In what Antiwar’s Dave DeCamp describes as “a rare acknowledgment of the dangers of backing Ukraine,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg acknowledged a fear of something going “horribly wrong” and leading to a hot war between the nuclear-armed alliance and Russia.
NATO Chief Voices Fear Of War With Russia While US Greenlights Drone Strikes On Russian Territory
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Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for November 21, 2022
– Russian makes incremental gains in the Donbass region;
– Ukraine’s power grid continues to degrade under Russian missile and drone strikes;
– Ukraine continues denying responsibility for missile strike in Poland;
– US claims NASAMS air defense systems performed at 100% effectiveness, provide no numbers or proof of this claim;
– There are not enough NASAMS arriving in Ukraine over the next several years to protect Ukraine from further Russian missile and drone salvos;
– Ukraine has more or less abandoned Kherson city;
– US DoD admits Ukraine cannot achieve its main objective of expelling Russia;
– Failure to achieve Ukraine’s objective while continuing to fight and lose men and equipment equates to demilitarization;
References:
Russia Continues Grinding Away Ukrainian Military & Electrical Power (Odysee)
An article published on the blog of international Arabic news television channel Al Arabiya on Thursday claims that an Iran state-linked Telegram channel has posted a video purportedly showing a simulated attack on Saudi Arabia.
Alleged Iran-Linked Telegram Post Simulates Attack On Saudi Oil
Are they over-exaggerating because Democrats have threatened to stop arming their genocidal war in Yemen?! 🧐💭
Oct 17, 2022 – Zac & Gavin react to Tulsi Gabbard getting called out on Twitter by Kim Iversen (formerly of The Hill’s Rising).
Tulsi Gabbard CALLED OUT by Kim Iversen For Supporting PRO WAR Republicans – The Vanguard
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Trump Advisor: Bolduc’s Ukraine Comments ‘Disqualified’ Him for U.S. Senate
Bolduc, who lost a GOP Senate primary in 2020, has been taking a steady stream of incoming fire over wild speculation he made during a Fox News TV appearance last weekend. His comments about how the CIA or military could “get in there on the ground” in Ukraine, using “special operations troops” and “indirect fires and direct capabilities” to attack Russian targets were viewed as so inflammatory, he was called out on the air by the network’s Pentagon correspondent.
The guidance requires the president to approve strikes outside of Iraq and Syria with exceptions for ‘self-defense’
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Wisconsin Army National Guard headed to Horn of Africa for 10 months
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[11-2021] 1,000 National Guard Soldiers to Deploy to Africa as Mid East Wars Wind Down
It is unclear if the 1,000 Guardsmen is an increase in the Pentagon’s force in Africa, or if those troops are replacing others currently deployed. The U.S. has been increasingly operating in countries like Somalia and Niger as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have drawn down.
There are some 6,000 American troops, Defense Department civilians and contractors across Africa, an Army spokesperson told Military.com. About 3,400 of those people operate from Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, which serves as the major hub for the U.S. military on the continent.
Many experts believe the indiscriminate use of these drones is the key contributor to the overall instability across the troubled regions in which they’re deployed.
US Ramping Up Drone Strikes in the Middle East and Africa
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