Tag: Firepower

Gimenez: The Tweets and the Foreign Lobbying Firm

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)3 Comments

Brian Berletic:

US Authorizes CIA Violence in Venezuela, Then Blames Venezuela For It…

The US already openly announced the CIA is conducting operations inside Venezuela, then says “Venezuela” is doing it to themselves to blame the US or its terrorist proxies inside Venezuela…

The NYT had reported:

“The new authority would allow the C.l.A. to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct a range of operations in the Caribbean.

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How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela + the 160th SOAR(A)

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations that could help support possible actions inside Venezuela. 

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“The land is going to be next,” he said.

How the US is preparing a military staging ground near Venezuela

Related:

Venezuela Flashpoint: Real-Time Intelligence Analysis

Compounding these indicators is also the confirmed presence of United States special forces support assets (Ocean Trader / Night Stalkers) in the theatre of operations. Washington also authorised Langley to conduct covert action in Venezuela through a presidential finding reported on October through credible media outlets. Grey Dynamics’ real-time monitoring and analysis of the situation aims to deliver continuous updates and verified intelligence on the ongoing flashpoint.

Night Stalkers = 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)

The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high speeds, low altitudes, and on short notice.

Veteran: We Lied to You About What Happened in Afghanistan

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Just over four years ago, the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan rapidly collapsed, marking the end of a two-decade effort to transform the country. The final days of U.S. involvement proved bizarrely emblematic of the tragedy that had unfolded up to that point. Afghans clinging to a U.S. airplane tumbled from the sky to their deaths. A suicide bomb left 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans dead. A U.S. drone killed seven children in what the U.S. military ineptly mischaracterized as a “righteous strike.” Good intentions and moral high ground gave way to national embarrassment.

Veteran: We Lied to You About What Happened in Afghanistan

Taiwan plans live-fire drills for 2nd batch of Abrams tanks +

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Taiwan plans live-fire drills for 2nd batch of Abrams tanks

Related:

Taiwan nears full deployment of US-made Abrams tanks

It’s almost like they never heard ‘never fight a land war in Asia.’ Napoleon tried Russia. Disaster. The British fumbled Afghanistan—twice. The U.S. waded into Vietnam—we all know how that ended. Then they gave Afghanistan a go, stuck around for two decades, and still left in chaos. But sure, let’s run it back one more time for fun. Maybe they should watch ‘The Princess Bride’—you know, for strategic guidance. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[2014] Israel’s Iron Dome Isn’t Working: A Weapons Expert’s Warning

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

“We’re not trying to bash Iron Dome,” says weapons scientist Richard Lloyd, author of a research paper that calls into question the effectiveness of Israel’s now famous rocket-defense system. “We’re trying to help Iron Dome. The way to help Iron Dome is to identify some of its problems.”

Representatives for the Israel Defense Forces claim that Iron Dome has been about 90 percent effective in knocking down Hamas missiles fired from Gaza. Lloyd and a handful of other outside experts, including Theodore Postol of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have been challenging the IDF’s assertions on Iron Dome’s success rate since at least 2012.

Israel’s Iron Dome Isn’t Working: A Weapons Expert’s Warning

Theodore Postal has been on Daniel Davis’ show recently.

H/T: PFYT2

NATO majors float Ukraine negotiations plan – WSJ

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

UK, France and Germany reportedly offered weapons and security commitments as a way of starting talks with Russia

NATO majors float Ukraine negotiations plan – WSJ

Related:

WSJ: NATO’s Biggest European Members Float Defense Pact With Ukraine

In theory, any NATO member could veto the proposal from the U.K., France and Germany, but the organization operates on consensus and such an initiative wouldn’t even be discussed at a summit without enjoying widespread support in the alliance.