Archive for the 'War' Category
Ukraine: English Speaking Fighters Engage Russian BTR
May 27th, 2022I hear British and American accents. Besides the anti-armor rockets, they are armed with FN SCAR rifles with optics. The Ukraine International Legion forces I’ve seen are typically equipped with (far less expensive) AK-type rifles without optics. Who are these people? Is this some sort of mercenary group?
Russia Deploys 50-Year-Old T-62 Tanks To Ukraine
May 26th, 2022Via: The Warzone: Numerous Cold-War era Russian T-62 tanks have been photographed at Melitopol railway station in southeastern Ukraine near the current front lines of the three-month-old conflict in the country. Whether the tanks will be used by Russian forces or turned over to local separatist groups is currently unclear, but their presence can only […]
Chinese Scientists Develop Plan to Destroy Starlink Satellites
May 26th, 2022Via: Newsweek: A team of Chinese researchers has reportedly published a study calling for anti-satellite capabilities that could disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites if deemed necessary. The study was led by Ren Yuanzhen, a researcher with the Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications, and co-authored by scientists within China’s defense industry according to the South […]
U.S. Senate Overwhelmingly Approves $40 Billion for Ukraine
May 19th, 2022Via: Reuters: The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved nearly $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Thursday sending the bill to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law as Washington races to keep military assistance flowing nearly three months after Russia’s invasion. The Senate voted 86-11 in favor of the emergency […]
Dubya: Wholly Unjustified Invasion of Iraq
May 19th, 2022This captures the absurdity and deceit of our current discourse so completely and fully that it's hard to believe it actually happened. It's so rare for perfection this pure to materialize. The universe is speaking loudly here. Appreciate what it just provided: https://t.co/bWxQ8SEvC3 — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 19, 2022
Turkey Blocks Sweden, Finland NATO Accession Talks; Issues List Of Demands
May 18th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Turkey has issued its “list” of demands that must happen before it would accede to granting formal NATO membership to Scandinavian countries Finland and Sweden. This coming on the same day both countries handed in their formal applications. In a photo op with the Finnish and Swedish ambassadors, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg hailed […]
Experts Warn Arms for Ukraine Could End Up in Wrong Hands
May 17th, 2022#blowback Via: AFP: Western countries have been ramping up weapons and ammunition shipments to Ukraine as Kyiv fights off a Russian invasion, but arms trade experts warn some of the lethal assistance could end up falling into the wrong hands. Ukraine in particular has a history as a hub of the arms trade during the […]
Congressional Hearing on UFOs
May 17th, 2022This is a huge waste of time, but possibly useful as #comedygold. Via: cnet:
Russia Defeated In Months-Long Battle For Kharkiv
May 16th, 2022Via: The Warzone: Ukrainian forces reportedly reached the Russian border in a successful counterattack on the now-abandoned Kharkiv frontline. Ukrainian units have spent the last week or more pushing north and east from the besieged city, working to knock the Russians out of artillery range to protect the city. The Kharkiv front is the latest […]
Finland AND Sweden Announce Plans to Join NATO
May 16th, 2022In other news, Russia moves nuclear missiles towards Finland: Russia has started moving nuclear-capable missiles towards its border with Finland hours after Moscow vowed not to tolerate Helsinki’s plans to join Nato. The Kremlin issued a chilling warning that plans for both Finland and Sweden to sign up to the Atlantic alliance were a ‘grave […]
