Frank Aigner
@watchingthebear.bsky.social
Cold War, Afghan War '79-'89, Caucasus '94-present, Russian history, Jihadi material culture. Nottingham MA '12, IR: Terrorism & Int'l Sec./War & Cont. Conflict; Slavic Languages & Literatures BA, Czech & Russian.
Haha, yes… like something from Seb Gorka’s PhD dissertation ;)
November 11, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Haha, yes… like something from Seb Gorka’s PhD dissertation ;)
Yep. I was born in 3, raised in 1, went to university in 8, then taught in 5… I often tell people “there are several different Virginias…”
November 11, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Yep. I was born in 3, raised in 1, went to university in 8, then taught in 5… I often tell people “there are several different Virginias…”
Explain the mechanism by which bombing a hospital prevents future terrorist attacks, if you don’t mind?
November 11, 2023 at 5:14 PM
Explain the mechanism by which bombing a hospital prevents future terrorist attacks, if you don’t mind?
I am shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! ;)
November 11, 2023 at 5:11 PM
I am shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! ;)
I read Kilcullen quite a bit in graduate school, but this being more recent I had not…
October 28, 2023 at 12:39 AM
I read Kilcullen quite a bit in graduate school, but this being more recent I had not…
The lemming lobby would like a word…
October 27, 2023 at 11:46 PM
The lemming lobby would like a word…
There was this carpenter dude who said that stuff once, and they killed him for it, so probably best you stifle…
October 27, 2023 at 11:43 PM
There was this carpenter dude who said that stuff once, and they killed him for it, so probably best you stifle…
From here on out, all wall hangings of nuclear explosions will be of the Tsar Bomba:
October 27, 2023 at 11:31 PM
From here on out, all wall hangings of nuclear explosions will be of the Tsar Bomba:
It’s never the right time, eh?
October 27, 2023 at 11:25 PM
It’s never the right time, eh?
Yep, all we need to do to win is bomb them harder!
October 27, 2023 at 11:24 PM
Yep, all we need to do to win is bomb them harder!
EELON IS A JEENYUS!!!! ;)
October 18, 2023 at 11:35 PM
EELON IS A JEENYUS!!!! ;)
It’s a clown car.
October 18, 2023 at 12:45 AM
It’s a clown car.
And we’re talking about huge numbers, potentially, as an Israeli response (not known for their adherence to proportionality) to a Palestinian attack ranges anywhere from twenty-five to eighty-five times the Israeli fatalities; we’re talking about tens of thousands, minimally.
October 12, 2023 at 6:32 AM
And we’re talking about huge numbers, potentially, as an Israeli response (not known for their adherence to proportionality) to a Palestinian attack ranges anywhere from twenty-five to eighty-five times the Israeli fatalities; we’re talking about tens of thousands, minimally.
Roberta Wohlstetter’s tome is fantastic…
October 10, 2023 at 7:11 AM
Roberta Wohlstetter’s tome is fantastic…
Yet, Lord Orkney remains nonplussed…
October 7, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Yet, Lord Orkney remains nonplussed…
C’mon, you’re just seeing the glass half empty… ;)
October 6, 2023 at 1:26 AM
C’mon, you’re just seeing the glass half empty… ;)
Here in the colonies that is particularly sound advice.
October 4, 2023 at 9:57 PM
Here in the colonies that is particularly sound advice.
I’m trying to get my Arabic to the same place.
October 2, 2023 at 11:28 PM
I’m trying to get my Arabic to the same place.
Someone needs to write a critical bio of the man…
October 2, 2023 at 11:27 PM
Someone needs to write a critical bio of the man…