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https://www.debka.com/us-wont-strike-isis-resurgent-assad-ruled-areas-pushes-russia-curb-pro-iranian-hizballah-push-near-israel/ DJ-Debka-claims IS is moving west in Syria-warning:This one is posed by the fall of Beit Jinn opposite an IDF outpost in the foothills of Mount Hermon to a combined Syrian-Hizballah-militia force under the command of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers. At the moment, this combined force stands 11km from the Israeli border and appears to be poised to continue its victorious momentum for an assault on the Quneitra pocket on the doorstep of Israeli Golan, unless it is stopped.

Israel has quietly warned the Trump administration that if this combined hostile force moves any closer, the IDF will have no option but to step in to push it back. Clearly, the understandings reached between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were not holding up in this sector.




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It is now being reported what I have long thought, namely that the NK ICBM being tested bear a great resemblance to old Soviet designs:


“The question that has long been raised is: Did North Korea get this technology from a [Russian] fire sale?” said David Wright, a missiles expert at the Union of Concerned Scientists. “Did they get plans years ago and are just now at the point where they can build these things?”

North Korea is known to have relied on Russian parts and designs for its older missiles, including the Scud derivatives that had dominated its stockpile since the 1980s. The newly uncovered documents include technical drawings for much more advanced missiles — designs that include features seen in some of the newest missiles in North Korea’s expanding arsenal.

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Korea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction#Delivery_systems NK did get missiles direct via the (then) USSR and indirect bought (soviet) missiles from a.o. Poland, Egypt etc. Since weapons and knowledge on how to work with them is bringing in foreign currency and influence NK may have been involved in a.o. Pakistan, Libya.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-28/intelligence-insider-warns-imminent-war-likely-next-12-weeks DJ-since the US is not willing to consider even to step down a bit in South Korea-a suggestion made by (a.o.) Russia and China-confrontation may be on its way.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-28/despite-being-caught-red-handed-china-denies-secretly-selling-oil-north-korea (DJ-China would limit oil-trade under UN-sanctions-not stop all oil-trade with NK)

Iran

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/29/547127/US-Israel-Iran-missile-nuclear-JCPOA-Trump The US-Israel-Saudi (USI) coalition is planning a major conflict in the Middle East. https://www.debka.com/mivzak/300-british-isis-fighters-hiding-turkey-pose-new-year-threat-europe/ IS.2 is a major risk both for Europe and the Middle East, Russia, China. (DJ-There are claims that remnants of IS in Syria (and from Iraq) only were renamed to become part of groups with "Freedom" and "Democratic" in their names-now being trained for a new offensive. IS also very active in Afghanistan-were China, Pakistan, Russia/Gazprom plan a pipeline.)

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http://thesaker.is/2018-war-or-no-war/ DJ-Syria/Lebanon in my-DJ-opinion may see an escalation soon. US attack on North Korea will trigger Russia moving into the Ukraine ? Iran going against Israel ? Turkey is still unclear-are they after an Ottoman empire ? http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/28/547093/Egypt-SudanTurkey-Cairo-Ethopia
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Korea-crisis



Middle East

http://theduran.com/us-and-israel-reach-joint-strategic-plan-to-counter-iranian-influence-in-middle-east/ DJ-The US-Saudi-Israel coalition (USI) is planning war on Iran. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/29/iranian-police-disperse-anti-government-protests Mediacoverage of relative small demonstrations in Iran resemble covarage of other "Arab spring" events-"USI" will try to meddle in Iran as much as possible. IS did have some presence in Iran, Kurdish groups are active https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Resistance_of_Iran.https://ncr-iran.org/en/
The Syria-scenario will be used against Iran ? Proxy-war with several "opposition groups" (maybe mixed with Israeli and Saudi attacks, US supplies and info/special forces)? Splitting up Syria was the plan (Kurdish and Sunni-regions)-splitting up Iran may be the plan-Kurdish region, Azerbedjan, Baluchistan(Pakistan-border) etc.





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DJ-http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/iran-regime-change-agents-hijack-economic-protests-.html# There is much reason to be very sceptical over "news about unrest in Iran". Mostly it could be made up by western media-at least for the moment. 

The "Syria-scenario" in wich pro-democracy (in my opinion heroic-deserving respect-Assad is a dictator, more democracy would be good) were hijacked by western-israeli-gulf proxy-groups to get rid of Assad. (Most of the early hour protesters in Syria had nothing to do with IS, alquada and other western supported terrorist groups). 






Jordan

https://www.debka.com/jordans-king-orders-brothers-cousin-arrested-covert-ties-riyadh-report/  DJ-It looks like Jordan may not stay out of the coming war. Will Saudi Arabia/Gulf States/Israel move troops via Jordan (and Iraq) to Syria, Lebanon and Iran ? https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/jordan/1.832048

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DJ-It is hard to tell how large the Iran protests realy are-maybe the unrest could be larger than sceptics might claim ? The international situation could worsen fast when reports of S300-anti air missiles on the move etc are correct.https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2017/30-december-video-reportedly-shows-iranian-forces-moving near Turkmenistan border.

Since the basic-conflict is between "the west" (NATO-Gulf States-Israel) and "the east" Russia-Iran-China etc. one spark could cause many explosions in a chain-reaction. 
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DJ-The US did pay protesters from Venezuela to Hong Kong-some of the "protest" in Iran most likely is organized by the USI (US-Saudi-Israel) coalition. With that some of the coming (Maidan-Ukraine style "revolution") violence may be planned as well. Will the US test NK-attack plans in Iran ? (From comments-why are the protest signs in English-good question-is the CIA/MI6 short of Farsi speaking agents ? Of course not-already the BBC did use old images from earlier "protests" to "report" on the present situation. When do we hear the "R2P" (Right to Protect) story ?  Of course brutal dictatorships like Saudi Arabia are "no news" even the Yemen genocide (by cholera) is "no news"-sick Dead !)

The "west" claims "moral superiority" while they undermine democracy by organizing protests in countries they do not like. So far Iraq, Ukraine, Libya, Afghanistan did see two things due to western intervention-1 perpetual war and chaos 2 all raw materials (oil, minerals) getting stolen. 


The "Regime Change From Within" (http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/12/iran-regime-change-agents-hijack-economic-protests-.html#more-good analysis-as usual) should not surprise the Iran government (or Russia, China), Turkey. Russia-Iran-China may have made plans to strike back in the same way.

The worst-case scenario may bring war-by-proxy, "protests" (some real other foreign organized), explosions of vital installations, cyber warfare, economic manipulation, "ships gone missing" etc. around the globe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora%27s_box is opened-only hope remains-maybe enough people will realize in time that collective suïcide is not the best plan.
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https://www.debka.com/mivzak/israel-planes-strike-hamas-lookout-post-southern-gaza/ and http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/30-december-sw-damascus-takeover-of-hermon-beit-jin-pocket DJ-Israel believes Iran is both in Gaza and Golan heights preparing for anti-Israel war. 


DJ-When Iran, China, Russia, Turkey etc. get the perception protests in Iran, blast at pipelines are a covert US-Saudi-Israel attack on Iran this will have consequences.

1-No nation is safe for US military (by proxy) action when that nation is not following US orders. This must be unacceptable for most countries. 

2-Russia did not fight the Syria war to see a major ally-Iran-to turn into a second Syria. (By US etc. action). For China Iran-Syria is a major part of the New Silk Road, Petro-Yuan etc. 

3-The reason North Korea is NOT attacked (yet) may prove-to many-their strategy of nuclear ICBM's is the only way to deal with US (etc.) aggression. NK may find itself not isolated any longer.

4-The total lack of respect for democracy, the take-over of the US by big oil-Military-Industrial-Complex and bank(sters)-greed as the only motive-may leave the US (and some other countries UK, Japan, Israel) isolated.

When the US is willing to go to war with any country that does not do what the US want them to do global conflict-nuclear-is only a matter of time. 

https://www.defconwarningsystem.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=11319&start=30 Defcon is trying to follow Iran events. I'm afraid they look to much thru US-glasses to see other scenario's-a bit of a tunnelvision. When Iran will find proof of foreign involvement in Iran they will deal with it (inside and outside of Iran).

Russia and China, Turkey etc. will put extra control on internal opposition to "avoid thje Ukraine, Syria, Libya etc. scenario" on their soil. 

For the global economy-oil prices could explode. Russia, Iran, as major oil producers-China as major oil consumer proberbly are already having talks on further steps. https://www.rt.com/newsline/414628-russia-syria-sovereignty-putin/, https://www.rt.com/newsline/414667-president-xi-china-russia/, https://www.rt.com/newsline/414626-putin-trump-world-stability/Putin noted that “equality and mutual respect” should lay the foundation for “pragmatic cooperation aimed at long-term perspective” between Russia and the US. (DJ-When the US is not willing to see Russia and China as equals, does not respect any country there is a price to pay.)

DJ-We may be just a few steps away from world war 3.
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Iran

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/why-us-foreign-policy-will-re-ignite-extremism-2018, https://www.rt.com/news/414736-iran-protests-fatalities-media-reports/ DJ-Armed protesters and demonstrators being shot maybe not by police reminds of Syria and Ukraine events. In my (DJ) opinion Iran is under attack-with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Mujahedin_of_Iran being brought into Iran, doing a propaganda-war. I can not help noticing the clips in wich one or two demonstrators are calling "death to the regime" in a quite small group. Western media mixing pro- and anti-government demonstration pictures, using old images etc. There is unrest-people are being shot dead-in Maidan/Kiev/Ukraine it turned out it was not the police but extremist groups that ware shooting at the demonstrations AND blaming the police for it. Hoping the public would turn against the regime. http://thesaker.is/iran-protests-western-salivation-agitation-desperation/:Exactly like in Venezuela this year – there is a hardcore, GRASSROOTS system of citizen supporters who will defend the Iranian Revolution with their lives…because they feel the Iranian Revolution (like Chavismo) has benefited the average citizen so very much. That’s why Venezuelan democracy didn’t fall – it was due to the common person attending a counter-protest, maybe even wielding a garden tool. This is what preserved Venezuelan democracy – not state military action – and this is also what happened in Iran in 2009.

Jordan

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/01/547439/Jordan-Royal-Palace-coup-rumors Those rumors do not show up without reason. https://www.debka.com/jordans-king-orders-brothers-cousin-arrested-covert-ties-riyadh-report/:A serious rift has developed between the two Arab royal houses in Amman and Riyadh. 

Israel

https://www.debka.com/mivzak/unanimous-likud-vote-annex-judea-samaria/ DJ-Making the West Bank part of Israel the next move ?

Pakistan

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-31/trump-withhold-255-million-pakistan-aid-over-counterterrorism-failures DJ; Stripping Pakistan from the status of "Major US ally" makes the US loose a major ally again (after Turkey, Philipines) It makes the China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor stronger...

