World Sitrep

Armenia and Azerbaijan going at it ... yet again.

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020...ay-heavy-fighting-between-armenia-azerbaijan/

https://thehill.com/policy/internat...er-involvement-in-azerbaijan-armenia-conflict

I'm throwing in a map of the region. Labeled some geographic locations plus circled significant cities in region. Most folk on this site know this region ... know this region too well. But maybe someone who is reading needs a map. I d'know. No trouble, so just dropping a map with this post.

Map_Black Sea to Caspian by Old Geezer posted Sep 29, 2020 at 6:25 PM

 

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/nagorno-karabakh-conflict

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...lashes-intensify-as-fighting-enters-third-day

https://www.bing.com/maps?q=nagorno-karabakh+map&FORM=HDRSC4

 

This region has gotten out of hand before, and with distavorous world wide consequences. Worth keeping your eyes on this.

 

Good morning Old Geezer and Alaska John,

I'm a map nutter so having a few minutes of a good time reflecting on the map.

Ah ! Tbilisi is where former divinity student Tavarish Stalin got his political careet started. He robbed banks there.

Armania is culturally Eastern Orthodox. Azaberjhan is culturally Islamic. Yet, the treaties and other agreements Israel has in area is with the Muslim country !

We know Baku as the oil town. It got it's foundation with some western Europe and US financial help.

Erbil is where the Israelis built an airfield. This area has / has some US oil company concessions.

Not on map but Poti, Georgia is water town where NATO funded the building of a naval facility. The Russians had some combat there and the base construction converted to broken concrete and whatever else explosive ordnance can do.

Will glance at links soon. Must keep busy to avoid the pseudo debate starting in a few minutes after some fool tells us what they will debate and who wins each point.

 

"Dramatic Video Shows Armenia Score Direct Hit On Azerbaijani Drone"

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...ws-armenia-score-direct-hit-azerbaijani-drone

"Now in the third day of full war in the disputed Karabakh region, Armenian forces have managed to shoot down an Azerbaijani drone that was flying over their positions, all of which was captured in widely circulating video."

 

And exactly what part of the world isn't on fire? Off the top of my head you have Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Israel/Palestine, Afghanistan, China and Tibet, Hong Kong and Twain. Am I missing anything?

Now get this! We are undergoing a damn pandemic. To top that off, some far-left idiots keep rioting, Chicago has more deaths than the Iraq and Afgan. wars, California has some 300 fires, and here in Colorado there's been a fire burning for some two months. You can smell the shit almost everyday and the ash is all over hell on your vehicles.

I'm not some religious freak, but with my scientific understanding, archeological understanding and pseudo science understanding, it seems like we may be in the damn end times. Though, back in the 80s Billy Joel did make the song, We Didn't Start The Fire. So in that sense, this crap has been going on for years and years. Maybe it's due in part of the 24 hour news cycle and the easy access to world events that makes one wonder if Jesus himself will come back or something. I've read that not even the angels know for sure when that day will hit.

At any rate, mighty tired of the world's bull shit already. We need to get our collective shit in order.

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Check this website out. http://www.globalincidentmap.com/map.php#

Seen as how the media pretty much focuses on the bad, here's all the BS from all around the world. https://www.ipl.org/div/news/

 

Is it, people are mostly stupid? or people mostly are stupid?


Yeah, I've been of the opinion for years that there's a serious lack of IQ out there.

 

https://www.google.com/search?sourc...gAELEDOgsILhCxAxDHARCjAjoICC4QsQMQgwE6CwguEMc


Good morning F22,

The world is about the same as usual in a stage without major wars; just the minor wars.

Better than Billy Joel's song is above by Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction.

I invite your attention to lines:
"..you can leave here for four days in space
but when you return it's the same old place."

Today's powder kegs are uesterday's Berlin, Saudi oil fields, Qumui and Matsu, Cyprus, RS Africa, Rhodesia, Cuba, Fulda Pass, eastern Med, Vietnam, SEATO, CENTO and on and on.

