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http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/u-s-national-news/1626-reports-us-marine-expeditionary-unit-meu-lands-at-langley-2200-marines ???? https://www.rt.com/usa/410307-general-trump-nuke-order/ DJ-who is in power in the US-the elected president Trump or an anti-democratic elite ?

http://theduran.com/turkey-threatens-remove-us-radar-systems-soil/ DJ; Turkey leaving NATO could be the end of NATO. Without Turkey a US war with Iran would be very difficult. Erdogan is claiming that Turkey will "deal" with the (US backed) Kurds in Syria. 

NATO is very unwise to insult Turkey. I-DJ-would have welcomed Turkey to the EU. It might have given the region some stability. Turkey is now on the side of Iran, Russia, Syria...( a loss unacceptable for NATO ! Just like the US can not give up the petro-US-$ without an extreme price to pay-but sticking to it also no longer an option !) http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/11/19/542708/Iran-Turkey-Russia-Syria-Antalya

https://consortiumnews.com/2017/11/17/trumps-saudi-scheme-unravels/ The plan was 1 Israel accepted in Arab world-2 Sunni front against Iran-3 solution of Palestinian problem. Only Lebanon did not break up after KSA took its p.m. hostage (Hariri was refused asylum in Jordan by KSA (and US) order)-Israel is not willing to start a war with Hezbollah. Consequences-further doubts on US foreign policies.





DJ-eventhough RT=Russian, PressTV=Iran the movement is clear-the US is no longer in global control. (The last US elections between a fraud and a warcriminal did do a lot of damage. Both Trump and h.clinton are not the leaders that can work with Putin, Xi etc. "America First" is not good for US-EU relations. The basic US idea that the US can tell the EU were to get energy (against US$) is wrong !)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m0yZHbXnv0 Israeli News Live doubts about Turkey's plans. Is it acting as a NATO-member/US proxy in Syria or is it working with Iran against (US backed) Kurds ? (DJ; Turkey and NATO seem to be on collisioncourse-Erdogan a few years ago was supporting IS against the Kurds-even a slavemarket for Yezidi's in Gaziantep-East Turkey. Turkeys main interest is the fight against the Kurds-that is a constant.)



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http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-19/wests-demise-sidelines-history Lack of realism by the "west"is harming the west most. The US-petro-$ is history, global trade will be dominated by China-Asia. Yet the "west" does not want to deal with this new situation fully. Major companies do react and see chances on the Eur-Asia market.

https://turkey.liveuamap.com/ Turkey is getting more and more involved in Syria against the Kurds. DJ-When Syria, Iran, Iraq, Russia have to believe Erdogan-Turkey is on their side Turkey has to proof itself. Both Iraq and Syria want to have the Kurds under government control. Also other "moderate rebel groups" (like alqueda supported by the US) have to be dealt with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_involvement_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_NATO Turkey has over a million military-only the US has a larger army. The location of Turkey is very strategic-north the Black Sea and the Ukraine, east, Iran-Iraq-Syria, south the Mediterrean Sea west Greece the Balkan-countries. 

NATO may not survive a Turkey-Exit. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/07/turexit-turkey-leave-nato-160721105010182.html https://www.quora.com/What-would-happen-if-Turkey-leaves-NATO Major energytransport goes via Turkey from the Middle East-Russia to the EU. http://time.com/4457369/the-u-s-and-nato-need-turkey/ Certainly when this exit means Turkey joining a block of Russia-Iran-Syria-the whole NATO strategy would have failed. https://www.quora.com/Will-NATO-collapse-if-Turkey-leaves-NATO https://www.quora.com/Who-needs-the-other-more-NATO-or-Turkey
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Israel and Saudi Arabia getting isolated in the Middle East-even for the US a war with Iran is to much of a job. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-20/saudi-israeli-friendship-driving-rest-middle-east-together

In SE Asia Cambodia is closing its door for US "aid" when that brings US demands. Also Viet Nam could be interested in making deals with China. http://theduran.com/political-changes-cambodia-make-us-nervous-vietnam-policy/

Assad meets Putin to discuss post IS Syria https://www.rt.com/news/410467-putin-assad-meet-syria/
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https://www.debka.com/putin-summons-assad-sochi-takes-charge-shaping-post-war-syria/ Putin makes clear he is in control in Syria. DJ; Russia does want "good relations with all". There have been high level contacts with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, the US (China, Egypt etc.) Putin sees a major role for the UN in Syria. 

https://www.rt.com/news/410471-lebanon-readiness-border-israel/ and http://theduran.com/lebanon-high-alert-beiruts-leaders-warn-israel-another-invasion/ DJ; Israel, US and KSA (with Turkey, Qatar) were the "force"behind IS/moderate rebels. Since Iran is simply to large to deal with (proberbly even for the US) Hezbollah/Lebanon may have to pay some price for dealing with the "proxy-armies".

An Israeli attack on Lebanon (partly paid for by KSA) will cause "new unrest" in the Middle East. One goal for Israel/KSA could be to pull the US in their fight. If that would not work out the "unrest" could turn against Israel/KSA. (Still history is full of "leaders" doing stupid things ).

