southfront--2020-07-10--China Says Willing To Join US-Russia New START Talks – If US Reduces Its Nuclear Arsenal

A senior Chinese diplomat has told US news agency CNN that China would be “ happy ” to join trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia , on the condition that Washington reduces its nuclear arsenal to a level similar to that of China ’ s .
After unilaterally withdrawing from several key arms control and verification treaties over the last 2 years , US President Donald Trump has stated on several occasions that he wants China to join in a three-way treaty designed to replace the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ START nuclear agreement , between Washington and Moscow , which expires in February 2021 .
Earlier this year , the Trump administration announced that the US is leaving the Open Skies treaty .
The treaty was signed in 1992 and took effect in 2002 .
It offers all signatories , regardless of size , a role in gathering information about military forces and is regarded as a wide-ranging international effort to promote military transparency through ‘ mutual aerial observation ’ .
The Trump administration also pulled the United States out of the 1987 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , which had limited the development and deployment of short-range ground-based missiles .
In 2018 , the US unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) which had been negotiated with Iran and other major powers ( Germany , Russia , China , the UK , France and the European Union ) to end the standoff over the US ’ and Israel ’ s unproven accusations and suspicions regarding Iran ’ s nuclear energy program .
In a parallel move to these developments , in May of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was considering the resumption of nuclear tests .
Lassina Zerbo , the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation ( CTBTO ) , the international agency responsible for monitoring nuclear tests , warned in response that a US return to testing being contemplated by the Trump administration would present a “ grave challenge to global peace and security ” The US signed the CTBT in 1996 but the Senate voted against ratifying it .
The treaty has been signed and ratified by 168 states but it will not come into force until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Egypt have ratified it , and it is signed and ratified by India , Pakistan and North Korea .
Meanwhile , the US has observed a voluntary moratorium on tests , as have the UK , France , Russia and China , and the CTBTO preparatory commission was established to set up a network of 300 seismic , hydro-acoustic , infrasound and radionuclide sensors around the world .
The network of sensors helped detect nuclear tests by India , Pakistan and North Korea .
The possibility of the US renewing nuclear tests was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time , calling it a dangerous signal that would ignite a renewed arms race .
Now , the New START treaty is also under considerable pressure .
Under the treaty , the United States and Russia agreed to limit deployed nuclear warheads to 1,550 and continue with on-site inspection protocols , test launch notifications , and data exchanges , vital mechanisms for ensuring a degree of predictability especially during periods of tension .
Trump has repeatedly called for China to join the bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantive negotiations with Russia over renewing the treaty before it expires next February .
Speaking on 24 June , Marshall Billingslea , the top US envoy for nuclear negotiations , echoed Trump ’ s demands , claiming that Beijing had an “ obligation ” to negotiate , and accusing the Chinese government of engaging in a “ rapid buildup ” of its nuclear program .
However , such a claim is extremely disingenuous as the Chinese nuclear arsenal remains for smaller than that of the US both in terms of number and firepower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fewer nuclear weapons than either the US or Russia , both of which have at least 5,000 nuclear warheads each .
In comparison , it is estimated that China only about 320 nuclear weapons , according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ) .
Up until now Beijing has said joining the bilateral treaty between the nuclear superpowers is out of the question , given the disparity between their respective nuclear arsenals .
Preliminary negotiations are already underway between the US and Russia , but the Chinese government is refusing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the US under current conditions .
At a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday , Fu Cong , head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry ’ s arms control department , said that while China is a “ strong advocate for nuclear disarmament , ” Beijing ’ s position on trilateral talks had been made clear on “ numerous occasions.
” “ I can assure you that if the US says that they are ready to come down to the Chinese level ( of nuclear weapons ) , China will be happy to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know that ’ s not going to happen .
China has no interest in joining the so-called trilateral negotiations , given the huge gap between the nuclear arsenal of China and those of the US and the Russian Federation .
For us , this trilateral negotiation is nothing but a ‘ hoax , ’ to use a word of the US President.
” Fu dismissed claims that there was a rapid escalation of China ’ s nuclear missile capabilities and accused the US of trying to use China as an excuse to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are nine nuclear-capable states : China , France , India , Israel , North Korea , Pakistan , Russia , the United Kingdom , and the United States .
All but North Korea are believed to have weapons advanced enough to be readily deployed .
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A senior Chinese diplomat has told US news agency CNN that China would be “happy” to join trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, on the condition that Washington reduces its nuclear arsenal to a level similar to that of China’s.
After unilaterally withdrawing from several key arms control and verification treaties over the last 2 years, US President Donald Trump has stated on several occasions that he wants China to join in a three-way treaty designed to replace the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, known as the New START nuclear agreement, between Washington and Moscow, which expires in February 2021.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration announced that the US is leaving the Open Skies treaty. The treaty was signed in 1992 and took effect in 2002. It offers all signatories, regardless of size, a role in gathering information about military forces and is regarded as a wide-ranging international effort to promote military transparency through ‘mutual aerial observation’.
The Trump administration also pulled the United States out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia last year, which had limited the development and deployment of short-range ground-based missiles. In 2018, the US unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) which had been negotiated with Iran and other major powers (Germany, Russia, China, the UK, France and the European Union) to end the standoff over the US’ and Israel’s unproven accusations and suspicions regarding Iran’s nuclear energy program.
In a parallel move to these developments, in May of this year the Trump administration announced that it was considering the resumption of nuclear tests.
Lassina Zerbo, the executive secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO), the international agency responsible for monitoring nuclear tests, warned in response that a US return to testing being contemplated by the Trump administration would present a “grave challenge to global peace and security”
The US signed the CTBT in 1996 but the Senate voted against ratifying it. The treaty has been signed and ratified by 168 states but it will not come into force until the US, China, Israel and Egypt have ratified it, and it is signed and ratified by India, Pakistan and North Korea.
Meanwhile, the US has observed a voluntary moratorium on tests, as have the UK, France, Russia and China, and the CTBTO preparatory commission was established to set up a network of 300 seismic, hydro-acoustic, infrasound and radionuclide sensors around the world. The network of sensors helped detect nuclear tests by India, Pakistan and North Korea.
The possibility of the US renewing nuclear tests was strongly criticized by Chinese officials at the time, calling it a dangerous signal that would ignite a renewed arms race.
Now, the New START treaty is also under considerable pressure. Under the treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit deployed nuclear warheads to 1,550 and continue with on-site inspection protocols, test launch notifications, and data exchanges, vital mechanisms for ensuring a degree of predictability especially during periods of tension.
Trump has repeatedly called for China to join the bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the US and Russia, using this as an excuse to delay substantive negotiations with Russia over renewing the treaty before it expires next February.
Speaking on 24 June, Marshall Billingslea, the top US envoy for nuclear negotiations, echoed Trump’s demands, claiming that Beijing had an “obligation” to negotiate, and accusing the Chinese government of engaging in a “rapid buildup” of its nuclear program. However, such a claim is extremely disingenuous as the Chinese nuclear arsenal remains for smaller than that of the US both in terms of number and firepower.
The Chinese military currently has far fewer nuclear weapons than either the US or Russia, both of which have at least 5,000 nuclear warheads each. In comparison, it is estimated that China only about 320 nuclear weapons, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Up until now Beijing has said joining the bilateral treaty between the nuclear superpowers is out of the question, given the disparity between their respective nuclear arsenals.
Preliminary negotiations are already underway between the US and Russia, but the Chinese government is refusing to take part in any nuclear agreement with the US under current conditions.
At a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday, Fu Cong, head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s arms control department, said that while China is a “strong advocate for nuclear disarmament,” Beijing’s position on trilateral talks had been made clear on “numerous occasions.” “I can assure you that if the US says that they are ready to come down to the Chinese level (of nuclear weapons), China will be happy to participate the next day. But actually we know that’s not going to happen. China has no interest in joining the so-called trilateral negotiations, given the huge gap between the nuclear arsenal of China and those of the US and the Russian Federation. For us, this trilateral negotiation is nothing but a ‘hoax,’ to use a word of the US President.”
Fu dismissed claims that there was a rapid escalation of China’s nuclear missile capabilities and accused the US of trying to use China as an excuse to shirk their treaty commitments.
“The real purpose is to get rid of all restrictions and have a free hand in seeking military superiority over any adversary, real or imagined,” he said. LINK
Experts believe there are nine nuclear-capable states: China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. All but North Korea are believed to have weapons advanced enough to be readily deployed.
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southfront--2020-07-10--US Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt Ends Troubled Six Month Deployment In The Pacific

