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According to some reports, German and US intelligence agencies were spying on Belgium by monitoring
data passing through 15 cables, mostly used by Proximus, the largest of Belgium’s three mobile
telecommunications companies. Allegedly, Germany’s Deutsche Telecom could have collaborated with
the BND. Belgium and the Netherlands have launched an investigation into alleged espionage by
Germany, blaming Berlin for assisting the United States in spying on its EU allies
CHINA
China Development Bank (CDB) unveiled plans Thursday to invest more than $890 billion in the project
which goes by the official moniker of “One Belt, One Road.” Funding from new Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank and the Silk Road Fund- more than 900 projects involving 60 countries. These projects
include coal and gas, mining, electricity, telecommunications, infrastructure, agriculture, and
people-to-people exchanges that will help trade and capital flow. Six corridors would be
China-Mongolia-Russia, New Eurasian Land Bridge, China-Central and West Asia, China-Indo-China
Peninsula, China-Pakistan, and Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar with no travel restrictions and
overseas with Latin America
China declared that overseas military bases will be necessary to carry out the New Economic Silk Road Belt and
the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (“Belt and Road”) initiatives, China’s economic development is now deeply
tied in to the global economy. China’s oil industry relies on natural resources from the Middle East and Central
Asia, while Chinese construction companies need materials from Southern Africa and Latin America, which is why
China is so keen to press ahead with the Belt and Road plan.
China has more fighters than the United States – and they know it however their limitation was about 350 miles
from the coast. Not now with islands in the s china sea
interesting piece from 2009 I agreed with back then and the US has even less fighters now , even with older,
crappier fighters China wins through attrition
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EPIDEMICS?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-health-mers-southkorea-idUSKBN0OH1P120150601
number of infections to 18 in just over 10 days.- First identified in humans in 2012, MERS is caused by a
coronavirus from the same family as the one that triggered China’s deadly 2003 outbreak of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). There is no cure or vaccine supposedly – however 30 gram drip
vitamin C has been 100% successful in recovery
cases
South Korea has had two more MERS-CoV cases among contacts with its first MERS case—now five
cases total—and Saudi Arabia reported four new infections in as many days.WHO) issued statements
recently on the first three Korean MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases,
recent cases in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and 16 recent Saudi cases.
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FDA recently made available a free software application for mobile devices that identifies drugs in short
supply and allows users to report a suspected drug shortage to the FDA. Manufacturing troubles have
undermined output. Production cuts however don’t explain when the us govt is stockpiling
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live virus testing the detection system? Around 30 hospitalized.
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CANADA TOO?
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Lassa can cause a wide range of symptoms, including sore throat, back and abdominal pain, facial
swelling, vomiting, hearing loss and tremors. – like ebola symptoms- Lassa Fever is a Zoonotic –passed
from animals to humans disease, i.e. it gets into rodent populations and people exposed to infected
rodent droppings get the disease.
Whataburger says it is limiting its breakfast-serving hours, citing egg shortages due to the Midwest bird
flu crisis. serve breakfast 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. weekdays, and 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekends. It previously
was available 12 hours a day. – schedule change will allow to supply eggs to all of locations. relief from
the egg shortage could soon be on its way from the Netherlands. The USDA said Monday it will allow
Dutch companies to resume exports of pasteurized egg products to the U.S. after a hiatus of several
years. Grocery Manufacturers Association last week urged quick approval as a first step toward relieving
the shortage
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Can the renminbi beat the dollar for currency supremacy– yes – china betting on it For the yuan to
replace the greenback and become a major reserve currency, Beijing needs to achieve several
requirements, including making the yuan a freely traded currency and a currency for investment. The
yuan also needs to become an international reserve currency and build a dominant role by accounting
for at least 60% of global foreign exchange reserves. A strong military force is also required to ensure
the country’s leading role and offer a sense of security. It is projected that the yuan may replace the US
dollar and become the main reserve currency in the world in 2020 – behind the scenes, sooner than that
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opec will stick to its strategy of favoring market share over prices when it meets in Vienna this Friday.12
nations will maintain a group production target of 30 million barrels a day. 41 percent rise in oil prices
from a six-year low in January has vindicated OPEC’s strategy to keep pumping into a supply glut and
force higher-cost producers to curb output – opec is a low cost producing cartel. Many opec producers
cannot balance budget at current prices- why?
