UK - Post-Cold War - General - A-I UNITED KINGDOM. PostCold war. general. A - I. Adams, James. MI6 Digs Its Spies into Hong Kong To Pass on Chinese Whispers. Times (London), 20 Apr. 1997. http://intellit.muskingum.edu/uk_folder/ukpostcw_folder/ukpcwgena-i.html
Extractions: UNITED KINGDOM Post-Cold War General A - I Adams, James. "MI6 Digs Its Spies into Hong Kong To Pass on Chinese Whispers." Times (London), 20 Apr. 1997. [ http://www.the-times.co.uk When Britain hands over Hong Kong to Chinese rule in July 1997, some of its "agents will stay behind under deep cover. Others are being assigned to secret listening posts throughout the Far East." Although GCHQ "has dismantled its Stanley Fort satellite station," its "operations have been transferred to Geraldton in Western Australia, a listening post established in 1993 in co-operation with the Australian Defence Signals Directorate. In addition, GCHQ and MI6 ... have boosted their operations in Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea.... To ensure continued intelligence from Hong Kong, GCHQ and MI6 have also established extensive 'stay behind' networks that include agents and bugs embedded in computers and buildings." Adams, James, and David Leppard. "Spy Rivals Crow as GCHQ Faces Cuts." Sunday Times , 26 Mar. 1995.
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Iraq Since The Gulf War-General Brent Scowcroft Map of Iraq with UNSCOM inspection areas IRAQ SINCE THE GULF war general Scowcroft reviewed existing US policy and goals, which include both UN economic http://www.usip.org/events/pre2002/scowcroft_cib.html
Extractions: 2nd Floor Conference Room On November 23, 1998 former National Security Advisor Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft (Ret.) spoke to a public gathering at an Institute Current Issues Briefing, and discussed the challenge of the Iraqi leadership and its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) activities to U.S. foreign policy. General Scowcroft reviewed existing U.S. policy and goals, which include both UN economic sanctions and support for United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) An audience member poses a question to General Scowcroft Where Scowcroft took issue with the administration's current stance was on the question of what it will take for the U.S. to now respond to Iraqi misbehavior. "The U.S. has indicated its willingness to act if Saddam violated the agreement, but left unclear what would constitute a violation. What would he have to do to violate the agreement? What is a triggering event? This is difficult to decide. For example, what if he refuses to turn over documents? Refuses an inspection at one site? Delays for 24 or 48 hours? He could do a lot of damage without ever having done something we all could agree was a violation serious enough to justify use of force."
Braxton Bragg, Confederate General, Commander, Army Of Tennessee Photo and biography of the commander of the Army of Tennessee, born near warrenton. Bragg was one of only eight Confederates promoted to full general during the war. http://ngeorgia.com/people/braggb.html
Extractions: Courtesy, Valentine Museum Perhaps the most controversial of all ranking Confederate officers, this North Carolina native was a writer, traveler, respected artillery commander and plantation owner prior to the Civil War. Many of his actions during major Western Theater battles in which he fought are still widely debated. After graduating from West Point Braxton Bragg entered the army as a second lieutenant on July 1, 1837. He fought in the Seminole Wars, 1837-1841 and served under Zachary Taylor during the Mexican-American War. At Monterey, Captain Bragg distinguished himself during bitter street fighting and in an attack on the cathedral and main plaza, but it was during the battle of Buena Vista that his "prompt and fearless conduct" saved the Americans from defeat. He is credited with repulsing a frontal attack through effective use of his artillery, then holding off an attack on General Zachary Taylor's flank while Colonel Jefferson Davis organized a defense of the position. After his brave action he was twice the target of assassins. After a brief retirement in the late 1850's, Bragg returned to serve in the Louisiana militia until he was appointed Brigadier General by the Confederate States of American in 1861. He was promoted to full general shortly after the disastrous defeat of Rebel forces at
Civil War In Georgia Includes topics that range from causes for Georgia's secession, the state's Civil war Constitution, maps and battles on general Sherman's march to the sea. http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/civilwar.htm
Extractions: The Civil War in Georgia Causes of Georgia's Secession Georgia's Civil War Constitution Battles Maps of Georgia Associated with the Civil War Era ... Official State Documents (from Univ of North Carolina's "Documenting the American South" website) Photographs and images Civil War clip art Civil War Museums and Historic Sites Confederate Monuments and Memorials in Georgia ... The Civil War in Georgia (page of Darin Briskman) Atlanta History Center Civil War Collection "The Great Locomotive Chase" Georgia Civil War Commission Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Database (NPS) ... Miscellaneous Documents
Military Motor Bus London general Omnibus Company provided buses for the use of moving troops in France. Some of the buses were captured by the Germans, but the rest remained in France until the end of the war in November, 1918. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWbus.htm
Extractions: In August 1914, Winston Churchill , the First Lord of the Admiralty, asked the London General Omnibus Company to provide buses for the use of moving troops in France. The company asked for volunteers from among their conductors and drivers and eventually 75 crews were chosen and then recruited into the Royal Marines . In September 1914, 75 Diamler buses and crews were shipped to France. Some of the buses were captured by the Germans but the rest remained in France until the end of the war in November, 1918.
