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Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:01pm On Jan 03
LordAdam16:
persia will conduct missile and AD drills tonight

one can walk and chew gum at the same time

-Lord
It's not just a drill. It's a direct message.

"You think you can leverage this moment to launch attack against us, huh? Try it and get your nose bleeding like tap water.

Try
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:54pm On Jan 03
WriteerNg:


Say this prayer with me, my people:

Make God no let us see that kind hunger wey make U.S chase tanker from Venezuela reach Atlantic Ocean.

These mfs are flat broke.
😂 🤣 😭
I just dey shame for the US. Honestly.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:52pm On Jan 03
LordAdam16:
they also terminated three infiltrators that were trying to seize weapons from an armory
this is providing the perfect opportunity to delete the foreign and domestic agents satanyahu and co had been keeping on ice for later activation

you claim you are a protester, you left the roads and squares to attempt to raid an armory
normal people write or print placards, those ones are producing incendiary devices
the axis has learned from the ukraine fiasco

they will keep trying and the security services will be punching their tickets to the after life
after all when the hot war starts, these are the same elements they will seek to use for intelligence gathering and assassinations

-Lord
It is now clear that an element of these insiders still remains after 12D. This protest is a blessing in disguise rooting them out of their hide out.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:47pm On Jan 03
J
FoolishBoy419:
🇮🇷| NEW: Iranian Police uncovered a Molotov cocktail manufacturing workshop in Alborz and arrested 14 individuals

The commander of Alborz province police announced the arrest of 14 trained & organized individuals who were producing explosives & Molotov cocktails in a workshop.

These Molotovs were meant to be


The missiles need to start flying soon
Netanyahoo's banker keep cutting his geopolitical betslip.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:44pm On Jan 03
Watcharena:
this protest is very funny sha, Iran is not an English speaking country but the protesters are keen in flying English written fliers,I don't know who the message is meant for
That's how you know the signs of a well crafted color coded revolution. Ukrainian maidan style. But persia isn't alien to this old trick.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:42pm On Jan 03
LordAdam16:
iran announces that it repelled a massive cyberattack on its communications infrastructure over the weekend

-Lord
Netanyahoo still working round the clock to make sure his banker falls through.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 12:39pm On Jan 03
LordAdam16:
IRAN PROTEST SITREP

it is clear that satanyahu, pahlavi, and co are trying to see if they can carry out a ukraine style maidan revolution
they were hoping for an organic unrest
but most iranians are not biting

so now they're trying to trigger an uptick in violence and fatalities
but the iranian security services have a lot of experience from previous riots, are exercising a great deal of restraint after the 12D war, and pezeshkian, to his credit, has avoided the combative posture of his predecessors

first a basij member was killed
then a cop was set on fire
both happened in tier 2/3 cities
today, opposition/MEK remnants organized a group of about 50 to try to forcefully take over government installations in lordegan
they were armed and engaged in a shootout
they tried three times to breach. two assailants were killed.

the authorities did not crack down on the protests that these elements tried to subvert
when you're tired of exercising, you go back home

the increase in frequency of russian cargo deliveries suggest the axis considers this unrest to be the opening salvo of the regional war
nothing will come of it ultimately because the internal enemies simply cannot achieve critical mass
but the 🤡🤡 will try to use the chaos to redeploy and stage saboteurs and infiltrators for the imminent hot war

perhaps if the afghans had not been deported, this would have already become an inferno
😃 the foreign governments and media that would have been issuing press releases by the hour warning against crackdown and highlighting the number of fatalities have nothing to report
after this fizzles out, then it's time for boom boom tel aviv
no deity is stopping that inevitability

-Lord
It was another master calculus by Mossad. The timing says it all. But, like you rightly said, the elements that could have triggered this protest into an inferno have been effectively watered down, if not entirely eradicated.

The afghans would have caused a huge problem for the damn Ayatollah and pez governments. Thanks though for their mass deportation earlier on.

Remember in my last post I did mention that Netanyahoo was banking on something on the ground in Iran to help put the odds in his favor. The riot was ongoing while he flew to Washington and presented Donald Trump new options to strike Iran again. Perfect timing. Not a coincidence.

Had the riot gone ballistic, fighter jets and missiles would have been flying in from different directions towards Iran. In other words, the riot was a bait, but so far, the pez government hasn't swallowed it. Nicely played.

Let's wait and see if there is a second option on the table for the yahooboy in Tel Aviv.

