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Posted: 9/7/2024 1:36:54 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 1:49:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryFor me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 1:57:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Money. Iran bent them over the barrel on Shaheeds ($193k a piece). |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:02:42 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Money. Iran bent them over the barrel on Shaheeds ($193k a piece). Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Money. Iran bent them over the barrel on Shaheeds ($193k a piece). That makes sense. I suppose Russia is kind of limited in terms of material support it could provide Iran at the moment. I imagine something similar is probably at play with North Korea, in terms of money and trade. Technology transfers are also probably involved. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:05:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryI imagine Israeli restrictions would be "Have fun, fellas" |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:05:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: 4xGM300m]
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Originally Posted By Jaehaerys: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Money. Iran bent them over the barrel on Shaheeds ($193k a piece). That makes sense. I suppose Russia is kind of limited in terms of material support it could provide Iran at the moment. I imagine something similar is probably at play with North Korea, in terms of money and trade. Technology transfers are also probably involved. Maybe some nuke tech too. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:07:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Good question. Probably technical support for the delivery systems of their future nukes. And/or actual nuke tech to help them make it small efficient to fit into missiles. Or maybe just Persian rugs. A lot of rugs. But probably tech also. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:15:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Maybe some nuke tech too. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: Originally Posted By Jaehaerys: Originally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By Jaehaerys: For me, the question is, what is Iran getting from Russia in exchange for this? The SU35 deal still hasn't happened, after all. Money. Iran bent them over the barrel on Shaheeds ($193k a piece). That makes sense. I suppose Russia is kind of limited in terms of material support it could provide Iran at the moment. I imagine something similar is probably at play with North Korea, in terms of money and trade. Technology transfers are also probably involved. Maybe some nuke tech too. Possibly, but highly unlikely. The juice (missiles) isn’t worth the squeeze (all of the equations would change). |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:15:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aikibiker: Shitty jets, but no restrictions on how you use them. Also Egypt is getting ready for a war with Ethiopia and US production is all going to Ukraine. I would not be surprised if they have some sort of intervention into Yemen in the near future, since the Houthis have wrecked a large chunk of their economy by closing the red sea to shipping. I was thinking this also. American jets are the best but all the political strings, ROE, and drama make it not worth the hassle. "Oh no you cannot attack the houtis since we are still negotiating". "No we will not sell you spare parts, missiles, etc. because we are pivoting away now"...The massive shifts of policy depending on the party in power in DC has given everyone whiplash and if it wasnt for the fantastic performance (of our gear, not our policies) in Ukraine, I bet we would be screwed. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:30:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: I was thinking this also. American jets are the best but all the political strings, ROE, and drama make it not worth the hassle. "Oh no you cannot attack the houtis since we are still negotiating". "No we will not sell you spare parts, missiles, etc. because we are pivoting away now"...The massive shifts of policy depending on the party in power in DC has given everyone whiplash and if it wasnt for the fantastic performance (of our gear, not our policies) in Ukraine, I bet we would be screwed. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Aikibiker: Shitty jets, but no restrictions on how you use them. Also Egypt is getting ready for a war with Ethiopia and US production is all going to Ukraine. I would not be surprised if they have some sort of intervention into Yemen in the near future, since the Houthis have wrecked a large chunk of their economy by closing the red sea to shipping. I was thinking this also. American jets are the best but all the political strings, ROE, and drama make it not worth the hassle. "Oh no you cannot attack the houtis since we are still negotiating". "No we will not sell you spare parts, missiles, etc. because we are pivoting away now"...The massive shifts of policy depending on the party in power in DC has given everyone whiplash and if it wasnt for the fantastic performance (of our gear, not our policies) in Ukraine, I bet we would be screwed. Without the Suez, Egypt is just another over populated, shitty North African country with the GDP equivalent of Missouri. And while the world would love to have safe access to the Suez, everyone has moved on with alternate routes. Supply chains have normalized and additional costs have been distributed. Combine that with all of their internal issues and they are in for a really rough future. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 2:51:13 PM EST
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~1:20 video.
An example of Ukraine's continuing need for greater quantities of modern armored vehicles. The video (I cropped the end) shows Russian RPG, mortar, and FPV strikes on a Ukrainian BTR-70 in Hrodivka, a key town on the Pokrovsk front. BTR-70 are outdated vehicles with weak armor. If this had been a Bradley or another modern NATO-produced IFV, it is much more likely they could have driven out of the kill zone after the first strike, returned fire (25mm will penetrate buildings much better), and suffered fewer and less severe casualties. The Ukrainian military continues to suffer unnecessary casualties every day because they don't have enough modern IFVs and APCs. https://t.me/lost_armour/3372 https://t.me/btr80/20189 |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 3:07:27 PM EST
[Last Edit: HIPPO]
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Unrolled thread link here not great, bob, not great |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 3:13:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: Unrolled thread link here not great, bob, not great https://www.newsweek.com/eric-adams-china-new-york-xi-jinping-influence-asian-parade-united-states-1897424 |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 3:18:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: https://www.newsweek.com/eric-adams-china-new-york-xi-jinping-influence-asian-parade-united-states-1897424 If you follow Black Lives Matter, their founders, what groups they are working with and helping, you end up at the same organizations in New York. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 3:49:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO:
Hot theory: China, thanks to its deep penetration of many levels of US policy-making establishment, has determined that the US will not go to war over Taiwan. Thinking that a military confrontation is needed to truly dethrone the US, China will provoke war over the Philippines, whom US is treaty-bound to defend. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 4:10:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m:
 Oh, like you didn't know we had *scores* of pro-Communist/pro-Russia turds in our country- and that invariably, some of them would join the military. Anyway, screw Daniel Harrel- and I hope he gets killed by a drone (or ATACMS, DPICM, etc) before he makes it anywhere near the front lines. Wish we could send all our leftist scum directly to Russia. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 4:32:10 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 4:35:42 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 4:39:07 PM EST
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk Direction: Strikes on AFU Personnel and Armored Vehicles
Situation as of 6:00 PM on September 7, 2024 In Kursk Region, fighting continues in several sectors, with the enemy trying to consolidate on the occupied territory. 🔻In the west of Korenevo District, battles continue in the area of Krasnooktyabr'skoye and Vishnevka, where AFU attacks do not stop. East of Korenevo itself, local advances of the Russian Armed Forces are recorded. According to our data, Russian counterattacks here began in late August and, apparently, allowed pushing the enemy out of the forest belts in the area of the gas station some time ago. Further east, in the Kremyanoye-Kalinovo area, according to footage from Russian Armed Forces objective control, the enemy is consolidating in the forest belts to the southeast of the settlements, equipping both new fortifications and occupying old strongholds. At the same time, the enemy has even brought in towed artillery. 🔻In Sudzha District, south of Khitrovka, an air strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces hit a concentration of enemy forces in the forest belt. The accumulation of personnel and armored vehicles in this place confirms that Pogrebki is at least in the "gray zone". Between Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Russkoye Porechnoye, an attempt by Russian troops to attack towards Kositsa is recorded, but with an unclear outcome. Footage of these events was published by the enemy, and therefore it is impossible to judge the success of the attack based on them. In addition, west of Spalnoye, a UAV strike hit a small group of AFU infantry. 