“Although we still have disagreements on some issues, the results we have yielded as a result of our close cooperation with Russia are quite significant,” Erdoğan said, while expressing Ankara’s satisfaction over Iran’s “increasing respect for Turkey’s sensitivities in the Syrian field.”
(Erdogan also said: “Not even an inch of progress has been made for the peace and comfort of either country. In many places, one terror organization has been replaced by another one. The al-Assad regime, which has the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens, remains in place,” he said.)

https://www.rt.com/news/410549-china-korea-us-terrorism/ China on Trump "Talks needed not the opposite" DJ; Trump is not finding a new way in US foreign policy. The US may even loose the EU this way....(It is not correct to only blame Trump for that-several US presidents made a mess of foreign policy-that much that the US is now out of control in Asia. )
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https://www.rt.com/news/410544-trump-putin-assad-phone-call/ and https://www.debka.com/mivzak/putin-calls-netanyahu-discuss-syria-iran/

DJ; Putin trying to get a grip on the Middle East with (long) phonecalls with AlSisi from Egypt, Salman from KSA, Netayahu from Israel, Trump from US. Today there will be a meeting of Russia, Iran and Turkey. 

What to expect:
-Integrety of both Syria and Iraq means minorities (Kurds, Turkmen etc.) will have to accept not getting a "Kurdistan". (DJ-some Kurdish groups worked with IS-oil-transport financed IS)
-political reforms in Syria (could mean that Assad will see his time as president limited-Turkey want him out a. o,)
-Presence of Hezbollah and Iran in Syria and Iraq after the war against IS and other "groups". 

Putin would like to make a "peaceproces" in the Middle East his successtory. It may open doors (further) to North Africa (Egypt-Libya maybe even further Mali, Nigeria ?) and central Asia (Afghanistan, Kashmir ?). Russia and China want "good working relations"with both the EU and US.

Israel and KSA can not start a war with Lebanon when there are better options.
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https://www.rt.com/news/410645-putin-turkey-iran-syria-talks/, http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/11/22/543113/Iran-Russia-Turkey-Syria-talks-Daesh,

DJ-It is nice when three countries agree on "peace in Syria" but all those three countries have their own agenda. (Turkey wants to "limit"the Kurds, Iran would like to have a land-link to Lebanon/mediterrean ports, Russia is interested on long term influence in the region-and oil.)

https://www.debka.com/no-headway-putin-netanyahu-conversation-iran-hizballah-removal-golan-border/ DJ-There is still a major risk of false flags/accidents/escalations. Will there be an increase of "civil unrest" in KSA, Israel, Gulf States ? 

On the longer term chances for a nuclear war increase. More countries want nuclear weapons, those weapons may become "better in usage" and "anti-missile shields" may cause that some countries simply want to be able to fire more missiles. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-21/doomsday-scenarios-uks-hair-raising-admissions-about-prospects-nuclear-war-or-accide DJ-than there is also the "nuclear winter scenario" to "slow down" global warming. This "medication" may be worse than the illness itself. 
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DJ; The "war-of-words" in/about the Middle East and "action" is escalating.




DJ; Saudi Arabia has organized a meeting for "Syrian opposition groups", the US wants to stay in Syria to fight IS, Turkey wants to fight the Kurds (and in the past used IS for the dirty work), some kurds are also IS members-both Kurds and IS get funding, weapons, intel from Saudi Arabia, Israel, US. 

In my opinion the war in the Middle East may move into a new phase. The US-KSA-Israel coalition want to continu their fight against Iran and Russia. They will create IS.2 (of course has nothingh to do with Islam) to provide an excuse. Turkey has enough trouble with the Kurds inside Turkey itself-may welcome support in fighting Kurds in Syria, Iraq, Iran (and go for the plan that best suites them-switch partners again when needed). 

Russia and Iran would like to have talks for their "peace"(=their victory)-but KSA-US-Israel do not accept that. 

Options:
-Russia-Iran could try to get Israel, KSA, US (or one or two of them) "on the table". When that does not work out:
-stop pulling Russian, Iranian forces from Syria (and Iraq)
-deal with any kind of "new IS" without any mercy.
-KSA does want a war with Iran on Iran soil. Iran will seek further cooperation with Russia and China to limit possibilities. 

DJ-In a very worse case scenario the US would start large scale military action against Iran and North Korea at the same time. "First strike as a surprise". Goal would be: -destroy Iran North Korea
-make a point to Russia, China "US is the only superpower" . Such a major step is unacceptable for Russia and China.


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DJ; Most likely IS was behind the attack in norther Sinai-Ehypt killing over 235 people. 



IS in Syria/Iraq had support from KSA/Gulf States, Israel and US. In Egypt IS did bring down a Russian plane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrojet_Flight_9268 in october 2015. 

When Egypt would start to believe IS gets support from outside this will effect their foreign policy. (DJ-they could ask Russia for help against IS in the Sinai)
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http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/282146/Egypt/Politics-/Military-operation-underway-against-North-Sinai-mo.aspx



While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, terrorists once loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood who have recently declared loyalty to ISIS, are thought to be behind the mass slaughter. Beginning in 2013, when Egypt overthrow a Muslim Brotherhood regime, supporters of the illegal group fled to the Sinai Peninsula which borders the Egypt-Israel border. Today’s attack took place not far from known terrorist enclaves.