North Korea

https://www.rt.com/news/414720-pyongyang-us-mainland-nuclear-range/ (and Hal Turner about this story http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1879-new-year-speech-the-nuclear-button-is-always-on-my-desk-we-can-now-reach-us-mainland-kim-jung-un and http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/opinion-editorial/hal-turner-commentary/1875-my-predictions-for-2018 DJ-I think Russia and China will come with a joined reaction on any US military action against NK. The US knows it-Russia and China did not keep it a secret. They will do everythingh to prevent another war in/for Korea. From making unable any US strikes (shooting down missiles, jamming US communication) to-if needed-sinking US carriers in the region etc. Russia and China are working with the Korea's with their own plan-wich will move South Korea away from the US. Any US attack therefor is an attack on Russia and China. Putin did show he is able to "control and aim a conflict to certain goals". 

Global


https://www.rt.com/news/414719-un-guterres-red-alert/:On New Year’s Day 2018, I am not issuing an appeal. I am issuing an alert – a red alert for our world,” Guterres said. “Conflicts have deepened and new dangers have emerged. Global anxieties about nuclear weapons are the highest since the Cold War.”
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DJ-A list of US foreign policy mistakes:

-Calling Jerusalem (including the Eastern-Jordan part) the capitol of a Jewish State (and Israel's plan to put "Judea and Samaria"-the Jordan West Bank- with Israel, proberbly with US support) has put Jordan on the side of Turkey-against Saudi Arabia. (King Abdullah of Jordan would not risk this step without the presence of UK, other European countries in Jordan. The EU is against this US step.)

-The rhetoric the US uses against North Korea has become a motor for Korean unification. South Korea can not afford war with the North-it would be the end of South Korea (the US does not understand that).Japan is unacceptable for South Korea given the history and Japan being unwilling to excuse for its crimes against the Korean people (and the role Japan-army remaining in Korea after 1945 played in the Korean story of the outbreak of the 1950-53 Korean War-Japan did benefit from this war.) The more Trump uses hard words-getting a war-of-words in return from NK-Kim-the more South Korea is turning to Russia and China offering a better deal. Re-unification (not war) is the main goal for Korean politics (and the US is becoming an obstacle in this proces). 

-Trump being friends with Netanyahu (Israel PM). Netanyahu (and his wife) is under growing pressure for corruption, mishandling of employees etc. For Netanyahu even bad weather is caused by Iran....

-Poroshenko/Ukraine did manage to get more weapons from the US. Also he managed to worsen relations with all his neighbours. The EU-supported Minsk-agreements are for the present Ukraine junta (with neo-nazi's and IS among its defenders) are only buying time before Kiev will restart efforts for a military "solution" with the Russian minority. Nationalistic policies have also created problems for Polish, Romanian, Hungarian minorities in the Ukraine. Gasprom-transports going less via Ukraine to the EU means less income for East European countries-and for what ? Ukraine becoming a transit route for refugees and a failed state-an economic burden for the region.

-Another friend of Trump seems to be crown-prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammed bin Salman. MbS did start several wars-with US weapons-in the region. To pay for the luxery livestyle and the wars Mbs is robbing fellow royals, other Arab bussinessmen. The Yemen war is an international crime.

-The US-EU relations are worsening by the hour. Even the UK can not accept the Jerusalem-choice as capitol for Israel. Trade wars over German cars, spending on weapons and wars-the refugee crisis etc. are uniting Europe against the US.

-Regime-change in (North) Africa, Iraq-and a lack of vision of what to do after that-has not only created
chaos in those regions. (Chemical) weapons ended up with extremists from Nigeria to the Philipines. (How does IS get around the globe-in Sinaï/Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen IS is still a major factor. IS is funded by Gulf States and using (most) US weapons. (Syrian Arab Army is now using US weapons wich they took from IS) Somali pirates were working for some Gulf States-the west attacked the pirates not the financers).

-Pakistan has for decades being a US/Nato ally-it was the basis in 1979 for destabelizing the pro-Soviet regime in Afghanistan. Trump wants to stop giving Pakistan because they do not fight "terrorists" hard enough-while those terrorists were started by the US !

-Iran since the Islamic revolution did see several US attempts for regime-change. The US wants the return of the corrupt shah-clique-and seems to be behind anti-corruption demonstrations against the Islamic rulers. From 1981 to 1988 Iraq was the motor for regime change in Iran. The US murdered Saddam Hussein-Iran did gain control over Iraq-so a new anti-Iran war has to be organized with Israel and Saudi "leaders"facing corruption charges..

With Indonesia having drills with the Russian navy, Cuba and Venezuela, Sudan, Libya offering Russia naval facilities the US empire is collapsing further. The US-dollar link with energy has become unacceptable for even Saudi Arabia..The US getting out of UNESCO making threats in the UN-give us our way or face (financial) consequences is not "a respectable global power" but a major risk factor.

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https://www.rt.com/news/414771-trump-iran-protests-experts/ The genuine demonstrators in Iran are not happy with US support.

Korea

http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1881-breaking-news-china-politburo-central-committee-to-discuss-withdrawing-from-treaty-to-defend-north-korea DJ I get the impression China wants to improve relations with South Korea-reduce US influence (Philipines-scenario in wich South Korea could ask the US to decrease its presence in SK)

Pakistan

DJ-Pakistan may make drastic moves in reaction to new US policies. (More cooperation with Iran-working with Iran and China to get rid of US presence in central Asia. The Jerusalem decision was an insult for Pakistan, most muslim-countries-Malaysia, Indonesia to Marocco, Nigeria)

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DJ-The basic story is still the same; US-energy link with the dollar is getting out of date-but at the same time is tha basis for US domination. The US-petro dollar survived via wars with Iraq, Libya-but time is running out. The US should find a better alternative than war. The list of countries "changing relations" with the US is growing explosive.
 
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Wednesday there will be several Pakistan government meetings on US-Pakistan relations. https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/02/sharif-duo-meet-saudi-crown-prince-as-shehbaz-dispels-nro-rumours/

Middle East

China Global TV-top 10 middle east risks for 2018. A new Intifada in Israel may already be on its way. Nr.1 risk would be Trump ending Iran-nuclear deal-also this is very likely...https://news.cgtn.com/news/78677a4d35637a6333566d54/share_p.html
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From a http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/iran-protests-decrease-riots-increase-us-prepares-for-the-next-phase.html# comment:One astounding aspect of this "color revolution" is its banal and repetitive nature. The tactics used by the rent-a-mob protesters of hijacking and exploiting legitimate protests as cover to attack and kill police, and burn cars and buildings are the same as those carried out in Dar'aa in Syria in 2011 that led to the war there, and in Kiev in 2014 that led to the overthrow of the Yanukovych government. Not surprisingly, John McCain supported those events and visited the people involved on a number of occasions.

The sloppiness of the reporting is amazing as well. It's as if the MSM simply doesn't care any more that astute members of the public can see that material from past news reports or even movies is being used as "evidence" of supposed genuine protest or police repression.

The most worrying thing all these "cplor revolution" activities, wherever they occur, point to is how deeply insulated from the real world The Powers That (Should Not) Be are.

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What is more likely is a 'civil war', like Syria, with 'moderates' armed and a flow of terrorists from Afghanistan into the East (where much of this uprising has occurred.)

The template is for a destabilizing of Iran and a nice four-six year war on the eastern front would be likely.

The airport at Herat is a base of operations for ISFA/NATO. The CENTCOM war of choice has been Afghanistan because everyone knows it is un-winnable, but "must" be fought. It creates huge issues for China and now Pakistan, too. So, using it to direct arms and trainers against Iran is predictable and relatively easy, logistically.

The Shia Crescent will be pounded at both ends--Lebanon-Syria and Iran's eastern region.

Part of the not yet visible.

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Iran

https://www.globalresearch.ca/dispelling-the-iranian-terrorism-myth/5624776:At a December 2001 meeting in Bonn, Germany, Secretary of State Colin Powell credited Iran with being particularly helpful in establishing an interim Afghan government, following the American invasion. It was Javad Zarif, then Iran’s U.N. ambassador, who mediated a compromise over the composition of Afghanistan’s post-Taliban government, ultimately leading to an agreement. And it was Iran that insisted that the agreement include a commitment to hold democratic elections in Afghanistan.

DJ-After the Iran islamic revolution in early 1979-in december that year the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to stop the spread of radical Islam in the southern USSR. Iran and Pakistan supported Muslim extremists in Afghanistan fighting the Soviet Union (with US aid)

Jordan

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/03/547670/Israel-Palestine-Jordan-Jerusalem Jordan against Israel taking (Jordan) East Jerusalem, West Bank

Pakistan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, on Wednesday, strongly criticised the country’s past leadership for becoming a US ally; he stated that in their double game, they [the US] first created ‘jihadi groups’ and now, decades later, they are waging a war to eliminate them as ‘terrorists’.

Expressing his views on Twitter, he said he had opposed the decision of becoming a part of the ‘US-led so-called war on terror’ from day one.

“Now, after suffering 70k dead, over $100 bn loss to economy, when we had nothing to do with 9/11, constant ” do more” US taunts & after nation has been humiliated by Trump, GoP saying the same,” said the PTI chief.

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http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/03/547705/yemen-UAE-norway and https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/israels-rafael-says-india-cancels-order-for-spike-anti-tank-missile/articleshow/62351673.cms, http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/turkey-qatar-strategic-alliance-171024133518768.html

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DJ; With a lot of protests  (like https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2018/3-january-clashes-between-protesters-and-basij-militia-in-https://iran.liveuamap.com/en/2018/3-january-shadegan-in-khuzestan-province-on-day-7-of-iran news may be produced by some groups and not reflect any reality) in Iran calming down, no "national strike" foreign interference in Iran proberbly for the moment did more damage to the organizers than good. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/03/547744/CIA-and-Mossad-have-orchestrated-recent-protests-in-Iran-Analyst and http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/03/547765/iran-hezbollah-riots-trump-nasrallah. The Iran-government did get support from Hezbollah, Turkey, Russia, China-proberbly even-in some form Pakistan, Jordan. With less subsidies for food, oil, prices going up there was reason for protest. Foreign investments proberbly will increase (China may invest more in south Iran port, Russia in several projects). The EU is not waiting for more refugees-would like the return of stability in the Middle East. ( EU-US conflicts on; http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/04/547781/Israel-death-penalty-bill-Palestinians, http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/04/547791/Europe-US-Cuba-Federica-MogheriniMogherini has in the past hinted at the US’s “unpredictability” and reaffirmed that countries can instead rely on Europe with confidence. In May last year, she said explicitly that the US might be “losing leadership” on issues of global importance and said Europe could “occupy the space” being vacated by Washington.

“There is an opportunity for the Europeans and the European Union to position itself as a partner to all our interlocutors in the world, be it on the big global issues where maybe Washington is losing leadership,” she said.

‘US displaying weakness’

In Cuba, Mogherini said the EU opposed unilateral US measures against the island country in part because they would impede the bloc’s relations with Havana.

