veteranstoday--2020-02-18--Could the Latest Outburst of Ankara’s Temper Lead to Escalation in Syria?

…by Andre Vltchek for VT and New Eastern Outlook So far Turkey , militarily the second mightiest NATO country , has been able to get away with virtually anything it has chosen to brew in the Middle East .
The reason why , is simple : to confront Turkey ’ s bullying and expansionism militarily would be like confronting the United States or Israel ; thousands of innocent people would die as a result , or perhaps even millions .
Moscow is well aware of the situation .
Its diplomacy is superb .
And its desire to keep Syria as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in many parts of the world .
But not in the West , not in Israel and not in Ankara .
Periodically , Russia and Turkey are able to find common ground , on many issues .
The people of both countries like each other a lot ; there are great cultural , economic and strategic ties .
And to give credit where it is due , both governments are ready to compromise , on various essential issues .
But periodically , there comes a time when the Turkish administration begins to acts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , agreements begin to collapse , and people die .
Russia gets caught between a rock and the deep blue sea .
Russia wants to resolve things peacefully , but it is also determined to protect its most important ally in the Middle East – Syria .
The problem is that while the Russian government is extremely rational , the Turkish government is often not .
And when logic and hysteria meet , the consequences can be very dangerous .
In Damascus , most of the people analyze the situation with a clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrote for this essay : “ Russia was invited to fight terrorism , by both Syrian government and by the Syrian people .
Turkish forces are occupation forces .
They were not invited by anybody .
They cross into our territory , whenever they choose , and it is both immoral and illegal .
Turkey supports terrorists here.
” My colleague , a leading Turkish intellectual , Erkin Oncan , and an expert on the Turkish-Russian relationship , commented for this essay from Istanbul : “ Erdogan has been playing a ‘ balance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , since the coup attempt in 2016 .
Erdogan ’ s government has developed good relations with Russia .
On the other hand , Turkey never ceased sending messages to the US : We are your real allies in the Middle East ; we , not the Kurds.
” For years , Turkish , Russian and Syrian analysts knew : Erdogan has been playing it both ways .
Too much depended on Turkey ’ s involvement , both negative and positive things ; but mostly negative .
Even the United States handles Ankara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to how it deals with other rebellious allies .
“ Turkey never raised level of tensions so high as now.
” “ Despite everything , Russia was the best alternative for AKP ’ s ‘ anti-American ’ stand .
Turkey developed serious economic and political relations with Moscow , and this ‘ balance game ’ was in favor of thealliance with Russia , at least for some time.
” “ But , policy towards Syria has annulled Erdogan ’ s balance game .
Because Erdogan ’ s ties with ‘ the Syrian opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Syria strategy.
” “ With the Sochi Agreement , it seemed that Erdogan was changing his approach towards Damascus .
But since the accord was signed , it was obvious that AKP will be antagonistic to Sochi .
Being against Assad , supporting the ‘ Muslim opposition ’ , became domestic political issues , not just the foreign policy one.
” “ Erdogan got suddenly stuck between his US-Russia balance game and appetite for Syria.Then , an enormous problem re-emerged – jihadism.
” “ It is a known fact that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for many years .
And in the recent years , Turkey openly started to operate with the FSA .
And the government kept forging closer and closer relations with increasingly radical cadres.
” “ If Turkey complies with the Sochi agreement , it will have to leave theSyrian forces alone .
And if it does that , it could befacing a big retaliation in both Syria ( terrorist groups there ) and Turkey itself .
It is because Turkey has never hesitated to let the jihadists into the country.
” “ If Turkey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will be viewed by many that its main pillar of the Middle East policy has collapsed.
” “ In case that Turkey makes peace withits big brother – the US – it would have to start negotiating with the YPG , the biggest enemy of Turkey and the biggest ally of the US in Syria.
” “ In this paradoxical and ambiguous situation , when both ‘ Ottoman dreams ’ and the ‘ balance play ’ arehigh on Erdogan ’ s agenda , Turkey seems to be levitating once again towards the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US , Erdogan seems to consider speeding up his plans to invade Syria .
Because Russia advocates the territorial integrity of Syria , the USA advocates the occupation.
” The chain of events is progressing with dizzying speed .
On 16 February 2020 , Aleppo , the largest Syrian city , was finally liberated by the Syrian government forces .
Or more precisely : Aleppo is now out of the firing range of the terrorist and so-called opposition groups , for the first time in years .
A friend of mine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained for this essay : “ The latest situation surrounding the Turkish occupation in our country is very serious .
They have no right to occupy us , whatsoever .
The mood in the country is one of victory and worry at the same time .
It has been a very long , tough ten years since the war broke out .
Nevertheless , we are winning .
As our army has just secured the City of Aleppo fully today ( on 16th February ) , we have faith in our capacity to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Erdogan a long time ago , when he was still the mayor of Istanbul , and I was covering the Yugoslav War , visiting Turkey regularly , in order to understand the past of the Balkans .
He was confusing then , as he is confusing now .
As the mayor of one of the greatest cities on Earth , he had some good intentions and extremely impressive results .
His political goals have been , however , thoroughly confusing , overly ambitious , and often regressive .
Later , for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Turkey , visiting the border region around Attakya and Gyazentep , on many occasions .
The Turkish involvement in Syria , its countless invasions and cross border operations , have destroyed entire villages and towns in both Syria and Turkey .
In Syria , the destruction is both physical and economic .
In Turkey , entire villages and towns have been de-populated , as they used to be fully dependent on trans-border trade , friendship and family ties .
Erdogan does not seem to care .
It matters little to him that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to ignite , is one of the cradles of human civilization .
Turkey , together with its Western allies both armed and trained , then injected some of the most brutal jihadi cadres into Syria .
The most brutal of them are Uyghurs from the Northwest China , which the West trains in various battlegrounds , hoping that they will , one day , return to China and help to ruin the PRC .
The training has often been conducted , cynically , in so-called refugee camps .
I covered this barbarity , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film for the Latin American network TeleSur .
Patrick Henningsen is a leading global affairs analyst , co-founder and executive editor of 21 Century Wire , with an in-depth knowledge of Syria .
He agreed to share his thoughts with me – about the recent developments in Syria , particularly the Turkish operations there : “ Turkey ’ s apparent schizophrenic behavior in the region is a byproduct of the country ’ s legacy national security issues combined with the current ruling party ’ s sweeping domestic reformist agenda which also has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s primary security objective of crushing any and all Kurdish PKK/YPG enclaves in Syria can not be divorced from the historic transition which is taking place domestically .
The right-wing nationalist coalition of Erdogan ’ s AKP Party and the Party of Nationalist Movements ( the Grey Wolves ) are in the process of rolling back the secular Kemalist Republic – into a ‘ New Turkey ’ which is effectively an Islamist state .
This Neo-Ottoman revival would like to see Turkey regain its former position at the center of the Islamic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project influence and power regionally , and also globally .
This includes both talking and acting tough in Syria .
It is also intervening in Libya too .
Erdogan ’ s dedicated support of the Muslim Brotherhood and co-opting of fundamentalist Islamist militants like Jabat al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army should be viewed as a tool to project power by proxy without having to sacrifice actual Turkish soldiers .
The President ’ s pious nationalist base at home will support his calls conquest and regime change in Syria because they see Erdogan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ returning Turkey to its rightful place in the world .
Currently , Turkey is attempting a complicated dance routine between Russia , the US and NATO , pandering to all parties as is necessary , but always with Turkish interests in mind .
While he may often be bluffing with periodic threats made to Syria , Russia and America , know that he is always doing so with his base in mind .
It ’ s about ‘ Turkey First ’ and “ Make Turkey Great Again.
’ All of this makes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey .
Dare we say , Byzantine.
” Nobody could have defined the situation better !
In 2019 , at one point , when I was working with two Syrian commanders in Idlib province , we faced both the ISIS positions and Turkish observation posts .
I stood at one of the Syrian artillery locations .
Russian soldiers were nearby , clearly visible .
And so were the rural houses used as local ISIS headquarters .
The Russian forces could have wiped out these intruding Turkish installations in just a few seconds .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the same .
But they did not consider doing it .
Why didn ’ t they ?
“ If we do that , Turkey would attack Aleppo or Damascus , or at least Homs .
They have one thing in common with the Americans and Israelis : they only care about their own lives , and their own losses .
They believe that they are untouchable .
They come here , occupy out land , and if we retaliate , they kill dozens of our people , or even hundreds.
” Tellingly , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with ISIS .
The Turkish role in Syria , Iraq ( Erbil area ) and China ( support for the Uyghur terrorists ) is extremely destructive , and well documented .
Syria has to be fully liberated from the terrorist groups .
It will happen , soon .
In fact , it is happening right now .
Turkey has zero legitimacy on the foreign , Syrian soil .
It is strong , militarily .
But it will not be allowed to brutalize the great Syrian nation for much longer , just because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is philosopher , novelist , filmmaker and investigative journalist .
He ’ s a creator of Vltchek ’ s World in Word and Images , and a writer that penned a number of books , including China ’ s Belt and Road Initiative : Connecting Countries Saving Millions of Lives .
He writes especially for the online magazine “ New Eastern Outlook .
”

