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Conflict in Ukraine perpetuated by private and corrupt interests linking Zelensky and the Bidens

Uriel Araujo
InfoBrics
Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00 UTC
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With regards to the ongoing Israeli military campaign in Gaza, the point of Benjamin Netanyahu's supposed personal and political interests in the perpetuation of the military occupation has been raised by several analysts and journalists. Marc Champion, for example, writing for Bloomberg, highlighted the fact that the Israeli Prime Minister is currently "fighting corruption charges in court" (it being implicit that it is of course usually harder to investigate and to condemn incumbent national leaders). Netanyahu, in addition, will "face a political reckoning over Oct. 7's security failures as soon as the war in Gaza ends."

Thus, writes Champion, "under cover of the country's blinding rage and deep yearning for long-term security, Netanyahu is fighting to secure his own political survival." Champion and other analysts may or may not be spot on, with regards to Netanyahu's motivations and calculations. The point is that personal, private and business interests (sometimes even involving shady deals) may indeed shape, to some degree, foreign policy decisions. And the issue is more outstanding in Ukraine than perhaps anywhere else.
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'NATO lake' to put pressure on Russia's Kaliningrad during upcoming Baltic training, writes former supreme allied commander

James Stavridis
Bloomberg
Thu, 09 May 2024 14:52 UTC
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With the addition this year of Sweden and last spring of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Baltic Sea has been dubbed a "NATO lake" by some analysts. A glance at a map show that is largely (but not completely) true — the coastline has a couple of slivers of Russian territory. The rest of the coastal littoral is in NATO hands: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Denmark.

Russia controls a bit of coast between Lithuania and Poland because of its strange enclave of Kaliningrad. And President Vladimir Putin remains in control of the far eastern corner of the Baltic Sea in the approaches to St. Petersburg — ironically once thought of as the "window to the Western world" by the czars beginning with Peter the Great. Today, in the event of a conflict between Moscow and NATO, any of Russia's warships there would be quickly and easily bottled up or destroyed.


Comment: Unfortunately, in order to garner insight into the West's scheming, one must bear with Stavridis' delusions of grandeur, and the relentless inaccurate and snide remarks.


Comment: Delusions, such as that displayed in the last line, in addition to the rapid deterioration of NATO member states, and Israel's escalating genocide in Gaza, does not bode well for the future of the West and its vassals.

We can take the above opinion piece as perhaps a hint as to how the West has might provoke Russia next.

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Israel threatens it'll use 'imprecise missiles and destroy 10 buildings instead of 1' after US pause on 'precise' arms supplies


Andalou Agency
Thu, 09 May 2024 14:06 UTC
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© Hatem Khaled/ReutersRemnants of Israeli strike on a house in Rafah • May 5, 2024
A member of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) threatened on Thursday to use "imprecise missiles" in the war on the Gaza Strip in response to a US pause on arms transfer to Tel Aviv.

"The US is threatening not to give us precise missiles. Oh, yeah? Well, I got news for the US. We have imprecise missiles, and we have the right to defend ourselves," Tally Gotlive, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party, told Israeli Channel 7.


Comment: Actually, according to China's testimony at Israel's ICJ genocide trial, according to international law it's the Palestinians inalienable who have the right to defend themselves and to take up 'armed struggle' in order to liberate themselves from the occupying forces of Israel.


"So, maybe instead of using a precise missile and take down a specific room, or a specific building, I'll use my imprecise missiles, and I'll just destroy ten buildings. That's what I'll do."

Comment: Israel claims to be able to continue without Western support, but it, like Ukraine, would cease to function were it not for weapons supplies; the tens of billions of dollars in funding that is helping keep its collapsing economy afloat; as well as military assistance in the form of intelligence, and even dual citizens who are fighting for them in the IDF:

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Israeli businessman murdered on video in Egypt is alleged to be Mossad spy, follows IDF seizure of shared border crossing


The New Arab
Thu, 09 May 2024 13:07 UTC
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© GettyEgypt and Israel have technically been at peace since the late 1970s.
The murder of a Canadian-Israeli businessman in Alexandria came a day after the Israeli army seized control of Rafah Border Crossing.

The Egyptian authorities opened an investigation into the murder of a Canadian-Israeli businessman in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, an incident believed to be triggered by Israel's ongoing onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

In a brief statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said that a Canadian man was shot in Alexandria and that a team of investigators has been formed to probe what it described as "a criminal case."

An Egyptian security official told The New Arab that senior national security officers are among the investigators tasked with probing the case.

Comment: See also:

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Is Meta facilitating Israel's AI-aided bombing of Palestinians in Gaza?

Maryam Qarehgozlou
PressTV
Fri, 03 May 2024 07:56 UTC
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A distant rumbling growing louder warns of a menacing airstrike, and suddenly the sky tears open with the deafening roar of engines and the piercing whistle of falling bombs.

Explosions send shockwaves through the air, shattering windows, and tearing apart walls.

Debris is raining down and the air is thick with smoke. Survivors emerge from the rubble, dazed and bloodied, searching frantically for loved ones amid the relentless cacophony of death and destruction.

This is the grim and gory reality unfolding across Gaza due to Israel's genocidal war on the besieged territory which has killed more than 34,500 Palestinians, two-thirds of whom are women and children.