If a color coded revolution didn't do the trick, a false flag operation must do it. VP Vance said recently that he worried EU nukes would fall into the hands of ISIS. You heard that right.

A false flag operation is in the making.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:43am On Jan 03
LordAdam16:
one important point that often doesn't get enough attention is that iran's volatile domestic security situation has heavily impacted the efficacy of its counterintelligence

firstly, unlike the us, russia, even nigeria, iran's two prime counterintelligence nodes do not have a clear scope of responsibilities
the mullahs always want to have a duplicate of everything, so the irgc has its own counterintelligence apparatus
they do not focus squarely on foreign threats
this duplication and overlap between the ministry of intelligence, irgc intelligence, and artesh intelligence has had an impact on performance

secondly, iran is the france of the middle east
protests are a national pastime
any intelligence agency will struggle with a population that is that restive
persians are born different sha

-Lord
Honestly, I was a bit worried that if Netanyahoo still has the audacity to be talking about a second round strike on Iran so early, he probably have something on the ground in Tehran that he is banking on to change the calculus in his favor.

And we both know that from the high level of infiltration during the 12-D war, Iran has a huge counterintelligence problem.

The security vulnerability you mentioned I think also has to do with inside power bloc tussle. Those within the spheres of the Ayatollah theocracy sees themselves as the ultimate, purifier and supreme formulator and guardian of Iran's political ideology.

Then you have the IRGC, which operates like a powerful parallel state, controlling vast economic assets, security operations, and proxy networks (Axis of Resistance), often clashing with elected officials and the Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS).

Then you have the moderate bloc, and this is where things get complicated for Iran's security.

The moderate bloc encompasses the government and its elected bodies and political figures (like the two-faced President Pezekhstan). This bloc controls the MOIS and in their acclaimed quest for better economic stability and diplomacy, they often oppose the IRGC's aggressive foreign policy, security and economic dominance.

What have you at the end of the day? Three distinct blocs with conflicting interests and goals that clearly undermine Iran's national security priorities. Just as one former IRGC leader puts it last year; the way Iran's intelligence architecture is currently structured is so poor, with nuclear responsibilities, and lacking a unified, focused apparatus to deal with the types of sophisticated intelligence and security threats posed by actors like Israel.

Notwithstanding the aforementioned anomalies, 12D gave Iran the opportunity not just to clean house, but reorganize the country's intelligence setup. Enough with the useless overlaps. It has yielded nothing.

Responsibilities need to be sharply spelt out and divided among the IRGC and MOIS. Each should have clearly spelt out and focused goals that aligns only with the country's domestic and foreign policy interests.


The damned Ayatollah, so-called supreme leader should stop meddling in Iranian intelligence and counterintelligence operations. This is not the 1600s where you can Lord everyone around in the name of religion.

Lastly, preventive measures need to be in place to ensure that a large number of high ranking officials are not living in a single building where they can be killed en-mass in a single targeted strike.

Until I see these changes, I will always keep my fingers crossed.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 4:16pm On Jan 01
WriteerNg:
⚡Iran's IRGC Intelligence units conduct a night time raid arresting foreign-backed elements at the dormitory of Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran.

Several students were arrested on suspicion of being in contact with foreign agencies and planning riots during the upcoming days.
Good thing that Iranian counterintelligence is still at work since 12-D.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m):
Alamkiir:
Kremlin:

Trump said that the drone attack on the residence of the Russian president would affect U.S. approaches in its dealings with Zelensky.
I believe Zelensky didn't order that attack. He no get the liver.

It's the Brits that are actively sabotaging every Ukrainian effort to bring about a lasting peace.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:19am On Dec 31, 2025
LordAdam16:
your third point is a luxury they've taken for granted that is beginning to disappear
the resistance axis is just about done with localized fires
so a confrontation in early 2026, while seemingly inevitable, will deviate from the typical

on us participation, the us does not have infinite appetite for hot conflict against foes that can hit back
besides, israel is as needy as ukraine but does not have the high pain tolerance of ukraine
ukraine has lost more than a million men and 20% of their territory, they'll fight until the spigot is turned off
israel asked for us intervention within 4 days

satanyahu sold the yankees a false bill of goods and he'll be very surprised by how his latest demands are received
americans dying in the me because israel decided to start sh*t it can't finish is not a domestic winning position
and the gulf arabs don't hate iran enough to sacrifice their economy and leisurely lifestyle for hot conflicts that repeat every 3-6 months
the yemen war effectively ended when saudi oil terminals were struck
so the resistance axis can turn the pain dial for all of the genocidal wart's must-have partners until they're forced to come to terms with their diminished position in the region

knowing satanyahu, he'll stubbornly move forward because of his demented belief that when shtf, america will always show up regardless of whatever reservations they may have
well, the americans will show up. but they'll bring gifts he wouldn't like
because at the end of the day, the entire israeli (tel aviv) stock exchange is less than 2% of the market cap of nvidia

-Lord
The Yahoo boy is meeting Trump now. Let's see what's comes out of that meeting.