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Posted: 9/7/2024 4:48:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Prime: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GW4j695WMAA-Fr6?format=jpg&name=large
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Nothing justifies what Russia is doing today but applying today's thinking to the XVIII-XIX century events makes as much sense as knocking down the historical monuments here in the US. Or try replacing Russian Empire with British Empire and Pushkin with Kipling in the cited article and it's still applicable. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:08:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Without the Suez, Egypt is just another over populated, shitty North African country with the GDP equivalent of Missouri. And while the world would love to have safe access to the Suez, everyone has moved on with alternate routes. Supply chains have normalized and additional costs have been distributed. Combine that with all of their internal issues and they are in for a really rough future. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fike: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Aikibiker: Shitty jets, but no restrictions on how you use them. Also Egypt is getting ready for a war with Ethiopia and US production is all going to Ukraine. I would not be surprised if they have some sort of intervention into Yemen in the near future, since the Houthis have wrecked a large chunk of their economy by closing the red sea to shipping. I was thinking this also. American jets are the best but all the political strings, ROE, and drama make it not worth the hassle. "Oh no you cannot attack the houtis since we are still negotiating". "No we will not sell you spare parts, missiles, etc. because we are pivoting away now"...The massive shifts of policy depending on the party in power in DC has given everyone whiplash and if it wasnt for the fantastic performance (of our gear, not our policies) in Ukraine, I bet we would be screwed. Without the Suez, Egypt is just another over populated, shitty North African country with the GDP equivalent of Missouri. And while the world would love to have safe access to the Suez, everyone has moved on with alternate routes. Supply chains have normalized and additional costs have been distributed. Combine that with all of their internal issues and they are in for a really rough future. Doesn't Egypt subsidize wheat for a large percentage of their population? Governments get overthrown when people go hungry. Especially when you have raised several generations to think they deserve free food. *looks nervously at the EBT card the lady is trying to get to work at the checkout* |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:29:48 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:38:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Bad link? CMOS |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:41:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Russian sources have frequently said a Trump win will be a net positive for them. Trump and Trump-orbit people have made statements and taken positions that lend credence to this idea. I’m not sure how that is contentious. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By Capta: So what about the large amount of Russian-source commentary (going back more than a year) saying they’re betting everything on Trump’s election? Wait, now we trust Russian sources!? itchy rushes to find RT on cable...And Putin just said he supports Kamala over Trump...It's very confusing basing my beliefs based on public pronouncements from Russian sources.  Russian sources have frequently said a Trump win will be a net positive for them. Trump and Trump-orbit people have made statements and taken positions that lend credence to this idea. I’m not sure how that is contentious. It is sad Trump is not saying stop the war or we arm UKR to curb stomp the russians. Like he did with isis. That is the only way to stop putin. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:44:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aikibiker: Doesn't Egypt subsidize wheat for a large percentage of their population? Governments get overthrown when people go hungry. Especially when you have raised several generations to think they deserve free food. *looks nervously at the EBT card the lady is trying to get to work at the checkout* Yes they do. They want to avoid another Arab spring situation. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:44:39 PM EST
[Last Edit: HIPPO]
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let’s connect the dots |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:56:05 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 5:56:40 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 6:03:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMOS: Bad link? CMOS Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CMOS: Originally Posted By AlmightyTallest:
Bad link? CMOS Older footage, but first time seeing it, another link.
