No Internet for Yemen. So Iranian news picks up the slack. presstv.ir/Detail/2022/01…’s-Hudaydah
https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/1484326860511088646
Its an interesting narrative. Houthis point to Afghanistan as proof that they can win over larger power. The navies of Iran, China and Russia practice together in the Northern Indian Ocean while Iran's President Raisi is in with Moscow for a 20 year plan. reuters.com/world/india/ir…
There is entirely new sphere of influence where frenemies are clustering together to oppose U.S. wishes while fighting amongst themselves for scraps. UAE blames Iran for latest Abu Dhabi attack. Days after Tahnoon gladhanded Raisi. UAE bombs Yemen. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The Abraham Accords was the first "Peace deal" that ignored the actual conflict and occupation in Israel and ended no conflict. It did streamline the movement of money, weapons and technology between dictatorships and Israel. What could possibly go wrong? cfr.org/in-brief/whats…
Why the links between often opposing forces? Easy. dictators get shit done. Russia, UAE, China, African and Asian leaders can move money into their pockets, grab resources, reshape borders and grab opportunities while the US and allies fumble around bickering amongst themselves.
The shared interests of this alliance is to suppress popular uprisings, democracy and what they call "political islam" groups that don't think one family should rule millions of people. Yes there are terrorists there too but that definition is broadened. responsiblestatecraft.org/2020/01/24/why…
We can't even agree who our biggest enemy is. GOP says Ghina, Dems say Russia. North Korean and Iran get consolation The reality? We are our own worse enemy. Now would it be in the direct interest of this new block of Frenemies to sow discord in America? today.yougov.com/topics/interna… 
We have to get our shit together or we will suffer the consequences. Maybe Russia doing something stupid in democratic Ukraine will focus both American parties on the preservation and protection of democracy. But I don't hold out hope. npr.org/2022/01/03/106…
There is one political party that seems to exist on distraction, faux outrage, tabloid subjects and steering Americans away from fundamental threats to freedom and democracy. Partners and allies will slip away as we descend into Idiocracy.
America has skin in the game in Ukraine. Our advisors are going to be killing Russians in a stand off war using hi tech weapons without taking their hands out of their pockets. Let's remind the Russia friendly clowns that this is a real war. stripes.com/theaters/europ…
A blacked out conflict is not a meaningful conflict to outside nations. The war in Ukraine is going to be very hard to track and make sense of when Russian attacks on the internet and even journalists So expect fuckery. Here is a great source on Yemen: yemen.forensic-architecture.org
Here is a great granular tool on the Ukraine...but the map relies on social media and news postings. Let's see if the media covers this war. American faces are important but we won't see many. liveuamap.com
The Agency has been training and placing local assets since 2015. Ideally they would link up with SF and SEAL teams to coordinate with UK, Canadian and NATO units to deliver intel for targeted strikes. I would assume surgical air strikes would be next. news.yahoo.com/cia-trained-uk…
Or Putin may blink. Carefully measuring how much he can get away with and waiting for the next President to try again. I don't know if Biden will make a decisive call to set an example but he knows Putin has playing this sticky game for thirty years. carnegieendowment.org/2019/06/20/thi…
Putin's strategy is to slice and cut nations while using the constant push and pull of threats and fuckery to internally destroy cohesion. Will he steal another chunk of Ukraine, rendering asymmetrical use of force by NATO look like overkill? Let's see. axios.com/putins-options…
Good breaking news about bad news. Despite UAE air strikes destroying the phone exchange/internet in Yemen. They forgot that NGO's have sat phones. So WaPo put the civilians casualties up on the front page. washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/…
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