by Andre Vltchek for VT and New Eastern Outlook
So far Turkey, militarily the second mightiest NATO country, has been able to get away with virtually anything it has chosen to brew in the Middle East.
The reason why is simple: to confront Turkey’s bullying and expansionism militarily would be like confronting the United States or Israel; thousands of innocent people would die as a result, or perhaps even millions.
Moscow is well aware of the situation. Its diplomacy is superb. And its desire to keep Syria as one entity has gained admiration and support in many parts of the world. But not in the West, not in Israel and not in Ankara.
Periodically, Russia and Turkey are able to find common ground, on many issues. The people of both countries like each other a lot; there are great cultural, economic and strategic ties. And to give credit where it is due, both governments are ready to compromise, on various essential issues.
But periodically, there comes a time when the Turkish administration begins to acts irrationally and unpredictably. During such moments, agreements begin to collapse, and people die. Russia gets caught between a rock and the deep blue sea. Russia wants to resolve things peacefully, but it is also determined to protect its most important ally in the Middle East – Syria.
The problem is that while the Russian government is extremely rational, the Turkish government is often not. And when logic and hysteria meet, the consequences can be very dangerous.
In Damascus, most of the people analyze the situation with a clear mind. My government contacts in Syria wrote for this essay:
“Russia was invited to fight terrorism, by both the Syrian governments and by the Syrian people. Turkish forces are occupation forces. They were not invited by anybody. They cross into our territory, whenever they choose, and it is both immoral and illegal. Turkey supports terrorists here.”
My colleague, a leading Turkish intellectual, Erkin Oncan, and an expert on the Turkish-Russian relationship, commented for this essay from Istanbul:
“Erdogan has been playing a ‘balance game’ between the US and Russia, since the coup attempt in 2016. Erdogan’s government has developed good relations with Russia. On the other hand, Turkey never ceased sending messages to the US: We are your real allies in the Middle East; we, not the Kurds.”
For years, Turkish, Russian and Syrian analysts knew: Erdogan has been playing it both ways. Too much depended on Turkey’s involvement, both negative and positive things; but mostly negative. Even the United States handles Ankara with ‘silk gloves’, compared to how it deals with other rebellious allies.
Mr. Oncan continues:
“Turkey never raised the level of tensions so high as now.”
“Despite everything, Russia was the best alternative for AKP’s ‘anti-American’ stand. Turkey developed serious economic and political relations with Moscow, and this ‘balance game’ was in favor of the alliance with Russia, at least for some time.”
“But, policy towards Syria has annulled Erdogan’s balanced game. Because Erdogan’s ties with ‘the Syrian opposition’ became the essence of the AKP’s Syria strategy.”
“With the Sochi Agreement, it seemed that Erdogan was changing his approach towards Damascus. But since the accord was signed, it was obvious that AKP will be antagonistic to Sochi. Being against Assad, supporting the ‘Muslim opposition’, became domestic political issues, not just the foreign policy one.”
“Erdogan got suddenly stuck between his US-Russia balance game and appetite for Syria. Then, an enormous problem re-emerged – jihadism.”
“It is a known fact that the AKP government has supported the jihadi terrorists for many years. And in recent years, Turkey openly started to operate with the FSA. And the government kept forging closer and closer relations with increasingly radical cadres.”
“If Turkey complies with the Sochi agreement, it will have to leave the Syrian forces alone. And if it does that, it could be facing a big retaliation in both Syria (terrorist groups there) and Turkey itself. It is because Turkey has never hesitated to let the jihadists into the country.”
“If Turkey starts to formally negotiate with Syria, it will be viewed by many that its main pillar of the Middle East policy has collapsed.”
“In case that Turkey makes peace with its big brother – the US – it would have to start negotiating with the YPG, the biggest enemy of Turkey and the biggest ally of the US in Syria.”
“In this paradoxical and ambiguous situation, when both ‘Ottoman dreams’ and the ‘balance play’ are high on Erdogan’s agenda, Turkey seems to be levitating once again towards the USA If a compromise is reached with the US, Erdogan seems to consider speeding up his plans to invade Syria. Because Russia advocates the territorial integrity of Syria, the USA advocates the occupation.”
The chain of events is progressing with dizzying speed. On 16 February 2020, Aleppo, the largest Syrian city, was finally liberated by the Syrian government forces. Or more precisely: Aleppo is now out of the firing range of the terrorist and so-called opposition groups, for the first time in years.
A friend of mine, a Syrian educator, Ms. FidaBashour, explained for this essay:
“The latest situation surrounding the Turkish occupation in our country is very serious. They have no right to occupy us, whatsoever. The mood in the country is one of victory and worry at the same time. It has been a very long, tough ten years since the war broke out. Nevertheless, we are winning. As our army has just secured the City of Aleppo fully today (on 16th February), we have faith in our capacity to prevail and recover fully.”
I met President Erdogan a long time ago, when he was still the mayor of Istanbul, and I was covering the Yugoslav War, visiting Turkey regularly, in order to understand the past of the Balkans. He was confusing then, as he is confusing now. As the mayor of one of the greatest cities on Earth, he had some good intentions and extremely impressive results.
His political goals have been, however, thoroughly confusing, overly ambitious, and often regressive.
Later, for years, I have worked in both Syria and Turkey, visiting the border region around Attakya and Gyazentep, on many occasions.
The Turkish involvement in Syria, its countless invasions and cross border operations have destroyed entire villages and towns in both Syria and Turkey. In Syria, the destruction is both physical and economic. In Turkey, entire villages and towns have been de-populated, as they used to be fully dependent on trans-border trade, friendship, and family ties.
Erdogan does not seem to care. It matters little to him that this area of conflict which he helped to ignite, is one of the cradles of human civilization.
Turkey, together with its Western allies both armed and trained, then injected some of the most brutal jihadi cadres into Syria. The most brutal of them are Uyghurs from Northwest China, which the West trains in various battlegrounds, hoping that they will, one day, return to China and help to ruin the PRC.
The training has often been conducted, cynically, in so-called refugee camps. I covered this barbarity, both in my reports and in my film for the Latin American network TeleSur.
Patrick Henningsen is a leading global affairs analyst, co-founder and executive editor of 21 Century Wire, with an in-depth knowledge of Syria. He agreed to share his thoughts with me – about the recent developments in Syria, particularly the Turkish operations there:
“Turkey’s apparent schizophrenic behavior in the region is a byproduct of the country’s legacy national security issues combined with the current ruling party’s sweeping domestic reformist agenda which also has a strong revanchist component to it. Turkey’s primary security objective of crushing any and all Kurdish PKK/YPG enclaves in Syria cannot be divorced from the historic transition which is taking place domestically.
The right-wing nationalist coalition of Erdogan’s AKP Party and the Party of Nationalist Movements (the Grey Wolves) are in the process of rolling back the secular Kemalist Republic – into a ‘New Turkey’ which is effectively an Islamist state. This Neo-Ottoman revival would like to see Turkey regain its former position at the center of the Islamic world, which means it has to project influence and power regionally, and also globally. This includes both talking and acting tough in Syria.
It is also intervening in Libya too. Erdogan’s dedicated support of the Muslim Brotherhood and co-opting of fundamentalist Islamist militants like Jabat al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army should be viewed as a tool to project power by proxy without having to sacrifice actual Turkish soldiers.
The President’s pious nationalist base at home will support his calls conquest and regime change in Syria because they see Erdogan as a transformational populist leader who is returning Turkey to its rightful place in the world. Currently, Turkey is attempting a complicated dance routine between Russia, the US and NATO, pandering to all parties as is necessary, but always with Turkish interests in mind. While he may often be bluffing with periodic threats made to Syria, Russia, and America, know that he is always doing so with his base in mind.
It’s about ‘Turkey First’ and “Make Turkey Great Again.’ All of this makes for a very complicated state of affairs for Turkey. Dare we say, Byzantine.”
Nobody could have defined the situation better!
In 2019, at one point, when I was working with two Syrian commanders in Idlib province, we faced both the ISIS positions and Turkish observation posts.
I stood at one of the Syrian artillery locations. Russian soldiers were nearby, clearly visible. And so were the rural houses used as local ISIS headquarters.
It all felt grotesque.
The Russian forces could have wiped out these intruding Turkish installations in just a few seconds. The Syrian armed forces could have done the same. But they did not consider doing it. Why didn’t they?
“Why?” I asked.
A Syrian commander replied:
“If we do that, Turkey would attack Aleppo or Damascus, or at least Homs. They have one thing in common with the Americans and Israelis: they only care about their own lives and their own losses. They believe that they are untouchable. They come here, occupy our land, and if we retaliate, they kill dozens of our people, or even hundreds.”
Tellingly, the Turkish positions in Idlib co-existed peacefully with ISIS.
The Turkish role in Syria, Iraq (Erbil area) and China (support for the Uyghur terrorists) are extremely destructive and well documented.
Syria has to be fully liberated from the terrorist groups. It will happen, soon. In fact, it is happening right now. Turkey has zero legitimacy on the foreign, Syrian soil. It is strong, militarily. But it will not be allowed to brutalize the great Syrian nation for much longer, just because of its ruthless military might.
About Author: Andre Vltchek is a philosopher, novelist, filmmaker and investigative journalist. He’s a creator of Vltchek’s World in Word and Images, and a writer that penned a number of books, including China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting Countries Saving Millions of Lives. He writes especially for the online magazine “New Eastern Outlook.”