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Posted: 9/7/2024 6:07:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Sarcasm. Responding to Capta who believes Russia is all in for Trump...Honestly, if I were serving in the Russian army, I'd vote for Trump if I could just to get it over with either through negotiated peace to a flood of US weapons to end my suffering. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By planemaker: Russia doesn't have 4 years to end this war. Either the war will end long before then or Russia will end long before then. Sarcasm. Responding to Capta who believes Russia is all in for Trump...Honestly, if I were serving in the Russian army, I'd vote for Trump if I could just to get it over with either through negotiated peace to a flood of US weapons to end my suffering. Has Trump proposed increasing weapons supply? |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 6:16:50 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: ~1:20 video. An example of Ukraine's continuing need for greater quantities of modern armored vehicles. The video (I cropped the end) shows Russian RPG, mortar, and FPV strikes on a Ukrainian BTR-70 in Hrodivka, a key town on the Pokrovsk front. BTR-70 are outdated vehicles with weak armor. If this had been a Bradley or another modern NATO-produced IFV, it is much more likely they could have driven out of the kill zone after the first strike, returned fire (25mm will penetrate buildings much better), and suffered fewer and less severe casualties. The Ukrainian military continues to suffer unnecessary casualties every day because they don't have enough modern IFVs and APCs. https://t.me/lost_armour/3372 https://t.me/btr80/20189 To be fair, driving into an ambush didn't help. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 6:22:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dracster: To be fair, driving into an ambush didn't help. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 6:30:38 PM EST
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this fucking guy |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:04:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: this fucking guy Internal messaging. The economy has sucked for a while and he is politically weak. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:08:59 PM EST
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Has Trump proposed increasing weapons supply? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Originally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Originally Posted By planemaker: Russia doesn't have 4 years to end this war. Either the war will end long before then or Russia will end long before then. Sarcasm. Responding to Capta who believes Russia is all in for Trump...Honestly, if I were serving in the Russian army, I'd vote for Trump if I could just to get it over with either through negotiated peace to a flood of US weapons to end my suffering. Has Trump proposed increasing weapons supply? https://www.kyivpost.com/post/34832 Two key advisers to Donald Trump have put forward a plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine if he wins the presidential election, according to a Reuters report. The plan involves telling Ukraine that it will only receive more US weapons if it enters peace talks with Russia. At the same time, the US would warn Moscow that refusing to negotiate would result in increased US support for Ukraine, said retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, one of Trump's national security advisers, in an interview. Since Putin probably isn't going to go for the peace talks, and Ukraine already said they would I think it ends up Ukraine gets more assistance to push out Russia. They have presented this strategy to Trump, who responded positively, according to Fleitz. “I’m not claiming he agreed with it or agreed with every word of it, but we were pleased with the feedback we received,” he said. However, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said that only statements made by Trump himself or authorized members of his campaign should be considered official. The strategy proposed by Kellogg and Fleitz is the most detailed plan suggested by associates of Trump, who has previously claimed he could quickly end the war in Ukraine if elected without providing any specifics. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:14:56 PM EST
[Last Edit: Prime]
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1937ET
✈️~15 BPLA→Izmail district https://t.me/povitryanatrivogaaa/102764 💥Izmail district - explosions https://t.me/povitryanatrivogaaa/102766 2 mopeds left: 1 in Romania 1 in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district https://t.me/vanek_nikolaev/26594 1 moped from Romania flies to Vilkovo Romanians didn't shoot it down :( https://t.me/vanek_nikolaev/26595 BpLA in the Izmail district of Odesa on a southwesterly course (Tatarbunary). One UAV crossed the state border with Romania and flew a considerable distance. In case of further ignoring the enemy drone in the airspace, we will see the UAV in Bulgaria. https://t.me/monitorwarr/23922 A threat to Vylkovo remains in Odesa. In Romania, friendly aviation operates over unfriendly UAVs. https://t.me/monitorwarr/23923 |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:17:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ITCHY-FINGER: Would have to be foundational changes. Primarily in education system. Colleges and Universities are marxist indoctrination camps. Especially law school. A 4 year degree should no longer be required for Fed jobs, especially LE and intel. Should require military service or some comparable civilian work in private sector or local LE etc. Anyone with a 4+ year degree should be either banned or moved way back of the line behind folks with felony convictions. Colleges should be forced to diversity. No more 100% democrat/commie faculty. 50% conservative or endowment fund seized to pay down student loans. Also make faculty salaries somehow commiserate with ideological diversity. Maybe also make faculty salaries equal to 50 hours per week at minimum wage. Yes these are fascist/authoritarian and will never happen thus the impending doom. All the problems destroying America came out from a college or university somewhere. Tom Cotton - Harvard Josh Hawley- Yale JD Vance - Yale Ted Cruz - Harvard Need more examples? |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:22:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: let’s connect the dots
