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This is Johnray1. I have been gone for a while.-----Does anyone believe that Russia is getting ready to attack the US.? They have made several moves in the last few days that are concerning. Johnray1
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Johnray1, What I can think of is:

-https://www.rt.com/news/362672-radio-electronic-weapon-russia/ Russia (or China, Iran or "other groups" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Liberty_incident could test a combination of techno-warfare disabeling the US techno-infrastructure (maybe even with directed EMP weapons) if "they" can do so without leaving "fingerprints" (claim/blame failing US infrastructure in combination with earthquakes/hurricanes). 

-A US ship or plane could be attacked by "a group" to send a clear warning/red line. 

Russia on its own is not strong enough for a large war with the US/NATO. But in combination with Iran and China-or in nuclear war-such a war could be "very destructive". If the US would attack North Korea without good communication with China and Russia that could give such an escalation. 

Russia "is getting ready to defend it self" and in "self defence" could be getting ready to attack the US (if Russia does think that is needed). 

The goal of a Russian attack on the US could be to create chaos in the US and limit the US in fighting wars. Both Russia and China think IS is a CIA-plan to destroy their country. 

Several foreign nations are funding presidential campains, Russia will spread their views in the media. Russia may consider clinton as president a real danger for their country. When a president clinton would go in the direction of becoming a danger for Russian interests they may become less patient. 

A bigger risk could be North Korea attacking the US in Japan or (South China) Sea giving the impression that China is doing the attack. (If it would be clear that North Korea was doing such an attack North Korea would have to pay a price for that. The other way round-China (or Russia) attacking
the US in east Asia could mean that the US would blame/punish North Korea for it-to avoid war with Russia or China. I do think Iran  after https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655 was behind the bombing of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Am_Flight_103 Libya played a minor role-but they did get the punishment.)
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Hello, Johnray!  It's lovely to see you back.  Are you ok?  Where have you been?  We missed you.

I do not see Russia as planning to attack America.  To understand Russian politics you need to "grock"* the drives behind the system:

The Russian people only vote for those seen as strong leaders.  Russian leaders (and Putin is a prime example) make all their decisions based on giving an impression of strength!  There is no plan to attack America, just to appear threatening and in control.  I am not saying it could not happen, but it is not the intent behind the behaviours.



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http://www.debka.com/article/25717/Iran%E2%80%99s-34th-fleet-faces-US-flotilla-opposite-Yemen 


Events in Yemen, Syria-possibly later on Iraq, Turkey (?) Egypt (?) could mean the US is "put out of the Middle East". The defcon-website is now at "3". (This defcon is a forum, http://thebulletin.org/timeline the "doomsday clock"is 3 to 12 still ) Without (US, UK) help Saudi Arabia is losing the Yemen war and facing the results of a failed war in Syria. 

Iran and Russia seem to have a sort of defense treaty, an attack on one is an attack on all (could include the CIS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_Security_Treaty_Organization

Russia will not attack when they have other chances. When you look at the history Russia (Soviet Union) invaded Poland in 1939, the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War against Finland. 


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You Have Been Fooled into Believing WWIII is Real – Here is the Proof


http://www.blacklistednews.com/You_Have_Been_Fooled_into_Believing_WWIII_is_Real_%E2%80%93_Here_is_the_Proof/54677/0/38/38/Y/M.html


this is a fascinating read

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Technophobe, I have not been good,but I am getting O.K. 
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http://tass.com/world/906579?_ga=1.109035394.1618515220.1476517151 In eastern Ukraine russian backed rebels shot on a Ukrainian (?) helicopter with NATO instructors on board and forced the helicopter to land. 

https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/2239 Russian TV station warning for nuclear war; US preparing a major airforce (and navy ?) operation on Diego Garcia (South of Yemen). 


Russia/Soviet Union reclaimed in 1939 Poland and Finland wich were part of Russia till 1917. The re-unification of Germany was possible by western garantees of no further expension of NATO to the east. 
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http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/14/489088/US-Russia-war-Syria-
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Russian northern fleet all out of ports (and therefor harder to get hit by (counter)strike)
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[url]http://www.blacklistednews.com/You_Have_Been_Fooled_into_Believing_WWIII_is_Real_%E2%80%93_Here_is_the_Proof/54677/0/38/38/Y/M.html[url]

Satori, the article claims that "world war-3 is very unlikely because economies are interconnected" but that interconnection is not new. During and before W.W. 1 and 2 economies also were interconnected.

"Partners in space" means the US would need Russia for its space programm. That dependency could as well translate in one (of many) reasons for conflict.

Russia and China do have plans for large infra-structure projects-but that might be something the US could consider a problem. 

That a major conflict could bring Mutual Assured Destruction also does not convince me. Duterte is pushing out the US in the Philipines, does want to deal with China. Russia and Iran are kicking out the US in Syria. The Yemen-war is turning into a disaster for US backed Saudi Arabia. Iraq shiites consider themselves at war with the US. Turkey is fighting US backed Kurds in Syria. The Kiev-regime in Ukraine is bankrupt.

Yesterday , Friday, the US government did take a look at military options. Today, Saturday, in Switzerland there will be a meeting of US, Russia and some other countries over Syria. It is very likely that that meeting could become an exchange of threats-a war of words. Tomorrow-Sunday, the US and several other western governments will have meetings about "the situation". 

