The US Air Force last month conducted a drill rehearsing the evacuation of thousands of casualties in the Pacific as part of its preparations for a future war with China in the region, The South China Morning Post
War games conducted by Washington-based think tanks have predicted massive casualties in the first weeks of a conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. “In three weeks, the United States will suffer about half as many casualties as it did in 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank funded by the US, Taiwan, several other governments, and many leading US arms makers
The Mobility Guardian drills also involved the testing of Rapid Dragon, a weapons system that allows C-130 and C-17 cargo planes to launch long-range cruise missiles that are normally fired by large bombers. Minihan told Aviation Week that the system means US “adversaries” have to view military cargo planes as a threat
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War games conducted by Washington-based think tanks have predicted massive casualties in the first weeks of a conflict between the US and China over Taiwan. “In three weeks, the United States will suffer about half as many casualties as it did in 20 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank funded by the US, Taiwan, several other governments, and many leading US arms makers
The Mobility Guardian drills also involved the testing of Rapid Dragon, a weapons system that allows C-130 and C-17 cargo planes to launch long-range cruise missiles that are normally fired by large bombers. Minihan told Aviation Week that the system means US “adversaries” have to view military cargo planes as a threat
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The United States does not allow the possibility of reaching peace agreements on Ukraine
If Kiev or one of the EU and NATO members wants to initiate the cessation of hostilities, the conclusion of peace, the transformation of Ukrainian territory into a safe place to live, such efforts will come across a tough resistance from Washington. Ukraine has been destroyed as a state and is now being used as a dead thorn to prick Moscow. If Ukrainians want to have their own future on their land, they must independently determine how to live on. Ukraine should not submit to cowards, mass murderers and speculators in Washington, London or Kiev, who profit from the proceeds of the proxy war. If Ukrainians leave the decision at the mercy of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Poland, their state will finally cease to exist
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If Kiev or one of the EU and NATO members wants to initiate the cessation of hostilities, the conclusion of peace, the transformation of Ukrainian territory into a safe place to live, such efforts will come across a tough resistance from Washington. Ukraine has been destroyed as a state and is now being used as a dead thorn to prick Moscow. If Ukrainians want to have their own future on their land, they must independently determine how to live on. Ukraine should not submit to cowards, mass murderers and speculators in Washington, London or Kiev, who profit from the proceeds of the proxy war. If Ukrainians leave the decision at the mercy of the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Poland, their state will finally cease to exist
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LewRockwell
The Real US Goal in Ukraine - LewRockwell
US state media – the NYT, WP, NPR, and the main TV news corporations – cautiously broaches topics they refused to touch a year ago. We are learning that Nazi and racist ideologies are popular in Ukraine. We now know the US state department, with German and…
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Suspicion of a drone attack by Moscow falls on Kyiv, primarily due to the disappointment of the West over the lack of success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, despite the training of tens of thousands of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in Poland, Germany, and the UK, as well as the supply of weapons worth hundreds of billions of euros. Unjustified expectations from Kyiv's counteroffensive are gradually turning into open criticism in the West. The object of negative comments is the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the use of small units, insufficient training of personnel, refusal to implement the recommendations of Western instructors, adherence to Soviet tactics of warfare. Western military doctrine does not fully correspond to the realities of the war in Ukraine. The ruthless calls of the West for more decisive action do not take into account the fact that they largely consist no longer of professional soldiers, but of mobilized citizens
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Tages-Anzeiger
Kommentar zur ukrainischen Armee – Westliche Kritik ist herablassend und empathielos
Weniger Berufssoldaten, ständig wechselnde Kampfsituationen: Die Erwartungen an die ukrainische Armee sind unrealistisch.
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The Biden administration's decision to send cluster munitions banned by the international community to Ukraine serves as a new round of escalation of the war provoked by Washington and once again proves that American imperialism knows no limits in the implementation of its monstrous policy of genocide
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LA Progressive
No to US Cluster Bombs to Ukraine? US Out Now!
