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The Other People?
Pro-Russian combat and militia elements now active in Ukraine including Spetsnaz [special purpose units] consisting of troops as referred to by the Soviet era defector Suvorov as "The Other People".
Soldiers within Spetsnaz as not having Slavic origins and distinctive in that regard.
"Russians Importing CHECHEN Soldiers to Sew [sic] Further Chaos in Eastern Ukraine?"
"Today's combat in and near Slovyansk between Russian-backed insurgents and Ukranian military personnel resulted in 30 insurgent/terrorist dead, according to a Ukranian government statement..."
"But the interesting thing is that Chechen soldiers were amongst the 'rebels' killed in the battle for a key checkpoint north of the city- what the hell are they doing there?"
"Furthermore, local Ukrainians taped 'rebels' who just appeared manning another ('pro-Russian) checkpoint who were speaking a strange foreign language that was clearly not Slavic..."
"Earlier reports also had some Transdniestrans -from a breakaway strip of Moldova that wants to be annexed by Russia- showing up amongst pro-Russian insurgents that the Kremlin still purports to be 'locals rising up to protect themselves'"
From Surorov:
"Very rarely one comes across young Soviet Italians, too . . . and spetsnaz contains Turks, Kurds, Greeks, Koreans, Mongolians, Finns and people of other nationalities . . . . I have never heard of there being purely national formations within spetsnaz . . . It is perfectly possible that they would be created in case of necessity and perhaps there are some permanent spetsnaz groups chosen on a purely national basis"
Doing autopsies and examining the remains for circumcision too will become routine for Ukrainian authorities? Determine if persons not of Ukrainian nationality and origin involved in the insurgency? Ukrainians do not customarily circumcise their new-born?
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
False Flag?
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Thanks to Harry and Sharkhunters HOT MAIL we have this item.
"RUSSIAN BEAR - MARCONI keeps us up to date on radio transmissions around the world. Here is something just received from MARCONI of interest about Ukraine."
According to MARCONI clandestine radio transmissions as monitored indicative of a false flag operation?
"The following stations have been monitored. They were monitored since the Ukraine situation developed, and can therefore be said with some degree of certainty to be related to the situation in that area."
"3. Voice station. Uses English language, which is no guide to the sender or end user's nationality. As one of my old sergeants once said to me: 'Just because the message is sent in German just proves that the sender and receiver speak German!' [and nothing more than that] Traffic consists of a 3 figure call sign, followed by groups of 5 digit cipher groups. Sending ends with Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. This is identical to stations long identified as being of Russian/ Slavic origin . . . Voice traffic consist of 5 figure cipher groups.
We have to be clear about this. Radio stations "long identified as being of Russian/Slavic origin" for some reason all at once broadcasting in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
"Indicative of a false flag operation?" Blame it all on the Americans. After all, we heard English secret radio transmissions in the area! Don't you know!
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Thanks to Harry and Sharkhunters HOT MAIL we have this item.
"RUSSIAN BEAR - MARCONI keeps us up to date on radio transmissions around the world. Here is something just received from MARCONI of interest about Ukraine."
According to MARCONI clandestine radio transmissions as monitored indicative of a false flag operation?
"The following stations have been monitored. They were monitored since the Ukraine situation developed, and can therefore be said with some degree of certainty to be related to the situation in that area."
"3. Voice station. Uses English language, which is no guide to the sender or end user's nationality. As one of my old sergeants once said to me: 'Just because the message is sent in German just proves that the sender and receiver speak German!' [and nothing more than that] Traffic consists of a 3 figure call sign, followed by groups of 5 digit cipher groups. Sending ends with Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. This is identical to stations long identified as being of Russian/ Slavic origin . . . Voice traffic consist of 5 figure cipher groups.
We have to be clear about this. Radio stations "long identified as being of Russian/Slavic origin" for some reason all at once broadcasting in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
"Indicative of a false flag operation?" Blame it all on the Americans. After all, we heard English secret radio transmissions in the area! Don't you know!
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Sunday, May 4, 2014
DEBKAfile!
