PFYT2We hear or read about the Minsk Accord- What is it? What’s the relevance to today? It seemed like a good time to head back to my censored site and revisit the Minsk Accord https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2015/02/poroshenko-no-agreement-on-rebel.html?zx=6b20bb315974967f Financial Times had published the terms in 2015- I’d posted them alongside other information in the report linked above. Had […]
Yet another reason the claims of the US and Israel being at odds seem hard to believe. The US keeps right on aiding Israel. One wonders if the US and Israel have some sort of toxic parent/child like relationship, with the US simply acting as an over indulgent parent to an always demanding child? Answering […]
“World’s greatest” is included in the Telegraph headline. These are not my words “The world is taking notes after Israel’s formidable Iron Dome was breached by Iranian rockets” Iron Dome “formidable” Again, wording from the Telegraph article that will be linked in below. These descriptors don’t jibe with my rather limited understanding of that system. […]
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.So, After clicking our ruby shoes 😉 We are back! Interesting piece from the BBC– Included are the bits I find most informative- Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon is about to end its second week, as Israel’s war has already entered its second year. Appeals […]
Going to be away for the next week. May try to get something up, will definitely keep tabs as much as possible on war and rumours of war. Still keeping a watch on the sinking of the Bayesian too. We’re off to visit family. Particularly looking forward to spending time with our Grandson- Of course […]
archive.ph Many now want to press home the advantage, in the hope of striking a decisive blow against not just Hezbollah, but also Iran – and the “axis of resistance” that it leads, which includes Hamas, Hezbollah, militias in Iraq and Syria, and the Houthis in Yemen. In the aftermath of Nasrallah’s killing, Israel’s Prime […]
Many more injured- Ambushed by Hezbollah fighters. I’m old enough to remember the last time Israel entered Lebanon. It didn’t go well for Israel. These deceased soldiers were Israeli special forces. Highly trained. All Israel Early reports indicate that IDF special forces units were the first to go in. Earlier today this article had a […]
Economist via archive.ph After days of rocket and missile exchanges between Israel and Hizbullah, on October 1st the confrontation took an even more ominous turn, in two ways: Iran launched direct missile attacks on Israel, as Israel unleashed a ground invasion of Lebanon. The full-blown regional war that many have feared ever since the attacks […]
Western media is certainly attempting to give the impression all missiles were shot down, but, that’s simply not realistic The Pentagon said roughly 200 missiles were launched into Israel from Iran, about “twice the size” of an Iranian attack on Israel in April. Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran’s attack was serious […]
Link The U.S. says it has indications Iran is planning to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel in the latest escalation between the two countries, a senior White House official told Global News. “We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack. A direct military attack from Iran against Israel […]