A multinational #naval team led by #Ukraine in the #NATO exercise has exposed the vulnerability of NATO naval forces and “sunk” at least one #allied #frigate.

"The problem wasn't that they couldn't stop us—they hadn't even seen our weapons."

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ukraine/nato-manoever-vor-portugal-ukraine-versenkt-alliierte-fregatte-accg-200633625.html

Cronaca: Merano, il Reggimento Logistico Julia protagonista dell’esercitazione Nato Steadfast Dart 2026

Gli alpini hanno preso parte in Germania alle manovre: per undici settimane hanno garantito supporto a uomini, mezzi e materiali, confermando il peso della logistica nelle operazioni multinazionali. L’Italia ha avuto un ruolo centrale nel dispositivo alleato

Merano, the Julia Logistics Regiment is the protagonist of the NATO Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise.

The Alpini (Italian mountain troops) participated in Germany during the maneuvers: for eleven weeks they provided support to personnel, equipment, and materials, confirming the importance of logistics in multinational operations. Italy played a central role in the Allied device.

#Merano #Italian #Germany #Italy #Allied

https://www.altoadige.it/cronaca/merano-il-reggimento-logistico-julia-protagonista-dell-esercitazione-nato-steadfast-dart-2026-1.4319235

il manifesto: Alleati alla cinese, c’è una diplomazia tutta da riscrivere

Flessibilità, pragmatismo e anche realismo. La Cina che si prepara al nuovo piano quinquennale accetta di crescere meno (tra il 4,5 e il 5%) ma in modo migliore, si riarma […]
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Allied with the Chinese, there’s a diplomacy to be rewritten.

Flexibility, pragmatism, and also realism. China, preparing for the new five-year plan, accepts growing less (between 4.5 and 5%) but better, rearming itself […]
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#Allied #Chinese #China #first

https://ilmanifesto.it/alleati-alla-cinese-ce-una-diplomazia-tutta-da-riscrivere

Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Iran, Nato abbatte missile verso Turchia. Pentagono: "Non scatta articolo 5"

(Adnkronos) - Un missile balistico lanciato dall'Iran verso il paese membro della Nato è stato intercettato dalle forze dell'Alleanza Atlantica sul Mar Mediterraneo

Iran, NATO shoots down missile towards Turkey. Pentagon: "Article 5 does not apply."

(Adnkronos) - A ballistic missile launched by Iran towards a NATO member country was intercepted by Allied forces in the Mediterranean Sea.

#Turkey #Pentagon #Article5 #Allied #theMediterraneanSea

https://www.adnkronos.com/internazionale/esteri/iran-missile-turchia-nato-oggi_3D8B5KIYidkASj25QEwzHq

Sicilianews24.it: Morto Nitto Santapaola, boss delle stragi del ’92. Depistaggi nelle indagini Borsellino

Il decesso al San Paolo di Milano e l’eredità criminale del capo di Cosa Nostra a Catania
È morto a 87 anni Benedetto Santapaola, storico capo di Cosa Nostra a Catania. Il boss, detenuto al 41 bis nel carcere di Opera, è deceduto nel reparto di medicina penitenziaria dell’Ospedale San Paolo di Milano, dove era stato trasferito per l’aggravarsi delle sue condizioni di salute. Da anni soffriva di una grave forma di diabete. La Procura di Milano ha disposto l’autopsia.
Considerato uno dei più sanguinari capi mafiosi siciliani, Santapaola è stato ritenuto mandante di omicidi e stragi, comprese quelle del 1992 di Strage di Capaci e di Strage di Via D’Amelio. Condannato a più ergastoli, tra cui per l’omicidio del giornalista Giuseppe Fava e per la morte dell’ispettore di polizia Giovanni Lizzio, era stato arrestato il 18 maggio 1993 dopo una lunga latitanza nelle campagne del Calatino.
Soprannominato “il cacciatore”, Santapaola ha guidato per decenni la cosca etnea, consolidando il controllo su appalti pubblici, estorsioni e traffico di droga. Alleato dei Corleonesi di Totò Riina, sostenne la strategia stragista pur mantenendo un equilibrio nel territorio catanese per evitare eccessive attenzioni investigative. Nelle sanguinose faide degli anni ’80 e ’90 contro Alfio Ferlito e i clan Cursoti, Cappello e Pillera, la provincia di Catania fu teatro di oltre 200 omicidi in pochi anni.
Detenuto in regime di carcere duro, è stato più volte accusato di continuare a impartire ordini dal penitenziario, circostanza che ha portato al rigetto delle richieste di domiciliari per motivi di salute.
Le nuove motivazioni sul depistaggio e le ombre sui servizi

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Nitto Santapaola has died, the boss of the ‘92 massacres. Misdirection in the investigations, Borsellino.

The death at San Paolo Hospital in Milan and the criminal legacy of the head of Cosa Nostra in Catania
Benedetto Santapaola, the historic head of Cosa Nostra in Catania, died at 87 years old. The boss, held in solitary confinement at the 41-bis prison in Opera, died in the forensic medicine department of the San Paolo Hospital in Milan, where he had been transferred due to the worsening of his health conditions. He had suffered from a severe form of diabetes for years. The Milan Prosecutor's Office ordered an autopsy.
Considered one of the most bloodthirsty Sicilian mafia bosses, Santapaola was deemed the mastermind behind murders and massacres, including those of 1992 at Capaci and Via D'Amelio. Convicted of multiple life sentences, including for the murder of journalist Giuseppe Fava and the death of police inspector Giovanni Lizzio, he was arrested on May 18, 1993, after a long period of hiding in the Calatino countryside.
Nicknamed “the hunter,” Santapaola led the Etna clan for decades, consolidating control over public contracts, extortion, and drug trafficking. Allied with the Corleonesi of Totò Riina, he supported the strategic massacre strategy while maintaining a balance in the Catania territory to avoid excessive investigative attention. In the bloody feuds of the 1980s and 1990s against Alfio Ferlito and the Cursoti, Cappello, and Pillera clans, the province of Catania was the scene of over 200 murders in a few years.
Held in a harsh prison regime, he had been repeatedly accused of continuing to issue orders from prison, which led to the rejection of requests for house arrest for health reasons.
New evidence regarding the misleading of investigations and shadows on the services

The article: Dead Nitto Santapaola, boss of the '92 massacres. Misdirections in the Borsellino investigations

#NittoSantapaola #Borsellino #SanPaoloHospital #Milan #CosaNostra #Catania #BenedettoSantapaola #theSanPaoloHospital #Sicilian #Santapaola #Capaci #ViaDAmelio #GiuseppeFava #GiovanniLizzio #Calatino #Allied #Corleonesi #TotòRiina #AlfioFerlito #Cursoti #Cappello #Pillera #DeadNittoSantapaola #Misdirections

https://www.sicilianews24.it/morto-nitto-santapaola-boss-delle-stragi-del-92-depistaggi-nelle-indagini-borsellino-822007.html

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Mainstream, 1987 on Capitol

Third and last studio LP under the name Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released by Polydor in the UK and Capitol in the US. Fared better in the UK than in the US, where it failed to chart.

One track produced by Stewart Copeland, the rest by Ian Stanley. Well worth a listen if you liked Rattlesnakes or other Lloyd Cole.

My copy—via Academy Records in NYC—is an Allied pressing with Specialty metalwork on purple Capitol labels (and the original custom inner liner).

U2, Live “Under a Blood Red Sky, ” 1983 on Island

I always thought of this as recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado, but with additional tracks from the Orpheum in Boston (“11 O’Clock Tick Tock”) and Rockpalast in Germany (all of Side B, “I Will Follow”).

There was a live video – Live at Red Rocks: Under A Blood Red Sky, which was the full Red Rocks gig – may be why I’ve always confused the two.

This is one of the records I keep multiple copies of. Early pressings included a 5:18 version of “The Electric Co.” that includes Bono interpolating some lyrics from “Send in the Clowns” – these were removed from later pressings due to rights issues, resulting in a 4:51 version of the song. (CDs and reissues also use this shorter version).

This copy, via the Record Exchange in Salem MA, is a Specialty Records Pressing with the longer “The Electric Co.”. (My other copy with the shorter “The Electric Co.” is also a Specialty Records Pressing but with metal work from Allied).

and if...
the threat to invade #Greenland
had actually different purposes ?
To see how the #Allied #Nations would react
regarding a 'small' Nation
in anticipation
of an attempt to occupy #Canada ?

Trump uses #Putin's tactics
disinformation, intimidation.
reasons of 'national security'
political manipulations
declarations of wanting to 'liberate' the population
(Trump has already used them all)
...
#Canadians MUST start NOW protecting the border
> militarily