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From the most recent DEBKAfile news letter some miscellany:
1. "Al Qaeda suicide bombings -first attack on Suez Canal bank"
"February 24, 2014. Two Al Qaeda suicide bombings Friday at A-Tor, on the bank of the Suez Canal, killed an Egyptian soldier and wounded five at an army checkpoint, and struck a bus, injuring four passengers. This was the first time the jihadists had struck in the Suez Canal region."
NO! Jihadists HAVE struck the Suez Canal and environs previously! That objective either to render the canal as inoperative or raise insurance costs to a prohibitive level!
2. "Saudis parade nuclear missiles for the first time"
"30 April. Saudi Arabia paraded its nuclear-capable missiles for the first time Tuesday, April 29, showing the liquid propellant DF-3 ballistic missile (NATO designated CSS-2), purchased from China 20 years ago. This missile has a range of 2,650 km, carries a payload of 2,150 kg and a single nuclear warhead with a 1-3 MT yield. This was Riyadh’s way of displaying its readiness to use a nuclear weapon in a potential war with Iran and its non-reliance any longer on a US nuclear shield"
The Saudi NOW HAS AN ORGANIC NUCLEAR CAPABILITY? Delivery system with previously purchased on-call warheads available from Pakistan? This should be a wake-up call for everyone!
3. "Secret US-Hizballah talks. Washington plans to include Lebanon, Syria deals in Iran nuclear pact "
"29 April. The Obama administration has embarked on secret dialogue with Hizballah, DEBKAfile reports. The first direct encounter between the CIA and Hizballah representatives took place in early March in Cyprus. Two subsequent meetings have produced initial US-Hizballah understandings for Lebanon and Syria. The administration reckons that any difficulties cropping up in those talks can be fixed by turning to Tehran."
NO negotiations with terrorists! This is not negotiation but DIALOGUE! An exchange of viewpoints?
4. "Two Mid East intelligence chiefs wrong about Syria"
"26 April. In his three years as AMAN chief, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, just appointed OC Northern Command, was credited with enhancing the corps’ operational capabilities as a combat force. But, on the debit side, he made three major miscalculations: [1] He overrated the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s life expectancy, [2] underrated Bashar Assad’s chances of survival; and [3] did not recommend that Israel halt Hizballah’s military intervention in the Syrian War. Kochavi shared his second mistake with Prince Bandar, who paid for it by his replacement as Director of Saudi Intelligence on April 15."
AMAN Israeli military intelligence and not be confused with Mossad. Analysis as regard the situation in Syria an the involvement of Hezbollah incorrect. EVEN THE ISRAELI WITH THEIR VAUNTED INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY CAN BE WRONG!
My admonition and warning as usual, the noted blogger Spengler rating DEBKAfile as unreliable under all circumstances.
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Predators.
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Movie review.
The movie being reviewed is "Predators"
"A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators."
"Storyline"
"The mercenary Royce; the military Isabelle; the Russian soldier Nikolai; the San Quentin criminal Stans; the Sierra Leone militia Mombasa; the drug lord Cuchillo; the Yakuza Hanzo; and the Doctor Edwin awake in free fall but they succeed to open their parachutes landing in a jungle. Soon they discover that they are on another planet and they are prey of aliens in a deadly hunting game, and they need to join forces to destroy their predators and survive."
* American [?] mmercenary, special operations type ranger/commando.
* Israeli Defense Force [IDF] woman sniper.
* Mexican drug cartel assassin.
* Yakuza Japanese gangster.
* Sierra Leone RUF enforcer.
* American condemned death row convict.
* Russian Spetsnaz troop.
* American doctor.
This movie rates ONLY good with qualification. The proverbial "action packed thriller" continuing as part of the series: "Predator I", "Predator II", "Alien versus Predator".
Human predators each and everyone whisked away to another planet [not earth], a game preserve, to be "hunted" for sport by the alien "predators". The ULTIMATE HUNT so to speak, the dangerous predator stalking the other dangerous predator.