Silent Heroes Of The Cold War National Memorial - Home Page Site devoted to creation of a National Monument honoring victims of a topsecret 1955 plane crash near Las Vegas and honoring Cold war Heroes in general. http://www.coldwarmemorial.com/
Extractions: Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial Site devoted to creation of a National Memorial honoring victims of a top-secret 1955 plane crash near Las Vegas and honoring Cold War Heroes in general. Welcome! You may browse public areas of our site. Welcome to the Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial web site. On November 17, 1955 at 7:25 a.m., a USAF Military Air Transport Service aircraft took off from Burbank, CA with an air force crew, engineers, CIA personnel and scientists bound for Watertown, now known as Area 51. At 8:40 a.m. the C-54 Military Air Transport Service aircraft was first reported missing. The full story of the fourteen men aboard and the U2 reconnaissance plane they helped build remained classified for over 40 years. Also classified as top-secret was the account of the men who risked their lives while they braved subzero temperatures at 11,500 feet elevation to attempt a rescue on Mount Charleston. Now, over four decades later, the time has come to tell one of the most intriguing and fascinating stories of the Cold War. We honor these men and the hundreds of individuals who have worked in obscurity during the Cold War, many of whom have paid for our freedom with their very lives.
Utica, NY -- A Site On A Revolutionary War Road Trip Von Steuben Statue After the Revolutionary war, general Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben spent summers near Utica on land given to him in honor of his role http://www.revolutionaryday.com/nyroute5/utica/default.htm
Extractions: Books Canal UTICA NEW YORK George Washington Statue A statue of George Washington at Valley Forge can be found in front of the Utica Public Library. General Washington visited Utica during a tour of the Mohawk Valley near the end of the Revolutionary War in July 1783. Von Steuben Statue After the Revolutionary War, General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben spent summers near Utica on land given to him in honor of his role as drillmaster at Valley Forge. He is buried on Starr Hill, 20 miles north of the city. Today, the area is the Steuben Memorial State Historic Site. General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was the person most responsible for the transformation of the Continental Army at Valley Forge into a winter-hardened, great fighting force. He was at onetime, a member of the elite General Staff of Frederick the Great, king of Prussia. No longer in the Prussian army and without employment of any kind, von Steuben offered his military skills to the patriot cause. When he arrived at Valley Forge from France on February 23, 1778, he was armed with a letter of introduction from Benjamin Franklin. Washington saw great promise in the Prussian and almost immediately assigned him the duties of Acting Inspector General with the task of developing and carrying out an effective training program. He formed a model company of 100 selected men and undertook its drill in person. The rapid progress of this company under von Steuben's skilled instruction set an example for the whole army. After training, the members of the company were distributed amongst the rest of the army to spread the training. This skilled Prussian drillmaster tirelessly drilled and scolded the regiments into an effective fighting force.
