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Ireland’s Wars: Fort Erie

Posted on Nov 30, 2016 by NFB

The Fenians under John O’Neill had won a victory at Ridgeway, sending the first column of militia they had come up against reeling backwards. But even as they were enjoying that success, additional threats were moving in, in the form … Continue reading →

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Tripoli Is Not The End

Posted on Jun 28, 2011 by NFB

Due in no small part to NATO support, support that remains up in the air to an extent, the Libyan rebels continue to advance, getting closer and closer to Tripoli. Allow me to continue my patented “rain on the parade” … Continue reading →

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Wikileaks: Irish Edition!

Posted on May 31, 2011 by NFB

The same old thing. Stuff that is either not much of a surprise to begin with, or so unshocking as to barely deserve a paragraph. Fianna Fail Ministers didn’t get on with the Greens at times? The state was invoked in negotiations with radical … Continue reading →

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The US, Pakistan And Leverage

Posted on May 22, 2011 by NFB

I see this kind of bizarre sentiment expressed by a lot of people over the last while, that the United States has somehow gained a measure of “leverage” over Pakistan as a result of the circumstances surrounding the death of … Continue reading →

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Libya: Slouching Towards…Something

Posted on Mar 29, 2011 by NFB

The intervention continues, as the coalition rains death from above and the rebels reverse their previously awful strategic position. Why is it that the west was ok with Gaddafi’s rule for decades, but it is only when the situation becomes … Continue reading →

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Libya: A Growing Mess

Posted on Mar 22, 2011 by NFB

This story of an American plane crashing in Libya – not due to enemy fire, but mechanical problems of all things – is very concerning and a gigantic example of what could go wrong. As it is, the intervention force has … Continue reading →

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Libya: What Is Being Ignored

Posted on Mar 20, 2011 by NFB

North Korea. Burma. Palestine. Basque counties and Catalonia. Columbia. Large parts of India. Indonesia. The Philippines. Laos. Kurdistan. Turkey. Uganda. The Congo. Chad. CAR. Sudan. Senegal. Somalia. Ethiopia. Algeria. Mali. Mauritania. Morocco. Nigeria. Iran. Pakistan. Thailand. Cambodia. Russia. Yemen. Ivory Coast. … Continue reading →

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The Libyan Ceasefire: No-Fly, No-Drive And No-Clue

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 by NFB

So, we win in Libya right? No, not really. What we have here is a bizarre situation, the eventual outcome of which is mired in uncertainty. Gaddafi is a shrewd enough operator. He knows that with this UN resolution he … Continue reading →

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Intervention In Libya: An Awful Idea

Posted on Mar 17, 2011 by NFB

This is a very bad, very stupid, very emotionally driven idea. The problems are obvious and should be to anyone with the slightest hint of intelligence. -Western air power will kill innocent civilians. -It will cost an extreme amount of … Continue reading →

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Limerick, Defence And Foreign Affairs: Cian Prendiville

Posted on Mar 12, 2011 by NFB

So, the other day, I received another reply to my e-mail to the Limerick City constituencies…a week after the election. Socialist/ULA candidate Cian Prendiville, the 21 year old. He finished in mid-table, and only now has decided to get back to me. Getting a reply … Continue reading →

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