southfront--2020-05-18--Global Capitalism, “World Government” and the Corona Crisis

People do not question the consensus , a consensus which borders on the absurd .

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This article was provided by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research.
Michel Chossudovsky is an award-winning author, Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Ottawa, Founder and Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal, Editor of Global Research. He has served as economic adviser to governments of developing countries and has acted as a consultant for several international organizations. He is the author of eleven landmark books. He is a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His writings have been published in more than twenty languages. In 2014, he was awarded the Gold Medal for Merit of the Republic of Serbia for his writings on NATO’s war of aggression against Yugoslavia.
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The World is being misled concerning the causes and consequences of the corona crisis.
The COVID-19 crisis is marked by a public health “emergency” under WHO auspices which is being used as a pretext and a justification to triggering a Worldwide process of economic, social and political restructuring.
Social engineering is being applied. Governments are pressured into extending the lockdown, despite its devastating economic and social consequences.
What is happening is unprecedented in World history.
Prominent scientists support the lockdown without batting an eyelid, as a “solution” to a global health emergency.
Amply documented, the estimates of the COVID-19 disease including mortality are grossly manipulated.
In turn, people are obeying their governments. Why? Because they are afraid?
Causes versus solutions?
The closing down of national economies applied Worldwide will inevitably result in poverty, mass unemployment and an increase in mortality. It’s an act of economic warfare.
Stage One: Trade War against China
On January 30, 2020 the WHO Director General determined that the coronavirus outbreak constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The decision was taken on the basis of 150 confirmed cases outside China, First cases of person to person transmission: 6 cases in the US, 3 cases in Canada, 2 in the UK.
The WHO Director General had the backing of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Big Pharma and the World Economic Forum (WEF). The decision for the WHO to declare a Global Emergency was taken on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland (January 21-24).
One day later (January 31) following the launch of the WHO Global Emergency, The Trump administration announced that it will deny entry to foreign nationals “who have traveled in China in the last 14 days”. This immediately triggered a crisis in air transportation, China-US trade as well as the tourism industry. Italy followed suit, cancelling all flights to China on January 31.
The first stage was accompanied by the disruption of trade relations with China as well as a partial closedown of export manufacturing sector.
A campaign was immediately launched against China as well ethnic Chinese. The Economist reported that
“The coronavirus spreads racism against and among ethnic Chinese”
“Britain’s Chinese community faces racism over coronavirus outbreak”
According to the SCMP:
“Chinese communities overseas are increasingly facing racist abuse and discrimination amid the coronavirus outbreak. Some ethnic Chinese people living in the UK say they experienced growing hostility because of the deadly virus that originated in China.”
And this phenomenon is happening all over the U.S.
Stage Two: The Financial Crash Spearheaded by Fear and Stock Market Manipulation
A global financial crisis unfolded in the course of the month of February culminating in a dramatic collapse of stock market values as well as a major decline in the value of crude oil.
This collapse was manipulated. It was the object of insider trading and foreknowledge. The fear campaign played a key role in the implementation of the stock market crash. In February, roughly $6 trillion have been wiped off the value of stock markets Worldwide. Massive losses of personal savings (e.g. of average Americans) have occurred not to mention corporate failures and bankruptcies. It was a bonanza for institutional speculators including corporate hedge funds. The financial meltdown has led to sizeable transfers of money wealth into the pockets of a handful of financial institutions.
Stage Three: Lockdown, Confinement, Closing Down of the Global Economy
The financial crash in February was immediately followed by the lockdown in early March. The lockdown and confinement supported by social engineering was instrumental in the restructuring of the global economy. Applied almost simultaneously in a large number countries, the lockdown has triggered the closing down of the national economy, coupled with the destabilization of trade, transport and investment activities.
The pandemic constitutes an act of economic warfare against humanity which has resulted in global poverty and mass unemployment.
Politicians are lying. Neither the lockdown nor the closing down of national economies constitute a solution to the public health crisis.
Who Controls the Politicians?
Why are politicians lying?
They are the political instruments of the financial establishment including the “Ultra-rich philanthropists”. Their task is to carry out the global economic restructuring project which consists in freezing economic activity Worldwide.
In the case of the Democrats in the US, they are largely concerned in opposing the reopening of the US economy as part of the 2020 election campaign. This opposition to reopening the national and global economies is supported by “Big Money”.
Is it opportunism or stupidity. In all major regions of the World, politicians have been instructed by powerful financial interests to retain the lockdown and prevent the re-opening of the national economy.
The fear campaign prevails. Social distancing is enforced. The economy is closed down. Totalitarian measures are being imposed. According to Dr. Pascal Sacré
… in some countries, patients can leave hospital by agreeing to wear an electronic bracelet. This is only a sample of all the totalitarian measures planned or even already decided by our governments in favor of the coronavirus crisis. It goes much further, it’s limitless and it affects a good part of the world, if not the whole world.
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The “Herding Instincts” of Politicians
Are corrupt governments acting like “police dogs” with “herding instincts” going after their sheep.
Is “the herd” too scared to go after their “government”?
The analogy may be simplistic but nonetheless considered relevant by psychologists.
“Some breeds of dogs [corrupt politicians] have herding instincts that can be brought out with the right training and encouragement [bribes]. …. teach your dog [political proxy] basic obedience and see if it [he, she] displays herding tendencies. … Always look for a trainer who uses reward-based training methods [bribes, personal gain, political support, accession to high office]” (How to Teach Your Dog to Herd)
But there is another dimension. Politicians in high office responsible for “convincing their herd” actually believe the lies which are being imposed upon them by higher authority.
The lie becomes the truth. Politicians endorse the consensus, they enforce “social engineering”, they believe in their own lies.
It’s Not an Epidemic, It’s An Operation
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (slip of the tongue) tacitly admits in a somewhat contradictory statement that the COVID-19 is a “Live Exercise”, an “Operation”:
“This is not about retribution,… This matter is going forward — we are in a live exercise here to get this right.”
To which president Trump retorted “you should have told us”.
Those words will go down in history.
Geopolitics
Let us be under no illusions, this is a carefully planned operation. There is nothing spontaneous or accidental. Economic recession is engineered at national and global levels. In turn, this crisis is also integrated into US-NATO military and intelligence planning. It is intent not only upon weakening China, Russia and Iran, it also consists in destabilizing the economic fabric of the European Union (EU).
“Global Governance”
A new stage in the evolution of global capitalism is unfolding. A system of “Global Governance” controlled by powerful financial interests including corporate foundations and Washington think tanks oversees decision-making at both the national and global levels. National governments become subordinate to “Global Governance”. The concept of World Government was raised by the late David Rockefeller at the Bilderberger Meeting, Baden Germany, June 1991:
“Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as ‘internationalists’ and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure, one world if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.” ( Ibid People do not question the consensus, a consensus which borders on the absurd.
Global Capitalism and “The Economic Landscape”
The crisis redefines the structure of the global economic landscape. It destabilizes small and medium sized enterprises Worldwide, it precipitates entire sectors of the global economy including air travel, tourism, retail trade, manufacturing, etc. into bankruptcy. The lockdown creates famine in developing countries. It has geopolitical implications.
The Pentagon and US intelligence are involved. The corona crisis affects to conduct of US-NATO led wars in the Middle East including Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and Yemen. It is also used to target specific countries including Iran and Venezuela.
This engineered crisis is unprecedented in world history. It is an act of war.
The lockdown triggers a process of disengagement of human and material resources from the productive process. The real economy is brought to a standstill. Curtailing economic activity undermines the “reproduction of real life”. This not only pertains to the actual production of the “necessities of life” (food, health, education, housing) it also pertains to the “reproduction” of social relations, political institutions, culture, national identity. At the time of writing, the lockdown is not only triggering an economic crisis, it is also undermining and destroying the very fabric of civil society not to mention the nature of government and the institutions of the state (crippled by mounting debts), which will eventually be privatized under the supervision of Big Money creditors.
There are conflicts within the capitalist system which are rarely addressed by the mainstream media. Billionaires, powerful banking and financial institutions (which are creditors of both governments and corporations) are waging an undeclared war against the real economy. Whereas the Big Money financial and banking establishment are “creditors”, the corporate entities of the real economy which are being destabilized and driven into bankruptcy are “debtors”.
Bankruptcies
This diabolical process is not limited to wiping out small and medium sized enterprises. Big Money is also the creditor of large corporations (including airlines, hotel chains, hi tech labs, retailers, import-export firms, etc.) which are now on the verge of bankruptcy.
The global financial establishment is not monolithic. It is marked by divisions and rivalry. The dominant Big Money faction seeks to destabilize its competitors from within. The results of which would be a string of bankruptcies of regional and national banking institutions as well as a process of global financial consolidation.
In the US, numerous retailers, airlines, restaurant and hotel chains filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February. But this is just the beginning. The big gush of bankruptcies will occur in the wake of the lockdown (“The New Normal”). And at the time of writing, the financial establishment is relentlessly pressuring (corrupt) national governments to postpone the lifting of the lockdown. And the governments are telling us that this is to “protect people against the virus”.
Canada’s province of Alberta which is largely dependent on oil revenues is bankrupt.
“Countries that represent over 50 per cent of the world’s global GDP are closed for business. Economists looking for historical comparisons mention the 1929 stock crash, the 1974 economic crisis or the 2008 recession. But they admit that these all fall short of the toll that this pandemic could have.” (Wired News UK, April 29, 2020
In Britain, recent reports state (It’s very British”) “we do not know how many have gone bankrupt”.
A chunk of Britain’s business landscape may have already been permanently erased, as some 21,000 more UK businesses collapsed in March alone than the same month a year ago, according to data gathered by the Enterprise Research Centre, a group of university researchers.
What these reports fail to mention are the unspoken causes: a fear campaign on behalf of the creditors, instructions by corrupt governments to close down the economy, allegedly to “save lives”, which is a big lie. Lives are not being saved, and they know it.
The coronavirus crisis “has ground U.S. business to a halt”. National economies are destabilized. The objective of Big Money is to weaken their competitors, “pick up the pieces” and eventually buy out or eliminate bankrupt corporations. And there are many to choose from.
Global Finance Capitalism
The interests of Big Money (global financial interests) overlap with those of Big Pharma, Big Oil, the Defense contractors, etc. Major banking institutions in the US including JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, State Street Co. and Goldman Sachs, are investing in the war economy including the development of nuclear weapons under Trump’s 1.2 trillion dollar nuclear weapons program (first established under Obama).
The ultimate objective of “Big Money” is to transform nation states (with their own institutions and a national economy) into “open economic territories”. That was the fate of Iraq and Afghanistan. But now you can do it without sending in troops, by simply ordering subservient proxy governments integrated by corrupt politicians to close down their economy on humanitarian grounds, the so-called “Responsibility to Protect” (R2P) without the need for military intervention.
Impossible to estimate or evaluate. More than half the global economy is disrupted or at a standstill.
Let’s be clear. This is an imperial agenda. What do the global financial elites want? To privatize the State? To own and privatize the entire planet?
The tendency is towards the centralization and concentration of economic power. Heavily indebted national governments are instruments of Big Money. They are proxies. Key political appointments are controlled by lobby groups representing Wall Street, The Military Industrial Complex, Big Pharma, Big Oil, the Corporate Media and the Digital Communications Giants, etc.
Big Money in Europe and America (through Washington Lobby groups) seek to control national governments.
In what direction are we going? What is the future of humanity? The current corona crisis is a sophisticated imperial project, which consists in Worldwide domination by a handful of multibillion dollar conglomerates. Is this World War III? Global capitalism is destroying national capitalism.
The unspoken intent of global capitalism is the destruction of the nation state and its institutions leading to global poverty on an unprecedented scale.
The following citation by Lenin dated December 1915 at the height of the First World War pointed with foresight to some of the contradictions which we are presently facing. On the other hand, we should understand that there are no easy solutions and that this crisis is intended to reinforce imperialism and the clutch of global capitalism:
“There is no doubt that the development is going in the direction of a single World trust which will swallow up all enterprises and all states without exception. But the development in this direction is proceeding under such stress, with such a tempo, with such contradictions, conflicts and convulsions not only economical, but political national, etc. etc — that before a single world trust will be reached, before the respective financial national capitals will have formed a “World Union” of ultra imperialism, imperialism will explode and capitalism will turn into its opposite. (V. I. Lenin, Introduction to Imperialism and World Economy by N, Bukharin, Martin Lawrence, London, printed in the US, Russian Edition, November 1917)
How to reverse the tide. The first priority is to repeal the lie.
In this regard, it is unfortunate that many people who are “progressive” (including prominent Left intellectuals) are –despite the lies– supportive of the lockdown and closing down of the economy as a solution to the public health emergency. That’s the stance of the Democratic Party in the US, which goes against common sense.
Truth is a powerful weapon for repealing the lies of the corporate media and the governments.
When the Lie Becomes the Truth There is No Moving Backwards
Without the fear campaign and media propaganda, the actions taken by our governments would not have a leg to stand on.
“Social Distancing” does not prevent the financial elites from providing instructions to corrupt politicians.
On the other hand, “social distancing” combined with confinement is being used as a means of social subordination. It prevents people from meeting as well as protesting this so-called New World Order.
Organization, Truth and Solidarity are essential to reversing the tide. The first step of a worldwide movement is “counter-propaganda”.
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southfront--2020-05-18--YouTube Restored SouthFront’s Temporarily Channel Blocked On Saturday

