A copy of the „90-page psychological warfare manual“ produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency for Nicaraguan rebels in the late 1970s or early 1980s
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The Psyops Manual The CIA Gave To Nicaragua’s Contras Is Totally Bonkers
(18.12.2017)
During the U.S. government‘s decade-long support of the Contra rebels who waged an armed campaign against Nicaragua’s leftist Sandinista regime in the 1980s, the CIA funneled all manner of assistance to the anti-socialist “freedom fighters,” from training and financial assistance to covert operations. The original “advise and assist” mission was a disaster in retrospect, spurring all manner of human rights violations as well as the modern crack cocaine scourge. But the CIA aid program’s most fascinating product might be the batshit crazy psychological warfare manual cooked up for the Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries.
Rishi Sunak calls George Galloway win ‚very alarming‘ in Downing Street statement
“What started as protests on our streets have descended into intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence.
“Jewish children fearful to wear their school uniform lest it reveals their identity. Muslim women abused in the street for the actions of a terrorist group they have no connection with.
“Now our democracy itself is a target. Council meetings and local events have been stormed. MPs do not feel safe in their homes. Long-standing parliamentary conventions have been upended because of safety concerns.
“And it’s beyond alarming that last night, the Rochdale by-election …
‚Not at war with Russia‘: European, US allies taken aback by Macron‘s comments on troops in Ukraine
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, accused by critics of being too cosy with Moscow, said after the meeting that there was disunity on the issue among European leaders.
„There are countries that are ready to send their own soldiers to Ukraine, there are countries that say never – Slovakia is among them – and there are countries that say that this proposal should be considered,“ he said.
Macron says ‘nothing ruled out,’ including using Western troops, to stop Russia winning Ukraine war
rench President Emmanuel Macron has openly discussed the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to help Kyiv win the war against Russia, a potential major escalation to the largest ground war Europe has seen since World War II.
The women who put images of paragliders on themselves during pro-Palestinian protests were defended in court by an ex-Guardian journalist. Apparently they were just cultural references to freedom. How stupid do they think we are?
Three women who displayed images of paragliders during a protest in central London have been found guilty of supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation.
Paragliders were used by Hamas to breach the Gaza/Israel border during the terror attacks on 7 October where a large number of civilians were killed, and others were taken hostage.
Standing Together is a fast-growing grassroots movement in Israel bringing Jews and Arabs together. It confronts the occupation, it protests against the war, it visits the families of hostages. And now a key BDS group is calling to boycott it
Iran Navy to establish base in South Pole
Rear Admiral Shahram Irani emphasized that the operational decisions of the Iranian Navy are guided by the precise vision of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
He announced the establishment of strategic commands in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, with plans for a permanent deployment in these crucial regions in the near future.
North Korea to launch new satellites, build drones, calling war inevitable
Kim lashed out at Washington in lengthy remarks wrapping up five days of ruling party meetings that set economic, military and foreign policy goals for the coming year.
„Because of reckless moves by the enemies to invade us, it is a fait accompli that a war can break out at any time on the Korean peninsula,“ he said, according to state news agency KCNA.
U.S. discussing peacekeeping force for Gaza after Hamas falls, senators say
(November 1, 2023)
Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told POLITICO that there’s early, closed-door diplomacy over establishing a peacekeeping force in Gaza, though it was not likely to include American troops.
“There are ongoing conversations regarding the possible composition of an international force,” Van Hollen said, refusing to go into specific detail. “They are very preliminary and fragile.”
U.S. and Israel weigh peacekeepers for Gaza after Hamas
(Nov 2, 2023)
The people said the conversations have been impelled by a sense of urgency to come up with a plan for the future of Gaza now that a ground invasion has begun.
US troops in Gaza reportedly on the table if Israel eliminates Hamas
(November 1, 2023)
However, while testifying before a Senate panel on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken did indicate that the administration is definitely planning something.
“We can’t have a reversion to the status quo with Hamas running Gaza. We also can’t have — and the Israelis start with this proposition themselves — Israel running or controlling Gaza. Between those shoals are a variety of possible permutations that we’re looking at very closely now, as are other countries,” he said.
Who could Newsom pick to replace Feinstein? Oprah Winfrey might make sense
There has been talk that former talk show host and current magazine and book publisher Oprah Winfrey might be of interest. Winfrey, though, would have to take more than a year away from her many lucrative enterprises if she did this.
„Know the Limits of Your Power“: Knesset Speaker Threatens Israel‘s High Court Ahead of Dramatic Judicial Coup Hearing
Israel‘s Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana warned Supreme Court justices on Wednesday that the parliament „will not acquiesce to its trampling,“ less than a week before the court is set to hear petitions against a key law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s judicial coup.