veteranstoday--2020-02-19--Jim and Gordie:  Fighting Breaks out in Ukraine (Press TV Video)

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Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.


veteranstoday--2020-02-19--US Supplying Weapons Used Against Turkey in Syria-Russian Military

Sputnik/Moscow : There were reports earlier of US military vehicles entering northeastern Syria ’ s Al-Hasakah province from Iraq , including tanks and engineering equipment .
The Russian center for Syria reconciliation says the US forces in the northeast of the country are supplying the local militants with large quantities of weaponry and ammunition that is being used against civilians and Turkish troops .
“ The US command in the region is intensively saturating the territory east of the Euphrates river with weapons and ammunition .
Since the beginning of 2020 , 13 military convoys have arrived from Iraq to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicles and more than 300 trucks loaded with various types of weapons , ammunition , and materiel ” , Rear Adm. Oleg Zhuravlev said in a daily briefing .
Zhuravlev stressed that the weapon supplies are used both during clashes of numerous militant groups on the territory east of Euphrates and against Turkish troops in northern Syria .
According to Zhuravlev , due to the severe humanitarian situation and constant attacks by militants , civilians are leaving the northeastern region of the country and moving to territories under the control of the Syrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported that more than 50 US military vehicles arrived in the northeastern province of al-Hasakah from Iraq .
The US forces stationed in Syria also reportedly started the construction of a new military base in the oil-rich al-Hasakah , supposedly with the aim of preventing Russian forces from reaching the Rmelan oil field .
Syria has been engulfed in a devastating civil war since 2011 , with the government forces fighting against various opposition groups , as well as militant factions , including those of Daesh* and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ( formerly known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS ) , Al-Nusra Front ( also known as Jabhat al-Nusra , Jabhat Fatah al-Sham , or al-Qaeda in Syria ) are terrorist groups outlawed in Russia and many other states

The Russian center for Syria reconciliation says the US forces in the northeast of the country are supplying the local militants with large quantities of weaponry and ammunition that is being used against civilians and Turkish troops.
“The US command in the region is intensively saturating the territory east of the Euphrates river with weapons and ammunition. Since the beginning of 2020, 13 military convoys have arrived from Iraq to Syria, which included over 80 armored vehicles and more than 300 trucks loaded with various types of weapons, ammunition, and materiel”, Rear Adm. Oleg Zhuravlev said in a daily briefing.
Zhuravlev stressed that the weapon supplies are used both during clashes of numerous militant groups on the territory east of Euphrates and against Turkish troops in northern Syria.
According to Zhuravlev, due to the severe humanitarian situation and constant attacks by militants, civilians are leaving the northeastern region of the country and moving to territories under the control of the Syrian government.
Earlier, Sham FM broadcaster reported that more than 50 US military vehicles arrived in the northeastern province of al-Hasakah from Iraq.
The US forces stationed in Syria also reportedly started the construction of a new military base in the oil-rich al-Hasakah, supposedly with the aim of preventing Russian forces from reaching the Rmelan oil field.
Syria has been engulfed in a devastating civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against various opposition groups, as well as militant factions, including those of Daesh* and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly known as Al-Nusra Front*).
*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS), Al-Nusra Front (also known as Jabhat al-Nusra, Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, or al-Qaeda in Syria) are terrorist groups outlawed in Russia and many other states


veteranstoday--2020-02-18--Russia: Laser Spear reality weapon, not a cartoon

The Peresvet laser complex has been on combat duty since December 2019 , the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov recently told a foreign military attache .
The army general was stingy on the details .
He only noted that the Peresvet service will be held in one of the “ position areas of mobile soil missile systems , ” and his task will be to “ cover their maneuvering operations.
” However , for specialists , this is enough .
After all , it turns out that , firstly , the product is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign media wrote ) and , secondly , it is the first combat laser system put into service in the world .
The existence of Peresvet was revealed by Vladimir Putin in his annual address to the Federal Assembly in 2018 .
Already this year in Sochi , he noted that laser systems will determine the potential of the army and navy for the entire 21st century .
Their development uses domestic optics and highly sensitive optoelectronics , the head of state emphasized .
There is no doubt in these words .
Of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( hypersonic maneuvering Vanguard , the deadly Dagger and Zircon , atomic self-propelled Burevestnik and Poseidon ) , only the plot with Relight was shown real , not cartoonish equipment .
Although the “ Vanguard ” has already been shown to the Americans , and the photographs of the “ Dagger ” have bypassed the media , which means that it is also not a cartoon .
Nevertheless , the hype surrounding Peresvet and without documentary , personnel abounds .
Oil was also added to the fire by an American under the nickname @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wilds of Google with satellite images of objects very similar to those shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense .
One of them is the position of the missile base in the village of Teykovo , Ivanovo Region , the second is the Strategic Missile Forces division in Novosibirsk .
Under the START-2 agreement , the Russian Federation and the United States exchanged the coordinates of all our missile silos and the locations of mobile launchers .
You don ’ t have to be a specialist to understand that they are aimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that support the US strategy of Prompt Global Strike .
It is assumed that under this plan , the US military will be able to deliver targeted attacks on any region of the world within 60 minutes .
They want to do this with ballistic , hypersonic and cruise missiles .
To do this , several thousand cars can be used simultaneously .
Mobile complexes “ Topol-M ” and “ Yars ” – one of the possibilities to counter these plans .
The fact is that , unlike “ mine ” missiles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in any one particular place .
Their patrol areas are “ neighborhoods ” of the deployment base , and for the period of the special period , entire Russian regions .
And they will go to them not along public roads , but along the very forests and swamps .
As a result , they can be detected , which means that the first “ disarming ” strike missiles can be launched only with the help of satellites .
Somehow opposing enemy satellites in such a situation is a possible calling of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not exotic , not experimental or experimental products – we have already adopted individual samples of laser weapons , ” said the new deputy defense minister in charge of the defense industry , Yuri Borisov at a ceremony dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov , in August 2016 .
There was the information in the media that work was underway in the country on the long-forgotten aviation laser complex 1A2 , created on the basis of the Il-76 military transport aircraft .
It was also reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( part of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec state corporation ) brought to life the forgotten 1K17 Compression project – a laser complex built on the basis of the tank and designed to counteract optoelectronic devices , homing missiles and high-precision ammunition of the enemy .
If in Soviet times it was located on the base of the tank , now it fits in the “ body ” of the Tiger armored car .
It is worth mentioning that the specialists of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Krylovsky Scientific Center , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project will be implemented in metal , say that the country has created new nuclear reactors for promising ships and RITM 200 ships that produce 175 megawatts of power .
Their appearance made it possible to lay down a series of the largest and most powerful icebreakers of the new generation of project 22220 “ Arctic ” , and also in the future they should be equipped with destroyers of the new generation of project 23560 “ Leader ” .
In the case of the latter , the Krylovites openly say that laser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them .
Laser weapons are not something extraordinary for our scientists and industry .
Its development began back in the 1960s and by the 1990s it reached concrete samples .
For example , in 1995 , after the division of the Black Sea Fleet , Ukraine sold the Dikson auxiliary tanker to the United States .
An unremarkable ship went to the buyer at the price of scrap metal .
When viewed in the holds were 35-megawatt power generators , special rotary mechanisms , large-capacity refrigeration units and many other types of equipment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a laser gun on board .
The developers of the first combat hyperboloid recalled that it needed at least 50 megawatts of electricity to work .
Therefore , three jet engines from a Tu-154 passenger aircraft were additionally “ attached ” to marine diesels .
The product several times participated in practical tests , burned coastal objects and even cruise missiles .
Just a few seconds of exposure to a flying object – and a small burnt hole led to the complete destruction of a rocket or warhead .
The success was so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , before obtaining any specific practical results , provided for the placement of laser guns on a series of Kiev-carrying cruisers of the Kiev type under construction .
This is 20 years before the appearance of weapons .
However , euphoria quickly gave way to disappointment .
During the tests , the laser gun , although it showed its effectiveness , was so voracious that only a couple of salvos completely de-energized the ship , depriving it of its course .
The most “ energy-efficient ” was the laser in the Kazakh Sary-Shagan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attacking warheads .
With one nuance – its work was provided by a nuclear power plant .
Actually , the problem with compact and efficient power sources has put an end to the development of Soviet and American lasers .
The appearance of Peresvet , the Burevestnik nuclear missile of unlimited flight time , or the Poseidon underwater drone suggests that Russian scientists have made a fundamental breakthrough in the creation of small-sized autonomous – atomic – energy sources .
Secret to the whole world And yet , what tasks does Peresvet solve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruise missiles or only blinds the optical instruments of satellites , depriving them of the ability to see targets ?
The answer to this question is still a “ military secret ” , but certain assumptions can be made .
At least on the example of the military-technical forum “ Army ” in Kubinka near Moscow .
This annual event of the Ministry of Defense is interesting not only for its demonstration program at the training ground , an abundance of scientific and practical conferences , the ability to approach the tank ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secrets ” without “ agreement ” with the press service of the enterprise .
But also due to the fact that among the equipment exhibited on a static site , promising weapons models that determine the development of the genus or type of armed forces can be modest , without additional advertising .
This year , the Strategic Missile Forces put up two KamAZ vehicles , under the tents of the bodies of which the Veresk optoelectronic stations were hiding .
Externally , they are one-on-one similar to the “ white ” block @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Peresvet complex .
The information leaflet said that the installations were designed “ for high-precision measurements of the trajectories of moving air objects with their preliminary radar detection at a great distance and automatic tracking.
” This definition can include airplanes , helicopters , rockets , shells , and even satellites .
Assuming that the Heather is paired with Relight , it can be concluded that the mission of the latter can be to disable missiles , warheads , as well as reconnaissance satellites and an early warning system for a missile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was repeatedly mentioned in the context of the 15th Army of the Aerospace Forces ( special forces ) , which is responsible for warning about a missile attack , reconnaissance of the space situation and control of orbital groups .
However , this is an assumption .
The same thing remains important – in Russia , energy sources have been created that allow developing weapons on new physical principles : laser , electromagnetic , and kinetic .
But it burns , destroys or only blinds electronics – the second thing .

