Intel and Recon
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Interested in #intelligence | sometimes IMINT et al. | Looking at 🇨🇳🇷🇺 global strategic acting especially in LatAm and Africa | proliferation & sanctions
Tonight a drone struck the chimney of the Auvere power plant in Estonia. There are no substantial damages or injuries, and no impact on Estonia’s electricity system. The drone was not directed at Estonia. This is a concrete consequence of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression. Drone incidents have occurred across Europe — including in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania, and most recently in Latvia last night. We are strengthening our capabilities to respond to such incidents. The pressure on the aggressor must continue.
News: Das deutsche Camp in al-Azraq (JOR) ist heute nacht vom Iran angegriffen worden. Auch ein DEU Unterkunftsgebäude wurde getroffen. Da die Bundeswehr-Soldaten in den Schutzräumen war, kam niemand zu Schaden. tickaroo.com/e/GxkA4GHIFWj5… via @tickaroo
U.S. Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) provide unrivaled deep-strike capability in combat against the Iranian regime.
Exclusive: Kremlin videos meant to show Vladimir Putin calmly working as the Iran war escalates may not be what they claim. An investigation by Systema, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Russian service @SvobodaRadio, found several "recent" meetings published by the Kremlin were actually recorded earlier. The clue? Plants in Putin's office. 1/4 🧵
This is a chance to retell a Bahrain story @JKhashoggi told me a few weeks before he was killed. He said that before he relocated to the U.S. he launched a broadcast channel in Bahrain that was supposed to be modeled after Al Jazeera. On the first day, there was a small protest somewhere and they sent a reporter to cover it, and asked the govt for comment. The govt said wait a minute, you can’t cover this protest. He said well of course we have to cover it, that’s what a news network does. They said well then we don’t want a news network, and shut it down immediately. It lasted like a day.
Faytuks Network: At least 9 U.S. MC-130J special operations aircraft have arrived at RAF Mildenhall (UK) over the past few days, most arriving at night with tail numbers covered and not appearing on tracking sites, according to our local observer
Ukrainians have been asked to help provide counter-drone and counter-missile assistance in the Gulf. They've agreed. Our best weapons went to a nation which has made good use of them, allowing them to survive and adapt to a kind of warfare the U.S. is still catching up to learn how to fight. They're our tutors now, which is a better-than-expected return on investment. This remains true even if some U.S. officials are too stupid and petty and acknowledge it.