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why does this need to be mentioned – derivatives exposure by US banks. 6/5 supposed to be show
down time, Merkel angling for extension till 6/18 euro-region finance ministers in Luxembourg put on
the IMF, ECB, EC.
Bank run starting, not just a stampede yet. Everyone knows that something has to give and that it will
probanly happen this summer. The signs are everywhere. town halls to hand over spare cash a few
weeks ago to help with the debt repayment
ebt-payments-to-the-imf- can you guess who, 2 start with a c, one with a z through the usual
vehicleWhat sets Greece apart from many other cases is that it wasn’t done in by war, revolution, or
violence—but rather by its own debt and spending, compounded by a financial crisis and austerity
measures imposed by the IMF and other creditors.
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South Korean exports are a huge deal, and several economists view this figure as a global economic
“canary in a coal mine.” Baltic shipping index indicates the same thing
EM economies are failing to gain traction in a context of subdued global growth and uncertainty around
Fed rate hikes. most vulnerable EM is Turkey, where “growth is faltering, high inflation prevents
monetary easing” and there’s “heightened political uncertainty with June general elections.” But Brazil,
Russia, China, and Mexico are all also either slowing down, or were hurt by oil pricesbright spot on the
map is India. However latam will be the new winner in the near future – china will bring stability
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historically over and over – 3 days is the trigger point for anarchy
IRAN
Political cartoonists –Italy, the UK, Peru and Australia–from around the world are flying into Iran, not
exactly a bastion of free speech, to take part in a competition featuring anti-ISIS cartoon showing
“crimes committed by the Islamic State.– many cartoonists were pleased to participate, some of them
were apparently a little spooked, as well, and traveled under false names.
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Hizballah’s General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah frequently brags that his 80,000 mid range missiles can
reach any point in Israel. He may have to compromise on this. His masters in Tehran are casting about
urgently for ways to save the Assad regime in Damascus and halt the Islamic State’s’ inexorable advance
on Baghdad and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala. According to debkafile’s Gulf sources, Iran is eyeing the
re-allocation of the roughly 1,000 long-range rockets in Hizballah’s store for warding off these
calamities.Some would be fired from their pads in Lebanon, exposing that country to retaliation, after
Beirut rebuffed Hizballah’s demand for the Lebanese army to join in the fight for Assad.Iran has not so
far approved the plan. But if it does go through, Iranian spy drones operating over the war zones would
feed with targeting data on ISIS and rebel positions and movements to the Hizballah rocket crews
manning the mobile batteries of Fajr-5s – range 400-600 km; Zelzal-2s – range 500 km; Fateh-110s -range
800 km; and Shaheen 2s – 800-900 km.
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uranium stockpile up 20% via International atomic agency – wh mantra supply is stagnant 2013 plan for
capping the stockpile relied on Iran’s stated plan to build a “conversion plant” at its sprawling nuclear
complex at Isfahan. The plant was intended to turn newly enriched uranium into oxide powder, the first
step toward making reactor fuel rods. In other words, while the stockpile would not be reduced, it also
should not have grown. Deal sticking point still on inspection of facilities
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second nuclear plant in Iran, construction of these new plants is not barred under the terms of a current
agreement between Iran and Western powers to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Lesson
learned from Jimmy Carter’s blunder with NK, light water plants
as the clock ticks down to a June 30 deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran, the news has emerged that
North Korean nuclear and missile experts have travelled to Tehran
IRAQ
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David Cameron is preparing to send more British forces to the Middle East to train local troops for the
war against the jihadists of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Military chiefs and security
advisers are drawing up plans to deploy troops into more dangerous parts of Iraq to teach Iraqi forces
how to deal with roadside devices and car bombs. Commanders are also expecting to increase in the
numbers of British specialists sent to train Syrian opposition groups – who are fighting Isil as well as
President Assad – in infantry tactics, weapons handling and medical techniques.
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isis shelled the residential area in the district of al-Baghdadi by three chlorine gas rockets
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campaign led by Shiite paramilitaries to drive ISIS militants from Iraq’s Sunni heartland was rebranded
Wednesday after criticism that the name chosen for the push was overtly sectarian. US said “unhelpful”
that the militias had dubbed the operation to retake the western province of Anbar “Labeyk Ya
Hussein.” The name translates to “At your service, Hussein,” in honor of one of the most revered figures
in Shiite Islam. The name also provoked complaints from Iraqis in Anbar
Almost all of them [ISIL foreign fighters] are coming in from Turkey. We know that,” Ankara claims that it
tries to keep foreigners away from the border but that it is unable to fully cope with the influx of
aspiring jihadists.
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It’s the culture stupid. Unfixable for now, maybe in a couple of generations without corruption which
won’t go away . Only solution – separate states for the 3 main groups
‘2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone’: Iraq reveals number of US arms falling into ISIS hands
Iraq has admitted that ISIS jihadists captured huge caches of US-made weapons, including thousands of
Humvees seized from Iraqi forces retreating from Mosul last year. The spoils of war have since then
been used by ISIS to gain ground in Iraq and Syria.
“In the collapse of Mosul, we lost a lot of weapons,” Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in an interview
with Iraqiya state TV. “We lost 2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone –2,300 HMMWVs = $345,000,000 of US
taxpayer funds lost to IS. Not counting ammo, tanks, artillery. just this month the Pentagon estimated
that at least half a dozen tanks were abandoned when Baghdad forces lost Ramadi, in addition to
artillery pieces, and some 100 Humvees.
US approved new arms deliveries to the Iraqis last December to replenish the stock ransacked by IS. One
contract allows the sale of 175 heavy M1A1 Abarams worth $12.4 billion, while another approves the
delivery of 1,000 Humvees, equipped with M2.50 caliber machine guns and MK-19 40mm grenade
launchers
Iraq’s parliamentary speaker, Salim al-Jabouri, has admitted that his government does not have full
control of the predominantly Shia militia, the so-called Popular Mobilisation force, duh, its controlled by
Iran for Iran.
Iran’s parallel campaign against IS has received a shot in the arms, as evidenced by the entry of
Shiite-led militias into the Anbar arena – Iran now seen as the leader. Iran attempting to fuse the
disparate militias into a single cohesive force. This speaks to a long-term strategy of developing a
parallel state in Iraq and propelling influence-building to its maximum – their new caliphate
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YPG ( KURDISH PEOPLE’S PROTECTION UNITS) burnt our village and looted our houses–. have forced
more than 10,000 Sunni Arabs out of their villages. Payback for recent atrocities and old hatreds. PKK
(Kurdistan worker party) is the group that is more compliant with us interaction but in conflict with
Turkey
ISIS
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/11638709/Opec-under-siege-as-Is
il-threatens-worlds-oil-lifeline.html
As the bloc’s 12 oil ministers meet in Vienna, the march of Isil jihadists in the Middle East is putting Iran
and Saudi Arabia on a collision course with explosive consequences. Isis decision to torch the refinery,
which once produced around a third of Iraq’s domestic fuel supplies, was made as the insurgents
prepared to pull out of Baiji, which they captured last June in a victory that sent shock waves across
world oil markets. Insiders say Saudi Arabia will get its way once again in Vienna and expect Opec to
agree to “roll over” their production settings. With vast foreign currency reserves Riyadh and its Arab
allies in the Persian Gulf can weather the storm better than Iran, while the continuation of lower oil
prices will limit Tehran’s ability to support Saudi’s enemies in Yemen. The danger is that Isil has other
plans.
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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria affiliate has taken control of al-Qardabiya air base late Thursday after the
militia that had been protecting the base withdrew, according to the AP. A spokesman for the militia
told the AP that his forces departed after a call for reinforcements to Libya’s government was not
answered.