Today's scare is China. It used to be the Soviet Union.

Yes, it's the lamb stream media influencing a dumbed-down, already stupid, US population. A big difference now, though, is that the new US population is lazy.

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Appreciate confirmation re ECM and one time pad users.

I'm set up here for NO reliance on electronic communications.

 

Europe, Australia, and South America for starters. Don't forget N. America.

 

"World War 3 fears as expert warns Biden will face all out conflict with Russia or China"

https://www.nytimespost.com/world-w...l-face-all-out-conflict-with-russia-or-china/

"Tensions between Russia and the US have escalated this week as Vladimir Putin continues to rally forces on the Ukrainian border. Experts have also warned that a potential conflict between China and Taiwan could force Washington to intervene.

"US expert and journalist Nick Allen wrote in the Telegraph: 'There is growing concern in the White House and the Pentagon that Joe Biden may one day have to fight a war.

“'Not a small war. A big one. Against China or Russia.'

"Speaking at a White House press briefing, Mr Biden warned Moscow that a series of US sanctions on Russia could have been a lot tougher.

"He said: 'I urged [Putin] to respond appropriately, not to exceed it, because we can move as well.'

"Mr Biden added: 'If Russia continues to interfere with our democracy. I’m prepared to take further actions to respond. It is my responsibility as president of the United States to do so.'

"Last week, the US State Department decided to deepen its relations with the independent island [Taiwan] by updating guidelines with Taiwan to encourage cooperation between the two nations.

"The move by Washington angered China who then warned the US 'not to play with fire on the Taiwan issue'.

"Speaking at a press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian added: 'Immediately stop any form of US-Taiwan official contacts, cautiously and appropriately handle the matter, and not send wrong signals to Taiwan independence forces so as not to subversively influence and damage Sino-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.'

"On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was concerned about China’s aggressive actions against Taiwan."

 

Hell Biden is playing old maid in a poker game!!! That said I hope he lives through his entire term. That witch he has for a VP would sell our country to the highest bidder or turn it over to the nonworking trash of our nation.

 

As tensions increase in the Black Sea, each side is "tickling" the defensive forces of the other side. It's like how we used to light-up the USSR's massive phased-array radar sites. Each side is seeing how far they can push the other side. Military matters are heating-up all over the globe.

"UK Scrambled Sub-Hunting Aircraft As Russian Submarine ‘Stalked’ Carrier In Mediterranean"

https://www.nationandstate.com/2021...n-submarine-stalked-carrier-in-mediterranean/

"The Royal Navy sub-hunting helicopters as part of their search and identification efforts dropped sonobuoys, specially designed listening and monitoring devices sunk beneath the water which can pick up submarine movements.

"The report doesn’t identify which specific Russian sub the UK military was on the lookout for, only that it was likely a diesel-electric Kilo-Class submarine from the Black Sea fleet. It was further suggested there was high confidence it was trailing British vessels within the days after the prior Black Sea incident. The sub was said to be stalking the HMS Queen Elizabeth and accompanying strike group vessels.

“'The hunt for the submarine took place four days after the confrontation in the Black Sea between HMS Defender, a Type-45 air defence ship, and Russian forces' – The Telegraph report indicates, however, the information is only just now being revealed at the end of this week.

"Currently, NATO and allied vessels continue a heavy presence in the Black Sea, especially given the ongoing Sea Breeze 2021 exercises, which involve Ukraine’s military participation as well. This sets the stage for potentially more dangerous close encounters with Russia’s military, which has warned it will fire upon any vessel breaching its territorial waters."
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"UK Lawmakers Vote to Cut Foreign Aid Until Govt No Longer Financed With Debt"

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/20...-aid-until-govt-no-longer-financed-with-debt/

Good heavens, a bit of sanity; a cool breeze on a hot summer's day. I would that a bit of that sort of sanity infect the current USSA regime.

