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November 27, 2022
OSINT BRIEF
Mel Brooks, Trash-Can Autograph King
“Garcon de Piss!”
vulture.com/2022/11/mel-brooks-king-of-the-trash-can-autograph.html
MEL!
Word of the day: Mole, Taupe (Fr.), Maulwurf (De.) el Topo (Esp.) крот (krot） (Ru.) 鼢鼠fen shu, 袋鼹 dai yan
We.come to Sub stack OSINTBRIEF your guide through the wilderness of mirrors. Substack is and always will be free: open source, open access. Weekend edition is a bit more relaxed, anything from the German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese press will be on the Monday edition. This one is just Anglo-French, but a lot of articles because…s
Russian Rocket Hits Poland:
Whenever something happens which could cause a world war – whether it’s a Chinese bioweapon that escaped from a Chinese lab in Wuhan, or a lonely Russian rocket that couldn’t find it’s way in this wonderful world … EXPECT LIES.
Most likely what happened is: A Russian rocket was targeting a Ukrainian electrical transmission tower, overshot the target, landed in Poland, and killed two people. Maybe that rocket was hit by a Ukrainian missile, maybe not THE FIRST CASUALTY OF WAR IS TRUTH. There is no way an anti-aircraft rocket could have caused the crater presented as the consequence of the “stray” rocket. This “stray” rocket might be a Russian provocation: even if it were, the correct move is to take the cover story. Russia denies anything happened at all. The USA says, well, that team SUCKS at keeping secrets, which is why we are here.
A stray Russian rocket hit and killed two people in Poland. Who wants world war three? Expect lies beyond that.
Russia’s economy enters recession with 4% contraction ft.com/content/e4f0cb9b-695c-4cc3-92c8-f8371de2ac38
A Moment of Appreciation for Mel Brooks, Trash-Can Autograph King
vulture.com/2022/11/mel-brooks-king-of-the-trash-can-autograph.html
He wants an Oscar?
Putin’s Regime is ‘Cracking’ as Elites Panic: Former U.S. Ambassador newsweek.com/putin-regime-cracking-elites-panic-former-us-ambassador-1760493
Wuhan’s early covid cases are a mystery. What is China hiding? washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/17/covid-early-cases-wuhan-china-mystery/
Synthesis: Yes, SARS II is a bioweapon lab leak, but we will never admit it or that we know it because if we did it would start a global war. No one wants that. Welcome to reality.
Secret Signs Show Putin’s Own Henchmen Are Turning on Him thedailybeast.com/signs-show-the-russian-security-service-is-turning-on-vladimir-putin
Navalny Poisoning: EU Sanctions Eight More Russians
occrp.org/en/daily/17043-navalny-poisoning-eu-sanctions-eight-more-russians
Taiwan Shows Off Its Radar-Killing Kamikaze Drones thedrive.com/the-war-zone/taiwan-shows-off-its-radar-killing-kamikaze-drones
Work on your English listening comprehension with VOICEs of DARPA
youtube.com/watch?v=3-vK1WAJ0x8
Zumwalt tackles surface warfare basics in first operational employment news.yahoo.com/zumwalt-tackles-surface-warfare-basics-001338693.html
Spanish-British shipyard team wins bid for UK naval logistics fleet defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/11/16/spanish-british-shipyard-team-wins-bid-for-uk-naval-logistics-fleet/
Sanctioning Senior Officials of Iranian Broadcaster state.gov/sanctioning-senior-officials-of-iranian-broadcaster/
Five Allied Carrier Strike Groups Patrol Waters in NATO’s Area of Operations navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3221647/five-allied-carrier-strike-groups-patrol-waters-in-natos-area-of-operations/
Chinese Navy’s hospital ship brings advanced medical services to Indonesia youtube.com/watch?v=hJdUlk597Ds
Xi Jinping’s Vision for Artificial Intelligence in the PLA China is seeking to use “intelligentization” to build a “world-class” military. thediplomat.com/2022/11/xi-jinpings-vision-for-artificial-intelligence-in-the-pla/
India and the Chinese Spy Ship Saga Redux thediplomat.com/2022/11/india-and-the-chinese-spy-ship-saga-redux/
Will India Try Again for a Military Base in Seychelles? thediplomat.com/2022/07/will-india-try-again-for-a-military-base-in-seychelles/
Germany’s Quietly Growing Relations With Japan thediplomat.com/2022/11/germanys-quietly-growing-relations-with-japan/
China ’s Navy Sets Record Pace for Intrusions Into Japan ’s Territorial Sea thediplomat.com/2022/11/chinas-navy-sets-record-pace-for-intrusions-into-japans-territorial-sea/
The PLAN’s Renhai-Class Cruiser and the Future of Anti-Access and Area Denial thediplomat.com/2020/04/the-plans-renhai-class-cruiser-and-the-future-of-anti-access-and-area-denial/
With Its New Aircraft Carrier, Is China Now a Blue Water Navy? [SPOILER: YES .] thediplomat.com/2020/01/with-its-new-aircraft-carrier-is-china-now-a-blue-water-navy/
Chinese Navy Set to Retire Last Type 051 Destroyer thediplomat.com/2020/05/chinese-navy-set-to-retire-last-type-051-destroyer/
China’s First Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship Begins Sea Trials thediplomat.com/2020/08/chinas-first-type-075-amphibious-assault-ship-begins-sea-trials/
China clearly quietly building capacity to invade Taiwan.