Egypt has recently been at war on three fronts. Firstly, Takfiri terrorists from neighbouring Libya have been conspiring to commit attacks on Egyptian soil along with Muslim Brotherhood and ISIS sleepers in central Egypt. The final front includes the terrorists who have set up base in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt’s support for the secular Libyan House of Repetitiveness and the allied Libyan National Army have played a large part in stemming the tide of attacks from Libya. Because of this, it is now accurate to state that terrorists in Sinai, including those who have escaped from Syria and Iraq via friendly third countries, post the greatest danger to Egypt’s national security.

Because the mosque was home to worshippers form the Sufi branch of Islam, it is widely believed that it was targeted due to what Takfiri terrorists believe to be the heterodox nature of Sufism.

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Trump: US will stop sending arms to Kurds in Syria.

DJ; Turkey getting out of NATO is something unacceptable for any US president. The Syrian Kurds will have to talk with the Assad-regime.

There may be 2000 US troops in Syria-still. (And 5000 in Iraq) To get supplies to them the US needs countries in the region that will allow US presence.
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http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/11/trump-wants-peace-with-erdogan-the-miltary-wants-to-sabotage-it.html# Trump may say the US will stop sending weapons to YPG-Kurds in Syria-but his administration wants to keep sending weapons to the SDF. A "game of words" that may end Erdogans/Turkey patience with the US/NATO. (DJ-MoA has good comments section) https://already-happened.com/2017/11/24/what-is-the-need-for-the-us-to-develop-another-big-military-base-when-isis-is-facing-near-total-defeat-in-syria/ The US is building a large base in Syria ?

-the Middle East war is far from over
-China has a nuclear-fueled bomber that can stay in the air for 3 months-1 year (???)
http://www.nsdgery.net/ly10/25236.html (DJ; the google-translated article claim China is working on such a plane. The newspaper makes a sensation-press-impression-still worth the read. If China would build such an air/spacecraft there would be a new armsrace-and a sharp increase of the risk of global war. From the same source http://www.nsdgery.net/ly10/25680.html Venezuela giving Brancaia-island to China in debt-repayment. That island is 2000 kilometres from Florida))
-China preparing for war with US (China, Russia, Iran and others want to drop the link between energy and US$-the US$ will be worthless without the energy-back-up)
-Hariri in Lebanon saying what KSA does want him to say (some familymembers stil hostage in KSA)
-Sinai-IS attack not only on a mosque but also a church next to it-Russia helping Egypt in dealing with IS


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-25/mbs-blackwater-marriage-convenience (DJ-is "Blackwater" taking over Saudi Arabia ? Why be "rent-to-kill" in Yemen, Syria, Iraq etc when you can go for the money directly. Privatizing wars may not be such a good idea after all !)


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US build-up of military in eastern Syria goes on. https://already-happened.com/2017/11/26/substantial-upgrade-of-us-infrastructures-various-vehicles-deployment-including-ah-64-apache-bell-ah-1z-viper-helicopters-in-syria-more-updates-soon/. Israeli News Live-US base in old cement-factory near Sarin (whats in a name) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_pHzw2fRxo (DJ; I think INL is wrong in her interpetation as Russia cooperating with Israel in alowing IDF strikes at Hezbollah in Syria. Russia does not want to escalate to a war with Israel-yet. Russia has limited military in the region-enough for a war with IS not enough for a war with Israel-if possible Russia would like to avoid an Israel-Iran war, in my opinion.)


https://www.rt.com/news/411030-saudi-islamic-military-alliance-terrorism/ IS-sponsors gathering in Riyaad-Saudi Arabia for their "fight against terrorism". (The Turkish mean by that fight against the Kurds, Syria-Iran etc. fight against IS, KSA, Israel, US fight against Iran-the US does consider Iran revolutionary guard as a terrorist organization.) The "Islamic Military Alliance" threatened Al Jazere-also wants to be active against "fake news" http://thesaker.is/the-zionist-wahhabis-are-gearing-up-for-a-new-war/ and http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/dubai-security-chief-calls-bombing-al-jazeera-171125143439231.html

DJ; the size of attacks on alternative media, build up of armies worldwide is disturbing. In a bad scenario forget about getting realistic information via internet. A war between Iran and the US may bring travelrestrictions worldwide. Transportcapacity may be needed for the military.


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http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/operation-shoot-yourself-foot-1469375052 In Yemen over 5% of the 10.000 Sudan soldiers fighting for KSA/UAE (United Arab Emirates) have been killed. Yemini's that refuse to fight under UAE command get murdered. It was two years ago that KSA/UAE paid 3.2billion US$ to Sudan for their war-effort. Sudan is now loking for Russian assistence (to get out of the Yemen and other wars without starting a war with KSA/UAE)

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/11/27/543605/URL-iran-qatar-turkey-saudi-blockade-deal DJ; both Iran and Turkey have now military in Qatar-Qatar has also the largest US bases in the region and land-borders with KSA.

China is building a high-speed railnetwork in Asia, Russia wants to use more the North Siberian sea-route. Both should link East Asia (DJ China but also Korea !!!) with the EU.

Some of the new connections discussed:
-Iran-Pakistan (IP) and Iran-India (II) pipelines in wich Gazprom exploits new Iran gasfields and will build an underwater pipeline from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean (to avoid Pakistan-what India wants).
-A rail-link between St.Petersburg and the Persian Gulf with a link to India not via Pakistan  
-A pipeline and railway connecting Turkey with central Asia Azerbaijan, Kazahkstan, Uzbekistan. (Indirectly China with EU via Turkey, also Iran gas for the EU). As Erdogan puts it: “an important chain in the New Silk Road, which aims to connect Asia, Africa, and Europe.”

 
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DJ; looking back in history al quada was created not only to push the Soviet Union out of Afghanistan but even to pull them in in 1979-to create a Viet Nam for the Soviet Union. IS(IS) is created to get Assad (and Iran) out of Syria. The 9-11 in 2001 WTC Pentagon attacks by al quada can be connected to this group being in Afghanistan in 1979-1989 (When the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan), the Yugoslavia-wars (with KSA giving help to muslims fighting Serbia, NATO helping croatia fighting Serbia. Serbia did want close cooperation with Belarus and Russia. "The West" did want to move NATO to the Russian borders (or even over it under western terms). 

IS was able to get so much control in Syria, Iraq (and many other places) by support from several groups and countries for several reasons. 

-Arab Sunni-Gulf States want to spread their form of Islam (against other forms of Islam, Shia, Alaviet, etc) and also safeguard their oil/gas income (against Iran, Russia)
-Israel is since 1948 in a constant war with its Arab neighbours. Dividing them is ruling them. If the Israeli enemies fight eachother they will not fight Israel.
-US, UK, France, NATO several goals; sell weapons, influence/control energyprice, cover US-petro-dollar link (and thereby the link between dollars, oil/gas and the UK Pound, Euro etc).

The Western-Arab coalition has spend zillions of US$/Euro's on wars to archieve those goals. They will not give up because Western/Arab economies are based on their domination of energy against weapons. It is their formula for economic existence. 

The US for the most of the first half of the 20th century was the largest producer of oil. France, UK, Netherlands (with the Dutch East Indies therefor Royal Dutch Shell) also were major oil producers. After the 1939-1945 world war (for Russian oil, Chinese coal) things slowly changed with the "west" fighting to keep control in Iran, Middle East https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Mosaddegh and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis. The creation of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrodollar_recycling meant sharing power between "the west" and Arab oil producers. 

With Russia-Iran-China now threatening the link between western currencies, economies and energy-a risk for both energyconsumers and producers in this western system-you may ask wether IS and al-quada are NATO-proxy armies. 

The basic conflict is between "the west-Arab" world and the "east".
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DJ; Of course Saudi Arabia likes to buy weapons from other oil-producing countries-they take their time to pay for those weapons. If Russia or the US produce to much oil the price of oil goes down-and the KSA may need extra time to pay. If the prices are to low KSA may never pay-the taxpayer can pay the weaponproducer (via government exportguarantees, or the weaponproducer is not making enough profit. Governments have to put extra orders at them-being able to make high tech weapons is of strategic importance. ) 

A good article from Eric Zuesse in which a.o. KSA paid Iraq for its program of "weapons of Mass Destruction" (including nuclear) with US knowledge. Iraq was at war with Iran at the time- NATO partners were doing their best for Iraq. http://theduran.com/heres-why-america-spreads-falsehoods-about-iran/

Trump seems to be good friends with Muhammed bin Salman (MbS)-the purge in KSA started after Trumps son-in-law visited KSA. There seems to be a purge in the US as well http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/u-s-national-news/1679-now-4-289-sealed-federal-indictments-cases-in-all-94-federal-districts-historic.

MbS made a secret visit to Israel-it looks like the US-Saudi Arabia and Israel are working together to start a war against Iran. (Those plans for a war may even go back to the Islamic Revolution 1979. Iraq did not succeed in bringing down Iran. IS did not even take over Syria and Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan. But in my opinion the plan may have been to use IS not only against Assad but also against Iran.)

With al quada and IS being proxy NATO-Gulf States armies-going back to 1979 (Soviet invasion Afghanistan, Iran revolution) the Yugoslavia-wars, 9-11, Gulf wars may be seen in another perspective.

The "conspiracy-theory"on 9-11-2001 in wich (most) Saudi hijackers did destroy the New York WTC, attacked the Pentagon-killing almost 3000 people-would be part of the "Westly Clark" mentioned plan. 

Oil/energy prices are political prices-not only thus far they were in the US-petro-dollar (with links to other currencies) but it is also "oil-for-weapons" and oil as a weapon (against Venezuela, Iran, Russia but also major energy importers like China). 

To control energy is to control the world. The US was in control and is at present fighting to keep in control. In stead of modernizing energy to more sustainable sources energy is power-durable solutions take away that control (for the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia/Gulf States, Iran etc.)

Prior to W.W.2 there was an economic war with Japan that needed to import raw materials. Japan colonized Korea, occupied China. When talking did not work out Japan started the war (the US knew prior to Pearl Harbor the attack was coming via New Zealand, Dutch merchant shipping etc-that is why the carriers were not there.)
There most likely will be another "major event" to "start things of". I guess the "start off" could be both in Korea and the Middle East. Lets hope diplomacy can avoid such a major disaster.
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NK apparently launched ANOTHER missile

BREAKING: Trump Says America Will “Take Care of It” in Regards to North Korea’s Missile Launch

https://www.redstate.com/brandon_morse/2017/11/28/breaking-trump-says-america-will-take-care-regards-north-koreas-missile-launch/


and more EMPTY words from Trump LOL


NK has called Trumps bluff again and again and AGAIN

and the paper tiger roars LOLLOLLOL


Trump's weakness has been exposed to the world


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The North Korea Missile Test Confirms the United States Is Within Range of Kim’s Nukes

https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2017/11/28/north-korea-missile-test/



the United States Is Within Range of Kim’s Nukes


and this happened on TRUMP'S WATCH !!!



