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This post will raise some interesting questions for you because the information that I read when I did the research was very interesting indeed. It involves the case of Binyam Mohamed who is an ex Guantanimo Bay detainee.

Mr Mohamed had alleged that he was tortured while he was in captivity, beaten, psychologically abused, and even had his genitals cut with a scapel.

Well it turns out that according to classified documents released by the British government there is some truth to the matter. The documents show that Mr Mohamed was indeed subjected to torture and cruel treatment while in captivity but I do not know to what extent or by which government.

It seems that the US and British governments knew what was happening whether they were the ones administering the punishment or not I don’t know. The thing that is a kicker to me is the fact that he was released without charges. Obviously he was innocent. To be honest the thought of a terrorist being thumped on doesn’t bother me but an innocent man should not be subjected to this type of treatment.

Now my custom military ring customers the question that I put to you is this. How do you know who is the enemy? I don’t have any sympathy for people who maim and torture innocents but I take exception to torturing people on just a whim of suspicion.

I do not condone torture my military ring customers but how do you stop terrorists plans to kill innocents if you are not able to do whatever you have to do to get information from them? This is very shaky ground that we are walking on here. Nothing gives any government the right to abuse the lives of innocent people.

The latest operational security concession that NATO has made in the war in Afghanistan is to place severe limits on their night raiding activities. The reason that this is such a concern is that our military ring customers serving in that conflict have a greater advantage when they conduct night operations. The night vision technology that we use gives us this advantage. The picture that you see here is exactly how things appear on the darkest night when you are looking through a night vision device.

Terrorists know now that they can operate more freely at night because of the fact that we can’t take advantage of the superior technology that we posses.

The purpose of this concession is to not offend the Afghan population by our night raiding tactics. Many times the homes of innocents are invaded which really isn’t fair to them. Night raids will be used as sparingly as possible now and when they are used Afghan troops will take the lead in the searches. Our military ring customers in Afghanistan will benefit more from the information that they can get from cooperating nationals than information that they will withhold if they are angry with us.

We have written many posts about the nature of warfare and the changing evolution of military tactics and equipment. Lets look at the way our tactics have come full circle for our Operation Enduring Freedom ring customers presently serving in Afghanistan.

The biggest threat to NATO troops in Afghanistan has been the roadside bomb. What did we do when roadside bombs came into fruition? We added armor to every vehicle that we had. Soldiers improvised until we developed the new heavier Humvee. So what did the enemy do? They made their bombs bigger and more powerful to defeat the heavier armored vehicles.

So now in order to defeat the bigger, more powerful, more sophisticated, roadside bombs some of our infantry military ring customers have come up with a simple solution; Just walk. Thats right, the best solution for defeating roadside bombs is to walk. It might take a little longer but I would rather be late than dead.

Walking defeats the use of a heavier IED that we see being used at this time. When our troops walk they are not restricted to using the road. They can walk across country etc. out of harms way. So we ave gone back to the basics. I wonder what my military ring customers will have to look for as the next terrorist countermove?

Insurgents in Iraq are doing everything in their power to disrupt the ongoing election and discredit the new governmnt in Iraq. I feel totally confident that the new government will stand and deliver for the Iraqi people.

Insurgents were not able to disrupt the operation of the new government prior to this time and quite frankly I don’t think that they can. The adversity that the Iraqi government is suffering now will only serve to strengthen their resolve. The Iraqi people survived Saddam Hussein and two seperate wars with us so I’m sure that they will get through this.

Our military ring customers who are veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom did an excellent job of transitioning to a different role of facilitator rather than soldier during this war.

I wrote a post a little while back where I stated that the Iraqi government will stand. Now there is no doubt in my mind that they will. They ave been around long enough to put down some roots. It will be interesting to see what the terrorists will try to throw at them when we leave. We wish the best to all of our military ring customers who are a part of the new Iraq and to every Iraqi citizen.

When I think about the time that I spent in the military the thing that I miss the most was the teamwork. There is such a feeling of satisfaction that a military leader gets when his troops work together to pull off an operation.

Each man has a specific job to do and each job contributes to the mission. If one of them fails the fate of the others will be in jeopardy. Thats the way that military teamwork goes. All of our military ring customers know how to operate as a team.

Sometimes a custom military ring customer will wind up with a group of individuals that he or she has never seen before but each one will know their individual job. they will instantly meld together and perform as a team because they are used to operating as a team.