“We’re against the effects the US actions have on citizens, companies and European interests. We cannot accept that unilateral measures impede or deteriorate our economic and commercial relations with Cuba. I sincerely believe it is not the time for shows of strength that don’t lead anywhere and which are really a sign of weakness,” she said.)


For the moment the outcome: US-Saudi-Israel (with the UK, France a limited role) see not only Turkey, Pakistan, Jordan moving away from them-also the EU, Russia and China "take more distance" from the USI-block. Looking at Syria, Egypt, Libya, Ukraine the USI-block will not stop trying to destabilize Iran. Some armed resistent "moderate rebels" may become active. USI may send IS and other proxy armies inside Iran (from Afghanistan ? Also to destabilize Pakistan ?) hoping to start another "civil war". 

Russia and Iran worked together in Syria. Putin was coordinating the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War. Iran has popular militia-in many ways a sort of police state. For the USI-coalition "invasion by proxy" here will be more difficult than in Syria or Libya. 

Syria

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17350/report-says-multiple-aircraft-at-russias-air-base-in-syria-destroyed-in-attack (DJ-The article does not mention what weapons were used. The US and Israel did give a lot of weapons and info to "moderate rebels" in the region. Also very likely US special forces active there. DJ "We gave them the weapons, the training, brought them to the target" so "they did it"-US only as "observer"and "advisor")

Israel


Pakistan-Afghanistan


Yemen


Korea


"Dirty War" 

In 1985-"Thatcher Years"- MI5 asked the (Northern Ireland) Ulster Volenteer Force to kill Irish PM Haughy. https://sputniknews.com/columnists/201801011060471439-britain-ireland-dirty-war/ The UVF (some parts of it now in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party#1972–1995 supporting Thersa May's conservative cabinet) did not do this murder-but was involved in hundreds of other political murders-together with the British government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Volunteer_Force#The_early_to_mid-1980s (DJ-Putin is not the only one good in "dirty wars", the US, Uk, France, Israel etc. also have a lot of experience.)
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http://theduran.com/iran-end-protests/-http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/04/547808/Iran-IRGC Kurdish group near Azerbedjan-Iran border area arrested for terroristplans.
DJ-The EU, Russia, China are major investors in Iran. Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey will not accept (further) USI attacks on Iran. 

Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1380767/us-places-pakistan-on-a-special-watch-list-for-severe-violations-of-religious-freedom, https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/01/04/we-are-one-pakistani-govt-and-opp-unite-against-trump/ (DJ-Pakistan is vital for US/NATO Afghan-war (and using Afghanistan for pressure on China, Russia, Iran. The Trump-approach may cause Iran-Pakistan-Russia-China working together to get the US out of Pakistan (and Iraq, Syria).

Syria


Yemen


North Korea


UK

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http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/iran-europe-rejects-us-drive-to-war.html# (DJ-EU also against US policy in Korea/South China Sea, Ukraine. From its comments the link to http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afghanistan-xiv-afghan-refugees-in-iran-2 There are 2,5 million Afghan refugees in Iran wich may be an easy target for "foreign groups"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghans_in_Iran Some of those Afgans are fighting (for Iran) in Syria. Afghanistan could become "under pressure"from Iran, Pakistan, China, Russia. China investing in Afghanistan-Pakistan and Iran returning refugees-cheap labour-after Afghan fighters "clean up" the country. Wich would also end NATO-presence. )
https://www.debka.com/mivzak/iran-blames-cia-official-iranian-protests/ (DJ-CIA-plan was armed insurrection by mid-february ?)

Syria


Pakistan


Korea

http://theduran.com/direct-talks-settle-korean-conflict-edge-closer/ (DJ-At the end both Korea's have to start talking with eachother-other parties may complicate matters. (Maybe "Hong Kong" solution-one country-two systems?)

Egypt/Sudan


Ukraine


other

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-02/global-disasters-wreaked-havoc-2017-total-economic-losses-top-300-billion DJ-With more-climate change related-extreme weather on its way, and more earthquakes due to fracking (and greed, political stupidity https://www.rt.com/usa/415030-us-open-oceans-drilling/) the number for 2018 will get higher.
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On the other hand: https://www.rt.com/usa/415125-tillerson-iran-deal-congress-changes/, https://sputniknews.com/us/201801061060551753-north-korea-us-donald-trump-crazy/ The US must get the message that their point of view in international affairs is not backed by any other country. 

If the US want to start a war with North Korea and Iran (at the same time) it would be a war against China and Russia (main investors/allies of NK and Iran) and even against Pakistan, Turkey...

https://www.rt.com/news/415133-isis-declares-war-on-hamas/ Hamas-PLO-Hezbollah all-in Israels opinion under Iran influence-now Hamas is not doing enough against Israel-according to IS (that never attacks Israel) ? 

http://theduran.com/heres-who-washingtons-sending-arms-meet-nazi-ukraines-would-be-fuhrer/ DJ-US giving military aid to Ukraine, Taiwan, Japan is creating more problems with Russia and China.


http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/06/548010/Maduro-US-Treasury-sanctions Venezuela may open its ports for Russian, Chinese, Iran (and Cuban, Nicaraguan) navy-could well be a next step. 
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-05/chaos-strikes-14-million-afghans-have-30-days-leave-pakistan Pakistan returning 1.4 milion Afghan refugees-maybe Iran considering returning close to 3 million refugees (some of them with combat-experience from Iraq, Syria) will have an effect on the Afghan situation. 

A possible scenario could be; since US-Saudi-Israel by proxy invaded Iran via "protests"-it is better to choose a battlefield-Afghanistan could be next ? (So no war in Lebanon as Saudi Arabia with Israel/US planned against Hezbollah). As long as the US has a presence in the region IS has a presence in the region.

Social media and regime-change


US war on terror involved 39% of all countries (and only made things worse for most-some got rich by it)
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http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/trump-offloads-foreign-policy-problems-lets-eu-grow-a-spine.html#

Armstrong, a former Canadian defense official and Russia specialist, thinks that Trump is taking his extreme positions only to press others to take over and let Trump and the U.S. leave the issue aside. If the EU takes up the Iran issue or Cuba, if Russia engages in the Middle East "peace process" and if South Korea handles the North Korea problem, Trump will be fine with it. There nothing to win in those issues for his core agenda.

Korybko's piece, Trump: Agent Of Chaos (a.k.a. “The Kraken”), presumes that Trump is deliberately creating chaos to better the U.S. position. There is a high chance that this will not work and the U.S. will have to retreat to its hemisphere. Trump knows this but does not care - he can live with both outcomes but may even prefer the retreat to a more isolationist stand.

I do not believe that Trump is as stupid as his enemies portrait him. Trump simply does not explain what he is doing. He is letting everyone guessing, even his own staff. One has to watch what he does, not what he says.

Trump does not care about many foreign issues where the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations were the first to meddle. In his view the various adventures abroad to not further U.S. core interests. If other countries can be pushed into taking these up, the U.S. can leave the issues aside. His position is the opposite of what the usual Washington grown-ups are used to do. They are fighting him down to tooth and nail.

Will Trump survive long enough to successfully pursue this strategy and to make a lasting difference?

Or is the Armstrong/Korybko theory completely wrong?

DJ; The outcome will be that the US is side-lined-other (group of) countries take over. The basis for US-global domination is a combination of US-energy-link (petro-dollar) and a military to enforce that financial system.


Without the energy link the US economy will need to "accommodate", this could make the US in many ways a third world country. Having the military for global domination will cause inbalance. 


I wonder if Trump realy knows what he is doing. The few remaining partners, Israel, Japan-maybe Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, can choose-go in isolation with the US or be part of a new global trade system with the BRICS playing a major role. 

https://www.debka.com/act-2-trump-clampdown-iran-re-imposing-sanctions-lifted-nuclear-accord/:

This is what Tillerson meant by “fixing” rather than “cancelling” the nuclear accord. He is charged with reformulating the deal, while upholding the Trump policy for countering Iran’s regional aggression and continuing support for anti-regime protests. These steps are components of the drawn-out, staged war of attrition the Trump administration has begun orchestrating against the revolutionary Shiite regime in Tehran for the year of 2018.

The following steps are already in the pipeline, DEBKAfile reports:

  1. President Trump may refrain this time from signing on to the sanction waivers, but may re-certify Iran’s compliance with the accord.
  2. The US Treasury Department has meanwhile announced new sanctions targeting banks, financial entities and officials – whether involved in Iran’s missile program or propping up the Revolutionary Guard Corps and its actions to suppress popular dissent.
  3. Washington will likewise target entities in the Middle East and beyond that serve Tehran and receive Iranian financial assistance and weapons. Examples are Lebanon, Hizballah, the Iraqi Shiite militias under Iranian command, Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and others.
  4. A broad US strategy is now in place for halting or slashing American aid programs to entities and governments which refuse to cooperate with the administration’s policy objectives.
  5. Donald Trump’s original plan was to work closely with the Europeans on his drive against Iran. Since the European governments have not only opted out of cooperation but are flatly opposed to US support for the Iranian protesters, Washington is forging ahead on its own, without reference to any European capital.
    Trump has thus scrapped one of the basic principles which gave birth to the nuclear accord, close cooperation between the US, Russia and the leading European powers.
  6. The breakup of this transatlantic partnership confronts Russia’s Vladimir Putin with a dilemma. Lining up with Europe on Iran would place Moscow on a collision course with the Trump administration. That Moscow knows exactly what is at stake was evident in the remarks made by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Jan. 4, in response to Washington’s call for a UN Security Council to discuss repression in Iran: “We warn the US against attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He also cautioned Washington against being “tempted to use the moment to raise new issues with regard to the JCPOA (the 2015 nuclear accord.)


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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-06/lies-we-tell-ourselves DJ-A veteran loking back on how he tried to give his life meaning. Maybe he can become a diplomat-both the US and the world needs persons that try to understand others.

https://www.debka.com/mivzak/egypt-quietly-urges-palestinians-accept-ramallah-capital/ DJ-Some people do not realize Jerusalem is the third holiest place in Islam, East-Jerusalem/West Bank are part of Jordan. It is not "just a city".

https://www.rt.com/usa/415191-trump-kim-speak-north-korea/ DJ-Trump claiming he caused the detente between North and South Korea-indirect-threats of (nuclear) war-he even could be correct. https://sputniknews.com/viral/201801061060561629-trump-stable-genius/

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https://www.rt.com/news/415195-china-ships-collide-missing/ DJ; An Iran-boat with oil on its way to South Korea collides near China ?

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-06/irans-former-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-arrested-inciting-unrest-report and http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1898-breaking-news-iran-arrests-its-former-president DJ; Ahmadinedjad took part in the 1979 US-Embassy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis. In many countries the poor support populist conservative politicians-the better educated go for more liberal groups. Is Trump willing to go for an Iran-crisis to safe Ahmadinedjad ? https://sputniknews.com/columnists/201801061060556845-iran-us-regime-change-ground-zero/




While speaking with a gaggle of reporters this afternoon, Mattis was asked what his biggest military concern of 2018 was.

