Ex intel officer: The Pentagon should be afraid of “Putin’s weapon” at US coast
Of course, to save face, the Pentagon says it’s "no threat." US Defense Dept is lots better at PR than at keeping America safe. We should all fear Washington’s sociopathy and incompetence.
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
JULY 15, 2024
DIRECT THREAT TO THE US - THE PENTAGON SHOULD BE AFRAID: FORMER AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE POINTED TO PUTIN'S SPECIAL "WEAPON"
Former American intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler said that the Pentagon should be afraid of Russian ships.
The appearance of a Russian military flotilla near Cuba should alert the Pentagon. Former American intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler spoke about this in an article for Fox News.
According to her, the United States is simply not capable of intercepting the hypersonic missiles that these ships carry.
Let us recall that three weeks ago, a Russian flotilla of warships was less than 50 kilometers off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. It also included a nuclear submarine. The Pentagon called this event “not a threat,” writes inosmi.ru. [Ya know why, right? Because this is a black eye for US “defense,” which is currently chalking up yet another disastrous failure in Ukraine. And the US can do absolutely nothing about this, so for PR purposes, its only option is to pretend it’s not a big deal. Brilliant move and another “gotcha” for Putin]
Koffler noted that, as a “former senior analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),” she “specializes in Russian military strategy and the plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin.”
“Putin’s recent actions did not pose an immediate danger; they pose a serious threat to US territory,” she said, adding that, for example, the Admiral Gorshkov is capable of delivering long-range strikes and conducting anti-submarine warfare.
She mentioned the Zircon 3M22 or SS-N-3, calling it Putin’s weapon. It is a ramjet-powered hypersonic missile with a range of 1,000 kilometers and a speed of nine times the speed of sound, a former US intelligence officer said. [This missile poses a real threat to major cities and military bases on the East coast, despite the casual response from the Pentagon]
"The Zircon, developed at the direction of Vladimir Putin, is a new generation weapon whose primary purpose is to defeat US missile defenses," she added, pointing out that the inability of current US and Western systems to intercept hypersonic missiles such as the Zircon constitutes serious threat.
According to her, the danger for the West also lies in the fact that Russia has the quietest submarines in the world. They are not always detected by American systems.
The Pentagon didn’t even bother to develop capabilities that could match Russia’s capabilities, the author of the article notes. Instead, he is pouring billions into an unwinnable conflict in Ukraine.
[Oh, and the Zirkon is also nuclear capable, So yeah, no threat, right?]
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https://www.topnews.ru/news_id_903993.htm
15 JULY 2024 | AUTHOR: INNA SEMINA
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The Russian Armed Forces hit the railway echelon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: news from the Northern Military District on the morning of July 15 (VIDEO)
PHOTO:
ODAB-1500 with UMPC hit the UAV control center under the Antonovsky Bridge, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV damaged a television tower in the Kursk region.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The Russian Armed Forces hit a railway echelon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
[Side bar: Antonovsky Bridge (Ukrainian: Antonivsky mіst) is a road reinforced concrete beam bridge across the Dnieper River in Ukraine, connecting the village of Antonovka (a suburb of Kherson) with the city of Aleshki (formerly Tsyurupinsk) on the left bank, destroyed on November 11, 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Armed Forces with a precise strike destroyed a railway train with soldiers and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during unloading at the station.
The defense department added that the strikes were carried out using aircraft, UAVs, artillery and missile systems.
According to preliminary data, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 140 soldiers, 5 armored vehicles, a TRML-4D radar, and 15 vehicles as a result of this strike. Including the IRIS-T air defense system and the Pechora air defense system of the 160-aircraft missile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed. [These air defenses are western “imports.” Zelensky keeps demanding new air defenses but he is up against a brick wall because Russian hypersonic missiles are impervious to interception]
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered losses in another 129 districts of the Northern Military District zone. And a unit of the Russian Armed Forces under the command of a fighter with the call sign “Jack” occupied three fortification of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Such pressure came as a surprise to the enemy.
ODAB-1500 with UMPC hit the UAV control center under the Antonovsky Bridge
The Russian Armed Forces also attacked the control center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces under the Antonovsky Bridge on the right bank [north bank] of the Dnieper. An ODAB-1500 with UMPC [glide and control kit] was used for the attack.
As a result, the Russian military eliminated the electronic warfare system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and several Ukrainian military personnel.
According to the Avia.Pro portal, this object was carefully hidden, but Russian intelligence officers discovered it.
The recording footage captured the power of the explosions after the projectile arrived at the object. As you can see, as a result, the enemy point was completely eliminated.
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Iskanders near Odessa destroyed an airfield with hunters of Russian drones
Alexey Komolov
The Russian military launched an attack with Iskander missiles on an airfield near Odessa, from where Ukrainian “hunters” for Russian drones were taking off, writes Iznanka.