But, like you tightly said, his bellicosity makes the early period of 2026 a sure war banker.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:22am On Dec 29, 2025
LordAdam16:
the anglo-saxons are kleptomaniacs

the us is the largest oil producer on the planet
almost all (97%) of canada's oil is funneled to the us for refining
likewise mexico's oil (over 70%)

you have an entire continent of oil
more oil than all of africa and europe combined
but their gluttony demands more, more, more

-Lord
Greed is the Achilles heel of a capitalist classed society.

And where greed exist, cheating, robbery and murder follows.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:08pm On Dec 28, 2025
LordAdam16:
satanyahu is trapped

he should have accepted the ceasefire with hez
but he got greedy and believed his own BS about reshaping the ME
so he escalated against hez and started threatening every resistance group with the same treatment

now he can't back down
the lessons from that miscalculation with hez is why he has not attempted to bomb yemen like he has been doing in syria and lebanon
nothing is physically stopping iaf jets from going to yemen to bomb ansarullah security targets or even in iraq

unfortunately for him, hez is the flagship resistance paramilitary force and iran needs to be on israel's border
iran is expanding its arsenal not for deterrence but for usage
so even if israel cannot afford to take on iran and the entire axis, they also cannot afford to wait as lambs waiting for slaughter
they've been begging persia non-stop since the end of the 12d war to come to some sort of understanding
all of the pleas fell on deaf ears
persia wants blood

if you read the news reports, this is framed as israel going to the us seeking to inflict a final blow on iran's ability to mount an effective attack
that is the western propaganda spin like they use in ukraine
the reality is that they're going to the us because the resistance axis is gearing up to end israel's status as a regional power
and only the us can conceivably do anything about it
so the question now is how many american lives the trump administration is willing to sacrifice to thwart this objective of the resistance axis

-Lord
I understand your views.

The geopolitical theatre in the region right now is still foggy. It's hard to pinpoint where the next push would go or come from.

Notwithstanding, there are some glaring certainties now:

1. The 12-D war created a noose and trapped Israel in it. Netanyahu wanted to incite regime change in Tehran, while drawing the U.S. into a wider war. He failed on both counts, and now Iran is stronger, its citizens more united with one another, and behind their government.

2. Against this backdrop, it is guaranteed that, any new Israeli attack against Iran would be met with devastating retaliation.

3. But, because the IDF is designed to keep on manufacturing crisis and fighting wars, the Yahoo boy in Tel Aviv has a lot of options to chose from and keep his prime ministerial position going.

4. Thus, a major confrontation between Israel and one of Hezbollah, Iraqi para militias or Iran itself is poise to happen in the first two months of 2026. Like you tightly said, they can't afford to live in lamba.

5. Iran has gained more respect in the region courtesy of the successes recorded in the 12-D war. Hence, I will not be surprise to see other states that were hardliners realigning with Tehran.

As for Netanyahoo, he will have to keep escalating in a bid to remain relevant. But, his ability to escalate and stretch things further also depends on Donald Trump's willingness to tow that line.

The idiot Trumpster will be meeting the yahooboy on Monday. It is left for him to agree or disagree with the IDF full attack mode against Iran with full US support. Trump is a Zionist, like most Republicans and democrats are. He loves fame and money. So, either way, he and Netanyahoo are trapped in this war circle.

As for Iran, it believes itself is facing the most dangerous threat ever in its history. But persia has set the precedent. Never will any shot fired against it go unanswered. Russian supplies are pouring in like water. Missile sites have also increased in numbers and stockpiles in so much that Tel Aviv is rattled badly, fearing a possible Iranian preemptive strike.

However way it goes, 2026 is already looking bleak. With JD Vance recently saying he fears EU nukes could fall into the hands of ISIS, which is just another way of informing the people that a potential false flag op is in the offing, one can only hope for the best while expecting the worst.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:41pm On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
I think they depleted their strategic petroleum reserve trying to stabilize oil prizes.

