManyMooseIt's not well-known that Jefferson Davis as Secretary of War ordered the transcontinental railroad route surveys that were necessary before the rails could be laid. Those railroads made our "Sea to Shining Sea" country possible. Nothing can justify what happened to the Indians who were here first, but like the Civi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289313636/3/2013 11:36:37 PMLindyBill Jefferson Davis and the Civil War Era, by William J., Jr. Cooper, Jr. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University[graphic] Press, 2008. Pp. viii, 128. Notes, index. $24.95. ISBN: 080713371X. Jefferson Davis’ life and career, as politician, Confederate president and warlord, and shaper of the “Lost Cause” myt...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289294836/3/2013 6:15:49 AMManyMooseNo doubt the pipes quicken their hearts as they march to their places. A bagpiper leads new SF Q Course graduates to their places in the graduation venue.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289289826/2/2013 7:18:42 PMunclewestA bagpiper leads new SF Q Course graduates to their places in the graduation venue.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289286906/2/2013 4:24:02 PMManyMooseThat is a very moving video. The bagpipe is an instrument of battle in some cultures. Bagpipes rouses the troops to fight and terrifies the enemy because it signaled what is coming. Pipers are very like the guards in that video, in that they had an extra measure of devotion, knowing that their role is indispensabl...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289285006/2/2013 2:04:44 PMJSBEvery time I'm in DC I stop by to watch that for a while. It is still breathtaking after all these years.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289283796/2/2013 12:31:21 PMunclewesthttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289280856/2/2013 6:21:24 AMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289280096/2/2013 12:46:40 AMManyMooseIt's hard to believe those two guys let that woman try a second time after they saw how she threw the first time. A woman in the federal building where I worked had one of those dummy grenades with a number on the pin. The logo said, "Complaint Department. Pick a Number." The number of the pine was #1. I guess I ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289279946/2/2013 12:31:18 AMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289279666/1/2013 11:41:34 PMunclewestFunny! I had a dance partner who finished her active duty teaching hand grenade throwing. Was it a man or a woman or a ? :>)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289278756/1/2013 9:23:05 PMLindyBillFunny! I had a dance partner who finished her active duty teaching hand grenade throwing. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289276036/1/2013 5:18:16 PMunclewesthttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289269236/1/2013 6:43:09 AMLindyBillChris Kyle, a decorated sniper, tried to help a troubled veteran. The result was tragic. NEW YORKER MAGAZINE ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289268546/1/2013 1:42:03 AMLindyBillhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289216195/29/2013 1:50:48 PMFUBHOI believe I posted a story further up the board about how Obama wants to give Russia the designs for our missile defense system, or that might have been the War board. Anyway, Obama doesn't even pretend about how he wants other countries to surpass us militarily. It is one of his GOALs, because the US is bad...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289201355/28/2013 6:50:58 PMunclewestChinese hackers have gained access to secret designs for a slew of sophisticated US weapons programs, officials said Tuesday, possibly jeopardizing the American military's technological edge. In the military a commander is responsible for everything his unit does and everything it fails to do. We all need to work to ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289201215/28/2013 6:41:41 PMFUBHOUS weapons designs hacked by Chinese, report claims (Update) Chinese hackers have gained access to secret designs for a slew of sophisticated US weapons programs, officials said Tuesday, possibly jeopardizing the American military's technological edge. The breaches were part of a broad Chinese campaign of espionage ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289200745/28/2013 6:06:08 PMunclewestMein Kampf. Right on! Great idea! I'll pickup a copy of the book. It has been a long long time since I read it…but you made me recall how in one chapter Hitler explained how he created the brownshirts, I think they were known as the Sturmabteilung. Anyways they were the military department created to sweep himself ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289188405/28/2013 8:30:49 AMHoa HaoJust started the book. First impression, Mein Kampf. You might enjoy this movie... youtube.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289175225/27/2013 11:08:41 AMLindyBill [graphic] The New York Times Staff Sgt. Miguel Deynes prepared a final uniform for Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary. For U.S. Soldiers, an Intricate Last Ritual By JAMES DAO At the Dover Port Mortuary in Delaware, where the bodies of American service members...