2024 has exploded off the sprinting blocks—in some cases literally. Just in the first two days of the new year, we’ve had a huge Japanese earthquake and tsunami, with attendant scares of radioactive ocean spills, the top pro-Russian-and-Chinese South Korean politician get stabbed in the neck in an assassination attempt, airliners catching on fire—also in Japan—a massive Russian missile barrage on Ukraine, and more. The pace has been set for an explosive year.
1) The Bradley is a piece of shit. You still haven't watched "The Pentagon Wars". It points out all its deficiences, more or less unmitigated to this day.
2) You're singing my tune about the West's inability to sustain war. They expect years to be able to turn up their production. They won't get that.
"Arestovich continues to go “full Monty” in his quest to rebrand himself as Ukraine’s savior. Now he says smart Ukrainians are turning into Russians." Insurrection! Rebellion!
I think it is funny they don't want to draft young people, under 27, their base - just the old dudes.
I can't tell if NATO will double down (false flag) or cut loses. Depends too much on who is talking. Why is Washington Post featuring Lindsay Graham?
You know, when the Ukrainians hit something with a storm shadow or scalp or something, the Russians don't seem to have any qualms with publishing photos, videos, analysis and so on. Even if it is embarrassing or draws criticism
The Ukrainians have much tighter information security. But what's the point of these lies? Plus if they were true, wouldn't we be seeing endless circle-jerk military worship puff pieces in the likes of the WSJ and NYT about how American kit is taking down Russian stuff?
“Seizing the assets has raised worries about the consequences for the financial system, namely that some countries such as China might come to fear that reserves held in euros or dollars were no longer safe. But they shouldn’t. If countries don’t illegally invade other countries, their money is quite safe. “
The problem the FT faces is that compensation is paid by losers to winners or on behalf of winners
Given that even the FT realises that the ‘west’ is unlikely to win, & hopes there will be no peace treaty imposed by RF, it follows
‘ a peace settlement does not seem likely with the current political regime in Moscow, which makes confiscation a good solution.”
Bingo!
No mention of possible counter measures taken by RF leaving the west worser off, as per sanctions
?It is a policy statement to proclaim to RoW that when the west enacts an illegal by their own laws confiscation ‘you should’nt worry’?
‘China’s advanced machine tool exports to Russia soar after Ukraine invasion’
After crowing that China had be proven an untrusty partner to Russia, and after the various attempts at secondary China sanctions, and the manifest backfire of the direct US sanctions against China….
…..The answer to all our problems is once again….’more sanctions!’
This is the FT on autoglide or AI – even the most lumpenbusinessclass grunts must suspect they are being slipped a fony take
On the Israel/Gaza conflict; it looks like the Muslim nations have done ZERO to actually help Gaza. They haven't even broken off financial or diplomatic ties. Seems likely that a significant percentage of the Gaza and West Bank people will be killed off this year. Life continues to be without hope for the Palestinians.
"If the Israeli conflict is truly being steered into a long term attritional war where the airforce can no longer solve the problems, and much of the load has to be transferred to artillery and other conventional means..."
Well, if you dig your bunkers deep enough - as Hamas apparently has done (and no doubt Hezbollah as well) - then air power is useless - and so is artillery and tanks. And if your troops are too scared to go into the tunnels (probably rightly), then what do you have left? It doesn't take a military genius to figure that out. The Vietnamese discovered that sixty years ago. Apparently, as Martyanov says daily, the West - including Israel, who were all trained in the West - can't figure that out. Apparently digging in the dirt isn't something suitable for "The Chosen People."
They'll be digging their own bunkers once Hezbollah starts dropping some of those 100,000 rockets and missiles on Tel Aviv.
Good analysis and information. The fog of war is often a reference to the massive propaganda and misinformation, it is difficult to weed through that quagmire. This post cuts through some of the fog.
Shinzo Abe was holding secret talks with the Chinese. Ignore his pro-West public statements - he did not want to die. The Americans found out and assassinated him. He was probably killed by a sniper. What happened in South Korea is a warning to South Korean politicians.
"Western military analyst community has always founded their philosophy on the principle that as long as air superiority can be established, the paradigmatically ‘Western’ army will easily defeat any foe"
This is biggest BS ever!
NATO attack Yugoslavia in 1999. with more than 1000 air planes
After 78 days of bombing, NATO manage to kill more than 3000 civilians and 1005 soldiers.
For 78 days of "air superiority" NATO did not manage to make a dent into Serbian Third Army that defend border of Kosovo and Metohija against 15.000 Albanians, fully supported by NATO, for two months trying to break into Yugoslavia!
Western media during Air-campaigne wrote how Serbian forces are decimated but yet, border was holding despite two months ground fight with complete air superiority and bombardment of whole Serbia, including civil objects. As NATO planed for war to last two weeks and there was no sign of ending after two months, NATO start to "unselectly" bomb civilian infrastructure, trains, schools... so eventually Yugoslavia gave up but not on terms to give Kosovo and Metohija or to surrender.
After the war, NATO manage to destroy less than 10 of 300 tanks. Same was with other equipment. Serbia could hold for much longer if he had any support from any other country. Russia was on knees in 1999., only Ukraine gave moral and political support to Yugoslavia!
btw you have many western post/analysis of 1999. NATO aggression. There are precise numbers like: "768 HARM missiles fired, 16 hit target..."
First
1) The Bradley is a piece of shit. You still haven't watched "The Pentagon Wars". It points out all its deficiences, more or less unmitigated to this day.
2) You're singing my tune about the West's inability to sustain war. They expect years to be able to turn up their production. They won't get that.