His response:

“I don’t have concerns. I create them”

The quote follows in a long tradition of magnificent Mattis quotes, including his answer to what keeps him awake at night:

“Nothing. I Keep Other People Awake At Night.”




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DJ- You proberbly will not find this in main stream media (MSM)

Unbelievable ... Jaap De Hoop Scheffer

by Oui Sun Jan 7th, 2018 at 09:57:14 PM EST

"The West should respect the red lines of Russia."

Yep, just recently I met the former NATO secretary general while buying a book as Xmas present for a friend. JDHS is a former acquaintance long before he became Dutch foreign minister of the Iraq War fame.

Ever since I have seen the SG become more entangled in the web of right-wing intrigues of an aggressive NATO policy of the West. Just very recently a so-called independent policy group advised the Rutte cabinet on Dutch foreign policy issues. I was saddened by its neoconservative attitude. I was even more surprised to find JDHS as chair for the foreign policy forum, hardly an independent thinker after all those years of supporting military AngloSaxon policy for the West.

Here are a few snippets from his interview ...

'NATO should not have committed to membership of Ukraine and Georgia'

NATO has driven Vladimir Putin into a corner, making him more radical. These are not the words of Russia, but those of NATO's former Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

According to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the West must respect the Russian red line. The speed of NATO enlargement has contributed to Putin's aggressive stance in the former Soviet Union.

NATO should not have committed to Ukraine and Georgia in 2008, the former NATO executive said. He calls it understandable that Putin has opposed it. "He said to me, after the communiqué came true: mister secretary-general, this will not be. This is not going to happen!"

More below the fold ...


The NATO summit in Bucharest in 2008 was a breaking point in the relationship between Russia and the West. NATO opened the door for Georgia and Ukraine. Both countries were allowed to join, even though no date was mentioned. That was the wish of the American President Bush. The German Chancellor Merkel resisted. But NATO decided to leave the door ajar. That was unspeakable for Russia and Putin also said that afterwards.

The former Secretary General now says that he underestimated the response and that he should have done more to keep the parties on the same level. According to De Hoop Scheffer, the decision led to a radicalization at Putin.

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NATO Visit to Georgia Condemned | Moscow Times - Sept. 18, 2008 |   [cached]

The Foreign Ministry issued an unusually harsh condemnation of NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's visit to Georgia, saying it showed a Cold War mentality and would further destabilize the region.

NATO's support for Georgia after last month's war with Russia can only be seen as "encouraging Tbilisi to engage in new reckless ventures," the ministry said in a statement.

De Hoop Scheffer and envoys from all 26 member countries were in Georgia this week. Georgia is eager to join the Western military alliance, a step Russia strongly opposes.

The NATO delegation visited the central Georgian city of Gori, which was occupied by Russian troops during the war.

"Yankees Go Home!" - Sevastopol, Crimea

It's been a stubborn fallacy to place blame on Russia as Georgian troops attacked a peacekeeping force in South Ossetia under leadership of Saakashvili.

○ Georgian Attack Killed 1,600 S Ossetians

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EU-US conflict

DJ- The "Eurotribune" article above makes clear the rift between the EU and US started already in 2008. The US-Bush-pressed for NATO membership of Ukraine, Georgia-the EU-Merkel- (and Russia) were against that-so it was kept open (with the pro-western Maidan-coup in the future, the US-Nuland-"F..k the EU"). Europe was divided in 2003-start of Iraq (weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-US-lie, DJ-Iraq did have a program of WMD-but that was Saudi financed-the US knew about it-during the 1981-88 Iraq-Iran war. The "west" then was supporting Saddam Hussein against Iran (and the Kurds))
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/07/548175/eu-iran-protests-gabriel DJ-My impression is that the EU-most memberstates-have a good relation with Iran. Several EU countries have major investments in Iran. (So a US-Saudi-Israel (USI) by proxy attack on Iran is harming the EU, (and China, Russia, South Korea-also (very) major investors in the region). https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-07/shahs-cia-history-western-intervention-iran-part-1, War with Iran plans https://southfront.org/us-winks-israel-bites-shifting-middle-east-alliances-war-iran-hold/

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-07/who-killed-iran-protests With Trump and Netanyahu giving support for the protests in Iran protest had no chance. Saudi Arabia even started something about womens rights in Iran..... (can somebody take these USI-clowns serious ? Both Trump and Netanyahu need replacement a.s.a.p. !)

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.833589. Israel is banning critical groups from entering Israel. From UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to US groups like Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace are banned from entering Israel (even for family-visits). http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/07/548162/Israel-BDS-NGOs-boycott

The US-Saudi-Israel aliance have many things in common. Trump, Mohammed-bin-Salman (MbS) and Netanyahu all three are not very well respectable "leaders" (in fact they all three basicly are criminals). 
Netanyahu can do the things he does since he is backed by the Trump"clan". Banning critics from Israel to making it easier for military courts to give the deathsentence for Palestinians, anexation of East Jerusalem and West Bank (both part of Jordan wich King must feel betrayed by the US-Trump is accepting all of Jerusalem-including the Jordan east-part-as Israeli/Jewish State. Even MbS seems to be unable to understand that Jerusalem is in Islam third holy place after Mecca and Medina-you can not make that the capitol of a Jewish State-the EU does understand that-the US is blind !) https://www.rt.com/news/415246-netanyahu-palestine-refugee-israel-threat/


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DJ-The speed in wich both South Korea and Pakistan switch sides-move to Russia/China/Iran is shocking. It should be a wake-up call for the US. US foreign policy has been a disaster since the fall of the Soviet Union-or maybe even (much) earlier !
https://www.rt.com/business/415251-russia-china-gold-us/ BRICS moving to a gold-backed financial system (to replace the US-petro-dollar)
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A Panama-registered oil tanker, being operated by Iran, has ALLEGEDLY been "torpedoed" off the coast of China on its way to the Korean peninsula.  The tanker "Sanchi" is burning at sea; the crew is missing.

Initial reports claimed that the tanker somehow collided with another ship, on calm seas under clear skies, but RUMORS are now flying fast and furious that the ship was intentionally attacked by torpedo.

The vessel is at risk of exploding and sinking, Chinese state media reported Monday as authorities from three countries struggled to find its 32 missing crew members and contain oil spewing from the blazing wreck.

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South Korean petrochemical company Hanwha Total Co, a 50-50 partnership between the Seoul-based Hanwha Group and French oil giant Total, said in an email to the AP it had contracted the Sanchi to import Iranian condensate to South Korea.

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It makes no sense that such a collision took place.  But an Iranian oil tanker heading to the Korean Peninsula MAY . . . . and I emphasize MAY . . .  have had another stop in mind: North Korea.  The RUMOR MILL (unconfirmed) is that this was a message to North Korea that their oil is cut off, and a clearer message to Iran as to how they will be dealt with in the future.


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NATO war on the Middle East



In 2003, the war on Iran project was already Déjà Vu. It had been on the drawing board of the Pentagon since the mid-nineties. 

Since the launching of the Theater Iran Near Term (TIRANNT) war games scenario in May 2003 (leaked classified document), an escalation scenario involving military action directed against Iran and Syria had been envisaged, of which Syria was the first stage in 2011.  

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The initial invasion of Iraq under “Operation Iraqi Freedom” was launched on March 20, 2003, April 9 marks the Fall of Baghdad;  officially the invasion was completed on May 1st, 2003.

In May 2003, immediately following the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the TIRANNT (Theater Iran Near Term) war games scenario were carried out as revealed by William Arkin, a former US intelligence analyst:

“In early 2003, even as U.S. forces were on the brink of war with Iraq, the Army had already begun conducting an analysis for a full-scale war with Iran. 

Barely acknowledged by the media, the US and Israel have an integrated air defense system, which was set up in early 2009, shortly after the Israel invasion of Gaza under “Operation Cast Led”.

The X-band radar air defense system set up by the US in Israel in 2009 would “integrate Israel’s missile defenses with the U.S. global missile detection network, which includes satellites, Aegis ships on the Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and land-based Patriot radars and interceptors.”  (Sen. Joseph Azzolina, Protecting Israel from Iran’s missiles, Bayshore News, December 26, 2008). )

What this means is that Washington calls the shots. Confirmed by the Pentagon, the US military controls Israel’s Air Defense:

”This is and will remain a U.S. radar system,

At the outset of  Obama’s Second Term, the US and Israel initiated discussions pertaining to a “US personnel on site” presence in Israel, namely the establishment of a “permanent” and “official” military base inside Israel. And on September 17, 2017, a US Air Defense base located in the Negev desert was inaugurated. According to the Israeli IDF spokesperson, the objective is to send a “message to the region, ” including Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine.

In turn, Israel signed a far-reaching military cooperation protocol with NATO in March 2005 in Jerusalem.  Under this agreement, Israel had become a de facto member of NATO. The 2005 Israel-NATO bilateral military cooperation agreement was viewed by the Israeli military as a means to “enhance Israel’s deterrence capability” against Iran, which has recently entered into an alliance of convenience with Turkey, a NATO member state.  Sounds contradictory?

It is also worth noting Israel’s longstanding membership in NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue together with six other non-NATO member states: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. Recently, these six countries have taken a stance against Israel in the wake of Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem.

We are nonetheless at a dangerous crossroads in our history. While Pentagon analysts are fully aware that the US cannot win a conventional war against Iran, a first strike tactical nuclear weapons attack is still “on the table”. So are intelligence ops, the recruitment of hired “jihadist” terrorists, the funding of insurgencies, etc. (not to mention the use of a panoply of nonconventional weapons systems including electromagnetic, chemical and biological weapons).

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War is a criminal undertaking which is supported by the US media.

DJ-The wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen , Ukraine etc are-basicly-all NATO-wars. The US$ is not backed by gold but by oil. If the dominant NATO member-the US-want to stay dominant they need to control energy. 

The US is working with the EU, Israel, Gulf States (to limit it to the Middle East-oil is a global product-Russia, Indonesia, Venezuela are also major factors). Basicly NATO attacked (Middle East) countries to "grab the oil", get control of energy logistics. The present conflict between "East" and "West" is a hot war and far from over.





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MSNBC Report: Trump Looking to Strike North Korea

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/9/1731224/-MSNBC-Report-Trump-Looking-to-Strike-North-Korea

gonna give the NK a "bloody nose" ?

how will they respond ???
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US behind attacks on Russian air and navybase in Syria. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-09/russia-defends-syrian-military-bases-massive-drone-attack and https://www.rt.com/news/415374-drones-syria-terrorists-russian-defense/. Two days after "moderate rebels" fired mortars at the airbase (no doubt US mortars, rebels getting US info and logistics). The drone attack was proberbly started 100km/60 miles from the target. DJ-Maybe the US invited a "moderate rebel" to control a drone so the US could claim it was a "rebel attack".http://theduran.com/russia-response-after-massive-drone-attack-syrian-base/ and http://theduran.com/breaking-russian-official-claims-drones-used-attack-russias-syrian-bases-shipped-us/-The drones are US made, the US had a spy plane in the area during the attack-Israel also part of USI-coalition against Assad. https://sputniknews.com/military/201801091060629683-us-planning-swarm-drone-infantry/ DJ-coordinating groups of weaponized drones for a coordinated attack requires high-tech. 

https://www.debka.com/reported-israeli-strikes-syria-coincide-us-cogitation-assads-post-war-future/ (DJ-The usual Debka-double-talk-in fact Israel is integrated in NATO/US-air defense. The airstrikes from Israel near Damascus and the US ("rebels") at Russian bases are coordinated. An all out offensive of "USI" in support of anti-Assad forces is an open decleration of war against Russia and Iran-so they choose this more covert way.)



