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"Ernest Hemingway couldn't have made up the real life of John Spencer. Facing Bullets, Bombs, and Bees (yes, bees, he was actually attacked by killer bees), Spencer writes about his adventures with humility, relatability, and humor. this book will leave you hungry for the next time he almost dies." -- Max Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of World War Z, Devolution, and the official Minecraft novels. amazon.com/Twenty-Times-Almo…
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Honored to have my research mentioned by @netanyahu in his address to the UNGA. Israel has in fact implemented more civilian harm mitigation measures (many that no nation has ever even imagined/attemped) than any military in history. The other facts in his speech were also spot on. Israel has not only implemented extraordinary precautions in urban warfare to prevent civilian harm while Hamas has done everything it can to increase civilian harm, there is no genocide, actually the opposite of genocide in Gaza, Israel provided tons of food, water, medical supplies, facilitated immunizations for the entire populations, field hospitals, built new water lines, electricity, got patients to hospitals outside of Gaza, and much more.
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Again victory and peace are achieved through Maneuver warfare. You must have a capacity to Maneuver when conditions are set.
Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi has seen hints a of maneuver warfare return to its war against Russia. What would Ukraine need to do to expand on it and truly achieve an operational-level breakthrough? mwi.westpoint.edu/an-overtur…
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Terrible to see all these ambassadors to the UN walk out on Israel. Not nearly as many walked out on Iran yesterday — even after they machine gunned 40,000 of their own people.
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Who are you? What standards do you live by? What is the code that guides you and your thoughts and your actions? What values do you stand for? 558-3:03:37
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A mention by @IsraeliPM of @SpencerGuard makes sense-Spencer is world’s foremost expert on urban warfare & genocide. Facts matter. Truth matters.
Honored to have my research mentioned by @netanyahu in his address to the UNGA. Israel has in fact implemented more civilian harm mitigation measures (many that no nation has ever even imagined/attemped) than any military in history. The other facts in his speech were also spot on. Israel has not only implemented extraordinary precautions in urban warfare to prevent civilian harm while Hamas has done everything it can to increase civilian harm, there is no genocide, actually the opposite of genocide in Gaza, Israel provided tons of food, water, medical supplies, facilitated immunizations for the entire populations, field hospitals, built new water lines, electricity, got patients to hospitals outside of Gaza, and much more.
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Stating facts. The Cold War-era UN's purpose was to prevent open war between the US and the USSR. Based on time spent, the post-Cold War UN's purpose is to condemn Israel while ignoring or covering up the crimes and terror of Islamist states, groups, and other dictatorships.
Argentina's President @JMilei, addressing the UNGA: “The alleged defenders of human rights have sheltered bloodthirsty dictatorships and regimes that stone women in the streets. They have systematically voted against Israel while remaining silent in the face of Islamic terrorism and the genocide of Christians in Africa.”
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Worth reading if you missed the thread by @Jeff21461 on the same topic: - artillery is still important - drones and arty must work together - towed arty still has a role
The Evolving Role Of Ukraine’s Artillery In The Age Of Drones Artillery, once the 'king of battle' along the front lines has been dethroned by drones, but it still has a critical job to do. twz.com/news-features/the-ev…
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Israel has not only implemented extraordinary precautions in urban warfare to prevent civilian harm while Hamas has done everything it can to increase civilian harm, there is no genocide, actually the opposite of genocide in Gaza, Israel provided tons of food, water, medical supplies, facilitated immunizations for the entire populations, field hospitals, built new water lines, electricity, got patients to hospitals outside of Gaza, and much more.
Honored to have my research mentioned by @netanyahu in his address to the UNGA. Israel has in fact implemented more civilian harm mitigation measures (many that no nation has ever even imagined/attemped) than any military in history. The other facts in his speech were also spot on. Israel has not only implemented extraordinary precautions in urban warfare to prevent civilian harm while Hamas has done everything it can to increase civilian harm, there is no genocide, actually the opposite of genocide in Gaza, Israel provided tons of food, water, medical supplies, facilitated immunizations for the entire populations, field hospitals, built new water lines, electricity, got patients to hospitals outside of Gaza, and much more.