I do think that further escalation on a global scale is very likely on the short term. 
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Superstation mentioned it yesterday, Israeli News Live also has it (from the same source ? could be possible) the US is preparing an air-armada on Diego Garcia-south of Yemen. The B1, B2, B52 can reach all of the middle east. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EkBLxv0ntA&t=941s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byifgUasRFE&t=393s and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krY-1JuKYso. Refueling aircraft are send to the middle east. The battle for Mosul is going to start ? 


https://www.rt.com/usa/362919-mason-missiles-attack-yemen/ For the third time an attack on a US ship for the Yemen coast (?). 

The Lausanne-Switzerland talks on Syria did not turn out into disaster-may continue on Monday. It looks like "the east" and "the west" are talking with a gun at the table. 

Israeli News Live was talking about a possible Russian attack on Alaska when the US would attack Syria (or the Iran fleet for the Yemen coast ?).

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Kurdish live-link from the North-East of Mosul-Iraq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wcKAD5bUPw&feature=youtu.be

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-17/hillarys-war-drums-confirm-putins-fears-world-rushing-irreversibly-towards-nuclear-s From earlier posts: Putin does want to avoid combat when possible but if it is unavoidable will strike first. 

https://www.rt.com/news/362985-julian-assange-internet-link/ and https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/2263 US pressure on Equador to deliver Assange to the UK (from the Equador embassy in London) may have become to big. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppmAvcJPWJA Israeli News Live-Pro Russian separatist leader killed in Donetsk republic/eastern Ukraine.

http://theantimedia.org/bombing-yemen-know-missiles/ The US bombed houthis in Yemen eventhough it was not clear if they fired the missiles. 

The conservative extreme catholic Polish government want new investigations into the 2010 aircrash in wich a.o. the Polish government died in western Russia. (They would like to blame Russia for it). http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/275635,Lech-Kaczynskis-body-among-first-to-be-exhumed-party-leader  ( see also :http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/275690,Poland-and-Ukraine-to-build-helicopters-together)
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Royal Bank of Scotland RBS/Westminster Bank block RT.com bank accounts in the UK https://www.rt.com/news/363013-rt-uk-accounts-blocked/ and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-17/rts-bank-accounts-blocked-uk

The US/UK, France are selling weapons to KSA-in the news for : https://www.rt.com/news/341260-saudi-arabia-women-drivers/ not let women drive cars is "culture".

When the Kurdish fighters go into Mosul the Turkish army will do the same (to protect Turkish minority). Shi-ite militias-backed by Iran-with US-led coalition air cover (and US special forces in the area) will also play a keyrole. Most likely to block IS-jihadi's from moving west from Mosul into eastern Syria. But according to Debka several thousend IS-fighters already moved some time ago into eastern Syria near Jordanian/Saudi Arabia border. 


Egypt is looking for Syria http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/17/489467/Syria-Egypt-antiterror-fight- and Russia http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/10/17/489423/Egypt-Russia-Military-Drills-Terrorism in its fight against IS (in Sinaï and Libyan/Egypt border area. ). Saudi Arabia stopped oildeal with Egypt for disagreement on Syria https://www.ft.com/content/79060164-916a-11e6-a72e-b428cb934b78


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-p_TVvqKI Putin made Russia's position very clear during the Crimea-crisis-also now on Syria (and other conflict zone's) Putin is making his position very clear. When NATO goes over a red line it has to deal with the consequences. 

Did Saoudi Arabia try to pull the US into their Yemen war by firing on US navy-ships ? That would make more sense than the Houthi-rebels doing so ! http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-17/story-changes-pentagon-no-longer-sure-yemen-fired-missiles-us-ship and http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/10/17/saudi-arabia-is-trying-to-draw-the-us-into-the-yemen-war/

https://www.rt.com/news/363103-duterte-china-visit-help/ Philippines may start working with China. 

http://theduran.com/us-gives-up-on-aleppo-pleads-russia-mercy-admits-syrians-will-win/ and https://www.rt.com/news/363117-russian-air-force-stops-aleppo-strikes/ The US and UK have given up the "moderate rebels" in eastern Aleppo. Russia is willing to cease airstrikes. "The west" claims to keep "supporting" the war for Syria-but looking at developments in Turkey and Saudi Arabia western "aid" for further prolonging the war for Syria will get harder. 

http://theduran.com/heres-why-the-brics-summit-matters/ The "Chinese bloc", the "Russian bloc" and the "non-aligned bloc" did meet at the BRICS-top in Goa-India. The "Western bloc" was the bloc not present-but claiming the "other blocs are isolated".
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The picture in the middle east is getting more complicated. Debka reports that of the 12.000 Kurdish fighters in the Mosul-offensive 3.000 are PKK-"Turkish-Kurds". Turkey wants them out of the area or will attack them. http://www.debka.com/article/25721/The-big-Mosul-offensive-is-stuck-halted-by-ISIS-

Israeli News Live reporting US airborne troops south of Mosul. Turkey indirect threatens the Syrian army in northern Syria giving Free Syrian Army artillery backing against the Syrian army. Turkey also (again) violating Greece airspace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rJpTosrSMY

https://www.rt.com/news/363369-normandy-four-putin-merkel-hollande/ Merkel and Hollande-both in their last year of rule-met Putin and Lavrow in Berlin for talks on Ukraine and Syria. The EU has to decide on (new) sanctions but the support for sanctions-wich costs the EU billions of €-is decreasing. 

I did see another story-line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5vIieHuUM. The US-for internal reasons is creating international crises. 

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/10/19/syrian-war-report-october-19-2016-russia-sets-up-outpost-to-fight-isis-terrorists-deploying-from-iraq/ Iranian backed shi-ite militia want to block IS jihadis moving from Mosul to Raqqa (eastern Syria). Russia is getting ready to deal with them. http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/18550/Hundreds-of-ISIS-fighters-fleeing-from-Mosul-to-Syria The US-led coalition is not attacking IS convoys from Mosul to Syria. 