Knesset speaker warns High Court voiding of Basic Laws may ‘plunge us into the abyss’
“Israel is democratic, and in a democracy, the sovereign is the people. In a democratic state, the justice system respects the sovereign, the people and its elected officials, and this respect is mutual. There is no debate, and there cannot be one, over the question of whether the Knesset has authorized the court to nullify Basic Laws,” he says, arguing that the court possesses no such power.
Kanzler-Entgleisung: Pazifisten sind „gefallene Engel, die aus der Hölle kommen“
(21.08.2023)
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz hat bei einer kürzlichen Wahlkampfrede in München anwesende Kritiker des Kurses der Bundesregierung schwer beleidigt, wie Medien berichten. Im Laufe der Rede sagte Scholz an die Bürger gewandt, die für Waffenstillstand und Verhandlungen im Ukrainekrieg eintreten:
„Und die, die hier mit Friedenstauben rumlaufen, sind deshalb vielleicht gefallene Engel, die aus der Hölle kommen, weil sie letztendlich einem Kriegstreiber das Wort reden.“
In diesem Screenshot eines Videos der FAZ sind einige dieser „Höllen-Kreaturen“ zu sehen. Sie fordern etwa „Verhandeln statt Schießen!“ und setzen sich für „Waffenstillstand und Friedensverhandlungen“ ein:
Post-judicial Coup Talk of a Unity Government Is Foolish, Netanyahu Isn‘t Even Interested
Attempting to imagine an escape route which also includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s acquittal of criminal charges, is a result of the painful realization that the hawkish factions on both sides – even though one can‘t compare the governmental sadism led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and the most rigid and militant anti-overhaul protesters – ignore the will of the majority and charge onward, almost with lust, to the very dangerous disagreement known as a constitutional crisis.
This hope, however, whether you want to surrender to it or to resist it in disgust, is in no way realistic. For now. According to knowledgeable sources, Netanyahu is simply not interested: not in stopping the judicial overhaul nor in a unity government.
Over 100,000 gather in Tel Aviv in support of judicial reform as protests against continue in front of Knesset
Tens of thousands are heading to Tel Aviv from throughout the country to support government lawmakers as they prepare to vote for legislation to cancel the courts‘ reasonableness test; Meanwhile, anti-judicial overhaul protesters crowd the streets of Jerusalem
NATO countries to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets in Romania
(12 July 2023)
A coalition of 11 nations decided during the recent NATO summit in Lithuania to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets in August in Denmark. A training center will also be set up in Romania for the same purpose.
NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable the supply of F-16s to Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to Reuters.
Group of 11 countries forms coalition for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters
(11.07.2023)
The Ministry of Defence of Denmark reported that Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and the UK agreed to start the training of Ukrainians on the F-16 fighters.
The training is expected to start at the end of the summer and will be conducted in Denmark.
NATO countries led by Poland may be willing to put troops on the ground in Ukraine – potentially dragging the alliance into war with Russia – former secretary general warns
‚The president and the prime minister will also discuss the joint US-UK leadership on critical emerging technologies as well as our work to strengthen our economic security.‘
Biden will then hold talks with current NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg on Monday.
Ukraine is set to top the agenda for their talks which will take place one month out from the summit and will give other NATO countries an inkling of what to expect from Kyiv‘s most powerful western ally.
Nato members may send troops to Ukraine, warns former alliance chief
Rasmussen said: “If Nato cannot agree on a clear path forward for Ukraine, there is a clear possibility that some countries individually might take action. We know that Poland is very engaged in providing concrete assistance to Ukraine. And I wouldn’t exclude the possibility that Poland would engage even stronger in this context on a national basis and be followed by the Baltic states, maybe including the possibility of troops on the ground.
“I think the Poles would seriously consider going in and assemble a coalition of the willing if Ukraine doesn’t get anything in Vilnius.
Suppose we have an interest rate / inflation spiral now, and it’s been created by the Bank of England?
I suspect the Bank to deny this, but they have already admitted their models of inflation based on their own understandings of the issue do not work, so little weight should be given to that.
Instead it‘s time to cut rates and remove the only excuse businesses have to increase prices because interest rates are the only cost expected to remain high, and excessively so, from now into the future.
Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 4.5%
(11 May 2023)
The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a point to 4.5% as it forecast inflation would stay higher for longer than previously expected and the economy would perform more strongly.
Anfrage ans Verteidigungsministerium: Ukraine will Taurus-Marschflugkörper von Deutschland
Intelligence Committee members weigh in on preventing Iranian breakout after Middle East trip
(May 15, 2023)
Waltz added that the U.S. should also make clear that “we won’t stand in the way of Israel” and demonstrate to Iran “through a variety of means that our military capabilities are such that we could indeed severely damage their program.”
Administration officials have said that the U.S. will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon and that the administration has taken “no option off the table” to prevent that.
Who wants to destroy Israel? You might be surprised.
For the first time in Israel’s short history, a large-scale movement has been launched using undemocratic means to overthrow a democratically elected government.
So einsatzbereit sind Europas Armeen
Viele Länder in Europa haben seit dem Ende des kalten Krieges bei ihren Militärausgaben gespart. Der Krieg in der Ukraine macht nun die Mängel deutlich, nicht nur in Deutschland.
Braucht Deutschland eine Kriegswirtschaft?
(01.02.2023)
Geld allein löst aber weder eine Bestellung aus, noch beantwortet es die offenen Fragen bei den bürokratischen Hemmnissen. Komplizierte Ausschreibungsvorschriften, endlose Prüfverfahren, militärische Spezialwünsche, parlamentarische Kontrolle und haushaltsrechtliche Einschränkungen stehen oft gegen schnelle Beschaffungen.
„Wir brauchen eine anderen Rechtsrahmen, eine andere Haushaltsgesetzgebung, ein anderes Vergaberecht“, fordert Wüstner, wenn er seine „Art Kriegswirtschaft“ definiert. Und er erhält Unterstützung, etwa für die Reform des Budgetrechts.
Netanyahu in 1993: Iran will have bomb by 1999
(04.03.2015)
The prime minister has been warning for over 20 years that Tehran is close to achieving its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Israeli Mossad is striking Iranian military centers and leaders, anywhere in the world
Aside from the biblical stories of persecution, Jews in Russia, Portugal and even Brooklyn, New York, have been the victims of anti-Jewish hate killings. Then, of course, there’s Nazi Germany.
Iran is just the latest to threaten the annihilation of the Jewish people, but this time, the Jewish people have a state of their own, a military that rivals anything in the region, and an intelligence service that is notoriously willing and able to do whatever it takes to protect the world’s Jews, especially those inside Israel.
German Envoy ‚Disappointed‘ With Israeli Minister‘s Claim That Iran, Germany Fund Anti-government Protests
In an interview with Army Radio this past Tuesday, the minister claimed that the left relies on foreign funding to carry out its political activity. “Let’s not even talk about foreign funding, where the left can take the right to school,” Distal Atbaryan said.
She added: “Funding from foreign nations and actors, most [of whom are] antisemites, taking people out into the streets without them knowing that the money [bankrolling them] to protest ultimately comes from countries like Germany or Iran – that’s what’s on the left.”
Minister of Propaganda in the Netanyahu government Distal to media: The Israelis protesting against the judiciary coup are funded by anti-Semitic countries like Germany and Iran
(08.02.2023)
Bill Gates‘ nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup
Of TerraPower‘s delay to at least 2030, Barasso said: „The Biden administration must consider and implement every available option to make sure TerraPower‘s Natrium reactor is fueled with American-made fuel.“
Biden says he plans to run again, to make it final in early 2023
Biden, a Democrat who turns 80 this month, has faced questions on whether he will seek a second term.
„Our intention is to run again, that‘s been our intention,“ Biden told reporters at the White House. „This is ultimately a family decision.“
He said his family wanted him to run and he did not feel rushed to make a final decision. He said he would do so unrelated to any announcement from his 2020 rival, Republican former President Donald Trump, who is expected to run as well.
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing
Q: So up until this point, there haven‘t been any U.S. troops inside of Ukraine, and now we do have U.S. troops inside Ukraine —
(CROSSTALK)
GEN. RYDER: — I would — yeah, that‘s — that‘s not — we‘ve had U.S. forces serving at the embassy as part of the — the Defense Attaché Office, which is where these guys are assigned. So we‘ve been very clear there are no combat forces in Ukraine, no U.S. forces conducting combat operations in Ukraine. These are personnel that are assigned to — to conduct security cooperation and assistance as part of the Defense Attaché Office.
Q: Right, but this would be different because they‘d be working outside the U.S. embassy. I‘m just wondering if people should read this as an escalation in U.S. involvement in the war?
GEN. RYDER: No, no, no, this is just responsible management of the capabilities that we‘re providing to the Ukrainians. And as I mentioned, the Ukrainians are working very closely with us to provide insight and tracking of those capabilities in places where it‘s not safe for U.S. personnel to go. Thank you.
Q: — if I can just follow up on that, can you clarify are these — are there U.S. troops, like U.S. Marines, security forces protecting the embassy personnel who is doing the inspections?
GEN. RYDER: We have U.S. Marines at the embassy doing normal U.S. Marine-type guard duties. But my understanding is that, to your point, these are not combat squads that are going out.