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southfront--2020-05-18--Turkish-backed Forces Captured Pantis-S1 Air Defense System, Mi-35 Helicopter At Libya’s Watiya Airb

Turkish-backed Forces Captured Pantis-S1 Air Defense System, Mi-35 Helicopter At Libya’s Watiya Airbase (Map, Video, Photos)

On May 18 , the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord and Turkish-backed Syrian militants with a direct support from the @ @ @ @ @ Airbase from the Libyan National Army .
Turkish-backed forces seized a Pantisr-S1 air defense system @ @ @ @ @ the site .
Pro-Turkish sources also claimed that a Pantisr-S1 air defense system was destroyed @ @ @ @ @ near Sirte .
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On May 18, the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord and Turkish-backed Syrian militants with a direct support from the Turkish military captured the Watiya Airbase from the Libyan National Army. Turkish-backed forces seized a Pantisr-S1 air defense system and a Mi-35 helicopter on the site.
Pro-Turkish sources also claimed that a Pantisr-S1 air defense system was destroyed by a Turkish drone strike near Sirte.
A Mi-35 helicopter:
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southfront--2020-05-18--Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 18, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan : • A suicide bomber @ @ @ @ @ himself near a building of the National Directorate of Security ’ s special unit in @ @ @ @ @ were killed and dozens were injured ; • The Kabul government announced that its forces @ @ @ @ @ in response to regular Taliban attacks that continue depiste the US-Taliban ceasefire deal ; • @ @ @ @ @ forces ambushed a ggroup of government fighters in Farah city killing or wounding 11 of @ @ @ @ @ TOPIC : • Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 17 , 2020 ( Map Update @

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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
A suicide bomber in a humvee vehicle detonated himself near a building of the National Directorate of Security’s special unit in Ghazni city. 7 people were killed and dozens were injured;
The Kabul government announced that its forces have started conducting offensive operations in response to regular Taliban attacks that continue depiste the US-Taliban ceasefire deal;
The Taliban claims that its forces ambushed a ggroup of government fighters in Farah city killing or wounding 11 of them.
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southfront--2020-05-18--Military Situation In Syria On May 18, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • A firefight between @ @ @ @ @ Division and the al-Shamiya Front – erupted in al-Bab ; • Several ISIS terrorists have @ @ @ @ @ s notorious al-Hawl camp ; • 14 Turkish-backed militants died in a failed attack on @ @ @ @ @ • ISIS temporairly blocked the Damascu-Deir Ezzor highway in the Ghabagheb area .
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southfront--2020-05-18--Russia To Launch 4th Satellite Of Its EKS Kupol Missile Early Warning System

