Yet another war crime …

     FOR A COUNTRY THAT LIKES TO boast about it\s military and Intelligence Service, Israel once again kill mostly women and children in their latest breach of the Gaza ceasefire. It really is time that Netanyahu and his cabinet supporters are arrested and put before a criminal court. 

All image, no substance …

     I see Trump’s pitiful Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has sent a number of ‘overweight’ troops back to base. I recall serving with men who weren’t necessarily ‘slim’ but who had passed all the requisite fitness tests. 

Hegseth’s problem, like his draft dodging boss, is that he’s all image and no substance. It’ll be interesting to see how long it is before the Generals and Admirals call him out. What will he do then, sack them? I don’t think so. 

It’s like a competition …

     LISTENING TO THE BBC news reporting on the killing at a synagogue in Manchester, it’s like a competition for all those being interviewed to find the most dramatic words or turn of phrase to describe what’s taken place. 

Another low for the US …

     WATCHING AND LISTENING TO PETE HEGSETH, one has to wonder where Trump manages to find such low intellect individuals to fill key positions in his administration. What is obvious, is that Hegseth’s plan for the armed forces in the US isn’t good. 

As someone who has done time in the military, I’ve seen and heard men like Hegseth before. Their thinking is two dimensional at best, and mirrors their own inadequacies and insecurities. One can be pretty sure Hegseth wasn’t an outstanding soldier. I’d also suggest he was probably out performed by female colleagues - hence his angst towards women in the military. 

Perhaps the 800 senior officers who were forced to come back to the US from wherever they were serving should disobey his orders. What would he do, sack them all? I don’t think so.