Pentagon confirms deployment of active-duty military personnel in Ukraine
The fact that the massive funneling of arms into Ukraine by the US and NATO powers now requires the deployment of military personnel in Ukraine explodes the fiction that the US is not directly involved in the conflict, and is also revealing about the forces with which the US is allied.
To date, the United States has sent more than $50 billion in military and economic assistance to Ukraine. Having financed and supplied the war, the US wants to make sure it has direct control over where the weapons have ended up and how they are being used. This is part of the conflict within the American political establishment in advance of the midterm elections.
Why Biden is sending US weapons experts into Ukraine
The Pentagon has not said how many weapons experts are in Ukraine or where they will operate.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Tuesday the “embassy personnel” would be “far away from any type of frontline actions.”
Britain warns Russia against escalating the war in Ukraine after false ‘dirty bomb’ claim
Ben Wallace refutes General Sergei Shoigu‘s allegations that the UK is helping Kyiv gather nuclear material to use on the battlefield
„The ultimate death match“: Will it be Boris vs Rishi?
I set out four scenarios of how this might unfold in The Spectator earlier this month. There are two that MPs have most recently got in touch about: Rishi by Christmas or the Boris restoration.
A week is a long time in politics – and next week could be one of the most dramatic yet.
Is Boris heading back to No10? Former PM takes early lead with Rishi Sunak in second as a quarter of Tory MPs declare their support in race to replace Liz Truss – candidates need at least 100 backers by MONDAY as battle ‚for soul of the party‘ intensifies
Boris Johnson is currently the most popular choice among Tory MPs to become prime minister as the race to replace Liz Truss roared into life today following her humiliating resignation after just 44 days in power.
With a quarter of MPs declaring support for their preferred candidates, Mr Johnson currently counts 38 backers, compared to Rishi Sunak‘s 27 and Penny Mourdant‘s 12, according to the latest tally by Guido Fawkes.
2/3 For the European Sky Shield. First 15 NATO states will buy medium-range defence systems such as US-manufactured Patriot already used by some @NATO countries (even #Romania). Then they may buy Israeli-American Arrow 3 system able to intercept & destroy longer-range threats
Sky Shield: Wie die europäische Luftabwehr funktionieren soll. Starke deutsche Initiative für mehr Sicherheit in Europa.
Mal ehrlich: Was sollen denn jetzt Kniefälle vor Putin bringen? Wir sind im Krieg mit Putin und nicht seine Psychotherapeuten. Es muss weiter konsequent der Sieg in Form der Befreiung der Ukraine verfolgt werden. Ob das Putins Psyche verkraftet ist egal
Democrats are warming to a Biden 2024 campaign. They‘re just not sure if he‘ll run.
The mood has notably shifted among top Democrats in recent months. During the depths of Biden‘s political struggles in March, some party leaders from all over the country huddled in the hallways of the Hilton a few blocks from the White House for the annual Democratic National Committee meeting, according to four people involved in the conversations. Over drinks, while looking around to make sure no one overheard, they winced and grimaced and whispered…
NATO members pushing to brand Russia a ‚terrorist state‘ tells us that the US and its allies lack self-awareness
Perennial American Russophobes from opposite sides of the political spectrum, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Lindsey Graham, are now agitating members of Congress to include Russia in Washington’s list of ‘state sponsors of terrorism,’ which presently includes North Korea, Iran, Cuba and Syria.
Israel Election: Balad Chairman Says Joint List Project Must Be Reconsidered
Representatives from the three component parties of the Joint List – Hadash, Balad and Ta’al – were supposed to meet in Nazareth on Wednesday, but Balad’s representatives did not turn up, and the meeting was held without them.
Balad officials told Haaretz on Thursday that the party will run independently if it manages to put together a slate that includes mayors of Arab communities, prominent Arab civil-society activists, a candidate from the Negev and a Jewish candidate.
UK: Conservative PM candidates back moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem
Rishi Sunak joins Liz Truss in suggesting he would be open to relocating Britain‘s diplomats from Tel Aviv
The U.S.-China crisis over Taiwan was wholly predictable
As Jeffrey Bader, President Barack Obama’s top adviser on Asia, has noted of the Biden team: Despite having criticized Trump’s foreign policy bitterly, “when it comes to the greatest foreign policy challenge facing the United States — how to deal with the rise of China — [Biden officials] have continued and mimicked Trump’s destructive approach.”
Bader added, “This has prompted glee among departed Trump officials, who proudly declare themselves innovators and the Biden administration unimaginative and dutiful implementers.”
Ryan Hass, another top Obama China expert, argued that “communication channels for managing tensions have collapsed.”