On May 22nd , Russia is to launch its 4th Kupol satellite , to replace the current Oko-1 constellation .
The Unified Space System ( EKS ) Kupol is still in development .
On December 18th , Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov confirmed that Russia is modernizing its orbital missile early warning system .
The new satellites , designated Kupol , began replacing Russia ’ s Oko-1 satellites in 2015 .
As of 2019 , the Kremlin has launched three Kupol satellites into orbit .
By 2022 , it is expected to have 12 such satellites into orbit .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 , it consisted of eight satellites , the first of which was launched in 1991 .
The new constellation of satellites now has three satellites ; by 2020 , nine new ones should be launched .
At the beginning of 2019 , the Ministry of Defense reported that the EKS should become the basis of the space echelon of the missile attack warning system , significantly reducing the detection time of ballistic missile launches and significantly increase the efficiency and reliability of the warning information of the country ’ s military-political leadership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a replacement for the current system of early warning satellites called Oko , which had its first launch in 1972 and was described in 2005 as “ hopelessly outdated ” .
Information on the new EKS system is scarce but it appears that it was designed by Energia Corp in 1999-2000 and was selected against a proposal from Oko manufacturer NPO Lavochkin .
The Russian Ministry of Defence awarded the contract to Energia in 2007 with an expected delivery date of 2008 , for a test launch in 2009 .
In 2009 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late 2011/early 2012 .
[ 19 ] In 2011 the Russian MoD sued Energia for the delay , claiming that a contract extension issued until May 2010 was invalid and asking for 262 million rubles in compensation .
[ 20 ] According to news reports Energia said that the contract extension was valid and that the problem was with their subcontractors .
In addition , they said that the Russian MoD kept changing the specification and demanding things that were beyond the capabilities of the industry .
The Russian MoD lost the court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2009 but as of April 2012 there had not been a test launch .
In April 2012 minister Alexander Sukhorukov announced that a contract had been signed to manufacture these satellites and that there would be a launch later in 2012 .
The last satellites of the previous Oko system were Kosmos 2479 , launched on March 30th 2012 , and Kosmos 2469 , launched on September 30th 2010 .
The first EKS satellite ( Kosmos 2510 , EKS-1 , Tundra 11L ) was eventually launched from Plesetsk on November 17th , 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ THE TOPIC :

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On May 22nd, Russia is to launch its 4th Kupol satellite, to replace the current Oko-1 constellation.
The Unified Space System (EKS) Kupol is still in development.
On December 18th, Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov confirmed that Russia is modernizing its orbital missile early warning system.
The new satellites, designated Kupol, began replacing Russia’s Oko-1 satellites in 2015.
As of 2019, the Kremlin has launched three Kupol satellites into orbit. By 2022, it is expected to have 12 such satellites into orbit.
The Oko-1 system functioned from 1996 to 2014, it consisted of eight satellites, the first of which was launched in 1991. The new constellation of satellites now has three satellites; by 2020, nine new ones should be launched.
At the beginning of 2019, the Ministry of Defense reported that the EKS should become the basis of the space echelon of the missile attack warning system, significantly reducing the detection time of ballistic missile launches and significantly increase the efficiency and reliability of the warning information of the country’s military-political leadership about missile threats.
EKS is designed as a replacement for the current system of early warning satellites called Oko, which had its first launch in 1972 and was described in 2005 as “hopelessly outdated”.
Information on the new EKS system is scarce but it appears that it was designed by Energia Corp in 1999-2000 and was selected against a proposal from Oko manufacturer NPO Lavochkin.
The Russian Ministry of Defence awarded the contract to Energia in 2007 with an expected delivery date of 2008, for a test launch in 2009.
In 2009 it was reported to be delayed until late 2011/early 2012.[19] In 2011 the Russian MoD sued Energia for the delay, claiming that a contract extension issued until May 2010 was invalid and asking for 262 million rubles in compensation.[20] According to news reports Energia said that the contract extension was valid and that the problem was with their subcontractors.
In addition, they said that the Russian MoD kept changing the specification and demanding things that were beyond the capabilities of the industry.
The Russian MoD lost the court case. Energia delivered a satellite in 2009 but as of April 2012 there had not been a test launch.
In April 2012 minister Alexander Sukhorukov announced that a contract had been signed to manufacture these satellites and that there would be a launch later in 2012. The last satellites of the previous Oko system were Kosmos 2479, launched on March 30th 2012, and Kosmos 2469, launched on September 30th 2010.
The first EKS satellite (Kosmos 2510, EKS-1, Tundra 11L) was eventually launched from Plesetsk on November 17th, 2015 using a Soyuz-2.1b rocket.
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southfront--2020-05-18--Rostec Finally Found What To Do With 60 Sukhoi Superjets 100 Sitting Idly Without A Buyer

The Rostec state corporation plans to deliver up to 60 Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes to Red Wings over the next few years , which the state corporation controls through the United Aircraft Corporation ( UAC ) , Vedomosti reported .
The information is based on three sources , all of whom are anonymous .
The UAC has 60 SSJ100s in total and there ’ s no buyers for them , the sources claimed .
An unclaimed park of this size has long been a problem , but now its solution has been found .
The supply program has already been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a meeting to support the aviation industry , in which UAC Director General Yuri Slyusar and Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov participated , it was introduced to President Vladimir Putin , two sources in the corporation and a federal official told the outlet .
This measure , as well as subsidies to reduce the cost of the flight hours of Russian aircraft will allow the release of 59 airliners in two years , Putin said , according to the sources .
The leasing subsidy mechanism itself , according to him , needs to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and aircraft manufacturers , in particular , “ link the receipt of subsidies to the purchase of a specific board.
” These airliners are already several years old : they were built for airlines , which eventually refused to pick them up .
In particular , the Mexican Interjet took only 22 aircraft out of 30 ordered , and the Irish Cityjet ordered 15 with an option for another 16 , and took only seven , the sources noted , adding that there were other customers who refused the airliners .
Red Wings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 100 planes leased directly from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC ( GSS ) in 2015-2016 , however , due to financial problems , it was returned to its manufacturer-lessor .
At the same time , Red Wings then showed one of the highest numbers of flights with this kind of aircraft .
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi , a division of the United Aircraft Corporation .
With development starting in 2000 , it made its maiden flight on 19 May 2008 and its first commercial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The five-abreast cross-section is more optimised beyond 70 seats than the four-abreast Bombardier CRJs and Embraer E-Jets but smaller than the six-abreast Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 .
The SSJ100 typically seats 87 to 98 passengers .
In Russia , it replaces the aging Tupolev Tu-134 and Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft .
It competes with the Antonov An-148 , Embraer E190 and the Bombardier CRJ1000 .
It aims for lower operating costs than its competitors for the price of $ 23–25 million .
Sukhoi claims 6–8 % lower cost per passenger and cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fuel burn is on a par with the Antonov An-148 but with 22 more passengers .
Sukhoi claims cash operational costs are lower than competitors by 8-10 % , with reduced fuel burn per seat and longer maintenance intervals .
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The Rostec state corporation plans to deliver up to 60 Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes to Red Wings over the next few years, which the state corporation controls through the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Vedomosti reported.
The information is based on three sources, all of whom are anonymous.
The UAC has 60 SSJ100s in total and there’s no buyers for them, the sources claimed.
An unclaimed park of this size has long been a problem, but now its solution has been found.
The supply program has already been developed, and on May 13rd at a meeting to support the aviation industry, in which UAC Director General Yuri Slyusar and Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov participated, it was introduced to President Vladimir Putin, two sources in the corporation and a federal official told the outlet.
This measure, as well as subsidies to reduce the cost of the flight hours of Russian aircraft will allow the release of 59 airliners in two years, Putin said, according to the sources.
The leasing subsidy mechanism itself, according to him, needs to be made simpler and more efficient for airlines and aircraft manufacturers, in particular, “link the receipt of subsidies to the purchase of a specific board.”
These airliners are already several years old: they were built for airlines, which eventually refused to pick them up. In particular, the Mexican Interjet took only 22 aircraft out of 30 ordered, and the Irish Cityjet ordered 15 with an option for another 16, and took only seven, the sources noted, adding that there were other customers who refused the airliners.
Red Wings Airlines has been operating five Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes leased directly from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC (GSS) in 2015-2016, however, due to financial problems, it was returned to its manufacturer-lessor. At the same time, Red Wings then showed one of the highest numbers of flights with this kind of aircraft.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a regional jet designed by Russian aircraft company Sukhoi, a division of the United Aircraft Corporation. With development starting in 2000, it made its maiden flight on 19 May 2008 and its first commercial flight on April 21st 2011 with Armavia.
The five-abreast cross-section is more optimised beyond 70 seats than the four-abreast Bombardier CRJs and Embraer E-Jets but smaller than the six-abreast Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.
The SSJ100 typically seats 87 to 98 passengers. In Russia, it replaces the aging Tupolev Tu-134 and Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft.
It competes with the Antonov An-148, Embraer E190 and the Bombardier CRJ1000. It aims for lower operating costs than its competitors for the price of $23–25 million.
Sukhoi claims 6–8% lower cost per passenger and cost per flight than the Embraer 190 and fuel burn is on a par with the Antonov An-148 but with 22 more passengers.
Sukhoi claims cash operational costs are lower than competitors by 8-10%, with reduced fuel burn per seat and longer maintenance intervals.
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southfront--2020-05-19--Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 19, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan : • A police officer @ @ @ @ @ a checkpoint in Herat city .
Government sources claim that 2 attackers were killed and @ @ @ @ @ 5 villages in the Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province reportedly switched the side from @ @ @ @ @ ; • 2 civilians were wounded as a result of shelling by government forces in @ @ @ @ @ Wardak province , the Taliban claimed ; • The Taliban claimed that government forces killed @ @ @ @ @ district of Laghman province .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Afghanistan:
A police officer was killed when gunment attacked a checkpoint in Herat city. Government sources claim that 2 attackers were killed and another one injured;
5 villages in the Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province reportedly switched the side from the Taliban to government forces;
2 civilians were wounded as a result of shelling by government forces in the Syed Abad district of Wardak province, the Taliban claimed;
The Taliban claimed that government forces killed 2 civilians in the Alishang district of Laghman province.
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southfront--2020-05-19--Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria : • An IED explosion @ @ @ @ @ Afrin city .
No casualties were reported ; • Turkish sources claim that 2 YPG @ @ @ @ @ Mari ; • ISIS cells reportedly staged an IED explosion near Al-Rawda Mosque in Deir @ @ @ @ @ Pasha inside Turkey was shelled by rockets from the militant-held part of Idlib province .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
An IED explosion erupted near a market in Afrin city. No casualties were reported;
Turkish sources claim that 2 YPG members were killed south of Mari;
ISIS cells reportedly staged an IED explosion near Al-Rawda Mosque in Deir Ezzor city;
US-backed forces conducted an anti-ISIS raid in Diban;
Haji Pasha inside Turkey was shelled by rockets from the militant-held part of Idlib province.
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southfront--2020-05-19--Turkish-backed Forces Showcase In Tripoli Panstir-S1 System Captured At Watiya Airbase

Turksih-backed forces are working to develop their success in the battle against the Libyan National Army for the Watiya Airbase @ @ @ @ @ In particular , they showcased the captured Pantisr-S system in the city of Tripoli controlled @ @ @ @ @ National Accord .
Pro-Turkish soruces also released a video supposedly showing another Pantisr-S defense system @ @ @ @ @ by a drone strike near Sirte .
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Turksih-backed forces are working to develop their success in the battle against the Libyan National Army for the Watiya Airbase in the media sphere. In particular, they showcased the captured Pantisr-S system in the city of Tripoli controlled by the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord.
Pro-Turkish soruces also released a video supposedly showing another Pantisr-S defense system. This vehicle was damaged by a drone strike near Sirte.
Sabah vurulan 3. Pantsir pic.twitter.com/tAaWrZW6Xj — Turkish Market (@kamerknc) May 18, 2020
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southfront--2020-05-19--Military Situation In Yemen On May 19, 2020 (Map Update)

Click to see the full-size image A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen : • Clashes between Ansar @ @ @ @ @ reported in the Sarwah area ; • Clashes between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and @ @ @ @ @ Abyan province .
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A brief overview of the recent developments in Yemen:
Ceasefire violations were reported in al-Hudaydah;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Kitaf area;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Zaher area 19 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Haradh area 5 times;
Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck the Sarwah area 3 times;
Clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led coalition were reported in the Sarwah area;
Clashes between the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council and Saudi-backed forces are ongoing in Abyan province.
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southfront--2020-05-19--UK-Flagged Tanker Attacked By Pirates In Gulf Of Aden

On May 17th , armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden .
The attackers were repulsed , the ship ’ s manager Stolt Tankers said .
The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two speedboats some 75 nautical miles off Yemen , it said , in the Gulf of Aden , one of the most important trade routes for oil heading from the Middle East to Europe .
“ After multiple warning shots were fired by the armed guard team aboard Stolt Apal , the skiffs opened fire on the ship .
The armed guard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ending the pursuit , ” a company spokesman told Reuters in emailed comments .
“ A coalition warship ( also ) responded and Stolt Apal has resumed her voyage , ” the spokesman said .
He did not specify which coalition was meant , but maritime security sources said the vessel had been sailing through a transit corridor patrolled by international naval forces due to the high risk of attack .
The spokesman said the ship ’ s bridge had sustained minor damage from bullets but that there were no injuries .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ships have been attacked in recent years in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab waterway by armed gangs as well as militant groups such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula .
The Saudi-led coalition carrying out its military intervention in Yemen has accused the Houthis of attempting to attack vessels off the coast of Yemen , with unmanned boats loaded with explosives .
However , there ’ s no evidence , nor reason why the Houthis would attack civilian vessels .
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ( UKMTO ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on its website that it advised vessels in the area “ to exercise extreme caution ” .
The Stolt Apal had sailed from the Saudi Arabian city of Jubail and was reported to be travelling to Yanbu , on the other side of the Arabian peninsula , south of the Suez Canal .
A Department for Transport spokesperson said : “ We are aware of these reports and understand the situation is now resolved .
The vessel is unharmed and is continuing on its journey.
” Maritime security firm Dryad Global said it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gulf of Aden this year .
The waters off the coast of Somalia have become increasingly dangerous .
With no functioning government between 1991 and 2012 , Somalia became impoverished due to decades of conflict .
Piracy has become very lucrative bringing in millions of dollars to criminals and gangs in the area .
It should be reminded that Somali pirates had their first successful attack in 5 years around late 2017 , and in spite of being relatively unsuccessful , they ’ re not showing any sign of giving up .
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On May 17th, armed pirates attacked a British-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden.
The attackers were repulsed, the ship’s manager Stolt Tankers said.
The pirates approached the Stolt Apal in two speedboats some 75 nautical miles off Yemen, it said, in the Gulf of Aden, one of the most important trade routes for oil heading from the Middle East to Europe.
“After multiple warning shots were fired by the armed guard team aboard Stolt Apal, the skiffs opened fire on the ship. The armed guard team returned fire, disabling one skiff and ending the pursuit,” a company spokesman told Reuters in emailed comments. “A coalition warship (also) responded and Stolt Apal has resumed her voyage,” the spokesman said.
He did not specify which coalition was meant, but maritime security sources said the vessel had been sailing through a transit corridor patrolled by international naval forces due to the high risk of attack.
The spokesman said the ship’s bridge had sustained minor damage from bullets but that there were no injuries.
The cargo was also undamaged.
Merchant ships have been attacked in recent years in the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab waterway by armed gangs as well as militant groups such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
The Saudi-led coalition carrying out its military intervention in Yemen has accused the Houthis of attempting to attack vessels off the coast of Yemen, with unmanned boats loaded with explosives. However, there’s no evidence, nor reason why the Houthis would attack civilian vessels.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) naval authority said in a warning notice on its website that it advised vessels in the area “to exercise extreme caution”.
The Stolt Apal had sailed from the Saudi Arabian city of Jubail and was reported to be travelling to Yanbu, on the other side of the Arabian peninsula, south of the Suez Canal.
A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “We are aware of these reports and understand the situation is now resolved. The vessel is unharmed and is continuing on its journey.”
Maritime security firm Dryad Global said it was the ninth reported incident in the Gulf of Aden this year.
The waters off the coast of Somalia have become increasingly dangerous. With no functioning government between 1991 and 2012, Somalia became impoverished due to decades of conflict. Piracy has become very lucrative bringing in millions of dollars to criminals and gangs in the area.
It should be reminded that Somali pirates had their first successful attack in 5 years around late 2017, and in spite of being relatively unsuccessful, they’re not showing any sign of giving up.
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southfront--2020-05-19--U.S. Army Making Progress On Next Generation Squad Weapons, Requests $111m Funding

