Four comments from Reader’s Links: Pre-election and the curious push for a state of total war

First comment: Richard at 8:39 PM March 21

Comment:
WWIII Alert: US Army Publishes ALARACT for “Utilization of the Army Retiree Recall Program”
by Brian Lupo Mar. 21, 2024 7:00 pm51 Comments

While the Ukraine conflict rages on and rumors run rampant about France potentially deploying up to 2,000 troops to Ukraine, according to Russian intelligence, the US Army yesterday issued a “Utilization of the Army Retiree Recall Program.”

On March 20th, the US Army Publishing Directorate published ALARACT 017/2024.  The title of the form is “Utilization of the Army Retiree Recall Program” and it cites Executive Order 13223 under “References”.  Executive Order 13223 is a Bush-era EO from September 14, 2001 titled “Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation.”

The 18-page PDF for the ALARACT, which stands for “All Army Activities”, contains a slide titled “Directorate of Military Personnel Management.”  Under the first slide, it states:

   “What is a Retiree Recall?  -A recalled retiree is a retired Soldier who is ordered to active duty from the Retired Reserve or the retired list under 10 USC 688/688a, 12301(a), or 12301(d) and serves in his or her retired status.  Retiree Recall is not an extension of your MRD.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/wwiii-alert-us-army-publishes-alaract-utilization-army/

Second comment by Richard:

Comment:
Former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn Predicts a ‘Black Swan’ Event Before 2024 Election (VIDEO)
by Jim H?ft Mar. 21, 2024 8:15 am663 Comments

In a recent interview with commentator Benny Johnson, former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn, shared some shocking predictions while discussing his upcoming movie, “Flynn Movie: Deliver the Truth. Whatever the cost.”

Flynn expressed concerns regarding unforeseen events that could impact the upcoming 2024 election.

Watch the trailer below:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/03/former-national-security-advisor-general-mike-flynn-predicts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKlaEnSo_O4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt

Third comment, this one by Yucki:

Comment:
Yigal Carmon is Founder and President of MEMRI.
That’s as good as it gets.

A Small Step For President Biden In Gaza, A Big Step Towards Total War

I rushed to hope that the U.S. would turn the Gaza port initiative into the first step in the move toward its comprehensive peace vision, in cooperation with the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority.

This was all based on the hope that Qatar, which is Hamas, would be ousted from any role in it, since it is a sponsor of Islamist terrorism worldwide. My hope was indeed consistent with the first reports about the port initiative. I termed it a “port of hope” and considered it a miracle that the Biden administration would take an actual step to implement its peace vision.

I proved to be damned wrong.

This administration betrayed its allies – the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Jordan – by handing the port over to Qatar, namely to Hamas.

https://www.memri.org/reports/small-step-president-biden-gaza-big-step-towards-total-war

Forth comment also by Yucki. An analysis of the previous comment by MEMRI

Comment:
I can’t stress enough the importance of this article. It’s harsh, the conclusions are grim. They’re close to my own.

Given the escalation in Ukraine, the signal weakness we’re projecting elsewhere, we’re giving the enemy an opportunity too tempting  to pass it up.

There are 300,000 NATO troops making their way across Bulgaria and Romania to the borders of Ukraine and Belarus. American brand tanks and armored personal carriers. A routine exercise?

Putting it together with the way the media is “monstering” Israel, I figure we’ll be at war by summer.

Stunning video of jingoism from imam in Australia

This guy tries to talk children into martyrdom and assures them that death doesn’t hurt any worse than a mosquito bite. Mosque to mosquito. Makes sense in a way. Of course, like those who advocate death for others, always better if they lead by example.

Please read the article at RAIR.

 

Czech Republic: Leader of the opposition expresses concerns about US nukes and the curious bypassing of procedure to allow it to happen

Article at RAIR Foundation with additional details.

Brad Johnson update on Greece and Turkey

Greece has actually stated it intends to go to war with Turkey over Turkish moves to take oil from Greek waters. There are a few revelations in this briefing with retired CIA Chief of Station, Brad Johnson.

(This was edited and posted very late last night, hence “Bard” instead of Brad.)

Pakistan threatens India with nuclear strike

(This is not the first time that India-Pakistan jingoism has reached the nuclear threat level. This doesn’t mean its not serious, but it doesn’t mean you should spend all your savings on iodine tablets either.)

H/T Richard.

Related:

Several injured in Kashmir in clashes with Indian police

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian security forces injured at least six people on Saturday in Srinagar, the main city in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir, as several protests broke out against New Delhi’s revocation of the region’s autonomy last week.

 

In New York, the U.N. Security Council held its first meeting in almost 50 years on Kashmir, a majority Muslim region claimed by both India and Pakistan – which controls its western third. However, China, which also controls a small part of Kashmir, failed to secure a Council statement.

Two police officials and eyewitnesses said clashes had begun on Friday evening.

 

Some city residents said they had been assaulted or verbally abused and that security forces had caused damage as they raided homes after stone-throwing incidents in the past two days.

 

President Trump on Iran

Related:

Look for a special edition of Barry Webb’s weekly interview series tonight on Iran, as understood from Arabic press.

President Trump sends clear clear message to Iran

Ezra Levant tweets the following:

I haven’t seen an all-caps tweet from the president before. If I were Rouhani, I’d move my family out of Tehran — just to be on the safe side.

President Trump is likely responding to this:

Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars: