Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Dec 30 – RIP Jimmy Carter
- Dec 31 – A Year To Soon Be Forgotten
- Dec 31 – 2025
Related:
– The strategist in the hurricane – As national security adviser, Jake Sullivan often had to improvise … (archived) – Washington Post
– The Interview – Antony Blinken Insists He and Biden Made the Right Calls (archived) – New York Times
– The dangers of ‘victory’ – Pearls & Irritations
- Jan 1 – 2025 – Ukraine On The Verge Of Defeat
- Jan 2 – Ukraine – The Story Of The 155th Brigade
Related:
– Command and Consequences: Ukraine’s Systematic Failures and Potential Solutions – Frontelligence
– Ukraine to conduct review of Ground Forces command, defense minister announces – Kyiv Independent
– As another Trump presidency nears, Ukraine’s army is on the defensive – Washington Post
> Ukrainian soldiers said casualties have been higher in defensive positions than when they’re on the offensive. <
- Jan 3 – Indictment Debunks China Hacking Claim
Related:
– What to know about string of US hacks blamed on China – BBC
– Lockheed Martin, Raytheon hit as China slaps dual-use export ban on 28 US defence firms – SCMP
– What is Salt Typhoon? A security expert explains the Chinese hackers and their attack on US telecommunications networks – The Conservation
> As of this writing, U.S. officials and affected companies have not been able to fully ascertain the scope, depth and severity of the attack – or remove the attackers from compromised systems – even though this attack has been ongoing for months. <
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Other issues:
Korea:
- Investigators fail to detain president after prolonged standoff – Korea Times
- Washington's (not so) strong man in Seoul is defying arrest – Dropsite News
- Amid martial law-induced crisis, Blinken to visit South Korea – Anadolu
- Yoon's team claims immunity from insurrection charges, citing Trump ruling – Yna
- Court dismisses Yoon's objection to execution of detention warrant – Yna
Palestine:
- Controversial 'Generals' Plan' in northern Gaza picks up steam – Israel Hayom
- Israel struggles to deter escalating attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels as other fronts calm – AP
- Israeli Soldiers Are Falling in Vain (archived – Haartez
- EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew. – Intercept
Syria:
- Manufacturing rebels: How the UK and US empowered HTS – The Cradle
- From ‘Terrorist’ to ‘Freedom Fighter’: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani as Syria’s ‘Woke’ New Leader – Mintpress News
- Imperial Hubris (And Its Consequences) in Syria – Alastair Crooke / UNZ
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …