WSJ via Archive.ph I’m going to omit the hyperbole- feel free to read entirely at the link above Biden was injecting himself into one of the most complex hostage negotiations in modern history, a diplomatic frenzy that involved the heads of the Central Intelligence Agency and Israel’s Mossad, Egyptian intelligence officers and Sinwar, an enigmatic […]
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This conflict does have the potential to cause a rift in the BRICS group- Given the South African position regarding Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians has been one of strong condemnation. While bearing in mind BRICS is not so much of a political organization and is more of an economic coalition. However, everything is mired […]
Dima @ Military Summary Armenia had long been considered a stalwart ally of Russia. Some people still like to believe they are. Except that hasn’t been true for some time now. I’ve touched on this topic at my censored site and here. This belief was why many played up/promoted out of date ideas or tropes […]
Mark mentioned the stockpiling of missiles in a comment from a few days ago.. Newsweek Excerpts below; Russia will soon be launching “more powerful” strikes on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, as Kyiv stares down “fatigue” and the brunt of the harsher winter conditions in its war against Moscow. “As winter approaches, there will […]
ABC-News CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders from the BRICS bloc of developing countries will hold a virtual meeting on the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres also participating. The leaders of fellow BRICS members Brazil, India and South Africa, as […]
Daily Mail I have to admit, while acknowledging I could be mistaken the Oct 7/th attack seems LIHOP’ish. Cause when life hands you lemons you make lemonade right? So, why wouldn’t Israel take advantage to achieve their own goals? Worried soldiers who raised concerns about suspicious activity in the days leading to Hamas terror raids […]
Link Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said that Muslim countries had chosen the path of diplomacy and humanitarian aid to solve the issue of Gaza. Talking to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, Fidan expressed concerns that Israel’s continued possession of nuclear weapons could heighten the nuclear arms race, leading to an unfavorable situation. “The ongoing possession […]
Is this a stalemate in Ukraine? I’m not so sure. I read words like stalemate and frozen conflict and wonder if these words really and truly describe the situation in Ukraine? TIME By Ian Bremmer November 16, 2023 6:00 AM EST Ian Bremmer is a foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large at TIME. He is the […]
Since Israel chose to engage in this war for reasons other than rescuing hostages, in my opinion, that makes the cost for the war of choice a direct result of the option Israel chose to exercise The Cradle On 6 November, the Financial Times published an extraordinary investigation tracking the devastating economic toll of Israel’s […]
Link A senior Ukrainian military official played a key role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year, according to a joint investigation by The Washington Post and Der Spiegel published Saturday. Roman Chervinsky, a colonel in Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, was the “coordinator” of the Nord Stream […]