Eric Zuesse On January 20th, the great American military and geostrategic analyst Brian Berletic, who has had a stunningly high percentage of his predictions turning out to have been 100% accurate, did a youtube at his “The New Atlas” Website, headlining “US, Allies Send More Weapons to Ukraine in Absence of Real Solution”, and it […]
China is trying to ease panic over mortgage boycotts and frozen bank accounts. Tanks were reportedly deployed to protect banks that have frozen funds and an announcement by the Henan branch of the Bank of China that savings of depositors in their branch are "investment products" and cannot be withdrawn.
The operating doctrine of many a defence ministry is premised on fatuity. There is the industry prerogative and need for employment. There are the hectoring think tanks writing in oracular tones of warning that the next “strategic” change is peeking around the corner. Purchases of weapons are then made to fight devils foreign and invisible, […]
The Iraqi government will soon take delivery of a “large batch” of Russian made T-90 tanks according to Russian Presidential aid Vladimir Kozhin.
The move comes as Iraq plans to upgrade its armed forces in order to better secure the country in the wake of what has largely been reported as a victory against ISIS in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Some new photos have appeared of Russian T-90 tanks which helped the Syrian Arab Army turn back the Islamist onslaught and liberate Aleppo.
The photos, which appear to show up to a dozen T-90s parked together, were reported by Southfront.
'We need to take action,' says President Obama.
(COMMONDREAMS) U.S. senators are attempting to block the State Department’s deal to sell Saudi Arabia nearly $1.5 billion in weapons, just days after the move was announced by the Obama administration.
(MEE) The US State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armoured recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth about $1.15bn, to Saudi Arabia, defence chiefs said on Tuesday.
The approval notice came on the same day a Saudi-led coaltion launched its first air raids in three months in Yemen, where it is fighting Houthi rebel forces in support of the exiled government of President Abd Rabbuh Hadi.
by Kakaouskia Greetings to the Saker community and readers. It is with pleasure that I am doing this Q&A with you. Many interesting questions have been raised by the community
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