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  1. Humphrey Bogart

    Sept 2023 UKR Vet Recognition Incident (merged from several threads)

    The only saving grace is it seems the recent missteps: Standing ovation for a former Waffen SS member in the HofC, This India shitshow, etc seem to have finally made almost everyone on all sides realize the doorknobs we have in office are unfit for the job!
  2. Humphrey Bogart

    The End of the Virtual Land of the Free

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-meta-would-end-canadians-ability-to-view-and-share-news-under-bill-c/...
  3. Humphrey Bogart

    Possible US Banking Collapse Inbound?

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-12/us-discusses-fund-to-backstop-deposits-if-more-banks-fail?utm_medium=social&utm_content=economics&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-economics&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic Surprised this has not been talked about yet here:
  4. Humphrey Bogart

    Military chief warns China and Russia are 'at war with the West' and Canada is not ready

    https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/military-chief-warns-china-and-russia-are-at-war-with-the-west A timely statement from the CDS but I think one thing it's missing is the so what? IMO, the so what for me is that this Country needs WINNERS in the driver seat. We need to start actively...
  5. Humphrey Bogart

    Awesome new Wargame on PC: "Regiments" by Microprose

    For the wargaming fans out there. There is a new game on PC called Regiments which has been released by Microprose, the old school wargame studio that has recently reformed. The game is similar to the Wargame series or Steel Division but I personally think it's better. Check it out and would...
  6. Humphrey Bogart

    9 out of 10 Jobs created in Canada in 2020-2021 were in the Public Sector

    https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/nearly-9-of-10-canada-jobs-created-in-2020-21-were-in-public-sector-report And this is going to be the only "growth" soon enough 😁
  7. Humphrey Bogart

    Mexico to end Oil Exports from 2023

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mexico-stop-exporting-oil-2023-154652702.html Plan is to cut Oil Exports in half next year and phase them out completely in 2023 to meet Mexico's Nationalist goal of energy self-sufficiency. Canadian Oil just got quite a bit more valuable!
  8. Humphrey Bogart

    Worldwide Energy Crisis

    https://www.ft.com/content/ab284905-8f54-4200-ab12-783d4580ad03 I'm surprised this hasn't been talked about on this site yet. 1. Gas shortage in the UK 2. Chinese Power Blackouts and Manufacturing Decline 3. Supply Chain Issues I have been playing a contrarian game since COVID began and...
  9. Humphrey Bogart

    Great Britain Offers to help Canada defend its Arctic (CBC)

    Britain offers Canadian military help to defend the Arctic Experts say that concerns about sovereignty have made Ottawa reluctant to let allies operate in the region Murray Brewster - CBC News Posted: September 24, 2021 Last Updated: 5 Hours Ago Britain is signalling its interest in working...
  10. Humphrey Bogart

    Deindustrialization of Canada

    So this happened in my hometown last week: More at the link: https://globalnews.ca/news/6162514/glencore-to-close-brunswick-lead-smelter-in-belledune-n-b-by-year-end/ Yet another large factory with good paying jobs goes the way of the dinosaur in that part of Canada.  A combination of carbon...
  11. Humphrey Bogart

    Creative Assembly's Total War Series

    Does anyone on here play?  I have been playing these games since the first Shogun Total War was released in 2000 and own every game in the series with the exception of Warhammer I & II (not in to fantasy games unfortunately). My personal favorites are Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai (have around...
  12. Humphrey Bogart

    The UK’s Secret Military Unit that Answers to Saudi Arabian Commanders

    Large Article outlining long term British Military Training & Advice to the Saudi Arabian National Guard & Saudi Royal Family.  Pretty good indicator on why our pleas for help in dealing with the Saudis will be laughed at and dismissed. The UK’s Secret military unit that Answers to Saudi...
  13. Humphrey Bogart

    Impact to CAF: General Election 2019

    Alright folks, the election is over and I've started this thread as hopefully a way of generating discussion on where we think the National Defence file is headed with the election of a Liberal Minority Government. I personally think that for now, it will remain status quo but there are a few...
  14. Humphrey Bogart

    Houthis claim to have destroyed/captured 3 Saudi Brigades inside KSA

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/yemen-houthi-rebels-release-saudi-attack-video-190929130644121.html More at link The Houthis supposedly infiltrated Infantry units in to KSA itself to conduct ambushes and when they realized they had caught the Saudis completely off guard, they launched...
  15. Humphrey Bogart

    Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Facilities

    More at link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49703143#
  16. Humphrey Bogart

    Florida deputy accused of planting drugs in traffic stops

    A friend of mine shared this on facebook this morning, all I can say is wow! More at the link https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/florida-deputy-accused-of-planting-drugs-in-traffic-stops-20190712/ Couple of highlights: - Prosecutors have so far dropped 120 cases connected to the...
  17. Humphrey Bogart

    A Visit to the James Bay Hydro Project: Government Investment Done Right

    I rarely wade in to the political debates on this site but I just recently returned from Baie James, QC where I visited the Robert Bourassa Hydro Electric Dam which if you are unfamiliar, is the sixth largest Hydro Dam in the World and produces enough power to provide electricity for the entire...
  18. Humphrey Bogart

    Victimization of Veterans

    http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/nova-scotia/springhill-house-fire-death-suspicious-fire-1.4590486 Only in Canada would a piece of garbage who murders his partner be labelled a victim.  This article disgusts me, I mentions his partner only in name and then goes in to a monologue on how "hard...
  19. Humphrey Bogart

    The French Army 1978-2015 Assessment of 37 Years of Uninterrupted Operations

    Centre de Doctrine d'Emploi des Forces (CDEF) of the French Army has just published a lessons learned document which gives an assessment of the French Army's performance on over 70 overseas operations during the past 30+ years. I've attached the link to the document below, enjoy...
  20. Humphrey Bogart

    Tactical Nukes in 4 brigade (a split thread)

    So there was a point in time when the DS solution was "Just Nuke Em"  >:D >:D
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