Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama:
- Sep 14 – What Was Biden's Diktat The Saudis Are So Furious About?
Related:
– Has Biden Now Lost Saudi Arabia? – F. William Engdahl / Journal-Neo
– Biden Doctrine appears in the Persian Gulf – MK Bhadrakumar / Asia Times
– Greece delivers Patriot battery to Saudi Arabia – Anadolu
– By Letting Saudi Arabia Off the Hook Over 9/11, the US Encouraged Violent Jihadism – Patrick Cockburn / Counterpunch
- Sep 16 – To Protect Itself From U.S. Hostility Australia Decides To Buy U.S. Submarines
Related:
– US-UK-Australia submarine deal is a dangerous joke which will only worsen geopolitical crisis with China – Scott Ritter / RT
– Trumpism and Bidenism have much in common when it comes to letting down allies – Patrick Cockburn / Independent
– This Issue Is Not Going Away. – Andrei Martyanov
Moon of Alabama @MoonofA – 7:07 UTC · Sep 18, 2021
Nuke boats will turn out to be too expensive and the Aussies will end up with German AIPs.
- Sep 17 – How Jake Sullivan Screwed Up U.S. Relations With France
Related:
– Is an Asian NATO imminent? – Le Monde diplomatique
– Jake Sullivan pushed Alfa Bank claim at center of Durham’s possible indictment – Washington Examiner
– Clinton lawyer's indictment reveals 'bag of tricks' – The Hill
> Notably, another Clinton figure pushing the Alpha Bank conspiracy was Jake Sullivan, who now weighs intelligence reports for President Biden as his national security adviser. Sullivan, a senior policy adviser to Clinton, declared in an official campaign press statement that the Alpha Bank allegation “could be the most direct link yet between Donald Trump and Moscow” and portrayed it as the work of independent experts: “Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank. <
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Other issues:
Covid-19:
- Vaccine nasal sprays aim to 'shut door' on virus – Japan Times
- Droplets with coronaviruses last longer than previously thought – Medical Express
- Bats in Laos caves found to carry coronaviruses that share key feature with Sars-CoV-2 – Straits Times
Afghanistan:
- In Panjshir, Few Signs of an Active Resistance, or Any Fight at All – New York Times
- In Rural Afghanistan, War Remnants Everywhere, but no Shooting or Checkpoints – New York Times
> In this now-sleepy valley, the main landmark is a hospital founded in 1989 by a German woman, Karla Schefter. Today, the hospital is supported by the Committee for Medical and Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan, which relies on private donations.
Faridullah Rahimi, a doctor at the facility, said that in his 22 years there, this was the first time there were no patients with conflict-related injuries. <
False Narratives:
- 20 Years On, the War on Terror Grinds Along, With No End in Sight – New York Times
The failures in Iraq and Afghanistan obscure what experts say is the striking success of a multilateral effort that extends to as many as 85 countries.
Stephanie Savell @stephsavell – 16:57 UTC · Sep 17, 2021
While I am glad that the New York Times used my research to show that the “War on Terror grinds on” in 85 countries, the argument that drives this article is misleading and is not based on evidence. Here’s why. [THREAD] 1/
- To the Editor – Stephanie Savell / NYT
> U.S. counterterrorism operations, especially drone strikes, cause blowback. Worldwide, there are more Islamist militant groups, and more recruits to those groups, than there were before 9/11. Historical research shows that a military approach has hardly ever been effective in addressing terrorist violence.
It is alarming that this article gives the impression that the United States should engage in these counterterrorism operations in many countries, just as the U.S. is drawing down in Afghanistan. <
Use as open thread …