The neighbor needs a cup of sugar. OK, great. A tree loses a massive limb in another neighbor's yard and they have no chainsaw with which to cut it up; all they have is a dull axe and a handsaw. Sharpen their axe on your grinding wheel, fire-up your chainsaw, and help them cut that big limb into firewood. We do these things.

The neighbors have marital problems and are fighting all the time. Can you help-out with that? No. It's their business and they themselves must work it out.

https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/at-least-45-dead-during-looting-rioting-in-south-africa/
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"Durban CEO suspended for looting appliances and booze"

https://news365.co.za/qhawe-sithole/



"A chief executive of a financial institution who was arrested for participating in looting has been suspended for allegedly looting booze, a washing machine and other accessories in Durban.

"Qhawe Sithole, founder and chief executive of Pretoria-based Ubuntu Wealth Management, allegedly looted a washing machine, a bar stool, alcohol and other braai accessories.

"Ubuntu Wealth offers financial planning advice for wealth and investments, asset management, income solutions and equity segregated portfolio strategies."

Quasi Shithole?

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"Report: Russia, exasperated, moving to curtail Israeli strikes in Syria"

https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-russia-moving-to-curtail-israeli-strikes-in-syria/

"Russia has 'run out of patience' with Israel in Syria and is planning a shift in its policies toward Israeli sorties over the country, according to an unconfirmed report on Saturday.

"The London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat cited an unnamed “well-informed” Russian source as saying that following talks with Washington, Moscow had got the impression that 'Washington does not welcome the continuous Israeli raids,' and thus believes it has the freedom to act more aggressively to thwart them.

"In light of this, the Russians were now supplying Syrian forces with more advanced anti-missile systems and know-how, making them more capable of shooting down Israeli armaments, the report said.

"It claimed the effect of this was already being seen, with Syrian air defenses shooting down seven of eight Israeli missiles during a July 19 Israeli raid."

 

https://spectator.org/war-between-israel-iran-may-be-inevitable/

"For the past two decades, nations’ leaders have been debating when Iran would reach the 'breakout point,' the time at which it would have enriched enough uranium to weapons grade that it would be able to construct a nuclear weapon. Last week, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told the UN Security Council that Iran . . . is only around ten weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon.'

"Gantz also reacted to a drone strike on the Israeli-owned merchant ship Mercer Street, which killed three people, and said that Israel is prepared to strike at Iran in response.

"Iran’s conduct in recent months has, redundantly, demonstrated its willingness to go to war. In addition to the Mercer Street attack, Iran plotted to kidnap a dissident journalist in New York City, for which four of its intelligence operatives were indicted. It has, according to SkyNews, been researching ways to perpetrate cyberattacks against U.S. infrastructure. And Hizballah terrorists in Lebanon, who are backed by Iran, fired missiles into Israel last week. (I use the term “Hizballah” rather than the bowdlerized term “Hezbollah” because that is the name the terrorist network uses for itself.)

"Israel is rightly worried about Iran’s nuclear progress. It is so small a country — nine miles wide at its narrowest point — that one or two Iranian nuclear bombs could destroy its existence as a nation. Were the Iranians able to successfully deliver nuclear attacks on, say, Tel Aviv and Haifa, hundreds of thousands would die and Israel would — as the ayatollahs have often promised — be effectively destroyed.

"Thus, Israel has no choice but to attack Iran to preempt that threat. If it does, Iran will counterattack with everything it has, including the tens of thousands of missiles it has provided to Hizballah in Lebanon. Such an attack could easily overwhelm Israel’s missile defenses. Thousands of Israelis would likely die. Israel is perfectly aware of this, but it will have to choose between the hundreds of thousands that would die in a nuclear attack and the fewer who could be killed in an Hizballah missile attack."
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Peaceful Iran heavy into metals

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/iran-made-nuclear-bomb-progress-iaea-report-says-676878

 

"China threatens Taiwan, saying Afghanistan withdrawal proves US ‘won’t help’ if war breaks out"

https://www.news.com.au/technology/...t/news-story/e1af3abbece457a17eb6c8218c21eee6

"The Global Times, a state-affiliated tabloid newspaper, is published by the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece, The People’s Daily.