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Pakistan

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/09/548386/Pakistan-Balochistan-blast-Quetta IS getting active in Balochistan (Pakistan-Iran border area-China has plans to build a navy/army base in that region. The US-Pakistan relations are at an all time low-with Pakistan doing energy deals with China in Yuan, returning 1,4 milion Afghan refugees, possibly even blocking further logistics for the 17 year old NATO/US war in Afghanistan (with some US soldiers killing for fun ? http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/afghanistan-us-special-forces-commit-drive-by-murder-video.html#)
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48537.htm US and Pakistan disagree on offensive in Afghan/Pakistan border area. China takes Pakistans side in the Pakistan-US conflict(s)

DJ-There seems to be a new escalation in the US-Saudi-Israel/NATO war against Iran, Russia and China. To get stabilization in the Middle East, to get IS out-the conclusion may be you have to get the US out. Out of Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria....
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Trump-possible Davos speech

http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news/world-news/1902-trump-to-attend-world-economic-forum-in-davos-will-lay-down-the-law-to-the-world-s-elite DJ-In essence America is not great anymore due to the non-Americans. So when the US gets out of the World Trade Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement etc. Make(s) America Great Again ?WackoDead!
Insulting other countries and a global elite will worsen the US position. DJ-I do believe there are groups both inside and outside the US sabotaging Trump as president. But parts of US foreign policies are derailing that much it will do very severe damage to the US. The wrong speech may push a lot of countries and organizations (companies) to "dump the US$. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/09/548398/Trump-to-advance-America-First-agenda-in-Davos

Korea

https://www.rt.com/news/415425-prank-guam-ukraine-missiles-pyongyang/ DJ-Russian comedians called the Guam governer to tell him-posing as the Ukraine PM- Ukraine did sell NK rocket engines wich did not work.
DJ; Both North- and South-Korea have a lot to gain from getting out of the conflict. What is making a difference now is: 1. China and Russia are making all kind of bussiness-offerings to Korea 2. The US wants less imports (also from South Korea, cars electronics etc.) 3. Both Korea's are not happy with militarization of Japan under Abe, the US-Trump rhetoric on Korea (Korea would have to pay a very high price for a US conflict with Russia and China) 4. North Korea has nuclear weapons-the only reason they will give up those weapons is when the reason for getting those weapons-US agression (in NK view)- is gone. China and Russia may be willing to warrent safety in exchange for NK steps. (https://sputniknews.com/military/201801101060635067-pentagon-sells-missiles-japan/)
Moon-Putin-Plan (MPP) http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48549.htm DJ-In the MPP Korea would be a bridge between Russia (energy), China and Japan. The US "is not amused" with this plan.

Syria

https://sputniknews.com/military/201801101060634030-drones-attacked-hmeymim-moderate-opposition/ Drones come from Idlib-deescalation zone run by "moderate US backed rebels".
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801091060626561-netanyahu-shia-colonization-syria/ Netanyahu-Iran will send over 100.000 shia-muslim-fighters to Syria. (Claim made during a lunch with NATO ambassadors in Jerusalem) https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801091060608377-israel-syria-missiles/ Israel attacked Syrian Arab Army base north of Damascus tuesday.

Iran

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801101060632757-iran-fm-visit-russia/ talks will be on the nuclear deal both in Moscow and Brussels with EU, FMś from France, UK, Germany (DJ-In Moscow most likely also talks on Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria)
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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/48549.htm On Korea before 1950:

Let us review a few facts about crimes committed on the Korean Peninsula, not only those of the US but also those of the UN, the post-WWII institution that admittedly has often provided at least some kind of forum for states to settle their differences in a rational and just manner. On 12 December 1948 the UN General Assembly declared that the Republic of Korea (i.e., South Korea) was the only lawful government on the Peninsula. This was UN Resolution 195, and it was one of the UN’s worst moments, a gross injustice to the bulk of the population and a cause of the Korean War.

First, Resolution 195 was a violation of the UN’s own charter (most obviously Article 32) since North Korea was never invited to discuss the dispute over who was the legitimate government on the Peninsula. Second, the position of the US State Department and the UN had originally been that the government of South Korea could only have jurisdiction over those areas where the UN Commission on Korea had observed elections, which was only in some parts of the South. Third, during the elections, even at those polling places where the UN had been watching, there were rightist police and fascist, terrorist youth groups all around the polling places, just as under the Japanese colonizers. And fourth, the new president Syngman Rhee (1875–1965) was a tyrant and his government was riddled with notorious collaborators who had served the Japanese colonizers. Koreans knew they were in for a repeat—same injustice, different masters. The UN had lent the government the legitimacy it needed.

Especially in places like Cheju Island, where people had built their own self-governing committees, the rigged elections on the mainland caused tremendous anger. The residents had had a taste of undemocratic policies of the American occupation, and the unfair elections were the last straw. Only after thousands of political murders and imprisonments could an election be held on Cheju Island, one year after the mainland elections. In May 1949 an American Embassy official reported that “the all-out guerrilla extermination campaign…came to a virtual end in April with order restored and most rebels and sympathizers killed, captured, or converted.”

In the Taejon (Daejeon) Massacre from the 2nd to the 6th of July 1950, American officials stood idly by and took photos while Korean police massacred 3,000 to 7,000 political prisoners—men, boys, and women. The UN Command was known at that time for hiding the truth, and unsurprisingly, the UN Commission on Korea did nothing to investigate.

Or consider that the US Air Force (USAF)’s horrific bombing campaign in the Korean War, under the aegis of the United Nations Command, constituted genocide. Neither the United Nation’s Genocide Convention approved in 1948 and going into effect in 1951, nor the Red Cross Convention on the Protection of Civilians in Wartime of 1948 had the “slightest impact on this air war” in the words of the American historian Bruce Cumings, who has covered the history thoroughly, from all sides of the War, including the various ways in which Americans abused Koreans, both North and South, as well as about the abundant lies in North Korean government propaganda.

The Problem of Class Inequality

There has long been extreme class inequality in Korea and it is no accident that President Syngman Rhee was on the side of the ruling class. For centuries Korea had not been a society where there was a fair distribution of wealth between the “unproductive class” and the class of “cultivators,” i.e., a society where “each class enjoys its proper share of the whole annual produce,” to borrow the language of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. But some of those from the old aristocratic elite had been in the process of finding ways to escape parasitism and modernize their country. Just when they were starting to make progress, “global depression, war, and ever-increasing Japanese repression in the 1930s destroyed much of this progress, turned many elite Koreans into collaborators, and left few options for patriots besides armed resistance.”

The Role of Collaborators

“Extreme rightist power” is how Governor Yu Hae-jin described to the US Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) the people who helped him suppress democracy on Cheju Island. The “leaders who would subsequently shape ROK politics” had mostly collaborated with the agents of the Empire of Japan. (ROK = Republic of Korea). Those leaders were selected by one Col. Cecil Nist, who viewed them as “conservatives.” To give this group of mostly treacherous, non-patriots some credibility, the US Office of Strategic Services selected Syngman Rhee to give this group a veneer of legitimacy. A fluent speaker of English and a Christian convert, he had received years of indoctrination in higher education in the US, and although he had made efforts on behalf of Korean independence in his younger years, he was Washington’s man.

In contrast to WWII, where American soldiers and soldiers of most of the other UN Command states had fought against fascists, the war in Korea saw the US and UN using “extreme rightist power,” to fight against democracy. The Korean campaign represented a bizarre “vision of bringing freedom and liberty to a sordid dictatorship run by servants of Japanese imperialism.”

While it is true that the US has dominated the UN since its inception, especially during the Korean War, and while the UN Command forces were actually under the command of US generals, the UN Command also shares some of the responsibility for the many atrocities committed against Koreans. Can anyone really argue they have no responsibility to speak the truth about their conduct during the War? Rhee once described to an American reporter what he planned to do: “With bulldozers we will dig huge excavations and trenches, and fill them with Communists. Then cover them over.” Ironically, the UN appears comfortable with performing a similar act on its own past.


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US

https://www.rt.com/usa/415449-new-us-nuclear-doctrine/ The US claims to have the right to react with nuclear weapons on a conventional attack-also "smaller battlefield nukes". (DJ-With this kind of policy-how can the US claim North Korea is doing something illegal ?)

Other US against the world:


US against Assad (and Russia, China, Turkey, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc):



While the U.S. seems to have given up on regime change in Syria it is still trying to sabotage the progress of the Syrian government and its allies.

The recent drone attack on the Russian base Khmeimim in Latakia is just one example. Thirteen sophisticated armed drones with a reach of some 100 kilometers attacked the base at the same time as a U.S. electronic warfare plane was circling off the Syrian coast. The attack was unsuccessful. Russia has sophisticated electronic warfare means and hijacked the command over six of the drones. The other seven were taken down by Russian air defenses.

To claim, as the U.S. does, that ISIS or some "rebels" did this is nonsense. ISIS has made short range weaponized drones flown by remote control in line of sight mode. This attack was by autonomous drones using GPS and barometric sensors to find their way to their targets. This is qualitatively on a whole new level. I doubt that Russia will let this go unanswered. Look out for some "mishap" that may soon hit some U.S. troops or interests abroad.

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Syria has shown that it has the will and ability to resist U.S. "regime change". The military and its allies will continue to consolidate the current positions. But to free all of its northern parts from Turkish and U.S. occupation is too big of a task for the still small army. This can be more easily achieved by local insurgencies. Syria has battle hardened militia outside of its regular military. These have been trained by and fought with Hizbullah. They can be infiltrated into the occupation zones and make the situation unbearable for the occupiers. Syrian interests in these areas far outweigh those of the occupying countries. While it will take time there is little doubt that -in the end- the people of Syria will win this fight and liberate their country.

DJ-From the comments:

-For as much as I would love to see the US leave Syria (and other occupied territories)

it seems that given an inexhaustible supply of dollars and volunteers for its meat grinder
this is not going to happen anytime soon.

As can be construed from RT's recent article, the new Trump doctrine authorizes
nuclear responses to conventional attacks.

"One of the key changes to the US policy would be an expansion of circumstances 
in which a nuclear attack would be considered. 
Under the new NPR, a conventional attack that causes mass casualties or targets critical 
infrastructure may trigger a nuclear retaliation from the US."

Which means that there will be disproportionate responses to regular attacks. It seems
the US is learning from Israel.