Why destroying isis in me will not be the end – it’s the mystique and the theology that transcends all
borders
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Camp Bucca. primary detention facility for enemy prisoners of war –vast majority of the leadership of
what is today known as ISIS, including its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, did time at Camp
Bucca.Extremists had freedom to educate the young detainees,” Mohammed said. “I saw them giving
courses using classroom boards on how to use explosives, weapons and how to become suicide
bombers. Haji Bakr, a former colonel in Saddam Hussein’s air-defence force. Bakr was no religious
zealot. Bakr was the real mastermind behind ISIS’s organisational structure and also mapped out the
strategies that fuelled its early successes. Bakr, who died in fighting in 2014, was incarcerated at Bucca
from 2006-’08, along with a dozen or more of ISIS’s top lieutenants. In retrospect, bringing every jihadi
and insurgent into the same place and giving them all the time in the world to get to know one another
may go down as our biggest mistake.”
VBIEDs on steriods – glorious way to paradise and all you need is an useful idiot, a Iraqi army mrap and
explosives.
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Al-Bayan, the Islamic State radio targeting European recruits — touting recent triumphs in the campaign
to carve out a Caliphate- helping to swell the ranks of Westerners — projected this year to reach up to
10,000 — fighting for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq-catering to feelings of having no direction
ISIS recruits target audience is minds full of mush and ideology. In France, the West’s largest source of
extremists heading to Iraq and Syria, they average in their mid-20s, with female recruits tending to be
even younger. Whatever they are looking for, Islamic State promises: Shariah law, a deeper purpose in
life, a fight against a dictator, aid work, automatic weapons, pathological violence for those so inclined.
in effect they already have declared war – now a call to clear all shia in Arabian peninsula
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ISIS is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing during Friday prayers in the Shia Al Anoud mosque in
Dammam, in eastern Saudi Arabia. A male was disguised in women’s clothing to evade detection by
heavy security surrounding the mosque. He was stopped by security just as he entered the mosque and
detonated the device. Three people were killed. on Friday, ISIS claimed responsibility for car bombings
outside two heavily guarded hotels in central Baghdad, killing ten people. The bombings are considered
reprisals against the Shia Baghdad government for sending Shia militias to attempt to recapture Ramadi
from ISIS
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Col. Gulmurod Khalimov, a former police commander from Tajikistan, now a fighter with the Islamic
State group in a new online video was trained in counterterrorism tactics in the U.S., the State
Department confirmed.
key rebel commander and his men are ready to ready to pull out in frustration of the U.S. program to
train a rebel army to beat back the terror group in Syria– issue: the American government’s demand that
the rebels can’t use any of their newfound battlefield prowess or U.S.-provided weaponry against the
army of Bashar al-Assad or any of its manifold proxies and allies, which include Iranian-built militias such
as Lebanese Hezbollah. They must only fight ISIS, Washington insists. Can you say Iranian influence to
keep Assad in power?
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rumble in phoenix, larger protest than many know
uncovered some quota refugees with links to the Nusra Front and the ISIL,” police superintendent Svein
Erik Molstad. A Libyan government adviser said in May that Islamic State is smuggling “prize operatives”
into Europe.
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First, the Islamic State’s opponents would have to fail to marshal a sufficient ground force to take it on.
Second, the Islamic State would have to get into Baghdad. Its dominance of Anbar province puts this
step, which would take it a long way toward consolidating its position, within reach
Third, Iraq would have to continue to unravel. This would leave the Islamic State’s opponents with a less
secure fighting base and the country’s Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds even more adrift
Fourth, Iran would have to shrink from taking on a larger responsibility for defeating the Islamic State.
Iranian-trained militias are now assisting Iraqi forces but not to decisive effect.
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1.They are Islamic
2.most extreme of extremist sects
3.To ISIS, required punishment; To others, war crimes
4.Top prophecy: they’re in the battle for end times.
5.allure for true believers
6.Countering evil in our time– ISIS’ agenda and brutality is not just knowable but predictable.