The Peresvet laser complex has been on combat duty since December 2019, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov recently told a foreign military attache.
The army general was stingy on the details. He only noted that the Peresvet service will be held in one of the “position areas of mobile soil missile systems,” and his task will be to “cover their maneuvering operations.”
However, for specialists, this is enough. After all, it turns out that, firstly, the product is not a propaganda fake (as many foreign media wrote) and, secondly, it is the first combat laser system put into service in the world.
Not a cartoon
The existence of Peresvet was revealed by Vladimir Putin in his annual address to the Federal Assembly in 2018. Already this year in Sochi, he noted that laser systems will determine the potential of the army and navy for the entire 21st century. Their development uses domestic optics and highly sensitive optoelectronics, the head of state emphasized.
There is no doubt in these words. Of several demos with the latest Russian developments (hypersonic maneuvering Vanguard, the deadly Dagger and Zircon, atomic self-propelled Burevestnik and Poseidon), only the plot with Relight was shown real, not cartoonish equipment. Although the “Vanguard” has already been shown to the Americans, and the photographs of the “Dagger” have bypassed the media, which means that it is also not a cartoon.
Nevertheless, the hype surrounding Peresvet and without documentary, personnel abounds. Oil was also added to the fire by an American under the nickname rambo54, who dug up maps in the wilds of Google with satellite images of objects very similar to those shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense. One of them is the position of the missile base in the village of Teykovo, Ivanovo Region, the second is the Strategic Missile Forces division in Novosibirsk.
According to the website “Strategic Nuclear Weapons of Russia”, as of the beginning of 2017, the first and second deployed mobile, or, as they are also called, mobile, ground strategic missile systems “Topol-M” and “Yars”. There are 354 of them in the Strategic Missile Forces. Actually, Valery Gerasimov reported on the “cover” or “protection” of these complexes from space and air attack means, speaking about the tasks that Peresvet should solve.
Out of sight
Under the START-2 agreement, the Russian Federation and the United States exchanged the coordinates of all our missile silos and the locations of mobile launchers. You don’t have to be a specialist to understand that they are aimed at strategic missiles of the NATO allies that support the US strategy of Prompt Global Strike.
It is assumed that under this plan, the US military will be able to deliver targeted attacks on any region of the world within 60 minutes. They want to do this with ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles. To do this, several thousand cars can be used simultaneously.
Mobile complexes “Topol-M” and “Yars” – one of the possibilities to counter these plans. The fact is that, unlike “mine” missiles, they do not carry out military service in any one particular place. Their patrol areas are “neighborhoods” of the deployment base, and for the period of the special period, entire Russian regions. And they will go to them not along public roads, but along the very forests and swamps.
As a result, they can be detected, which means that the first “disarming” strike missiles can be launched only with the help of satellites. Somehow opposing enemy satellites in such a situation is a possible calling of the Russian combat laser.
Already not exotic
“This is not exotic, not experimental or experimental products – we have already adopted individual samples of laser weapons,” said the new deputy defense minister in charge of the defense industry, Yuri Borisov at a ceremony dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov, in August 2016.
There was the information in the media that work was underway in the country on the long-forgotten aviation laser complex 1A2, created on the basis of the Il-76 military transport aircraft. It was also reported that the Astrophysics research and production association (part of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec state corporation) brought to life the forgotten 1K17 Compression project – a laser complex built on the basis of the tank and designed to counteract optoelectronic devices, homing missiles and high-precision ammunition of the enemy. If in Soviet times it was located on the base of the tank, now it fits in the “body” of the Tiger armored car.
It is worth mentioning that the specialists of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Krylovsky Scientific Center, an institute without which no ship’s project will be implemented in metal, say that the country has created new nuclear reactors for promising ships and RITM 200 ships that produce 175 megawatts of power.
Their appearance made it possible to lay down a series of the largest and most powerful icebreakers of the new generation of project 22220 “Arctic”, and also in the future they should be equipped with destroyers of the new generation of project 23560 “Leader”. In the case of the latter, the Krylovites openly say that laser and electromagnetic guns can be deployed on them.
Spear of light
Laser weapons are not something extraordinary for our scientists and industry. Its development began back in the 1960s and by the 1990s it reached concrete samples. For example, in 1995, after the division of the Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine sold the Dikson auxiliary tanker to the United States.
An unremarkable ship went to the buyer at the price of scrap metal. When viewed in the holds were 35-megawatt power generators, special rotary mechanisms, large-capacity refrigeration units and many other types of equipment that clearly stated that the ship carried a laser gun on board.
The developers of the first combat hyperboloid recalled that it needed at least 50 megawatts of electricity to work. Therefore, three jet engines from a Tu-154 passenger aircraft were additionally “attached” to marine diesels. The product several times participated in practical tests, burned coastal objects and even cruise missiles.
Just a few seconds of exposure to a flying object – and a small burnt hole led to the complete destruction of a rocket or warhead. The success was so inspiring that the leadership of the Navy, before obtaining any specific practical results, provided for the placement of laser guns on a series of Kiev-carrying cruisers of the Kiev type under construction. This is 20 years before the appearance of weapons.
However, euphoria quickly gave way to disappointment. During the tests, the laser gun, although it showed its effectiveness, was so voracious that only a couple of salvos completely de-energized the ship, depriving it of its course. The most “energy-efficient” was the laser in the Kazakh Sary-Shagan. The Terra-3 complex confidently shot down attacking warheads. With one nuance – its work was provided by a nuclear power plant.
Actually, the problem with compact and efficient power sources has put an end to the development of Soviet and American lasers. The appearance of Peresvet, the Burevestnik nuclear missile of unlimited flight time, or the Poseidon underwater drone suggests that Russian scientists have made a fundamental breakthrough in the creation of small-sized autonomous – atomic – energy sources.
Secret to the whole world
And yet, what tasks does Peresvet solve? Does he burn attacking warheads and cruise missiles or only blinds the optical instruments of satellites, depriving them of the ability to see targets? The answer to this question is still a “military secret”, but certain assumptions can be made. At least on the example of the military-technical forum “Army” in Kubinka near Moscow.
This annual event of the Ministry of Defense is interesting not only for its demonstration program at the training ground, an abundance of scientific and practical conferences, the ability to approach the tank’s developer and learn all the “secrets” without “agreement” with the press service of the enterprise. But also due to the fact that among the equipment exhibited on a static site, promising weapons models that determine the development of the genus or type of armed forces can be modest, without additional advertising.
This year, the Strategic Missile Forces put up two KamAZ vehicles, under the tents of the bodies of which the Veresk optoelectronic stations were hiding. Externally, they are one-on-one similar to the “white” block leaving the “green” container of the Peresvet complex.
The information leaflet said that the installations were designed “for high-precision measurements of the trajectories of moving air objects with their preliminary radar detection at a great distance and automatic tracking.” This definition can include airplanes, helicopters, rockets, shells, and even satellites.
Assuming that the Heather is paired with Relight, it can be concluded that the mission of the latter can be to disable missiles, warheads, as well as reconnaissance satellites and an early warning system for a missile attack. In any case, Peresvet was repeatedly mentioned in the context of the 15th Army of the Aerospace Forces (special forces), which is responsible for warning about a missile attack, reconnaissance of the space situation and control of orbital groups.
However, this is an assumption. The same thing remains important – in Russia, energy sources have been created that allow developing weapons on new physical principles: laser, electromagnetic, and kinetic. But it burns, destroys or only blinds electronics – the second thing.


veteranstoday--2020-02-18--New report confirms Duff analysis of MH-17 correct, No BUK missiles in the area

“ One of the things we settled on early on is that in the middle of the day if this were a Buk missile , the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles [ 80km ] .
The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people ; it would have been on Instagram , on Twitter , it would have been all over YouTube – and no one saw it .
You can ’ t fire a missile on a flat area in the middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ There is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone , ” he added .
( March 2 , 2015 , during a live broadcast on RT/Moscow ) Sputnik/Moscow : Leaked papers pertaining to the finalized JIT investigation that the source has bona fide reason to believe are authentic do not corroborate the study ’ s findings .
They cite witness testimonies as well as a number of discrepancies in the probe that suggest the Boeing was downed by an air-to-air missile , rather than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data from unpublished MH17 Joint Investigation Team documents obtained and analyzed by Bonanza Media investigative journalist Max van der Werff , there were no Buk missile systems in the vicinity of where the Malaysian Airlines Boeing crashed in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 .
The journalist concludes , citing a letter from Dutch Military Intelligence , that it “ becomes apparent that flight MH17 was flying beyond the range of all identified and operational Ukrainian and Russian locations where 9K37M1 Buk M1 systems were deployed ” .
The letter , dated 21 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week before JIT held a press conference on 28 September , proves the Dutch team obtained evidence that no Russian Buk system had crossed into Ukraine from Russia only days before the presser , der Werff wrote .
Another leak studied by the journalist is the text of an interview conducted by a Dutch police officer on 28 July 2015 with a male witness from Ukraine , as well as the man ’ s in-depth email where he described the timeline of events .
He reportedly recalled two fighter jets in the sky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the Boeing 777 went down following a loud bang over his head and a horizontal white trail penetrating the sky .
“ Two airplanes were audible , not the big one , the Boeing , but fighter jets were audible since these were constantly flying overhead , the noise had already become familiar ” , he is quoted by der Werff as saying .
According to the resident of the Torez suburbs , roughly 20 kilometers from Hrabove , where the Boeing crashed , no missiles were fired from the ground in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assumed the earlier circulated photos of the incident contain inconsistencies .
“ This photograph that served as evidence of the missile is erroneous since the photograph showed different weather conditions ” , the man explained , adding : “ Because at that time the sky was rather heavily overcast .
The position of the Sun in that photograph is unlike the Sun you see at 17:00 hrs ” .
Then there is another leak suggesting that roughly a year after the crash , between 22 April 2015 and 2 July 2015 , imagery @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Johns from Australia were still examining the circulated non-primary images dated around the time of the crash and first published by Paris Match .
As part of the so-dubbed Operation AVENELLA , they reportedly concluded that the metadata from these files “ appears to have been manipulated .
For example , the date modified is prior to the date the file was created ” , something that the pros believe is not accidental .
Three of the four analysed images were found to have been antedated : so that the day of creation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date .
“ Various reasons could explain why this is so , none can be proved without additional information ” , Max van der Werff concludes , adding separately that the image dimensions vary , suggesting the images could have been cropped , or intentionally resaved in a smaller format .
The last but not least leak is a “ Record Of Interview ” ( ROI ) between an officer from the Australian Federal Police and German journalist Billy Six .
In the shorthand report , Six talks among other things , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the sky on the day of the MH17 ’ s demise .
Max van der Werff asserted he knows his colleague Six in person .
“ The latter confirmed to me he was interviewed a day before the Dutch Safety Board held a press conference on 13 October 2015″ , der Werff wrote noting this information matches the transcript mentioning 12 October 2015 as the date of the ROI .
The journalist said this is “ a strong indication that the batch of JIT documents leaked to us is authentic ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the source who had provided him with the JIT documents .
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 as the region was mired in a conflict with the new Ukrainian government set up after a coup in Kiev earlier that year .
As a result , all 298 passengers – largely Dutch – and crew on board were killed in the crash .
Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics in the east of the country blamed each other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contending that the military equipment they had at their disposal would not allow them to shoot down an aircraft at that altitude .
The US and a number of European nations blamed the incident on Russia , a claim that was made even before an official investigation was launched , with the West repeatedly citing Russia being at odds with Ukraine over Crimea and Donbass .
A Joint Investigative Team ( JIT ) consisting of Australia , Belgium , Malaysia , the Netherlands , and Ukraine was set up to probe the MH17 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the process despite the latter ’ s offers of assistance and readiness to help investigate the incident .
The JIT probe concluded last year that the aircraft was downed by a Buk missile , purportedly launched from a Russian anti-aircraft missile brigade stationed in the city of Kursk , not far from the Ukrainian border .
However , no concrete evidence has hitherto been provided as proof , with the Russian side dissatisfied by the Netherlands ’ unwillingness to make use of Russia ’ s domestic investigation results .
Three Russian nationals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Sergei Dubinsky , and Oleg Pulato .
One Ukrainian , Leonid Kharchenko has also been charged , with a trial scheduled for 9 March .
* As the investigation into the MH17 tragedy continues in eastern Ukraine , the SU-25 ’ s chief designer has told German media that the fighter jet could not possibly have taken down the passenger plane .
RT spoke to former pilots about the jet ’ s capabilities .
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 , en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur , crashed down over rebel-held eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Everyone on board – 283 passengers and 15 crew members – perished in the tragedy .
A report on the official investigation published in September 2014 said the crash was a result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that struck the Boeing from the outside .
However , it did not conclude what the objects were , where they came from , or who was responsible .
Kiev and some Western states have placed blame on eastern Ukraine militias and Russia .
The Russian Defense Ministry shared radar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – including an attack by a Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 fighter jet , which was said to have been tracking the passenger plane .
While an official international investigation into the crash has been dragging on for nine months , the debate into the cause of the tragedy has been once again reignited by recent comments from the chief designer of the SU-25 .
READ MORE : MH17 broke up in mid-air due to external damage – Dutch preliminary report Kiev-born Soviet and Russian aircraft designer Vladimir Babak said on Monday that the SU-25 jet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boeing at the moment it crashed down – did not have the capability to shoot down a passenger plane .
He said the fighter jet could have successfully attacked the Boeing at an altitude of 3,000-4,000 meters , but not at the plane ’ s altitude of 10,500 meters .
He added that air-to-air missiles would have only damaged the Boeing – not completely destroyed it while still in the air .
“ I believe all allegations that a SU-25 could be involved in this tragedy are a cover-up attempt , ” Babak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NDR and WDR .
“ I can not explain it otherwise .
We can not understand how a SU-25 could take down the Boeing.
” However , several former top officials and SU-25 pilots disagree with Babak .
Based on the analysis of the plane debris and the nature of the damage , there is a high probability the plane was struck by an air-to-air missile and an aircraft gun , Lieutenant General Aleksandr Maslov , former deputy chief of the Russian Air Defense and Land Forces , told RT .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ site ] enable us to assume that the Boeing was downed by a military jet .
Besides that , the existing damage indicates that the airplane was shot with air-to-air missiles together with an aircraft gun with a 30mm caliber , ” Maslov said .
Claims that the passenger plane was downed by a surface-to-air Buk missile “ can not be supported , ” as the nature of the damage from the missiles is different , he added .
Commenting on the jet ’ s ability to maneuver at higher altitudes , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Major General Sergey Borysyuk , noted that the jet would have had the capability to “ maneuver comfortably , ” even at such a high altitude .
“ I personally flew , and not once , at an altitude of 12,000 meters… , ” he said .
“ My colleagues have risen to an altitude of 14,000 meters .
The altitude of 10,500 was officially authorized during operations in Afghanistan .
Therefore the plane , even at an altitude of 12,000 meters , has the capability to maneuver comfortably , its aerodynamic characteristics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explained that the R-60 missiles on the SU-25 have an infrared homing and a rod warhead .
Citing the nature of the plane ’ s debris and the “ precisely sliced fuselage , ” he said that R-60 missiles were possibly used .
“ The firing range of the missile is 7.5km .
And in those conditions , the probability of hitting the target increases , ” he added .
The former chief commander of Russia ’ s Air Force , Vladimir Mikhailov , also said he flew the SU-25 , reaching an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meters .
He also stated that the plane “ comfortably maneuvers ” at such heights .
“ If the plane was downed by Buk [ missile defense system ] , it would have almost immediately fallen to pieces in the air and we could not have witnessed such large debris on the ground , ” he said .
Along with Russia ’ s Ministry of Defense , he also questioned why the MH17 flight stayed within the flying corridor until it reached Donetsk , but then deviated from the route to the north @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Ministry of Defense presented military monitoring data which showed Kiev military jets tracking MH17 shortly before the crash and posed a set of questions to Ukraine over the circumstances of the tragedy , which have still not been answered .
‘ You can ’ t fire Buk missile in broad daylight with no witnesses ’ Speculation about the combat capabilities of the SU-25 jet stem from the Russian definition of the aircraft ’ s service ceiling – which is not the same as its absolute ceiling , as defined by the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Duff told RT .
“ The claimed service ceiling is based on the oxygen supply in the aircraft .
Now , there is a claim that this plane [ SU-25 ] will only work to 22,000 feet .
At the end of World War II , a German ME-262 would fly at 40,000 feet , a P-51 Mustang propeller plane flew at 44,000 feet .
The SU-25 was developed as an analog of the A-10 Thunderbolt , an American attack plane .
The planes have almost identical performance , except that the SU-25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A-10 Thunderbolt has a service ceiling of 45,000 feet .
The US estimates the absolute ceiling , which is a different term , ” Duff explained .
The known estimate for the absolute ceiling of the SU-25 is 52,000 feet ( 15.8km ) , he added .
Moreover , Duff said one can not be entirely sure the detected fighter jet was a SU-25 at all , as modern radar spoofing counter-measures – such as those designed by BAE Systems and employed by NATO – are able to mask any other aircraft , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as another plane .
Duff said he also discussed the possibility of the MH17 flight having been shot by a ground-to-air missile with experts from the FAA ( Federal Aviation Administration ) , the FBI , the Air Line Pilots Association , as well as air traffic and air operational officers – and they all agreed that no proof of anti-aircraft missile use has been provided to the public .
It is highly unlikely that the launch of such a missile would have gone unnoticed in the area , Duff stressed , adding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the air would have been witnessed and filmed by “ thousands.
” “ One of the things we settled on early on is that in the middle of the day , if this were a Buk missile , the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles [ 80km ] .
The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people ; it would have been on Instagram , on Twitter , it would have been all over YouTube – and no one saw it .
You can ’ t fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and having everyone not see it , ” Duff said .
“ There is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone , ” he added .

