Adam Peter Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1096980408401625088 The United States is asking Britain, France, Germany and other European allies to take back over 800 ISIS fighters that we captured in Syria and put them on trial. The Caliphate is ready to fall. The alternative is not a good one in that we will be forced to release them........ ...and the proof of they were ours, not owned by his KSA masters? https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1096982979107278850 ....The U.S. does not want to watch as these ISIS fighters permeate Europe, which is where they are expected to go. We do so much, and spend so much - Time for others to step up and do the job that they are so capable of doing. We are pulling back after 100% Caliphate victory! Is bold text a Freudian slip? Look, who is not happy to have a jihadist at home? Hoda Muthana not a U.S. citizen, says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Was she an alien without consequences for 20 years, growing up on services paid by the local taxpayers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Trump's threat to unleash those IS fighters upon Europe is just his usual bullshitting about a call that's not his to make anyway. Because they're not in US custody in the first place rather than of Kurdish forces. You know, the ones he is throwing under the Turkish bus with his withdrawal plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 ........ now Soviet veterans are mostly in good relations with former Mujahedin fighters who consider them "good enemy" compared to Western forces who are "bad enemy". It was lucky coincidence. Western involvements in Iraq, Afghanistan and, now, Syria are lacking clear objective to reach.What do you mean western bad enemy?It is not me, it is Afghans themselves - there is a lot of interviews with former Mujahedin fighters and ordinary Afghans who are saying more or less the same - "Russians" (Soviets) were not entering female part of the house (sometimes even when knowing person they are looking for is there), not stepping on holy places with boots, officers consulting with village elders, soldiers drinking tea with locals, forces constructing factories and housing for locals and so on. Also complains about random drone strikes (tribal chief in one of videos below is saying "They claim this strikes are precise - but what use in it when they strike elders fathering or wedding ceremony?") It is quite logical as USSR in Afghanistan was following the same Russian Empire\early USSR tactics that transformed Soviet Central Asia into more or less civilized place, plus cultural gap between Soviet conscript from poor village (or even "aul" in Tajikistan mountains) was relatively narrow, they were literally both living somewhere in XIX century ("Russians are simple peasants, like us") , while modern Western servicemen is separated from local Afghan villager by centuries of evolution (not evolution is not always positive thing - it is just changes)Interviews in Russian Another former Mujahedin opinion in English Is it possible this interviews do not representing whole population? May be. No way to find out without some kind of syrvey.... I see you have posted obsolete information. Two of the videos are almost 5 years old. The third is almost 10 years old. US drone doctrine was changed since then. Drones are launching smaller missiles that cause less collateral damage. Some drones carry missiles that have no warhead and cause no collateral damage. Targeting has been turned over Afghan authorities so blame for collateral damage is on Kabul not USA. https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/drone-war/data/afghanistan-reported-us-covert-actions-2019https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2019-02-08/cia-backed-afghan-unit-atrocities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Western involvement in those wars do not lack clear objectives. War in Iraq was about replacing Saddam with a stable elected government.Saddam is long gone....Policy goal there is to keep stable government from being replaced dictatorship of ISIL or Iran.In Syria it is about preventing Erdogan from mass murdering Kurds. You mean NATO invaded Syria to save local Kurds from another NATO member country? Yes.Afghanistan is about forcing Taliban to respect results of elections. What elections you mean?What do you mean by "What you mean?"? Afghanistan has regular local and national elections. Taliban considers elections to violate Islam. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-election-taliban/afghan-taliban-issue-fresh-call-to-boycott-foreign-plot-of-elections-idUSKCN1MS1JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Afghanistan is about forcing Taliban to respect results of elections. What elections you mean?What do you mean by "What you mean?"? Afghanistan has regular local and national elections. Taliban considers elections to violate Islam. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-election-taliban/afghan-taliban-issue-fresh-call-to-boycott-foreign-plot-of-elections-idUSKCN1MS1JK In what way elections in October, 2018 were the reason of US troops moving into Afghanistan 17 years earlier? People born under US occupation are now entering voting age.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Western involvement in those wars do not lack clear objectives. War in Iraq was about replacing Saddam with a stable elected government.Saddam is long gone....Policy goal there is to keep stable government from being replaced dictatorship of ISIL or Iran. Why not establish stable Gov in Italy first? Many countries on the planet are quite unstable in terms of Gov, and some countries are controlled by other countries..