ISRAEL/ GAZA/HEZBOLLAH
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appeasing the hard core sunnis – not good for Israel
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Hezbollah began with a limited presence in Syria, protecting religious shrines and defending the border
areas between Lebanon and Syria, its role has expanded significantly in recent months.Shiite Lebanese
group says it’s winning the battle against the Islamic State, rallying supporters to its cause, and fighting a
war on terror. Kicked Al Nusra’s butt last week. Problem is the sunni in the are will always distrust them
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Jordan trying to stay out . With jihad, drug use is ok
LATIN AMERICA
Multi-dimensional approach – new mode, dubbed “three times three,” was proposed by Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang during a just-concluded four-nation tour to Latin America. joint construction of three
passages for logistics, electric power and information, giving full play to interaction among the three
entities of private sector, society and the government and using three financing channels including
funding, credit loans and insurance. – candy coated silk dressed high tech fascism with a hint of
communism for profit – China’s initiative on building a “community of common destiny for all mankind,
El Salvador is on track to become one of the most violent countries in the world, and much of that
violence is down to the country’s biggest gangs. President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, who took office in
June, has not recognised the truce and is opposed to negotiations with gang members as a way of
tackling crime.
China will be now sucking up beef that was once coming here-Hormones and chemicals are not used
when rearing the livestock used for Brazilian meat. This allows the meat to have specific characteristics
and to be known as “green cattle.”
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Four months of this year, an average of 98 people were murdered each day in Mexico, a new study has
shown. 8 Candidates Killed Ahead of Mexican Elections
NORTH KOREA
the 2 fielded interceptors are susceptible to experiencing … failure modes,” resulting in “an interceptor
fleet that may not work as intended.” Newly disclosed shortcomings centers on wiring harnesses
embedded within the kill vehicles’ dense labyrinth of electronicsecond newly disclosed defect involves a
component called a divert thruster, a small motor intended to help maneuver the kill vehicles in flight.
Each kill vehicle has four of them.
RUSSIA
Denunciations, secret informants and squealers” are becoming “rife” in everyday Russian life, some
groups in Russia have charged, saying the trend marks a return to the dark days of the 1930s purges
when people would denounce their neighbours and friends to the authorities in order to advance their
career, or to secure a better standard of living. We have it here, –napolitano’s see something, say
something
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U.S. Admiral William Gortney, commander of the North American Aerospace Defence Command, said
the Russian military is far better equipped than its Soviet precursor and is being used to send other
countries a message. Amalgam Dart involves 15 aircraft and 300 personnel from the U.S. and Canada
flying out of bases in Alaska, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The planes include U.S. F-15 Eagles
and Canadian CF-18 Hornets, as well as air tankers and surveillance aircraft.
The practice will also make use of Northern Watch, Canada’s electronic surveillance system.
“It’s not just the frequency, it’s where they’re flying, (although) they’re adhering to international
standards,”
k-300 mobile coastal defence missile system uses the P-800 Oniks (Yakhont, SS-N-26 “Strobile“) anti-ship
cruise missile and has a maximum range of 300 km. The missile system is mounted on a mobile vehicle
that can deploy its missiles in under five minutes and remain on active standby over a period of 3–5
dayssupplementing already placed s-400 & Pantsir-S surface-to-air missile system, Russia’s Northern
Fleet is also expected to get 50 new ships equipped for Arctic operations. New claim for Russia in Arctic
with UN for 460,000 sq miles
Old Cold War tensions are heating up even more with Russia over a US – NATO military exercise in the
Atlantic Ocean. Six nations, alongside the United States will take part in “At Sea Demonstration-2015″
the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Italy and France. At-Sea Demonstration 2015″ is
not just any drill – it will include joint air defense and a test of the antiballistic missle defense system
know as the Raytheon SM-3.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov raised concerns for the drills telling reporters, “The
drills will be conducted in the northeastern part of the Atlantic, and this can signal only that there are
plans to practice intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. Such drills cannot but concern us…” September
Russia has planned their own large scale Air defense exercises called “Tsentr-2105″. That military
exercise will deploy 12,000 Russian soldiers and 250 aircraft in the Ural Mountains and western Siberia.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke about Crimea at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies in Washington D.C and declared Russia a threat to European security
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To pump or not, if they don’t the lose market share
Russia has raised its output by 200,000 bpd over the past year, hitting the post-Soviet high of 10.71
million bpd in April. Brent crude futures were trading at $65.4 per barrel on Tuesday, down from $109 a
year ago but above a January low of $45.19.