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:26:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By voyager3: Nothing justifies what Russia is doing today but applying today's thinking to the XVIII-XIX century events makes as much sense as knocking down the historical monuments here in the US. Or try replacing Russian Empire with British Empire and Pushkin with Kipling in the cited article and it's still applicable. I guess all I can add is that a people's culture and "personality" come from the land they occupy. Harsh, desolate, vast territories with lots of varying neighbors who are aggressive create harsh, aggressive people. The vastness of the land isolates settlements, making them vulnerable and thus reliant on a strong centralized authority to protect them. They tolerate the authoritarian nature of the protection, even demanding it, because they associate it with control, order, and safety. Fast forward a thousand years of wars and chaos with the few periods of order being punctuated by a strong authoritarian central government. They need and demand harsh control and think YOU do too. And if YOU (or Ukraine) say no, then you must be a renegade and inferior and a threat. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:31:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Capta: Has Trump proposed increasing weapons supply? No, he hasn't proposed much of anything except the dubious "stop the war in 24 hours" nonsense. But he hasn't provided specifics to too many topics. I think he is agnostic on Ukraine and will decide the direction once (big if) he is in office, talks with advisors, NATO allies, and Zelensky. He will ask Z and Putin what it will take to end the war and negotiate a hard deal. I don't think it will work and then the big question is what will Trump do when one or both sides refuse his offer. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:37:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kpacman: Tom Cotton - Harvard Josh Hawley- Yale JD Vance - Yale Ted Cruz - Harvard Need more examples? itchy-finger - Florida Penal System  The university system in the USA is a marxist indoctrination camp. Despite this, there are some who escape with their critical thinking intact or even awakened about the danger. The names you listed would agree with my assertion 100%. Hell, I probably got my idea from some of them. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:44:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lorazepam:
Russians will be Russians. OTOH, it probably also says that the Russian logistics system = looting, whether that’s in Ukraine or Russia. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:54:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4xGM300m: https://i.imgur.com/OPX4uwW.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/heqfxMk.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/rgo7iKF.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/Q6GugCh.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/X1U4wNC.jpeg ZSU-23-4 Shilka refurbished and put back into active service, 2024. Ukraine. I'd like to know how good these are at finding drones. And wonder how hard it would be to update the radar and fire control. Shorter range than the Gepard and I assume much worse accuracy, but if it can reliably find and track drones these can be useful. There are probably dozens of these sitting around Europe and if they can be upgraded into anti drone systems on the cheap it would be worth looking into. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 7:58:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO: /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/200-816.gif /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/200-816.gif No real surprise there. China is making big inroads in the Asian and middle eastern markets. As long as you are not a threat to China directly, China doesn't care what you do with their equipment. The west has more strict standards on who they will sell weapons to. UAE purchased trainers from them and turned down F-35s in favor of Chinese 5G networks. The Saudis are looking at their stealth fighters, as are some other countries that aren't allowed F-35s. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:00:53 PM EST
[Last Edit: AlmightyTallest]
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ISW assessment for September 7th.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-7-2024 Ukrainian military analyst Petro Chernyk stated on September 7 that Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems are disrupting radar-guided Shahed-136/131 drones, causing the drones to change course and crash after running out of fuel.[12] Ukrainian officials have recently reported that some Russian Shahed drones have not reached their targets for unspecified reasons, but the Ukrainian Air Force acknowledged on August 31 and September 6 that Ukrainian EW affected the drones.[13] Ukrainian drone production company Besomar stated on September 7 that it developed an interceptor drone that can shoot down unspecified Russian drones and that Ukrainian forces are already using these interceptor drones in the combat zone.[14] ISW has also recently observed reports of Ukrainian forces using first-person view (FPV) drones to down Russian helicopters and reconnaissance and strike drones.[15] These Ukrainian countermeasures are part of wider efforts aimed at offsetting the pressure that repeated, large-scale Russian strike series exert on Ukraine's limited air defense umbrella in the face of delayed and inconsistent deliveries of Western security assistance.[16] Ukraine's use of EW to counter Shahed drones will notably allow Ukrainian forces to conserve the limited air defense systems and missiles that Ukraine needs to protect against Russian missile strikes targeting Ukrainian frontline areas, critical infrastructure, and major population centers. ISW continues to assess that Russian and Ukrainian forces are engaged in a technological offense-defense race and that Ukraine's ability to field technological innovations at scale ahead of Russian adaptations is crucial for Ukraine's ability to offset Russia's current materiel advantages.[17] I think the radar guided Shahed mentioned above was a misquote, they probably meant GPS guided, and that Ukraine as GPS jammers that can affect the drones now. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:08:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HIPPO:
Unfortunately a pretty accurate piece by Solovyov. |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:10:08 PM EST
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Our main "ally", and sometimes it seems that the secret owner of Russia - the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, suddenly lifted the curtain on "international politics".
