Re: #118 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[Zambeezi]

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3h
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit China from March 26 to 31, on Xi's invitation.

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37m
The US is allowed to open more naval bases in the Philippines
but China is not allowed to open a hypothetical base in West Africa, or the Solomon Islands.

AZ
@AZgeopolitics
US should not allow China to establish a naval base on the west coast of Africa.
From a geostrategic point of view, this will put them in a better position.
So far, we have the decisive advantage,"
- Head of US Africa Command General Langley

[Zambeezi]

54m
The battle for Artemovsk - the situation on the morning of 03/17/23 (Yuri report)
The situation in this direction for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is rapidly deteriorating.
Moreover, the point is not even that the “Wagners” are actively storming
the western and central parts of the city and achieving success there.
And not that the enemy garrison is doomed here.

The main problem of the enemy is that despite desperate efforts and the transfer of reserves to the Orekhovo-Vasilevka area,
the "musicians" go ahead and tear the main outer defense contour of the Slavic-Kramatorsk agglomeration, based on the prevailing heights.
Yesterday, our units continued to bypass (along these same heights) Orekhovo-Vasilevka from the north and from the south,
and as a whole surrounded the village from three sides, and on the one hand, the “musicians” were already in it.

And now the main point of the battle is the heights northwest of the village, which constitute the very main watershed,
along which, in fact, the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal runs and which is the backbone of this important enemy defense line.
Moreover, the village of Novomarkovo is already a little “behind the ridge” and it is from it that the slow descent to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk begins.

Moreover, control over this point provides excellent positions for observing and adjusting fire
on the fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlements of Privolye and Minkovsk (located in relation to them in a lowland).
And taking them will be a verdict for the enemy garrisons in these villages. And only then, obviously (after fixing on this line),
the movement to the Ray-Aleksandrovka area will continue - the sentence is already on the enemy's Seversk grouping.

And according to exactly the same scheme, PMC "Wagner" yesterday and today is trying to surround Bogdanovka
and occupy this key settlement for the final cutting off of Artemovsk's supply routes.
After that, the umbilical cord, through which the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is trying to supply the garrison in the city,
can even not be physically cut.
The primer located in the lowland, moreover, washed out by mudslides, will be shot through from two sides at once
and will become a real road of death for those who try to enter or leave the city.


56m
Successes in the Artyomovsky direction:
Russian forces are approaching supply roads
and are cleaning up the dungeons of the AZOM plant
According to confirmed information,
the roads between Khromov and Chasovy Yar, as well as Konstantinovka and Ivanovsky,
are under heavy artillery fire from the Wagner PMC.
This minimizes the ability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to deliver supplies
and fresh reserves to the city besieged by the Orchestra.

In addition to this, Russian attack aircraft continue to clean up the dungeons of the AZOM plant
(Artyomovsky plant for the processing of non-ferrous metals).
In order to knock out units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the lower floors,
assault groups have to descend to a depth of 320 m.
AZOM was built in 1954. The area of the enterprise is about 1.5 square meters. km,
this is more than 200 football fields.
The situation at the Artyomovsk plant is reminiscent of the battles for Azovstal in Mariupol,
where Russian units had to exterminate the Armed Forces of Ukraine step by step from the dungeons.

[Zambeezi]

wtf

7h
Death, blindness and eyeballs removed after US eye drops recall.
https://archive.is/wip/17ND6
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64985191

[Zambeezi]

OSINTdefender
@sentdefender
7h
It appears that the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Surveillance Drone that Crashed in the Black Sea on Tuesday
was way closer to Crimea than was previously reported by the Department of Defense;
after seeing this I'm honest surprised that the Su-27s didn't just Shoot it Down.

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Tom Fowdy
@Tom_Fowdy
9h
They have no right to criticize North Korea over nuclear weapons if they are holding drills which literally involve invading North Korea...
I've read about these plans before, it involves a dual approach on Wonsan (East) and Hwanghae (west) to try and create a pincer to Pyongyang
Faytuks News Δ
@Faytuks
10h
South Korea and the United States plan to kick off their first large-scale amphibious landing exercise in five years next week
- Yonhap

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19h
Macron invokes Article 49.3 of the French Constitution,
which allows the government to unilaterally pass any law without a vote.
Protests have already begun in parliament against Macron's decision.
The deputies drowned out the speech of the Prime Minister with the anthem.

Macron invokes Article 49.3 of the French Constitution, which allows the government to unilaterally pass any law without a vote.
Protests have already begun in parliament against Macron's decision. The deputies drowned out the speech of the Prime Minister with the anthem. pic.twitter.com/wIvdstPH5o

— Magdi Shalash (@magdishalash) March 16, 2023

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2h
On March 17, 2011, Libyan statehood was destroyed.
For 12 years, the Libyan people have survived 2 civil wars,
invasion of int’l terrorist orgs, economic & humanitarian crises.
Full functioning of state institutions is still impossible,
but Libyan oil goes to European consumers.

