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14:35 Neil Oliver on the stench of decay:
8:37 Whatsherface:
10 min. more on the Sound of Freedom. Like the truckers’ convoy, this phenomenon is indicative of the massive subterranean pressures building beneath our feet.
Not sure if this is like the film’s account
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2003/aug/07/reinas-story/
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/2003/aug/07/90216/
Zoltan Pozsar is on his own. He under states the obvious while pointing out the possibility of more frequent settlement of accounts between countries without USD.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/zoltan-poszar-global-financial-systems-monetary-divorce-dollar-hegemony
CIA Leaking Like a Sieve As It Blames Ukraine for Impending Debacle
By Larry Johnson Jul. 17, 2023 7:00 am100 Comments
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I want to thank one of my readers, Paul S., for flagging this remarkable and hilarious Newsweek article, written by Bill Arkin, that is a classic example of the CIA throwing Ukraine under the bus and eschewing blame for the military disaster looming on the horizon. I will start by quoting the conclusion of the piece:
In response, the senior U.S. defense intelligence official stressed the delicate balance the Agency must maintain in its many roles, saying: “I hesitate to say that the CIA has failed.” But the official said sabotage attacks and cross border fighting created a whole new complication and continuing Ukrainian sabotage “could have disastrous consequences.”
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
Ok. I will say it. The CIA has failed and it is blaming Ukraine. Arkin’s piece would not be possible without a flood of leaks about the broad range of CIA activities in and around Ukraine. The CIA officers ponying up the secrets are keen to get the word out that they are doing a really fantastic, swell, marvelous job. The problem is the damn Ukrainians and these CIA officers, while claiming to have robust means to collect intelligence, admit that Zelensky and his crowd are giving the United States the mushroom treatment — keeping them in the dark and covered with shit.
The article starts with the tired, false meme that Russia is in trouble:
“Putin’s back is really against the wall” a senior defense intelligence official tells Newsweek, warning that while the CIA fully grasps how much Russia is stuck in Ukraine, it is very much in the dark with regard to what Putin might do about it. With talk of Russian nuclear weapons possibly being deployed to Belarus, and in light of Prigozhin’s public exposure of the terrible costs of fighting, something that Moscow has suppressed, the official says that it is a particularly delicate moment. “What is happening off the battlefield is now most important,” says the official, who was granted anonymity in order to speak candidly. “Both sides pledge to limit their actions, but it falls to the United States to enforce those pledges. This all hinges on the quality of our intelligence.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
Oh? The United States’ role in Ukraine is to function as a soccer referee? Really? How exactly is the CIA acting as the enforcer of pledges? By providing “quality” intelligence. Except, what you learn as you wade through Arkin’s piece, the CIA keeps being surprised by Ukrainian attacks in Russia. You can’t have it both ways Bill. Mr. Arkin wants you to believe that the CIA in Ukraine and the surrounding countries is the Leonard Bernstein of spies — masterfully conducting an orchestra of competing countries. I ask again, REALLY?
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All of the credible experts and officials Newsweek spoke to agreed that the CIA has been successful in discreetly playing its part in dealing with Kyiv and Moscow, in moving mountains of information and materiel and in dealing with a diverse set of other countries, some of whom are quietly helping while also trying to stay out of Russia’s crosshairs. And they didn’t dispute that on the CIA’s main task—knowing what’s going on in the minds of the leaders of Russia and Ukraine—the Agency has had to struggle.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
There we have it. The central mission of the CIA — i.e., to get the inside skinny on what Putin and Zelensky are thinking and planning — is a “struggle.” But hey, morale at the CIA, now under the leadership of Dementia Joe and Billy Burns, is FABULOUS!
For the CIA, its major role in the war in Ukraine has provided a boost in morale after the sour relationship between former President Donald Trump and his spy chiefs. The second official says that while some in the Agency want to speak more openly about its renewed significance, that is not likely to happen.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
You want evidence of dysfunction and inadequacy? Some CIA officials are begging to talk openly about their importance with respect to Ukraine. If you are carrying out a covert operation that is a smashing success you do not have to brag about it. As the old saying goes, “the proof is in the pudding.” In the case of Ukraine the pudding is inedible.
The next couple of paragraphs strongly suggests that William Burns (or one of his horse handlers) is a key source in this story by Arkin. Did you know that Burns is a “global trouble shooter?” When it comes to shooting, Burns is a poor marksman.
At the beginning of his administration, Biden tapped director William Burns as his global trouble shooter—a clandestine operator able to communicate with foreign leaders outside normal channels, someone who could occupy important geopolitical space between overt and covert, and an official who could organize work in the arena that exists between what is strictly military and what is strictly civilian.