The U.S. 75th Ranger Regiment , Green Berets and other U.S. special operations ground forces will receive the conventional Army ’ s Next Generation Squad Weapons ( NGSW ) .
The US Army is in the final stages of evaluating NGSW prototypes .
They are being developed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. , Textron Systems and Sig Sauer Inc .
The weapons ’ purpose is to replace the 5.56mm M4A1 carbine and the M249 squad automatic weapon in infantry and other close-combat units .
If there ’ s no issues and delays , the Army modernization officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the same company , by Q1 of 2022 , and then they will already be delivered to troops a year later .
PEO SOF Warrior is working with the Army to become part of the NGSW fielding plan at some point over the five-year , future-year defense plan , Babbitt said .
The US Special Operations Forces Command hasn ’ t always approved of conventional Army weapons programs .
An example is the XM25 Counter-Defilade Target Engagement System , which was known as the Punisher .
During an operational assessment , elements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ XM25 with them for a raid on a fortified enemy compound in Afghanistan , according to unnamed sources .
The Rangers found the XM25 too heavy and were also concerned that the limited basic load of 25mm rounds was not enough to justify taking an M4A1 carbine out of the mission .
It appears , however , that the NGSW has involved special operations forces in all evaluations .
The NGSW ’ s auto rifle variant is so promising that PEO SOF Warrior may not go forward with a separate effort to develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creedmoor , he added .
The Next Generation Squad Weapons ( NGSW ) Program is an iterative , prototyping effort , using Middle Tier Acquisition Authority , to develop squad-level lethality to combat proliferating threats , informed by Soldiers to be operationally relevant .
The NGSW prototyping effort consists of the Rifle ( NGSW-R ) and Automatic Rifle ( NGSW-AR ) with a common 6.8mm cartridge and Fire Control ( NGSW-FC ) between the two systems .
The first prototype test is supposed to have ran in spring 2020 , but there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will serve as a “ diagnostic test ” to inform the vendors on their current performance and feed another design iteration .
The second prototype test , beginning in January 2021 , will inform a selection team on the performance of these systems .
Though the specifics are competition sensitive , the NGSW-R , NGSW-AR , NGSW-FC , and the 6.8mm ammunition will be compatible with all the currently fielded enablers , while providing an open Adaptive Soldier Architecture ( ASA ) to integrate with developing enabler programs .
The three contractors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ General Dynamics-OTS and Textron Systems — are expected to deliver 38 prototype rifles and 28 prototype automatic rifles along with 660,000 rounds of ammunition for testing and soldier evaluations next year , according to budget documents .
In total , over the next five years , the Army plans to buy a mix of more than 120,000 new light machine guns and rifles .
In total , the procurement numbers show that only around a quarter of the 485,000 active-duty soldiers might get a chance to carry the weapon .
At the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advanced fire control system for the new 6.8mm rifle and automatic rifle .
It ’ s intended to go far beyond optics currently used by soldiers on their light carbines and rifles .
The Army wants the unit to include a variable-powered optic for short and long range shooting , an integrated range finder , ballistic calculator and digital display capable of providing an adjusted aim point , according to budget documents .
And procurement for those fire control systems give a hint at how quickly the inventory of NGSW will accumulate .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiscal year , doubling that number for 2023 and 2024 until by fiscal year 2025 they ’ ve purchased a total of 121,773 .
Army officials are asking for $ 111 million to continue prototyping the NGSW in the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request .
The initial funding that the program received back in Fiscal Year 2020 was for $ 35.8 , so for 2021 the Army is asking more than twice the amount , since it appears to be a promising program .
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The U.S. 75th Ranger Regiment, Green Berets and other U.S. special operations ground forces will receive the conventional Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW).
“We are an enthusiastic supporter of the Army’s 6.8mm Next Generation Squad Weapons,” Col. Joel Babbitt, of Program Executive Officer Special Operations Forces Warrior, told Military.com recently. “We expect there will be Next Generation Squad Weapons in our formations as soon as we can receive them via fielding.”
The US Army is in the final stages of evaluating NGSW prototypes. They are being developed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc., Textron Systems and Sig Sauer Inc.
The weapons’ purpose is to replace the 5.56mm M4A1 carbine and the M249 squad automatic weapon in infantry and other close-combat units.
If there’s no issues and delays, the Army modernization officials will choose both weapon replacements, hopefully from the same company, by Q1 of 2022, and then they will already be delivered to troops a year later.
PEO SOF Warrior is working with the Army to become part of the NGSW fielding plan at some point over the five-year, future-year defense plan, Babbitt said.
The US Special Operations Forces Command hasn’t always approved of conventional Army weapons programs. An example is the XM25 Counter-Defilade Target Engagement System, which was known as the Punisher.
During an operational assessment, elements of 75th Ranger Regiment refused to take XM25 with them for a raid on a fortified enemy compound in Afghanistan, according to unnamed sources.
The Rangers found the XM25 too heavy and were also concerned that the limited basic load of 25mm rounds was not enough to justify taking an M4A1 carbine out of the mission.
It appears, however, that the NGSW has involved special operations forces in all evaluations.
“Our operators have been in from the beginning on the soldier touch points, and we have been working very closely with [Program Executive Office] Soldier all along,” Babbitt said. “Our operators … are providing feedback to help make the weapons better.”
The NGSW’s auto rifle variant is so promising that PEO SOF Warrior may not go forward with a separate effort to develop a light machine gun chambered for 6.5mm Creedmoor, he added.
“We have currently put our 6.5mm Creedmoor lightweight machine gun on hold pending the results of the Next Generation Squad Weapon,” Babbitt said.
The Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) Program is an iterative, prototyping effort, using Middle Tier Acquisition Authority, to develop squad-level lethality to combat proliferating threats, informed by Soldiers to be operationally relevant.
The NGSW prototyping effort consists of the Rifle (NGSW-R) and Automatic Rifle (NGSW-AR) with a common 6.8mm cartridge and Fire Control (NGSW-FC) between the two systems.
The first prototype test is supposed to have ran in spring 2020, but there is no information on the matter, and it will serve as a “diagnostic test” to inform the vendors on their current performance and feed another design iteration. The second prototype test, beginning in January 2021, will inform a selection team on the performance of these systems.
Though the specifics are competition sensitive, the NGSW-R, NGSW-AR, NGSW-FC, and the 6.8mm ammunition will be compatible with all the currently fielded enablers, while providing an open Adaptive Soldier Architecture (ASA) to integrate with developing enabler programs.
The three contractors selected in 2019 — Sig Sauer, General Dynamics-OTS and Textron Systems — are expected to deliver 38 prototype rifles and 28 prototype automatic rifles along with 660,000 rounds of ammunition for testing and soldier evaluations next year, according to budget documents.
In total, over the next five years, the Army plans to buy a mix of more than 120,000 new light machine guns and rifles.
In total, the procurement numbers show that only around a quarter of the 485,000 active-duty soldiers might get a chance to carry the weapon.
At the same time, the service is developing an advanced fire control system for the new 6.8mm rifle and automatic rifle. It’s intended to go far beyond optics currently used by soldiers on their light carbines and rifles.
The Army wants the unit to include a variable-powered optic for short and long range shooting, an integrated range finder, ballistic calculator and digital display capable of providing an adjusted aim point, according to budget documents.
And procurement for those fire control systems give a hint at how quickly the inventory of NGSW will accumulate. They want to buy nearly 4,000 next fiscal year, doubling that number for 2023 and 2024 until by fiscal year 2025 they’ve purchased a total of 121,773.
Army officials are asking for $111 million to continue prototyping the NGSW in the Fiscal Year 2021 budget request. The initial funding that the program received back in Fiscal Year 2020 was for $35.8, so for 2021 the Army is asking more than twice the amount, since it appears to be a promising program.
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southfront--2020-05-19--UN Suggests No Longer Using “Husband/Wife”

