NATO Pledges New Ukraine Military Aid, Debates New Bases
Today’s NATO summit focused almost entirely on the ongoing war in Eastern Ukraine, and even though a ceasefire seems to be just hours from being finalized, NATO has pledged $19 million in additional military aid to Ukraine to fight the rebels. NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen sought to downplay the ...
Remembering the dawn of darkness: 75 years since Hitler invaded Poland
quirkywritingcorner: Quite interesting Originally posted on M J Wright: It is seventy five years this week since Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime put Europe to the torch. A moment that – certainly here in New Zealand – risks being lost against the public profile of the First World War centenary. The ...
Thompson Lake wedding of Kari and Nick in Poland, Maine
Agassiz Village Camp is nestled in the woods along Thompson Lake in Poland, Maine. It is an overnight kids camp, and its mission is to "prepare youth for life's journey." Kari and Nick's life journey started their freshman year in college. The road had some bumps, twists, and turns, but almost 12 ye ...
Russian General Demands Preemptive Nuclear Strike Doctrine Against NATO
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-04/major-escalation-russian-general-demands-preemptive-nuclear-strike-doctrine-against- While NATO is contemplating its existential purpose in a world where the Cold War has suddenly come back with a vengeance, and the military alliance has found itself woefully ...
NATO Too Wary of Russian Threats to Let Ukraine Join
With its aggression against Ukraine, Russia achieved in just a few months what Vadim Grechaninov has been trying to do for a decade. His mission as President of the Atlantic Council of Ukraine, a lobbying organization based in Kiev, has been to convince his country’s leaders, citizens and military o ...