PFYT2An oped from Daily Sabah. Some may still think Israel is in a defensive position, but it is not. They may also assert that Israel can now relieve itself of its actions, but it will not. As it is clearer than ever, Israel is not the victim, but the source of the problem, and its […]
Just an interesting point of view, excerpted below, read entirely at Responsible State Craft This relates directly to today’s earlier post. I don’t know that the US has that much leverage in the Arctic over Russia and China, but, perhaps they do? Russia and China want to trade in the Northern Sea Route. Consider it […]
Read entirely at link below. Interesting Engineering In the coming weeks, Russia is planning the delivery of another icebreaker, the Yakutia, which is more than 95% complete. Russia launched a new nuclear-powered icebreaker named Chukotka. The latest vessel has joined the fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers. The launch was overseen by Russian President Vladimir Putin via […]
A couple of interesting articles Europe Still Clings to Russia Gas With Record LNG Flow This Year Bloomberg) — The European Union boosted imports of Russian liquefied natural gas against the backdrop of deepening tensions over pipeline supplies that flow through Ukraine. The bloc purchased a record amount of Russian LNG this year, according to […]
Keep in mind that many of the fighters supported by Turkey are Syrians. Displaced Syrians. Also bear in mind the presence of all those US bases in occupied Syria, along the Turkish border, with their PKK/YPG allies. Reuters Two U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation on Friday that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over […]
This article is 5 yrs old. No doubt the bases have gotten larger and more entrenched. The location of the US bases, make clear Turkey is being targeted by the US and it’s PKK/YPG allies. At the link there is a map showing the location of and aerial images of the bases. Please take a […]
Watch the video at the link below Uncaptured Media Israeli media publishes report documenting how militants in Syria collaborate with Israeli forces in the occupied Golan Heights. In the wake of the Syrian government’s collapse, the Israeli military has moved to destroy all military installations and weapons caches that could be used for defensive or […]
I changed the title to reflect that both of these groups are forces. Rather than saying one is a force the other a group. They are both military forces. Part of the reason for reposting the article on the feral cities, was so readers who may not know, understand Raqqa was a large city, a […]
Covered this report at my former site 2019 https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/04/heralding-feral-city-warfare-or-why-us.html?zx=31d974a6d97ce4c6 The link from Military Times is still viable I’d expect this was done with the intent to create these unstable feral cities on Syrian territory. Making them a laboratory for experimentation on military strategy and of course how humans can adapt to such horrific surroundings.Certainly the […]
Chrystia Freeland resigned- However, it was widely anticipated she was going to be replaced in a pre-Christmas Trudeau cabinet shuffle ( Globe and Mail 3 days ago) So, she resigned. It’s a good face saving move! Cue Mark Carney- Technocrat extraordinaire. Will Trudeau appoint him to replace Chyrstia Freeland? If Mark Carney steps in to […]