June 17, 2025 We are witnessing a joint Israeli-US attack on Iran. Claims by the Trump administration that it is not involved are false. Israel’s far right government and the Trump administration are joined at the hip. Particularly so in air power. On my last visit to the Pentagon, I […]


June 13, 2025 The last American military parade that I saw was the inauguration of President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953 – not counting my days in the US Army. It was a hell of a show. What impressed me the most was the giant M65 203mm Atomic Cannon that was […]


June 5, 2025 Mutzig, France – First stop on my annual visit to France’s mighty Maginot Line forts is this lovely Alsatian town. Mutzig was built by the Germans 1893-1916 to defend against enemy approaches to the important city of Strasbourg. It was – and remains – the largest modern […]