Israeli Hamakom: Israeli army is losing  moral and soldiers are in rebellion.

“We’re sitting ducks on a shooting range. We don’t understand what we’re doing here”

“hostages don’t come back, soldiers keep getting injured and dying along the way. It all seems pointless”

“I don’t know what army they’re thinking of going into Lebanon with, because there is no army. I’m not going back to the battalion”

(There are many similar reported).

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I’m with Brian Berletic on the DPRK soldiers in Russia. So far I don’t see anything formal and definitive there. The last Smoothie, ‘Im Busy’ http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2024/10/open-thread_19.html#disqus_thread  has a bunch of comments as if this is a done deal.  Uhm …

“Pentagon chief says he cannot confirm reports North Korean troops in Russia

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he could not confirm reports that North Korea has sent troops to Russia, but added such a move would be concerning, if true.

South Korea’s spy agency said on Friday that North Korea has shipped 1500 special forces troops to Russia’s Far East for training and acclimatizing at local military bases and will likely be deployed for combat in the war in Ukraine.

Russia and North Korea both deny assertions that North Korea may have sent some military personnel to help Russia against Ukraine.”

And who leaked the info?  Well, we know now why it is in English, because it is Centcom gathered data and went to the five eyes.  Anyone could have leaked.  Zion could have leaked themselves, as the relationship, Zion-current US Administration is not a happy one.  Whatever, it is another escalation.

New images of several nuclear trials have been desclassified. Im afraid it is no accident that they have been desclassified now:  https://t.me/moscowmap/64806

No difference:

Before I saw this AHH, I posted on the front page thread about the bloodlicking going on.  They think the war is over ..

Good lords! I cannot even keep up! WhoDun’it? What? hahaaaa … it’s too much.

Hezbollah releases footage and specification of two Ballistic Missiles that entered service on 14/10/2024.

🚀 Nassr -1- Ballistic Missile(Bottom):
– 302 mm caliber
– Warhead weighs up to 100 kg.
– Range up to 100 km.
– Developed by Hezbollah’s engineers.
– Precise and maneuverable.

🚀 Qader -2- Ballistic Missile(Top):
– 602 mm caliber
– 8.6 meters in length.
– Warhead weighs 405 kg.
– Range up to 250 km.
– Developed by Hezbollah’s engineers.
– High Precision.

It is breathtaking how these people can start arguing about missiles and THAAD and everything under the sun that goes bang.  THAAD is a wunderwaffe and a child without a calculator can figure the inability of that thing to change a thing.  They all forget the short distances that we deal with, and drones?  They’ve already forgotten what a drone with 2 teeny missiles did yesterday.

They also forgot GAZA.  They also forgot the West Bank.  They also forgot what this is all about.  If they did not, they would analyze those missiles with a more respectful tone – kinda understand that this massive killing power that they are treating like lawnmowers .. my mower is better than yours.  Will any of this discussion make a material difference?  Help me out .. wil it?

War, (I do not for a moment denigrate Smoothie’s work, but he is talking about Russia, decades ahead in weapons development in all the world), is not always won by who has the best toys.  We can always mention Vietnam or Afghanistan as a start.  I have seen three African countries change leadership (fall or stand up, depending on your stance) with simple AK47’s and the Chinese derivative equivalent, and not much war.  War is fought by people with a real reason, a messianic will, and those are the ones that win, on the battlefield or in the negotiation rooms. And sometimes they lose on the battlefield or they get snookered in the negotiation rooms. Weapons are part of this equation, but not the only part. It is an ugly phenomenon in our world.

Aah my temper is short. My stupid mouse broke and its wheel does not want to turn. I can only get to a ‘mouse shop’ somewhere in the afternoon. So I have to use scrollbars to scroll up and down.

Let’s look at this a little realistically.

-This THAAD complex is a wunderwaffe, sent in to get US boots on the ground, just the same as the pier onto the Gaza coast. It is meaningless as a missile defense in these circumstances and how can we for a moment accept that the reason is true. They lie as a principle.

– They do not have anything else. They cannot attack Iran, but the probability is that they will try, because they want perpetual war, and not to win a war. It is perpetual war that is the danger because USrael cannot win.

– The question is will Iran defend, or will Iran attack? Like I said I don’t believe that they established deterrence. They only closed one avenue and the barbarians will plan for a different avenue to get their war. Their avenue to tame Pezeshkian failed (thank heavens!) They were clearly attempting to recruit him as a poodle.

– The talk that Russia gave Iran S400s and other goodies is talk. There is not an iota of fact or evidence around that and I know that some people that are experts say this. (I hope they did, but I’m skeptical – perhaps Iran will buy some Russian weapons with the signing of the agreement scheduled for BRICS).

So as you said AHH, in a comment, this all does not matter. What matters here is the Israeli air force and I do not know why Iran did not take out their full air force. That would have established deterrence for the region.

Russia and China are working in the background. God help the USrael if they attack. I do not believe Russia and China will accept another war. And their work will establish real deterrence. To my mind, Iran has to work closely with these two allies, and even strike pre-emptively. Russia found a legal foot to stand on in terms of international law for the Ukraine .. Iran has just been illegally sanctioned again with the objective to destroy the oil trade. That is reason enough no?

OK, back to work (grins).

Scott Ritter is very excited. I don’t know if the S400 and Russian Pilots are correct but if it is? I also – the analysis shows it – that the US wants Iran. We need to stop thinking Israel/US. It is one cat. I like Michael Hudson’s term, israel is the cat’s paw. So, they want Iran – and they can’t. So, Scott’s story? I don’t know. Overall, I think this is part of it.

Scott Ritter warning ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/Z1ILP5xgEq
— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) October 13, 2024

Everything is politicized.