Now they're stealing oil in international waters to replace their reserves.
They're not even hiding it anymore.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:34pm On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
Many people back home are saying it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. That the atmosphere isn't festive.

Some said it rained even on Christmas day.

How true is that?
p

Yes. It rained in my area.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:31pm On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
#POV

Guess my location right and win #100,000

You only have 2 guesses.
I think that is in Umbria, in Italy.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:28pm On Dec 26, 2025
LordAdam16:
the flaw in their gEnIuS plan is that interceptors are finite and iran's missile cities are impervious to anything in israel's arsenal

even the us does not have enough conventional bunker busters to take out all iran's missile cities

ultimately, they have been checkmated but are yet to accept the unpalatable reality

the us should let them start another unwinnable war then slow roll delivery of interceptors while they get pummeled
do this a few more times and they'll learn to accept that iran is beyond their paygrade

oafs that have struggled to degrade hez missile arsenal after more than 2 years of persistent bombing and barely no replies
right on their border
they're thinking they'll go to iran that is 75 times bigger than israel and 150 times bigger than lebanon to do what?
in how much time?

-Lord
The interceptors being finite is just part of the drawback.

No single US/Israeli interceptors are capable of stopping hypersonic missiles. This is the sole reasons they're so afraid of Iran's missile program.

Imagine a situation where Iran first fire a salvo of hypersonics in a first and second wave attacks. While they're not in large quantity as the rest, their immense speed means Israel would waste hundreds of interceptors missiles in a bid to stop a handful of hypersonics.

As the interceptors falls wastefully to the ground and the hypersonics record their hits, a third, fourth, and fifth salvo involving much slower but equally devastating and larger salvo of ballistic and cruise missiles is then released. The enemy can only watch haplessly as the majority of them finds their way to their targets because they now face little or no resistance.

If you take proper note of the last three days in the 12-D war, this scenario played out, forcing the US to rushed in a ceasefire with their kneels on the ground. The IDF practically had no way of stopping the incoming missiles, as targets upon targets were being hit all over Israel.

Here is the real deal.

Inside infiltration/sabotage and nukes aside, there is no way the IDF can stand face to face with Tehran in a shooting match and come out the top dog. No way.

That is why they're now worried sick about Iranian missile program.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 2:29pm On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡North Korea unveils its first nuclear-powered submarine — KCNA

State media reports it has a displacement of 8,700 tons, comparable in size to a US Virginia-class attack submarine.
One of the benefits that comes with being a Little Russian ally.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 1:49pm On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡The IRGC Navy has seized an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.
Two can play the game.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:02am On Dec 26, 2025
LordAdam16:
eiya, they've set trump up
he deserves it

for those who need a crash course on us military units
SOCs, Rangers and 101 Airborne are the tip of the spear of any ground war the us chooses to fight
next up are the marines before regular troops

if they're telling him they need rangers to topple maduro
then the Pentagon is very very antsy
they're pushing all their chips in so no one blames them if it goes tits up
and if it goes tits up, trump, vance, rubio, miller. noem are done
the pentagon is not leaving any room for blame shifting when the congressional inquiries start

-Lord
Somehow, I feel sorry for Trump.

How he cannot see that he's been setup for a disaster is beyond me.

Any US ground operations in the Caribbean/Americas will trigger negative reactions and a terrible ripple effect back home.

It would be a guerrilla war and the US knows it already, hence the deployment of those different units and segment you mentioned. They're preparing the ground for it.

But the question is, how long and recent have the US fought a guerrilla war? How many has it won?

Trump is sleep walking into a big trap. Not only will state actors like Russia and Iran leverage the moment to take their own pound of flesh by arming the opposition, many other criminal groups and paramilitary bodies in and around the region would be glad to bounce on the opportunity to head on to Venezuela and "kill the Yankees."

It would be too late before Trump and his team realize how hated they're to the rest of the continent.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:36am On Dec 26, 2025
LordAdam16:
turkey just catching L's like a hooker

-Lord
Russia making the marks known through the Odessa Corridor that it can actually landlocked Ukraine in real time without capturing the city itself.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:34am On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡A Turkish-flagged cargo ship was reportedly hit by a kamikaze drone in the Black Sea yesterday morning while sailing from a Ukrainian port to Türkiye.