The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt arrived in San Diego on Thursday ending a difficult six month deployment plagued by sicknesses and accidents , during which two crew members died from illness .
The ship ’ s commanding officer was also replaced in controversial circumstances for allegedly mishandling an outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the ship in March .
The crew had a challenging six-month deployment , during which the ship was hit hard by COVID-19 and also suffered from a leadership upheaval since it left for the Asia-Pacific region in January .
Two other ships with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and guided-missile cruiser Bunker Hill — returned to California on Wednesday , officials from the US Third Fleet announced .
The Roosevelt ’ s crew lost two sailors during the deployment .
Aviation Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer Justin Calderone , assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 146 , died last week following a medical emergency .
In April , Aviation Ordnanceman Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr. died of complications due to COVID-19 .
The Roosevelt , which has more than 5,000 people onboard , was the third aircraft carrier that had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USS Ronald Reagan , forward deployed in Yokosuka , Japan , said two sailors on board had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 27 , according to a report from Fox News .
The Kitsap Sun reported on March 23 that a member of the USS Carl Vinson ’ s crew was also diagnosed with COVID-19 .
Then , in April , Politico reported that a sailor on board the carrier Nimitz ( CVN 68 ) had tested positive for COVID-19 , citing three defence officials .
After this , the Pentagon then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ service members infected with the coronavirus .
At the time the USS Nimitz , the oldest aircraft carrier of the fleet , was docked in Bremerton , Washington State , and its deployment to the Pacific was delayed by a two-week quarantine of its crew .
LINK In late March , the ship ’ s former commanding officer , Captain Brett Crozier , was relieved of command after he sent an email warning about the carrier ’ s growing health crisis as COVID-19 cases began to spread rapidly .
The email was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chain of command , and was subsequently leaked to the press .
Crozier was one of 1,273 crew members to contract the virus in the Navy ’ s largest known outbreak to date .
After Crozier ’ s was relieved of his command then-acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly made an unplanned visit to the ship , flying nearly 8,000 miles from Washington , D.C. , to Guam , where the carrier was docked for about two months as the crew was evacuated and isolated .
Modly , who was responsible for firing Crozier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to send an emailed warning about the coronavirus cases on the Roosevelt , calling him “ too naïve or too stupid ” to serve as their commanding officer .
The speech was recorded and obtained by media outlets , and Modly faced a strong backlash over his speech , as well as over his decision to fly halfway around the world to deliver it .
He stepped down April 7 , leaving the Navy secretary position vacant for the second time in six months .
The Roosevelt spent almost one-third of its deployment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crew was moved into onshore facilities as the ship was disinfected , but the coronavirus still spread rapidly among its personnel , eventually infecting about a quarter of the sailors on the ship .
The crew headed back out to sea in May , where it participated in naval exercises in the Philippines Sea .
In June , an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Philippine Sea during a routine training flight .
Both the pilot and weapon systems officer safely ejected and were recovered by an MH-60S helicopter .
LINK As the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to some time off on their home turf , tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to simmer in the South China Sea , where the US aircraft carriers Nimitz and Ronald Reagan conducted rare dual-carrier operations last weekend .
The Nimitz steamed into the waters of Japan-based US 7th Fleet last month , while the Reagan is home ported in Japan .
Two carriers are not believed to have operated together in the South China Sea since 2009 , when the George Washington and Carl Vinson headed into the contentious waters .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month in the nearby Philippine Sea , before the latter returned to the US .
The two carriers launched fighter jets “ around the clock , ” while practicing other skills in tandem , according to a Navy release .
They were joined in the skies by an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress , a long-range , nuclear-capable bomber from the 2nd Bomb Wing , which took off from Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana , to take part in the exercises .
Warships of the carrier strike force also practiced defending against an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jets at times playing the enemy .
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The US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt arrived in San Diego on Thursday ending a difficult six month deployment plagued by sicknesses and accidents, during which two crew members died from illness. The ship’s commanding officer was also replaced in controversial circumstances for allegedly mishandling an outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the ship in March.
The crew had a challenging six-month deployment, during which the ship was hit hard by COVID-19 and also suffered from a leadership upheaval since it left for the Asia-Pacific region in January. Two other ships with the carrier strike group — the destroyer Russell and guided-missile cruiser Bunker Hill — returned to California on Wednesday, officials from the US Third Fleet announced.
The Roosevelt’s crew lost two sailors during the deployment. Aviation Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer Justin Calderone, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 146, died last week following a medical emergency. In April, Aviation Ordnanceman Chief Petty Officer Charles Robert Thacker Jr. died of complications due to COVID-19.
The Roosevelt, which has more than 5,000 people onboard, was the third aircraft carrier that had reported COVID-19 cases in March. The USS Ronald Reagan, forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan, said two sailors on board had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 27, according to a report from Fox News.
The Kitsap Sun reported on March 23 that a member of the USS Carl Vinson’s crew was also diagnosed with COVID-19. Then, in April, Politico reported that a sailor on board the carrier Nimitz (CVN 68) had tested positive for COVID-19, citing three defence officials. After this, the Pentagon then stopped identifying the locations of active duty service members infected with the coronavirus. At the time the USS Nimitz, the oldest aircraft carrier of the fleet, was docked in Bremerton, Washington State, and its deployment to the Pacific was delayed by a two-week quarantine of its crew. LINK
In late March, the ship’s former commanding officer, Captain Brett Crozier, was relieved of command after he sent an email warning about the carrier’s growing health crisis as COVID-19 cases began to spread rapidly. The email was also sent to some officials outside his formal chain of command, and was subsequently leaked to the press. Crozier was one of 1,273 crew members to contract the virus in the Navy’s largest known outbreak to date.
After Crozier’s was relieved of his command then-acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly made an unplanned visit to the ship, flying nearly 8,000 miles from Washington, D.C., to Guam, where the carrier was docked for about two months as the crew was evacuated and isolated. Modly, who was responsible for firing Crozier, slammed the captain’s decision to send an emailed warning about the coronavirus cases on the Roosevelt, calling him “too naïve or too stupid” to serve as their commanding officer.
The speech was recorded and obtained by media outlets, and Modly faced a strong backlash over his speech, as well as over his decision to fly halfway around the world to deliver it. He stepped down April 7, leaving the Navy secretary position vacant for the second time in six months.
The Roosevelt spent almost one-third of its deployment docked in Guam. Most of the crew was moved into onshore facilities as the ship was disinfected, but the coronavirus still spread rapidly among its personnel, eventually infecting about a quarter of the sailors on the ship.
The crew headed back out to sea in May, where it participated in naval exercises in the Philippines Sea. In June, an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Philippine Sea during a routine training flight. Both the pilot and weapon systems officer safely ejected and were recovered by an MH-60S helicopter. LINK
As the crew of the Theodore Roosevelt look forward to some time off on their home turf, tensions between Beijing and Washington continue to simmer in the South China Sea, where the US aircraft carriers Nimitz and Ronald Reagan conducted rare dual-carrier operations last weekend.
The Nimitz steamed into the waters of Japan-based US 7th Fleet last month, while the Reagan is home ported in Japan.
Two carriers are not believed to have operated together in the South China Sea since 2009, when the George Washington and Carl Vinson headed into the contentious waters.
They were joined by the Theodore Roosevelt last month in the nearby Philippine Sea, before the latter returned to the US.
The two carriers launched fighter jets “around the clock,” while practicing other skills in tandem, according to a Navy release.
They were joined in the skies by an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, a long-range, nuclear-capable bomber from the 2nd Bomb Wing, which took off from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to take part in the exercises.
Bomber Task Force demonstrates U.S. capability to rapidly deploy to a forward operating base and execute long-range strike missions,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Duff, 96th Bomb Squadron commander, in an Air Force news release. “This sortie demonstrates our ability to reach out from home station, fly anywhere in the world and execute those missions, rapidly regenerate from a forward operating base and continue operations.”
Warships of the carrier strike force also practiced defending against an attack during the exercises, with carrier jets at times playing the enemy. LINK
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southfront--2020-07-10--Turkey Has 37 ‘Military Points’ In Northern Iraq (Map Update)

On July 6 , the Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications released a map of the military situation in northern @ @ @ @ @ establsihed 37 “ military points ” in border areas of the Kurdistan Region and inside @ @ @ @ @ Duhok , Zakho and Soran .
The map showcases the growing Turksih military presence in @ @ @ @ @ the Iraq-Turkey and Iraq-Iran border areas .
The Turkish army also keeps a military base @ @ @ @ @ disputed province of Nineveh , despite multiple calls from Baghdad to withdraw from the area @ @ @ @ @ of a new phase of Turkey ’ s fight against the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party @ @ @ @ @ Iraq , its military presence there is expected to grow even further .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ later the Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications decided to remove its post with the @ @ @ @ @ Ankara decided to not promote in media locations of its new military positions in the @ @ @ @ @ TOPIC :

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On July 6, the Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications released a map of the military situation in northern Iraq revealing that Turkey has establsihed 37 “military points” in border areas of the Kurdistan Region and inside the cities of Erbil, Duhok, Zakho and Soran.
The map showcases the growing Turksih military presence in multiple locations, spreading across the Iraq-Turkey and Iraq-Iran border areas. The Turkish army also keeps a military base in Bashiqa, in the disputed province of Nineveh, despite multiple calls from Baghdad to withdraw from the area. With the recent start of a new phase of Turkey’s fight against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, its military presence there is expected to grow even further.
It’s interesting to note that later the Republic of Turkey Directorate of Communications decided to remove its post with the abovementioned map. Likely, Ankara decided to not promote in media locations of its new military positions in the country.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Leader Of Ultra-Right Militia Predicts End Of US And Warns Of Civil War

As the US election looms , the heavily armed III % Security Force militia is ready for an anti-Democrat uprising .
The group has been accused of neo-Nazism , but in a recent interview with RT one of its leaders said their purpose is to protect and defend the will of the people .
Chris Hill , commanding officer of the III % Security Force ’ s Georgia branch , states the militia ’ s take on current developments in the US unequivocally : The Three Percenters are a constitutional militia with chapters across the US , their name originating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of colonists took up arms against Britain during the US revolution and War of Independence .
The militia claims that over the last few months membership has rocketed by 150 % , with 50 to 100 applicants per day – spurred on by developments like Minneapolis City ’ s pledge to dismantle their police department and Joe Biden ’ s promise to defend the rights of Muslim communities in the US if he enters the White House .
The group , whose members are rarely seen in public without military fatigues and firearms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , allowing them to rise up and take control .
They spend around a fifth of their time on political activism and the rest doing practicing survivalism , military infantry training , hunting , rescue and first aid .
They believe they have been made deliberately obsolete in modern America , a feeling only exacerbated by the national Defund the Police movement and the Democratic Party ’ s pledge to reform the police force .
Speaking to RT , Hill , a former marine , explained : “ How do you get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States ?
You render them useless and over time they fade away .
“ Now we ’ re seeing the Founding Fathers had it right , this is something we should have never let the fire burn out on .
We have a short amount of time to reignite it .
“ We will be whenever we need to be , wherever God sees fit .
Every day we can reach out to another American citizen and say , ‘ Are you in favour of communism and anarchism ?
We have a right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while evidently on the far end of the political right wing , reject their depiction in the mainstream media of being racist neo-Nazis .
In one example , the GSF were accused of “ terrorizing ” county officials in Georgia out of a meeting to build a new mosque , and linking the place to ISIS – a charge Hill denies .
But his group takes reports of things like Muslim community patrols forming in New York after the Christchurch shooting , as signals that attempts to introduce Sharia law are underway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view , the group is pro-immigration , supports religious freedom , and would not lead with violence .
The big caveats are that the immigration must be legal and the newcomers must assimilate .
Like many on the American political right , he refers to undocumented migrants as an invasion .
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The government is cast with a job and part of that is to prevent an invasion , it doesn ’ t specify armed or unarmed , but if 20 million people are in this country illegally , how can you look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say we haven ’ t been invaded ?
“ Legal immigration is fine , as long as whatever caused you to flee , leave that shit where you came from .
Learn the language , our practices , our traditions – do not try to advocate for other religious , ideological or political beliefs enforced in whatever country you came from .
“ I ’ m not saying you have to be Christian , in America you are free to practice any religion you like .
But if anyone doesn ’ t want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d put them in a catapult and fling them into the Gulf of Mexico.
” Hill ’ s prominent position in the movement has made him a high profile target for the groups opponents .
He says he and his family regularly receive death threats .
He believes that most of them come from the anti-fascist group Antifa , which US President Donald Trump wants to officially label a domestic terrorist organization for its alleged role in the recent riots and the harassment of conservative figures and their supporters .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ considered worthy of killing is because of his media portrayal .
The influential liberal “ anti-hate ” group Southern Poverty Law Center has branded him and his group “ anti-government , ” saying he praises “ neo-Nazi movements.
” But he claims that the reporting on him is selective .
Some media reports have linked him to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and previous GSF member Michael Ramos , who carried out a racial beating in public in 2017 .
The images of Hill ’ s group almost exclusively have white people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not on purpose .
“ I would love to have a wide range of skin tones in our militia , multiple races , any race is welcome .
People can look at us and say , they don ’ t see a lot of black , Asian or Latino people .
It ’ s not for lack of trying , the invitation is there , we need more .
It ’ s laughable to say I am racist or KKK , as I turn around and look at my son , my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m married to a Vietnamese woman and our kids are mixed .
That information doesn ’ t reach the light of day as it doesn ’ t fit with everybody who wants to say we ’ re all racist and KKK .
My situation doesn ’ t ever make publication , especially from any left-wing liberal sources.
” The III % Security Force hope to see President Trump secure a second term in November and believe the Democrats are out to take away their guns .
“ If Joe Biden wins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Joe Biden goes after guns on a national level – if he ’ s coming for the guns , he can get it .
And any other politician coming for the guns , they can get it too .
They are 24 different states that are going with red-flag laws and gun bans .
That ’ s different from a potential President Biden pushing through some national firearms ban .
That is the true definition of tyranny.
” Issues like red-flag laws which allow individuals to petition a court to remove someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the III % Security Force .
If Biden does that , Chris Hill will get up off his ass and fight against that until my last breath.
” Hill was preparing for that back in 2016 , against the threat of “ gun-grabbing ” Hillary Clinton winning the election .
Back then , Trump won and his resolve to fight back was not put to the test .
Now , Joe Biden is the “ gun-grabbing pedophile ” ( an apparent reference to Biden ’ s barely-appropriate shows of physical affection to women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ no way in hell ” Hill will vote for .
If Biden does win , Hill , like many Trump supporters , is convinced that the Democrat will have “ stolen ” the election with the FBI ’ s help , through methods like hacking and mail-in ballot fraud .
Ironically , given how extremely polarizing his views are , Hill wants his militia to be a uniting force .
But at the same time , he warns that a US civil war is looming .
The racial divide is there , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are the racists , in Hill ’ s view .
He sees himself and his group as defenders of freedom of speech .
“ I believe Black Lives Matter is a racist slogan , I believe the organizers of that movement are Marxists , communists and they have no end-game other than taking to streets to loot or riot .
I ’ ve been in Georgia my whole life other than in the military , I have not seen any Klan or Nazi rallies , there are no white supremacists in large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rent a stadium , spill your guts , say what you need to say and let ’ s get on with it .
Nobody in the USA was born into slavery , I understand what happened prior to me being born , a lot of bad things happened , but I was born free just like the next white man , Asian woman or black man , all people .
We are on an equal footing going forward , if you don ’ t like the situation you are in , get a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not a movie , it ’ s real life.
” Never without a gun himself , Hill maintains his group isn ’ t advocating a violent uprising .
Ultimately , in a country that ’ s rapidly dismantling the unseemly elements of its past , the Three Percenters want to see a return to the principles of 1776 when America formed as an independent nation .
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As the US election looms, the heavily armed III% Security Force militia is ready for an anti-Democrat uprising. The group has been accused of neo-Nazism, but in a recent interview with RT one of its leaders said their purpose is to protect and defend the will of the people.
Chris Hill, commanding officer of the III% Security Force’s Georgia branch, states the militia’s take on current developments in the US unequivocally:
“There is a coup taking place right now, there’s a collective effort to overthrow our way of life as we know it – people are starting to realize it’s not a conspiracy theory. “If we don’t come together as one, we’ll be living in a post-American world by 2021.”
The Three Percenters are a constitutional militia with chapters across the US, their name originating from the claim that only three percent of colonists took up arms against Britain during the US revolution and War of Independence.
The militia claims that over the last few months membership has rocketed by 150%, with 50 to 100 applicants per day – spurred on by developments like Minneapolis City’s pledge to dismantle their police department and Joe Biden’s promise to defend the rights of Muslim communities in the US if he enters the White House.
Hill, also known as General Blood Agent, said: “It’s like our Founding Fathers stated, we believe we should come together, to lend our arms and council whenever a crisis arises. We advocate and defend our goals and beliefs with regards to our way of life, our constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic.”
The group, whose members are rarely seen in public without military fatigues and firearms, sees its role as protecting the people, allowing them to rise up and take control. They spend around a fifth of their time on political activism and the rest doing practicing survivalism, military infantry training, hunting, rescue and first aid.
They believe they have been made deliberately obsolete in modern America, a feeling only exacerbated by the national Defund the Police movement and the Democratic Party’s pledge to reform the police force.
Speaking to RT, Hill, a former marine, explained: “How do you get rid of a militia in the United States? You render them useless and over time they fade away. “Now we’re seeing the Founding Fathers had it right, this is something we should have never let the fire burn out on. We have a short amount of time to reignite it. “We will be whenever we need to be, wherever God sees fit. Every day we can reach out to another American citizen and say, ‘Are you in favour of communism and anarchism? We have a right to repel that.’”
The group, while evidently on the far end of the political right wing, reject their depiction in the mainstream media of being racist neo-Nazis.
In one example, the GSF were accused of “terrorizing” county officials in Georgia out of a meeting to build a new mosque, and linking the place to ISIS – a charge Hill denies.
But his group takes reports of things like Muslim community patrols forming in New York after the Christchurch shooting, as signals that attempts to introduce Sharia law are underway.
Still, in Hill’s view, the group is pro-immigration, supports religious freedom, and would not lead with violence. The big caveats are that the immigration must be legal and the newcomers must assimilate. Like many on the American political right, he refers to undocumented migrants as an invasion.
“I am 100 percent against illegal immigration. The government is cast with a job and part of that is to prevent an invasion, it doesn’t specify armed or unarmed, but if 20 million people are in this country illegally, how can you look at me with a straight face and say we haven’t been invaded? “Legal immigration is fine, as long as whatever caused you to flee, leave that shit where you came from. Learn the language, our practices, our traditions – do not try to advocate for other religious, ideological or political beliefs enforced in whatever country you came from. “I’m not saying you have to be Christian, in America you are free to practice any religion you like. But if anyone doesn’t want to assimilate or come here legally, I’d put them in a catapult and fling them into the Gulf of Mexico.”
Hill’s prominent position in the movement has made him a high profile target for the groups opponents. He says he and his family regularly receive death threats. He believes that most of them come from the anti-fascist group Antifa, which US President Donald Trump wants to officially label a domestic terrorist organization for its alleged role in the recent riots and the harassment of conservative figures and their supporters.
“I have been targeted for four or five years. When I went to Virginia in January they put up a hit list and my face was there, basically I’m a target. If they know I am going to be somewhere, they put up my picture and say they’ll kill me.”
One major reason Hill feels he’s considered worthy of killing is because of his media portrayal. The influential liberal “anti-hate” group Southern Poverty Law Center has branded him and his group “anti-government,” saying he praises “neo-Nazi movements.”
But he claims that the reporting on him is selective.
Some media reports have linked him to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh and previous GSF member Michael Ramos, who carried out a racial beating in public in 2017.
The images of Hill’s group almost exclusively have white people in them, but he claims it’s not on purpose.
“I would love to have a wide range of skin tones in our militia, multiple races, any race is welcome. People can look at us and say, they don’t see a lot of black, Asian or Latino people. It’s not for lack of trying, the invitation is there, we need more. It’s laughable to say I am racist or KKK, as I turn around and look at my son, my daughter who are half-white, half-Asian – I’m married to a Vietnamese woman and our kids are mixed. That information doesn’t reach the light of day as it doesn’t fit with everybody who wants to say we’re all racist and KKK. My situation doesn’t ever make publication, especially from any left-wing liberal sources.”
The III% Security Force hope to see President Trump secure a second term in November and believe the Democrats are out to take away their guns.
“If Joe Biden wins, as depressing as that sounds, and Joe Biden goes after guns on a national level – if he’s coming for the guns, he can get it. And any other politician coming for the guns, they can get it too. They are 24 different states that are going with red-flag laws and gun bans. That’s different from a potential President Biden pushing through some national firearms ban. That is the true definition of tyranny.” Issues like red-flag laws which allow individuals to petition a court to remove someone else’s firearm are paramount for the III% Security Force. If Biden does that, Chris Hill will get up off his ass and fight against that until my last breath.”
Hill was preparing for that back in 2016, against the threat of “gun-grabbing” Hillary Clinton winning the election. Back then, Trump won and his resolve to fight back was not put to the test. Now, Joe Biden is the “gun-grabbing pedophile” (an apparent reference to Biden’s barely-appropriate shows of physical affection to women and children) that there’s “no way in hell” Hill will vote for.
If Biden does win, Hill, like many Trump supporters, is convinced that the Democrat will have “stolen” the election with the FBI’s help, through methods like hacking and mail-in ballot fraud.
Ironically, given how extremely polarizing his views are, Hill wants his militia to be a uniting force.
But at the same time, he warns that a US civil war is looming. The racial divide is there, but it’s the current-day protesters who are the racists, in Hill’s view. He sees himself and his group as defenders of freedom of speech.
“I believe Black Lives Matter is a racist slogan, I believe the organizers of that movement are Marxists, communists and they have no end-game other than taking to streets to loot or riot. I’ve been in Georgia my whole life other than in the military, I have not seen any Klan or Nazi rallies, there are no white supremacists in large groups. I would tell them to rent a stadium, spill your guts, say what you need to say and let’s get on with it. Nobody in the USA was born into slavery, I understand what happened prior to me being born, a lot of bad things happened, but I was born free just like the next white man, Asian woman or black man, all people. We are on an equal footing going forward, if you don’t like the situation you are in, get a bus ticket and relocate. This is not a movie, it’s real life.”
Never without a gun himself, Hill maintains his group isn’t advocating a violent uprising.
“We’ll protect the voice of the people. It can’t come from the end of a gun, if we do that then we’ve lost the moral high ground and the war before it even starts. Power needs to be given to the people to make changes. But there is no doubt in my mind we are stumbling towards an armed conflict inside the United States of America.”
Ultimately, in a country that’s rapidly dismantling the unseemly elements of its past, the Three Percenters want to see a return to the principles of 1776 when America formed as an independent nation.
“We are a constitutional militia recognized by the Second Amendment. In the last 244 years, would you have said we have moved towards perfection or towards damage done and anarchy? “We are definitely heading in the wrong direction.” LINK
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southfront--2020-07-10--Calm Gradually Being Restored After More Than 200 Killed In Week Of Protests In Ethiopia