As former Ambassador to Russia, Burns has been particularly influential with regard to Ukraine. The CIA had been monitoring Russia’s buildup and in November 2021, three months before the invasion, Biden dispatched Burns to Moscow to warn the Kremlin of the consequences of any attack.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
Yep, let’s ignore context. According to the Arkin fable, Russia was building up for an invasion of Ukraine for no good reason. In fact, Arkin makes no attempt to explain how U.S. and NATO actions, such as the deployment of two Aegis missile batteries in Poland and Romania, was viewed as a very serious threat by Moscow because those weapons can carry nuclear warheads. So the influential Mr. Burns warned Putin about what the U.S. would do if Russia invaded Ukraine and Russia ignored him. I don’t think Arkin understands the meaning of the word, “influential.”
Arkin then proceeds to let a variety of cats — domestic and feral — out of the bag. Poland is the center for U.S. military and intelligence operations to fight the proxy war with Russia:
Poland officially became the center of NATO’s response, first in handling hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the battle, and then as the logistical hub for arms flowing back into Ukraine. The country also became the center of the overt military response. A forward headquarters for the Army V Corps (5th Corps) has been established in Poland. Additional supplies and ammunition for U.S. use are stored in Poland. A permanent Army garrison has been activated, the first ever to be located on NATO’s eastern flank, and today there are now about 10,000 American troops in Poland.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
Can you imagine the reaction in the United States if Russia established a forward military headquarters in Mexico with 10,000 troops? Yet Biden and his team of dullards do this in Poland without any regard for Russia’s reaction to a military build-up on its Western border.
The last part of the article reflects the desperation of the spooks talking to Arkin. The Ukrainians are responsible for all of the nefarious terrorist attacks inside Russia. The CIA folks are getting their story out that they don’t know nothing about no terrorist attacks on Russia. It is all the fault of Zelensky and his crazy generals. The following paragraph illustrates the central contradiction of Arkin’s attempt to exonerate the CIA — we were told early on in his piece that the CIA was doing a terrific job of gathering intelligence except it totally failed to gathering any advance warning about Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on the Kerch Bridge and Engels Airbase. Which is it Bill?
The Kerch bridge attack was followed by an even longer-range strike on the Engels Russian bomber base, almost 700 miles from Kyiv. The CIA did not know about any of these attacks beforehand, according to a senior U.S. official, but rumors started to circulate that the Agency was, through some mysterious third party, directing others to strike Russia. The Agency delivered a strong and unusual on-the-record denial.
https://www.newsweek.com/2023/07/21/exclusive-cias-blind-spot-about-ukraine-war-1810355.html
I’m guessing that the CIA guys and gals talking to Arkin are a different crowd from those talking to Sy Hersh. Let me make this simple — if Ukraine, thanks to CIA help, was kicking the stuffing out of the Russians and the CIA was confident of an impending Ukrainian victory, then this piece would never have been written. This smacks of major “ass covering” and blame shifting. CIA people only do these types of leaks when they learn that reservations are being made for seats on the helicopters that will be landing on the roof of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev when evacuation day comes. We did it before in Saigon and Kabul. By God, we can do it again.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/cia-leaking-like-sieve-as-it-blames-ukraine/
Power to weight ratio is everything in this sport. Maybe there should be a tranny version…naw, would take all the fun out of it. Besides the contestants would end up pounding eachother trying to decide who gets to be the horsie:
My Grandmother was a character, she was a little flighty as were her 2 sisters. They all graduated at an early age, they were wound a little tight. I remember at a young age thinking they were all so smart, but a little dingy.
Her father had a piano made for her. She could play anything, she played by ear. I remember when she was in her early eighties she would play Little Richard songs. She would move her hands so fast over the keys, even put her leg up to the right on the keyboard, just like Little Richard did. She amazed me.
She would have me stand up straight, hands together, palms up, and I would sing. The Old Rugged Cross, Abide With Me, Mockingbird Hill, were some of her favourites. Then we would both sing Little Richard songs in closing. Go figure.
She always said she was prepared. She told me she was my step grandmother when I was a little girl. I did not know what that meant, I thought it was something special, because she was. She died in her sleep when she was 87. A piper played Amazing Grace at her funeral.
Her favourite song was “I’ll Walk with God”. She loved Mario Lanza.
I’ll walk with God
From this day on
His helping hand I’ll lean upon
This is my prayer, my humble plea
May the Lord be ever with me.
There is no death though eyes grow dim
There is no FEAR when I’m near to him
I’ll lean on Him forever
And He’ll forsake me never.
He will not fail me as long as my faith is strong
What ever road I may walk along.
I’ll walk with God
I’ll take his hand
I’ll talk with God He’ll understand
I’ll pray to him
Each day to him
And He’ll hear the words that I say
His hands will guide me on my way
And I’ll never walk alone
As long as I walk with God.
