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Started by Marie Monday, Nov 23, 2023, 05:19 PM

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Venezuela arrests five foreigners over alleged anti-government plot


QuoteVenezuelan authorities have arrested five foreign nationals in connection with an alleged anti-government plot, the latest in a wave of arrests following July's contested presidential election.

The country's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said on Thursday that the five - three Americans, a Bolivian and a Peruvian - had engaged in a plan to destabilise the country.

Cabello claimed that US intelligence agencies were involved in the plot, though he provided no evidence for the allegation.

The CIA previously denied a claim it was involved in an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro.


I'm sure the CIA would be honest and admit it if it is involved in any way. :laughing:

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Not going to bother posting a UK politics thread as we already have about five politics threads and we don't need another so I'll ask here.

What do people think of Starmer's first few months in charge?

Think he's done OK so far myself. Took swift action against the rioters and ended the strikes, think the WFA cut is the right idea but maybe the threshold needs to be higher.

The way Brexit Dads respond to every little thing Labour do about how they 'told us so' has been absolutely pathetic BTW.

Only God knows.
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Repressive Terrorism Act Weaponized Against Israel's Critics

#359 Nov 01, 2024, 11:30 PM
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New intelligence indicates North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russia's war effort, marking the first time in history that their soldiers have ever fought in Europe. This shocking escalation has major consequences on the war but not for the reasons you might think. It opens up a whole can of worms on every level from the tactical to the diplomatic. When analysts warned about the war in Ukraine spreading to other parts of the world this is what they were talking about. In this rundown I'm going to use diplomatic messages, declassified intelligence and historical analysis to find out....How does North Korea think they will benefit from this move? and In what way will this change the situation on the battlefield?

Zooming in to the more granite tactical level, I believe even if 12,000 additional North Korean soldiers are sent to Kursk it is unlikely to be the deciding factor. This is because the US intelligence agencies assessed Russia would need around 100,000 soldiers here to completely repel Ukraine and they currently have around 50,000 there. Additional reinforcements here could be enough to turn the tide though. A lot is at stake for both sides in Kursk with that fight being more politically important than strategically which also explains why Russia may have calculated this risk of escalation is worth it. If Ukraine is able to hold onto this territory it would potentially force Putin into making concessions in a potential future peace negotiations. However it will of course depend on the quality of the soldiers which is a problem for North Korea.

By late october we were getting reports that some Russian soldiers were already raising concerns about how some of these North Koreans will be integrated into their unit. From what I'm hearing it's this early so far its a cluster f**k. One radio transmission intercepted by Ukraine heard them saying quote "what the f**k do we do with them?" and it went on to say that they have one interpreter for every 3 senior officers. Obviously this is a developing situation but early intercepted communications from SIGNIT indicate that three Russian soldiers will be assigned as advisors for every platoon of 30 north korean fighters. According to these intercepts from Ukraine Russian soldiers were heard talking with frustration about the North Koreans. Their transmissions sound like they are baby sitting them.
Some of you might I'm being a conspiracy theorist believing what Ukraine has to say. And I can understand why you would suggest that, On InfoWars last night Alex Jones played a clip of my mercenary episode. I reached out to them and I'm now in high level talks to host the show when he plans to steps down later this year.

But if you do take ukraine at their word. A Ukrainian spy recorded a Russian soldier in this recording - translated you can hear he is saying he was outraged that his commander ordered him to hand over Russian armored vehicles to the new North Korean soldiers. In another intercept a soldier is heard derogatorily referring to them as Chinese.
Meanwhile The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessed that a number of the North Koreans would likely desert the frontlines and they believed an advance team had already made it to the frontlines


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