At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of widespread protests and street violence in Ethiopia .
Most of the victims were from the Oromia region , where the death toll includes 215 civilians as well as nine police officers and five militia members , according to regional police commissioner Mustafa Kedir .
Calm is gradually being restored throughout the country after a week of violence wracked the country .
While the violence was concentrated in the troubled Oromia region , officials stated that 10 people were also killed in confrontations in Ethiopia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eight of them civilians .
The protests began after a popular singer was shot dead in what appeared to be a targeted killing .
Hachalu Hundessa had been a rallying voice in anti-government protests that led to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rising to power in 2018 following a political agreement that was intended to calm deep ethnic tensions in the country .
The singer ’ s murder rekindled historic grievances fuelled by decades of government repression and what the Oromo , Ethiopia ’ s biggest ethnic group , consider their historic exclusion from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ethiopia ’ s largest ethnic group but had never held the country ’ s top post until they helped bring Abiy to power .
Abiy swiftly introduced political reforms that were intended to open the way for addressing the long-held ethnic grievances in Africa ’ s second most populous country .
However , the latest disturbances have demonstrated that many problems remain .
In remarks last week while wearing a military uniform , Abiy said dissidents to whom he had extended an offer of peace had “ taken up arms ” in revolt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be links between this unrest and the killing of the army chief last year as well as an attack with a grenade thrown at one of his own rallies in 2018 .
According to local reports , in some places ethnic Oromo attacked ethnic Amhara , and in Shashamane town some people were going home to home checking identity cards and targeting Amhara residents .
LINK The military was deployed during the outrage that followed Hachalu ’ s death .
The 3,500 arrests included that of a well-known Oromo activist , Jawar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is not clear what charges they will face .
Tensions rose further when the state broadcaster reported the arrest of a prominent journalist and activist Eskinder Nega , a former political prisoner who runs a pressure group opposed to what it describes as Oromo attempts to dominate the capital .
The dispute over Addis had previously triggered three years of violent street confrontations that eventually forced the resignation of the previous prime minister and led to the appointment of current Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the post in 2018 .
Haacaaluu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a generation of young Oromos who took part in the protests that brought down the previous government .
Other developments contributing to the unrest were the arrest last week of the Oromo opposition leader , Bekele Gerba , and the media mogul Jawar Mohammed .
Abiy , Haacaaluu and Jawar are all Oromo .
The singer and media owner were more critical of the prime minister in recent months ; some Oromo activists have accused Ethiopia ’ s 41-year-old prime minister of continuing the State ’ s repressive methods to stay in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slowly in Oromia after the violence in which several hundred homes in Ethiopia were burned or damaged .
On the external front , Ethiopia ’ s government also faces a major challenge as it attempts to fast-track completion of the Renaissance Dam project despite strong objections from Egypt as efforts to conclude negotiations to guarantee Egypt and Sudan an adequate supply of water from the Nile have stalled .
The possibility of an armed conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia can not be ruled out if Ethiopia starts filling the dam this rainy season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before the negotiations have resolved outstanding disagreements .
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At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of widespread protests and street violence in Ethiopia. Most of the victims were from the Oromia region, where the death toll includes 215 civilians as well as nine police officers and five militia members, according to regional police commissioner Mustafa Kedir.
Calm is gradually being restored throughout the country after a week of violence wracked the country. While the violence was concentrated in the troubled Oromia region, officials stated that 10 people were also killed in confrontations in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, eight of them civilians.
The protests began after a popular singer was shot dead in what appeared to be a targeted killing. Hachalu Hundessa had been a rallying voice in anti-government protests that led to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rising to power in 2018 following a political agreement that was intended to calm deep ethnic tensions in the country.
The singer’s murder rekindled historic grievances fuelled by decades of government repression and what the Oromo, Ethiopia’s biggest ethnic group, consider their historic exclusion from political power. The Oromo make up Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group but had never held the country’s top post until they helped bring Abiy to power.
Abiy swiftly introduced political reforms that were intended to open the way for addressing the long-held ethnic grievances in Africa’s second most populous country. However, the latest disturbances have demonstrated that many problems remain.
In remarks last week while wearing a military uniform, Abiy said dissidents to whom he had extended an offer of peace had “taken up arms” in revolt against the government. He hinted there could be links between this unrest and the killing of the army chief last year as well as an attack with a grenade thrown at one of his own rallies in 2018.
According to local reports, in some places ethnic Oromo attacked ethnic Amhara, and in Shashamane town some people were going home to home checking identity cards and targeting Amhara residents. LINK
The military was deployed during the outrage that followed Hachalu’s death. The 3,500 arrests included that of a well-known Oromo activist, Jawar Mohammed, and more than 30 supporters. It is not clear what charges they will face.
Professor Awol Allo of Keele University, England, said a dispute over whether to bury Haacaaluu in Ambo or Addis had aggravated the political tensions fanning the protests. “It’s very contentious. Oromos claim the city [Addis] to be theirs, as it lies fully within the Oromo regional state.” But the capital is under federal, not regional control. LINK
Tensions rose further when the state broadcaster reported the arrest of a prominent journalist and activist Eskinder Nega, a former political prisoner who runs a pressure group opposed to what it describes as Oromo attempts to dominate the capital.
The dispute over Addis had previously triggered three years of violent street confrontations that eventually forced the resignation of the previous prime minister and led to the appointment of current Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to the post in 2018.
Haacaaluu’s music was a rallying point for a generation of young Oromos who took part in the protests that brought down the previous government.
Other developments contributing to the unrest were the arrest last week of the Oromo opposition leader, Bekele Gerba, and the media mogul Jawar Mohammed.
Abiy, Haacaaluu and Jawar are all Oromo. The singer and media owner were more critical of the prime minister in recent months; some Oromo activists have accused Ethiopia’s 41-year-old prime minister of continuing the State’s repressive methods to stay in power.
Businesses have now begun opening slowly in Oromia after the violence in which several hundred homes in Ethiopia were burned or damaged.
On the external front, Ethiopia’s government also faces a major challenge as it attempts to fast-track completion of the Renaissance Dam project despite strong objections from Egypt as efforts to conclude negotiations to guarantee Egypt and Sudan an adequate supply of water from the Nile have stalled. The possibility of an armed conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia cannot be ruled out if Ethiopia starts filling the dam this rainy season (which usually starts this month) before the negotiations have resolved outstanding disagreements.
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southfront--2020-07-10--CH-47F Chinook Medium Transport Helicopter (Infographics)