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/c/1417137205/21691

https://t.me/Mikle1On/12307
(Russian channel) 

TG-channel "Image of the Future" writes:

"And now attention. The rules have changed, the games in SVO are over.
The order to destroy the American strategic UAV MQ-9 Reaper was given personally by Sergei Shoigu. The Su-27 combat crew had an order for destruction. Introductory: MQ-9 practiced coordination of a tactical nuclear strike from the Mediterranean Sea against military infrastructure facilities in the Crimea. This is not just a violation of the "red lines". There are no more lines, as there are and will be no diplomatic notes of the Foreign Ministry. There will be orders to destroy the enemy, no matter where he flies from – from a NATO base in Bucharest, or from any other point of the world.

 The personal instruction of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has been brought to the General Staff and the Commander–in-Chief of the VKS - all enemy UAVs will be shot down. There will be no more goodwill gestures. No "double solid" and "oh, sorry, we just wanted to see." No phone calls from Washington (Abu Dhabi and Riyadh). On prisoner exchanges and peace initiatives – stop! If they don't understand there, we will make them understand.

The downed MQ-9 was moving along this air corridor not for the first time: from here, US UAVs participated in the shelling of the sunken cruiser "Moscow" and in the battles for the island of Snake. From this moment on, the Russian military perceives the MQ-9 exclusively as a legitimate target. If a more powerful Global Hawk drone, which is capable of conducting reconnaissance, being further from the Russian borders, approaches them, it will be shot down. Without warnings. If Starlink satellites orient the enemy on targets in Russia, they will be shot down. And nothing else.

From the Defense Minister's entourage: "We were ready to make concessions and listen to opinions. Nobody wanted to listen to us. They cross our borders, they don't make training flights near our borders at all.

The Minister's patience snapped. That's enough. Got it. See you in the sky."

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[Böhse Tante]

A few memes. 

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/asklyt/2007



A few days ago, the Chinese found out that the US military uses tents from China. Only now it turned out that these tents were humanitarian aid, which China sent to Syria. The Americans are not only stealing oil from Syria, but also humanitarian aid.

Pathetic!

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[Mr Badger]

AZ
@AZgeopolitics
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3m
US changed the flight routes of drones near the Crimea after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper

Today, for the first time since the incident RQ-4 Global Hawk is flying near the peninsula, but the distance from the coast has increased significantly

US changed the flight routes of drones near the Crimea after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper

Today, for the first time since the incident RQ-4 Global Hawk is flying near the peninsula, but the distance from the coast has increased significantly pic.twitter.com/gJtwFWUmjT

— AZ (@AZgeopolitics) March 17, 2023

[Abacus]

Don Quixote
@ronportnoir (February 7, 2023)

‘A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad’ is the best documentary I’ve seen in a long time.
A Nazi sex criminal created his Aryan paradise in rural Chile,
complete with watchtowers and torture chambers,
helps overthrow democracy in Chile. Unbelievable.

https://nitter.net/ronportnoir/status/1622750019446087683
https://twitter.com/ronportnoir/status/1622750019446087683

Really just to put it in perspective, how old are you? The Colonia Dignidad was reported afair in German MSM at the latest in the 80s, although perhaps not the most violent things. But even then there were already German politicians who had supported this horror, and today's ones reject any obligation of Germany. The victims were only German and Chilean oppositionists, there is a lack of the appropriate lobby. 

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/colonia-dignidad-aufarbeitung-101.html

"... Numerous atrocities had been known to the German embassy in Chile since the 1960s: refugees had described dramatic reports from the inner life of the sect to the diplomats. But instead of helping them, they were sent back and once again handed over to the brutal leadership circle of the sect. Franz-Josef Strauss was a political supporter of the sect, which outwardly professed piety and Christianity."

40+ don't count any more
First time saw this on Netflix documentary.
This world seems like hell, purgatory and haven all in one.

[Abacus]

Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA
@GRDecter (March 17, 2023)

Live look at the banking system




https://nitter.net/GRDecter/status/1636728619576819712
https://twitter.com/GRDecter/status/1636728619576819712

[Abacus]

Prateek
@PrateekRoutray (March 17, 2023)

The International Criminal Court in The Hague
issued international warrants for the arrest
of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well
as children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova

Chronicles of Conflict

https://nitter.net/PrateekRoutray/status/1636790248230502401
https://twitter.com/PrateekRoutray/status/1636790248230502401

Human Rights Watch Watcher
@queeralamode (November 4, 2021)

They can’t go to the International Criminal Court because the US has had a law
on the books for 19 years that authorizes the US military to invade the Netherlands
should any US official be held by the ICC.
Google the “Hague Invasion Act” for more details:

https://twitter.com/queeralamode/status/1456121259134124032

The American Service-Members' Protection Act, passed in 2002 under President George W. Bush,
grants the US president authorization to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel
being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court."
It has been derisively nicknamed "The Hague Invasion Act",
as it would in theory authorize the president of the United States to invade The Hague,
which is the seat of the Dutch government and the seat of several international criminal courts,
should they prosecute an American citizen or ally.