She loved music and gardening. She was a wonderful influence, how terribly lucky I was to have her in my life.
My mother’s mother died of TB, in a sanatorium. She was only in her early thirties, a mother of 5 small children. She also loved music and gardening.
What will the children of today say about their childhood?
Thank you ET. And a great question. What will today’s kids remember, indeed.
B.C. man fired from job after saving moose calf on the highway
Srushti Gangdev – July 14, 2023
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-man-fired-after-saving-moose-1.6907646
#TheMoment a B.C. man saved a moose calf from a waiting bear
CBC News: The National – July 16, 2023
Ukr sources say that the attack on the Crimean bridge was carried out with the help of the British marine underwater autonomous robot REMUS 600 with an additional load of explosives.
Thanks to its ability to move under water at a depth of up to 600 meters and easy control from a laptop, it was launched from a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, it has a flight duration of about 70 hours at a speed of up to 5 knots.
With increased cargo capacity, it has a range of 286 nautical miles, almost 500 km.
https://twitter.com/SpriterTeam/status/1680918195329290240/
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The attack on the Crimean bridge was allegedly carried out using a British marine underwater autonomous robot REMUS 600 with an additional load of explosives
This was reported by the TG-channel Resident, citing a source in Zelensky’s office.
REMUS 600 can move under water at a depth of up to 600 meters. It is controlled from a laptop.
“The launch was carried out from a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, it has a flight duration of about 70 hours at a speed of up to 5 knots. With an increased carrying capacity, it has a range of 286 nautical miles, almost 500 km,” writes the Resident.
Earlier, Maria Zakharova said that American and British intelligence services were involved in planning the attack.
https://twitter.com/djuric_zlatko/status/1680872705539571713
PT: “…Fascism or freedom…”.
https://summit.news/2023/07/17/trump-to-young-americans-choose-fascism-or-freedom/
“Youth” attack police car in Brussels
Clamp down on drugs: see how police patrol is attacked
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/07/17/clamp-down-on-drugs-see-how-police-patrol-is-attacked/
Pictures posted on social media show youngsters attacking a police patrol in the Brussels inner city suburb of Sint-Gillis. The video posted on Twitter shows how the youngsters try to break the window of a police patrol car setting the police to flight. One officer was injured.
Police confirm a serious incident in Sint-Gillis on Sunday evening. “A patrol car was attacked after two drug dealers were detained during the course of the day” says local police chief De Landsheer. One officer was also injured during the arrests.
Police were also forced to intervene later in the evening to restore calm. Local police were supported by federal police officers. In all five people were arrested, though it’s not clear whether any of these were involved in the earlier attack on a police patrol vehicle.
Police are analysing pictures of the incident to establish who did what and who was responsible for injuring the officer. Police work paves the way for possible prosecutions.
Police have noticed an increase in violence towards them in recent weeks. In Sint-Gillis two police stations have been the subject of arson attacks. “In some respects the violence is good news because it means we are hurting the gangs” says de Landsheer. “Sadly this is having a big impact on the borough. It’s a small group. Some live in the borough. Others come from elsewhere. They try to increase their territory to deal drugs. We can’t accept that”.
Also, from June 30:
64 detained as French unrest spreads to Brussels
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/06/30/64-arrests-as-french-unrest-spreads-to-brussels/
Serb-run website, comment from a Russian living somewhere in Europe. It’s similar to many comments in Russian media itself, but he names names. He’s slicing through propaganda on both sides.
• VP = Vladamir Putin
• smo = Special Military Operation
• 404 = Formerly known as “Ukraine”
………
“Natoistan”
VP is a very good businessman (like Trump, let’s make ”deals”, both conservative), but problem he is a terrible military expert and was/is surrounded by bad intel agencies advices…
Russia lost to date 1 trillion usd +…. It is wrong to believe that the Global South will replace Europe (ok maybe in 15/20 years), but Russia will have ceased to exist before…
[To finish this war] before the end of 2023] Russia would need at least (very least 500k new mobiks if not 1 million?)… [But] VP is NOT going to mobilize so many men…
Odessa + Nikolaev are now absolute MUST for Russia (see today event) simply for security reasons now. Kharkov became another ‘must’ since attacks in Belgorod etc…in fact even Kiev is a now a temporary must (at least regime change). It is impossible for Russia to reach these objectives in 2023 even in 2024…
There were never some ‘big plan’ from VP to slowly collapse EU economy (it will take years as they can QE print as much eur/usd they want). Inflation stats, energy prices are lower than ever (except for big industries), everything is faked….