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Yes-all of the US (and EU) is now in reach of NK-ICBM's. (See the 3.34 update from http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1682-missile-launch-north-korea-missile-launch) and https://www.rt.com/news/411253-north-korea-icbm-hwasong-15/ The US may decide for "further action" http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1690-u-s-senator-on-north-korea-missiles-nukes-if-we-have-to-go-to-war-over-this-we-will

However-https://www.rt.com/news/411248-russia-north-korea-missile-launch-restraint/ Both Russia and China see NK restarting their program as a reaction on continued US "agressive drills". 

For Russia and China any US actions against Iran or North Korea is an indirect action against Russia and China. 


DJ; -From the US perspective NK having these kinds of weapons (with a surface nuclear NK test possible coming) is unacceptable. Russia and China will not tolerate US military (major) actions against NK. All "parties" involved know that major war will destroy civilization. I hope they will try everything to avoid such a scenario. "To liberate the vilage we had to destroy the vilage" can not work for planet Earth !

Another note; NK may be using the hate against Japan which is "pan-Korean". The missile(s) entering Japan economic (sea) zone do have another effect than those missiles going to South Korea (or Guam).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YfM4RdvUFA Israeli News Live South Korea does NOT want US action against NK.
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https://southfront.org/egypt-allow-russia-deploy-military-planes-soil/ and https://southfront.org/sudan-offers-russia-to-establish-military-base-on-its-red-sea-shore/

China is sending in special Chinese forces to fight against the 5000 Uyghur (west China) jihadi's in NW Syria fighting for/with al quada. (DJ; The Uyghurs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs just like the Kurds are a "nation without a country. It would be a good thingh when the international community did know somethingh better then to push these (and many like them) into extremism.) 

Turkey allows Russian planes to fly over Turkey to Syria (and most likely also Iraq, Egypt, Sudan etc.) 

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48301.htm growing chance of nuclear war. (DJ-"the west"and their "Arab friends" are getting cornered. China-Russia with a growing number of countries going for "win-win-models" Ne Silk Road-model. The "west"did much to long support dictators-democracy is failing-people are not represented, companies are represented in parlement.)

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-30/us-fights-chinas-market-economy-status-threatens-future-wto There is also a clash of cultures. Blind capitalism against more social forms of capitalism.
(DJ-The EU will go for more social capitalism after the Brexit. The EU wants to have a choice in were to get energy (against which currency-why not the petro-euro ?)Also climate change is more accepted as a problem in the EU. Railway-a. o.connection with the 4 billion+ Asia market is already here. )



DJ; The US and Russia (China, Iran) now also disagree on North Korea, they already had conflicts over Ukraine, Syria (Libya, Yemen etc.) The gap is getting wider. http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/11/state-department-condemns-designation-of-media-as-foreign-agents-only-applies-to-russia.html# Banning Russia and China press from US governments is making things worse. Economic warfare http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-28/russia-warns-washington-confiscating-gold-reserves-would-be-declaration-financial-wa
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DJ; North Korea is small compared with the US. Still the US is-almost on the same scale-small compared to the Russia-China "block". That Russia-China block is also almost "taking over the globe" high speed. Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Philipines are the newest members of that "block". 
 The US may have a very large military-confronted with such an opponent there is a limit what that military can do. 

The world is now on a crossroads. Or diplomacy will find new ways to deal with global affairs or we will have "conflicts" maybe one major-last-conflict.

Korea;

Middle East;

Enviroment;

DJ; "the west" has political crises in the US, UK, Germany (a.o.)-that makes it harder to even start finding much needed answers to current-urgent-questions. To put it simple: United we stand-divided we fall.
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http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/02/544168/Syria-Israel-missiles-Mezzeh-Airbase-Damascus-warplane-Lebanon, http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/02/544172/Syria-USled-coalition-Russia-Daesh, https://southfront.org/breaking-syrian-air-defense-force-intercepts-several-israeli-missiles-damascus-photos-videos/, https://southfront.org/turksih-media-reveals-location-of-13-major-ammo-depots-belonging-to-syrian-democratic-forces/




DJ; An escalation at one front (Israel attacking Iran-positions in Syria) could cause a chain-reaction (Syria and Russia making clear there is a red line for Israel in Syria-US getting involved-aiming at Russian missiles in Syria etc.) The world as a powderkeg.

Hal Turner:Air Raid sirens are blaring in Haifa and in Jerusalem over in Israel right now.  Residents are being urged to take cover immediately.

While the exact cause of this alarm is not yet known, it comes just 90 minutes after Israeli warplanes launched a barrage of missiles into Syria, to attack an Iranian military base outside of Damascus.  Of the seven missiles fired by Israel, 4 were shot down, but 3 actually hit.

It is now being speculated that Syria is launching a missile attack against Israel in retaliation for the Israeli attack 90 minutes earlier . . .

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DJ-There is a strong link between wars, troop-concentration and -movements, refugees and pandemics. After cholera http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/02/544166/Yemen-Diphtheria-Saudi-Arabia-WHO Diphtheria is becoming a major problem in Yemen. 

The 1918 "Spanish-flu" pandemic (maybe used (also) as a bio-weapon) could get that much out of control because of world-war 1. The number of people killed by that flu is far higher-estimates up to 100 milion-5% of the worldpopulation at the time (with some studies still finding the Spanish-flu H1N1-virus in 1923 in (now) Indonesia). World War 1 may have cost 20 million lives. 
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https://www.rt.com/news/411678-eu-parliament-saudi-embargo/ and http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/02/544221/Iran-Europe-investment-US-China-sanctions The rift between the EU and US is widening (on Yemen, Syria, Iran-international trade-the EU does need to back up the Euro-even if that would weaken the US$. "Make America Great Again" after Obama ignoring the (often divided) EU-is the wrong answer for EU-US relations.)


DJ; No further news on Israeli attack (from Lebanese airspace) on Syrian-Damascus base (maybe housing Iranian forces. The US calling the Iran Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization may provide the US to stay in Syria to fight "terrorism". Israel and some Sunni-Arab states will follow that definition of "terrorism", the UN does not-and the EU also will disagree on that.).

http://thesaker.is/progress-report-on-the-us-russian-war/ and http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia-business-war-production-sochi-military-talks-a8069951.html. Slowly the world is moving towards global conflict. DJ; The US should do everything to avoid further escalation. The US is getting close to even lose EU as a partner. There are better ways to protect the US-petro$. 

The US seems to be working with KSA and Israel. Israel may be pushing for war with Iran-in which the US may end up doing the main fighting. Such a conflict is hard to limit to Iran. Turkey is already fighting Kurds in Syria and Iraq-will not accept further US and Israeli support for the Kurds in that area. 


China and Russia are in conflict with the US from North Korea, Syria, Iran, Ukraine, Baltics, South China Sea. The US is losing support (from the EU, South Korea a.o.) in many of these conflicts. The US "should reconsider the aproach" because it is leading the US to a crisis. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-jerusalem-israel-capital-when-day-latest-announcement-wednesday-a8087641.html (Calling Jerusalem the Israel capitol for the US is also not helping !)
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http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/u-s-national-news/1710-upon-actual-north-korea-missile-attack-here-s-how-it-would-play-out-step-by-step


More info on the Israeli target this morning near Damascus;
An Israeli air raid early Saturday, Dec. 2 struck a group of pro-Iranian Shiite militia chiefs holding a secret conference at the Syrian Army’s 91st Brigade base near Kiswah. Iranian and Hizballah officers are reported among the casualties. This is reported by DEBKAfile’s exclusive sources.
The base itself lies 14km southwest of Damascus and around 50km from the Golan. Gathered there were all the militia commanders operating in southern Syria to receive their orders in advance of a major offensive to capture rebel pockets in the Quneitra region opposite Israel’s Golan positions. They were taking briefings from their Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders and Hizballah officers, when the Israeli Air Force dropped missiles on the Syrian 91st Brigade building, where the conference was taking place. The time choses for the conference was Saturday morning for maximum security.
No information is available on the number of casualties, but they are estimated to include numbers of dead and wounded.
DEBKAfile’s military sources note that this was the first direct Israeli attack on the pro-Iranian militias enlisted by Tehran from Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan to fight for the Assad regime under the command of Revolutionary Guards Al Qods chief Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The Iranian general has recently set up a war room in Iraq near the Syrian border. For more than a week, Hizballah and the foreign militias have been massing troops in southern Syria ready for an assault on Al-Harra, which is 8km from the Israeli Golan. This tiny town’s strategic importance is disproportionate to its size. Al Harra is meant to be the jumping-off point for the offensive to drive from the east against rebel pockets around Quenitra and along the Israeli border.  Any force holding this town controls the Syrian-Israeli-Jordanian border triangle.
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DJ; I do not doubt that there will be some form of reaction on the Israeli attack against the Shia-groups-gathering near Damascus dec 2. The strategy of Putin in this seems to be to control any (re)action and to focus on the goals you want to archive. The reaction may be limited in a military way-increase pressure near the Golan heights-much more on the diplomatic front.

With the US accepting Jerusalem as the Israeli capitol, Netanyahu https://www.rt.com/news/411764-netanyahu-protest-thousands-corruption/ in legal problems, even the Saudi's http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/yemen-saudis-throw-the-towel-saleh-is-baaack-russia-wins.html# in serious problems the US-KSA-Israel coalition is not very strong. 

(Of course when nobody wants to fight for a rich elite robots may be the best money can buy; http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-02/israel-has-built-robot-army-and-it-should-scare-sht-out-you)

The problem is that the US-KSA-Israel coalition may believe war is the only way to prevent Russia/Iran taking over the Middle East. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews#Current_status_in_Iran Iran has a small Jewish minority which is loyal to Iran. 
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https://southfront.org/video-confirms-houthis-launched-soviet-made-long-range-cruise-missile-on-nuclear-power-plant-in-uae/ (According to the article there might be an Iran-link with the Soviet Union made missile Iran bought from the Ukraine after the end of the S.U. and made it launchable from the ground. When Iran did sell it to Yemen is not clear.)

https://southfront.org/russia-and-ypg-establish-joint-operation-room-in-southeastern-deir-ezzor/ From the three countries dominating the region Russia may be better than Turkey or Iran to deal with for the Kurds. (The US has been a long time enemy of the Kurds-Nato and Iran did fight the Kurds for decades. US/Israeli support is anti-Assad/Iran support-not pro Kurdish.)