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Italy is not threatened to be conquered. Most other occupied or unstable countries do not matter to the USA or allies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Italy is not threatened to be conquered.Iraq also was not, until ruined- and was even sort of US&Co ally against Iran (at least, regional counterweight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Iranian video of US drone intercepted and crashed by Iran EW, then destroyed by another drone (video also intercepted by Iranians) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn239 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Where did that take place? Iraq or Syria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWB Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Italy is not threatened to be conquered.Iraq also was not, until ruined- and was even sort of US&Co ally against Iran (at least, regional counterweight). https://www.stripes.com/news/marines-discover-iraqi-terror-training-camp-1.4334http://humanevents.com/2008/03/21/the-truth-about-saddam-and-terrorism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Where did that take place? Iraq or Syria?"Footage released by #Iranian @arabicfarsnews showing that Iranian electronic warfare units managed to Intercept the broadcast of @usairforce UAVs above #Iraq and #Syria, also showing the forced landing of a MQ-9 Reaper due technical error, and destroying it later by US air force" https://twitter.com/Mansourtalk/status/1098631893799657472 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobu Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) President Gerald Ford pardoned Japanese-American U.S citizen Iva Toguri aka Tokyo Rose in 1977 after her return to the United States and subsequent conviction for treason in 1949. Either Muthana was a citizen of the United States prior to her joining ISIS or she wasn't. There is no grey area here. If she was, she deserves her day in court, and deserves to at least make the prosecution force key witnesses to lie if they can't get a conviction otherwise, the same way Toguri did. Edited February 22, 2019 by Nobu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Not exactly ME but still nice photo - Lybian desert, 1943 and 2019. Some things newer change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Falcon Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Still, they didn't have one of these back then: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 How could that possibly work? I don't see how it could be a remotely stable firing platform and I'd think the front end would get trashed by the muzzle blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Not sure this really belongs here; between the ousting of the Algerian and Sudanese president respectively, it might warrant a dedicated North Africa or Arab Spring Mk. II thread. Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir is ousted by military after 30 years in power By Muhammed Osman and Max BearakApril 11 at 12:23 PM KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s president was deposed Thursday the same way he came to power 30 years ago — in a military takeover. Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s downfall, however, did not come with the flying bullets or middle-of-the-night escapes many expected from a leader who survived numerous past crises. Instead, the biggest peaceful demonstrations in a generation precipitated his ouster, though the hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Khartoum received the announcement of new military leadership Thursday with a mixture of disappointment and disbelief. Sudan’s defense minister, Awad Ibn Auf, declared on state radio the takeover of a two-year transition government administered by the military with him in charge, adding that the constitution would be suspended, a three-month state of emergency would be put in place and a curfew imposed. Sudan’s state media reported that all political prisoners, including leaders of the protests, were in the process of being released from jails around the country. But protesters were angered that their demands for a civilian government were not met and vowed not to let the curfew end their massive sit-in in the capital, Khartoum. “Did we go through all this trouble for this?” asked Khalid Osman, a protester at the demonstration Thursday. “It’s the same story.”The protests were sparked in December by price hikes on basic goods but also reflected a deep-rooted desire for the replacement of Bashir’s regime. Bashir is accused of committing crimes against humanity and genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region and has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese spent this week in Khartoum’s streets, singing, dancing and waving banners imprinted with hopeful slogans calling for the rebuilding of their country. The protests were initially organized by the Sudanese Professionals Association, a group that drew many doctors, lawyers and students. The protesters’ demands included Bashir’s prosecution and justice for protesters who had been killed. But many said Thursday that their hope was transformed into anger by Ibn Auf’s speech. Ibn Auf was a key military leader during Bashir’s suppression of rebels in Darfur and is unlikely to give Bashir up for prosecution. The U.S. government also imposed sanctions against him in 2007 for his role in Darfur. “They just replaced one thief with another,” said Ahmad Ibrahim, a young protester sitting on the ground under the sweltering heat near the sit-in outside of the army headquarters. “We are going to keep pushing until all of our demands are met.” His friends nodded in agreement. The Sudanese Professionals Association rejected what it called “a coup to reproduce the faces and institutions that our great people revolted against.” “Hold the squares and the roads that we liberated by force and courage until the handover of authority to a civilian transitional government that expresses the forces of the revolution,” it wrote on Twitter. “The ones who destroyed the country and killed its people are trying to steal every drop of blood and sweat that our great people shed in the revolution that has shaken the throne of tyranny.” [...] Bashir’s departure capped a season of protest and political churn in North Africa that recalled the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings that forced autocratic leaders out of power in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. In Algeria, protests that started in February aimed at preventing its ailing president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, from seeking another term in office ended up removing North Africa’s longest-serving leader. But amid the euphoria in Algeria and Sudan, demonstrators have appeared more keenly aware of the looming dangers than their counterparts eight years earlier, vowing to remain in the streets until their broad array of demands were met. The example of Egypt had provided a particularly dire warning. After the fall of Hosni Mubarak, a rocky, two-year transition resulted in a military coup led by Egypt’s current president, Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, and a government more repressive than any in the country’s recent history. Egypt appeared supportive of Bashir’s ouster Thursday. The two countries had tense relations in recent years because of a border dispute and Sudan’s support for an Ethiopian dam project that Egypt opposes. An Egyptian foreign ministry statement Thursday pledged Cairo’s “full support for the brotherly choices of the Sudanese people and their free will to shape the future.