U.S. Marines In The First World War A selection of images, contemporary documents and general information about the contribution of the US Marine Corps to the Allied war effort in World war I. http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/wwi.html
"An Army Of One?" By Gen. Wesley Clark general Wesley Clark's September 2002 column explains the dangers of unilateralism and the importance of alliances and consensus both in Kosovo and the war against terrorism. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0209.clark.html
Extractions: Respond to this Article September 2002 In the war on terrorism, alliances are not an obstacle to victory. They're the key to it. By Gen. Wesley Clark A few days after September 11, I happened to be walking the halls of the Pentagon, the scene of so many contentious meetings during my years as commander of NATO forces in Europe, and ran into an old acquaintance, now a senior official. We chatted briefly about TV coverage of the crisis and the impending operations in Afghanistan. At his invitation, I began to share some thoughts about how we had waged the Kosovo war by working within NATObut he cut me off. "We read your book," he scoffed. "And no one is going to tell us where we can or can't bomb." That was exactly how the United States proceeded. Of course, the campaign in Afghanistan, as it unfolded, wasn't an all-American show. The United States sought and won help from an array of countries: basing rights in Central Asian states and in Pakistan; some shared intelligence from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and other Muslim states; diplomatic backing from Russia and China; air and naval support from France; naval refueling from Japan; special forces from the United Kingdom, and so on. But unlike the Kosovo campaign, where NATO provided a structured consultation and consensus-shaping process, allied support in this war took the form of a "floating" or "flexible" coalition. Countries supported the United States in the manner and to the extent they felt possible, but without any pretenses of sharing in major decisions. European leaders sought to be more involved. At the Europeans' urging, NATO even declaredinvoking, for the first time, Article V of its founding treatythat the attack on the United States represented an attack on every member. But even so, Washington bypassed and essentially marginalized the alliance. The United Nations was similarly sidelined.
Public International Law war AND PEACE CRIME NUCLEAR STATES MIDDLE EAST TREATIES HUMAN RIGHTS general HUMAN RIGHTS - SPECIFIC INDIGENOUS PEOPLES http://law2.biz.uwa.edu.au/intlaw/
Extractions: These Public International Law Pages assemble a Collection of more than 900 WWW Links related to International Law Topics. The Aim is to present as Many Major and Topical Sources of International Law Resources of Relevance on the Web as possible. If you link these Pages to your Page, it would be appreciated if you could tell me. UNITED NATIONS
HELLENIC ARMY GENERAL STAFF Official server of the Greek Army covering History, Mission and Organization. Interesting section on war Museums. http://www.army.gr/
Fort Craig A southwestern fort and a Civil war Battlefield, where Confederate general Sibley fought Union general E.R.S. Canby. A New Mexico historical site. http://fortcraig.tripod.com/
Extractions: Fort Craig was one of the largest forts constructed in the west, and was critical to both the Indian Campains and the Civil War.Established in 1854, the primary function of the fort was to control Apache and Navajo raiding, and to protect the central portion of the Camino Real, a trail which stretched from northern Mexico to San Juan Pueblo, 30 miles north of Santa Fe. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Fort Craig remained a Union Army Post, manned by regular army troops.In 1862, after capuring several military installations in southern New Mexico, Confederate troops under the command of General Henery Hopkins Sibley marched up the Rio Grande to Fort Craig.The battle for Fort Craig happend on Febuary 21,1862, Sibley's troops fought Union Troops led by Colonel R.S. Canby.The battle of Valverde took place upstream from Fort Craig at Valverde Crossing.General Sibley had won a Confederate victory, although Union troops succeeded in holding the Fort and detroying half of the confederate supply wagons.What remained of the Confederate supplies were lost at the battle of Glorieta, east of Santa Fe on March 28,1862, forcing the Confederates to retreat back to Texas.
