https://freerepublic.com/tag/ilanberman/ en-us Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:03:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389869/posts The Ukraine war has evolved into an innovation contest since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Faced with a larger adversary that it can’t match tank for tank or aircraft for aircraft, Kyiv has compensated with ingenuity—adapting commercial tech for military purposes, pioneering new applications for drones, and refining battlefield tactics for maximum effect. The result has been a conflict in which information is as crucial as firepower. Ukraine is now exploiting that advantage in a new way. This summer, President Volodymyr Zelensky launched an online platform called TrophyLab, a digital repository devoted to the analysis of captured Russian military equipment.... The Wall Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4389869/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:03:47 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2532174/posts Whatever happened to the Green Movement? A year after the fraudulent reelection of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad galvanized a groundswell of popular outrage, protesters in the Islamic Republic are growing silent. This has led some observers to conclude that the country's counterrevolution has run its course. But a closer reading of events shows a movement that is still viable, if beleaguered. Following the period of post-election turbulence, the Islamic Republic has, since last fall, retaken the offensive against its domestic opponents. It has tightened controls on the Internet, passed draconian legislation to regulate assorted "illegal" activities, and turned social networking... Wall Street Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2532174/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:34:11 GMT