Israeli News Live:

Russia military moves to intranet from internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjnk_-SYa6w  a reaction to the US call for a cyber-war against Russia ? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID-p_TVvqKI&t=3s Is the UK considering blocking the Russian Northern/Baltic fleet in the North Sea ????

All together: Russia has every reason to consider IS-with more than 20.000 fighters with Russian nationality as a threat organized by the west directed against Russia. China, Philippines, Iran seem to share the vision that fighting (Sunni) jihadis is not contained to their own borders as long as "the west" and Sunni Gulf States (Saudi Arabia) (Pakistan is even more complicated-they back the Taliban who is at war with IS in Afghanistan) is using IS-like groups for their goals. 

NATO expanding east, against agreements, military build ups by the west, against agreements-insults by the west against Russia-Putin has drawn a red line. Enough is enough. This proberbly will mean that confrontations will not end soon and may get worse. 

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^I have great respect for the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and hope that the Kurds someday have a homeland of their own! 
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CRS, DrPH I agree with you on the Kurds. There are many reasons why this largest nation without a homeland has not their own country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds 

The  30-32 milion Kurds do not have one religion, live in an oil rich area and always manage to disagree within themselves. It is difficult to give a definition of "a Kurd"; defining borders of Kurdistan is as good as impossible. 

There is a joke about some other groups-two persons would bring three political parties. The Kurds are very vulnarable for the divide-and-rule tactics. Most of the Kurds live in eastern Turkey (22 milion) but due to the cold war "the west"supported for decennia repression of the Kurds by the Turkish government. Kurds in Iraq and Iran also were repressed for decades by their governments. Turkey and Iran agree on their anti-Kurdish line. Turkey is in Syria and Iraq to fight against the Kurds.

The countries in the middle east are the results of western foreign policy after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire after World War 1. 

The Kurds are testimony of how cynical international diplomacy works for centuries. 
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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-07/seismic-shift-mid-east-regional-power-saudis-halt-egypt-oil-supplies-cairo-turns-ira and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-07/saudi-iranian-fallout-could-destroy-opec-deal Saudi Arabia needs oil to be able to fight its wars in Yemen and by proxy in Syria, Iraq, Bahrein, North/West Africa. With US arms Saudi Arabia is the main sponsor for IS. 

Now Russia, Iran, and Egypt could go after Saudi oil-production to bring down the corrupt house of Saud and stop KSA from supporting US backed "rebels/terrorists" all around the globe. 

http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/18762/The-%E2%80%9CRaqqa-Campaign%E2%80%9D-that-never-was-and-slow-moving-Mosul-offensive The US is supporting a mainly Kurdish Army in Syria in its offensive against Raqqa. Turkey has been supporting IS to fight the Kurds both in Syria and Iraq and is getting ready to intervene against the Kurdish armies getting close to Turkish positions in both countries. Since Iran is not a friend of the Kurds, Moscow is willing to "pay a price" for Turkish support, it looks like the Kurds are allowed to deal with IS and as a "reward" the Kurds will have to fight with the Turkish army (still a NATO member but could end up fighting US (and Canadian, UK http://www.voltairenet.org/article193988.html, Frenchhttp://www.voltairenet.org/article193865.html) special forces in the Kurdish armies.) http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/18765/US-Turkey-at-sharp-odds-on-Kurds%E2%80%99-role-against-ISIS-in-Iraq-Syria see also https://southfront.org/admiral-kuznetsov-battlegroup-to-start-active-phase-of-operation-in-syria-in-coming-days-reports/ and https://southfront.org/russian-su-33-from-admiral-kuznetsovs-deck-spotted-over-syrian-tartus/

In Eastern Ukraine I (DJ) would not be surprised when a large Ukraine/pro-Kiev offensive with NATO support would start. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-07/nato-places-300000-troops-high-alert-readiness-confrontation-russia When Russia starts it final offensive against eastern Aleppo (also using Northern/Baltic fleet) will that start a Kiev-offensive against "the pro-Russia-rebels"/Russia ? 

https://southfront.org/16-us-servicemen-killed-27-wounded-during-mosul-offensive-reports/. I (DJ) know that some ATF-members may have family in that region, I hope they stay safe and healthy.

Via NATO the US dominates EU policy towards China. http://www.voltairenet.org/article193913.html


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If Clinton had won the  US elections the US-Russia relations proberbly would not get better and a US-global agenda (with TTIP etc) would still be a main US goal. Trump wants to talk with Putin, Putin was the first foreign leader to congratulate Trump with his elections. (Russian diplomats may have had meetings with both the Clinton and Trump-campain team to find out what to expect.) Trump seems to be more pro-Israel, under Obama the relations between Israel and the US did get "cold", Netanyahu and Putin became "better friends". Trump would also like to go for a hard-line towards Iran, not backed by the EU. 

https://southfront.org/video-footage-of-houthi-forces-destroying-saudi-army-base/ Iran, Russia, China are involved in the Yemen war. KSA needs US weapons to fight that war, but oil-prices may drop further giving KSA less money to pay for those weapons (and the mercenaries that are doing a lot of the fighting). 

A Shi-ite uprising in Bahrein was repressed by Saudi forces, another Shi-ite uprising in the north-east of Saudi Arabia is also put down violently by the wahabist regime. I expect that both regions N.E.KSA and Bahrein) can expect Iranian (and Russian, Egyptian) support to further weaken the (US/west backed, IS funding) Riyad regime.  Maybe "terrorists" start blowing up oil-installations in the region, others may find the idea of organizing their proxy army interesting. 