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I held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, as part of my official visit to New York.
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ICYMI, "Digging Below the Death Zone: The Underground War in Ukraine." with @SapperGeologist in @MWI_editor mwi.westpoint.edu/digging-be…
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Always great seeing @SpencerGuard, a fearless warrior for truth, one of the world’s foremost experts on urban warfare (especially as it pertains to Israel and Gaza), but above all … a dear friend and a mensch extraordinaire!
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🇺🇸🇮🇱💪 @DanielSLoeb1 @SpencerGuard + S.F.
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With the great @SpencerGuard who got a live shout out from the podium at the UN on his warrior scholar work on the measurable morality of the IDF
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"You can't solve a problem without a plan," @jaredkushner "Sector by sector, Gaza will be rebuilt...Bound by verification, each step earned and checked to advance...Gaza will be rebuilt by Gazans." quotes from @BoardOfPeace I am honored and fascinated to have attended a High-Level Briefing of the Board of Peace in NYC this morning discussing the progress, plan, and way ahead in Gaza. Briefings from/with @jaredkushner @SteveWitkoff @InstituteGC @lightstonea @NCAG @nmladenov @AliShaathNCAG @JZGruen 🧵 1/11
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He refused to condemn the Islamic regime/IRGC killing 50,000 protesters in a matter of days. But still frequently uses the lie of genocide to describe Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. The young man asked nothing about regime change wars or who should stop it.
This is insane. A Persian student at UMich just asked Abdul El-Sayed the question every Democrats runs from. “Do you stand WITH US against the IRGC?” The regime that hangs protesters, funds Hamas, and chants death to America. El-Sayed wouldn’t say yes. He hid behind “freedom and democracy” and “America shouldn’t topple governments.” A U.S. Senate candidate. Asked by a kid whose family was hunted by the IRGC. And he still couldn’t pick a side. In a sane country, this would end his campaign immediately.
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Obviously what happens in a genocide The country defending itself and trying to reclaim its hostages…(checks notes)… CALLS. THE. MOTHER. OF. A. TERRORIST. TO. WARN. HER. TO. SAFETY. Yes you are all morons.
Incredible piece from former Hamas hostage Omer Shem Tov in the @WSJopinion this morning. One of his Hamas captors told him that the IDF had called his mother to warn her of an impending airstrike. We're living in a backwards world. 🔗👇
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He is a feckless, useless man. He will not be missed. This is the same UN Sec Gen who once thought that quoting a John Lennon song would prevent Russia's expanded invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Exactly. Selective morality. Double standards. Guterres took office as the UN Secretary-General in 2017. Since then: Yemen’s war (since 2014): Estimated 377,000 dead by the end of 2021; 4 million displaced Ethiopia’s Tigray war (2020–22): Estimated 162,000–378,000 dead; 2 million displaced Sudan’s war (since 2023): Estimated 150,000; 12-14 million displaced. Russia–Ukraine war (since 2022): Hundreds of thousands dead; roughly 9 million displaced. More than 20,000 children stolen.
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"Xi fires top generals on eve of Trump talks...Expulsions are designed to make Chinese president look as strong as possible, analysts say" @Telegraph China's General title is now an unstable position to get assigned. China has purged 36 generals and lieutenant generals since 2022. Some names previously thought untouchable. telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2… China has expelled two top military generals over "serious violations of discipline and law" on the eve of crunch talks with Donald Trump. Mr Zhang...was once widely seen as Xi Jinping's closest military ally. He was the senior of the two vice-chairmen of the central military commission (CMC). Mr Liu was Mr Zhang's subordinate as the chief of staff of the CMC's joint staff department.
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