Much worse as the Iranian terrain is like a fortress and is adjacent to Russia and China .
The Chinese @ @ @ @ @ it out as they will bog the dumbass Americunts in Iran and the wider region @ @ @ @ @ sign a comprehensive strategic and security pact with Iran .
Even on its own Iran @ @ @ @ @ warfare template can fight on for decades .
Iranian military doctrine centers on devastating asymmetric @ @ @ @ @ use of geography , strategic depth , huge manpower , nationalism and a general willingness @ @ @ @ @ name of Shia martyrdom ideology as ways to confront technologically-advanced adversaries such as the United @ @

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The Boeing CH-47F Chinook is an twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter orginally developed for the US military. It is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Egypt Sends Warning To Turkey By Launching Drills Near Libya (Map Update)

On July 9 , the Egyptian Armed Forces started military drills near the Libyan border .
The land part of @ @ @ @ @ 2020 , took place in the northwestern district of Qabr Gabis .
The Egyptian military @ @ @ @ @ own naval drills off the Libyan coast by Turkey .
The Turkish drills , called @ @ @ @ @ reportedly take place off the Libyan coast in three different regions : Barbaros , Turgutreis @ @ @ @ @ media already described the Egyptian drills are a message to Turkey , which has been @ @ @ @ @ the conflict .
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On July 9, the Egyptian Armed Forces started military drills near the Libyan border. The land part of the drills, codenamed Resolve 2020, took place in the northwestern district of Qabr Gabis.
The Egyptian military exercise followed the announcement of own naval drills off the Libyan coast by Turkey. The Turkish drills, called “Naftex”, will reportedly take place off the Libyan coast in three different regions: Barbaros, Turgutreis and Chaka Bey.
القوات المسلحة بأفرعها الرئيسية تنفذ المناورة "حسم 2020 " على الاتجاه الإستراتيجي الغربي pic.twitter.com/XeCGBZ9XzW — القاهرة والناس (@alkaherawalnas) July 9, 2020
Egyptian media already described the Egyptian drills are a message to Turkey, which has been steadily increasing its involvement in the conflict.
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southfront--2020-07-10--More Syrian Militants Die Fighting For Turkey In Libya: Monitoring Group

The number of Turkish-backed Syrian militants who were killed while fighting for the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) in Libya has risen to 470 , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on July 9 .
According to the UK-based monitoring group , at least 33 child soldiers were among the dead in Libya .
The death toll also includes several field commanders .
The militants were killed while carrying out operations with Turkish-backed GNA forces against the Libyan National Army .
Turkey began deploying Syrian militants in Libya last year in order to boost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support allowed GNA forces to secure serious gains in western and northwestern Libya in the last few months .
The SOHR estimates that Turkey has deployed 15,800 Syrian militants in Libya , thus far .
At least 5,600 of them returned to Syria .
Turkish-backed militants were heavily criticized by a large part of the Syrian opposition for joining the battle in Libya .
Despite this , more militants are enlisting upon Turkey ’ s orders .
Money is the main motive for most of them .
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The number of Turkish-backed Syrian militants who were killed while fighting for the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has risen to 470, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on July 9.
According to the UK-based monitoring group, at least 33 child soldiers were among the dead in Libya. The death toll also includes several field commanders.
The militants were killed while carrying out operations with Turkish-backed GNA forces against the Libyan National Army.
Turkey began deploying Syrian militants in Libya last year in order to boost the capabilities of the GNA. Turkish support allowed GNA forces to secure serious gains in western and northwestern Libya in the last few months.
The SOHR estimates that Turkey has deployed 15,800 Syrian militants in Libya, thus far. At least 5,600 of them returned to Syria.
Turkish-backed militants were heavily criticized by a large part of the Syrian opposition for joining the battle in Libya. Despite this, more militants are enlisting upon Turkey’s orders. Money is the main motive for most of them.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Wave Of Explosions And Fires At Critical Infrastructure Objects Hits Iran. Sabotage Or Accidents?

A number of incidents have taken place in Iran over the past few weeks : • On June 26 , there was an explosion at a weapons depot in Parchin .
Parchin hosts a military base in which , reportedly , nuclear activity had been carried out by Iran .
Defense ministry spokesman , Davoud Abdi , told state TV that the blast had happened at a gas storage facility in a “ public area ” of Parchin rather than the military base .
The fire had been put out and no casualties had been reported , he added , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the blast .
• On July 2 , the fire broke out at the Natanz nuclear fuel enrichment site .
On July 5 , the government confirmed that the damaged building at the Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center .
• On July 4 , a fire knocked out a power station transformer in the southwestern city of Ahvaz .
Fars News Agency reported that the fire at the Zargan power plant had broke out as a result of a transformer explosion .
Later , a spokesman for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ connection ” of one of the transformers had caused the fire .
• On July 7 , an explosion at a factory south of Tehran killed two people and seriously injured three others .
The explosion , which destroyed a factory in Tehran and caused extensive damage to a neighbouring factory , was described as an accident and attributed to human error , which caused oxygen tanks stored there to explode .
• On June 30 , an explosion killed 19 people at a medical clinic in central Tehran .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the result of a gas leak .
• On July 3 , there was a fire in the city of Shiraz .
The town was also hit by the power outage a few days earlier .
The power outage also affected the 7th Tactical Air Base , which is located outside of the city of Shiraz and is attached to the Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport .
The chain of incidents generated a lot of suspicions and rumors .
MSM primarily blamed Israel for attacks on Iran ’ s nuclear sites .
Such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Prime Minister of Israel , Benjamin Netanyahu .
With his plans to annex 30 percent of the occupied West Bank , Netanyahu is losing significant international support , as well as popularity within the country .
If Israel ’ s involvement in the incidents in Iran is revealed , the current Prime Minister will have an opportunity to confirm his status as a strong leader who can protect Israel from threats emanating from Iran .
In this case , Netanyahu does not cross “ red lines ” and does not allow a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Only a moderate-intensity conflict would allow Netanyahu to maintain his status without major consequences .
Incidents at nuclear sites had no significant impact on Iran ’ s nuclear policy .
They only slowed down the progress .
However , no information about the involvement of the Israeli side in the incidents in Iran has been confirmed and remains suspicions .
Most of the incidents were identified by official statements as accidents .
However , Iranian officials admit that if it is proved that any of the explosions were caused by Iran ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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A number of incidents have taken place in Iran over the past few weeks:
On June 26, there was an explosion at a weapons depot in Parchin. Parchin hosts a military base in which, reportedly, nuclear activity had been carried out by Iran. Defense ministry spokesman, Davoud Abdi, told state TV that the blast had happened at a gas storage facility in a “public area” of Parchin rather than the military base. The fire had been put out and no casualties had been reported, he added, but gave no details about the cause of the blast.
On July 2, the fire broke out at the Natanz nuclear fuel enrichment site. On July 5, the government confirmed that the damaged building at the Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center.
On July 4, a fire knocked out a power station transformer in the southwestern city of Ahvaz. Fars News Agency reported that the fire at the Zargan power plant had broke out as a result of a transformer explosion. Later, a spokesman for the Iranian electricity industry told Iranian media that the “connection” of one of the transformers had caused the fire.
On July 7, an explosion at a factory south of Tehran killed two people and seriously injured three others. The explosion, which destroyed a factory in Tehran and caused extensive damage to a neighbouring factory, was described as an accident and attributed to human error, which caused oxygen tanks stored there to explode.
On June 30, an explosion killed 19 people at a medical clinic in central Tehran. According to Iranian media, the explosion was the result of a gas leak.
On July 3, there was a fire in the city of Shiraz. The town was also hit by the power outage a few days earlier. The power outage also affected the 7th Tactical Air Base, which is located outside of the city of Shiraz and is attached to the Shiraz Shahid Dastghaib International Airport.
The chain of incidents generated a lot of suspicions and rumors. MSM primarily blamed Israel for attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.
Such a policy would be quite profitable for the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. With his plans to annex 30 percent of the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu is losing significant international support, as well as popularity within the country. If Israel’s involvement in the incidents in Iran is revealed, the current Prime Minister will have an opportunity to confirm his status as a strong leader who can protect Israel from threats emanating from Iran. In this case, Netanyahu does not cross “red lines” and does not allow a full-scale conflict with Iran to break out. Only a moderate-intensity conflict would allow Netanyahu to maintain his status without major consequences.
Incidents at nuclear sites had no significant impact on Iran’s nuclear policy. They only slowed down the progress.
The spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, said that reconstruction would soon begin with a bigger plot of land for advanced equipment.
However, no information about the involvement of the Israeli side in the incidents in Iran has been confirmed and remains suspicions.
Most of the incidents were identified by official statements as accidents. However, Iranian officials admit that if it is proved that any of the explosions were caused by Iran’s enemies, it will respond accordingly.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Jaysh Al-Islam Claimed Prevention Of PKK Attack In Turkish-Occupied Afrin (Photos)

