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I hope the terrorists are not financed or helped in any way by US government. That could be a serious problem.
Only if the USA gets caught. Otherwise it's the perfect weapon.
I hope the terrorists are not financed or helped in any way by US government. That could be a serious problem.
The OTL Irish War of Independence also was extremely fortunate in having not one but three men who (whatever one might think about the morality of some of their actions) were extremely talented at asymmetrical warfare -Michael Collins, Liam Lynch and Florence O'Donaghue plus two Grade A intelligence sources in Broy and Nelligan. It didn't just happen OTL -it was very competently, even brilliantly led and had first rate intelligence. TTL as Rinasoir has pointed out it isn't there as an example to learn from. Plus no Tito TTL, no Greek Resistance, no Italian partisans, no French resistance, no Stern and Irgun, no Haganah, no Viet Mihn.Also I have to imagine that terrorism ITTL is significantly different than OTL simply because the best example of a successful terrorist campaign (The Irish War of Independence) simply didn't get the chance to happen, so any follow on campaigns are going to need to basically learn from scratch and make a lot of mistakes.
The OTL Irish War of Independence also was extremely fortunate in having not one but three men who (whatever one might think about the morality of some of their actions) were extremely talented at asymmetrical warfare -Michael Collins, Liam Lynch and Florence O'Donaghue plus two Grade A intelligence sources in Broy and Nelligan. It didn't just happen OTL -it was very competently, even brilliantly led and had first rate intelligence. TTL as Rinasoir has pointed out it isn't there as an example to learn from. Plus no Tito TTL, no Greek Resistance, no Italian partisans, no French resistance, no Stern and Irgun, no Haganah, no Viet Mihn.
I will plead guilty to having made an assumption that without a German or Russian occupation of the Balkans, the Yugoslav partisans would never have got off the ground. Indeed, given that the war ended on more favourable terms for the Central Powers, Bulgaria might hold Macedonia and IMRO might not have ever got off the ground either.Not disagreeing, but was there no Tito TTL?
I just ask because I can't recall Yugoslavia showing up at all.
I will plead guilty to having made an assumption that without a German or Russian occupation of the Balkans, the Yugoslav partisans would never have got off the ground. Indeed, given that the war ended on more favourable terms for the Central Powers, Bulgaria might hold Macedonia and IMRO might not have ever got off the ground either.
I don't think there would have been popular support for it without the German invasion. Yugoslavia was at least semi-democratic OTL so TTL's Serbia/Yugoslavia is even more likely to be the same with no Italian fascists or German Nazis. And, as a country, it didn't really have a lot of very rich bankers or industrialists or a landed aristocracy and did have a lot of small farmers (much like Ireland in that respect). And would have a functional local Army, Air Force and police force with no sympathy whatsoever with a Communist insurgency. Trade union organisation much more likely to be a thing than guerrilla warfare I imagine.Oh it would make sense, just I'd have thought a Titoish action might have still happened, even if it was wildly less successful than OTL
Careful, that comes awfully close to endorsing state sponsored terrorism against civilians.Only if the USA gets caught. Otherwise it's the perfect weapon.
...well someone just failed terrorist bombing 101.
Rule 1. "Do not be anywhere near the bomb when it goes off."
Rule 2. "Do not be armed when the bomb goes off."
Rule 3. "DO NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE BOMB WHEN IT GOES OFF."
My thought is that that was quite purposeful. They might know enough about Kiki to know she'll come running. If they can gun her down, great. If not, I suspect a bomb will be placed on her barge.
Tito told either Bill Deakin or Fitzroy Maclean (can't remember who offhand) that if establishing a Communist state in Yugoslavia had not been possible he would have gone to America and become a millionaire. So, maybe, TTL Joseph Bross is a big player in construction in Chicago or Cleveland.
He was--and fed the fish long ago.Thought Hoover was bought and paid for.
It has to start somewhere...I don't think the "Hope and prayers" concept has been invented yet.
There was a young, bright American of German descent who wanted to join the German Army during the European War but Johannes Schultz recruited him to go in to the FBI instead.Thought Hoover was bought and paid for.
Only if the USA gets caught. Otherwise it's the perfect weapon.