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Another former head of state gets murdered http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-04/houthi-rebels-take-over-yemen-capital-after-killing-ex-president-saleh


https://southfront.org/how-the-u-s-dictatorship-works/ When the US is a dictatorship-what about the EU ?


DJ-The Korea-situation is just as vague as these links. Maybe the US-Russia and/or China have secret agreements-maybe the do not ? Maybe a war is just a push on a button away-or not ?
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What to expect from Israel in its undeclared war against Iran ? https://www.debka.com/syria-another-israeli-air-strike-near-damascus/ DJ; Most likely Israel wants to keep attacking Hezbollah, Iran and other pro-Assad forces in a zone east of the Golan heights. (Maybe also action in southern Lebanon ? Israel may be coordinating its actions with the US and KSA. Russia can see on their radar what Israel is doing-so far limited action against Israel military.) Also https://www.debka.com/mivzak/two-rockets-fired-sinai-land-eshkol-district/ and http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1724-israeli-jets-firing-missiles-into-syria-again-right-now (DJ-Would the US decide to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capitol even moderate Arab countries-Jordan, Egypt etc will reconsider their position. So far the US has shown to be the biggest enemy of their own interests.)

https://www.rt.com/usa/411940-pakistan-redouble-terrorism-fight/ DJ-the Russian strategy seems to be replacing US support but with better conditions. Of course with Trump stating that all cooperation only is meant to serve the US (and the US far away-Russia China as a neighbour) competition is not very hard. 


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-04/us-military-invests-doomsday-genetics-technology-my-main-worry-we-do-something-irrev DJ; Humans creativity for torture and killing fellow humans may end all life on this planet. Homo sapiëns is self-destructive ?
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Ukraine;

http://theduran.com/war-criminal-ex-georgian-president-freed-police-custody-mob-kiev-suicide-stunt/ and https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/12/02/deadly-political-games-italian-journalist-blows-lid-off-maidan-snipers-mystery/ DJ; The Poroshenko-junta is not very popular in the Ukraine-the country still is close to bankrupt-the war with eastern parts goes on. Maybe Saakashvili is backed by some (paid ???) groups ? https://www.rt.com/news/411974-saakashvili-supporters-protest-kiev/

Syria;


Turkey;


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https://southfront.org/26000-terrorists-trying-to-move-from-syria-and-iraq-following-collapse-of-isis-self-proclaimed-caliphate-us-led-coalition/ DJ; IS(etc) activities likely will increase-how do IS fighters get out of Syria and Iraq ? (With "foreign" aid ?)
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https://www.rt.com/business/411984-china-iran-us-dollar/

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-05/erdogan-tells-trump-declaring-jerusalem-capital-israel-would-be-red-line Even Saudi Arabia will not accept a US embassy in Jerusalem.  (DJ; How many foreign policy-blunders the US think they can make before all their "friends" are gone ?)



http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/5-december-isis-militants-evacuated-syrias-raqqa-went-to, https://twitter.com/RudawEnglish/status/937981835937767424 According to Erdogan IS-terrorists from Raqqa (evacuated with US help-including foreign fighters) ended up in Egypt. (If this is correct Egypt will "rethink its relationship with the US".)

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DJ; Russia is having talks with both the Kurds and Turkey. Erdogan does not want talks with PKK/YPG but "moderate Kurds" are welcome in Sochi-peacetalks. The US keeps arming YPG-eventhough the Kurds are losing trust in the US. DJ: Turkey-in words-is still a NATO-member-in deeds-it is almost at war with some NATO-states. In my opinion some other countries are reconsidering their stand-due to Chinese investments, trade with Russia-or frustration about US "politics". NATO is moving high speed into the biggest crises it has ever had.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-05/meet-israeli-cyber-weapons-dealer-paid-millions-governments-hack-our-phones DJ-only the top of the iceberg on cyberwarfare. In a major conflict the internet may stay intact but the content may be government controled propaganda. 

From Eurovision Song Contest to Winter-games "politics" take control. Sick and insane ! https://www.rt.com/news/412045-russia-ioc-ban-athletes/


DJ-The world is now more divided than ever before with multiple powderkegs-from the Baltics, Ukraine, Middle East, Iran, Kasmir, Myanmar, South China Sea, Korea to the Arctic. 
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Insane politicians:

By calling Jerusalem the capitol of Israel the US has made it clear; the USI (US-Saudi Arabia-Israel coalition) does not want a Palestine. International law does not mean a thing when it does not fit in their plan. Winners will be Russia, Iran, China, Turkey. The US has positioned itself on the side-lines again.

After giving up on UNESCO, Paris-climateplan, international refugee agreements (while causing most of the refugees) the US is becoming an unacceptable partner not only for Turkey or Russia but also for many EU countries. 
https://www.debka.com/mivzak/czech-republic-follows-trump-recognizes-west-jerusalem-capital-israel/ Israel expects some other countries to follow the US in this move. Still on global scale the US is getting in isolation.