Russia is about to start large scale bombing/missiles-attacks on (moderate) rebels in Syria. The goal proberbly is to break the backbone of IS and other "rebelgroups", destroying concentrations and logistics. 

Turkey may be allowed to play a small role in Syria and Iraq when Turkey is willing to pay a price to Russia and Iran. Both countries would like to be able to use Turkish ports, Russia proberbly would love to have airbases in Turkey. On the other hand Sunni/Turkman, Kurdish minorities need some safety. 

Egypt has had enough of the Saudi-oil blackmail and did choose to do bussiness with Iran. Russia may provide aid in fighting IS, Egyptian soldiers are getting "practice" in Syria. Egypt wants the Libyan neighbour not to be a terrorist base-China wants Libyan oil-Russia has the means to "bring peace to that region". (And that region spans northern Africa from Nigeria to Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Mali etc.)

Russia is the largest oil/gas producer, China the largest consumer. Wars most of the times are energy related. With President Trump going for more isolationism Russia and China are preparing their plans. 


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Iran may open navy-bases in Syria and Iran http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-26/after-warning-us-retaliation-iran-plans-russian-fighter-jet-purchase-naval-bases-syr (Also mentions Iran-navy friendly visit to South Africa)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-22/major-foreign-policy-shift-turkey-abandoning-eu-sco Turkey may join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-wich is slowley moving into a new-much larger "Warsaw Pact" and could include Russia, China, Iran, Philipines, Viet Nam, Syria, Egypt etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation (India and Pakistan will become members in 2017-China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan are already members. Iran, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka are considering membership. )

The US fails to understand that there is a strong movement for pan-Asian coopereation and trade with Europe and Africa. The outcome of the US-wars in the middle east and S.E. Asia is that the US is not welcome any longer in Asia. 

http://www.debka.com/article/25802/Egyptian-pilots-flying-Russian-choppers-in-Syria Egypt fighting US backed terrorists in Syria with Russian helicopters. It will be just a matter of time before Russia starts intervening in Libya (after the chaos the NATO murder on Gadaffi left behind). 

https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/2559 Allthough I oppose the language used in the article; some politicians in the US still want war with Russia. 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-24/all-aboard-post-tpp-world  (RCEP-China led, replacing US-led TPP, Japan, Chili, Argentina member, Brazil to follow, Mexico-pushed by Trump ?) and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-25/oil-slides-saudis-refuse-attend-non-opec-producers-meeting (Suadi Arabia is losing the oil-war. There is regimechange underway for the wahabist IS funding corrupt criminal US friends in the Arab peninsula.) also signs of a global shift of power. Uncertainty over US leadership only will make Putin stronger. 

The US Clinton-Obama foreign policy has been even a bigger disaster-for the US-than the war crimes of Bush (and Blair, some other European "leaders").

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http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/19073/Arab-media-Israel-attacks-Syrian-Hizballah-targets-near-Damascus and update [url]http://www.debka.com/article/25806/Israel-jets-mark-go-it-alone-policy-on-Syria[url] According to Debka around november 21 there was a sort of agreement between the US(Trump)-Russia-Israel, Turkey on a sort of safe zone near the Golan-heights for "rebels". Russia did attack those "rebels" killing a large number of them Nov.27. In reaction Israel makes clear it does not want Iran/Hezbollah getting close to the Golan heights. Earlier Turkey shelled Syrian Arab Army in Latakia from inside Turkey during the SAA attack on Turkman "rebels". Turkey wants to fight the Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq, protect Turkish and Sunni minorities against Shiïtes.)

http://www.debka.com/article/25804/New-Putin-move-to-win-a-military-base-in-Libya An East-Lybia general invites Russia to open up a base in Benghazi for Russian navy/air force. The (US-born) Lybian general is working with Egypt and UAE. Putin will welcome this invitation to open a base in Northern Africa-700 km from Europe.



Turkish forces north of Aleppo were stopped by Syria last week. Israel is attacking (mostly) Hezbollah transports from Lebanon to Damascus. The "rebels" in Eastern Aleppo are collapsing eventhough the end of the Aleppo battle most likely will not be the end of the "War for Syria".
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http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/19090/Russian-air-force-to-resume-operations-from-Iran-s-Hamadan-airbase With the Iran airbase open for Russia the Russian aircraftcarrier may move towards Libya/Benghazi. 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-30/second-look-opec-deal-heres-what-can-go-wrong Oil-prices are effecting the possibility to fight wars. Russia, Iran, Libya, Venezuela, Equador "are not friends of the US or Saudi Arabia" and oil-prices are a major weapon. For the US shale-oil fracking mostly is profitible (without taking earthquakes into account) at above a 100 US $. 

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The last days of Obama in the White House could http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/19100/In-televised-overture-to-Trump-Putin-calls-for-cooperation-in-war-on-terror still bring danger. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-01/battle-aleppo-over-now-real-war-has-begun. https://www.rt.com/news/368962-wasp-warships-navy-mediterranean/ Two US war ships, 4000 US troops on their way to the Middle East ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YK5pvu-_R4 Are Ukraine and Turkey leading the way for a major escalation both in Syria and Ukraine ?

