Disinformation, Absolutely + Sharp wind from the Bundestag

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost

1. Everything you will read in this commentary is disinformation.

2. To say that this commentary contains disinformation is disinformation.

3. To say statements calling this commentary disinformation are disinformation is disinformation.
Disinformation, Absolutely

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Sharp wind from the Bundestag

People who try to report on the war in Ukraine from the Russian side or who try to provide humanitarian aid to those in need in the new Russian territories are excluded from public discourse. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are becoming hollow concepts. In the future, anyone who says something that looks like a “playing down of Russian war crimes” can be punished for “incitement of the people” according to a legislative amendment passed by the Bundestag in summary proceedings on Thursday. By Ulrich Heyden.

Pentagon stockpiles ‘uncomfortably low’ due to Ukraine arms transfers: DoD

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Arms makers are licking their chops as defense officials worry about shortfalls in weapons stockpiles.
Pentagon stockpiles ‘uncomfortably low’ due to Ukraine arms transfers: DoD

In recent weeks, the level of 155 mm combat rounds in U.S. military storage have become “uncomfortably low,” one defense official said. The levels aren’t yet critical because the U.S. isn’t engaged in any major military conflict, the official added. “It is not at the level we would like to go into combat,” the defense official said.

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In the U.S., it takes 13 to 18 months from the time orders are placed for munitions to be manufactured, according to an industry official. Replenishing stockpiles of more sophisticated weaponry such as missiles and drones can take much longer.

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Speaking on an earnings call July 19, Jim Taiclet, chief executive of Lockheed Martin Corp., said the Pentagon has yet to put the contracts in place or coordinate with industry to buy more supplies, a process that often takes two to three years.

Ukraine: Weapons Expert Urges Negotiation vs. “Military-First Approach”

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Ukraine: Weapons Expert Urges Negotiation vs. “Military-First Approach”

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U.S. Army Proposes to Cut Its Troop Numbers Below 1 Million

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Army would fall below 1 million soldiers for the first time in two decades under a new budget proposal as leaders struggle with recruitment in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. Army Proposes to Cut Its Troop Numbers Below 1 Million