Iraq’s new Air Force, considering all the maintenance problems with the old one, they literally drove the contractors away who work on the F-16s…thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4…
In naval strategy when you are trying to hide in the high seas you try not to tell your adversaries where you are...that's why Admiral Nelson had a heck of a time in 1798; marinesol.org/nelsons-pursui…
Of course Iran's fleet is not led by those like Von Spee.
This leads to some questions, there are only two Israelis believed to be held in Gaza; Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed. Mengistu is an Israeli from the Ethiopian Jewish community. And the bodies of IDF soldier Oron Shaul and IDF officer Hadar Goldin.
Thread: One thing that disappoints me in some media is seeing online or print platforms give prominent oped space to offensive, racist, inflammatory articles that are incitement under the guise of the "the author is important"
There are a lot of important voices. When a publication chooses a voice and gives it huge prominence for days on the home page, they're not just publishing something random, they're endorsing it. Because it is being given special treatment of prominence.
The publication can't then hide behind any critique of it by pretending critics are trying to "censor" the content or "deplatform" it...because one has played a role in giving it more attention.
This also doesn't add any new details; except that Iran's media is very interested in this, usually indicating Iran's connection farsnews.ir/news/140003160…
Thread: With Netanyahu facing a real challenge, we need to discuss what was done to Israel in the last few years.
He has concentrated power at an unprecedented level in his hands in Israel. In 2018 Netanyahu held FIVE portfolios: prime minister, defense minister, foreign minister, health minister, and immigration and absorption minister...jpost.com/opinion/netany…
Netanyahu was Israel's Foreign Minister from 2015-2019; Israel Katz was appointed Acting Foreign Minister following a petition to the High Court of Justice by the Movement for Quality in Government. mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMi…
Thread: In Israel there is talk that the opposition to Netanyahu is on the verge of a coalition. After four failed elections some think this could be the moment. But there are many things still in the way. Here's my sense:
There are still hurdles, such as getting all the MKs on board from the complex coalition that is forming which includes a massive swath of parties from the religion right to left and potentially Arab MKs. It's very complex.
Second, Netanyahu will not go easy. A "crisis" may emerge as he lashes out claiming the "right" has been betrayed by a "left" government coming to power...all the stops will be pulled out to prevent things happening in preference for Netanyahu's endless elections scheme