Cold war 2.0

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N Korea launched a missile over Japan. Happened before.

South Korea and US launched missiles in response. Hasn't happened before.

One of the S Korean launches failed and blew up on the base.

 

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Update US is moving an Aircraft Carrier off the coast of Korea.

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1577647415732994048

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1577647415732994048

Some of the draft talking points circulated by the White House to the Treasury Department on Monday that were obtained by CNN framed the prospect of a production cut as a “total disaster” and warned that it could be taken as a “hostile act.”

“It’s important everyone is aware of just how high the stakes are,” said a US official of what was framed as a broad administration effort that is expected to continue in the lead up to the Wednesday OPEC+ meeting.

The White House is “having a spasm and panicking,” another US official said, describing this latest administration effort as “taking the gloves off.” According to a White House official, the talking points were being drafted and exchanged by staffers and not approved by White House leadership or used with foreign partners.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/white-house-lobby-opec-oil-production-cuts-gasoline-prices-midterms/index.html

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/politics/white-house-lobby-opec-oil-production-cuts-gasoline-prices-midterms/index.html

If only there was a way we could produce enough oil ourselves to prevent OPEC from dictating prices. Oh wait, that's what we were already doing until 2021.

 

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This might be the end of it here. The implicit threat is to kill these children if things go wrong for the Russians.

 

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Iran may attack the US, Israeli, and/or Saudi targets in retaliation for the role Iranian officials claim those countries have played in stoking the ongoing, anti-regime protests. This assessment is based on rhetoric from Iranian military leaders on October 6. Senior Iranian military officers released a statement accusing the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia of coopting and stoking the protests and vowed to retaliate.[1] The content and nature of the statement suggests that the heads of each major military and security body approved its release.

Institute for the Study of War

Iran may attack the US, Israeli, and/or Saudi targets in retaliation for the role Iranian officials claim those countries have played in stoking the ongoing, anti-regime protests. This assessment is based on rhetoric from Iranian military leaders on

www.understandingwar.org

 

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There is a much larger presence of both CIA and U.S. special operations personnel and resources in Ukraine than there were at the time of the Russian invasion in February, several current and former intelligence officials told The Intercept.

Secret U.S. operations inside Ukraine are being conducted under a presidential covert action finding, current and former officials said. The finding indicates that the president has quietly notified certain congressional leaders about the administration’s decision to conduct a broad program of clandestine operations inside the country. One former special forces officer said that Biden amended a preexisting finding, originally approved during the Obama administration, that was designed to counter malign foreign influence activities.

The CIA Thought Putin Would Quickly Conquer Ukraine. Why Did They Get It So Wrong?

High-tech surveillance may have blinded the U.S. to how corruption has weakened the Russian military.

theintercept.com

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1578288419796418560

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1578605187568398336

 

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The only question is how much closer does this push Rus to use a tactical nuke in Ukr.

 

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Local family tired of dad's daily Ukraine war briefings

They keep pushing back dinner time.

www.duffelblog.com

REDMOND, Okla. — Each day at 5 p.m., retired drywaller Gerald Wayne Spavinaw conducts a daily briefing on the Russo-Ukrainian War for his family. Attendance is mandatory, even for Scooter, his tick hound. His wife Ruby Ann is bewildered by the sudden change in her husband, and his two grandsons, Gerald III and Bobby Lee, are just pissed.

 

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Local family tired of dad's daily Ukraine war briefings

They keep pushing back dinner time.

www.duffelblog.com

My family seems to prefer my sandtable briefings with little green plastic army men and snap cap bombings.