MYANMAR/BURMA Targeted Killings Spread Terror in Rohingya Refugee Camps thediplomat.com/2022/11/targeted-killings-spread-terror-in-rohingya-refugee-camps/
VIETNAM Why the Current Stall in U.S.-Vietnam Relations is Necessary for Vietnam’s Security thediplomat.com/2022/11/why-the-current-stall-in-u-s-vietnam-relations-is-necessary-for-vietnams-security/
China and the US: Who Has More Influence in Vietnam? thediplomat.com/2021/05/china-and-the-us-who-has-more-influence-in-vietnam/
Xi Jinping Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief thediplomat.com/2022/11/xi-jinping-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-vietnams-communist-party-chief/
UK orders Chinese-owned company to sell Britain’s biggest chipmaker cnn.com/2022/11/17/tech/uk-blocks-chinese-takeover-chipmaker-intl-hnk/index.html
What Nigeria Can Teach Us About China’s Belt and Road thediplomat.com/2022/11/what-nigeria-can-teach-us-about-chinas-belt-and-road/
Sweden’s Espionage Scandal Raises Hard Questions on Spy Recruitment foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/16/sweden-spy-scandal-russia-iran-questions-recruitment/
A Polish ‘Provocation’? Blatant Russian Disinfo Distracts From Apparent War Crimes polygraph.info/a/fact-check-a-polish-provocation-blatant-russian-disinfo-distracts-from-apparent-war-crimes/6837048.html
French Navy Upgraded Atlantique 2 Achieve Full Operational Capability navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/11/french-navy-upgraded-atl2-mpas-achieve-full-operational-capability/
themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/16/ russia -falls-into- recession -a79398
‘No guns, no guards, no gates.’ NSA opens up to outsiders in fight for cybersecurity cyberscoop.com/nsa-threat-sharing-unclassified-ccc/
Saab Receives US Navy Contract for MK39 EMATT ASW Training Target navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/11/saab-receives-us-navy-contract-for-mk39-ematt-asw-training-target/
Israel deploys remote-controlled robotic guns in West Bank apnews.com/article/technology-business-israel-robotics-west-bank-cfc889a120cbf59356f5044eb43d5b88
French CSG Deploys for Mission Antares navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/11/french-csg-deploys-for-mission-antares/
China has stolen American data more than any country: FBI Director Wray abcnews.go.com/Politics/china-stolen-american-data-country-fbi-director-wray/story?id=93337968
Pegasus Scandal Hits EU from Within occrp.org/en/daily/17032-pegasus-scandal-hits-eu-from-within
The EU’s focus on terrorist financing has faded — the threat has not politico.eu/article/the-eu-focus-on-terrorist-financing-has-faded-the-threat-has-not/
Iran tried to kidnap or kill at least 10 people in the UK – MI5 chief jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-722560
West plays a tired, old tune on matching China’s Belt and Road politico.eu/article/west-china-belt-and-road-initiative-infrastructure-g20
MI5 chief jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-722560
Ukraine says Russia destroyed key power station during Kherson exit aa.com.tr/en/russia-ukraine-war/ukraine-says-russia-destroyed-key-power-station-during-kherson-exit/2738623
China’s rocket break-up sends space junk flying near Starlink orbit
Prevailing without Gunsmoke in the South China Sea usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/november/prevailing-without-gunsmoke-south-china-sea?mc_cid=9cc9f21679&mc_eid=e9a903ec11
Russian spying in Europe dealt ‘significant blow’ since Ukraine war, MI5 chief says cnn.com/2022/11/16/uk/mi5-chief-russia-spying-iran-china-threats-intl/index.html
NATO allies wake up to Russian supremacy in the Arctic news.yahoo.com/nato-allies-wake-russian-supremacy-113953199.html
Ukrainian military intelligence says Russia lost millions of dollars due to a secret ‘black box’ project english.nv.ua/nation/budanov-says-russia-lost-millions-of-dollars-due-to-a-secret-black-box-project-50284239.html
Europe Wants to Be a Naval Power foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/15/europe-wants-to-be-a-naval-power/
The Russians Sent Their Slow Attack Jets On Virtual Suicide Runs forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/11/13/the-russians-sent-their-slow-attack-jets-on-virtual-suicide-runs-on-ukrainian-missile-batteries/ (death of Frogfoot…)
Russia Offers $5k Reward for Destroying Planes in Bid to Raise Performance newsweek.com/russia-reward-destroying-tanks-ukraine-war-1759653
(Russia is starting to lose the air war)
FRANCE
AVEC AUDIO AMELIOREZ VOTRE FRANCAIS ORALE!
