Sunday, February 16, 2020

Its finally being said out loud. IMF head says that the Coronavirus could damage global growth...

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Turks are threatening the Russian Ambassador...

via Sputnik.
Earlier this week, the ambassador revealed that the recent rise in tensions between Moscow and Ankara over Russian support for Syria in Idlib had led to threats being made against his life, recalling that the last crisis in relations between the two countries led to the assassination of his predecessor by a Turkish radical.

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov has expanded on his earlier comments about the threats he and embassy staff have had to deal with in recent days, stressing that while he does not take them to heart, they’re unacceptable because he is a representative of Russia.

“As far as the threats are concerned, we’ve discussed them at length, and even publicized the most odious ones. Among the last which we’ve received last night and this morning are comments such as ‘We’ll build skyscrapers out of the skulls of your army’, and ‘You’ll pay the price for every drop of blood you shed’, and so on,” Yerkhov said, speaking to Zvezda on Sunday.
The ambassador noted that he could not help but treat this subject with the utmost seriousness, since it’s not simply a matter of threats against himself.

“Someone may say that this is a case of people letting off some steam and moving on, someone else may say this is democratic. It’s hard to disagree with these viewpoints. But at the same time such actions are unacceptable, because we’re not talking about the embassy or the ambassador, but about Russia and all of its representatives,” Yerkhov stressed.
Wow.

When it comes to threats the highlighted one is pretty inventive.  Wonder when Russian gloves come off when it comes to Turkey?

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Syrian Army has captured Aleppo...

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BMP turned VBIED in Syria...



What a waste of an armored vehicle.  AI would be ideal for outpost defense.  The problem is that to get the most out of the system you'd have to remove the man from the loop.  Could we design a friend or foe system capable enough to kill the bad guys and keep from raining 50 caliber rounds on the good when returning from patrol?
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Saudi Tornado shot down over Yemen...

Thanks to Αλεξικέραυνος Αλεξικέραυνος for the link!



Yeah.

This thing has been allowed to morph into something nasty.  Remember a bit ago when our MH-60 was downed off the coast?  Then we saw ships hit at sea.  Anti-tank missiles being lobbied at anything with wheels or tracks...and we can't forget the fact that major Saudi cities have been hit with ballistic missiles.

We've been in a regional war for at least a couple of years now and its intensity has been amping up with little notice.

Do the Saudis have an exit plan or are they stuck like we are in Afghanistan?
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Sunday Funny...


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Things are getting sporting in China...could a virus bring about the fall of this govt?





Have we reached a point where we should all be asking if this virus could cause the fall of this govt?

I'm not so sure we AREN'T there!

We've seen the explosion in cases.  We know that production/exports are taking a HUGE hit.  We've seen corporations warning that profits will be down because of production delays in China.  We have no idea what is happening with the social fabric of the country but we've seen anecdotal evidence that its at least under strain if not unraveling.

The bad thing for the Chinese?  Very few remember the "hard" times that they've suffered.  For many of the young and or especially hardcore all they know is of the seemingly unstoppable rise.

What would a blow of this type do to the psyche of those people?

I have no idea but I think its a question that policy makers that have a much better view of this thing probably should be asking.
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Open Comment Post. 16 Feb 2020.


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Northern Fleet's 200th Arctic Motorized Rifle Brigade on exercise....





The MTLB is old as dirt but I always thought it was an extremely functional vehicle.  Have the Russians been smart with updates or is it basically the old stuff inside the same wrapper?
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Saturday, February 15, 2020

Jesus! This Coronavirus must be worse than we thought...China is getting extreme...



Burying animals alive?  That is brutal as fuck!  This thing must be much worse than anyone is being told (meaning the general public).

Yeah.

This is a defining moment for China.
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A new Be-200ES amphibious aircraft for the Russian Navy completed its first flight.

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Good looking plane.  Too bad we have bad relations with Russia.  I'm sure it would make a great firefighter in the Western US, Australia, and Southern Europe.
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The Coronavirus is breaking China....this is a defining moment for them...











The Coronavirus isn't as momentus or stunning as T Square but it will be just as important if not more.

The rising China is being set on its back foot by this virus.  Faith in the govt will be shaken. 

Societal niceties appear to be breaking down.

Belief in their inevitable rise might take a hit.

This is a supreme moment of danger for the Chinese govt.  The chance for this danger to be turned into opportunity has probably past.

They're in trouble folks.  Big trouble.  Now is OUR CHANCE to push them back into the stone ages.
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