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289168085/26/2013 4:30:44 PMunclewestBut all of the gear reflects the hard lessons of 12 years of war -- and offers a glimpse of the future as the Army pulls out … Pullout must the new euphemism for losing.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289162905/26/2013 8:45:29 AMLindyBill[graphic] NORFOLK (May 23, 2013) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after completing a week-long pre-deployment training exercise with U.S. Marines from Camp LeJeune, N.C. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Phil Beaufort)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289161905/26/2013 1:22:44 AMManyMooseI don't understand how these people can believe that if they take guns away from the good guys that the bad guys will get rid of theirs. Same with nuclear disarmament. The only 'safe' thing for the world is for us to have so many nuclear weapons that the bad guys are afraid to use theirs. Obama to Announce Major U...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289105895/23/2013 3:10:48 AMLindyBillRobot Guns, Combat Facebook: The Tech of the Army’s ‘Last’ Afghanistan Brigade By David Axe05.20.136:30 AM << Previous | Next >> [graphic] [graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic][graphic] The latest robots and high-tech electronic warfare, silently watching over soldier...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289041445/20/2013 8:03:18 AMLindyBill Replacing Carriers With Cruise Missiles May 19, 2013: The U.S. Navy is facing a cash crisis. Its current fleet is still full of Cold War era ships that are rapidly wearing out. The replacements cost[graphic] more than the navy can afford, now or in the next decade or so. Looking for ways to manage the...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289029365/19/2013 8:53:22 AMObliviousThat's why the Broncos usually win at home. A lot of ST 1 were used on the Apollo 17 splash down team.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023385/18/2013 3:30:55 PMLindyBillSeal Team 1 The Seal's have sure gone a long way from their original purpose, haven't they? They are now our "super commandos." I remember in 2001 thinking, "what are Seals doing in Afghanistan? They are "fish out of water" there." Now they seem to get all the hot missions. Delta has been downgraded, I guess. The...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023185/18/2013 3:05:48 PMObliviousYou are right on the money LB as usual. My brother in law was on Seal Team 1 at the end of the VN War.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289023065/18/2013 2:43:23 PMLindyBillI guess they are the Lexus of hand guns. So the question is, do we buy our soldiers Fords or Lexus's? I bet if we looked at the cost difference between buying the best rifles and handguns and buying what we do buy, it would not be even noticeable in our defense budget. I feel a lot of that is for morale. I don't w...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289022945/18/2013 2:30:35 PMOblivioushttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289022925/18/2013 2:25:45 PMLindyBill The Neo-Red Army Steps Out May 17, 2013: Back in 2010, Russia resumed the Cold War custom of holding large military parades to commemorate the Russian victory in World War II. Since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, Russia dropped the military displays for these victory parades, which became much smalle...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289022495/18/2013 1:54:20 PMLindyBill SEALs Succumb To Sig Sauer Next Article ?SUPPORT: The Chinese Air Force Underground May 17, 2013: Two years ago the U.S. Navy SEALS adopted the Mk25 9mm pistol as their standard sidearm. This pistol was actually the same Sig Sauer P226 the SEALS have been using since the 1980s, but with a better accessory r...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289022415/18/2013 1:46:52 PMFUBHO"The Mediterranean used to be an American lake, now it is a Russian lake." - Charles Krauthammer, May 17, 2013, Special Reporthttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289012605/17/2013 6:57:27 PMFUBHOThat is my thinking. Obama would end up decommissioning our modern nukes and keeping the ones that no longer work.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289004385/17/2013 1:02:49 PMLindyBillRe: Nuke cuts Good news and bad news. Being a bureaucracy, I have no doubt we have too many nukes. Being Obama, they will be cut without real regard to how many and what kind we need. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289004055/17/2013 12:55:11 PMFUBHOObama to Announce Major US Nuclear Force Cuts Soon Thursday, 16 May 2013 By Bill Gertz [graphic] President Barack Obama is set to announce a new round of strategic nuclear warhead reductions in the near future as part of a disarmament agenda that could reduce U.S. strategic warheads to as few as 1,000 weapons. The n...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289001705/17/2013 11:26:16 AMLindyBillHow to Properly Store and Access Firearms in Your Home from Breitbart Feed [graphic] An important part of owning a firearm is taking pains to store the weapon responsibly, yet in such a way that it can be readily accessed in a time of need. For many people this is accomplished by putting the bulk of their firea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288968935/15/2013 6:19:03 PMD. 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