Re: #50 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[H10]

United States: New York Times: During White House meeting on March 19, Trump allowed planning to continue campaigning in Iraq

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 27, 2020

Could a war on Iraq pump the price of crude oil back up?? Is that the plan??

[Zambeezi]

DETAILS: Trump signed an executive order authorizing the call-up of up to a million reserve military personnel. The secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security are now permitted to order those under their jurisdiction to up to 24 months of active duty.https://t.co/vIVEBtaJuq

— RT (@RT_com) March 27, 2020

[Zambeezi]

#Iraq’s PMU Reveals US Plot to Exploit Coronavirus Pandemic, Attack its Bases https://t.co/l7oi9JhV4z

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 28, 2020

“In the current difficult situation, when Iraq has mobilized all its resources to contain the spread of the coronavirus and the popular forces are busy helping the government in the battle, the PMU has been monitoring suspicious moves by US forces and their mercenaries, who intend to exploit the pandemic and advance certain plots in the country”

“Iraq’s resistance forces will have many options in face of such a move by the occupying enemy, the statement said, adding that the resistance forces would have to respond with full force by targeting the US military, security, and economic facilities without exception and turn into their graveyard the positions they have planned to attack”.

It also warned any Iraqi party against collaborating with the US in carrying out this conspiracy.

“The Iraqi side will be treated like an enemy, and its betrayal and crime will never be forgiven… and will be heavily punished according to law,” it said.

[Zambeezi]

Kudos to Self Sufficient Iran: Toyota not needed
Aras 2: Deadly Iranian Pickup Truck Is Entering Mass-Production
https://21stcenturyasianarmsrace.com/2020/03/28/this-deadly-iranian-pickup-truck-is-entering-mass-production/


"a well-orchestrated IRGC campaign is an innocuous pickup truck assembled with parts supplied by China."

Aras 2 is able to support the following 5 weapon stations:
   ►Multi-caliber rocket launcher for 107mm, 122mm, and 333mm munitions.
   ►Medium caliber mortar on a pivoting stand.
   ►Automatic medium caliber mortar similar to the 2B9M Vasilek.
   ►14.5mm heavy machine gun on a pivoting stand, manually operated.
   ►12.7mm and 7.62mm minigun on a pivoting stand, manually and remote operated.

Why do Iran’s competing military institutions, the Artesh and the IRGC, seem to have high hopes over an unarmored pickup truck?
Cost is certainly a factor since an active production line of pickup trucks is easier to maintain than a production line for main battle tanks.
Recent experience does matter and the IRGCs lessons learned from Syria and Iraq showed the value of small trucks with large armaments, especially when used en masse.
Safir jeeps with 12-barrel rocket launchers, for example, were very effective at bombardment
while the Safirs equipped with 105mm recoilless rifles packed almost as much firepower as a tank.



Iran’s car manufacturing sector is able to roll out over a million vehicles a year.
If the Aras 2’s production is limited to less than a thousand trucks per annum this is enough for supplying the IRGC and its regional proxies.
This outcome has consequences for many US allies in the Middle East.

[Talos]

How is IRAN conquering the MIDDLE EAST? - VisualPolitik EN



Awful propaganda video about Iran

[Böhse Tante]

When was the last time Persia was an expanding empire - and why?

Why should they want to occupy Afghanistan or Turkey? It's like stick your feet into concrete blocks for easier running.

[Zambeezi]

Remarkable:

A telephone call between the president #الأسد And Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during which bin Zayed assured the UAE's support for the Syrian people in these exceptional circumstances ... indicating that Syria will not remain alone in these critical conditions.

اتصال هاتفي بين الرئيس #الأسد ومحمد بن زايد آل نهيان ولي عهد أبوظبي نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة، أكد خلاله بن زايد دعم الإمارات للشعب السوري في هذه الظروف الاستثنائية.. مشيرا إلى أن سورية لن تبقى وحدها في هذه الظروف الحرجة.. pic.twitter.com/ndxVHCFZKw

— Syrian Presidency (@Presidency_Sy) March 27, 2020

While ago Brasco wrote this:

NOW is the time for Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed to step forward and provide President Assad with everything he needs.