It’s the fourth attack on Turkish-linked ships in the recent weeks in the Black Sea.
The Odessa Corridor in real effect.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:51am On Dec 26, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡The Guyana-flagged Iranian-linked sanctioned crude oil tanker, M/T Bella 1, which the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have reportedly been in pursuit of since late Saturday, after attempting to board and seize the vessel in the Southern Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela, has now fled into the Atlantic, according to ABC News.
State piracy in broad day.

Shameless thief.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:48am On Dec 26, 2025
LordAdam16:
israel has concluded preparations to start a war with hezbollah and the iraqi paramilitaries as early as next month
it is concerned that iran would intervene as a backstop as they did when nasrallah was assassinated
after the 12d defeat, it knows it cannot take on iran so it needs the us to keep iran busy

when they used emissaries including putin to inform iran that they had no interest in a confrontation
it was to get iran to commit to sitting on the sidelines while they fight the militias in lebanon and iraq
iran gave them the middle finger

so we will get a regional war
iran/hez/iraq/yemen on one side and us/israel/gulf id**ts/kurds on the other
usreal do not necessarily want a rematch with iran but they know/fear what they're about to start with axis paramilitaries will elicit a reaction from iran
the open question is the status of turkey and the azeris
a lot has changed since the fall of assad and the 12d war
they will do attache by force.
if they sense the resistance axis has the upper hand, they will leak operational plans to tehran
but if it is the other way around, they will offer some type of support through NATO, Azerbaijan, or Jolani
but from their recent signals, they're hoping for at worse a stalemate but they'd prefer a resistance axis victory
they need israel and the us to be weaker in the region to be taken seriously

on how the war will proceed
i think israel is hoping to wipe out the higher echelons of the paramilitias (in lebanon and iraq) within two weeks and try to get an even more favorable ceasefire like they got with hez or ideally a capitulation
the uncertainty in their calculus is how bad the damage from the iranian strikes will be
especially since it will be compounded by iraqi and lebanese projectiles fired on a use it or lose it basis

i think they are also apprehensive about how venezuela will go and that is why they want to get the americans to commit to their war asap
because if venezuela turns into a vietnam with axis projectiles slamming into the us mainland, they are royally f*cked
trump's presidency will be in a casket
and iran, hez, and the houthis will use the opportunity to pulverize the dot on a map to the cheers of everyone around the planet

-Lord
I still maintain that Israel is in no position right now to start a fresh large scale attack on Iran. The calculus is against them succeeding in all ramifications.

But, knowing Netanyahoo for who he is, anything can happen.

The man will be meeting Trump on December 29, and the news coming from.NBC is that Netanyahoo wants the US to join him on a strike on Iran, the excuse this time around is, not the nuclear program but Iran's missile capabilities.

We shall soon see what the outcome would be. Whether Trump would use that occasion to call his madness and give him the middle finger or acquiesce to his demands like the slaves most American leaders have always been to Israel.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:37pm On Dec 23, 2025
Pppp
dermmy:
You guys should stop quoting that guy. Even US anti drug agency have stressed several times that Venezuela doesn't play any role in the production and export of drug to America yet some brainwashed souls still repeating the same pretext. I am happy their orange god has come out to say it is oil that they want to steal.
Honestly, I just dey shame for some of us on this thread.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 7:35pm On Dec 23, 2025
basilico:
H

Colombia is the world's leading producer of cocaine, accounting for a dominant share of global production. Recent estimates from sources citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) place Colombia's share at approximately 60% to 70% of the world's total cocaine supply.
Caribbean Route: This route is also significant, especially for the U.S. East Coast market. Cocaine moves from Colombia, often transiting through Venezuela, to islands such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and Haiti. From there, smaller vessels take the drugs to the U.S. mainland, particularly Florida.


Why would you let Cartel of the Suns whose head is Maduro bring weapons of death to your country.
My friend, stop being melodramatic and ignorant at the same time.

The United States is a drug destination heaven today because the CIA also sided and abetted the drug market across the Americas. Go and do your research.

Are you the one that appointed Maduro as the head of the Suns Cartel?

For you to even believe that nonsense shows you would believe anything so long it's from the US.

Just as they designated Saddam as a terrorist with weapons of mass destruction.

That Sector 7 falls on its own without any impact from planes during the 9/11.

Whether the official designation or narrative makes sense or not isn't your problem. Is the truth so long the US says so.


Let me remind you of this conscious fact: you're deliberately siding with a daylight robber, killer, and terrorist.

One day, when the blood of those innocent fishermen being slaughtered will reach the cosmic for justice, folks like you would be remembered for also taking a side with the murderer.