“One of the things we settled on early on is that in the middle of the day if this were a Buk missile, the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles [80km].
The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people; it would have been on Instagram, on Twitter, it would have been all over YouTube – and no one saw it. You can’t fire a missile on a flat area in the middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and having everyone not see it,” Duff said.
“There is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone,” he added. (March 2, 2015, during a live broadcast on RT/Moscow)
Sputnik/Moscow: Leaked papers pertaining to the finalized JIT investigation that the source has bona fide reason to believe are authentic do not corroborate the study’s findings. They cite witness testimonies as well as a number of discrepancies in the probe that suggest the Boeing was downed by an air-to-air missile, rather than a surface-to-air rocket. According to new data from unpublished MH17 Joint Investigation Team documents obtained and analyzed by Bonanza Media investigative journalist Max van der Werff, there were no Buk missile systems in the vicinity of where the Malaysian Airlines Boeing crashed in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014. The journalist concludes, citing a letter from Dutch Military Intelligence, that it “becomes apparent that flight MH17 was flying beyond the range of all identified and operational Ukrainian and Russian locations where 9K37M1 Buk M1 systems were deployed”. The letter, dated 21 September 2016, which is exactly one week before JIT held a press conference on 28 September, proves the Dutch team obtained evidence that no Russian Buk system had crossed into Ukraine from Russia only days before the presser, der Werff wrote. Fighter Jets ‘Audible’ Another leak studied by the journalist is the text of an interview conducted by a Dutch police officer on 28 July 2015 with a male witness from Ukraine, as well as the man’s in-depth email where he described the timeline of events. He reportedly recalled two fighter jets in the sky circling over the town a few minutes before the Boeing 777 went down following a loud bang over his head and a horizontal white trail penetrating the sky. “Two airplanes were audible, not the big one, the Boeing, but fighter jets were audible since these were constantly flying overhead, the noise had already become familiar”, he is quoted by der Werff as saying. According to the resident of the Torez suburbs, roughly 20 kilometers from Hrabove, where the Boeing crashed, no missiles were fired from the ground in the immediate vicinity. Separately, he assumed the earlier circulated photos of the incident contain inconsistencies. “This photograph that served as evidence of the missile is erroneous since the photograph showed different weather conditions”, the man explained, adding: “Because at that time the sky was rather heavily overcast. The position of the Sun in that photograph is unlike the Sun you see at 17:00 hrs”. Image Metadata Altered? Then there is another leak suggesting that roughly a year after the crash, between 22 April 2015 and 2 July 2015, imagery specialist Shaun Ellis and geospatial analyst Tim Johns from Australia were still examining the circulated non-primary images dated around the time of the crash and first published by Paris Match. As part of the so-dubbed Operation AVENELLA, they reportedly concluded that the metadata from these files “appears to have been manipulated. For example, the date modified is prior to the date the file was created”, something that the pros believe is not accidental. Three of the four analysed images were found to have been antedated: so that the day of creation fell after, not before the modification date. “Various reasons could explain why this is so, none can be proved without additional information”, Max van der Werff concludes, adding separately that the image dimensions vary, suggesting the images could have been cropped, or intentionally resaved in a smaller format. More Witness Data The last but not least leak is a “Record Of Interview” (ROI) between an officer from the Australian Federal Police and German journalist Billy Six. In the shorthand report, Six talks among other things, about those witnesses that saw Ukrainian fighter jets in the sky on the day of the MH17’s demise. Max van der Werff asserted he knows his colleague Six in person. “The latter confirmed to me he was interviewed a day before the Dutch Safety Board held a press conference on 13 October 2015″, der Werff wrote noting this information matches the transcript mentioning 12 October 2015 as the date of the ROI. The journalist said this is “a strong indication that the batch of JIT documents leaked to us is authentic”. He, however, refused to specify the source who had provided him with the JIT documents. Dutch-Led Five-Year MH17 Probe Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was downed over eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014 as the region was mired in a conflict with the new Ukrainian government set up after a coup in Kiev earlier that year. As a result, all 298 passengers – largely Dutch – and crew on board were killed in the crash. Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics in the east of the country blamed each other for the downing, with the republics contending that the military equipment they had at their disposal would not allow them to shoot down an aircraft at that altitude. The US and a number of European nations blamed the incident on Russia, a claim that was made even before an official investigation was launched, with the West repeatedly citing Russia being at odds with Ukraine over Crimea and Donbass. A Joint Investigative Team (JIT) consisting of Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Ukraine was set up to probe the MH17 case, but Russia was left out of the process despite the latter’s offers of assistance and readiness to help investigate the incident. The JIT probe concluded last year that the aircraft was downed by a Buk missile, purportedly launched from a Russian anti-aircraft missile brigade stationed in the city of Kursk, not far from the Ukrainian border. However, no concrete evidence has hitherto been provided as proof, with the Russian side dissatisfied by the Netherlands’ unwillingness to make use of Russia’s domestic investigation results. Three Russian nationals were charged with murder – Igor Girkin, Sergei Dubinsky, and Oleg Pulato. One Ukrainian, Leonid Kharchenko has also been charged, with a trial scheduled for 9 March.* March 2, 2015, for VT and Russia Today
As the investigation into the MH17 tragedy continues in eastern Ukraine, the SU-25’s chief designer has told German media that the fighter jet could not possibly have taken down the passenger plane. RT spoke to former pilots about the jet’s capabilities.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. Everyone on board – 283 passengers and 15 crew members – perished in the tragedy.
A report on the official investigation published in September 2014 said the crash was a result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that struck the Boeing from the outside. However, it did not conclude what the objects were, where they came from, or who was responsible.
Kiev and some Western states have placed blame on eastern Ukraine militias and Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry shared radar data pointing to other possibilities in July – including an attack by a Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 fighter jet, which was said to have been tracking the passenger plane.
While an official international investigation into the crash has been dragging on for nine months, the debate into the cause of the tragedy has been once again reignited by recent comments from the chief designer of the SU-25.
READ MORE: MH17 broke up in mid-air due to external damage – Dutch preliminary report
Kiev-born Soviet and Russian aircraft designer Vladimir Babak said on Monday that the SU-25 jet – which was spotted tracking the MH17 Boeing at the moment it crashed down – did not have the capability to shoot down a passenger plane. He said the fighter jet could have successfully attacked the Boeing at an altitude of 3,000-4,000 meters, but not at the plane’s altitude of 10,500 meters. He added that air-to-air missiles would have only damaged the Boeing – not completely destroyed it while still in the air.
“I believe all allegations that a SU-25 could be involved in this tragedy are a cover-up attempt,” Babak said in an interview to German channels NDR and WDR. “I cannot explain it otherwise. We cannot understand how a SU-25 could take down the Boeing.”
‘SU-25 capable of high altitude flights, can carry powerful missiles’
However, several former top officials and SU-25 pilots disagree with Babak.
Based on the analysis of the plane debris and the nature of the damage, there is a high probability the plane was struck by an air-to-air missile and an aircraft gun, Lieutenant General Aleksandr Maslov, former deputy chief of the Russian Air Defense and Land Forces, told RT.
“The published photos [from the MH17 crash site] enable us to assume that the Boeing was downed by a military jet. Besides that, the existing damage indicates that the airplane was shot with air-to-air missiles together with an aircraft gun with a 30mm caliber,” Maslov said.
Claims that the passenger plane was downed by a surface-to-air Buk missile “cannot be supported,” as the nature of the damage from the missiles is different, he added.
Commenting on the jet’s ability to maneuver at higher altitudes, the former commander of an aviation division, Major General Sergey Borysyuk, noted that the jet would have had the capability to “maneuver comfortably,” even at such a high altitude.
“I personally flew, and not once, at an altitude of 12,000 meters…,” he said. “My colleagues have risen to an altitude of 14,000 meters. The altitude of 10,500 was officially authorized during operations in Afghanistan. Therefore the plane, even at an altitude of 12,000 meters, has the capability to maneuver comfortably, its aerodynamic characteristics enable it to do so.”
Borysyuk explained that the R-60 missiles on the SU-25 have an infrared homing and a rod warhead. Citing the nature of the plane’s debris and the “precisely sliced fuselage,” he said that R-60 missiles were possibly used.
“The firing range of the missile is 7.5km. And in those conditions, the probability of hitting the target increases,” he added.
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The former chief commander of Russia’s Air Force, Vladimir Mikhailov, also said he flew the SU-25, reaching an altitude of 12,000 meters and even 14,000 meters. He also stated that the plane “comfortably maneuvers” at such heights.
“If the plane was downed by Buk [missile defense system], it would have almost immediately fallen to pieces in the air and we could not have witnessed such large debris on the ground,” he said.
Along with Russia’s Ministry of Defense, he also questioned why the MH17 flight stayed within the flying corridor until it reached Donetsk, but then deviated from the route to the north.
In July 2014, Russia’s Ministry of Defense presented military monitoring data which showed Kiev military jets tracking MH17 shortly before the crash and posed a set of questions to Ukraine over the circumstances of the tragedy, which have still not been answered.
‘You can’t fire Buk missile in broad daylight with no witnesses’
Speculation about the combat capabilities of the SU-25 jet stem from the Russian definition of the aircraft’s service ceiling – which is not the same as its absolute ceiling, as defined by the US military, VT senior editor Gordon Duff told RT.
“The claimed service ceiling is based on the oxygen supply in the aircraft. Now, there is a claim that this plane [SU-25] will only work to 22,000 feet. At the end of World War II, a German ME-262 would fly at 40,000 feet, a P-51 Mustang propeller plane flew at 44,000 feet. The SU-25 was developed as an analog of the A-10 Thunderbolt, an American attack plane. The planes have almost identical performance, except that the SU-25 is faster and more powerful. The A-10 Thunderbolt has a service ceiling of 45,000 feet. The US estimates the absolute ceiling, which is a different term,” Duff explained.
The known estimate for the absolute ceiling of the SU-25 is 52,000 feet (15.8km), he added.
Moreover, Duff said one cannot be entirely sure the detected fighter jet was a SU-25 at all, as modern radar spoofing counter-measures – such as those designed by BAE Systems and employed by NATO – are able to mask any other aircraft, be it a SU-27 or F-15, as another plane.
Duff said he also discussed the possibility of the MH17 flight having been shot by a ground-to-air missile with experts from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the FBI, the Air Line Pilots Association, as well as air traffic and air operational officers – and they all agreed that no proof of anti-aircraft missile use has been provided to the public.
It is highly unlikely that the launch of such a missile would have gone unnoticed in the area, Duff stressed, adding that the trail left by the rocket in the air would have been witnessed and filmed by “thousands.”
“One of the things we settled on early on is that in the middle of the day, if this were a Buk missile, the contrail would have been seen for 50 miles [80km]. The contrail itself would have been photographed by thousands of people; it would have been on Instagram, on Twitter, it would have been all over YouTube – and no one saw it. You can’t fire a missile on a flat area in the middle of the day leaving a smoke trail into the air and having everyone not see it,” Duff said.
“There is no reliable information supporting that it was a Buk missile fired by anyone,” he added.


veteranstoday--2020-02-18--Government of Pakistan Launches First Nationwide Program For Vaccinating Against Polio

Health Editor ’ s Note : The U.S. has had no cases of polio , originating in this country , since 1979 .
We did have a case of polio , in 1993 , which was brought in by an out of country traveler .
Unlike the U.S. , Pakistan has not successfully eradicated polio .
A first nationwide vaccination campaign will read over 39 million children .
Since the U.S. has not seemed victims of the poliovirus for four decades American might have forgotten the devastation and death this virus caused .
Polio used to be the most feared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people had polio every year during the decades of the 40s and 50s .
Movie theaters , public pools were off-limits due to the scare that the virus would be spread .
Polio still affects adults and children in Asia and Africa .
For those of you who have not experienced seeing the devastating effects of the poliovirus first hand , the main cause of death was paralysis of the muscles , including those which are used for breathing .
Before the development of respirators , children and adults were placed into iron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ die from a polio infection and if they do not die , there can be progressive joint and muscle weakness and pain , wasting of the muscles , swallowing and breathing disorders , etc .
…..Carol Lahore , 18 February 2020 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres today visited a kindergarten school in Lahore during the first nationwide polio campaign of the year and vaccinated 3 students with the polio vaccine .
More than 39 million children across the country are set to be vaccinated during the February campaign .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ efforts of the country , saying that , “ Polio is one of the few diseases we can eradicate in the world in the next few years .
This is a priority of the United Nations and I am extremely happy to see it is a clear priority for the Government of Pakistan.
” “ My appeal to all leaders , religious leaders , community leaders , is to fully support the Government of Pakistan and other governments around the world to make sure that we will be able to fully eradicate polio.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United Nations Secretary-General met with frontline workers of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme and expressed his deep solidarity .
There are currently 265 000 frontline workers who go door to door during campaigns to ensure that as many children as possible are vaccinated against polio .
Almost 62 % of these workers are female .
Women are key to helping the program rally community members , parents and caregivers in support of polio eradication .
Dr. Yasmin Rashid , the Health Minister for Punjab , welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UN mission on Pakistan ’ s progress in polio eradication , the remaining challenges being faced by the country , and strategies being currently implemented to interrupt virus transmission .
She further praised the efforts of the United Nations in assisting Pakistan to achieve a polio-free status .
“ The Government of Pakistan thanks to the United Nations for their support and commitment to end Pakistan ’ s battle against polio .
We are committed to working as “ one team under one roof ” and believe together , we can make Pakistan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In 2019 , Pakistan was confronted with a resurgence of polio beyond traditional strongholds of the virus .
Wild poliovirus cases increased from 12 in 2018 to 144 by the end of 2019 .
There are 17 cases thus far in 2020. WHO Pakistan Representative Dr. Palitha Malipala said the visit comes at a time when the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme is re-strategizing its operations and approaches to better respond to increased transmission of the virus , one of which includes incorporating a high-level commitment to polio eradication from across the political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ top priority for WHO and the global polio partnership .
We will continue to support the Government of Pakistan , who spearheads this initiative in the country , to overcome the challenges of the last year and put in place robust measures to ensure a polio-free world for future generations , ” he said .
Aligning with other UN programs , the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme is also committed to keeping its health workers safe , including by reiterating that health workers are never a target .
The Eastern Mediterranean Region is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poliovirus transmission , with cases detected in Afghanistan as well as Pakistan .
The concerted commitment to improving operations shown by both countries will be key to eradicating the virus and keeping the Region , and the world , safe from polio .