Nobody cares about 404 or Russia except journos and politicos. All people I know don’t care about smo, 404, they switch tv channels when they hear ‘today in Ukraine’, they don’t follow the news anymore, nobody cares.…
[Co]wards only good at statements, twitter war.. they will NOT fight for 404, nobody… Body bags (military) will return to nato capitals…
They will not hesitate a single minute to go to WWIII as they wrongly believe(?) VP is weak, moderate he will never retaliate and will capitulate[sic].It does not matter if true or not, the problem for us is that they REALLY believe it…
https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/nato-summit-and-further-geopolitical/comment/20909446
Fed Now is the requisite infrastructure needed between banks as a precursor to CBDCs. 24 minutes:
https://youtu.be/3kntYkUvKB8
Hungary is a target here:
https://vladtepesblog.com/2023/07/16/readers-links-for-july-16th-2023/comment-page-1/#comment-824404
Ukr can be cavalier about lost revenue from transit fees. Drop in the bucket of Western lolly. Rush to cut off the own noses to spite the face.
……..
• •> Aleks nails it:
“I would eat my shoes if Türkiye would join any Article 5 actions against Russia apart from moral and materiel support. The point is not that NATO would need to do without Turkish troops, which are numerous. No. The point would be the split within NATO which would lead to a major crisis at the time when Article 5 would be invoked.
“We mustn’t forget about Hungary. I would eat even more shoes if Hungary would join an Article 5 war against Russia apart from moral and materiel support.”
https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/nato-summit-and-further-geopolitical
That the use of cluster bombs by the West as a means to accelerate the end of the war is bracing on numerous levels. I never considered this possibility. Gas lines through Ukraine have always been on borrowed time. Thanks. Excellent read.
At least Russia are thinking about children’s future in the context of the traditional values that they stands for. For example (https://vigilantcitizenforums.com/threads/russia-through-the-hidden-eye-continuation.10926/post-558522), by promoting video games and organizing such events as that on June 5 this year, when the first All-Russian competition-Olympiad “Smart City talents” was held. There, among other things, children had the opportunity to participate in traditional categories, such as: new security, new medicine, new living environment, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and nanoengineering, neurotechnology and cognitive sciences, creation of virtual worlds.
Official partners were some of the biggest players in the departmental project of the Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation on digitalization of urban economy, “Smart City”, which is implemented within the framework of the national project “Housing and Urban Environment” and the national program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation”. This national project program, prepared by the Ministry of Communications on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, assumes the creation of 50 “smart cities” in Russia by 2025.
In 2017, the president stated that “the formation of the digital economy is becoming a matter of national security” and is “a new basis for the development of the public administration system, economy, business, social sphere and the whole society”. Also, in the “Russia – Central Asia Summit” on October 14, 2022 in Astana, the president also said:
“[…]Another important issue is the improvement of cooperation in the field of epidemiological and sanitary safety. The pandemic has clearly confirmed the need to develop at the regional level a comprehensive system of measures[…]”, and “We propose to start implementing projects within the framework of the Commonwealth in the field of digitalization of the urban environment (“smart city”) and public administration (“electronic government”), ensuring network security, digital education.”
Also(https://chukamukala.blogspot.com/2023/07/in-den.html), just recently, at the end of June, “The best technology projects at the forum “Strong ideas for a New time” were presented to Vladimir Putin”, among them the world’s first National Cyberphysical platform “Den” aimed at solving the” new big challenge” – “to unite the physical and digital space”.
“Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of Russia for digital Development, stressed that the “Den” is “an attempt for the first time in the world to combine the physical and virtual world in the individual logic of a child’s development.”
“To enumerate only a few,” as say (really only a few). And now with the already legalized digital ruble (https://dumatv.ru/news/-gd-prinyala-zakonoproekt-o-vnedrenii-tsifrovogo-rublya)… the future is increasingly anti-globalist, anti-WEF, etc.
A bit old news, but important and with a great future, according to the Russian traditional-value authorities:
Tomsk State University (TSU)
https://vigilantcitizenforums.com/threads/russia-through-the-hidden-eye-continuation.10926/post-556995
“[28.03.2023]TSU scientists are developing valuable additives based on invertebrates that can be used in the food industry to ensure the country’s food security.[…]As part of a new project supported by a grant from the Russian Scientific Foundation, scientists are investigating crickets, marble cockroaches, and mollusks.
…
Grants are allocated for the implementation of fundamental scientific research and exploratory scientific research in 2023-2024[…]TSU projects that won the RSF grant competition [among them]:
8. Nutrients of terrestrial invertebrates – a source of food raw materials of new quality
11. Risk communication in the field of healthcare in the conditions of infodemia: transformation of meanings in socially relevant discourses
12. Research of narratives in social media using big data analysis technology (on the example of narratives about vaccination against COVID-19)