185 definitions by Dancing with Fire
An Iranian volunteer militia created by the order of the Ayatollah Khomeini in November 1979, and implemented beginning in 1980.
The Basij are subordinate to, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (Pasdaran) and are under the control of the Supreme Leader of Iran, currently Ayatollah Khamenei.
by Dancing with Fire April 23, 2013
Damn we're in deep kimchi
by Dancing with Fire December 17, 2010
In Korea, people would bury cabbage deep underground in a pot and put a lid over it. They'd keep the cabbage burried until it fermented and turned into Kimchi. When they un-dug it, the Kimchi would smell very foul. Many Korean war vets began to use the expression In Deep Kimchi for when they were in trouble.
by Dancing with Fire December 28, 2011
The South Vietnamese Army (SVA) had been financed by America throughout the late 1950’s, 1960’s and as a result of Vietnamization, to an even greater degree from 1970 to 1975.
by Dancing with Fire June 24, 2011
Giap served as minister of defense and commander-in-chief of the People's Army of Vietnam. With the outbreak of hostilities with South Vietnam, and later the United States, Giap led North Vietnam's strategy and command. In 1967, Giap oversaw the planning for the massive Tet Offensive. While initially against a conventional attack, Giap's goals were both military and political. In addition to achieving a military victory, Giap desired the offensive to spark an uprising in South Vietnam and show that American claims about the war's progress were wrong.
While the 1968 Tet Offensive proved to be a military disaster for North Vietnam, Vo Nguyen Giap was able to achieve some of his political objectives. The offensive showed that North Vietnam was far from being defeated and significantly contributed to changing American perceptions about the conflict. Following Tet, peace talks began and the US ultimately withdrew from the war in 1973. Following the American departure, Giap remained in command of North Vietnamese forces and directed General Van Tien Dung and the Ho Chi Minh campaign that finally captured the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon in 1975.
by Dancing with Fire July 1, 2011
The Shayetet 13 were involved in the Gaza flotilla raid, the 2006 Lebanon War, the Second Intifada, etc.
by Dancing with Fire April 22, 2013
The all-powerful intelligence and security service of the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War. Ultimate successor to Cheka. Disbanded into the SVR and the FSB in 1991.
by Dancing with Fire September 3, 2012