From false drugs accusations to claims that the oil in Venezuela belongs to them, the US has reached a new low in shamelessness and international burglary.

You suppose to dey feel some shame.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:52pm On Dec 23, 2025
Dvdpity:
Explain.
The term "Odessa Corridor" refers to the vital maritime shipping route in the Black Sea that allows Ukraine (and it's allies )to export its grain and goods to (and receive heavy-duty armaments from) the world.

The "opening" of the corridor means Russia has now effectively put in place the capabilities dictate what goes out or comes in to Ukraine. This means, Russia can now effectively landlocked Ukraine without even physically taking over the land.

This de facto maritime control marks a fundamental turning point in the ongoing conflict--creatIng a precarious condition not just for Ukraine's economic lifeline, but also for NATO whose southeastern flank strategic drive is being dismantled by a crafty, surgical and precise Russian war machine.

There is a reason US war planners and policy formulators are in a hurry to wrap up the Ukrainian theatre quickly. They know it's a failed project.

But the elites across Europe have sworn to die to their own delusional reality.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:46am On Dec 22, 2025
basilico:
On a serious note, has Maduro and Chavez been good for the Venezuelan people?
Maduro is Cuba trained puppet .
Much as I want Ukraine war to end and Zelensky to lose ,I am no fan of communists. Communists brook no dissent. Russia ,China , North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela ,add liberal Brazil.
Is this ignorance or deliberate assertion to provoke unwarranted argument?

What does Maduro being good or not good to his people has to do with US unilateral bullying and shameless attempt to steal Venezuela mineral resources?.

You're witnessing open terrorism and state piracy in international politics where one powerful state is blockading another less powerful state simply because it does not like its leader and openly says the oil in that country belongs to it. Yet, folks like you wants to justify US act of terror and bullying.

Well, the world order has since moved from that viewpoint. People everywhere now sees the US for what we have always known it to be: a thief, terrorist, and bloodsucking demon that thrives on the destruction and plundering of other nations that don't align with its diabolic, hegemonic interest.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:03am On Dec 21, 2025
Russia has now opened the Odessa Corridor.

It's not just checkmate but gameover for NATO's Black Sea ambition.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:00am On Dec 21, 2025
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LordAdam16:
BTW, just so it is absolutely clear

the Chinese ship that the US just seized is not under any US sanctions

i no 1 even wait 24 hours for any potential response
that they had the nerve to seize a chinese vessel without any legal encumbrance in international waters shows how little they think of xi

when i say there are consequences for being milquetoast in geopolitics, some will think i am overreacting

they are testing the waters
when the pacific war happens, they will seize china's trillions of dollars and seize ships carrying oil to china
xi's passivity is becoming a liability for china and the axis

-Lord
Na the reason I put up that long post about two pages back.

Na only Russia and Iran go fit help Venezuela break the embargo.

If na Russia ship them seize like this, be rest assured the response would have been immediate. Russia don set the example on the Baltic and black seas. Xi dey dull big time.
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:03am On Dec 20, 2025
LordAdam16:
sometimes you hear supposed industry experts speak and you just know the mf is an empty suit

has this 🤡 never heard of the term "force multiplier"

china is the de facto leader in drone tech
they have a billion people
imagine what a billion people + infinite drones will do to any opponent

this mf should return his certificate

-Lord
I don't blame him.

They so much believe the human wave propaganda the west sold to them about China during the Korean war.

You mentioned one billion people. That's too far reach.

Imagine China dedicating one million people to drone offensive mission. That is, one drone per each drone operator. That is one million drones on the move at once.

Nowhere would be safe for any aircraft carrier strike groups.

By the time they succeed and have depleted their ammos in taking out the first few thousands in the first wave, even the clouds in the skies would feel sorry for the enemies as the other waves pours in in their hundreds of thousands.

It would be too late by the time they realize that their classification of China's military as a primitive fighting force based on human waves is self delusion.

Today, China's military advancement is heavily reliant on force multipliers, and this is evident in the deployment of technologies and strategies that amplify their conventional strength, shifting radically from mere platform upgrades to whole system modernization driven by AI, cyber tech, quantum tech, and advanced missiles, vying for qualitative superiority, especially with AI-driven data fusion, hypersonic missiles (like DF-17), and a massive naval expansion (world's largest by ship count) to challenge U.S. dominance.

Integrating these elements for decisive, cost-effective capabilities is what makes China the great power it is today. .
Foreign Affairs › Re: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:26am On Dec 20, 2025
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