Foreign special services preparing massive cyberattacks on Russian banks – FSB

Foreign special services are preparing to carry out massive cyberattacks starting from December 5 aimed at destabilizing Russia’s financial system, the Federal Security Service said on Friday. The goal of the cyberattacks is also to destroy the activity of “a range of major Russian banks,” TASS reports. The servers and command centers for carrying out these cyberattacks are located in the Netherlands and are owned by Ukrainian hosting company BlazingFast, according to the statement. The cyberattacks are expected to be accompanied by mass SMS and provocative publications in social networks or blogs about “a crisis in the Russian credit and financial system, bankruptcy and withdrawal of licenses of leading federal and regional banks,” it added.


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https://www.rt.com/news/370113-iran-turkey-secret-talks-syria/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv0fJquJPoE&feature=youtu.be

In the Russian view the US is behind the Palmyra-IS offensive. There are claims that IS did move fighters from Iraq to eastern Syria. With the "claim/propaganda" that Russia got Trump elected in the US elections the situation may get worse if clinton would become the next US president. 

Trump-via Exxon-already made oil deals with Putin. Clinton keeps supporting the Saudi oil-interests. 

Main stream-media keep spreading fake-news about civil wars in Syria (Iraq, Libya etc) while there is a battle between oil-interests-groups. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/11/systematic-neo-colonisation-of-muslim-world/. Religion always was a good instrument to divide and rule. 

Turkey may be on its way to go to a large scale invasion of Syria and Iraq for the protection of Turkmen-minorities, fight terrorgroups (Kurds) and end the rule of Assad. Israel has been very active with land-land, air-land missiles (from aircraft in Lebanese airspace; Russia is covering most of the middle east with anti-aircraft defenses). "Incidents" (false flag) may provide Jordan and Gulf States to "fight terrorism" in Syria and Iraq-backed by US anti-aircraft systems. 

At that moment you can wait who starts shooting down planes, missiles, drones etc. first-a full scale escalation. Egypt is getting more and more involved in Syria-on the Assad/Russia/Iran side. 

President Trump (if he ends up becoming president) already has made US-China relations "problematic". China may end up fighting IS in Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Libya, Philipines etc. and is already very active in tradedeals in Latin America. 

The Obama-presidency is in its last month. There are groups that may want to create a situation that the new president has to fight wars he (Trump) did not want to start.
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http://www.debka.com/newsupdatepopup/19306/US-Democrats-step-up-campaign-to-discredit-Trump-election-win clinton and the "groups surrounding her" are willing to start a world war 3 to avoid trump getting the next US president ? Both trump and clinton belong in a mad-house-are a danger to the world. Trumps plans for war with China, moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, reopen the conflict with Iran, put at least 4 generals in his administration (while politics have to control the generals and oil-companies Trump is handing them the power.)

Also in Europe politics failed and give rise to insane populists "politicians". Here in the Netherland we have a trump-like-"politician" (even though this man always was in "politics") Geert Wilders with his Party For Freedom (in Dutch PVV). He is the only party-member, how the party is financed is a secret. Wilders once told that he was working for the Mossad, he once was in an Israeli kibuts. The pvv is very pro-Israel/anti-islam. For a lot of problems they do not have answers. 

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/17/breaking-syrian-special-forces-captured-14-us-coalition-officers-captured-in-aleppo/ (22 US, 16 UK, 21 French, 7 Israeli and 62 Turkish military were "found" in Eastern Aleppo-and there are several other reports as well-this group was allowed to move to the "rebel"(/NATO) held area of Syria and http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/17/turkish-convoys-loaded-with-tow-and-manpad-missiles-waiting-to-equip-terrorists-in-syria/ the NATO-Gulf States war against Iran, Russia, etc goes on. The west stopped calling IS terrorists; they are now all "friends of the west rebels".  In Russian and Iranian view they are not fighting IS any longer, they are at war with the west. Insanity rules.

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Lots of questions on the Tu-154 crash with on board the former red army choir, a "Dr Liza" and a general and 5 colonels on their way to Syria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY0IZULoxak and http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/12/25/did-israel-down-a-russian-jet-over-unsc-smackdown/ http://www.debka.com/article/25858/Plane-crash-ups-Syria-tied-Russian-deaths-to-310

The Black Sea-region has turned into a "secret war zone" the last years. Unmarked planes were bombing in eastern Ukraine from NATO-bases in Romania and Bulgaria. Russia may have been testing new electronic weapons on US ships in the Black Sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Donald_Cook

NATO wants to spread its influence eastward-via Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbedjan to Pakistan (and the war in Afghanistan) with support of some Arab states (Jordan, Gulf States) and Israel. The goal would be the control of global energy (and with that remaining the energy-backing of the US $). 

After Iraq, Libya, Syria was next on the western list. Iran, Russia also could be on that list. China-looking for energy in a.o. the South China Sea (and solar/wind power)-wants to be able to have a choice in were to get her energy from and in the currency it wants to pay for it. 

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/12/syria-roundup-turkeys-problems-increase.html#more Russia is giving air support for the Turkish offensive against IS in northern Syria. (The US refuses to give air support but has been sending anti-tank weapons to "moderate rebels"-IS is using those weapons against Turkish tanks) 
In an earlier post http://www.moonofalabama.org/2016/12/how-the-military-excluded-the-us-from-international-syria-negotiations.html#comments it gets clear that Obama is not in control of the US intervention in Syria-and the CIA and pentagon are fighting each other. Russia has decided that it is wiser to talk with Iran and Turkey (leave the NATO out) about peace in the middle east. 




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http://www.mintpressnews.com/leaked-audio-reveals-us-was-aware-of-isis-threat-sought-regime-change-in-syria/223848/ The US goal in Syria/Iraq is to create a sunni Islamic State in eastern Syria/western Iraq. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv7TWC1NX3o).

A new US administration has to find new ways to get itself out of the largest western foreign policy disaster in decades. http://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/01/05/turkey-leaving-nato-asserts-right-to-close-key-base-for-coalition/ Turkey leaving NATO, http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-06/friends-long-live-duterte-tells-russian-navy-hopes-moscow-will-become-ally-and-prote Russia and China "improving relations" with the Philipines was unthinkeble till recent. (Is Russia going to help Duterte in his fight with western/gulf states backed IS muslim-fighters in the southern Philipines ? Has "the west"been supporting several wars in third world countries for their own interests-giving aid in a "war-on-terror" in wich the west sits at both sides-supporting "rebels" and government ? see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War on how the US became "such a friend of the Philipines".)

The US claim of Russia being involved in clinton losing the election is an insult to any intelligent being. http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/01/new-intelligence-report-adds-no-evidence-of-russian-hacking.html#more and is damaging EU-US relations further. The US did hack, interfer etc. in the EU for decades, even hacked the phone of Angela Merkel https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/08/nsa-tapped-german-chancellery-decades-wikileaks-claims-merkel. Most west european intelligence agences are under US control. (The US is black mailing European governments with certain information-especialy on royals and their nazi-ties.)

For the EU the new US administration has to show how economic trade, foreign policy cooperation etc. will work out. Protectionism could show up at both sides of the Atlantic with elections in France, Netherlands, Germany etc. this year and "new groups" very critical of "old ways".


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not war with Russia
but regime change ?

The coming famine: Russia, peak oil and the collapse of cheap food
http://peakoil.com/consumption/the-coming-famine-russia-peak-oil-and-the-collapse-of-cheap-food

it will be interesting to see what Trumps position on Russia turns out to be
once the spooks fill him in on peak oil and all of its unpleasant implications

"This is the “end game”. This is the future. There can be no other reason the United States is willing to risk war with Russia. Oil is always the reason the United States goes to war since the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo showed us how vulnerable we really are. But this time, we’ve got a “false prosperity” and millions of people born solely because of the cheap food brought to us by cheap oil. When that oil is gone, guess what? We will not be able to feed all those people born because cheap oil made feeding them possible. You do the math on what that means."

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^Thanks, Dutch Josh, you have been hard at work!  There is a lot of material to digest, I appreciate your vigilance in these trying times!

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CRS,DrPH did you know that "Yankee" comes from the Dutch names "Jan Kees", the Russian flag is influenced by the Dutch flag when czar Peter the Great visited Holland to study ship building-Amsterdam was a model for St. Petersburg....

Some news in the "transition-fog" : http://www.voltairenet.org/article194884.html what will Turkey do ? 


http://www.debka.com/article/25887/Mystery-blasts-in-Damascus-Syria-accuses-Israel Israel may not have been involved in the Damascus bombing ? 
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Originally posted by Dutch Josh Dutch Josh wrote:

CRS,DrPH did you know that "Yankee" comes from the Dutch names "Jan Kees", the Russian flag is influenced by the Dutch flag when czar Peter the Great visited Holland to study ship building-Amsterdam was a model for St. Petersburg....

I did not, thanks!  I'm part Dutch on my grandmother's side - her grandfather was named Lindelse (I think I'm spelling it correctly), yours is a remarkable land with amazing history!  

I'm still amazed that after the loss of your countrymen in the downed flight MH17, nothing has been done to hold the Russians accountable.  

This Trump will be a disaster....I fully expect that, within 24-48 hours of his being officially President, we'll see (a) Russia invade Ukraine, Latvia or other, (b) China invade Taiwan, and/or (c) North Korea do something stupid as a provocation. 

If so, I don't think it will end well for anyone. 

Be safe, my friend. 
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On the MH17 flight there is a lot of suspicion on the official story. Not that many people believe "Putin did it". There was a referendum on an Ukraine-EU treaty in wich a majority in the Netherlands voted against that treaty. 

The rift between politicians and the public is not only a US thing, it is also a European problem. 

Here we may have Geert Wilders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Wilders as our Trump. But alternatives also lost credebility-just like in the US. 

Putin (he must have known Angela Merkel when she was a student in East Berlin) is a carefull chess-player. If there is any agression before january 20 it may come from the Obama/old elite. But not that many military are waiting for a war with Russia (that nobody will win).

Stay safe ! (By the way "Linders" is quite common in the Netherlands)
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The Obama-administration did claim that everything that went wrong was to blame on Putin. The Trump-administration wants us to start blaming everything that goes wrong on China....

The mass-media first criminalized Muslims, then Russia and soon will start blaming China. Trump also has problems with Muslims, Mexicans, everyone who disagrees with him...the outcome is that North Korea gets more protection from China. The https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Pakistan_Economic_Corridor Chinese are getting port-facilities in Pakistan/Indian Ocean. The Trans Pacific Partnership could see China replacing the US. i would not be surprised when China starts investing in Mexico, buying Mexican oil and products Trump does not want in the US. 


https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3058

Beijing has deployed advanced Dongfeng-41 ICBMs in Heilongjiang Province, in the far northeastern region of China which borders Russia, according to reports based on images, possibly leaked to coincide with Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president.  Because of the long travel of an ICBM, these weapons would not be a threat to most of Russia, but Pentagon Sources tell SuperStation95 they are most definitely capable of striking "anywhere in the United States."

Each missile travels at Mach 25 which is 19,000 miles per hour.  Each missile carries TEN nuclear warheads which can target separate cities; so one missile launch can destroy TEN different American cities!  

China has already moved two entire Brigades to their northeastern-most province. China only maintains six rocket brigades for their whole country, with a total of about 100,000 service members to maintain and operate them.  

The fact that two full brigades have been sent to northeast China, means upwards of 30,000 service members and perhaps twenty of these missiles have been moved.  Twenty missiles means 200 warheads . . . destroying 200 American targets!

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http://meganews360.com/autopsy-report-reveals-russias-un-envoy-churkin-was-poisoned/


From a Zero Hedge reaction: If he was the only dead russian top diplomat then yes. However ....

Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov murdered in Turkey by gunshot from an off-duty turkish policeman, December 19, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Karlov#Assassination

Andrey Malanin, top consul in the russian embassy in Athens unexpectedly found dead in his Athens apt. Jan 6, 2017, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38560438

Alexander Kadakin, russian ambassador to India and a critically important one to possibly avoid war betwen Pakistan and India, unexpectedly died from a heart attack without previous signs of cardiac problems on the 26th of January.  Russia has started it´s own investigation of his death http://www.dnd.com.pk/russia-probing-death-of-ambassador-alexander-kadak...

UN russian ambassador Vitaly Churkin, USA, dies suddenly and unexpectedly from heart problems, February 20, 2017

According to media heart attack was the reason for both mr Churkin and mr Kadakin. For mr Malani the reason of death in his case is "natural causes" according to greek police.

All deaths within a 2 month period.  IMHO it is clear that Trump is no peace messenger. Either he is a powerless clown or he is in alliance with the murderers. And another thing: This sequence of killings should mean we have a major war coming soon. My guess is that it starts with India and Pakistan. They have been shooting on eachother with artillery for several months now and there are no signs of reconciliation between them .

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A lot of air-activity above Syria last night, https://www.rt.com/news/381144-syria-airstrike-usa-russia/. The US tried to attack al-quada in the Aleppo/Idlib region. http://www.debka.com/article/25971/Israeli-air-strikes-in-Syria-Reprisal-threatened Israel-via Lebanon-hit several targets inside Syria. Both the US and Israel are not welcomed by Syria/Assad. Reports of a shot down plane may be Syrian propaganda. Syria, Russia also active in the Syrian skies. (Proberbly also Turkey attacking US-backed Kurdish positions in northern Syria ?)


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39297031 When North Korea expects the US to attack their country they will strike first and hard. The US should not act without communication with China. A US attack on North Korea as a surprise for China will be seen as an attack on China and dealt with accordingly.


We may be moving into a crisis far worse than the 1962 Cuba-Crisis-with chances of things getting out of control very fast-but the main news seem to miss the urgency.

North Korea is preparing both nuclear test and missile-test. http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/n-korea-preparing-for-biggest-nuclear-test This is unacceptable for the US-Japan, South Korea but also for Russia and China. But when the US and Russia/China do not agree on actions things can go very wrong.
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Mock evacuation drills were conducted at an elementary school in Japan in case of NK missle attack.


http://www.kcra.com/article/giggles-go-silent-as-japan-holds-missile-attack-drill-north-korea/9145712

This 2nd article is more in-depth:

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-holds-first-north-korea-missile-evacuation-drill
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I would like to believe that invading North Korea with (foreign) investments could avoid a major war. Every North Korean producing things like geigercounters, solarpanels etc. With more democratic rights in the factory than outside it would undermine the NK elite. That elite could get some security to avoid "unwanted actions" and to get out of the crisis. 

Most states have police that can deal with hostage situations. Weapons are persuation, patience, the determination that violence will make things even worse. 

https://www.rt.com/news/381205-syria-mosque-strike-pentagon/ When Russia and Iran have to start believing Israel and the US are coordinating their actions inside Syria (and against Iran) this is a further escalation. Saudi Arabia is already involved in wars with Iran in Yemen and Syria-openly support by Israel and the US (and Pakistan in KSA) is "bad news".
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Further links on North Korea

Yonhap is a South Korean press agency. 

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0318/c90000-9192116.html The Peoples Daily is the news-outlet of the (ruling) Chinese Communist Party. From this article, US-China trade gives the US 2.6 milion jobs. Trumps aproach of North Korea reminds China of the Bush policies-nothing new; negotiations work better; NK stopped its Yongbyonnuclear facilities (due to talks) in 2007. 

King Salman also visits China http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/03/15/King-Salman-visits-China-his-fifth-Asian-destination.html (DJ) Oil-talks will be on the agenda; China spreads its energy dependency over several countries. Saudi Arabia may exchange Chinese weapons for Saudi oil ? Also Yemen, Syria will be "touched" to get "better understanding of eachothers views". China would like to "improve relations" with the Arab world for economic and strategic reasons (China is working on a navy base in Djibouti, plays a role in the Yemen-war but does not want to "close doors"; good relations with Iran should not interfere Saudi-China relations. Pakistan has good relations with both China and Saudi Arabia.)

Both South Korea and the US are in a political crisis wich makes the situation much more difficult. Trump should give Merkel a big hug instead of having difficulties with shaking hands with her. The US needs the EU (and v.v.). http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-17/trump-obama-wiretap-question-gestures-merkel-and-says-least-we-have-something-common  

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/03/16/neo-north-korea-the-grand-deception/ has an article from https://www.nlg.org/ in wich it is stated that North Korea has a right to develop and test weapons of mass destruction just like other countries have that right. North Korea wants peace with the South-reunification-and an end of US presence. From the North Korean state media https://kcnawatch.co/newstream/1489825903-45059311/u-s-hostile-policy-toward-dprk-is-bound-to-go-bust-rodong-sinmun/ Another Chinese view http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1038239.shtml#.WMwLHTr74I4.facebook

The North-Korea crisis is created by the US to have an excuse for military pressence in East Asia-is the view of North Korea, and proberbly also a bit more China and other countries may look at it. (DJ; this is not my view, but there are more views on NK than just the western ones. )

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http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0319/c90000-9192222.html The Chinese president Xi did meet US foreign secretary Tillerson. Xi may visit the US in April. 

https://www.rt.com/news/381277-north-korea-engine-test/ North Korea keeps preparing rocket (=ICBM) technology. 