Criminal elements among the human predators and described in the movie hardly ever contributing to team work and unity as would be needed for survival in such a situation.
That role of the doctor too not entirely clear to me, I must have missed something. Other than he had a knowledge of plant toxins I thought might have been invaluable in combating the space aliens.
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Movie review.
The movie being reviewed is "Predators"
"A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators."
"Storyline"
"The mercenary Royce; the military Isabelle; the Russian soldier Nikolai; the San Quentin criminal Stans; the Sierra Leone militia Mombasa; the drug lord Cuchillo; the Yakuza Hanzo; and the Doctor Edwin awake in free fall but they succeed to open their parachutes landing in a jungle. Soon they discover that they are on another planet and they are prey of aliens in a deadly hunting game, and they need to join forces to destroy their predators and survive."
* American [?] mmercenary, special operations type ranger/commando.
* Israeli Defense Force [IDF] woman sniper.
* Mexican drug cartel assassin.
* Yakuza Japanese gangster.
* Sierra Leone RUF enforcer.
* American condemned death row convict.
* Russian Spetsnaz troop.
* American doctor.
This movie rates ONLY good with qualification. The proverbial "action packed thriller" continuing as part of the series: "Predator I", "Predator II", "Alien versus Predator".
Human predators each and everyone whisked away to another planet [not earth], a game preserve, to be "hunted" for sport by the alien "predators". The ULTIMATE HUNT so to speak, the dangerous predator stalking the other dangerous predator.
Criminal elements among the human predators and described in the movie hardly ever contributing to team work and unity as would be needed for survival in such a situation.
That role of the doctor too not entirely clear to me, I must have missed something. Other than he had a knowledge of plant toxins I thought might have been invaluable in combating the space aliens.
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Emperor.
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Movie review.
The movie being reviewed is "Emperor (2012)"
"As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S."
"Storyline"
"A story of love and understanding set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. On the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (Jones), the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, a leading Japanese expert, General Bonner Fellers is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal?"
"The compelling and meditative film Emperor depicts with fidelity Bonner Fellers' character and the complexities of finding the path toward justice and peace."
"As Emperor states, it is 'inspired by true events.' Many aspects are historically accurate, but it is a creative narrative, not a documentary of Bonner Fellers' personal or professional life."
I rate this movie as good but nothing more than that.
"Historically accurate" it seems without question. There was a Japanese exchange student romantic relationship [Aya] and Fellers HAD made a number of trips to Japan PRIOR to 7 December.
Fellers given ONLY TEN DAYS TO AMASS THE EVIDENCE FOR OR AGAINST HIROHITO, THAT RUSH TO JUDGMENT YEA OR NAY QUITE EXPEDITED TO SAY THE LEAST.
ONLY those events of the war as transpiring IN THE AFTERMATH OF 7 DECEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED!
Aggressive war as waged against the Chinese prior to 7 December AND THE WIDESPREAD USE OF CHEMICAL POISON GAS BY THE JAPANESE NOT A CONSIDERATION!
The Japanese having used on over a thousand occasions poison gas against the Chinese, THE RELEASE OF SUCH WEAPONRY ONLY GIVEN ON THE COMMAND OF HIROHITO HIMSELF! So it is alleged.
Political considerations in the aftermath of the war foremost on the minds of Mac Arthur and Fellers both!
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Unity!
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Well, this says it all, doesn't it? NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN UNITY OF COMMAND! And if Napoleon said it is so, generally speaking it can be assumed to be so!
Dwight David Eisenhower as overall commander of allied forces in the European theater [ETO] during the Second World War [WW2] often criticized for his alleged "timidity", not seen as an active or competent combat commander not able to act in a decisive and bold manner to bring the conflict to an expeditious close.
Good combat commanders subordinate to Ike such as Bradley, Montgomery, Patton and even Jacob Devers each and every one offering their own plan for quick, overwhelming offensive action and maneuver the result of which guaranteed to bring the war in Europe to a sudden and dramatic climactic end!
Eisenhower rather preferring and insisting on the dual axis attack [often referred to as "broad front" approach], harmonious coalition warfare that "unity of command" most important, rancor and dissension held to a minimum.
NOT to suggest that Ike a "bad general" or even correct in being described as "timid". More properly seen and understood as PRUDENT, CAUTIOUS, averse to committing a serious or calamitous mistake.
Ike also in that period prior to WW2 acknowledged as the foremost expert in the U.S. Army on the campaigns of Napoleon, Eisenhower undoubtedly familiar [?] with the adages and maxims of the Emperor!
As for the accusations of "timidity", consider the comments of Ike himself, as found in the David Irving book "War Between the Generals":
"'It wearies me to be thought of as timid,' . . . 'when I've had to do things that were so risky as to be almost crazy.'"
You the devoted reader to the blog take it from there!
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"'Nothing in war is more important than unity of
command. Thus when war is waged against a single power
there must be but one army, acting on one line and led by
one chief…Better one bad general than two good
ones.'" - - Napoleon.
Well, this says it all, doesn't it? NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN UNITY OF COMMAND! And if Napoleon said it is so, generally speaking it can be assumed to be so!
Dwight David Eisenhower as overall commander of allied forces in the European theater [ETO] during the Second World War [WW2] often criticized for his alleged "timidity", not seen as an active or competent combat commander not able to act in a decisive and bold manner to bring the conflict to an expeditious close.
Good combat commanders subordinate to Ike such as Bradley, Montgomery, Patton and even Jacob Devers each and every one offering their own plan for quick, overwhelming offensive action and maneuver the result of which guaranteed to bring the war in Europe to a sudden and dramatic climactic end!
Eisenhower rather preferring and insisting on the dual axis attack [often referred to as "broad front" approach], harmonious coalition warfare that "unity of command" most important, rancor and dissension held to a minimum.
NOT to suggest that Ike a "bad general" or even correct in being described as "timid". More properly seen and understood as PRUDENT, CAUTIOUS, averse to committing a serious or calamitous mistake.
Ike also in that period prior to WW2 acknowledged as the foremost expert in the U.S. Army on the campaigns of Napoleon, Eisenhower undoubtedly familiar [?] with the adages and maxims of the Emperor!
As for the accusations of "timidity", consider the comments of Ike himself, as found in the David Irving book "War Between the Generals":
"'It wearies me to be thought of as timid,' . . . 'when I've had to do things that were so risky as to be almost crazy.'"
You the devoted reader to the blog take it from there!
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Adrian.
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Add the name of this man to the list of those most senior combat commanders leading from the front during battle, wounded repeatedly, nonetheless continuing to enter the fray over and over leading troops forward from the front, heedless to danger and possessing and admirable physical courage and valor.
Adrian Carton de Wiart!
"Adrian Carton de Wiart was a Belgian aristocrat who survived 11 wounds across three wars, led infantry charges on three continents, survived a couple plane crashes, was shot in the face at least three times, lost an eye, a hand, and a lung, accumulated enough shrapnel in his body to set off every metal detector from here to Berlin, made friends with basically every world leader from Pope Pius to Chiang Kai-Shek, and still spent the majority of his 80s hunting ducks one-handed on a massive estate where he lived with a woman half his age."
That list of valorous and very brave senior combat commanders, wounded repeatedly to include:
* Hyazinth von Strachwitz. Wounded fourteen times.
* Adrian Carton de Wiart. Wounded eleven times.
* Oskar Dirlewanger. Wounded eleven times.
* Bernard Freyberg. Wounded nine times.
* Robert Frederick. Wounded nine times.
Behavior and comportment on the battlefield understood within the context of the Heroic Age and being the type of "stuff" of which the immortal Homer might have dedicated as an epic!
Some might disagree of my including Oskar Dirlewanger in that list of the esteemed. Oskar in command of a SS anti-partisan battalion during the Second World War and noted for habitual betrayal of flag of truce or safe conduct passage agreement.
Such battlefield heroics by senior commanders during the modern era as understood rare indeed, almost non-existent, unusual, uncommon and very rare. AND ALWAYS ADMIRABLE!
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