Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Waning days of the Old Arabia

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Tex

I was very lucky early in my tour in Lebanon to be seconded to the Trucial Oman Scouts in the Trucial States, now called the United Arab Emirates. When I arrived there it was just a collection of 7 emirates … Continue reading →

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Assassination of Sadat – continued

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Tex

as a flight of french made Egyptian jets flew over, most were watching then, but not me. As an artilleryman I was watching the artillery unit pass slowly by. As one dilapidated Russian prime mover came near the reviewing stand, … Continue reading →

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Assassination of Sadat

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Tex

This post will be on the assassination of Sadat which I witnessed at close range in 1981.In the photos above I am either circled or have an ink arrow pointing to me ( not the big white arrows). One points … Continue reading →

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Latest on Iraq

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Tex

Al Maliki at Lunch There can be no doubt that Iraq is in turmoil. Had we drawn down our forces in a more orderly and coherent fashion perhaps this latest threat of Iraqi disintegration might have been avoided. Alas the … Continue reading →

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