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https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-shia-militia-mapping-project

The School of Terror: Inside a Jalisco Cartel Training Camp in Mexico
ANALYSIS Written by Aldo Meza* - JUNE 13, 2019...

https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/22/us-cyberattack-reportedly-knocked-out-iran-missile-control-syste

Someone's been reading up on Kraska's deniability scenario (PDF) and basic maskirovka.



https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/14/us-blames-iran-for-the-tanker-attacks-heres-what-the-navy-could-do.html

Historical backgrounder for those too young to remember the First Act.



https://www.apnews.com/ceb6e7a86bf14a9a8d8ecf81c9dcc7ef

Considering what this is doing to the price per barrel of gasoline, and the potential plot twists where this could wind up down the road, a separate thread is warranted.


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https://amp.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/us-island-invasion-marine-corp-demonstrates-rapid-raid-on-defended-facility/news-story/7a7e5f4e0b5a443c374ecff95607f8d0?fbclid=IwAR1BYadjxaHJxqFj...

Refreshing take.

China Never Was A Superpower—And It Won’t Be One Anytime Soon



https://www.hoover.org/research/china-never-was-superpower-and-it-wont-be-one-anytime-soon

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mayors-new-wheels-offer-protection/

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/26/navy-lack-submarine-parts-slowing-maintenance-new-construction

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/26/venezuela-maracaibo-power-electricity-looting

https://www.yahoo.com/news/suicide-bombers-rockets-last-days-caliphate-095759465.html

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/25/42133?fbclid=IwAR1fzSt8_9jD5eZ9ivsFq2e89AdWb0WVzCMltBrh9mY1SjQJBYIL-CkLPY8

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-air-force-planes-land-venezuela-carrying-troops-171301378.html

Temporary separate thread, as we see which way the wind blows on this.

Caveat: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

From March 16th



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Good.



https://www.foxnews.com/world/isis-has-officially-crumbled-and-last-stronghold-liberated-fox-news-has-learned

Shades of Il Duce. Gotta keep those trains running on time.



https://qz.com/1572243/italy-to-sign-up-for-chinas-belt-and-road-project/amp/

Meanwhile, "Mission Accomplished" for Social Engineering at it's finest (see post 5, above).

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/new-zealand-seeks-quick-ban-nearly-all-semi-automatic-weapons-n985686

Double-tap from the Haiti thread.

This is well worth the read, if merely as a guideline for what not to do.

U.S. MERCENARIES ARRESTED IN HAITI WERE PART OF A HALF-BAKED SCHEME TO MOVE $80...

And now for the rest of the story. Come for the intrigue, stay for the half baked planning.



https://theintercept.com/2019/03/20/haiti-president-mercenary-operation/

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/20/navy-ready-burn-boats-2021-laser-installation-destroyer

https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/special-report/2019/03/19/heres-how-to-defuse-the-crisis-between-rwanda-and-uganda/


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Interesting economic and social backgrounder on Rwanda's potential to become a bastion of stability in the region.

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This should be interesting, whenever the Dutch deign to release the contents of said letter.



I'd suggest that being a psychopath is actually a prerequisite to being a terrorist.


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https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/10/portugal-paratroopers-5-hour-firefight-upc-bambari-central-african-republic