This morning Alex Mercouris featured a fascinating summary of the recent spate of actual communication between Russia and the collective West. For at least four months there had been no contacts that we know of, then—call after call, and all at the same time that the topic of a false flag nuclear event in Ukraine was also in the news, based on Russian accusations. Also in the news at that time was word of a severed cable near the Shetland Islands, and only a bit later did we learn that a Russian ship had been in the immediate vicinity. It followed on Zelensky’s demand that, if Russia should use a “nuclear weapon” of any sort, then the West should launch a “preemptive strike” against Russia. As Mercouris pointed out, although a “dirty bomb” isn’t
All we can do amidst the fog of war is work with the evidence. To my feeble mind, it does seem as if the Russians and their excellent intelligence services got wind of something dirty brewing. They went public with it by contacting the leaders of their enemies in order to a) warn them about what will happen to them if they try a dirty bomb, and b) to make sure that everyone understands that if such a device is used, it wasn't Russia who did it. Very canny tactics. What is equally clear, and which any sane person has known for a while, is that NATO and the globalists have no off ramp, and only one gear: ever forwards. They are going to escalate this until they finally hit Putin's ultimate line in the sand. And that's a scary proposition, because Putin means every word he says.
Smart phones and computers have the sometimes annoying habit of being useful. The real question is to whom and how many are they useful? There is no conceivable way to block access to any information on either if either is connected to a network of any kind. While more difficult, it is also possible to decode the signals passing on the internal bus of any computerized device.
Using a smartphone is akin to using a megaphone without all the annoying decibels.
I doubt they had to decode it. American civilian officials have gotten arrogant and lazy to the extent they have communications that should be held over secure land lines in the clear, often on their own smart phones. That’s how Nuland’s conversations regarding the Maidan coup got intercepted and posted to YouTube. Hell, even the military is getting sloppy--when’s the last time anyone can remember a court martial for having classified conversations on unclass nets? And if this were a Pentagon office that wasn’t in regular contact with the MI6 office I’m question, the SIPR lines might not be connected, making it more likely for whatever colonel or assistant to the assistant Secretary of defense to say, “f it, I’ll just call the Brits on my cell phone.”
As Pogo put it, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Well, not exactly us. Our government. Our media. For them we are the enemy, domestic terrorists all. Your latest post on The Current Shape Of Politics" mentions "two wild cards: The war on Russia and the globalist war on the West’s economies." You ask "what are we gonna do about the enemy?" At the very least , when asked to support our government's actions, we can imitate Melville's Bartleby, who in a singular mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.” As you put it, "In the meantime, the Republican party, no matter what Mitch and Kevin think, will need to pay more attention to what We the People think."
Jesus said that a prophet is a true prophet if the prophecy comes true. We will see how the prophecies of Shoigu pan out. I have no idea what intelligence, if any they may have on this. (Neither, I suspect, does Prepared Man. The Russians don't, as a rule, share intel sources with the Twitterati)
My first thought is that if a dirty bomb went off in Ukraine no one in their right mind would believe that the Russians were behind it. They have real nukes that actually work and have no need of dirty bombs. That doesn't mean there's no one out there willing to pull such a stunt. If Ukraine goes down, or if the Congress flips, then there is the theoretical possibility that someone might start looking at the river of cash that flowed from Ukraine to Washington before the war and who and what it bought. There may actually be people who consider that an existential threat, so it would take a rasher man than I to dismiss Shoigu out of hand. Think of it as a nuclear October Surprise.
The next two weeks are apt to be a bit nerve wracking
File this under the same Russian tech. "The University of Texas Hacked Starlink’s Signal So It Can Be Used as a GPS Alternative. Their efforts have helped Russia track Ukrainians using Starlink. Great work."
All we can do amidst the fog of war is work with the evidence. To my feeble mind, it does seem as if the Russians and their excellent intelligence services got wind of something dirty brewing. They went public with it by contacting the leaders of their enemies in order to a) warn them about what will happen to them if they try a dirty bomb, and b) to make sure that everyone understands that if such a device is used, it wasn't Russia who did it. Very canny tactics. What is equally clear, and which any sane person has known for a while, is that NATO and the globalists have no off ramp, and only one gear: ever forwards. They are going to escalate this until they finally hit Putin's ultimate line in the sand. And that's a scary proposition, because Putin means every word he says.
Smart phones and computers have the sometimes annoying habit of being useful. The real question is to whom and how many are they useful? There is no conceivable way to block access to any information on either if either is connected to a network of any kind. While more difficult, it is also possible to decode the signals passing on the internal bus of any computerized device.
Using a smartphone is akin to using a megaphone without all the annoying decibels.
I doubt they had to decode it. American civilian officials have gotten arrogant and lazy to the extent they have communications that should be held over secure land lines in the clear, often on their own smart phones. That’s how Nuland’s conversations regarding the Maidan coup got intercepted and posted to YouTube. Hell, even the military is getting sloppy--when’s the last time anyone can remember a court martial for having classified conversations on unclass nets? And if this were a Pentagon office that wasn’t in regular contact with the MI6 office I’m question, the SIPR lines might not be connected, making it more likely for whatever colonel or assistant to the assistant Secretary of defense to say, “f it, I’ll just call the Brits on my cell phone.”
If Russia did hack the secure US / UK communication, what other secrets do the Russians have?
Nordstream sabotage?
As Pogo put it, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Well, not exactly us. Our government. Our media. For them we are the enemy, domestic terrorists all. Your latest post on The Current Shape Of Politics" mentions "two wild cards: The war on Russia and the globalist war on the West’s economies." You ask "what are we gonna do about the enemy?" At the very least , when asked to support our government's actions, we can imitate Melville's Bartleby, who in a singular mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.” As you put it, "In the meantime, the Republican party, no matter what Mitch and Kevin think, will need to pay more attention to what We the People think."
Jesus said that a prophet is a true prophet if the prophecy comes true. We will see how the prophecies of Shoigu pan out. I have no idea what intelligence, if any they may have on this. (Neither, I suspect, does Prepared Man. The Russians don't, as a rule, share intel sources with the Twitterati)
My first thought is that if a dirty bomb went off in Ukraine no one in their right mind would believe that the Russians were behind it. They have real nukes that actually work and have no need of dirty bombs. That doesn't mean there's no one out there willing to pull such a stunt. If Ukraine goes down, or if the Congress flips, then there is the theoretical possibility that someone might start looking at the river of cash that flowed from Ukraine to Washington before the war and who and what it bought. There may actually be people who consider that an existential threat, so it would take a rasher man than I to dismiss Shoigu out of hand. Think of it as a nuclear October Surprise.
The next two weeks are apt to be a bit nerve wracking
File this under the same Russian tech. "The University of Texas Hacked Starlink’s Signal So It Can Be Used as a GPS Alternative. Their efforts have helped Russia track Ukrainians using Starlink. Great work."
https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/the-university-of-texas-hacked-starlinks-signal-so-it-can-be-used-as-a-gps-alternative-their-efforts-have-helped-russia-track-ukrainians-using-starlink-great-work/
Is putin the only adult at this party?