Firstly, Aliyev assured that he fully supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. This is a "friendly" pass to the Kremlin for pushing Karabakh. Aliyev clearly indicated that he does not support Russia in the SVO. Everyone completely forgot about the officers killed during the Karabakh exodus, as well as about the punishment of those guilty of their murder. Secondly, the Kremlin's gray cardinal stated that, together with Russia, Ukraine and European institutions, he is looking for an opportunity to extend the supply of Russian and Azerbaijani gas to Europe. It is interesting that Aliyev did not say a word about the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia. Only that they, on behalf of Russia and Europe, "persuade" Kyiv to continue the transit. As we remember, Vladimir Putin recently visited Azerbaijan, and then suddenly, contrary to the interests of Iran and Russia itself, our Foreign Ministry supported the Azerbaijani-Turkish corridor through Armenia. In summary: gas is primary, everything else is not important. ЖИВОВЗ\ https://t.me/zhivoff/16834 |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:10:40 PM EST
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In New York (Novgorodsky), the counterattacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are quite serious, objective control data indicate that the enemy has once again managed to break through to the center of the populated area. In Selidovo, as a result of counterattacks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have driven the Russian Armed Forces from their positions in the city. Of course, this is not a catastrophe, but the key question is how many reserves the enemy still has and how long it will be able to delay our advance. Well, and, among other things, we will have to forget about taking the next cities of the Krasnoarmeyskaya agglomeration without destruction - the enemy is turning all possible areas and buildings into defense nodes. So the battles for Selidovo-Pokrovsk-Mirnograd will be long. Perhaps less than for Bakhmut, but certainly almost the same as during the storming of Avdiivka in the active stage.
@notes_veterans https://t.me/notes_veterans/19351 In Kursk Oblast, two significant changes have occurred from the enemy's side, from a tactical point of view: 1. The first units of the National Guard have been brought into the region, namely the 11th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, transferred from the Kherson direction. These are the same mobile groups, UAV operators and quite second-line defense units. That is, the enemy is forming a defense, deepening it and doing all this seriously, no one is going to leave anywhere. Apparently, the issue of attracting other units of the National Guard of Ukraine will also be decided, many of which are currently not involved in combat operations and are carrying out positional service on the banks of the Dnieper. 2. Also, the 49th separate engineering assault brigade (newly formed) has been brought into Kursk Oblast, whose tasks are to support (primarily technical) large-scale offensive actions, including in urban areas and when overcoming water obstacles. What this indicates is very easy to guess. @notes_veterans https://t.me/notes_veterans/19352 |
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:18:15 PM EST
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Posted: 9/7/2024 8:20:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarmelBytheSea: Article about those hawks from Spain https://www.kyivpost.com/post/38629 Sounds like they’ve finally got the bugs worked out of those things. I wonder how many missiles are sitting in depots in various countries? |
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