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In Latvia, The Summer Winds Are Calm But No One Is Fooled, And No One Forgets
By tom On Thursday, August 11 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News RIGA, Latvia — No one forgets. It is rule one in the often trampled lands of eastern and southern Europe. And so, when Americans ponder why Latvians and others immediately recoil when a once angry bear growls again — and then ask for more, more, more support and militaryRead moreAustin To U.S. Troops: Be Ready To Defend “Every Inch” of NATO Territory
By tom On Tuesday, August 09 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a group of U.S. military personnel to get off the base and learn about the countryside because “you are here to defend every inch of NATO territory.” Austin stopped at the Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia on his wayRead moreOutgoing Africa Command General: U.S. Casualties in Somalia “Inevitable”
By tom On Thursday, July 28 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The outgoing commander of U.S. Africa Command said it is “inevitable” that the U.S. forces in Somalia will take casualties, chalking it up to fortunes of war and an enemy determined to kill Americans. “Even if you do everything right” there will be casualties, Gen. Stephen TownsendRead moreAir National Guard Filling Gaps As Force Multiplier for U.S. Space Force
By tom On Thursday, July 28 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Select Air National Guard states with space capabilities have stepped up to fill the gap of backing up the Space Force as a force multiplier in the space domain while being liaisons with militaries in other nations. Right now, Air National Guard units from New York areRead moreNo Safeguards for Advanced, Coveted Weapon?
By tom On Tuesday, April 19 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The U.S. lost significant equipment to the Taliban when it left Afghanistan in August 2021. Now the Pentagon is sending to Ukraine an experimental cutting-edge coastal defense system and seems not to have a concern about the cutting-edge technology possibly falling into Russian hands. “I don’t evenRead moreWe Do It For You; Now You Can Look And Act
By tom On Thursday, April 07 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The first massacre victim I met was really two, an elderly couple still holding hands three days after an ambush along a dusty Bosnian road left them and a dozen others dead. The only way to find out who they, and the others who were slain —Read more“Zeitenwende” Has Arrived And Germany Is Responding
By tom On Tuesday, March 29 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON – German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said Tuesday that “zeitenwende” — the turning point — has arrived in Germany and for NATO, that “If Putin’s plans don’t work out, we owe this largely to this NATO unity” and that President Biden’s vow that “America is back” is “totallyRead moreWorld War One Is Calling Ukraine
By tom On Saturday, March 19 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — It took about a month for stalement to be achieved on the Western Front during World War One. We may look back at today and see as four weeks of the Russian-Ukraine war has ended, a similar stalemate has ensued. Then the new advances in technology —Read moreA High Target Area That Rumbles In Confidence, Not Concern
By tom On Monday, February 28 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON – A Russian military convoy nearing the outskirts of Kyiv is now believed to be more than 40 miles long and includes armored vehicles, tanks, towed artillery, and other vehicles. It is what is known in military parlance as a “high-target area” — a long convoy, moving slow,Read more“A No Kidding Invasion of Their County” As The Next 48 hours Become Critical For Ukraine
By tom On Friday, February 25 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s military has dealt the Russian invading forces unexpected setbacks and has prevented Moscow from being able to “executive their plans as they deemed they would” the Pentagon said. “Our understanding is they have experienced some setbacks,” John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters, referring to theRead moreAfter Putin’s Unhinged Screed, Russia Pulls One Of Its Many Triggers
By tom On Monday, February 21 st, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON —In an hour-long plus rant, Russian President Vladimir Putin bemoaned historical grievances and declared Moscow would recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, territories in Ukraine controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. Since the separatists don’t hold all the territory they claim, the recognition is essentially a de facto declarationRead moreConcerns of War Grow As Do Moves Toward War
By tom On Thursday, February 17 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Moscow today formally rejected the U.S. and NATO proposals for security in Europe and a slew of officials on both sides of the Atlantic prepared for what seems to be some type of Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In the absence of the readiness of the American sideRead more