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We can learn a great deal about Russia from traditional sources of non-fiction and analysis — history,
biography, memoir, political science, and international economics — but literature is the true lens. If you
want to understand the Russian mind, remember that no other culture esteems its writers more than
Russia. Every Russian can — and frequently does — quote Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Gogol. “Anger was
buried far too early in a young heart, which perhaps contained much good.” A description of the young
Putin? Perhaps. Certainly, the soaring polls that buoy the Russian president today contain a component
of sympathy which stems from intense nationalism, Orthodox faith, an appreciation of the fickleness of
the hand of fate, and the salving power of dark humor — all of which run consistently through Russian
literature. It bodes well for Vladimir Putin. Russians are skeptical of alliances, remain xenophobic and
nationalistic, and have enormous doubts about everyone else’s motives. They see a dark world of forces
aligned against them and will continue to use their traditional tools — a bitter reservoir of dark humor,
superhuman endurance in the face of adversity, and a clever tactical approach — to try and carry the
day. They are masters of playing a bad hand of cards well. Why Russians are drinkers, so morose, yet
willing to test the fates
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Russian opposition leader is in intensive care in a Moscow hospital, and a lack of clarity about the cause
of his sudden illness has raised fears of foul play. It’s the FSB flu season. Even Aflack won’t cover putin
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reports China had placed mobile artillery weapons on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China
SeaU.S. says the Chinese have added some 2,000 acres to five outposts in the resource-rich Spratly
islands, including 1,500 acres this year.
implementing an Air Defence Identification Zone over the sea, a move that would be widely regarded as
an effort to stamp its sovereignty over a series of islands it claims. An ADIZ requires all aircraft flying
through it to identify themselves to the controlling government. China has the right to establish ADIZs,”
said Ouyang Yujing, director of boundaries and oceanic affairs for the foreign ministry,
yes its like Germany/Britain before WW1. Both Kaiser and Xi had a sense of destiny that would or will
win. Problem is devastation is so much easier now
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anonymous in the game -two sides to this conflict, however. On one side are hackers with Anonymous
launching cyberattacks against the Chinese Communist Party. On the other side is an organization
claiming to be Anonymous, yet also claiming to want to destroy Anonymous, and also claiming they’re
the “China Hacker Army”- read pla psyop team. This side is launching cyberattacks against Vietnamese
and Philippine government websites
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Locals in Subic bay and other places miss the sailors, correction, miss them spending their paycheck.US
service personnel were permitted to visit the town for the first time since that case, a media sensation,
went to trial in March. Looks like Phillipines wants US sailors, not Chinese ones so now they will
overlook the wild behavior potential
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now Australia wants to stand up to China via international law and diplomacy China does not recognize ,
what will china do the non-grateful? China insists it has sovereignty over nearly all of the South China
Sea, a major global shipping route rich in oil and gas reserves, but rival claimants accuse it of
expansionism. The US has acknowledged that other claimants have developed outposts of differing
scope and degree, including Vietnam with 48, the Philippines with eight, Malaysia with five and Taiwan
one.
“when maintaining US primacy just isn’t that important to the safety or prosperity of Americans–“ I
disagree – the core of safety and prosperity is primacy. China knows this Beijing sees America as “the
most intrusive outside actor in China’s internal affairs, the guarantor of the status quo in Taiwan, the
largest naval presence in the East China and South China seas, [and] the formal or informal military ally
of many of China’s neighbors.” (All of which is true.) They think that the US “seeks to curtail China’s
political influence and harm China’s interests” with a “militaristic, offense-minded, expansionist, and
selfish” foreign policy.
low observable, high altitude UAV meant detect stealth aircraft at long ranges, using special purpose
radars Using the Divine Eagle as a picket, the Chinese air force could quickly intercept stealthy enemy
aircraft, missiles and ships well before they come in range of the Mainland. Flying high, the Divine Eagle
could also detect anti-ship missile trucks and air defenses on land, in preparation for offensive Chinese
action.