It is noted that the Gidroport airfield in the village of Naberezhnoe near Odessa came under fire. As a result, 12 drones, including Bayraktar, and eight hangars were destroyed.
The publication says that “the Yak-52 aircraft, which was promoted in Ukraine, and which tried to shoot down Russian drones,” was also burned.
The Yak-52 is a Soviet sports training aircraft, created in the mid-1970s, and was one of the main aircraft in the USSR for pilot training. The plane destroyed near Odessa was equipped with a machine gun to intercept drones.
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armed conflicts, YAN Attack on Crimea and a huge fire in Odessa: Map of the special military operation in Ukraine on July 15, 202407:45, July 15, 2024 Yulia Sokolova
Last night, an Iskander hit a target in Odessa. Immediately after the powerful explosion, a large-scale fire began. The hellish glow was visible far beyond the city limits. It is not yet known what object was hit. Before the strike, a Russian reconnaissance drone was operating in the area. The partisan movement is gaining strength, every night in the “Pearl by the Sea” the cars of TCC workers and military personnel are on fire. The portal pronedra.ru has collected the brightest news moments on all fronts.
[The Partisans here have gone well beyond the role of spying for Russia. They are actually risking their lives, sabotaging the Ukronazis]
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https://aif.ru/politics/russia/novye-vzryvy-sotryasli-odessu-novosti-svo-na-15-iyulya
15.07.2024
Ivan Kozlov
New explosions shook Odessa. SMO [special military operation] news for July 15
At about 13.40, an attack by Ukrainian forces using aircraft-type UAVs on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. This was reported in the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense.
A Ukrainian drone was destroyed by air defense systems over the Black Sea near the western coast of Crimea.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost territory in Zaporozhye
The achievements of the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was carried out in the summer of 2023 in the Zaporozhye region, are reduced to zero. This was stated by member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Vladimir Rogov. Russian troops have returned more than 80% of the territories in the Vremevsky, Vasilyevsky and Orekhovsky regtions, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces seized during last year’s counter-offensive operations, Rogov said in a commentary to RIA Novosti.
Odessa is being torn apart by Iskanders and partisan fire. The Ukie forces are burning with a clear flame
More details
New explosions rocked Odessa
After 14:00 in the afternoon, against the background of a previously announced air raid alert, an explosion was heard in Odessa. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Ukrainian TV channel “Public”.
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Message on missile in Russian: For Trump’s ear!!
Our thanks to WB for comment on this:
HA HA HA!!!! Putin is the good guy
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Attack on NATO shadow command (Needs verification. I find it odd that the Russians would go deep into Ukrainian territory with a piloted plane that could get shot down instead of sending in some hypersonic missiles – a Kinzhal would bore deep into the bunker. No mention of the munition used). There was no Russian govt confirmation, but the article in Pravda corroborates)
Video of attack on NATO shadow command (verification?)
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Flashback: 5 Days Ago Biden Said 'Put Trump in a Bullseye'
Story by Jack Davis
Days before an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden said it was time to “put Trump in a bullseye.” Gunshots rang out Saturday during a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was wounded and was bleeding from the right side of his head near his ear. Reports indicated that the shooter was later killed.
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Israel’s leading paper says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on October 7
CONTACT@IFAMERICANSKNEW.ORG JULY 15, 2024 BRIG. GEN. AVI ROSENFELD, BRIG. GEN. BARAK HIRAM, HANNIBAL DIRECTIVE, HOUSE OF PESSI COHEN, IDF, KIBBUTZ BE'ERI, KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, NAHAL OZ OUTPOST, OCTOBER 7, RE'IM ARMY BASE, SUPERNOVA RAVE, UNMANNED ASSAULT DRONE
Israel’s leading paper [Haaretz] says its own army deliberately killed Israelis on October 7
Hamas attack on Gaza border communities in Southern Israel on October 7 (photo)
But the U.S. media continues to hide the truth… Two articles below:
IDF ORDERED HANNIBAL DIRECTIVE ON OCTOBER 7 TO PREVENT HAMAS TAKING SOLDIERS CAPTIVE
by Yaniv Kubovich, reposted from Haaretz, Jul 7, 2024
‘There was crazy hysteria, and decisions started being made without verified information’ — Documents and testimonies obtained by Haaretz reveal the Hannibal operational order, which directs the use of force to prevent soldiers being taken into captivity, was employed at three army facilities infiltrated by Hamas, potentially endangering civilians as well…
Gaza Division operations and airstrikes in the first hours of October 7 were based on limited information. The first long moments after the Hamas attack was launched were chaotic. Reports were coming in, with their significance not always clear. When their meaning was understood, it was realized that something horrific had taken place.
Communication networks could not keep up with the flow of information, as was the case for soldiers sending these reports. However, the message conveyed at 11:22 a.m. across the Gaza Division network was understood by everyone. “Not a single vehicle can return to Gaza” was the order.