Jaysh al-Islam claimed on July 9 that it had foiled a “ terrorist operation ” by the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) in the Turkish-occupied city of Afrin in northern Aleppo .
In an official statement , the group said its militants arrested two PKK female operatives while they were attempting to plant a heavy improvised explosive device ( IED ) in a local market in Afrin ’ s city center .
The group said that the operatives confessed and provided detailed information on how they snuck into the city .
Jaysh al-Islam also released photos of two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about their identity .
Both were handed over to Turkish-affiliated security forces .
A series of IED attacks rocked Afrin city in the last few weeks .
In the most recent attacks , on July 3 and 5 , two people were killed and at least four others were injured .
Usually , Turkish-backed militants are targeted .
Kurdish forces are known for conducting such attacks in Turkish-occupied areas , especially in Afrin .
Nevertheless , Jaysh al-Islam claims are highly-questionable .
At the time when the notorious group controlled Damascus ’ Eastern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ local women and those who belong to minority groups on unfounded basis .
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Jaysh al-Islam claimed on July 9 that it had foiled a “terrorist operation” by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Turkish-occupied city of Afrin in northern Aleppo.
In an official statement, the group said its militants arrested two PKK female operatives while they were attempting to plant a heavy improvised explosive device (IED) in a local market in Afrin’s city center. The group said that the operatives confessed and provided detailed information on how they snuck into the city.
“They confessed to the entire plan that meant to disturb security, spread panic, terrorize the safe [people] and kill them,” the statement reads.
Jaysh al-Islam also released photos of two young girls, without providing any details about their identity. Both were handed over to Turkish-affiliated security forces.
A series of IED attacks rocked Afrin city in the last few weeks. In the most recent attacks, on July 3 and 5, two people were killed and at least four others were injured. Usually, Turkish-backed militants are targeted.
Kurdish forces are known for conducting such attacks in Turkish-occupied areas, especially in Afrin. Nevertheless, Jaysh al-Islam claims are highly-questionable. At the time when the notorious group controlled Damascus’ Eastern Ghouta, it was infamous for imprisoning local women and those who belong to minority groups on unfounded basis.
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southfront--2020-07-10--US Democrats Call To Dismantle the System As BLM Protests Continue

From instigating BLM riots and calling to defund the Police as a whole , the US Democratic Party and its neo-liberal supporters moved to open calls to dismantle what they call the US system of ‘ opression ’ .
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar ( the U.S. Representative for Minnesota ’ s 5th congressional district since 2019 ) spearheaded these calls during a press conference at the Minnesota state capitol .
She called to “ dismantle ” the existing US state system , which is supposedly designed to support structural racism and inequality .
Omar is the Somali-American and naturalized citizen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the first two Muslim women ( along with Rashida Tlaib ) to serve in Congress .
According to Omar and pro-liberal maisntream media outlets , there is nothing strange in calls that she made and ‘ right-wing ’ media outlets just misrepresent her ‘ democratic position ’ .
It seems that the United States is now affected not only by the new wave of cultural and social struggle between the conservative and strongly neo-liberal parts of the society on the grassroots level , but is also passing through the unprecendented level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If the US neo-liberal democrats win the battle for power , they will likely immidiately start turning the country into the neo-liberal ‘ utopia ’ that they promote : i.e .
the ‘ neo-liberal ’ totalitarian state .
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From instigating BLM riots and calling to defund the Police as a whole, the US Democratic Party and its neo-liberal supporters moved to open calls to dismantle what they call the US system of ‘opression’.
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (the U.S. Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district since 2019) spearheaded these calls during a press conference at the Minnesota state capitol. She called to “dismantle” the existing US state system, which is supposedly designed to support structural racism and inequality.
Yesterday Basement Biden said he wants to "transform" America. Today a House Democrat said she wants to "dismantle" our entire system. The Democrat Party has given up on America. All they want to do is tear it down.pic.twitter.com/jtS0yf6NPu — Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) July 8, 2020
Omar is the Somali-American and naturalized citizen of African birth. She is also one of the first two Muslim women (along with Rashida Tlaib) to serve in Congress. According to Omar and pro-liberal maisntream media outlets, there is nothing strange in calls that she made and ‘right-wing’ media outlets just misrepresent her ‘democratic position’.
Me: Let’s dismantle all systems of oppression. Republicans: pic.twitter.com/oFIIFF2Urw — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) July 8, 2020
It seems that the United States is now affected not only by the new wave of cultural and social struggle between the conservative and strongly neo-liberal parts of the society on the grassroots level, but is also passing through the unprecendented level of tensions on the highest political level. If the US neo-liberal democrats win the battle for power, they will likely immidiately start turning the country into the neo-liberal ‘utopia’ that they promote: i.e. the ‘neo-liberal’ totalitarian state.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Iranian Officials Dismissed Reports Of New Explosion In Tehran

Early on July 10 , a loud explosion was heard in the western suburbs of the Iranian capital , Tehran @ @ @ @ @ by a temporary power outage .
Iranian officials quickly dismissed the reports of the explosion @ @ @ @ @ , Leila Vaseqi , told the Fars News Agency a limited power outrage took place @ @ @ @ @ s suburbs .
However , Vaseqi stressed that Shahr-e Qods and Garmdareh didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ July 10 .
The governor didn ’ t provide any information on the possible causes @ @ @ @ @ This was the seventh explosion to be reported in Iran in the last few weeks @ @ @ @ @ rocked the Natanz nuclear facility .
A centrifuge assembly center was destroyed as a result @ @ @ @ @ vowed that it will respond if the explosion was caused by an attack .
MORE @ @ @ @ @ Wave Of Explosions And Fires At Critical Infrastructure Objects Hits Iran .
Sabotage Or Accidents @

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Early on July 10, a loud explosion was heard in the western suburbs of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The explosion was followed by a temporary power outage.
Iranian officials quickly dismissed the reports of the explosion. Governor of Shahr-e Qods, Leila Vaseqi, told the Fars News Agency a limited power outrage took place in few of Tehran’s suburbs.
“The power outage also occurred in a limited area for five or six minutes, and power outages did not occur extensively,” Vaseqi said.
However, Vaseqi stressed that Shahr-e Qods and Garmdareh didn’t witness any explosion late on July 10. The governor didn’t provide any information on the possible causes of the power outrage.
This was the seventh explosion to be reported in Iran in the last few weeks. One of the explosions rocked the Natanz nuclear facility. A centrifuge assembly center was destroyed as a result of the explosion. Tehran vowed that it will respond if the explosion was caused by an attack.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Scandalous Photos Of American Al-Qaeda Propagandist In Syria Are Leaked On Internet

