Tag: airstrikes

US bombs Somalia for the third time this summer

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US bombs Somalia for the third time this summer

Bottom line, it’s been a long time since the United States was not bombing Somalia. This comes after a particularly bloody period during the GWOT in which the CIA was using the country to detain and torture terror suspects from across North Africa. Whether this has ultimately been a good thing for the country or for the broader security of the region, one need only to look at the continued instability and impoverishment of the people, and of course, the persistent presence of al-Shabab itself.

Lessons From Vietnam For Ukraine

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In April 1965, U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) explained why he was escalating US involvement in Vietnam. With an Orwellian touch, LBJ titled the speech “Peace without Conquest” as he announced the beginning of US air attacks on Vietnam. He explained that “We must fight if we are to live in a world where every country can shape its own destiny and only in such a world will our own freedom be secure… we have made a national pledge to help South Vietnam defend its independence and I intend to keep that promise. To dishonor that pledge, to abandon the small and brave nation to its enemies and the terror must follow would be an unforgivable wrong.”

Lessons From Vietnam For Ukraine

H/T: THE NEW DARK AGE

7/1/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi: The Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Enough

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

7/1/22 Shireen Al-Adeimi: The Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Enough

Scott is joined by Shireen Al-Adeimi to discuss the war in Yemen. They talk about the War Powers Resolution in Congress and the Ramadan ceasefire, which is holding for now. Al-Adeimi points out that the Saudis dropping their support for former President Hadi was not actually a step towards peace. Instead, they turned to a “council” made up of rival warlords who appear destined to use violence in their disputes rather than diplomacy. But, she points out, the Saudis cannot exert any real control over Yemen without full military support from the United States. That defines a clear path for bringing this bloody period of foreign intervention in Yemen to an end.

Discussed on the show:

Truce or Not, Congress Must Urgently Bring About a Real End to the War on Yemen

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U.S., allies may be planning Ukraine proxy war model for Myanmar

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

U.S., allies may be planning Ukraine proxy war model for Myanmar

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The militias are mostly lightly armed, using rudimentary rifles and homemade explosives to fight the well-equipped military, which has been accused by the United Nations of using heavy weapons and air strikes against civilian populations.

Myanmar resistance urges West to provide arms for fight against junta

Previously:

Myanmar Violence: a Slow Burn US Proxy War

US Regime Change Creeps Forward in Myanmar

U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government + Reuters, UK Gov, & BBC Prepare Ground for Myanmar Intervention

A U.S.-ASEAN summit—a face or a farce