"Arestovich continues to go “full Monty” in his quest to rebrand himself as Ukraine’s savior. Now he says smart Ukrainians are turning into Russians." Insurrection! Rebellion!
I think it is funny they don't want to draft young people, under 27, their base - just the old dudes.
I can't tell if NATO will double down (false flag) or cut loses. Depends too much on who is talking. Why is Washington Post featuring Lindsay Graham?
You know, when the Ukrainians hit something with a storm shadow or scalp or something, the Russians don't seem to have any qualms with publishing photos, videos, analysis and so on. Even if it is embarrassing or draws criticism
The Ukrainians have much tighter information security. But what's the point of these lies? Plus if they were true, wouldn't we be seeing endless circle-jerk military worship puff pieces in the likes of the WSJ and NYT about how American kit is taking down Russian stuff?
4 January 2023 FT 2024 Off to the same old bad start
‘Seizing Russian reserves is the right thing to do’
https://www.ft.com/content/b2446a0d-de0a-4cc0-a600-87dc1643f844
“Seizing the assets has raised worries about the consequences for the financial system, namely that some countries such as China might come to fear that reserves held in euros or dollars were no longer safe. But they shouldn’t. If countries don’t illegally invade other countries, their money is quite safe. “
The problem the FT faces is that compensation is paid by losers to winners or on behalf of winners
Given that even the FT realises that the ‘west’ is unlikely to win, & hopes there will be no peace treaty imposed by RF, it follows
‘ a peace settlement does not seem likely with the current political regime in Moscow, which makes confiscation a good solution.”
Bingo!
No mention of possible counter measures taken by RF leaving the west worser off, as per sanctions
?It is a policy statement to proclaim to RoW that when the west enacts an illegal by their own laws confiscation ‘you should’nt worry’?
‘China’s advanced machine tool exports to Russia soar after Ukraine invasion’
https://www.ft.com/content/d16c688d-9579-4f1d-a84f-ca29ca2f0bc0
After crowing that China had be proven an untrusty partner to Russia, and after the various attempts at secondary China sanctions, and the manifest backfire of the direct US sanctions against China….
…..The answer to all our problems is once again….’more sanctions!’
This is the FT on autoglide or AI – even the most lumpenbusinessclass grunts must suspect they are being slipped a fony take
On the Israel/Gaza conflict; it looks like the Muslim nations have done ZERO to actually help Gaza. They haven't even broken off financial or diplomatic ties. Seems likely that a significant percentage of the Gaza and West Bank people will be killed off this year. Life continues to be without hope for the Palestinians.
The Chelsea Bradley trans vehicle and Stroker are both shit compared to BMP's.
Oh yeah, Happy New Year Y'all!
This is a juicy post. THANKS! Alot of BS in the msm bit below but some truth too. "Zelensky knows that perceptions can become reality" says it all about the Western hologram of power. https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/zelensky-is-angry-and-he-wants-you-to-know-it-20240102-p5eupw.html
But but but, I read in some rag that Russia has lost 30k troops and 420 tanks in December alone!
"If the Israeli conflict is truly being steered into a long term attritional war where the airforce can no longer solve the problems, and much of the load has to be transferred to artillery and other conventional means..."
Well, if you dig your bunkers deep enough - as Hamas apparently has done (and no doubt Hezbollah as well) - then air power is useless - and so is artillery and tanks. And if your troops are too scared to go into the tunnels (probably rightly), then what do you have left? It doesn't take a military genius to figure that out. The Vietnamese discovered that sixty years ago. Apparently, as Martyanov says daily, the West - including Israel, who were all trained in the West - can't figure that out. Apparently digging in the dirt isn't something suitable for "The Chosen People."
They'll be digging their own bunkers once Hezbollah starts dropping some of those 100,000 rockets and missiles on Tel Aviv.
Good analysis and information. The fog of war is often a reference to the massive propaganda and misinformation, it is difficult to weed through that quagmire. This post cuts through some of the fog.
Happy New Year, Simplicius. It is good to be with you for this year wild ride! 😎
Not only will Scholz gtfo of office but other presidents will follow. Screencap this.
Shinzo Abe was holding secret talks with the Chinese. Ignore his pro-West public statements - he did not want to die. The Americans found out and assassinated him. He was probably killed by a sniper. What happened in South Korea is a warning to South Korean politicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinzo_Abe
"Western military analyst community has always founded their philosophy on the principle that as long as air superiority can be established, the paradigmatically ‘Western’ army will easily defeat any foe"
This is biggest BS ever!
NATO attack Yugoslavia in 1999. with more than 1000 air planes
After 78 days of bombing, NATO manage to kill more than 3000 civilians and 1005 soldiers.
For 78 days of "air superiority" NATO did not manage to make a dent into Serbian Third Army that defend border of Kosovo and Metohija against 15.000 Albanians, fully supported by NATO, for two months trying to break into Yugoslavia!
Western media during Air-campaigne wrote how Serbian forces are decimated but yet, border was holding despite two months ground fight with complete air superiority and bombardment of whole Serbia, including civil objects. As NATO planed for war to last two weeks and there was no sign of ending after two months, NATO start to "unselectly" bomb civilian infrastructure, trains, schools... so eventually Yugoslavia gave up but not on terms to give Kosovo and Metohija or to surrender.
After the war, NATO manage to destroy less than 10 of 300 tanks. Same was with other equipment. Serbia could hold for much longer if he had any support from any other country. Russia was on knees in 1999., only Ukraine gave moral and political support to Yugoslavia!
btw you have many western post/analysis of 1999. NATO aggression. There are precise numbers like: "768 HARM missiles fired, 16 hit target..."