On July 9 , a number of scandalous photos of Bilal Abdul Kareem , an American journalist working in the Syrian region of Greater Idlib , surfaced on social media .
Abdul Kareem , who appeared entirely naked in the photos , is an infamous propagandist for terrorist groups in Greater Idlib .
His own outlet , On the Ground News , has been promoting these groups and their ideology for years .
Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) , that received much support from Abdu Kareem in its early years , was accused of leaking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HTS ’ security forces leaked the photos to pressure and slander Abdul Kareem , who recently criticized the group for the unlawful arrest of Tauqir Sharif , his close affiliate .
Sharif , who is known as “ Abu Hussam al-Birtani , ” is a British aid worker based in Greater Idlib .
He was arrested by HTS last month .
The group accused Sharif of financing projects that promote division in the region .
He was likely financing other terrorist groups without HTS knowledge .
Abdul Kareem slammed HTS for arresting Sharif @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his British citizenship by the United Kingdom ’ s Home Office in 2017 .
In a video message released a few hours after the photos leaks , Abdul Kareem confirmed that his mobile phone was hacked , saying that he has an idea on who may have done it .
His remarks were seen as a direct hint at HTS .
HTS denied responsibility for leaking Abdul Kareem ’ s photos in a statement .
The group claimed that the photos were sent to its security forces by an unknown individual prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncover that individual and hold him accountable .
Nevertheless , the statement appears to be an attempt by HTS to dodge the problem by pining the leaks on an anonymous side .
This issue didn ’ t only harm the reputation of Abdul Kareem , but also led to a backlash against HTS .
Leaking private photos is strictly forbidden in Islam and is considered to be a major sin .
The group has already being accused of abandoning Jihadi ideology .
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On July 9, a number of scandalous photos of Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist working in the Syrian region of Greater Idlib, surfaced on social media.
Abdul Kareem, who appeared entirely naked in the photos, is an infamous propagandist for terrorist groups in Greater Idlib. His own outlet, On the Ground News, has been promoting these groups and their ideology for years.
Это Билял Абдул Карим – русофобская обезьяна-пропагандист из США, работающий в Идлибе с сирийскими террористами. Любит рассуждать о «джихаде» и «скорой победе сирийской революции». А ещё любит фоткаться голышом.
Вот такой «ислам». Сборище извращенцев и маньяков.
Грязь и отбросы pic.twitter.com/Fic3f3WZFA — Аббас Джума (@IBN_MOHAMMAD) July 9, 2020
Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), that received much support from Abdu Kareem in its early years, was accused of leaking the scandalous photos.
Several opposition activists said HTS’ security forces leaked the photos to pressure and slander Abdul Kareem, who recently criticized the group for the unlawful arrest of Tauqir Sharif, his close affiliate.
Sharif, who is known as “Abu Hussam al-Birtani,” is a British aid worker based in Greater Idlib. He was arrested by HTS last month. The group accused Sharif of financing projects that promote division in the region. He was likely financing other terrorist groups without HTS knowledge.
Yvonne Ridley Requests to Visit Imprisoned Tauqir Sharif
Former Taliban detainee and prominent British journalist, Yvonne Ridley, requests that HTS allow her to enter Idlib to observe that Tauqir Sharif’s human rights are being observed.
Full video at: https://t.co/P1j2MGs1qT pic.twitter.com/2U2eMDHAvu — On the Ground News (@OGNreports) July 8, 2020
Abdul Kareem slammed HTS for arresting Sharif, especially that he was stripped from his British citizenship by the United Kingdom’s Home Office in 2017.
In a video message released a few hours after the photos leaks, Abdul Kareem confirmed that his mobile phone was hacked, saying that he has an idea on who may have done it. His remarks were seen as a direct hint at HTS.
Statement Regarding Phone Hacking Unfortunately my personal family pics were stolen from my phone & shared publicly online to silence me. IA this won’t stop me speaking up for the Syrian people. Thank you to everyone for your support. Can you report anyone sharing the pics pls. pic.twitter.com/Daaf8gsJPp — Bilal Abdul Kareem (@BilalKareem) July 10, 2020
HTS denied responsibility for leaking Abdul Kareem’s photos in a statement. The group claimed that the photos were sent to its security forces by an unknown individual prior to their release. The group vowed to uncover that individual and hold him accountable.
Nevertheless, the statement appears to be an attempt by HTS to dodge the problem by pining the leaks on an anonymous side.
This issue didn’t only harm the reputation of Abdul Kareem, but also led to a backlash against HTS. Leaking private photos is strictly forbidden in Islam and is considered to be a major sin. The group has already being accused of abandoning Jihadi ideology.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Erdogan Puts Hammer Down. Hagia Sophia Is Now Officially Mosque

Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems himself as the President that ‘ makes history ’ .
So , he seeks to make ‘ historical decisions ’ .
On July 10 , Erdogan signed a decree officially urning the world-famous Hagia Sophia as a mosque , after the Turksih court ruled that its conversion to a museum in the 1930s was unlawful .
According to the court , the 1934 decree converting the ancient Byzantine cathedral into a museum was not lawful .
Immediately , Erdogan shared a copy of a decree on Twitter , mandating that the site be turned over to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopened for worship .
Dating back to the 6th century , the Hagia Sophia is one of the most visited cultural sites in Turkey , a UNESCO World Heritage Site , and the symbolic place for the Christian world .
It was originally built as the great Cathedral of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire in 537 and was the seat of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople .
Earlier , Erdogan spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said that opening the Hagia Sophia for muslim worship will not prevent local or foreign tourists from visiting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the structure as a world heritage site “ is not in question.
” Despite the public rhetoric , the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque is for sure an act of agression towards the Christian world and a signal that Turkey is going to conitune providing the Erdogan-style foreign policy aimed at turning the modern Turkey into a kind of neo-Ottoman Empire under his leadership .
It ’ s interesting to note that Turkish propaganda on the highest level likes to adress the times of the Ottoman Empire in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Turkey ’ s ongoing intervention in Libya and other actions of the country in the region .
So , it was just a question of time when the Erdogan government moves to restore other ‘ symols ’ of the Ottoman Empire ‘ cultural heritage ’ inside Turkey itself .
From the geopolitical point of view , the July 10 decision of President Erdogan is a logical public step highlighting the plans to implement the concept of New Greater Turkey in the Middle East and turn Turkey into the power that will have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems himself as the President that ‘makes history’. So, he seeks to make ‘historical decisions’.
On July 10, Erdogan signed a decree officially turning the world-famous Hagia Sophia into a mosque, after the Turksih court ruled that its conversion to a museum in the 1930s was unlawful. According to the court, the 1934 decree converting the ancient Byzantine cathedral into a museum was not lawful. Immediately, Erdogan shared a copy of a decree on Twitter, mandating that the site be turned over to the country’s religious directorate and reopened for worship.
President Erdoğan addresses the nation https://t.co/Z7Gjz8Yr9g — Turkish Presidency (@trpresidency) July 10, 2020
Dating back to the 6th century, the Hagia Sophia is one of the most visited cultural sites in Turkey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the symbolic place for the Christian world. It was originally built as the great Cathedral of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in 537 and was the seat of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
Earlier, Erdogan spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said that opening the Hagia Sophia for muslim worship will not prevent local or foreign tourists from visiting the iconic site and that a loss of the structure as a world heritage site “is not in question.”
“Turkey will still preserve the Christian icons there, just like our ancestors preserved all Christian values,” he told the Anadolu Agency on July 9.
Despite the public rhetoric, the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque is for sure an act of agression towards the Christian world and a signal that Turkey is going to conitune providing the Erdogan-style foreign policy aimed at turning the modern Turkey into a kind of neo-Ottoman Empire under his leadership.
It’s interesting to note that Turkish propaganda on the highest level likes to adress the times of the Ottoman Empire in order to justify the occupation of northern Syria, Turkey’s ongoing intervention in Libya and other actions of the country in the region. So, it was just a question of time when the Erdogan government moves to restore other ‘symols’ of the Ottoman Empire ‘cultural heritage’ inside Turkey itself.
From the geopolitical point of view, the July 10 decision of President Erdogan is a logical public step highlighting the plans to implement the concept of New Greater Turkey in the Middle East and turn Turkey into the power that will have a real influence on the global scene.
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southfront--2020-07-10--Leaked Recordings Confirm The West’s Concealment Of Ukrain’s Terrorist Policy In Crimea