More here
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Translation from Arabic with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Tuesday 02 July 2024 10:54
The relationship between Syria and China, and the rising hopes that the Arab-Chinese Forum holds for Syria and the Syrians
The Arab-Chinese Forum, which was held at the end of May, held great hopes for the Syrians, and the Syrian press over the past month expressed many of these hopes, which are believed to bring about breakthroughs in the major economic crisis that worsened after the major liberation process that Syria witnessed after the year 2018, and the imposition of... The Caesar Act in 2019, which was supported by the US House of Representatives’ approval on May 16 of the same year of the “Anti-Normalization with Assad Law.” Investors believe that hopes for exit begin with the start of Chinese investments, which is the economic pressure that Syria is under. This is why the Arab-Chinese conference gained an important space in the Syrian press, even though Chinese-Syrian relations are old and began with the first conference of the forum in 2004.
In a simple follow-up to the events after the visit of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to China in September 2023, and his warm welcome that the world talked about, and after the Arab openness to Syria, which did not bring to the Syrians what they had hoped for, the East and the Far East became the most important door for the advancement of the Syrian economic movement. Frankly, even today he hears about projects, but it seems that these projects collide every day with the terrorist operations that occur in the north and northeast of Syria, which are subject to the Turkish and American occupation. These words may seem like miscellaneous things, but they express the reality of the situation in Syria. What is nice is that there are small projects started by many people, but they are individual. The prosperity we saw in Syria before 2011, where the average salary of an employee in the state reached the equivalent of $600, while today it is equivalent to only 10-15 dollars.
There is no hope except in the East! This is why we feel the warmth expressed by the official Syrian press regarding the Arab-Chinese Forum conference, which was held in the last days of last month, through what it wrote. The number of articles that talked about a conference that lasted for one day was very large, in which the Syrians saw a door of hope, as the Arabs met at the ministerial level, except for the heads of four countries that were present at the opening of the conference, which were the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, and Tunisia, and the meeting of officials from all Arab countries with each other. Some opened the door to discussion about the possibility of developing economic relations. The timing of the conference also coincided with a visit by the Minister of Energy and Water in Lebanon, Walid Fayyad, to Syria and his meeting with the Syrian Minister of Water, Hussein Jamil Makhlouf, in order to discuss ways to exploit the waters of the Great Northern River, which is located on the northern border between Syria and Lebanon, and which causes Floods destroy crops in the Akkar Plain in Lebanon. Here are the recommendations requested by the conference, namely the speedy implementation of the agreements, especially since China decided to raise the level of its imports of foodstuffs that it imports from Arab countries. The conclusions of the Arab-Chinese Forum emphasized the need for China to import foodstuffs.
Relations between Syria and China are not new. They reached their peak in 2004, and this relationship began in 1956. But this relationship was renewed during the era of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It began with the visit of the Chinese President, Hu Jitao, to Syria in the year 2001. This was followed by an official visit by President al-Assad and his wife, accompanied by a large ministerial delegation, in the year 2004. During this year, and according to an article published by Sputnik in the year 2018, in a conversation with a member of the People’s Assembly and the Vice President of the Association Syrian-Chinese Friendship, Amira Stefano, said in it: “China views Syria as one of the areas most vulnerable to Western influence in the Middle East, where in 2002 it met the goals of Syrian foreign policy.” After mutual visits between the Chinese and Syrian delegations, agreements were signed for the years 2004-2006. The value of trade exchange between the two countries in the years 2010 and 2012 amounted to 3.5 billion dollars.
In 2004, President al-Assad launched the Five Seas Theory, which links the Arab countries and what is today called West Asia with the Caspian Sea countries through the most important lines for global trade and gas transportation, which will turn Syria into a gas transportation base and a free trade zone that connects the East to the West by connecting the five seas, which are: The Caspian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and the Black Sea. According to Stefano: “This is what China saw as a revival of the ancient Silk Road to form the longest major economic corridor in the world.” In fact, this is where the idea of “scope and path” began, which was initiated by the current Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in 2014, and which, unfortunately, was not noticed in Syria at the time due to the lack of security there due to the war taking place on its territory. It is worth mentioning that the “Five Seas Theory” came at a time when the United States was occupying Iraq and trying to impose its control over all oil and gas lines and global trade and making the entity state the main center for distributing gas pipelines around the world. Therefore, what President al-Assad was trying to implement by proposing It is considered one of the most important reasons for the attempts to overthrow the regime in Syria through the so-called Arab Spring, because if the Syrian project were implemented, this would cause the state of the Zionist entity to be completely isolated economically in the Arab region and in West Asia.
Syria began importing weapons from China during the period of recession that Russia witnessed after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and began searching for the best source to rebuild its military arsenal. This fact was confirmed by an important source for the trenches, who was among the committee that contributed to a purchase carried out in the year 2014 when Syria was in It is time to re-arm the army during its war on terrorism.
But during the years following 2014, the level of trade between China and Syria declined to only about $350 million. But this exchange began to improve in the years following 2020, but only by a percentage