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/sudans-military-expected-to-announce-overthrow-of-president-following-months-of-popular-protests/2019/04/11/bedcc28e-5c2b-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?utm_term=.25346326d054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tan Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Damn you for stealing my byline! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJ Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Apparently it is reported that KSA shoot down its own CH-4 drone purchased from China with a patriot missile.Seven more images in the spoiler https://defence-blog.com/news/saudi-led-coalition-reportedly-shoots-down-its-own-drone.htmlhttps://www.weibo.com/5940474579/Hpi3tFM3E?from=page_1005055940474579_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment#_rnd1555591629615 On note of the CH-4, apparently Houthi shot a Saudi CH-4 in last year in August.https://defence-blog.com/news/saudi-ch-4b-armed-uav-shot-down-by-houthi-rebels-in-yemen.html And in December.https://nthnews.net/en/yemennews/breaking-news-yemens-air-defenses-shoot-down-saudi-led-ch4-drone-over-saadah-videoimages/ An article dated March 26th, 2017 about a PRC company that makes the CH-4 taking steps to build a factory in KSA that makes drones.https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2081869/chinese-drone-factory-saudi-arabia-first-middle-east Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 A win win for the people selling weapons to the Saudis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales May 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Friday.Congressional aides told The Washington Post the deals are worth about $8 billion and include the sale of mortar bombs, missiles, drones, repair and maintenance services, and precision-guided munitions. Operation Huawei 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Reported Palestinian incendiary balloons being destroyed by a laser system caled Lahav Or https://twitter.com/kann_news/status/1296413306098536450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Quote Date 27.02.2021 Author Farah Bahgat Saudi Arabia rejects US report on Khashoggi's murder Saudi Arabia has rejected a US intelligence report linking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Riyadh said it took "all necessary judicial measures" in the case. Saudi Arabia has rejected a US intelligence report that accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The US report, released on Friday, cited the crown prince's power over the intelligence and security forces, adding that they would not carry out such operation without a green light from him. In response, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the report included false information, adding that the government took "all necessary judicial measures" to prosecute the murderers. "The concerned individuals were convicted and sentenced by the courts in the Kingdom, and these sentences were welcomed by the family of Jamal Khashoggi, may he Rest In Peace," said a statement released late Friday. Khashoggi, a journalist with The Washington Post and a critic of the prince's apparent authoritarian rule, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to 20 years each in prison for the murder. 'A robust and enduring partnership' The release of the US intelligence document could affect the alliance between Washington and Riyadh. The US has said it will impose sanctions on 76 Saudi individuals for their alleged involvement in the murder, although media reports suggest the restrictions will not affect the crown prince. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia made sure to stress that its ties with the US were "robust and enduring." "This partnership has thrived for nearly eight decades on the basis of mutual respect, and the institutions in both countries have worked diligently to deepen these ties in all aspects," the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Twitter. [...] https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-arabia-rejects-us-report-on-khashoggis-murder/a-56720998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 11 March 2021 IAI, Edge announce first Israeli-Emirati defence co-operation by Yaakov Lappin Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the UAE’s Edge have begun the first collaboration between Israeli and Emirati defence companies since the normalisation of their countries’ relations in August 2020. Both companies released statements on 11 March saying a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been agreed to develop an advanced counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) with Edge’s SIGN4L division that IAI said is tailored to “specific customer needs” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/iai-edge-announce-first-israeli-emirati-defence-co-operation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 As Crisis Deepens, Netanyahu Delays Approving Jordan's Request for Water Supply Quote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is tarrying in his response to a Jordanian request for water from Israel, a request made due to water shortages in the kingdom. Netanyahu has not responded positively even though professionals in water matters and defense establishment officials have recommended acceding to the request. Netanyahu’s approach reflects the depth of the crisis between Israel and Jordan, part of which seems to be related to personal friction between the prime minister and King Abdullah. Unrestricted form Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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