Therefore, I am pessimistic when it comes to withdrawal from Syria, unless the Bear
gets tired of being poked and starts using some of its muscle.

So the attack on the Kmeimin base was being monitored by a U.S. Poseidon spy craft
in a swarm assault experiment. The Russians were aware of its unauthorized presence.
Why didn't they shoot it?

-ZeroHedge quoting the Pentagon statement: "The Pentagon countered that while the US was “concerned” over the incident, Pentagon spokesman Maj. Adrian Rankin-Galloway, however, claimed that “those devices and technologies can easily be obtained in the open market.” He later also told Sputnik that the US already saw what it called “this type of commercial UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] technology” being used in Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) missions."

Interesting. How does HE know what technologies were used in the drones? Sounds like the US protest was a Freudian slip. And quite the coincidence that the operation was being monitored by a Poseidon. Was a warning radioed to the Russians that what appeared to be a swarm of drones was detected incoming? The attacks by various mediums over the last few days on the Russian airbase clearly shows defenses are being tested, and apparently tested in some scientific detail by having spy plane monitors. May be for planning of future attacks, may be because the US has determined it is losing and wants to gain as much intel as possible now, in case they have to bug out soon and lose the ability to test current tech Russian defenses. Where else in the world could they do so without starting a top-level conflict? One wonders if the drones were all configured differently, in an attempt to pin down up to what level of shielding Russian tech could take over a drone, and beyond which they would have to be shot down?

-The principal US objective, using ISIS, YPG and others, has been to break the "Shia crescent" from Tehran to Beirut, which the US stupidly created with its Operation Iraqi Freedom. That is a failure even with the US/YPG in eastern Syria, as seen here

So chalk up another military failure for the Pentagon and its clueless generals.

-I'm not surprised by the use of drones by the US. IMO Syria is THE testbed for new military technology, as the US can probe the efficacy of Russian S-400 systems. It was just a matter of time before swarming technologies were being tested in combat.

As stated in other news sources, the attack would require a sophisticated control center to manage the attack, which would explain the presence of a US spy plane lurking nearby.

The strategy of launching said drones from Turkish controlled areas adds the additional benefit of attempting to drive a wedge between the Turks and Russians.

The downside of testing this new technology is that the result will be escalatory with a green light given to the Russians to test their drone technology on American assets. This is after all a war, cold to hot, irrespective to what the diplomats may say.

-IMO the entire affair is particularly tragic, as the constant drought besetting the entire Middle East for the last 5 to 9 years is just a prelude to the climatic challenges awaiting us all. The the situation will become all the more grim as water becomes more scarce, and temperatures soar, due to a runaway climate beginning to rear its ugly head with the melting of the Arctic. While the US lost half of its wheat crop in a matter of weeks to a flash drought last summer, Russia has become the largest exporter of wheat, due to our 2014 sanctions. I wonder what the West will do when it starts getting hungry and it has alienated a possibly great food supplier.

DJ-Nobody realy believes the US did not attack Russian bases in Syria. Also on Korea the US agression and sabotage of a peace proces (Moon-Putin-Plan) is becoming unacceptable for most countries. Supporting nazi's in the Ukraine, sending weapons to Taiwan, calling all of Jerusalem capitol of Israel is "bizar"!


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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-10/protecting-belt-and-road-initiative-us-led-terrorism-will-china-send-troops-syria DJ-With Turkey funding Uyghur-Islam-extremists (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs strong historic links with the Turks (just like Ukranian language Uyghur-language is a variation on the Turkish language.) China-Turkish relations and diplomacy are part of the answer. Rumors of China sending in troops in Syria go back more than a year. It is also a sign against the US-Saudi-Israel coalition supporting terrorists-a further escalation. https://southfront.org/us-backed-forces-release-hundreds-of-isis-members-some-of-them-join-sdf-ranks-reports/ (DJ-https://southfront.org/washington-is-taking-steps-to-politically-recognize-sdf-authorities-in-eastern-syria-report/ and that SDF partly is renamed IS, alquada etc !)

http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2018/10-january-sohr-after-controlling-about-25-villages-today

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/10/548520/turkey-us-syria-ypg Turkey unhappy with the US training YPG (PKK-linked) Kurds in Syria (and plans of the US to declare the YPG/SDF held area as "the real Syria" https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801111060661687-turkey-to-finish-iran-border-wall-next-spring/


DJ-"Make America Great Again" MAGA by getting in conflict with almost all other countries will not do the job. The US-"politics" make a kindergarten look like a university. (Also outside the US "politics" seem to be a hobby for people that need to visit a mental health institute). http://thesaker.is/the-good-news-about-the-trump-presidency-stupid-can-be-good/ 

DJ-How bad the situation is http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-ambassador-netherlands-grilled-2015-comments-52256477 the new US ambassador (and born Dutch-went to the US with his parents when he was 3 years old) refused to answer questions in a pressconference, ariving in a carriage-it made a very bad impression. 

Russia-Iran-China take over control due to a total failure of US (foreign) politics. Peace in Korea, Syria, Iraq even Libya will not come from the US/NATO. 
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https://sputniknews.com/world/201801111060682383-us-iran-aggresive-sanctions-syria/ DJ-The US-against international law in Syria (and Iraq) wants to put sanctions on Iran for being in Syria.
The US is willing to accept "a SDF-government" in East Syria (=US/IS occupation) https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-11/us-backed-forces-syria-release-hundreds-isis-members As earlier the US renames "rebels" so now IS fighters fight for the SDF (against Assad). 
https://www.sott.net/article/373694-Insane-Demand-America-wants-Assad-to-pay-250-billion-reconstruction-cost-in-Syria The US was after regime-change in Syria, started the "civil"war there and now claim Assad has to pay for war-damage....






Korea


UK/EU


DJ- The US wants other peace agreements than "the rest of the world"-on Ukraine http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/11/548604/East-Ukraine-violence-fatalities, Korea, Syria (soon Libya, Afghanistan etc.) the US claims to want peace but facts tell a different story-the US uses wars as an excuse for military presence. 

This is becoming unacceptable-at the end-proberbly for most countries. The EU does not want more refugees-from more regime change. South Korea rather talks with the North than being used for re-armament of Japan. The US/NATO did bring chaos to Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Ukraine-who will be next ? 
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DJ-I do not agree with the http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/syria-erdogan-again-switches-sides-delivers-new-supplies-for-terrorist-attacks.html#. Erdogan does not have the room to switch sides any longer. The US would like to see Turkey moving away from R.I.C. Russia, Iran, China. Erdogan still claims the US does want regime-change in Ankara-Turkey. The US is backing Kurds in Syria https://www.rt.com/news/415663-us-occupied-syria-refugees/. No way Turkey will switch sides-but Turkey goes for Turkish (and Erdogans) interests in "the region". 

If Turkey ended up giving support to US backed jihadi's several things to consider:
1-Turkey does support rebels who fight Kurds/YPG
2-Rebels sometime are able to steal/bribe to get Turkish army goods
3-"Others"  (USI-US-Saudi-Israel) are willing to create the image that Turkey is fighting against Russians/Syrians (to break the TRIC-Turkey-Russia-Iran-China link)
4-(Also in the comments) Erdogan may be trying to get rid of (Uyghur a.o.) fighters that got in Syria via Turkey (with Turkish papers, support etc. Turkey was on the anti-Assad side, still not happy with Assad-but the Kurds are a major risk for Turkey, cooperation with Russia, Iran, China is also more important than being against Assad).


DJ-US-Turkey relations only getting worse.


Iran

DJ-If Trump is that stupid he ends the JCPOA-Iran Agreement-or comes with such extreme conditions-it will damage the US even further. The EU has made its point very clear-also with the FMś from the UK, France, Germany-they support the Iran-deal. DJ-NATO may further desintegrate-a EU/Turkey(and Canada) section willing to work with Russia-and the US (with Israel as a semi-NATO country, some Gulf States). Further escalations (in Syria, Pakistan, Iran) will speed up that proces. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/12/548673/Italy-signs-EUs-biggest-ever-credit-deal-with-Iran

Afghanistan


Qatar

DJ-The Major US military base is in Qatar, Iran and Turkey have troops stationed there-to protect Qatar from Saudi/UAE agression. Qatar and Iran are exploiting a gasfield on their sea-border. (DJ-I would not be surprised when news show up that China would like to station troops in Qatar)

US

https://southfront.org/paul-craig-roberts-another-step-toward-armageddon/, https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-11/paul-craig-roberts-fears-another-step-towards-armageddon-DJ with the idea of using small nuclear weapons on the battlefield first the US has made a step towards nuclear war.
https://www.rt.com/news/415690-no-other-word-but-racist-trumo/ The latest stupid racist remarks by Trump will close more doors for the US.

Netherlands


Libya


Yemen


Israel

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/12/548648/Israel-Netanyahu-former-US-president-Obama-Palestine-West-Bank-annexation-Sinai, http://www.voltairenet.org/article199332.html (DJ-In 1968-during the Shah in Iran Iran and Israel build a pipeline in Israel-after the Islamic revolution in Iran Israel nationalized the pipeline. According to international court decission Israel has to pay Iran-wich it refuses).

DJ-Later today the US-Trump-will give his decission on the Iran-deal. This may become a major factor for further developments.

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The CIA's Morell said the following in a televised Charlie Rose interview at that time:

Morell: We need to make the Iranians pay the price in Syria; we need to make the Russians pay the price.

Rose: We make them pay the price by killing Russians and killing Iranians?

Morell: Yes. Covertly. You don't tell the world about it. You don't stand at the Pentagon and say we did this. But you make sure they know it in Moscow and Tehran. I want to go after those things that Assad sees as his personal power base. I want to scare Assad. I want to go after his presidential car. I want to bomb his offices in the middle of the night. I want to destroy his presidential aircraft. I want to destroy his presidential helicopters. I want to make him think we are coming after him.

With such brazen and public past admissions by US intelligence officials it is clear that no scenario should be taken off the table regarding what happened with these recent technologically advanced attacks on Russian assets in Syria. This could indeed very likely be the United States or a regional state actor making Russians "pay the price" for being there. 

http://www.voltairenet.org/article199364.html and http://www.voltairenet.org/article199339.html :

During the attack, which was carried out using un-identified drones, four U.S. Navy drones for observation followed the reactions of the Russian defense.

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Studying the drones captured has allowed us to establish the following: that these engines, which have a flight capacity of around 100 kilometres, were travelling at around 50 km/hr and their coordination by satellite was by analogous signals not digital signals. They were transporting shells of artisanal construction meant to destroy the ships in the harbour and the planes stationed at the air base.

So what we have here is very simple equipment, which has already been used on the battlefield, both in Iraq and Syria. The novelty flows from its coordinated use by satellite.

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According to the Russian daily newspaper Kommersant, the most likely hypothesis is that these drones were armed by the jihadist group Ahrar al-Sham.

