The last stand of Alejo Garza Tamez
Narco-gansters gave 77-year-old Mexican rancher Alejo Garza Tamez an ultimatum, move out in 24 hours or die. Instead of capitulating he heroically made a last stand. NY Post reports ...
He shot so fast and furiously that the confused cartel assumed there were several people inside. Dropping their assault rifles, the thugs lobbed hand grenades into the ranch house until the shooting stopped.The man is a hero and an inspiration. I hope his story is made into a movie.
When the Mexican army finally showed up after the gunfight, they found four dead and two injured gang members piled in a heap outside the shelled, bullet-pocked farmhouse.
Inside, amid a pile of rubble, was the lifeless, bullet-riddled Garza, two weapons at his side.
The unassuming timber businessman was given a hero's burial last week in his native Monterrey, Mexico.
[ Many thanks to the reader who emailed this in ]
Monday, December 06, 2010
A Sheep Dog takes down wolves...
If you don't know what a modern day "Sheep Dog" is then shame on you. This is from the Firearms Blog....
Company of the week. Reaction Engines.
Have you ever heard of Reaction Engines LTD? How about the SKYLON project? Neither had I but they're definitely up to something in the UK. I didn't dig deep to see if the British military is interested in their work but with the success of the X-37B, I'm sure BAE or some other conglomerate is taking a close look to determine whether money can be made or not.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Saturday, December 04, 2010
The Crisis in Korea & Air-Sea Battle.
Just a couple of quick question....
Was the emerging doctrine of Air-Sea Battle (the deterrence portion of the concept) visible in the latest crisis with N. Korea?
If it was I didn't see it.
Let's face it. As a means of deterrence in a rapidly evolving area of concern, only Navy ships with aircraft or Marines aboard are a credible threat...only they have the persistence or the capability to send the proper message while diplomats either de-escalate events or shape the international community for upcoming hostilities.
Did you notice the lack of Theater Entry (or more precisely the need for it if we actually went to war)?
That concept indicates a need to fight your way not to a shoreline but actually into your area of operations.
The last war where that was an actual concern could possibly be WW2 with the Japanese...but even in those actions it was simply blue water warfare with serious island hopping ---the theater was the war...how the they came up with that concept is beyond me...
Two concepts...two strike outs. Actual deterrence comes from fielding technologically advanced, hardened forces capable of conducting the full spectrum of operations. These concepts only seek to cover gaps and make allowances for not funding our military properly.
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