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[Infographic] Osama Bin Laden raid (based on “No Easy Day”)

On May 6, 2011, few days after Osama Bin Laden had been killed, I published an analysis of Operation Neptune's Spear, with the assets  involved in the raid, known and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 12, 2012

The Israeli Air Force practices to prevent a 9/11 type attack

The Israeli Defence Force website reported that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has performed a series of exercises designed to simulate aerial attacks on Israeli territory. Although the news was…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 11, 2012

[Updated] Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport loses refueling boom in flight. Again.

According to Flight Global an Airbus A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport (MRTT) which is destined for the UAE has lost its refueling boom whilst in flight at around 7.20pm local time on…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 11, 2012

Documentary unveils Air Force One’s 9-11 journey across the U.S., secret trip into Baghdad and Obama’s first flight

Last year, I published a series of articles about the 9-11 for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, that you can find here. One of them was about the Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2012

“If you don’t come to democracy, democracy will come to you”: this is what this awesome aircraft carrier photo says

"If you don't come to democracy, democracy will come to you". This is the kind of message that the picture below, released by the U.S. Navy on Sept. 10, 2012,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2012

New details of Israel’s 2007 attack on the Syrian Nuclear reactor emerge

An article appeared in the ‘New Yorker’ (written by David Makovsky, a Jewish American who has lived in Israel for many years although now living back in the US) has…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
September 10, 2012
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