SAUDI ARABIA
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SA is vulnerable to sectarian strife given the family’s intimate connections to the Wahhabi Sunni clerical
establishment, years of suppression of Shiite Saudis and the war in Yemen. Over a century of Wahhabi
madrass indoctrination has in instilled a fertile ISIS support system –wahhabi theology dovetails with
ISIS.
SYRIA
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Syrian Army, along with allied Hezbollah, took over additional territory on Tuesday in continuing clashes
in the Qalamoun border region along the Lebanese-Syrian border, as al-Qaida’s Nusra Front promised to
“eradicate” Islamic State
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last military stronghold in eastern Syria and the last air facility for enabling fighter-bombers to strike ISIS
forces in northeastern Syria and the western Iraqi province of Anbar. Palmyra, where Iranian and
Russian air freights had been landing regularly with fresh supplies of ordnance and spare parts for his
army. If they manage to take T4 as well, the Islamists will be able to prevent US jets from taking off for
strikes against them in Syria, or bombing the their forces which have seized long stretches of the fast
highway from Homs to Damascus.
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published images of truckloads of ammunition being transported from Turkey to Syria.
The Cumhuriyet newspaper has suggested that the images, published on 29 May but allegedly dating
from 19 January 2014, prove that a Turkish intelligence mission was carrying arms to rebels in bordering
war-torn Syria. Can Dundar, chief editor of the Cumhuriyet daily newspaper, is now being investigated
over allegations he breached anti-terrorism laws, the Anadolu Agency reported published images of
truckloads of ammunition being transported from Turkey to Syria. The Cumhuriyet newspaper has
suggested that the images, published on 29 May but allegedly dating from 19 January 2014, prove that a
Turkish intelligence mission was carrying arms to rebels in bordering war-torn Syria.
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Planned air support would protect the Syrian opposition fighters who have been trained and equipped
by a joint Turkish-US program at a military base ( SAME BASE PROTO-ISIS trained at) .Turkey insists the
rebels should be supported to fight (WHICH ISIS DOES) primarily Assad’s regime in Damascus while the
US thinks the priority enemy is the ISIS
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100 senior Russian diplomatic and technical officials stationed in Damascus were flown back to Moscow
last week with their families. Their role was support of Syrian military and security officials. Working
with them were Iranian counterparts as well as Hezbollah officials. Russia has been a major prop for the
Assad regime, providing it with military supplies and political support. United States and Russia share a
common objective in seeking a stable regime in Syria, they would have to coordinate any moves with
Iran, which has a major stake in the Assad regime, and with Turkey, which likewise has strong interests
in its Syrian neighbor. Topping all their agendas will be the question of how to release Syria from the
tightening grip of the Islamic State before a post-Assad regime can be established.
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IRGC Quds Force chief made a surprise visit to Syria over the weekend near the frontlines outside
Latakia change in strategy has to happen, 50k new fighters might be kind of light, like at least 50k on top
of . Reports have emerged that the regime is moving toward a change in strategy, which would see it
withdraw its forces to protect core government-held areas stretching from Syria’s coast through Homs
down to Damascus. New policy would serve as a reversal of Assad’s strategy of deploying the army in all
areas of Syria, including in bases and other surrounded regime-controlled areas in the east and north of
the country, where ISIS now controls 50% of Syria’s territory – which means assad is quds puppet
UKRAINE/CZECH
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According to Russia’s state news agency a US destroyer was moving along the edge of territorial waters–
su 24 fencer scrambled US destroyer Ross was moving along the edge of Russia’s territorial waters and
heading in their direction – us navy denies but 24s were scrambled. US said last month it was filing a
complaint to Russia over a Russian fighter’s “sloppy” and unsafe interception of a US reconnaisance
plane in international aerospace over the Baltic Sea.
