On “CrossTalk” October 9, I offered my best guesses as to why Israel had not yet retaliated for missile attack by Iran on October 1. Interesting discussion. Four days later, we find ourselves still wondering — and speculating. rt.com/shows/crosstal
Nordstream News
NORDSTREAM: The 2 tweets on which these short website items were based: https://raymcgovern.com/2024/10/10/transponders-turned-off-near-nordstream/ and https://raymcgovern.com/2024/10/10/nord-stream-news/ garnered more “impressions” than I have “followers”. Yet the NYTimes still hides investigation by Sy Hersh https://seymourhersh.substack.com/p/how-america-took-out-the-nord-stream
Netanyahu, Biden, the Approaching Election
Has Biden asked Netanyahu to limit Israel’s response to Iran’s Oct 1 missile attack? Regardless, as US election nears, will Netanyahu decide that Israel has 3-week window to hit Iran hard, and that US will be forced to provide “ironclad” military support?
Transponders Turned Off Near Nordstream
Satellite data analysis firm report 2 yrs ago: 2 ships with transponders turned off were spotted near Nordstream pipeline just days before explosions. Director of NGO Baltic Security Foundation: This is rare unless the vessels had “clandestine objectives”.
https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/2-dark-ships-were-spotted-near-the-nord-stream-pipeline-leaks-days-before-the-explosions-were-detected-satellite-data-analysis-firm-says/articleshow/95508667.cms
Nord Stream News
BREAKING on breaking Nordstream pipelines: John Anker Nielsen, a Danish habormaster near pipelines detected USN ships with transponders off 4 or 5 days before explosion. He was ordered to turn back and “not allowed to say a thing”. h/t Glenn Greenwald & X.
Can the Pentagon Prevent Escalation
Can Pentagon prevent escalation in WAsia, as it did in Ukraine? I believe Russia’s def minister is assuring Secy Austin that Putin can help rein in Iran, IF Biden reins in Netanyahu. If that’s a no-can-do pre-US election Biden will let slip the dogs of war
No Forensics? No Problem!
No forensics? No problem! Oct 7, 2016 Directors of Homeland Security & Nat’l Intelligence issued false “Joint Statement” that Russia hacked DNC emails. https://dhs.gov/archive/news/2016/10/07/joint-statement-department-homeland-security-and-office-director-national Turns out Obama made them do it; his pressure to help Clinton was revealed at trial of DNC lawyer Michael Sussmann
More Messages from Russia and China
Additional movement of plates in tectonic shift in US-Russia-China balance of power. Putin (9/2): “China & Russia are allies in every sense of the world.” Zakharova (9/11): Moscow & Beijing will respond to “double containment” with ”double counteraction”.
Putin is Not Bluffing on Nukes
Briefing the ‘President’. Putin is not bluffing on nukes. Blinken and Sullivan have “shown their mettle”. If you won’t fire them, put them on 4-months leave. Widen your circle of advisers beyond those wet behind the ears. And talk to John Mearsheimer
What is Likely in MidEast and Ukraine
With 1 month to go before US election, talking w/Nima re what likely to happen in MidEast & Ukraine. Significance of Russian assertion Russia and China could “combine with double counteraction” in response to US threats. Do not miss cameo of Pompeo at end!