But i swear, these Gulf Arabs are the dumbest motherfuckers in the history of the universe.

— Brasco_Aad (@Brasco_Aad) February 4, 2020

Just recent comment:

Brasco_Aad
@Brasco_Aad
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One down, one to go.

Brasco knows...

Nimr not happy about climbing into bed w butchers.

MBZ of Abu Dhabi offered Syria "humanitarian assistance" in the face of COVID19.

How can we even accept his assistance when he actively takes part in this? https://t.co/MKMa9b78PR

— The'Nimr'Tiger (@Souria4Syrians) March 27, 2020

This is what you've been up to in Yemen under guise of "humanitarian solidarity" https://t.co/7NJVxEz0aE pic.twitter.com/kiedsiKM39

— The'Nimr'Tiger (@Souria4Syrians) March 27, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

More and more #Italians burn the flag of the #EuropeanUnion #Italycovid19 pic.twitter.com/I7kJIB4rY8

— dimpenewscom1 (@dimpenewscom1) March 28, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Venezuela’s only telecoms satellite is lost in space
https://apnews.com/b7bb06eb4d79d211103ce9582a18b39c

The satellite was helping to provide internet services to rural areas that are not connected to fiber optic cables, and was also being used to broadcast Venezuela’s heavily politicized state-run television channels into poor or rural homes that have no access to cable TV.

[Zambeezi]

State Department appears to ask the world’s health workers to apply for U.S. visas, provoking outrage
http://archive.is/5cV10
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/state-department-asks-the-worlds-health-workers-to-apply-for-us-visas-waives-interview-requirement-and-provokes-outrage/2020/03/27/ea291f54-7030-11ea-a156-0048b62cdb51_story.html

social media users across the world accused the U.S. government of promoting a potentially deadly 'brain drain' of doctors and nurses away from countries with weaker health-care systems.

Others noted how difficult procuring these visas can be in normal times, often taking years to process, and were resentful that the rules would be changed so drastically in a moment of crisis.

[Zambeezi]

Tokyo Streets Remain Crowded as Japanese PM Resists Calls for Lockdown
http://archive.is/TD0Xe
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/27/headlines/tokyo_streets_remain_crowded_as_japanese_pm_resists_calls_for_lockdown
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe refused calls to lock down cities, citing the severe economic consequences of a stay-at-home order

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Sweden refuses to lockdown the country in 'huge experiment' on coronavirus
http://archive.is/IJFVR
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/sweden-refuses-to-lockdown-the-country-in-huge-experiment-on-coronavirus
Unlike Denmark, which both shut schools and kindergartens, and where any gathering of more than 10 people is banned,
much of life in Sweden remains unchanged

[Zambeezi]

Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 139 Chadian, Nigerian Troops
http://archive.is/VP3i9
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/boko-haram-insurgents-kill-139-chadian-nigerian-troops
92 Chadian soldiers and 47 Nigerian troops in separate attacks on the same day

[Zambeezi]

US plans to transfer cargo to Syrian militants disguised as aid to refugees: Russian militaryhttps://t.co/dEnKJSGXPW

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 28, 2020

[Zambeezi]

#Merapi volcanic eruption in Java, Indonesia this morning! #volcanopic.twitter.com/DHHj3PCUae

— ISCResearch (@ISCResearch) March 27, 2020

[Zambeezi]

MAGA/GOP lynch mob would like to hang Massey for standing against bailout.

.@RepThomasMassie: "I came here to make sure our republic doesn't die by unanimous consent in an empty chamber and I request a recorded vote."

"A recorded vote is refused...The chair will count for a quorum...A quorum is present. The motion is adopted." pic.twitter.com/kCXgDwAGvR

— CSPAN (@cspan) March 27, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Trump ties federal #coronavirus aid for governors to personal praise: "If they don't treat you right, I don't call" pic.twitter.com/PnKXNAQFzC

— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) March 27, 2020

Here's Mitch McConnell responding to a female reporter's extremely straightforward question about the coronavirus bill by condescendingly asking her, "do you work here?" pic.twitter.com/kgZwDJElB1

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 26, 2020

[Zambeezi]

before muh beautiful capitalism

On this day in 1953, Dr. Jonas Salk announced he had developed a vaccine for Polio.