If I consider all of the things that I miss from my time in the military the teamwork will have to top the list. Military teamwork, (as all of my military ring customers know) can’t be duplicated in the civilian world.

The Afghan president is looking at ways of nearly doubling the size of his army and police force. The reason is that he wants his country to not have to rely on international troops to maintain its own security. Its a very good thing that the Afghan people want their autonomy. It is good to all of our military ring customers serving there because the sooner the Afgan government gets on their feet the sooner they can come home.

It sounds to me  that president Karzai is under pressure from Afghans to get international troops removed from the country. It is not good for foreign troops to be in any country so I can understand where the Afghan president is coming from on this one. I know that our custom military ring customers who are currently serving in afghanistan would love to come home.

My question though is that when he builds this large force will the quality of his troops suffer? Many of his troops are double agents as it is so I wonder is he increases the size of his army will he get more troops who are reliable? There are too many factors involved for me to try to make an educated guess so I’ll just leave the question on the table. Some of you operation enduring freedom ring customers who are close to whats happening there should tell us what you think.

The Iranians have announced that they will produce two different drones for surveillance and at least one of the drones will be able to launch long range missile attacks. At least that is what they are saying.

The underlying purpose seems to me to be to spy on and attack Israel. There are no other countries in the region which they need long range drones to surveil and attack.

One way that I see this and maybe many of my military ring customers agree with me is this. Imation is the sincerest form of flattery. The fact that the Iranians feel that they need to produce drones is a testament to the job that they must be doing against terrorists.

The names of the drones will be Ra’d which means thunder. Obviously this will be the drone to launch missiles, and Nazir (herald).

The Iranians are also looking to beef up their air defenses. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out. they want an enhanced capability against Israeli air strikes.

Our government will issue new stamps which will honor four of the Navies greatest heroes. The sailors to be honored are; Arleigh A Burke, John McCloy, Doris Miller, and William S Sims.

These men all distinguished themselves by exemplary service to our country and are worthy of mention here.

Arleigh Burke was a decorated warrior who served three terms as the Chief of Naval Operations which is the highest rank that can be held in the Navy.

John McCloy was one of the very few men to be awarded two medals of honor. he was also awarded the Navy Cross for valor. In one of his medal of honor incidents he was cited for deliberately putting his ship in the line of enemy fire so that the enemy could be located.

Doris Miller was the mess attendant who distinguished himself during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He manned a 50cal machinegun during the attack and engaged Japanese aircraft. The significant thing here is that he had never been trained to operate the 50cal. He also rescued many wounded sailors who were otherwise trapped aboard his vessel.

The last hero is William S Sims. He served as the commander of Naval forces in Europe during WWII. He is credited with the transformation of our Navy into the modern fighting force that it is.

The postage stamp is one mechanism used to honor our countries heroes. If you served in the navy the Navy ring is another way for individual sailors to commemorate their time in service.

I don’t know if you remember the recent post that we did on the CIA suicide bomber who managed to blow himself up and kill 7 CIA agants and his Jordanian handler in a suicide bomb attack in an CIA outpost in Afghanistan.

Well my beloved military ring customers a video which he made before his death has surfaced. In the video he talks about he is misleading his handlers and his plans to blow them up. He is also saying that the opportunity to kill some American CIA at the same time has come up and he was planning to take advantage of it. He also talks about how he has misled the Jordanians by providing them with false information.

The essence of his suicide attack seems that he really wanted revenge on the Jordanian government. It seems to me (and I could be wrong) that he regarded the Jordanian government as traitors because of their past support of the US and its allies. He seemed to view his recruitment as a spy as an opportunity for him to be able to contribute to the war efforts against the US and its allies.

The AirSea Battle is a concept for fighting a future war with China. This strategy is based on the types of weapons that the Chinese are procuring at a rapid pace and looks at what we need to do to defeat them.

I am not saying that the US and the Chinese are going to war at any time but my beloved military ring customer we must plan for each and every contingency lest something happens and we are caught by surprise.

Military forces must be adapted to fight current and future battles. You can’t use past tactics and equipment to fight a present or future war. Just look at our situation now. Look at the war that my Desert Storm Military Ring Customers and the war that my Iraqi Freedom Ring customers had to fight. Those wars are totally different from the war that my Enduring Freedom Ring customers are currently fighting.

If you go back to Vietnam, those military ring customers fought an all together different type of war. Military tactics, plans, and equipment must constantly change and adapt to the current situation.