Facts are , that up to 10 % from down to the Faroes are sexual minorities and it remains like that because we as human beings are like that .
Actually most animals are like that too .
So why fight it , when You can include in peace and acceptance .
You even are learned vomen cant take over much , when the parentd die .
But of course Your women from the start also are made by clay and men by Allah .
Its not like that in Christianity .
Here women are a part taken from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ marrige as getting complet again .
And because You women pr definitiand is made by clay like pot pans and for briks , You keep them stupid and often as prisoners in their own homes .
We just have has several cases here about it in Denmark and Sweden .
The men also whipped and caned not only the wife but also the children , bacuse the allowed themselves to try to be more danish instaed of being supported by a man , which hardly had job .
Is that honor .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for women and children and the onther way sround too .
I dont see that .
Parts might be needed many years ago and might be too many polaces , but the reasons is bad inviroments and often based on non devellopment because the allsystematicly are jekp in the dark .
and men in Denmark are more happy then many other men .
We never pay money in the divoerses because our women are educated and therefore pay for themselves already having their own bankaccount .
Well we do share making a good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a chance in our version of Sunni traditions .
I like Gays a lot .
They make no children but often work more and therefore pay tax to the poor stupidist making too many of them .
Your problem is You as man pr definition being born with a tiny but amputated dildo will loose Your rights .
No women need that control , when they lear to control themselves .
You should try to be raised for random sale Yourself and stay home unless Your are followed by family men , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ raised for rape of vomen walking alone in te streets .
So watch Your behind .
You already is in trouble having so much dirt and hay comming out .
Here You of course put in Gays and even in Bagdad .
Thats very low .
Look at the 90 % not being sexual minorities .
You dont see their problems being killed for things , which are very normal .
You start blinfolding Yourself for the rest of us .

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The United Nations has begun working towards creating a “more equal world.”
And it does so in the most arbitrary way possible: stop people from saying “husband/wife” and “boyfriend/girlfriend”.
What you say matters. Help create a more equal world by using gender-neutral language if you're unsure about someone's gender or are referring to a group. https://t.co/QQRFPY4VRn #GenerationEquality via@UN_Women pic.twitter.com/koxoAZZuxq — United Nations (@UN) May 18, 2020
“What you say matters. Help create a more equal world by using gender-neutral language if you’re unsure about someone’s gender or are referring to a group,” states the tweet.
People on Twitter, of course, weren’t happy.
Stop trying to control people’s language. It’s creepy and unnecessary. — Lucy Harris (@Lugey6) May 18, 2020
Are we allowed to say son or daughter or will my spouse and I get a visit from a police officer? — Wes Butler ? (@WButler77) May 18, 2020
The global bureaucratic body with no actual authority, as it has become apparent in conflicts all around the world is trying to fight quite insignificant fights, hoping to score a victory.
In addition, some of the proposals are just simply absurd.
This can’t have been written by a native English speaker. Landlord, for instance, is self-explanatory. “Jim is my landlord.” “Jim is my owner.” -What?
“Jim is the owner of my house.” -What?
“Jim is the owner of the house in which I live.” -Oh, he’s your landlord! — Rorate Caeli (@RorateCaeli) May 18, 2020
Also, using “gender neutral” language doesn’t stop the UN from specifically tweeting “@UN_Women” and the website being called unwomen.org.
Some even questioned whether the UN would also suggest that any language around the world that incorporates grammatical should be entirely remade, in an exercise in futility.
Those who have read 1984, George Orwell’s novel, written back in 1949, might recall “Newspeak.”
For those who don’t recall it, Newspeak is the language of Oceania, a totalitarian superstate, in which the novel is set.
In “The Principles of Newspeak”, the appendix to the novel, Orwell explains that Newspeak follows most of the rules of English grammar, yet is a language characterised by a continually diminishing vocabulary; complete thoughts reduced to simple terms of simplistic meaning.
To meet the ideological requirements of English Socialism in Oceania, the ruling Party created Newspeak, a controlled language of simplified grammar and restricted vocabulary, meant to limit the freedom of thought—personal identity, self-expression, free will—that threatens the ideology of the régime of Big Brother and the Party, who have criminalized such concepts into thoughtcrime as contradictions of Ingsoc orthodoxy.
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southfront--2020-05-19--Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups – May 19, 2020

This is the newst update of the ‘ U.S .
Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map ’ exclusive series showing the @ @ @ @ @ Strike Groups .
SouthFront : Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using @ @ @ @ @ No classified information was used in production of the map .
Carrier strike group ( @ @ @ @ @ formation of the United States Navy .
It is centered on an aircraft carrier and @ @ @ @ @ CVW ) of 65 to 70 aircrafts .
It ’ s composed of roughly 7,500 @ @ @ @ @ , at least one cruiser , a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers and/or @ @ @ @ @ group also , on occasion , includes submarines , attached logistics ships and a supply @ @ @ @ @ comprise a principal element of U.S. power projection over the world ’ s oceans .
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This is the newst update of the ‘U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map’ exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map.
Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air wing (CVW) of 65 to 70 aircrafts. It’s composed of roughly 7,500 personnel, an aircraft carrier, at least one cruiser, a destroyer squadron of at least two destroyers and/or frigates. A carrier strike group also, on occasion, includes submarines, attached logistics ships and a supply ship. Carrier strike groups comprise a principal element of U.S. power projection over the world’s oceans.
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southfront--2020-05-19--Ex-Sinaloa Cartel Assassin “Chino Antrax” Found Dead After Fleeing Probation

A former cartel assassin known as “ Chino Antrax ” was killed after he fled federal probation supervision in San Diego .
Speculations about the whereabouts of the cartel assassin were abound after he disappeared on May 6th , and the plot thickened after three bodies were found in his sister ’ s BMW , abandoned on a dirt road in Culiacán , Sinaloa .
A photograph of one of the bodies that was leaked on social media certainly appeared to be Arechiga — a man known to have previously changed his appearance with plastic surgery as well as trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18th , Arechiga ’ s family helped with the official identification , and forensic experts from Mexico ’ s federal prosecutorial agency confirmed the findings , according to the Sinaloa State Attorney General ’ s Office .
U.S. authorities were also involved in the identification .
Arechiga ’ s sister , Ada Jimena Arechiga Gamboa , and her husband , Juan Garcia , have been confirmed as the other two victims .
It is a “ public secret ” that Chino Antrax cooperated with the US government during his time in federal custody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ import cocaine and marijuana in 2015 , but he was sentenced in 2019 .
Arechiga was released from prison on March 3rd and supposed to be under probation supervision for the next five years .
But when a U.S. probation officer went to his new residence for a scheduled check-in earlier this month , Arechiga was gone , according to a court affidavit .
And then , there ’ s a gap in the timeline , since it is unclear why he would return to the Sinaloa cartel stronghold of Culiacán .
At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and wealth on social media as part of the cartel , then he was deemed a traitor , after cooperating with the US .
According to Mexican media reports , three people were allegedly kidnapped , in a gunfight from a home linked to Arechiga ’ s sister .
The bodies were discovered the next day in her black SUV .
His neighbor was Ismael “ El Mayo ” Zambada , who ran cartel operations behind the scenes while co-leader Joaquín “ El Chapo ” Guzmán gained prominence as the public face of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joined the cartel , he was first tasked with “ small errands , ” according to his attorney , but he eventually earned a spot leading the cartel ’ s brutal hit squad .
The squad ’ s violence was often on public display , including leaving bodies strung up on bridges .
Arechiga was arrested after disembarking from a plane in Amsterdam in 2013 .
He had been living undercover , using the name of a dead Mexican man , and had gone to extraordinary lengths to alter his appearance .
U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through “ forensic techniques , ” according to the Justice Department .
His sister , who was found dead alongside him , was one of several relatives that asked courts for leniency .
Before his sentence was pronounced in the courtroom in December , he told the judge : “ I ’ m truly ashamed .
… I promise you I will never again go the wrong way .
I would like to be able to work honestly.
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A former cartel assassin known as “Chino Antrax” was killed after he fled federal probation supervision in San Diego.
Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa, “Chino Antrax” was a high-ranking Sinaloa cartel assassin.
Speculations about the whereabouts of the cartel assassin were abound after he disappeared on May 6th, and the plot thickened after three bodies were found in his sister’s BMW, abandoned on a dirt road in Culiacán, Sinaloa.
A photograph of one of the bodies that was leaked on social media certainly appeared to be Arechiga — a man known to have previously changed his appearance with plastic surgery as well as trying to alter his fingerprints.
On May 18th, Arechiga’s family helped with the official identification, and forensic experts from Mexico’s federal prosecutorial agency confirmed the findings, according to the Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office.
U.S. authorities were also involved in the identification.
#Sinaloa state called in the PGR Federal Attorney Office to help with the identification of a corpse belonging to #ChinoAntrax. They insist they are unable to ID. Family has not been allowed to see the body. pic.twitter.com/3lPZ28v90X — Borderland Beat (@Borderland_Beat) May 18, 2020
Arechiga’s sister, Ada Jimena Arechiga Gamboa, and her husband, Juan Garcia, have been confirmed as the other two victims.
It is a “public secret” that Chino Antrax cooperated with the US government during his time in federal custody. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana in 2015, but he was sentenced in 2019.
Arechiga was released from prison on March 3rd and supposed to be under probation supervision for the next five years.
But when a U.S. probation officer went to his new residence for a scheduled check-in earlier this month, Arechiga was gone, according to a court affidavit.
And then, there’s a gap in the timeline, since it is unclear why he would return to the Sinaloa cartel stronghold of Culiacán. At one point he would flaunt his power and wealth on social media as part of the cartel, then he was deemed a traitor, after cooperating with the US.
According to Mexican media reports, three people were allegedly kidnapped, in a gunfight from a home linked to Arechiga’s sister. The bodies were discovered the next day in her black SUV.
His neighbor was Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who ran cartel operations behind the scenes while co-leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán gained prominence as the public face of the organization.
When Chino Antrax initially joined the cartel, he was first tasked with “small errands,” according to his attorney, but he eventually earned a spot leading the cartel’s brutal hit squad.
The squad’s violence was often on public display, including leaving bodies strung up on bridges.
Arechiga was arrested after disembarking from a plane in Amsterdam in 2013. He had been living undercover, using the name of a dead Mexican man, and had gone to extraordinary lengths to alter his appearance. U.S. authorities had to confirm his identity then through “forensic techniques,” according to the Justice Department.
His sister, who was found dead alongside him, was one of several relatives that asked courts for leniency.
“One of the greatest joys of my life was the birth of my brother Jose Rodrigo with whom I have spent a lot of time,” she wrote.
Before his sentence was pronounced in the courtroom in December, he told the judge: “I’m truly ashamed. … I promise you I will never again go the wrong way. I would like to be able to work honestly.”
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southfront--2020-05-19--U.S. Closing 52% Of Oil Rigs, As Both It And Saudi Arabia Slip Into Deeper Crisis