"In an editorial published today, The Global Times suggested America’s abandonment of Afghanistan after 20 years was an “omen” for Taiwan’s 'future fate'.

"China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province, and has vowed to 'unify' it with the mainland. The territory’s democratically elected leaders say it’s a sovereign state.

"Officially, the US considers Taiwan’s status undetermined, but is opposed to any attempt by China to force it into unification. It has sold defensive military equipment to Taiwan and established an 'American Institute', an embassy in all but name, on the island."

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"China Plans To Build $463 Million Airport On Closest Island To Taiwan"

https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/1...-million-airport-on-closest-island-to-taiwan/

"China is preparing to construct an airport on land reclaimed from the sea near Taiwan, as the communist regime continues to ramp up pressure on the island nation following the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.

"According to the South China Morning Post, 'under the new document released by Fujian, a province across the strait from Taiwan, the new airport is planned between the islets of Dasha and Xiaosha, off the east coast of Pingtan county.'”
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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...-rocks-damascus-multiple-impact-sites-burning

"Extensive Israeli airstrikes targeting Syria are underway in the overnight hours local time, with major strikes unleashed in and around Damascus, as well as reports of attacks near Homs, according to Syrian media.

"Residents in the capital are reporting the ground and windows shaking, in what by many accounts is looking like the the most large-scale attack in many months."

 

"China Admits Taliban Ties Aimed at Getting Afghanistan’s $3 Trillion in Rare Earths"

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/08/19/china-taliban-afghanistans-minerals/

"In the course of hectoring the United States for its “bungled and embarrassing withdraw from Afghanistan” on Thursday, China’s state-run Global Times admitted Beijing has a rapacious interest in Afghanistan’s vast rare-earths mineral resources and snarled it was none of America’s business if China makes deals with the Taliban to get what it wants.

"China is reliably enraged by discussions of its human rights abuses and rejects all Western efforts to hold it, or its allies, to high standards. Chinese propagandists portray the international human rights establishment as a scam designed to keep developing nations from reaching their full potential.

"The Global Times added that China is skilled at mining rare earths and desperately needs them to fuel its industrial growth, so the civilized world should withhold its criticisms of whatever deals Beijing strikes with the Taliban to exploit those resources – or to preserve its massive existing investments in Afghanistan, such as the $4.2 billion Anyak copper mine, the China National Petroleum Corporation’s oil projects, $550 million in annual bilateral trade, and $630 billion in infrastructure projects."

https://www.business-standard.com/a...arth-mines-in-afghanistan-121081900984_1.html
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"Putin Attends Military Drills With China, Hails Beijing's 'Balanced Approach' To Ukraine Crisis"

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...-china-hails-balanced-approach-ukraine-crisis

"President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended and observed the Vostok-22 Russian war games in person, held in the country's far east, as well as in waters just off the eastern coast.

"Crucially, the exercises featured Chinese military participation, and others including military units from India and Syria. 'According to Moscow, over 50,000 soldiers and more than 5,000 units of military equipment, including 140 aircraft and 60 ships, were to be involved in the drills,' The Moscow Times writes.

"Putin is also in the far east to address the Eastern Economic Forum hosted in the port city of Vladivostok, where an estimated 5,000 people are in attendance for the four-day conference that kicked off Monday. The largest delegation in attendance is from China:

"'At the forum's plenary session Putin will be joined by China's top legislator Li Zhanshu — who ranks third in the Chinese government hierarchy — with a bilateral meeting also on the agenda.

"'Li will become the highest-ranking Communist party politician to travel to the country since Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine.'

"The Kremlin issued a statement underscoring the importance of the large Chinese presence: 'Russia-China relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation are developing progressively,' it said before the bilateral meeting with Putin."

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Old Gzr: Homey knows Mafia. This be Mafia writ large.

They can be so nice, yet theirs are hearts of ice.

When I was a kid, they were the nicest men I'd ever met ... with some notable exceptions.

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