War Is A Racket, By Major General Smedley Butler, 1935 That was a part of the general propaganda, built up to make people war conscious and murder conscious. Beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html
Extractions: Contents Chapter 1: War Is A Racket Chapter 2: Who Makes The Profits? Chapter 3: Who Pays The Bills? Chapter 4: How To Smash This Racket! Chapter 5: To Hell With War! Smedley Darlington Butler Born: West Chester, Pa., July 30, 1881 Educated: Haverford School Married: Ethel C. Peters, of Philadelphia, June 30, 1905 Awarded two congressional medals of honor: capture of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914 capture of Ft. Riviere, Haiti, 1917 Distinguished service medal, 1919 Major General - United States Marine Corps Retired Oct. 1, 1931 On leave of absence to act as CHAPTER ONE War Is A Racket WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes.
Crimes Of War Project Dedicated to raising awareness of the laws of war and war crimes among the media, policy makers, human rights and humanitarian aid workers, and the general public. http://www.crimesofwar.org
Biography Of General Omar N. Bradley Reassesses the role of general Omar N. Bradley in the United States' campaign in World war II. http://www.pattonuncovered.com/html/bradley.html
Extractions: It is worth reviewing the personality of another famous commander, General Omar N. Bradley. Six years after the war he wrote a careful official history book entitled, A Soldiers Story. He attacks Montgomery and his plans viciously, yet defends Eisenhowers actions sometimes even when these actions were to support Montgomery. However at occasions there is a break in the official history where we get a real glimpse of his thoughts. Unfortunately for us, Bradley did not keep a diary. If he had, we would have seen his day to day thoughts and what he was really thinking. Instead, we know only that both Eisenhower and Montgomery published their Histories of the War first, and that it some cases Bradley scrupulously corrected history and corroborated Eisenhowers version. Patton is the only clear voice that remains from WWII without need of deciphering. We are extremely lucky that Patton followed General Pershings advice and kept a diary. Without Pattons diary, we would not have clear proof of his incredible sixth sense: his accurate guesses as to the intention of the enemy. It is easy for a commander to say, years after the war, that he knew all along the enemy was about to attack. That commander must be able to prove that he knew and the best proof is a day-to-day account in a war diary.
Extractions: // Do not remove!!! // Do not remove!!! // Do not remove!!! All times are London time. Sign up now Take a tour Username Password Remember me World Asia-Pacific Main page content: Top Chinese general warns US over attack By Alexandra Harney in Beijing and Demetri Sevastopulo and Edward Alden in Washington China is prepared to use nuclear weapons against the US if it is attacked by Washington during a confrontation over Taiwan, a Chinese general said on Thursday. âIf the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided ammunition on to the target zone on China's territory, I think we will have to respond with nuclear weapons,â said General Zhu Chenghu. The rest of this article is for FT.com subscribers only   Want to read more? Skip to remaining content Main navigation menu: "World" sub navigation "Europe" sub navigation "Companies" sub navigation "By industry" sub navigation "By region" sub navigation "Markets" sub navigation "Equities" sub navigation "Markets headlines" sub navigation "Equities" sub navigation
War Of 1812 - Battle Of North Point - Methodist Meeting House This building was known as the Battle Ground MethodistEpiscopal Church, which was occupied by general Stricker the night preceding the Battle of North Point and was used as a hospital by both armies, during and after the battle which took place on September 12, 1814. http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/npstop7.html
Extractions: Virtual Tour Stop #7 - Methodist Meeting House After the Battle of North Point, the British commander did not press his attack on the withdrawing Americans. This battle being complete, the injured were taken to a local Methodist church where surgeons worked through the night. An unusual point is that casualties from both armies were treated together in the same field 'hospital'. At that time, prisoners where held only until they could be exchanged for an equal number of enemy prisoners. General Stricker, therefore, did not abandon his injured, leaving them with the British. The British, who had decided to encamp for the night, were ill prepared. As a cold September rain began to fall, they did their best to keep themselves and their muskets dry, as they had left their coats and tents back at the landing site on North Point. General Stricker ,"After proper deliberation", chose to withdraw his battle weary troops once again, closer to the defenses of Baltimore. Today, only a few stones of the foundation of the Methodist Meeting House remain visible. The site of this impromptu field hospital is marked with a large stone monument.