On June 9 , Member of Ukrainian Parliament Andrii Derkach published a number of phone records .
On one of them , people pretended to be Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and former US Vice President Joseph Biden discussed a sabotage operation in Crimea that took place in August 2016 .
These recordings have become a serious accusation against the Ukrainian authorities , as well as Western countries , which , knowing about the incident , preferred to support Poroshenko ’ s position based on lies .
Ukrainian forces tried to carry out terrorist attacks in the North of the Crimean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FSB ) of the Russian Federation has received operational information that allies of Ukrainian raiders , Yevgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhteya , were meeting a Ukrainian squadron on the territory of Crimea on the night of August 7 to carry out terrorist attacks on the Peninsula ’ s critical infrastructure .
The operations were prepared by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine .
The interception of the sabotage group by Russian Special Forces unit “ Vimpel ” of the FSB took place near the village of Suvorovo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opened fire .
During the firefight , the commander of the Special Forces unit , Lieutenant Colonel Roman Kamenev , was killed .
Russian Special Forces eliminated two militants and disarmed three others .
Ukrainian supporters Yevgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhteya were arrested .
In the evening of the same day , another group of Ukrainian raiders was stopped on the Crimean-Ukrainian border .
They were hiding in a swampy area on the technological dam across the Sivash Bay .
The Ukrainians aimed to mine the road to the dam and power lines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a Russian 22-year-old mechanic-driver of the airborne fighting vehicle , Corporal Semyon Sychev , was killed .
Russian militants of the 247th Guards Air Assault regiment , who were seconded to guard the Ukrainian border , were also wounded .
Ukrainian weapons were found at the site : 20 improvised explosive devices with a total capacity of more than 40 kg , ammunition and special means of initiation , regular anti-personnel and magnetic mines , as well as grenades and special weapons .
These were not the only diversions prevented by Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planned on other critical infrastructure , such as the Kerch ferry or Simferopol international airport .
If the Ukrainian raiders had not been stopped , the explosions on the dam across the Sivash would have affected hundreds of residents of nearby villages .
In an audio recording revealed yesterday by Andriy Derkach , Biden can be heard telling Poroshenko that former US President Barack Obama was very unsatisfied with the accident .
According to Biden , Crimea is “ occupied ” by Russia , but this problem should be solved only by political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force or sabotage methods .
Moreover , according to him , Washington warned Kiev about the inadmissibility of such steps before the operation .
When asked by Biden whether he knew about the upcoming operation , Poroshenko did not give a direct answer , but guaranteed that this would not happen again .
When talking with Biden , Poroshenko promised that the responsible will be held accountable , first of all , the head of the Main intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine , Valery Kondratyuk .
Poroshenko clarified that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ order not to cause a public outcry , as his immediate resignation would confirm the admission of guilt of the Ukrainian security services in attempts to commit terrorist attacks on the territory of Crimea .
However , Valery Kondratyuk was not removed from office .
Instead , a month later , General Adriy Taranov , the deputy head of the Poroshenko administration , died under strange circumstances in Kiev .
General Valeri Kondtratuk took his post .
In June 2020 , Kondratuk became the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Ukrainian President about attempts to conduct sabotage on the territory of Crimea , prepared by the Main intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense .
The released record confirms that not only Poroshenko , but also former President of the US Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden knew about the sabotage operations in Crimea .
In 2016 , Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Ukrainian authorities .
In his turn Poroshenko called the charges of terrorism senseless and cynical .
Ukrainian mainstream media even put forward a version that drunken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ukrainian lies were openly supported by the United States .
European countries also accused Russia of slander , despite the fact that they were also aware of the guilt of the Ukrainian security services in the destabilization of the situation in Crimea .
The audio recordings released in Ukraine , if proved legitimate , will become clear evidence that the West was aware of acts of state terrorism by the Ukrainian authorities in Crimea , despite its collective policy of accusing Russia of slander .
The revealed facts cast doubt on the objectivity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies , supported primarily by the democratic forces of the United States , have allowed hiding attempts to carry out terrorist acts in the Crimea for several years , then it is highly likely that a similar policy of the collective West is being carried out with regard to unsolved cases against Russia .
These include the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018 , the ” suicide ” of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in 2013 , MH17 crash in 2014 , and so on .
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On June 9, Member of Ukrainian Parliament Andrii Derkach published a number of phone records. On one of them, people pretended to be Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and former US Vice President Joseph Biden discussed a sabotage operation in Crimea that took place in August 2016. These recordings have become a serious accusation against the Ukrainian authorities, as well as Western countries, which, knowing about the incident, preferred to support Poroshenko’s position based on lies.
Ukrainian forces tried to carry out terrorist attacks in the North of the Crimean Peninsula. The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation has received operational information that allies of Ukrainian raiders, Yevgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhteya, were meeting a Ukrainian squadron on the territory of Crimea on the night of August 7 to carry out terrorist attacks on the Peninsula’s critical infrastructure. The operations were prepared by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The interception of the sabotage group by Russian Special Forces unit “Vimpel” of the FSB took place near the village of Suvorovo near the Crimean-Ukrainian border. The raiders opened fire. During the firefight, the commander of the Special Forces unit, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Kamenev, was killed. Russian Special Forces eliminated two militants and disarmed three others. Ukrainian supporters Yevgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhteya were arrested.
In the evening of the same day, another group of Ukrainian raiders was stopped on the Crimean-Ukrainian border. They were hiding in a swampy area on the technological dam across the Sivash Bay. The Ukrainians aimed to mine the road to the dam and power lines. During the clashes with Russian forces, a Russian 22-year-old mechanic-driver of the airborne fighting vehicle, Corporal Semyon Sychev, was killed. Russian militants of the 247th Guards Air Assault regiment, who were seconded to guard the Ukrainian border, were also wounded. Ukrainian weapons were found at the site: 20 improvised explosive devices with a total capacity of more than 40 kg, ammunition and special means of initiation, regular anti-personnel and magnetic mines, as well as grenades and special weapons.
These were not the only diversions prevented by Russian forces in Crimea. Numerous acts were planned on other critical infrastructure, such as the Kerch ferry or Simferopol international airport. If the Ukrainian raiders had not been stopped, the explosions on the dam across the Sivash would have affected hundreds of residents of nearby villages.
In an audio recording revealed yesterday by Andriy Derkach, Biden can be heard telling Poroshenko that former US President Barack Obama was very unsatisfied with the accident. According to Biden, Crimea is “occupied” by Russia, but this problem should be solved only by political means, without the use of military force or sabotage methods. Moreover, according to him, Washington warned Kiev about the inadmissibility of such steps before the operation.
“As you know, we intervened once, before it happened, when we learned that the General staff was taking certain steps. We have made it clear that we do not support this. You took a step back, but the next day it happened. I’ll tell you frankly, he [Barack Obama] is not happy about this,” Biden said. He also clarified that the head of military intelligence of Ukraine received a clear message of categorical rejection by the US of planned sabotage operation against Russian military facilities in Crimea.
When asked by Biden whether he knew about the upcoming operation, Poroshenko did not give a direct answer, but guaranteed that this would not happen again.
“I give you a guarantee that this will not happen again. Nothing like that,” he said.
When talking with Biden, Poroshenko promised that the responsible will be held accountable, first of all, the head of the Main intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Valery Kondratyuk. Poroshenko clarified that this would be done later, in order not to cause a public outcry, as his immediate resignation would confirm the admission of guilt of the Ukrainian security services in attempts to commit terrorist attacks on the territory of Crimea. However, Valery Kondratyuk was not removed from office. Instead, a month later, General Adriy Taranov, the deputy head of the Poroshenko administration, died under strange circumstances in Kiev. General Valeri Kondtratuk took his post. In June 2020, Kondratuk became the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine. This fact confirms the awareness of the former Ukrainian President about attempts to conduct sabotage on the territory of Crimea, prepared by the Main intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense.
The released record confirms that not only Poroshenko, but also former President of the US Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden knew about the sabotage operations in Crimea.
In 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Ukrainian authorities. In his turn Poroshenko called the charges of terrorism senseless and cynical.
“These fantasies are just an excuse for another military threat against Ukraine,” the Ukrainian President described Moscow’s statements at the time.
Ukrainian mainstream media even put forward a version that drunken Russians had opened fire among themselves.
Ukrainian lies were openly supported by the United States.
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said: “The US government has not seen any confirmation of Russian accusations of “invasion of Crimea”, which Ukraine confidently refutes… This is not the first false accusation of Ukraine made by Russia to distract attention from its own illegal actions.”
European countries also accused Russia of slander, despite the fact that they were also aware of the guilt of the Ukrainian security services in the destabilization of the situation in Crimea.
Speaker of the EU Foreign Service Maja Kosijancic: “We have heard statements of the Russian authorities about alleged events in Armyansk (Crimea), as well as statements of the Ukrainian authorities, who denied any involvement in such alleged events and condemned such statements in the strongest possible terms. It is also important to note that there was no independent confirmation of the allegations made by the Russian authorities.” The NATO headquarters in Brussels commented on the incident as follows: “Russia has not provided any evidence of its accusations against Ukraine.”
The audio recordings released in Ukraine, if proved legitimate, will become clear evidence that the West was aware of acts of state terrorism by the Ukrainian authorities in Crimea, despite its collective policy of accusing Russia of slander.
The revealed facts cast doubt on the objectivity of the Western leadership. If Ukrainian lies, supported primarily by the democratic forces of the United States, have allowed hiding attempts to carry out terrorist acts in the Crimea for several years, then it is highly likely that a similar policy of the collective West is being carried out with regard to unsolved cases against Russia. These include the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in 2018, the ” suicide ” of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in 2013, MH17 crash in 2014, and so on.
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