The reduction in global fuel demand has led to the fact that the number of oil rigs in the US has dropped to a historic low , Reuters reported , citing data from Baker Hughes .
According to data on the week ending on May 17th , the number of towers decreased by 35 , to 339 .
This is the lowest figure since 1940 , when Baker Hughes began to publish relevant statistics .
The reduction in the number of towers affected West Texas and the eastern part of the state of New Mexico , where the main oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conducted .
There , their number decreased to 175 , which is the lowest number since 2016 .
Since the beginning of the year , the number of operating rigs in the United States has declined by 52 % .
More than 400 installations stopped working .
The suspension of activity began in mid-March , when oil prices fell sharply after disruption of the OPEC + deal .
Analysts suggest that this process will continue in the near future .
Simmons Energy suggests that 215 drilling rigs will remain in the country next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ slow .
For comparison : in 2019 , 943 units worked in the USA .
It is expected that global consumption will drop from a record 100 million barrels .
per day up to 92.6 million barrels .
On May 18th , the cost of a barrel of North Sea Brent was $ 34.51 , Texas WTI – $ 32.13 .
At the same time , this drop in crude oil prices , Saudi Arabia may be forced to reduce how much money it spends on weapons .
This is significant since , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to increase its influence around the world .
According to experts , Saudi Arabia may have to abandon new arms contracts and postpone already agreed arms purchases , as the kingdom is plunging into a financial crisis .
The expected delay in the conclusion of new arms deals can have long-term political consequences for a country under the rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , who is waging a war against the Houthis in Yemen , and is losing , even with full investment .
Last year , Riyadh spent about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fifth in the world in military spending .
Although this figure was lower than in 2018 , it still amounted to about 8 % of Saudi Arabia ’ s GDP .
Thus , the country spent on weapons an impressive share of its wealth – more than the United States ( 3.4 % ) , China ( 1.9 % ) , Russia ( 3.9 % ) or India ( 2.4 % ) , based on Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ) data .
For decades , military spending has strengthened Riyadh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the newspaper notes .
This economic crisis Saudi Arabia is in is characterized by three blows that it suffered : • The first of them was inflicted by an unprecedented drop in oil demand on world markets , which , in turn , led to a drop in commodity prices and a reduction in the country ’ s income from oil .
• The second blow is those extraordinary measures that the state should have taken to combat the epidemic of coronavirus and which actually led to the complete cessation of trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which ultimately led to the actual cessation of “ non-oil ” exports and , again , the cessation of economic growth .
• The third blow to the economy of Saudi Arabia is the unplanned expenses of the country , associated again with the epidemic of coronavirus , and those measures that were supposed to strengthen public confidence in the health sector .
Essentially , it would appear that the Saudi-initiated crude oil price war backfired heavily , and the two parties suffering the most from the rapid drop in prices and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Crude Oil Price Recovers Slightly , But There ’ s Little Hope Of Avoiding Recession

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The reduction in global fuel demand has led to the fact that the number of oil rigs in the US has dropped to a historic low, Reuters reported, citing data from Baker Hughes.
According to data on the week ending on May 17th, the number of towers decreased by 35, to 339.
This is the lowest figure since 1940, when Baker Hughes began to publish relevant statistics.
The reduction in the number of towers affected West Texas and the eastern part of the state of New Mexico, where the main oil and gas production in the USA is conducted.
There, their number decreased to 175, which is the lowest number since 2016.
Since the beginning of the year, the number of operating rigs in the United States has declined by 52%. More than 400 installations stopped working.
The suspension of activity began in mid-March, when oil prices fell sharply after disruption of the OPEC + deal.
Analysts suggest that this process will continue in the near future. Simmons Energy suggests that 215 drilling rigs will remain in the country next year and their recovery will be very slow. For comparison: in 2019, 943 units worked in the USA.
It is expected that global consumption will drop from a record 100 million barrels. per day up to 92.6 million barrels.
On May 18th, the cost of a barrel of North Sea Brent was $34.51, Texas WTI – $32.13.
At the same time, this drop in crude oil prices, Saudi Arabia may be forced to reduce how much money it spends on weapons. This is significant since, Riyadh’s weapon purchases are a way to increase its influence around the world.
According to experts, Saudi Arabia may have to abandon new arms contracts and postpone already agreed arms purchases, as the kingdom is plunging into a financial crisis.
The expected delay in the conclusion of new arms deals can have long-term political consequences for a country under the rule of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is waging a war against the Houthis in Yemen, and is losing, even with full investment.
“I have no doubt: this is the end of an era. The era when the Persian Gulf had all this money is over,” said Bruce Ridel, a CIA veteran and senior researcher at the Brookings Institution.
Last year, Riyadh spent about $62 billion on weapons, ranking fifth in the world in military spending.
Although this figure was lower than in 2018, it still amounted to about 8% of Saudi Arabia’s GDP. Thus, the country spent on weapons an impressive share of its wealth – more than the United States (3.4%), China (1.9%), Russia (3.9%) or India (2.4%), based on Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data.
For decades, military spending has strengthened Riyadh’s political influence in the world, the newspaper notes.
“If Saudi Arabia were not one of the largest buyers of weapons, then probably it would be impossible to count on support devoid of criticism from the powerful Western powers. One of the outcomes of arms purchases is that you buy relationships,” said Andrew Feinstein, an expert on corruption and the global arms trade.
This economic crisis Saudi Arabia is in is characterized by three blows that it suffered:
The first of them was inflicted by an unprecedented drop in oil demand on world markets, which, in turn, led to a drop in commodity prices and a reduction in the country’s income from oil. The second blow is those extraordinary measures that the state should have taken to combat the epidemic of coronavirus and which actually led to the complete cessation of trade and economic activity within the country, which ultimately led to the actual cessation of “non-oil” exports and, again, the cessation of economic growth. The third blow to the economy of Saudi Arabia is the unplanned expenses of the country, associated again with the epidemic of coronavirus, and those measures that were supposed to strengthen public confidence in the health sector.
Essentially, it would appear that the Saudi-initiated crude oil price war backfired heavily, and the two parties suffering the most from the rapid drop in prices and the on-going crisis are Washington and Riyadh.
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southfront--2020-05-19--NATO Expresses Support Of Turkey’s Activity In Libya As It Prepares To Begin Extracting Resources

On May 18th , the Government of National Accord ’ s forces took control of al-Watiya airbase from Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar ’ s Libyan National Army ( LNA ) .
Notably , a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defense system was captured , and was being moved towards Tripoli to be paraded as a war trophy .
It is potentially on its way to Turkey , after that .
The LNA , however , hasn ’ t given up on Al-Watiya and the air force carried out strikes on GNA positions in and around the base , no casualties have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the GNA hadn ’ t been able to obtain any weaponry from al-Watiya , but the videos and photographs of the Pantsir-S1 prove otherwise .
The LNA said that it had withdrawn 1,000 armored vehicles , as well as all defense systems and weapons .
The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones continue flying above , as they carried out an attack on an Krasukha electronic warfare system south of Sirte .
Regarding the situation in Libya , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a discussion , and issued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s position on the conflict was uniform .
On Libya , Stoltenberg reiterated NATO ’ s readiness to help the war-torn North African country by building its defense and security capacities .
The Erdoğan-Stoltenberg conversation came on the same day the latter explicitly lent support to the GNA .
In an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica , Stoltenberg acknowledged the fact that there is an ongoing arms embargo on Libya , stressing : “ However , this doesn ’ t mean to put on the same level the forces led by [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fayez al-Sarraj , the only one recognized by the U.N. ” “ For this reason , NATO is ready to give its support to the government of Tripoli , ” he said .
“ NATO is prepared to help Libya in the area of defense and security institution building , in response to the request by the Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord to assist the GNA to strengthen its security institutions , ” he said .
“ Any NATO assistance to Libya would take account of political and security conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ complementarity and in close coordination with other international efforts , including those of the UN and the EU .
The Secretary General also recalled that all parties should respect the U.N. arms embargo , as reaffirmed at the Berlin International Conference on Libya in January this year , and that NATO fully supports U.N. efforts to find a political solution , ” added the secretary-general .
Meanwhile , the countries that support the LNA , or simply are against Turkey ’ s spreading its influence in the Mediterranean issued statements prior to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United Arab Emirates , Greece , France and Cyprus xpressed their regret over the escalation of violence in Libya , and considered that Turkey ’ s agreement with the GNA threatens regional stability .
A joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of Egypt , Greece , Cyprus , France and the UAE said that the latest worrying developments in the eastern Mediterranean were discussed , in addition to a number of regional crises that threaten peace and stability in that region .
Regardless of that , and following the current standstill in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of al-Watiya , Turkey used the chance to begin drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean .
State-run oil firm Turkish Petroleum has submitted an application to start drilling in parts of the eastern Mediterranean outlined in the country ’ s contentious maritime borders agreement with the Libyan government in Tripoli , Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on May 14th .
In an interview with Anadolu Agency , Donmez said that Turkey ’ s gas an oil exploration plans will proceed as foreseen by the November 27 , 2019 agreement , which seeks to create @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s southern Mediterranean shore to Libya ’ s northeast coast .
Currently , the conflict is turning towards a fight for territory , which Turkey likely promised to assist in capturing from the LNA , in return for wider access to energy resources , despite any opposition from other states that show concern .
MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Satellite Images : Impact Of May 16 Turksih Strikes On Al-Watiah Air Base • Government Of National Accord Wrestles Control Of Al-Watiya Airbase From Haftar ’ s Forces

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On May 18th, the Government of National Accord’s forces took control of al-Watiya airbase from Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA).
Notably, a Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air defense system was captured, and was being moved towards Tripoli to be paraded as a war trophy.
It is potentially on its way to Turkey, after that.
Looks like the GNA is sparing no time getting the Pantsir-S1 out of al-Watiya, undoubtedly heading to Turkey. Since this is Libya the whole process has to be filmed of course. pic.twitter.com/IALtCfyL54 — Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) May 18, 2020
Pantsir close ups.
Was locked and loaded… pic.twitter.com/50TwPy1IjB — Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020
#Libya– #GNA is not wasting any time, or risking potential airstrikes trying to destroy it, getting the captured Pantsir-S1/SA-22 Greyhound out of al-Watiyah Airbase pic.twitter.com/5X5hfUddde — Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 18, 2020
#Libya– the Pantsir from al-Watiyah (maybe that’ll be the title of a movie one day…) reaching its temporary destination for celebrations in Martyrs’ Square, #Tripoli pic.twitter.com/9ZfHkGMpdQ — Oded Berkowitz (@Oded121351) May 19, 2020
The LNA, however, hasn’t given up on Al-Watiya and the air force carried out strikes on GNA positions in and around the base, no casualties have been confirmed.
#قاعده_الوطيه تحت قصف طيران السلاح الجو الليبي . — غصة الخوارج (@LiBya_73) May 18, 2020
صور من قاعدة الوطية الجوية تحت سيطرة قوات الجيش الليبي الباسلة #البركان_ينتصر pic.twitter.com/jv4uHPXd5M — عماد فتحي E.Fathi (@emad_badish) May 18, 2020
The LNA also said that the GNA hadn’t been able to obtain any weaponry from al-Watiya, but the videos and photographs of the Pantsir-S1 prove otherwise.
#ليبيا — الجيش: سحب ألف آلية مدرّعة وكل الطائرات ومنظومات الدفاع الجوي من قاعدة الوطية — ا لـ حـ ـد ث (@AlHadath) May 18, 2020
The LNA said that it had withdrawn 1,000 armored vehicles, as well as all defense systems and weapons.
2/2 Furthermore, one of the damaged vehicles probably towed to the entrance of a third shelter (probably after the attack). #GNA #LNA #Turkey pic.twitter.com/FtQw6PDmVq — ImageSat Intl. (@ImageSatIntl) May 18, 2020
The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones continue flying above, as they carried out an attack on an Krasukha electronic warfare system south of Sirte.
Regarding the situation in Libya, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a discussion, and issued a statement saying that the Alliance’s position on the conflict was uniform.
On Libya, Stoltenberg reiterated NATO’s readiness to help the war-torn North African country by building its defense and security capacities. The Erdoğan-Stoltenberg conversation came on the same day the latter explicitly lent support to the GNA.
In an interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, Stoltenberg acknowledged the fact that there is an ongoing arms embargo on Libya, stressing:
“However, this doesn’t mean to put on the same level the forces led by [Khalifa] Haftar and the government of Fayez al-Sarraj, the only one recognized by the U.N.” “For this reason, NATO is ready to give its support to the government of Tripoli,” he said. “NATO is prepared to help Libya in the area of defense and security institution building, in response to the request by the Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord to assist the GNA to strengthen its security institutions,” he said. “Any NATO assistance to Libya would take account of political and security conditions, and would be provided in full complementarity and in close coordination with other international efforts, including those of the UN and the EU. The Secretary General also recalled that all parties should respect the U.N. arms embargo, as reaffirmed at the Berlin International Conference on Libya in January this year, and that NATO fully supports U.N. efforts to find a political solution,” added the secretary-general.
Meanwhile, the countries that support the LNA, or simply are against Turkey’s spreading its influence in the Mediterranean issued statements prior to the progress in fighting.
Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, France and Cyprus xpressed their regret over the escalation of violence in Libya, and considered that Turkey’s agreement with the GNA threatens regional stability.
A joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, France and the UAE said that the latest worrying developments in the eastern Mediterranean were discussed, in addition to a number of regional crises that threaten peace and stability in that region.
Regardless of that, and following the current standstill in fighting and the GNA’s capturing of al-Watiya, Turkey used the chance to begin drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean.
State-run oil firm Turkish Petroleum has submitted an application to start drilling in parts of the eastern Mediterranean outlined in the country’s contentious maritime borders agreement with the Libyan government in Tripoli, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on May 14th.
In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Donmez said that Turkey’s gas an oil exploration plans will proceed as foreseen by the November 27, 2019 agreement, which seeks to create an exclusive economic zone from Turkey’s southern Mediterranean shore to Libya’s northeast coast.
Currently, the conflict is turning towards a fight for territory, which Turkey likely promised to assist in capturing from the LNA, in return for wider access to energy resources, despite any opposition from other states that show concern.
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