There was an ambitious king in Greece. His name was Pyrrhus of Epirus. He wanted to bring back the glory of Alexander’s era to the Greeks. He was ambitious but very careful and liked to plan each and every step he took. He believed in Athena not Ares and it was the main reason for […]
War in Afghanistan
Crystal! Soldiers engaged in battle speak a different language in tone and tenor than what we get to hear in peace time. This is very well understood by military commanders who realise that their men are undergoing fatigue of war. It is not taken as an expression of disloyalty or threat of a coup. […]
Brain Injuries Remain Undiagnosed in Thousands of Soldiers
William Fraas during occupational therapy at Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation Center in El Paso, Texas. Fraas survived several roadside blasts in Iraq, but suffered brain damage. (Blake Gordon/Aurora Photos) WASHINGTON, D.C.–The military medical system is failing to diagnose brain injuries in troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom receive little or no […]
British soldier jailed 9 months for refusing to return to Afghanistan
Joe Glenton, the first British soldier to serve in Afghanistan and publicly speak out against the war, was sentenced to 9 months in military jail for being absent without leave (AWOL) and was demoted to the rank of private yesterday in Colchester. After serving a six-month tour in Afghanistan, he was absent from June […]
Of Birds and Soldiers – The Day of the Sparrow at Berlinale Forum
Der Tag des Spatzen/The Day of the Sparrow Philip Scheffner, Germany 2010, 100 min World Premiere 19 February 2010 Delphi Filmpalast, Berlin On 14 November 2005, a sparrow was shot dead in the northern Netherlands after toppling 23,000 of 4.3 million dominoes that had been laid out for a television event. The death of the […]
NATO to begin heavy operation in Afghanistan
NATO to begin heavy operation in Afghanistan SOMAK SEN The southern part of Afghanistan is about to receive a massive blow from the heavily-armed thousands of North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces (NATO) and Afghan National Army within few hours. It would possibly be the largest blow against the Taliban and hidden Al-Qaeda […]
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