Londres va construire 5 frégates de guerre supplémentaires face à la «menace» russe lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/londres-va-construire-5-fregates-de-guerre-supplementaires-face-a-la-menace-russe-20221115
L’armée française se prépare à une guerre de haute intensité lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/11/15/l-armee-francaise-se-prepare-a-une-guerre-de-haute-intensite-comme-en-ukraine_6150007_3210.html
Un exercice militaire d’ampleur inédite dans le Sud de France et en Méditerranée en 2023 varmatin.com/defense/un-exercice-militaire-dampleur-inedite-dans-le-sud-de-france-et-en-mediterranee-en-2023-807921
Un emblématique navire de la marine américaine en escale à Cherbourg-en-Cotentin actu.fr/normandie/cherbourg-en-cotentin_50129/l-image-un-emblematique-navire-de-la-marine-americaine-en-escale-a-cherbourg-en-cotentin_55177595.html
FANC – Renforcement de la coopération franco-australienne defense.gouv.fr/marine/actualites/fanc-renforcement-cooperation-franco-australienne
Le tableau de Gustav Klimt « Mort et vie » aspergé d’un liquide noir par des militants écologistes en Autriche lemonde.fr/planete/article/2022/11/15/des-militants-ecologistes-aspergent-le-tableau-mort-et-vie-du-peintre-gustav-klimt-d-un-liquide-noir_6149947_3244.html
La Marine française a perdu en mer un drone de reconnaissance aérienne lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/la-marine-francaise-a-perdu-en-mer-un-drone-de-reconnaissance-aerienne-20221116
La Marine nationale a perdu en mer l’un de ses drones Camcopter S-100 meretmarine.com/fr/defense/la-marine-nationale-a-perdu-en-mer-l-un-de-ses-drones-camcopter-s-100
Le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle engagé dans la mission « Antarès », au profil « imprévisible » opex360.com/2022/11/15/le-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-engage-dans-la-mission-antares-au-profil-imprevisible/
Dans la débâcle de l’« opération spéciale » : un ancien soldat russe raconte l’invasion en Ukraine lejdd.fr/International/dans-la-debacle-de-loperation-speciale-un i -ancien-soldat-russe-raconte-linvasion-en-ukraine-4147378
vid.newsweek.com/ukraine-map-details-how-russia-retreated-kherson-544538
youtube.com/watch?v=c7EsrM-GK-k
喂？
November 24, 2022
Peter Zeihan
Ukraine implications? The USA contra Zeihan isn’t going to walk away from 75+ years of world building into neo-isolationism. The liberal free trading rules based world order isn’t going anywhere. FONOPS and anti-piracy operations shall continue. No famines, no surge in pirates, Zeihan’s predictions are wrong. Instead the USA will do offshore balancing. Basically Zeihan confuses a smart rejection of “nation building” with neo-isolationism. He doesn’t even use the correct terms (nation-building, offshore balancing, neo-isolationism) because he’s basically a showman with good marketing. Though, I suspect his MARKET analysis esp. of petroleum markets and probably also of agriculture is good. But when it comes to military analysis and political predictions like I said from day 1: UKRAINE WILL WIN
THIS ENDS WITH PUTIN DEAD OR IN THE DOCKET FOR WAR CRIMES
THE U.S. LED RULES BASED WORLD ORDER ISN’T GOING TO COLLAPSE
No pirate surge, no famines, and nope the USA isn’t going to tuck turtle and just walk away from the world it spent 75 years, trillions of dollars, and tens of thousands of lives building.
But his market predictions might be accurate!
Might want to get in the business of political biography and market analysis and out of the business of inaccurate war forecasting…
November 22, 2022
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