News Roundup
It’s Official; US Boots on the Ground in Ukraine.
On Monday and Tuesday, in an October surprise move Associated Press and the Washington Post reported there were US boots on the ground in Ukraine; and the Pentagon has now confirmed this as fact today.
The troops are said to be performing inspections of US weapons caches in an effort to account for the arms supplied to Ukraine forces. Although reports describe the number of US military forces as small; there is scepticism about the real motive. I’d say not without reason.
Does this fly with anyone? As usual what they are NOT telling us. Why have they chosen this course of action now is the question? With midterm elections just a week away, some Republicans are convinced the Biden administration wants to start a war in the region to galvanize national support; and to distract from the polls. They assume the Dems will put in a disastrous showing. Others still, feel the intention maybe to cancel the midterms; with war being the perfect excuse.
I’ll leave with this thought. What would happen if every county that has supplied Ukraine with weapons decided out of the blue to turn up on Russia’s doorstep and do a check? So why should this be different.
Saudi Arabia ends post WW2 agreement with US.
As Saudi Arabia turns to China it marks the end of an era; and the start of a new, albeit different relationship with the US.
Saudi Arabia last week echoed its commitment to China; saying it was its “most reliable partner and supplier of crude oil.”
The US is still a partner as far as security goes; but apart from this, it is just another partner like any other.
The Saudi’s have dismissed US concerns about how this will play out.
Iran Raises “Red Banner of Retaliation” Over Mosque; Saudis on High Alert
Iran has raised the Red Banner of Retaliation over the dome of Jamkaran Mosque in Qom city. This translates to a declaration of war.
What caused the raising of the Red Banner is yet to be said.
US and Saudi air defences are now on high alert.
European Union hit by a dose of reality over stance on natural gas.
Their decision to impose a price cap on Russian natural gas has met with push back. They ordered other countries not to pay a cent over the price cap; which was perceived as a colossal nerve.
Just today November 1; Qatar told Europe it will stop sending natural gas to Europe if they try to impose a price cap on RUSSIAN fuels!
Europe is already in a bind over natural gas; it’s not only costing them triple or quadruple what it used to, but there are actual shortages.
If Europe alienates Qatar by imposing a price cap on RUSSIAN gas and gets cut off from Qatar gas; people in Europe might freeze to death this winter. Europe would be plunged into the dark ages.
Leaked Documents reveal huge DHS Scam.
The Department of Homeland Security was in charge of a massive censorship operation and it managed to co-opt Big Tech Platforms towards this end; so leaked documents show.
Here is what we know.
The DHS held monthly meetings with Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft and Wikipedia, also other platforms; to manage “content moderation” before the last (2020) presidential elections
Government agencies circumvented the First Amendment by assigning social media platforms with the task of removing information they didn’t like
These operations also went into high gear during the Covid-19 pandemic
In addition; representatives of Chase Morgan Bank, the then owners of Twitter, were regular attendees at these meetings
A Poll Shows White Suburban Women are swinging to the Republican Party.
A Wall Street Journal Poll finds there has been a 27- point swing by white suburban women to the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections.
How much bet the school boards versus the parents wars are a major factor in this.
Some in the Muslim community have also been unimpressed by school boards as of late. How this will affect voting patterns in the midterms remains to be seen at this point.
