Archive for 'Mideast Wars' Category
Yemen History of Wars Nothing New and al-Qaida Forms New Threat
Yemen is one of the poorest nations in the world, with high unemployment, a low literacy rate, a corrupt government, a well-armed population with a history of stronger allegiance to tribe, clan, and family than to the nation, and a long history of civil conflict. Many analysts consider Yemen a leading candidate to become a [...]
Gulf War MIA Recovered
The one MIA in the Gulf War/1st War
with Iraq, (compared to 1,740 MIA in the Vietnam War), was Navy
pilot, Captain Michael “Scott” Speicher was shot down and was neither
rescured, nor was a body found until, on August 2, 2009, the Pentagon
announced that U.S. Marines stationed in Iraq had found Speicher’s
remains.
See also: http://www.historyguy.com/GulfWar.html#gulfwarcasualties
and
U.S.
identifies remains of pilot [...]
Gaza War Update: Ehud Barak Announcement of Gaza Invasion
A new page has been uploaded on the Gaza War, specifically containing video and text of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ’s televised Announcement on the Start of the Israeli Ground Offensive January 3, 2009
”We are peace seekers…”
Go To:
http://www.historyguy.com/gaza_war_ehud_barak_announcement_jan3.htm