When he was asked who owned the patent he replied, "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” pic.twitter.com/iU7mdli4eV

— Things from the past (@moodvintage) March 26, 2020

[Zambeezi]

The US never rebuilt Iraq's electricity grid after the 2003 invasion.

Today, one-third of Iraq's power depends on imports from Iran—and the Trump administration wants impose sanctions.

In 30 days, Iraqi hospitals could go dark during a global pandemic.https://t.co/sYSEtKzqB8

— Esfandyar Batmanghelidj (@yarbatman) March 26, 2020

[Zambeezi]

Yesterday Gen. Alcalá posted a Twitter video in which he admitted he purchased weapons on @jguaido's behalf
to be used in a US-directed attack against Venezuela.

Trump admin’s $15 million bounty on Maduro triggers explosive confession of violent Guaidó plot
https://thegrayzone.com/2020/03/27/trump-bounty-maduro-guaido-plot/
The Trump administration’s deception-laden indictment of President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle has badly backfired,
resulting in the exposure of a violent assassination plan that could lead to the arrest of coup leader Juan Guaidó.

[boris]

Congrates On over 5000 post Zambeezi!!!

[刘汉]

When was the last time Persia was an expanding empire - and why?

When? Easy question between 550 and 330 BC under the Achaimenids and between 220 and about 600 AD under the Sassanids.

Why should they want to occupy Afghanistan or Turkey? It's like stick your feet into concrete blocks for easier running.

In 550 it was very profitable to connect the Indian, Ionian (Greek) and Egyptian markets. The Persians even built a road to connect India and Ionia and they built the first canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and opened this canal by sending a fleet from the mouth of the Indus river round the Arabian peninsula passing the canal and entering the Mediterranean Sea. Persia was a world power, unmatched. The lost battles at Marathon and Salamis didn't really matter.

In about 600 the barbarian desert dwellers, called the Arabs defeated the Sassanids in Iraq. The Arabs had nothing to offer, but the Islam. So in about 750 there was the Abbasid revolt. One goal was to overthrow the Arabian dominance and to replace it again with a Persian one. But this revolt failed. So the Abbasids forced the Arabian language on all of their subjects, but they adopted Persian culture.

So, what we see now in the Middle East is Persian culture anyhow and we see artificially in 1919-1923 created states. For the Western powers it was and is good, that there are many different states, competing with each other over oil prices. If there would be again one state from India to the Mediterranean, this state could monopolize the oil and transport this oil directly to the consumers. There would be no Israel anymore.

[刘汉]

When was the last time Persia was an expanding empire - and why?

When? Easy question between 550 and 330 BC under the Achaimenids and between 220 and about 600 AD under the Sassanids.

Why should they want to occupy Afghanistan or Turkey? It's like stick your feet into concrete blocks for easier running.

In 550 it was very profitable to connect the Indian, Ionian (Greek) and Egyptian markets. The Persians even built a road to connect India and Ionia and they built the first canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and opened this canal by sending a fleet from the mouth of the Indus river round the Arabian peninsula passing the canal and entering the Mediterranean Sea. Persia was a world power, unmatched. The lost battles at Marathon and Salamis didn't really matter.

In about 600 the barbarian desert dwellers, called the Arabs defeated the Sassanids in Iraq. The Arabs had nothing to offer, but the Islam. So in about 750 there was the Abbasid revolt. One goal was to overthrow the Arabian dominance and to replace it again with a Persian one. But this revolt failed. So the Abbasids forced the Arabian language on all of their subjects, but they adopted Persian culture.

So, what we see now in the Middle East is Persian culture anyhow and we see artificially in 1919-1923 created states. For the Western powers it was and is good, that there are many different states, competing with each other over oil prices. If there would be again one state from India to the Mediterranean, this state could monopolize the oil and transport this oil directly to the consumers. There would be no Israel anymore.

[刘汉]

When was the last time Persia was an expanding empire - and why?