Kim;

https://www.rt.com/news/412228-korea-nuclear-war-established-fact/ DJ; Having nuclear weapons may provide some safety on the short term. Qadaffi in Libya, Saddam Hussein in Iraq did find out what "the west"does when you do not have those weapons. Still isolating yourself from all other countries is unwise. NK needs its neighbours. see also http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1734-china-preparing-for-nuclear-war-full-page-newspaper-article-tells-citizens-how-to-survive

Putin;

https://www.debka.com/mivzak/vladimir-putin-will-seek-another-term-president-next-year/ DJ; In "a show of strenght" a "new leader presented himself in Russia", Mr. Putin ! He may be popular still but on the long term Russia needs more "leaders"than the Putin/Medvedev-couple. 

Theresa May;

The UK prime minister needs North Ireland protestants to remain in power. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-42258681 She is willing to re-start "the troubles" in Ireland for that. 

Erdogan-http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/turkeys-recep-tayyip-erdogan-is-a-criminal-our-foreign-policy-should-treat-him-as-such/article/2639590 (DJ-Turkey under Erdogan cooperated with the CIA/h.clinton transfer of chemical weapons/sarin from Libya to "moderate rebels" in Syria. Those "rebels" did not know how to use it. Still the US blamed Assad for the use of those weapons. (Assad uses other chemicals/weapons to kill his own citizens) Also Turkey under Erdogan allowed/profited from oil and slave trade with IS. 

We also have "crazy politicians" in the Netherlands (ruled by Royal Dutch Shell, according to some estimates up to 25% of Shell is-in some form-in the hands of the "Dutch"(most of them have several pasports/nationalities-Queen Beatrix is also British) Royal family). https://thecorrespondent.com/6942/bermuda-guess-again-turns-out-holland-is-the-tax-haven-of-choice-for-us-companies/417639737658-b85252de, https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/888534/eu-news-tax-haven-blacklist-paradise-papers-panama-papers-europe-countries, http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/11/belgium-takes-umbrage-at-ruttes-economic-desert-claim/ Also in the Netherlands people have to pay tax so the government can by F35's (Corrosion and corruption do mix !), international companies (and milionaires) have to pay less tax. 
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By calling Jerusalem the capitol of Israel the US has made it clear; the USI (US-Saudi Arabia-Israel coalition) does not want a Palestine. 

Right you are, Dutch Josh!!  I haven't seen this mentioned much in the US press.  

We sure have a competent Supreme Commander:

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DJ; The US should urgently reconsider the position of US troops in Syria and Iraq. The Kurds may no longer trust the US after "the Jerusalem decision". 


Jerusalem is the Holy City for Muslims, Christians AND Jewish religion. By accepting Jerusalem as the Jewish capitol the US has created a problem with both Muslims and Christian-groups. 

Hezbollah gives KSA/Gulf Countries the chance to keep some credebility by putting pressure on the US. Other groups will react more violent. US troops in Syria and Iraq could be seen as "exponents of Israel". 
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West Pacific region:


Middle East:
-http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-07/heres-what-next-big-middle-east-war-will-look DJ; Netanyahu again claims there is a need for war with Iran. (And the US has to do the fighting) In my opinion the US forces in Syria and Iraq are in danger. The Kurds may not be happy with US (and Israel) aid after the Jerusalem-move of Trump. The Kurds have to deal with Arabs and Turkey-the US have put them in an impossible position. (What would happen when the Kurds would turn their weapons against the US presence in the region for securing their own (difficult) position ?)
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DJ: Yet another warning-US troops in Syria and Iraq are not safe anymore. The US should do everything they can to bring back those 10.000 troops in safety. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-07/iraqi-militia-says-trumps-recognition-jerusalem-legitimate-reason-attack-americans and https://southfront.org/iraqi-militias-say-us-troops-become-legitimate-target-trumps-recongition-jerusalem-israeli-capital/. DJ-Growing chances that Turkish troops fighting YPG-Kurds in Syria may also "damage"US special forces advisors. The chances of "somebody" making a "clear statement" on the (illegal) presence of US forces in Syria and Iraq is growing by the hour. The US seems to be blind for the dangers ! 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-07/new-great-game-moves-asia-pacific-indo-pacific The US seems te be working on an alternative for China/Russia New Silk Road. Only problem Japan-India-(Saudi Arabia) are only linked by the sea. China-Russia-Pakistan-Iran-Syria-Lebanon/Turkey have good rail/road connections. DJ; Again the US shows a lack of realism in international affairs that is shocking ! India needs investments in its own infrastructure-it can not form the bridgehead the US hopes it to be for (US access to) Asia. 

DJ-Only problem is that "bellingcat" might be run by western intelligence. I do not rule out a Russian role in downing the MH17-flight. But "politics going for a new cold war" (and including the Ukraine in the Joint Investigation Team-excluding Russia) made independent investigations almost impossible. 

http://thesaker.is/kosovo-will-be-liberated/, DJ-long read-but it explains the role Gulf States played in the Yugoslavia-wars. https://www.rt.com/newsline/412323-greece-turkey-confidence-measures/ For Greece Russian and Chinese investments are very welcome-therefor the need for better relations with Turkey. Also Black Sea countries Romania and Bulgaria did not get from the EU and NATO what the hoped for. 

https://www.rt.com/newsline/412331-putin-egypt-visit-sisi/ DJ; Sudan wants better relations/protection with/from Russia. Russia has a lot of experience in dealing with IS. Most likely Russia is working on plans for bases in Egypt-Sudan-Libya.
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