[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/brianlovethailand/1552

MUST READ: Caitlin Johnstone: Australia’s Real Fear Isn’t China

Australia is preparing to fight an unwinnable war against its primary trading partner, in direct contradiction to its own security and economic interests because Australia is ultimately more afraid of the U.S. than it is of China.

https://consortiumnews.com/2023/03/15/caitlin-johnstone-australias-real-fear-isnt-china/

"Australia is not arming itself against China to protect itself from China. Australia is arming itself against China to protect itself from the United States. 
…" 

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[Böhse Tante]

https://t.me/brianlovethailand/1553

Will be going LIVE in about 3 hours talking about a possible banking crisis, dedollarization, and US wars. 

Featuring Angelo Giuliano, Alex of Reportify Media, and Gonzalo Lira 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEZBXkuRwqE

"Featuring Angelo Giuliano, Alex of Reportify Media, and Gonzalo Lira 
 
New Atlas LIVE is a weekly stream for discussing current events, connecting with the New Atlas community, and …" 

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From 10 hrs ago. 

[Mr Badger]

Russians With Attitude
@RWApodcast
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43s
Looks like a mass drone attack is currently underway. Targets in many Ukrainian cities are getting hit. Dnepropetrovsk here

Looks like a mass drone attack is currently underway. Targets in many Ukrainian cities are getting hit. Dnepropetrovsk here pic.twitter.com/5Nsw3bGA1T

— Russians With Attitude (@RWApodcast) March 17, 2023

[Mr Badger]

AZ
@AZgeopolitics
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24s
A pillar of fire after arrival somewhere in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Presumably Novomoskovsk.

[Mr Badger]

GraphicW
@GraphicW5
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38m
We may be heading towards biggest conflict in history of world - Serbian President Vucic

Video

We may be heading towards BIGGEST conflict in history of world - Serbian President Vucic pic.twitter.com/jokWAWUE2d

— GraphicW (@GraphicW5) March 17, 2023

[Mr Badger]

There are reports of huge explosions sound in the Kharkov region — an air raid alert has been declared again in the region

https://t.me/readovkanews/54947

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[Mr Badger]

All over Ukraine, attacks are now being carried out on fuel and lubricants and RAV warehouses, which were accumulated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the spring campaign. - Intel Slava Z

[Mr Badger]

AZ
@AZgeopolitics
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16m
"2 UAVs hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk. There is serious destruction there."

"The consequences of the attack are being clarified." - - Dnipropetrovsk regional authorities

"2 UAVs hit a critical infrastructure facility in Novomoskovsk. There is serious destruction there."

"The consequences of the attack are being clarified." - - Dnipropetrovsk regional authorities

— AZ (@AZgeopolitics) March 17, 2023

[Abacus]

S.L. Kanthan
@Kanthan2030 (March 17, 2023)

Has the ICC ever prosecuted American or European leaders or even soldiers?
Did George Bush or Obama get charged for war crimes in Iraq?
ICC is a bunch of clowns.




https://nitter.net/Kanthan2030/status/1636799820060065792
https://twitter.com/Kanthan2030/status/1636799820060065792

[Abacus]

S.L. Kanthan
@Kanthan2030 (March 17, 2023)

When the ICC wanted to investigate US war crimes in Afghanistan,
the U.S. threatened to sanction and ARREST the ICC judges!

How rules-based order works.

https://www.france24.com/en/20180910-usa-trump-threatens-arrest-icc-judges-american-soldiers-afghan-war-crimes

https://nitter.net/Kanthan2030/status/1636799820060065792
https://twitter.com/Kanthan2030/status/1636799820060065792

[Mr Badger]

GraphicW
@GraphicW5
A beautiful series of arrivals with attempts to shoot down rockets with machine guns. No wonder they are always crying about ammunition. They are wasting it here.

A beautiful series of arrivals with attempts to shoot down rockets with machine guns. No wonder they are always crying about ammunition. They are wasting it here. pic.twitter.com/f7DpUbGU4m

— GraphicW (@GraphicW5) March 17, 2023

[Mr Badger]

Slavyangrad now reports huge explosions in Lvov

[Abacus]

Ben Norton
@BenjaminNorton (March 17, 2023)

The Biden admin is demanding that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes,
or face a US ban of the world's most popular app
Trump wanted to do the same. The new cold war is bipartisan
Meanwhile, the US is bailing out TikTok's Silicon Valley competitors

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-threatens-to-ban-tiktok-if-chinese-founder-doesnt-sell-ownership-stake-36d7295c

https://nitter.net/BenjaminNorton/status/1636743491513462786
https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1636743491513462786