According to recent reports, Israel has been indiscriminately targeting Palestinians in the narrow strip using its artificial intelligence (AI)-based programs such as "Lavender," "Gospel," and "Where's Daddy" using information partly provided by Meta's messaging app WhatsApp.

Comment: See also:

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West has a decision to make - Putin


RT
Tue, 07 May 2024 09:21 UTC
Russian President Vladimir Putin
© Sputnik / Alexander KazakovRussian President Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia
Russia remains open to dialogue and it is up to the other side to decide how to move forward, the president has said

It is up to the West to decide if it wants to engage in dialogue with Russia or pursue endless aggression in an attempt to hamper the country's development, President Vladimir Putin said during his inauguration speech on Tuesday.

Putin's address came after he was officially sworn in for a fifth term as Russian leader. The ceremony took place at the Kremlin Grand Palace and was attended by dozens of dignitaries, including senior officials from parliament and the constitutional court.

Comment: See also: Vladimir Putin to take his fifth presidential oath

On a less formal occasion, Vladimir Putin expressed how Russia views their partners in Western Europe.


One perspective on the problem for the West is expressed in this Tweet
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While it is true that the West has a decision to make regarding Russia, at least if it wants to change what it is and has been doing for a long, long time, is such a change even an option without some degree of suffering and subsequent collective self-reflection?

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US can't build its own LNG carrier ships - Navy Secretary


Al Mayadeen
Wed, 08 May 2024 19:18 UTC
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US companies continue to rely on foreign-flagged ships to deliver their Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Europe.

No shipyards in the United States can build carrier ships capable of transporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro acknowledged in a congressional testimony on Wednesday.

"We've lost that art here in the United States. We can't even build our own LNG ships here in the United States," Del Toro told the US House Armed Services Committee.

According to shipbuilding records, the last time a US shipyard produced an LNG tanker was in 1980. In total, 16 LNG ships were built in the United States between 1977 and 1980.

Comment: That's not great news for Europeans, such as those in the UK, whose leadership conspired with the US to blow up their gas lifeline, the Nord Stream pipeline. These same ailing nations aren't exactly endearing themselves to some of the world's most prolific shipbuilders, either, such as Russia and China.

That said, the issue might be moot anyway what with the US considering whether it might just cut energy-starved Europe off entirely: Biden's suspension of LNG exports challenged by 16 states

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Russia's nuclear drills are response to West's 'shameless' policies - Moscow


RT
Tue, 07 May 2024 09:16 UTC
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© Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesRussian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov
Russia's decision to conduct tactical nuclear weapons drills is a forced response to the "shameless and aggressive" policies of the Collective West, which creates security threats for Russia and its citizens, Moscow's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, stated on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered a snap exercise in the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Southern Military District, which borders Ukraine. The drill is intended as a warning to the US and its allies not to escalate the Ukraine conflict any further, both the Foreign and Defense Ministries in Moscow said in public statements.

According to Antonov, the US and its allies are constantly beefing up supplies of increasingly deadly weapons to Ukraine designed to "kill Russian people" and attack the territory of the country.
"Step by step they are abandoning their previously declared 'self-restraints' in the hybrid war unleashed against us. Roughly speaking, they are trying to 'simmer' our country."

Comment: Escalations? No winners, no rewards.

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UN pushes Iran for 'concrete' cooperation on atomic programme


Aljazeera
Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00 UTC
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© Atta Kenare/AFPIran's Mohammad Eslami, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi • Joint news conference in Isfahan
The head of the United Nations nuclear body has called on Iran to increase its efforts to make cooperation tangible and "concrete".

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi urged Tehran on Tuesday to adopt "concrete" measures to foster collaboration. The UN is seeking to re-establish oversight of Iran's atomic activities but has met various setbacks over how to implement a deal struck last year. However, officials on both sides suggested that there is some distance between their positions.

At a news conference in the Iranian city of Isfahan, Grossi said he had proposed in talks with Iranian officials:
"To focus on very practical and tangible measures that can be implemented in order to accelerate cooperation. What we are looking at is concrete measures that could make this [the deal] operational."
Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran insisted that the talks with Grossi had been positive and productive:
"We continue interactions over unresolved issues. The important point is that Mr Grossi takes the necessary actions to settle the problems that are mainly political."

Comment: Grossi: "Same time next year?"

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UK Ministry of Defence payroll data exposed in data breach, claims 'foreign state' may be to blame

Ionut Ilascu
Bleeping Computer
Tue, 07 May 2024 18:51 UTC
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The UK Government confirmed today that a threat actor recently breached the country's Ministry of Defence and gained access to part of the Armed Forces payment network.

The attacked system contained personal data belonging to active and reserve personnel as well as some recently retired veterans.

MoD core network unaffected

In a statement to the House of Commons today, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) identified the intrusion "in recent days."

Immediately after learning of the compromise, the MoD isolated the system to prevent the intrusion from spreading and stopped processing all payments.

Despite this, the incident did not have a significant impact on salaries, expense payments, and veterans' pensions. "I can confirm in the meantime all April salaries have been paid," said Shapps.

Comment: It's probably no coincidence that this hack comes on the heels of another announcement, seemingly intended to prime the population for incidents of this kind: NATO accuses Russia of 'hybrid and malign' activities on alliance's territories

See also: Predatory Sparrow: The terrorist attacks of an Israel-linked hacker group

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