Ahrar al-Sham was established by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood before the war against Syria. It includes in its ranks several of Osama Bin Laden’s companions. Its “Foreign Minister”, Labib al-Nahhas, is one of the British MI6 officers. At the end of 2016, Ahrar al-Sham signed an agreement with Russia recognizing the “de-escalation zones”; an agreement which it has clearly not respected.

The spokesperson for the Pentagon, Adrian Rankin-Galloway, declared to RIA Novosti that the drones used to attack the Russian military installations in Syria were “easily accessible” on the market. However, the Russian Minister of Defence assured that these drones had been put together by specialists on Syrian soil and, in particular, that they had been coordinated by satellite.

Furthermore, the Pentagon acknowledged that it had used for the first time its Global Hawks reconnaissance drones on the boundary line of Donbass, on 1 and 7 January which is in fact the day after the two attacks against the Russian military installations in Syria.

This technology failed on the Syrian battlefield against the Russian army, which is equipped with the most powerful anti-air weapons in the world (Pantsir-S1) and the means of radio electronic war, capable of bringing Nato commands to a grinding halt. Yet in a different environment, this technology could conquer.

According to the Russian daily newspaper Izvestia, the Russian Defense Minister and the FSB are studying the creation of special units for fighting the drones. The Russian Armed Forces have already been equipped with a specialist unit in defending fixed targets, which could be attacked by the drones, or with the use of simple rockets, cruise missiles, systems of precision weapons, tactical planes and helicopters for attack.

So the technology and necessary means to coordinate an attack by a group of drones has been transferred to a terrorist group. This means that even if the Anglo Saxons preserve coordination via satellite, they nonetheless announce a radical change in the Security and Defence.

DJ, Of course there is a link with https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-january-12-2018-militants-counter-attack-in-southern-idlib-ends-in-disaster/ The claim that Turkey supported rebels in an offensive against the Assad forces is most likely meant to seperate Turkey from Russia and Iran.


https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/top-5-cases-militants-obtaining-weapons-made-states-us-led-coalition/ DJ-The US will not give up control over Middle East oil and gas. 


https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-12/chinas-official-military-newspaper-warns-war-not-far-us It is all about the energy-dollar link-without it the US may get in deep problems. 

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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-30/eric-zuesse-america%E2%80%99s-secret-planned-conquest-russia DJ-Over a year old article. Mutual Assured Destruction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction "MAD" is replaced by:

https://www.rt.com/usa/415774-trump-boost-usable-nuclear-weapons/ and https://www.rt.com/usa/415783-nuclear-warheads-rip-off/ With Iran and North Korea as an excuse the US is preparing for war against Russia and China. 

Iran

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/13/548737/Iran-nuclear-deal-Trump Trump hopes the EU-(some) European countries are willing to reopen negotiations on the Iran-deal. This is unlikely-the US has to accept the Iran-deal the way it is. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/12/12/545412/eu-jcpoa-iran-mogherini and https://sputniknews.com/europe/201801131060722095-eu-committed-iran-deal-trump/

Pakistan


Turkey/Syria

Turkistan Islamic Party using Turkish Army vehicles (Turkey has to explain this to Iran and Russia)

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/12/548707/Russian-military-eliminates-militants-behind-Syria-air-base-attack  DJ:"foreign sponsored Takfire terrorists" includes almost all anti-Assad fighting groups in Syria. Russia will deal with those behind the drone attack the same way. https://www.debka.com/mivzak/rebel-group-launched-drone-attacks-russian-bases-destroyed/ The depot was destroyed-so the hunt for the people behind it is still open.
http://thesaker.is/the-us-kurd-project-iranian-intelligence-has-declassified-data-on-14-american-bases-in-syria/ (some bases also UK, French forces and SDF) and http://www.voltairenet.org/article199350.html DJ; Is "the west" planning a "Kurdish homeland" in east Syria were Turkey can deport Turkish Kurds ? Is the Turkish agenda taking over control in parts of the Middle East (with Turkish bases in Qatar, Djibouti, Sudan-Turkey occupying North Cyprus, North Syria, Northern part of Iraq). Turkish-Qatar support for jihadi's (against Kurds-for Turkish interests-at the end maybe even against Assad, Iran, Russia ? Playing a double game-hoping to get away with it-so to do deals both with Russia-Iran-China AND the "west"?)

Saudi-US backed genocide in Yemen

http://www.who.int/countries/yem/en/ (Diphtheria, Cholera now main killers)

China-Japan

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https://www.debka.com/four-players-jockeying-post-war-positions-syria-us-israel-vs-russia-iran/ Israel and the US worked together in latest airstrikes against Iran near Damascus. Israel may also (with US support) attack Russian positions in Syria. The US stays in Syria to control Iran.

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Afghanistan

The US is against the New Silk Road-so conflicts with China, Pakistan, Iran, Russia (Turkey-how does the US think to supply NATO/US forces when all of the region wants the US out (and other NATO members stop their presence in Afghanistan https://www.rt.com/op-edge/415739-trump-may-us-uk-visit/).
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-12/real-news-we-ignore-our-peril Some people getting rich from "aid for Afghanistan"-corruption is the norm.

Yemen US backed genocide



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Financial war

China and Russia increased their trade and can back their currencies with gold. Domestic consumer demand is growing-limited debt-burdens. The US$ was important for energy deals-not any longer-even Saudi Arabia is doing (some) energydeals in other currencies. (Most if not all in Yuan-China is the largest energy buyer-but can use Yuan with Iran, Russia-proberbly Malaysia, Indonesia would welcome investments in exchange for oil as well). 

The US consumer is in much debt, the US economy has "outsourced"much of its production to low wages-countries. The US has been spending "zillions" on wars-not enough on its own infrastructure, education, healthcare. Money printed out of thin air was used (by a rich elite (the belief that the rich can pull an economy out of the swamp is insane-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle-down_economics-it only increased the inbalance) on the stock-exchange. Of course that buble will burst. 

After that collapse the US will find a whole new world in wich the US is marginalized-at best. Turkey-Russia-Iran-China (TRIC) taking over EurAsia and Africa-even Latin America. 

The US should accept their now position but can the "elite" accept that ? Can they dump their US interests to take part in the new economy ? They-as always-will find ways-most of the time. 

Still there is the risk of the US enforcing on the world an outdated US-petro-dollar system-if needed by war(s) larger than the wars going on right now. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/14/548843/US-President-Donald-Trump-White-House-China-trade-NAFTA-Robert-Lighthizer and http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/14/548846/US-president-Donald-Trump-nuclear-strategy-Russia-threat (Old reflexes wich now only makes matters worse-the US should focus on it's strong points-innovation- http://theduran.com/you-may-be-flying-in-a-car-sooner-than-you-think/ and move away from very costly-US damaging-wars-Trump was elected for that !)

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US

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-13/army-strategist-exposes-disturbing-parallels-between-us-domestic-policing-military and https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-10/all-these-fking-excuses-baltimore-parents-lash-out-public-meeting-over-frozen The US elite has robbed the other US citizens-taken over both political parties-come up with a fake democracy in wich people have to vote for a criminal to become the next president. (Most European countries are not doing much better).

Mexico


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https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/01/13/exclusive-trump-israel-and-the-iran-deal-duff-on-press-tv/ Israeli oil companies exploiting fields in US occupied zones in Syria, Iraq etc. The US getting out of the Iran-agrrement would harm relations with other NATO-partners.

The Iran-deal, "civil"wars in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Ukraine-all for (US)control on energy. It makes the US weaker-not stronger ! 
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When Turkey moves into northern Syria to avoid the US organizing a (most) Kurdish East-Syria state/west Syria Kurdish enclave it may result into war between US forces and Turkish forces in northern Syria. (The Kurds in one area will not wait to see the Turkish Army fighting Kurds in another area. It could set the whole Turkish-Syria-Iraq-Iran area in motion. Is this the plan from the US ? Create such a chaos that Iran-Syria-Turkey-Russia have a very big job extra ? A second major war-on top of the present wars in Iraq and Syria-will send millions of extra refugees to the EU. As a punishment for not supporting the US Jerusalem move ? This could end NATO in a worst case scenario.)

see also

https://www.rt.com/uk/415886-corbyn-us-special-relationship/ (Even the UK moving away from the present US/Trump plans)

US-Saudi-Israel (USI)

-Israel;
-Saudi;
-Yemen genocide;
-US;
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2018/01/14/intel-drop-sunday-january-14-2018/ (Trump his problem with women is part of a far bigger problem.)

The US is supporting Israel military actions in Lebanon and Syria, Saudi wars in (a.o.) Yemen. The US want to stay in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan to put pressure on (Turkey)-Russia-Iran-China. We have now a covert USI-TRIC war that is very likely to escalate. http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2018/15-january-kcna-kim-jong-un-chairman-of-the-state-a Assad sending a message of friendship to Kim/NK ! The present crisis is helping NK out of isolation. In the past NK did "help" countries like Pakistan, Syria, Libya, Iraq with their weaponsprogramm. "Old friends" looking after eachother in times of need. 

https://turkey.liveuamap.com/en/2018/14-january-according-to-nso-usa-sent-manpads-to-ypg-in-afrin Did the US send anti aircraft weapons to the YPG-Kurds in Syria ? (To be used against Assad forces but more likely against a NATO ally-Turkey. Possible a hoax ?)

India-Pakistan


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Economic war:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-14/japanese-purchases-us-treasurys-tumble (DJ-When all countries drop the US$, US-bonds, try to limit trade with the US-since the US is making trade with the US "very hard"-the US will collapse within weeks. You can not insult all muslim countries, make trade restrictions from China to EU-cars, insult "s..t h..e-countries, start a lot of wars, end all kind of international agreements (from NAFTA to Paris, Iran-deal) and expect the world to do bussiness like usual. Russia-China offer a better alternative. The US is moving towards the wrong side of an international red line.) On the article-the US moving towards QE-4 (printing more dollars from thin air) could start hyper inflation in the US-the poor will get extremely poor...the US on its way to a "failed state" with gang-wars destroying economics in US major cities ?
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Turkey is preparing military action in northern Syria. (DJ-Erdogan proberbly did have talks with Iran and Russia, Iran and Russia proberbly had talks with Assad. For Turkey-Russia-Iran-China-Syria TRICS the formation of a US-proxy state in East Syria is unacceptable. They may react in different ways. Turkey may already have their Turkman and other Turkish sponsored groups (doing the dirtywork for Turkey). 

For TRICS the removal of any US-presence in Syria and Iraq (no proxy-US-state there either) may be priority number one. Since Russia-Iran/Iraq-Syria want to avoid openly attacking US forces they may assist Turkey (still a NATO member) with logistics, info. Also the US forces may find the logistics getting (very) complicated. (The only way the US can get enough supplies would require conquering a land route via Jordan and/or Iraq (with more US "moderate rebels"-coming via Saudi Arabia ?)-Russia will deal with an IS-2 (under any name). 

http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/weekly-review-and-open-thread-2018-02.html#comments Some of the comments see a military coup in Saudi Arabia. The way this country is ruled is "pretty insane".  Things will have to change one way or the other. A civil war inside KSA (between Sunni's, Shia, Wahabi's, several tribes) could be nearby. 