Health Editor’s Note: The U.S. has had no cases of polio, originating in this country, since 1979. We did have a case of polio, in 1993, which was brought in by an out of country traveler. Unlike the U.S., Pakistan has not successfully eradicated polio. A first nationwide vaccination campaign will read over 39 million children.
Since the U.S. has not seemed victims of the poliovirus for four decades American might have forgotten the devastation and death this virus caused. Polio used to be the most feared virus and before vaccination programs, 50,000 people had polio every year during the decades of the 40s and 50s. Movie theaters, public pools were off-limits due to the scare that the virus would be spread.
Polio still affects adults and children in Asia and Africa. For those of you who have not experienced seeing the devastating effects of the poliovirus first hand, the main cause of death was paralysis of the muscles, including those which are used for breathing. Before the development of respirators, children and adults were placed into iron lungs which breathed for them.
People die from a polio infection and if they do not die, there can be progressive joint and muscle weakness and pain, wasting of the muscles, swallowing and breathing disorders, etc. …..Carol
Polio eradication on United Nations Secretary General’s agenda during Pakistan visit by World Health Organization Lahore, 18 February 2020 – The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres today visited a kindergarten school in Lahore during the first nationwide polio campaign of the year and vaccinated 3 students with the polio vaccine. More than 39 million children across the country are set to be vaccinated during the February campaign. The Secretary-General commented on the polio eradication efforts of the country, saying that, “Polio is one of the few diseases we can eradicate in the world in the next few years. This is a priority of the United Nations and I am extremely happy to see it is a clear priority for the Government of Pakistan.” “My appeal to all leaders, religious leaders, community leaders, is to fully support the Government of Pakistan and other governments around the world to make sure that we will be able to fully eradicate polio.” As part of his visit, the United Nations Secretary-General met with frontline workers of the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme and expressed his deep solidarity. There are currently 265 000 frontline workers who go door to door during campaigns to ensure that as many children as possible are vaccinated against polio. Almost 62% of these workers are female. Women are key to helping the program rally community members, parents and caregivers in support of polio eradication. Dr. Yasmin Rashid, the Health Minister for Punjab, welcomed the United Nations Secretary-General to the kindergarten school. Dr. Rashid briefed the UN mission on Pakistan’s progress in polio eradication, the remaining challenges being faced by the country, and strategies being currently implemented to interrupt virus transmission. She further praised the efforts of the United Nations in assisting Pakistan to achieve a polio-free status. “The Government of Pakistan thanks to the United Nations for their support and commitment to end Pakistan’s battle against polio. We are committed to working as “one team under one roof” and believe together, we can make Pakistan polio-free,” Dr. Yasmin Rashid said. In 2019, Pakistan was confronted with a resurgence of polio beyond traditional strongholds of the virus. Wild poliovirus cases increased from 12 in 2018 to 144 by the end of 2019. There are 17 cases thus far in 2020. WHO Pakistan Representative Dr. Palitha Malipala said the visit comes at a time when the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme is re-strategizing its operations and approaches to better respond to increased transmission of the virus, one of which includes incorporating a high-level commitment to polio eradication from across the political strata. “Polio eradication remains a top priority for WHO and the global polio partnership. We will continue to support the Government of Pakistan, who spearheads this initiative in the country, to overcome the challenges of the last year and put in place robust measures to ensure a polio-free world for future generations,” he said. Aligning with other UN programs, the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme is also committed to keeping its health workers safe, including by reiterating that health workers are never a target. The Eastern Mediterranean Region is the only region in the world with wild poliovirus transmission, with cases detected in Afghanistan as well as Pakistan. The concerted commitment to improving operations shown by both countries will be key to eradicating the virus and keeping the Region, and the world, safe from polio. Source: World Health Organization
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-02-20--Russia warns Turkey against attacking Syria

[ Editor ’ s Note : It is showdown time , not at the OK Corral , but in Idlib province , and maybe even all of north Syria .
While Erdogan brags about having made major preparations to “ recover Idlib , ” he has not explained how he can do that with no air cover .
The EU sure as hell does not want to get dragged into this .
As for NATO , it could be tempted to show it is needed .
Its combined airpower with that of the US would trump Russia ’ s .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ protecting his terrorist proxies ?
I don ’ t think so , but I have not had any calls from EU bigwigs wanting my input .
They are concerned with Erdogan ’ s threats of another refugee flood , this time maybe with a lot of angry , defeated jihadis who might want to take their revenge on the EU .
Would Trump not love to see Turkey and Russia go at it ?
I surely think so , and with free popcorn for all in the situation room .
Does the Turkish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sending a large land force inside Syria with no air cover is suicide , want to risk being blamed for the disaster ?
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Click to donate > > Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an “ imminent ” operation in Syria ’ s Idlib province .
Erdogan said Turkey is making its final warnings .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Syria ’ s Idlib were far from meeting Turkey ’ s demands .
Russia was quick to respond to Turkey ’ s warning .
It said any operation against Syrian forces would be the worst scenario .
[ Click on the video and it will go full screen ] On Tuesday , Moscow and Ankara ended talks on Idlib without any agreement .
Tensions have run high in the northwestern Syrian region in the past few weeks , after Turkey said its forces had been attacked by Syrian forces .
Government troops @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Idlib to drive out militants .
Russia accuses Turkey of breaching an agreement they reached over Idlib in 2018 .

by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, … with Press TV, Tehran
[ Editor’s Note: It is showdown time, not at the OK Corral, but in Idlib province, and maybe even all of north Syria. While Erdogan brags about having made major preparations to “recover Idlib,” he has not explained how he can do that with no air cover.
The EU sure as hell does not want to get dragged into this. As for NATO, it could be tempted to show it is needed. Its combined airpower with that of the US would trump Russia’s. But is Erdogan worth it, for protecting his terrorist proxies?
I don’t think so, but I have not had any calls from EU bigwigs wanting my input. They are concerned with Erdogan’s threats of another refugee flood, this time maybe with a lot of angry, defeated jihadis who might want to take their revenge on the EU.
Would Trump not love to see Turkey and Russia go at it? I surely think so, and with free popcorn for all in the situation room. Does the Turkish army, whose general staff knows that sending a large land force inside Syria with no air cover is suicide, want to risk being blamed for the disaster? … JD ] Jim's Editor’s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal
Jim's work includes research, field trips, Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more. Thanks for helping. Click to donate >> – First aired … February 19, 2020 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to launch an “imminent” operation in Syria’s Idlib province. Erdogan said Turkey is making its final warnings. He also said the recent talks with Russia over Syria’s Idlib were far from meeting Turkey’s demands. Russia was quick to respond to Turkey’s warning. It said any operation against Syrian forces would be the worst scenario. [ Click on the video and it will go full screen] On Tuesday, Moscow and Ankara ended talks on Idlib without any agreement. Tensions have run high in the northwestern Syrian region in the past few weeks, after Turkey said its forces had been attacked by Syrian forces. Government troops in Syria are engaged in Russia-backed operations in Idlib to drive out militants. Russia accuses Turkey of breaching an agreement they reached over Idlib in 2018.
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veteranstoday--2020-02-20--INTERVIEW: Professor Hall Speaks on 9/11 Truth, Big Tech Censorship and Possible Lawsuits

Dr. Anthony Hall is a professor emeritus whose scholarship on indigenous tribes led him to write on Palestinian issues and @ @ @ @ @ ire of the Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) He went on to become the editor @ @ @ @ @ ( ADL ) , a remarkably valuable online media source for which I , Robert @ @ @ @ @ recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 , have written .
The AHT is @ @ @ @ @ aka platforms in the USA because the ADL has bought its way into control over @ @ @ @ @ Hall epitomizes the interplay between the truth as told by Davids , and the lies @ @ @ @ @ I am not monetizing this interview because it has so many “ triggers ” for @ @ @ @ @ manipulated by the ADL ( eventually we will do a massive class action lawsuit and @ @ @ @ @ that day is a year or two away ) .

Dr. Anthony Hall is a professor emeritus whose scholarship on indigenous tribes led him to write on Palestinian issues and draw the full malicious defamatory ire of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
He went on to become the editor of the American Herald Tribune (ADL), a remarkably valuable online media source for which I, Robert David Steele, former spy recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, have written.
The AHT is CENSORED across all Big Tech aka #GoogleGestapo platforms in the USA because the ADL has bought its way into control over its censorship process. Dr. Hall epitomizes the interplay between the truth as told by Davids and the lies as managed by Goliaths.
I am not monetizing this interview because it has so many “triggers” for the YouTube algorithms still largely manipulated by the ADL (eventually we will do a massive class-action lawsuit and clean them out, but that day is a year or two away).
Learn more: https://ahtribune.com
https://tinyurl.com/911-transformation For the volume of 28 memos by 26 authorities reaching President Donald Trump on 8 August 2018, see https://tinyurl.com/911-POTUS
Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today the Chief Enabling Officer (CeO) of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3, and now also CeO of Open Source Everything (OSE Inc.). He continues his education with non-fiction reading, posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories; his hobbies include off-shore sailing and racketball.


veteranstoday--2020-02-20--US Army Vehicle Rams Russian Road Patrol in Northern Syria (video)

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