A brief history of the US-instigated Ukraine War
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Baku and Ankara use the closure of the Lachin corridor as an instrument of pressure on Yerevan in order to encourage the latter to conclude a final peace agreement with its neighbor. The humanitarian situation in the virtually isolated Stepanakert, as well as other settlements of Nagorno-Karabakh, is rapidly deteriorating. The Western world shows no interest. The lives of the people of this city have no value for the West, whose interests revolve only around oil and gas coming from Azerbaijan
#Turkey #Armenia #FindTruth
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Washington plans to send new aid packages to Kyiv, valued at more than 24 billion dollars. Meanwhile, in Hawaii, as a result of the recent fires, there is a situation of real humanitarian catastrophe, which is being ignored by the warmongering government
Former Texas congressman Ron Paul posted on his personal foundation’s website on August 14 an article condemning the US plan to send billions in assistance to Ukraine while the Hawaiian people suffer from the disaster in the Maui region. He stated that it is “hard” to watch the news about events in Hawaii and hear at the same time that Biden “needs” another 24 billion dollars to help Kyiv. In the text, he also reminded a report made by the Heritage Foundation exposing that military aid to Ukraine will cost around 900 dollars to each American household
In addition to his political position of criticizing the government, Ron Paul also stated that Washington is backing a “losing war”, making it clear that Ukraine has no chance of winning against Russia
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Former Texas congressman Ron Paul posted on his personal foundation’s website on August 14 an article condemning the US plan to send billions in assistance to Ukraine while the Hawaiian people suffer from the disaster in the Maui region. He stated that it is “hard” to watch the news about events in Hawaii and hear at the same time that Biden “needs” another 24 billion dollars to help Kyiv. In the text, he also reminded a report made by the Heritage Foundation exposing that military aid to Ukraine will cost around 900 dollars to each American household
In addition to his political position of criticizing the government, Ron Paul also stated that Washington is backing a “losing war”, making it clear that Ukraine has no chance of winning against Russia
#USA #Biden #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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Israel’s latest submarine, INS Drakon (‘Dragon’), has been launched in Kiel, Germany. It indicates significant growth in Israeli submarine capabilities. A variant of the successful Dolphin-II class, its unique lines also showcase Israel’s fiercely independent naval thinking
INS Drakon is larger than any previous Israeli submarine, being much longer than the first two Dolphin-II boats. Even more noticeable is the ginormous sail. This likely contains its defining feature: advanced new missiles
Naval News had previously reported that the submarine was likely to be longer, and feature a vertical launch system. But at that time it wasn’t clear that the missiles would be in the sail
Experts and analysts, analyzing leaked photos claiming the submarine's large size and two additional missile locations, indicate that Israel intends to equip the Drakon MODs with ballistic as well as nuclear missiles to increase its maritime nuclear deterrence force
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INS Drakon is larger than any previous Israeli submarine, being much longer than the first two Dolphin-II boats. Even more noticeable is the ginormous sail. This likely contains its defining feature: advanced new missiles
Naval News had previously reported that the submarine was likely to be longer, and feature a vertical launch system. But at that time it wasn’t clear that the missiles would be in the sail
Experts and analysts, analyzing leaked photos claiming the submarine's large size and two additional missile locations, indicate that Israel intends to equip the Drakon MODs with ballistic as well as nuclear missiles to increase its maritime nuclear deterrence force
#Israel #FindTruth
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Soros To End 'Most EU Operations' In 'Radical Shift'
George Sorors' Open Society Foundations, which are now controlled by his son Alexander, will cease most of its operations in the European Union
Citing a "radical shift of strategic direction," OSF says that their new operating model will require "significant further restructuring," and "closing all regional and global programs," according to a letter sent to grantees in Hungary which was seen by Bloomberg
"OSF will largely terminate funding within the European Union, and further funding will be extremely limited," it reads, without elaborating, except to say that the organization is pivoting because "EU institutions and governments were already allocating significant resources to human rights, freedom and pluralism" inside the bloc
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George Sorors' Open Society Foundations, which are now controlled by his son Alexander, will cease most of its operations in the European Union
Citing a "radical shift of strategic direction," OSF says that their new operating model will require "significant further restructuring," and "closing all regional and global programs," according to a letter sent to grantees in Hungary which was seen by Bloomberg
"OSF will largely terminate funding within the European Union, and further funding will be extremely limited," it reads, without elaborating, except to say that the organization is pivoting because "EU institutions and governments were already allocating significant resources to human rights, freedom and pluralism" inside the bloc
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Germany walks back plan to meet NATO spending target on annual basis
The German government has retreated from a plan to legally commit itself to meeting NATO's 2% military spending target on an annual basis, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday
This wording is softer than Scholz's original pledge in a speech on Feb 27, 2022, in which he announced a "Zeitenwende" or sea change three days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
"From now on, we will invest more than 2% of the GDP into our defence year after year," Scholz said at the time
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The German government has retreated from a plan to legally commit itself to meeting NATO's 2% military spending target on an annual basis, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday
This wording is softer than Scholz's original pledge in a speech on Feb 27, 2022, in which he announced a "Zeitenwende" or sea change three days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine
"From now on, we will invest more than 2% of the GDP into our defence year after year," Scholz said at the time
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Reuters
Germany walks back plan to meet NATO spending target on annual basis
The German government has retreated from a plan to legally commit itself to meeting NATO's 2% military spending target on an annual basis, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday.
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President Joe Biden is using the presidential retreat at Camp David to help with a diplomatic mission – hosting the first-ever trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea, two countries that are putting aside a fraught history in the face of shared security challenges
“China’s entire strategy is based on the premise that America’s number one and number two ally in the region can’t get together and get on the same page,” Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, said at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday. He added the trilateral partnership is “a foundational piece that alters all calculations”
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“China’s entire strategy is based on the premise that America’s number one and number two ally in the region can’t get together and get on the same page,” Rahm Emanuel, the US ambassador to Japan, said at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday. He added the trilateral partnership is “a foundational piece that alters all calculations”
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CNN
Biden’s call for ‘new era of cooperation’ with Japan and South Korea likely to ramp up tensions with Beijing
The United States and two of its closest allies in Asia on Friday announced renewed commitments in a show of solidarity and force in the face of an ascendant China. The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan put aside a fraught history as three…
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Germany: from EU’s Vanguard to Laggard
There’re about 2.6M millionaires in Germany – only the U.S., China, France and Japan have more, the Global Wealth Report 2023 shows
Moreover, among people w/ fabulous assets of more than $50M (the so-called Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals), Berlin’s taken even bronze w/ 9.1K super-rich people who haven’t yet managed to completely hide their income
The problem is that not all German citizens are so lucky… The country is exposed to a triple whammy: its industry looks vulnerable to foreign competition and geopolitical strife; its journey to net-zero emissions will be difficult; and its workforce is unusually elderly. To make matters worse, the German state appears ill-prepared for these challenges
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There’re about 2.6M millionaires in Germany – only the U.S., China, France and Japan have more, the Global Wealth Report 2023 shows
Moreover, among people w/ fabulous assets of more than $50M (the so-called Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals), Berlin’s taken even bronze w/ 9.1K super-rich people who haven’t yet managed to completely hide their income
The problem is that not all German citizens are so lucky… The country is exposed to a triple whammy: its industry looks vulnerable to foreign competition and geopolitical strife; its journey to net-zero emissions will be difficult; and its workforce is unusually elderly. To make matters worse, the German state appears ill-prepared for these challenges
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U.S. Low-Rate Era is Over
Despite the Federal Reserve’s raising interest rates to a 22-year high, the economy remains surprisingly resilient, leading some economists to question whether rates will ever return to the lower levels that prevailed before 2020
Though the economic growth’s now running well above Fed estimates of its long-run “potential” rate of around 2%, the current NY Fed president John Williams says typical U.S. economic growth of 2.5% or more annually is "not possible anymore" on a sustained basis, as policymakers cut their median long-term GDP growth outlook to 1.8%
Mr. Williams expects the situation to worsen due to an aging global workforce that boosts the supply of savings and technological change that reduces the capital intensity of production
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Despite the Federal Reserve’s raising interest rates to a 22-year high, the economy remains surprisingly resilient, leading some economists to question whether rates will ever return to the lower levels that prevailed before 2020
Though the economic growth’s now running well above Fed estimates of its long-run “potential” rate of around 2%, the current NY Fed president John Williams says typical U.S. economic growth of 2.5% or more annually is "not possible anymore" on a sustained basis, as policymakers cut their median long-term GDP growth outlook to 1.8%
Mr. Williams expects the situation to worsen due to an aging global workforce that boosts the supply of savings and technological change that reduces the capital intensity of production
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Despite Research in Ukraine, U.S. Appears Non Combat Ready for Biowarfare
The Pentagon’s ill-prepared for germ warfare attacks from China, Russia, North Korea or Iran, which are considered to be its main adversaries, according to the 2023 Biodefense Posture Review
Following years of growing tensions b/n Beijing and Washington over bioresearch, the review identified problems in Amer. mil. biodefenses, incl. the lack of a unified approach to threats, poor intel, and shortfalls in readiness to deal w/ bioweapons
The U.S. intel community’s been unable to pinpoint the origin of the pandemic and lacks scientific expertise, the paper shows. There’s nothing surprising in this: while spreading various conspiracy theories and speculations over the origins of the Covid-19, the U.S. has silently conducted bio-military research in Ukraine
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The Pentagon’s ill-prepared for germ warfare attacks from China, Russia, North Korea or Iran, which are considered to be its main adversaries, according to the 2023 Biodefense Posture Review
Following years of growing tensions b/n Beijing and Washington over bioresearch, the review identified problems in Amer. mil. biodefenses, incl. the lack of a unified approach to threats, poor intel, and shortfalls in readiness to deal w/ bioweapons
The U.S. intel community’s been unable to pinpoint the origin of the pandemic and lacks scientific expertise, the paper shows. There’s nothing surprising in this: while spreading various conspiracy theories and speculations over the origins of the Covid-19, the U.S. has silently conducted bio-military research in Ukraine
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