In Israel Netanyahu is not in a very strong position-the US-Trump-can not afford to get kicked out of the Middle East. 

The US has several bases in SDF-Syria. Those bases are the foundation of the SDF-republic-a US creation. Therefor those bases could be a main target to push the US out of Syria and Iraq. 

In such a scenario NATO would split. NATO-members most want to stay out of a conflict between the US and Turkey (in Syria-but who knows-US military action against Turkey itself-direct or via YPG/PKK ?)
The EU may expect another mass movement of refugees-while the millions of Turks in Europe will cause a lot of unrest. https://already-happened.com/2018/01/14/massive-mobilization-of-turkish-forces-toward-syrian-border/ and http://katehon.com/article/big-isis-and-sdf-lies-us-kurdistan-and-new-gas-wars

To make things more complicated; Syria does not want Turkish troops in Syria https://sputniknews.com/interviews/201801151060764981-syria-deputy-foreign-minister-mekdad-interview/ DJ-Turkey would like to have a working relation with the US but the US giving mobile air defense weapons to Kurdish fighters against Turkey, a border defense force of 30.000 man (most Kurdish) (after the Gülen-coup, Jerusalem move etc.) is as good as a declaration of war from the US.


Korea

DJ-The west is split on Korea as well. South Korea is having talks with the North but also with Russia (Moon-Putin-Plan)http://www.newsweek.com/putin-has-plan-avoid-war-north-korea-and-it-does-not-involve-trump-660410 and China. Almost all countries do not see any reason for US military action now. https://sputniknews.com/asia/201801151060768031-seoul-pyongyang-olympics-unification-flag/


Qatar


US wants to sell airdefense to Japan-relation with Hawaii false alarm ?


DJ-Turkey may go for a buffer militarized zone under Turkish army control to keep Kurdish "fighters" out. The US may even accept that. In return Turkey would give logistics to US troops in Syria as long as the US stops supporting the Kurds ? 

Problem is the US is not in Syria for the Kurds or even Assad-they are there to stop Russia and Iran. 





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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-15/us-urges-eu-fix-iran-deal-brussels-between-rock-and-hard-place DJ-The EU has growing bussiness interests in Iran and with Russia, China. Proberbly most-if not all-EU members may not give in to US demands (unless the US could swich/bribe a poor EU-member needing the US money and afraid of Russia).

Korea

https://www.rt.com/news/415513-north-south-korea-trump/ Peace is in reach without the US. So the US is starting their own peace-processes https://www.rt.com/news/416027-us-canada-korea-summit/ without Russia and China. 

Borders


Syria

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/16/549079/Syria-Turkey-Afrin, http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/syria-us-commits-to-occupation-traps-itself-and-helps-to-sustain-the-astana-agreement.html# (Good comments; DJ-the US had enough time to build stocks in East Syria, air-transport (from Israel, Jordan over enemy territory)may bring enough basic supplies-if not attacked US (proxy) forces may be able to stay in East Syria for up to two years ?)




Egypt-Sudan

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-15/5-reasons-why-egypt-and-sudan-might-be-about-go-war (Both now have good relations with Russia-so Russia has to find a solution, Egypt also friend of UAE/KSA, Sudan with Turkey) One of the conflicts is over a dam in the Ethiopian Nile-Egypt has troops in Eritrea-a conflict would involve the east-of-Africa. https://africa.liveuamap.com/en/2018/12-january-sudan-officially-announces-potential-security

India

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201801161060785381-india-israel-explore-new-avenues/ India-with Japan, Taiwan, Gulf States and Israel "pro-US"? 

Pakistan

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Syria
any help for them will not do much)
Israel/US/IS coalition-US (Israel never stopped) will start arming "moderate rebels" because Iran and Russia are still in Syria (and for the USI-coalition the war is against Iran, Russia even China-New Silk Road in Iran, Pakistan, Turkey) https://www.debka.com/fading-trump-putin-trust-derails-de-escalation-zones-syrias-borders-israel-jordan/ (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-breaks-rebel-lines-south-aleppo-almost-reaching-idlib-front/ "moderate rebels" may be weakened that much 
Syria-Turkey border https://southfront.org/turkeys-sikorsky-helicopter-dodges-pkk-gudided-missile-video/ (DJ-PKK in Syria all of a sudden YPG for the US ?)
https://www.rt.com/news/416090-nato-turkey-border-force-syria/ Turkey wants to know what NATO thinks of US Syria-plans
DJ-Panama, Kuwait also are created countries-only "East Syria"is a US-Saudi-Israel fabrication against Turkey-Russia-Iran-China-USI and TRIC will collide over west Asia.

Korea

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201801161060800192-us-n-korea-pressure-tillerson/ (DJ-That US pressure presses South Korea to talks with the North, China, Russia-away from the US (and Japan).

N-E Africa

A new disease that allegedly leaves up to 40 percent of those affected dead is feared to be spreading across South Sudan and Uganda, with dozens of new cases registered in recent months.


Former Yugoslavia


Ukraine


Financial War

[urlhttps://southfront.org/china-downgrades-us-credit-rating-bbb-warns-us-insolvency-detonate-next-crisis/[/url] and https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-16/trump-tells-xi-disappointed-surging-trade-deficit-china US-China trade war coming.

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http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/01/open-thread-2018-03.html#-good comments. 

Turkey is planning to start a major invasion of Syria. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/17/549191/Turkey-Syria-Afrin-Manbij

More sanctions and more pressure on non-present Russia and China to do more-mainly buying time. Korea https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/13/south-and-north-korea-discuss-joint-womens-ice-hockey-team-for-olympics is doing the talking to avoid the fighting.


http://theduran.com/natos-operation-atlantic-resolve-marches-close-towards-russias-borders/ "To stop Russian agressian NATO moved towards Russian borders", started wars in Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Yemen, etc-all to "stop Russian agression"-the Warsaw-pact ended in 1991-can we please get rid of NATO-it is out of control !

On the coming Turkish invasion; 

-First strike will be airforce/artillery against Kurdish targets (possibly also even in Iraq-JD)
-The goal is to be "shock and awe", "fast and furious", Turkey can not afford to get many Turkish soldiers killed.
-Erdogan wants to make the Turkish position clear towards "the west"-no US help for Kurds, thank you EU for keeping is out.
-When possible NATO will go on "as normal" even Turkish (second largest in NATO) Army may do collatoral damage to US (first largest in NATO) army. 
-Turkey will have had talks with Russia and Iran-they will have had talks with Syria. A Turkish invasion in Northern Syria (and maybe Iraq) may be the starting point for "the Poland 1939 scenario"  with Turkish Army moving from the North, Syrian, Iran, Iraq, Hezbollah, Russian (air)forces moving from the South-to crush the Kurds.
- The Kurds have two options-fight and loose or start talking on conditions in wich they can get integrated in Syria (and Iraq).
-Turkey has been making plans for intervention in Syria for over 5 years (in the beginning with Saudi Arabia/US), still is anti-Assad but more anti-Kurdish seperatists.
-There are several reports-last two years-of Turkish Kurds fighting with Syria/Iraq Kurds. (The number of Kurds in Syria pre-war was much to low to explain the large portion of Kurdish fighting in Syria.)
-The US and Israel are behind the plans for an Eastern Syria state. They will react military.

With the US and Israel joining the war against Russia and Iran in Syria and Iraq other scenario's (including other fronts Korea, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia) could unfold.
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Just like the two Germany's in 1956, 1960, 1964 had a united German team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Team_of_Germany Korea will have a joint woman ice-hocky team http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2018/01/16/0401000000AEN20180116009957315.html under a unification flag. 

It took 25 more years-in 1989-for Germany to reunite, with some luck the Korea's can do better !

Syria


https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201801171060833371-turkey-us-kurds-syria/ Turkey is maximizing pressure on the US to disarm the Kurds in Syria-if need be the Turkish army will do that job. 

Palestine

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False Flag

On The Hal Turner Radio Show, I provided TWO different reports from DIFFERENT covert Intelligence Sources about what actually took place over the past weekend, causing the Emergency Alert System (EAS) to be triggered, warning Hawaiians to take cover immediately due to an incoming missile attack.

BOTH sources tell me that a missile __was actually__ launched, triggering the EAS.

BOTH sources tell me the missile was fired from a submarine.

BOTH sources tell me the inbound missile was successfully INTERCEPTED.

BOTH sources tell me the submarine which fired that missile was subsequently attacked and destroyed.

Where the sources differ is on WHO fired and WHY they fired.

Both sources provide plausible explanations about why . . .  and both plausible explanations are utterly terrifying: Someone is deliberately trying to start a war.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/brandon-smith-olympic-games-south-korea-perfect-opportunity-false-flag-attack">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/brandon-smith-olympic-games-south-korea-perfect-opportunity-false-flag-attack

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/jim-rickards-warns-bursting-bubble-could-break-world">https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/jim-rickards-warns-bursting-bubble-could-break-world

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Korea

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/us-deploys-tactical-communications-scrambling-plane-south-korea DJ-A false flag-or real attack by NK-would be welcomed by some to start a war-maybe limited to Korea-but to stop Russia and China from gaining influence around the globe.
-the means are there:https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/skunk-works-exec-hints-us-hypersonic-bomber-has-already-been-made SR-72 can go mach 6-hypersonic weapons can strike that fast limiting reaction time

DJ-With "false alarms" in Hawaii and Japan "due to a person pushing the wrong button" and NK and US claiming NK is able and willing to attack the US (some doubt NK can do so)-North and South Korea having talks on better relationships-with Russia and China making offers for an economic program for East-Asia (excluding the US)-the US does feel the pressure and need to react. 

Middle East

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-17/tillerson-pledges-open-ended-military-presence-syria-counter-iran and https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801171060835048-turkey-syria-border-security-force/ DJ-The US is not talking to Iraq about the "Border Security Force", Turkey will not accept this BSF. http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/18/549289/un-chief-jcpoa-trump "The world" does not accept the US/Trump stand on Iran, Jerusalem (or Korea, Ukraine, others). 
A "false flag" in the Middle East would fit Israel/Netanyahu's anti-Iran talk. The US got itself into a big mess in the Middle East. "Iran blowing up the Knesset-Israel parliament in West Jerusalem"or something like that would unite "the (pro-western) world behind the US-Saudi-Israel (USI) coalition. 


DJ; At the moment Russia and China are winning the (not so) "Cold War" with the US. Given Trump his earlier decissions (support KSA and Israel, war of words with NK, anti-Islam-talk) and the link between energy and the US$, the unwillingness to look for new roads, inability to have talks with Russia and China (etc)-the belief in US being superior both in weapons and as a system-war is getting more on the horizon every day. https://clock.thebulletin.org/

To put it a bit sharper-Russia and China are kicking the US out of (much of) the Middle East and South Korea. The usual US answer is war.
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