(DJ) The discussion is on how to react on North Korea's choices. Bejing wants to keep lines of communication open eventhough they are very unhappy with wath NK is doing. The US claims that talking is useless. I doubt if there is someone in the Pentagon seriously considering military unilateral US action against NK. Simply put, military action against NK means major war. 

At present in my opinion there is a serious risk of escalation due to miscommunications. A NK missile-test could be seen as an attack on Japan or South Korea. Navy ships could end up in the wrong place causing violence. 



http://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/03/18/will-russia-allow-the-nuclear-attacks-on-syria-that-trump-and-israel-have-planned-go-on/ There have been rumours of usage of small nuclear weapons from 2003 (US may have used an N-bomb on Saddam Hoessein Airport near Bagdad against Revolutionary Guards elite forces. KSA may have used nuclear weapons in Yemen. Depleted uranium also can give radio-active traces.)


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The US is working with Al Queda and IS terrorists against Russia in Syria. Renaming terrorists, calling them "moderate" makes things worse.




Turkey on the side of Russia and Iran on the Kurdish issue;

Turkey, Iran, Iraq consider counter-measures over Kurdish referendum

Turkey, Iran and Iraq have agreed to consider counter-measures against Kurdish northern Iraq over a planned independence referendum, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency said on Thursday. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of the three countries voiced concerns that the referendum would endanger gains Iraq has made against Islamic State, and reiterated worries of potential new conflicts in the region. The report gave no details of the possible measures but said the ministers, who were in New York attending the UN General Assembly, called on the international community to intervene. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to impose sanctions against Kurdish northern Iraq. Turkish troops are also carrying out military exercises near the border. (Reuters)

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/09/21/535941/Iran-leader-trump

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-21/south-korea-unexpectedly-approves-aid-pyongyang-north-korea-calls-trump-barking-dog

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-20/never-forget-us-government-has-known-history-using-false-flags

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-20/pepe-escobar-unmasks-trump-doctrine-carnage-new-axis-evil

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has, in fact, developed an unassailable argument on the nuclear negotiations. He says the deal – which the P5+1 and the IAEA all agree is working – could be used as a model elsewhere. German chancellor Angela Merkel concurs. But, Rouhani says, if the US suddenly decides to unilaterally pull out, how could the North Koreans possibly be convinced it’s worth their while to sit down to negotiate anything with the Americans ?

(DJ; Trump should realize that international support for more US wars is "very limited". In fact Russia-China-whit Pakistan-Iran-Turkey as allies-are the new "superpower". The "petro-US-$-days" are over.)


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http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/09/syria-us-centcom-declares-war-on-russia.html#




Russia, Syria, Iran have noticed several times that the US is "working" with IS, renaming IS as SDF etc. Shelling pro-Assad forces from SDF positions-killing a Russian general https://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/24-september-rumors-that-general-of-5th-russian-army-valeriy

DJ-This is a very serious escalation. Hope there is some (in)direct contact to de-escalate.
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Trump has really backed himself into a corner with North Korea

he TALKS tough
they test fire a missile
he TALKS tougher
they fire a missile over Japan
he keeps TALKING
they test a nuclear device
he really really really TALKS tough
and they fire another missile over Japan
but now he is seriousLOL
and NK threatens to test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific

the fatal flaw with tough TALK
is that sooner or later you HAVE to act
either that or go home with yer tail tween yer legs
guess which Trump is most likely to do ???
he is really losing face on this issue
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Will the US-Russia-Iran-China confrontation be in Syria ?

or Korea ?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-25/watch-live-north-korean-foreign-minister-calls-impromptu-press-conferenceNorth Korea's foreign minister says Trump's latest statement was "a declaration of war" against his country...

"North Korea has the right to shoot down U.S. warplanes as part of its right to self-defense under the United Nations charter."

 

"all options are on the table for North Korean response..."

 

"The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country," Ri said to reporters in New York as quoted by Reuters.


Pepe Escobar;

CRUCIAL NORTH KOREA UPDATE

DPRK’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho became an overnight sensation at the UN. His speech was sharp as a Javanese kris, containing the immortal line that it was now “all the more inevitable” that the DPRK’s rockets would “visit” the US mainland.

This guy is a seasoned pro - the son of Ri Myong-je, a former editor of the state KCNA news agency. He was also deputy chief of staff to Kim Jong-il (when I visited the DPRK 7 years ago, that was the case). He also studied English at Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies.

If the Trump Doctrine axis of evil scam were really interested in diplomacy, they would have arranged a [secret] meeting between Ri and T.Rex. As far as we know, nothing happened.

But then watch the REAL action taking place this coming week. Not via Ri, but via Choe Son Hui. She is director-general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American department, in charge of relations with the US. And guess where she’s going? RUSSIA.

She will be discussing the Korean Peninsula drama with Russian ambassador-at-large Oleg Burmistrov.

Go back to one of my Asia Times columns a few days ago describing the Russia-China strategy to deal with the DPRK; stability and connectivity. You won’t read anything remotely similar all across Western corporate media. It’s all there. I will be following the Choe-Burmistrov meeting closely. Stay tuned.


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