Sourced: Military Times By: Robert Burns Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday said Saudi Arabia was “part of the solution” in Yemen, where the Saudis are leading a U.S.-supported military campaign against Houthi rebels that is heavily criticized for inflicting civilian casualties. Mattis spoke at the start of a Pentagon meeting with Saudi Crown Prince… Continue reading MATTIS SAYS SAUDI ARABIA IS “PART OF THE SOLUTION” IN YEMEN
Month: March 2018
RUSSIAN SUB IN ARCTIC TRACKED ENEMY SUB UNDETECTED FOR DAYS
Sourced: Asia Times A crew member of a Russian nuclear submarine says his vessel tracked a “foreign” submarine for days in Arctic waters without being detected in what’s described as a record feat for Russia’s navy. “From the [moment] first contact with the foreign submarine happened, it lasted for several days and that was a… Continue reading RUSSIAN SUB IN ARCTIC TRACKED ENEMY SUB UNDETECTED FOR DAYS
THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
Sourced: The National Interest By Dave Majumdar The United States Navy commissioned its news attack submarine, USS Colorado (SSN-788) into service this weekend. The powerful Block III Virginia-class attack submarine is the fifteenth vessel of its kind to join the fleet as they slowly replace the long-serving Los Angeles-class boats as the backbone of the… Continue reading THE US NAVY COMMISSIONED USS COLORADO ITS MOST POWERFUL SUBMARINE EVER
300,000 TROOPS WILL SOON TRAIN FOR WAR WITH N. KOREA
Sourced: The National Interest By Andrew Salmon Washington and Seoul have announced that their annual joint military drills will commence from April 1, while a massive diplomat effort is underway to lay the foundations for two summits designed to resolve issues on the troubled peninsula. The military drills, involving over 300,000 troops, were delayed because… Continue reading 300,000 TROOPS WILL SOON TRAIN FOR WAR WITH N. KOREA
WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?
Sourced: The National Interest By Daniel L. Davis On March 1, the State Department authorized the sale of 210 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the sale because she said it shows the United States is “serious about protecting the interests of our… Continue reading WHAT DOES USA GAIN BY ARMING UKRAINE?
THE SECRET YACHT SUMMIT THAT REALIGNED THE MIDDLE EAST
Sourced: Middle East Eye George Nader, the Lebanese-American businessman and convicted paedophile, who is co-operating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Donald Trump’s campaign funding, organised a secret summit of Arab leaders on a yacht in the Red Sea in late 2015, Middle East Eye can reveal. Nader proposed to the leaders gathered on… Continue reading THE SECRET YACHT SUMMIT THAT REALIGNED THE MIDDLE EAST
GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY
Sourced: EKathimerini By Vassilis Nedos The tension with Turkey fueled by the arrest of two Greek soldiers almost three weeks ago and the incendiary rhetoric coming out of Ankara has raised concerns in the government that the two countries are heading for a protracted crisis, and that Washington and Brussels can only do so much… Continue reading GREEK GOVERNMENT FEARS LENGTHY CRISIS WITH TURKEY
PUTIN PLEDGES TO REDUCE RUSSIA MILITARY SPENDING
Sourced: Agence France-Presse President Vladimir Putin has said on that Russia would cut its military spending, a day after he won a presidential election with a landslide. ‘We have plans to decrease our defence spending both this year and next. But this will not lead to any decline in the country’s defence capacity,’ he said… Continue reading PUTIN PLEDGES TO REDUCE RUSSIA MILITARY SPENDING
GOVERNMENT SOURCE: CANADA TO SEND TROOPS AND HELICOPRTERS TO MALI
Sourced: Reuters By David Ljunggren Canada will send helicopters and support troops, including medical staff, to join a United Nations peace-keeping mission in Mali later this year, a senior Canadian government source said late on Friday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government will announce on Monday that Canada plans to send troops and aircraft to Mali… Continue reading GOVERNMENT SOURCE: CANADA TO SEND TROOPS AND HELICOPRTERS TO MALI
EGYPT FRANCE CONCLUDE JOINT NAVAL EXERRCISE IN RED SEA
Sourced: Masrad Egypt and France on Saturday finalized a joint naval exercises in the Red Sea, as part of the Egyptian armed forces plan for training with allied countries. Official Spokesperson of the Armed Forces Tamer al-Refaei said that the Egyptian-French naval exercises that lasted for several days at the Red Sea and included many… Continue reading EGYPT FRANCE CONCLUDE JOINT NAVAL EXERRCISE IN RED SEA