Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama:
- Jun 9 – Russia Seeks 'Asymmetrical' Response For Strike On Its Nuclear Assets
- Jun 10 – When Will Russia Attack NATO?
Related:
– Russia air attack damaged Boeing offices in Ukraine (archived) – FT
– Secret British plans to ‘defeat entire Russian Black Fleet’ revealed in leaks – Grayzone
– Rob Urie: Why Retaliation Rhymes with Negotiation, US – Russia Edition – Naked Capitalism– Russia’s Summer Offensive in Ukraine Gains Ground With New Tactics (archived) – NY Times
– Russia’s offensive pushes closer to northern city of Sumy, opens new front (archived) – Washington Post
– Yes, Russia is Escalating the War with Ukraine – Sonar21
- Jun 12 – Trump's Attempt To Scare Monger Iran Into Nuclear Restrictions Will Fail
- Jun 13 – USrael's War On Iran
- Jun 13 – Iran Could Use Oil To Urge The U.S. To Sue For Peace
- Jun 14 – Lies Used To Justify War On Iraq Get Reused To Wage War On Iran
Related:
– Trump’s pretend diplomacy enabled Israel’s war on Iran – Aaron Maté
– ‘We fight or we die’: How days of frantic diplomacy and dire warnings culminated with Israel’s attack on Iran – CNN– Conflict between Israel and Iran would ‘most certainly’ close the Strait of Hormuz – Lloyds List
– Pure Orwell: Europe condemns Iran for attacks on its own territory – Responsible StatecraftMedia lie! Iran does NOT have nuclear weapons:
– Destroying Iran’s nukes is Netanyahu’s obsession (archived) – Economist
– Israel destroyed part of Iran’s premier weapons facility, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. (archived) – NY Times
Israel has nukes:
– Hidden History: How Israel Acquired Nukes – Kit Klarenberg
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Other issues:
Gaza:
- How Israel is engineering Gaza’s social collapse – 972mag
By empowering criminal gangs and weaponizing aid provision, Netanyahu seeks to fracture the Strip into rival fiefdoms — allowing only chaos to reign. - UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly for Gaza ceasefire – ARY News
- Leaked Data From Meta Reveal Israeli Companies Are Struggling To Find Customers – Dropsite News
- Israel Knesset rejects vote on dissolving itself – MSN
Syria:
- More signs of Britain grooming Syria’s Al-Qaeda-rooted government – The Cradle
- Britain’s Hidden Hand in Syria: How Jonathan Powell and Inter Mediate Shaped a New Order – Syrian Observer
- From ‘Terrorist’ to ‘Freedom Fighter’: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani as Syria’s ‘Woke’ New Leader – Mintpress News
- Exclusive: US gives nod to Syria to bring foreign jihadist ex-rebels into army – Reuters
- They Went to Syria to Fight With Rebels. Now Some Are Joining the New Army. (archived) – NY Times
- The Turkistan Islamic Party's Syrian branch, which is commanded by a member of Al Qaeda's central shura who is based in Afghanistan, has become a division in the Syrian army, even after @realDonaldTrump called for TIP to be ejected from Syria. What could possibly go wrong? – Bill Roggio
China:
- Trump miscalculated on China. Now the administration is trying to fix the mess. (archived) Washington Post
- How America and China spooked each other (archived) – Economist
- Huawei Founder on US v China and Basic Research – China Talk
Aukus:
- Is AUKUS being killed off? – Arnaud Bertrand
- Pentagon launches review of Aukus nuclear submarine deal (archived) – FT
- Pentagon Is Reviewing Deal to Equip Australia With Nuclear Submarines (archived) – NY Times
- Goodbye to all that? Trump’s America and Australia’s choice – Asia Times
Two new books argue it’s high time for Australia to rethink its alliance with America
Parade in Washington:
- Tanks, troops and flyovers in D.C. as Trump gets his military parade – Washington Post
- WATCH LIVE: Trump's military parade honoring Army's 250th birthday rolls through Washington, D.C. (video) – PBS
My opinion as a former soldier:
Utterly pathetic. No elan, no discipline, no power. The soldiers look tired and bored. They stroll as if they are on a walk to the chew hall.
Tanks in unicolor creep along with tattering cannons, tank crews waving randomly to the crowd. Lame guitar riffs where there should have been rhythms one can walk to, i.e. marches. The crowd seem unimpressed. Any foreign military who have watched it will feel the same.
The officers involved in it should be immediately fired.
- Trump reports over $600 million in income in latest financial disclosure – (archived) – Washington Post
The president reported making millions from cryptocurrency, his golf properties, foreign licensing deals and other sources. JD Vance also filed forms disclosing Bitcoin holdings.
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …