Af/Pak & Other News (9/18/2021)

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Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-california-immigration-taliban-18b3c63cd7724707f86ba9d883d7c27b



Dozens of Afghan English Teachers Living in Fear as They Hide From Taliban: 'We Will Die'

https://www.newsweek.com/dozens-afghan-english-teachers-living-fear-they-hide-taliban-we-will-die-1630505



Under Taliban Rule: Calm Chaos Prevails in Kabul

https://thediplomat.com/2021/09/under-taliban-rule-calm-chaos-prevails-in-kabul/



Postcards From Kabul: Taliban Shows Off Captured Aircraft

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/09/postcards-from-kabul-taliban-shows-off.html



Al Qaeda affiliated media group stresses importance of ‘idea development’ in 9/11 video

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2021/09/al-qaeda-affiliated-media-group-stresses-importance-of-idea-development-in-9-11-video.php



Survivors Of A U.S. Drone Strike In Kabul Want An Investigation And Compensation

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/18/1038556483/drone-strike-kabul-family-afghanistan-missile



CIA warned children were possibly present seconds before US missile killed 10

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/politics/united-states-military-drone-strike-kabul-civilians/index.html



After Afghanistan pullout, US seeks NATO basing, intel pacts

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-greece-united-states-migration-europe-2f336407bf5e8c8084227d12f3e91b3d



Afghanistan’s Fall: Were We Using the Wrong Historical Analogies?

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/afghanistan%E2%80%99s-fall-were-we-using-wrong-historical-analogies-193917









Mossad assassinated Iran’s chief nuke scientist with remote AI gun — report

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/mossad-assassinated-irans-chief-nuke-scientist-with-remote-ai-gun-report-679751



The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html



Meet Iran’s New Foreign Minister: Qassem Suleimani’s ‘Soldier’

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/17/amir-abdollahian-iran-foreign-minister-suleimani/









Iraqi army hunts down Daesh/ISIS cells in Diyala

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iraqi-army-hunts-down-daesh-isis-cells-in-diyala/2368265



‘There Is Chaos’; Iran-Backed Militias Battle Activists in a Holy Iraqi City

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iraq-karbala-iran-militias.html









OSINT - 4 Russian Navy Improved-KILO Class Submarines In Tartus, Syria

http://www.hisutton.com/4-KILO-Class-Subs-In-Syria.html



Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Syrian gas pipeline

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-attack-syrian-gas-pipeline-2021-09-18/










Israeli forces nab final 2 Palestinian fugitives in Jenin, ending jailbreak saga

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-forces-nab-final-2-palestinian-fugitives-in-jenin-ending-jailbreak-saga/









France and Russia make a stand over which country will have the greater influence in Mali

https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20210918-in-mali-france-and-russia-are-facing-off-over-who-will-have-the-greater-influence-in-the-country









Russia’s Deepening Belarus Ties Squeeze Western-Backed Ukraine

https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-deepening-belarus-ties-squeeze-western-backed-ukraine-11631957401



Russia’s Crazy Sham Election

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/16/russia-election-duma-putin/



Communists, observers report violations in Russian election

https://apnews.com/article/europe-russia-elections-media-vladimir-putin-aec6dc54320afa7d66df9a654c80ab77



Why Putin Will Roll to Victory in Parliamentary Elections

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-putin-will-roll-victory-parliamentary-elections-194083



Apple and Google cave to Putin’s censors, block Navalny app as election begins

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/09/apple-and-google-cave-to-putins-censors-block-navalny-app-as-election-begins/



Russia and Belarus Are Using Migrants as a Weapon Against the EU

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/18/russia-belarus-poland-lithuiania-migrants-eu-weapon/



Su-75 Stealth Checkmate Fighter: Mass Production to Begin in 2025

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/09/su-75-stealth-checkmate-fighter-mass-production-to-being-in-2025/





Rheinmetall Debuts Brimstone-Armed Mission Master XT UGV

https://www.overtdefense.com/2021/09/17/dsei-2021-rheinmetall-debuts-brimstone-armed-mission-master-xt-ugv/




French minister decries ‘duplicity’ in U.S. submarine deal

https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-france-australia-united-states-dde9fd44e9d29c08f4cb42335635f193









China so called advanced jet engine failed again, flight tests of the J-20 postponed

https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/09/china-so-called-advanced-jet-engine-failed-again-flight-tests-of-the-j-20-postponed/



How China Exports Authoritarianism; Beijing’s Money and Technology Is Fueling Repression Worldwide

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-09-16/how-china-exports-authoritarianism



The night 12 Chinese MiGs were scrambled to intercept a lone CIA B-17 Spy Plane. They failed, and two of them crashed.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-night-12-chinese-migs-were-scrambled-to-intercept-a-lone-cia-b-17-spy-plane-they-failed-and-two-of-them-crashed/





Explainer: Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal is fueling anger in the country. Here's why

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/18/australia/nuclear-energy-climate-aukus-submarines-intl-cmd/index.html










This Day In History: Jimmy Carter Files Report On UFOs

https://jalopnik.com/this-day-in-history-jimmy-carter-files-report-on-ufos-1847701424



Pentagon Talks About UFOs in a New Report.

https://original.newsbreak.com/@tree-langdon-561573/2376425263569-pentagon-talks-about-ufos-in-a-new-report



Defending Democracy – Inside the Senate Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election

https://warontherocks.com/2021/09/defending-democracy-inside-the-senate-investigation-into-russian-interference-in-the-2016-presidential-election/



Cold War bombers, interceptors and more at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum

https://www.cnet.com/news/cold-war-bombers-interceptors-and-more-at-the-south-dakota-air-and-space-museum/



Top 10 Hollywood myths about fighter jets

https://www.aerotime.aero/28931-Top-10-Hollywood-myths-about-fighter-jets



Mystery of the Empty Tequila Bottles on New Air Force One

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mystery-of-the-empty-tequila-bottles-on-new-air-force-one



U.S. generals planning for a space war they see as all but inevitable

https://spacenews.com/u-s-generals-planning-for-a-space-war-they-see-as-all-but-inevitable/



Northrop Grumman's LEO satellite payload for DARPA revolutionizes positioning, navigation and timing

https://www.gpsdaily.com/reports/Northrop_Grummans_LEO_satellite_payload_for_DARPA_revolutionizes_positioning_navigation_and_timing_999.html



New, Improved Computerized Rifle

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20210918.aspx



U.S. Army discloses official name for its new extended-range cannon

https://defence-blog.com/u-s-army-discloses-official-name-for-its-new-extended-range-cannon/



Lockheed Martin Forecasts 40% Reduction In F-35 Sustainment Costs Over Five Years

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2021/09/17/lockheed-martin-forecasts-40-reduction-in-f-35-sustainment-costs-through-2025/

[SolomonW]

On Sat, 18 Sep 2021 18:55:37 -0700 (PDT), dump...@hotmail.com wrote:

> French minister decries ‘duplicity’ in U.S. submarine deal
>
> https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-france-australia-united-states-dde9fd44e9d29c08f4cb42335635f193

The French price had more then doubled and it was quite clear that more
price increases were on the way.

[Peter Stickney]

They also didn't have a complete design, although they insisted that they
did, and were way behind schedule on actually cutting metal.


--
Peter Stickney
Java Man knew nothing about coffee