When? Easy question between 550 and 330 BC under the Achaimenids and between 220 and about 600 AD under the Sassanids.

Why should they want to occupy Afghanistan or Turkey? It's like stick your feet into concrete blocks for easier running.

In 550 it was very profitable to connect the Indian, Ionian (Greek) and Egyptian markets. The Persians even built a road to connect India and Ionia and they built the first canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and opened this canal by sending a fleet from the mouth of the Indus river round the Arabian peninsula passing the canal and entering the Mediterranean Sea. Persia was a world power, unmatched. The lost battles at Marathon and Salamis didn't really matter.

In about 600 the barbarian desert dwellers, called the Arabs defeated the Sassanids in Iraq. The Arabs had nothing to offer, but the Islam. So in about 750 there was the Abbasid revolt. One goal was to overthrow the Arabian dominance and to replace it again with a Persian one. But this revolt failed. So the Abbasids forced the Arabian language on all of their subjects, but they adopted Persian culture.

So, what we see now in the Middle East is Persian culture anyhow and we see artificially in 1919-1923 created states. For the Western powers it was and is good, that there are many different states, competing with each other over oil prices. If there would be again one state from India to the Mediterranean, this state could monopolize the oil and transport this oil directly to the consumers. There would be no Israel anymore.

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.co/cxfQZqu4pP

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 28, 2020

[FoShizzle]

This is a masterclass on how to completely destroy your professional credibility in one minute, flat. https://t.co/6bCkX97hYc

— Bryan William Jones (@BWJones) March 27, 2020

Uh, mmmkay.....

[FoShizzle]

Brasco_Aad
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The US is preparing itself to go to war with Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, which is part of the Iraqi Armed Forces. (so basically, the US is going to war with Iraq) | New York Times.

Oh for the love....80% of our population will follow along blindly!

[Böhse Tante]

When was the last time Persia was an expanding empire - and why?

When? Easy question between 550 and 330 BC under the Achaimenids and between 220 and about 600 AD under the Sassanids.

Why should they want to occupy Afghanistan or Turkey? It's like stick your feet into concrete blocks for easier running.

In 550 it was very profitable to connect the Indian, Ionian (Greek) and Egyptian markets. The Persians even built a road to connect India and Ionia and they built the first canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea  and the Red Sea and opened this canal by sending a fleet from the mouth of the Indus river round the Arabian peninsula passing the canal and entering the Mediterranean Sea. Persia was a world power, unmatched. The lost battles at Marathon and Salamis didn't really matter.

In about 600 the barbarian desert dwellers, called the Arabs defeated the Sassanids in Iraq. The Arabs had nothing to offer, but the Islam. So in about 750 there was the Abbasid revolt. One goal was to overthrow the Arabian dominance and to replace it again with a Persian one. But this revolt failed. So the Abbasids forced the Arabian language on all of their subjects, but they adopted Persian culture.

So, what we see now in the Middle East is Persian culture anyhow and we see artificially in 1919-1923 created states. For the Western powers it was and is good, that there are many different states, competing with each other over oil prices. If there would be again one state from India to the Mediterranean, this state could monopolize the oil and transport this oil directly to the consumers. There would be no Israel anymore.  

Thanks for the answer. Was that the first Suez Canal? 

Actually, my question was intended as food for thought, even though I am not familiar with such details. The West behaves towards such old advanced civilizations like naughty brats who kick adults in the leg. 

[KneelB4Zod!]

Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 139 Chadian, Nigerian Troops
http://archive.is/VP3i9
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/boko-haram-insurgents-kill-139-chadian-nigerian-troops
92 Chadian soldiers and 47 Nigerian troops in separate attacks on the same day

Again?

[Zambeezi]

Boko Haram Insurgents Kill 139 Chadian, Nigerian Troops
http://archive.is/VP3i9
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/boko-haram-insurgents-kill-139-chadian-nigerian-troops
92 Chadian soldiers and 47 Nigerian troops in separate attacks on the same day

Again?

no. srry. dated 25th.

[Zambeezi]

Congrates On over 5000 post Zambeezi!!!