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While massing forces on Ukraine border. On the positive side of the ledger, leaders of the
self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” in eastern Ukraine announced on May 20 that
the Kremlin’s Novorossiya project was over. In the Kremlin’s world, the arrest of corrupt FIFA officials is
really part of the United States’ long-standing campaign to weaken and humiliate Russia while pursuing
a strategy of regime change.
deployment of Iskander-M missile complexes in Kaliningrad will “fundamentally change the balance of
security in Europe. capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 500 kilometers, with a precision of
around 30 centimeters. It can hit adversary troops or underground command centers, depending on the
warheads placed on the rockets
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Czech, Slovak and Hungarian governments announced last year a project to jointly supply the countries’
armed forces with new radars – all looking to replace p-37 russian ones -Czech, Slovak and Hungarian,
designed to make military cooperation among the forces easier and to ensure the systems couldn’t be
penetrated by the Russian military.- Czech government later decided to seek new radars on its own- too
much Russian cash being thrown to the corrupt in Slovak & Hungarian for peace of mind
Su-24 attack scrambled to confront U.S. destroyer Ross was moving along the edge of Russia’s territorial
waters and heading in their direction.
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Czech General Petr Pavel- Moscow would be able to conquer the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia,
and Lithuania within two days even despite the former Soviet republics’ NATO membership. due to the
complexity of the NATO decision-making process, along with the small geographic area of the Baltics.
Russia could take advantage of NATO’s relatively slow-moving command structure to blitz across the
three countries in a matter of hours. What I have been saying since Russia took Crimea
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spetnaz insight, kind of saying maybe there are or maybe there arent’
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a-10 the tank killer sending a message in Latvia , part of op atlantic resolve
how will the 30 mm work on the upgraded t-92 armor – just fine
TURKEY
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This could go bad for the Kurds, US and overall cooperation
Should fighting between the PKK and Turkey resume, the fight against ISIS will become even more
complicated as the PKK, one of the most capable forces in the fight against the group, would also return
to a state of war with Turkey – disruption would not only play into ISIS’ hands, but it would also
undermine the political process in Turkey and contribute to instability in a key NATO ally as the Middle
East steadily unravels.
YEMEN
foundation of conflict today started back in ’62, current battle lines in Yemen largely reflect the
country’s sectarian makeup. Its not accurate to think of Yemen as a single country anymore even though
it has borders its so fractionalized along religious lines Regardless of how far the Houthis push their
advance, the instability in Yemen could directly effect oil prices. Approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil
and refined petroleum products pass through the Bab el-Mandeb waterway at Yemen’s southern tip.
This passage is only 18 miles wide at its narrowest point. Instability in this passage would have a drastic
impact upon global oil prices. Although the Bab el-Mandeb has not been threatened, the oil market is
already on edge as the possibility emerges.
SA will get their butts kicked on the ground , Saudi soldiers fled the battlefield after Yemeni troops
launched a retaliatory attack and hit a kingdom’s military base in the Southwestern province of Jizan on
Sunday
rebels drove some 40 Saudi guards from the embassy to capture the Saudi embassy
compoundIsraeli-made weapons, along with plans for the construction of a new US military base in
strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait, have been discovered in the Saudi embassy in Yemen’s capital, according
to the Iranian Fars news agency. Iran wants a base their too
four Americans are being held in Yemen by rebels who toppled the US-backed government, the
Washington Post reported late on Friday. Report said attempts to free the Americans have failed. The
Americans are believed to be imprisoned in the capital Sana’a, which Saudi Arabia has repeatedly
bombed Hout
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As far as spying goes – I assume everyone is spying on everyone else, that way I eliminate any surprise. I always presume a camera is on me too.
The anthrax mess – well, that DOES surprise me – I can’t fathom that amount of idiocy.
The Middle East as a whole has been in dire dispute and war for centuries – I don’t think any amount diplomacy will get through to them at this point.
Have a good one Steven – gotta go now; life is getting the way….