A friend who visits the area often said it will start soon. Weeks not months.
1973 was the closest the world has come to full nuclear war.
Most think it was the 1962 Cuban Missile crisis.
Not so!
Soviets had pledged to back Egypt after Israel kicked their butt, and America told Soviets, “no you won’t!”.
I was Nuke Weapons Specialist at the time.
We were getting ready in ways we’ve never prepared before or since.
Kahalani and his troops in the Golan Heights is a great story. Over the years, I’ve gained respect for the Syrians. Not well trained, but advancing as the other tanks brewed up around them.
Can anyone give his/her take on Ahmad Vahidi’s comment in Mashreg News referring to the coming?
In October 1973, while in Thailand, between my assigned duties in aircraft maintenance support, and the B-52 base going on alert, my ears were glued to that oft-forgotten thing called a shortwave receiver.
I was listening to all the BBC broadcasts that I could find. I was getting the Asian broadcasts during the day, and the Middle East broadcasts in the evening. I received all the reports, from both sides, and could tell that the Israelis were really dusting up the place!
Now, as the author has written, the comparison of “The Lady Sniper”, and “The Hero of Entebbe”, are not lost.
As for me, no matter how many Arabs, Bedouins, or Ottomans there are, Israel shall remain. They’ve got my vote.