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Trying to sort out stuff -

N Korea
Nk television playing the threat to ring Guam with rockets again. This represents a serious change in rhetoric by Kim and potential indicates they aren’t getting their way with recent short range rocket launches. US is still poised to intercept any attempts but trump could see this as an act of war. Rocket transjectory would have them passing over SK and Japan.

Iraq unrest
Nationwide unrest just doesn’t happen spontaneously. Current Iraqi govt is corrupt - but when hasn’t it. Iranian supported militias seem to be lying low but bet they are pushing things behind the scenes.

India/Pakistan
Lots on news on the potential loss of life in a nuclear exchange but I don’t see current conditions supporting that level let alone a conventional war.

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American Maoists Building Support For Mexican Revolutionary Movement: Huge Implications For US National Security

October 10, 2019
By: Trevor Loudon | The Epoch Times

The United States’ main Maoist organization, Liberation Road, is developing support networks for Mexico’s ruling leftist party MORENA and its leader, Mexico’s socialist president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (popularly known as AMLO).

Liberation Road sees Mexico under its present leadership as a major force for the revolutionary transformation of the United States. With a population of around 128 million, a communist Mexico, sharing a 2,000-mile border with this country, would become a national security nightmare of epic proportions. America’s Maoists are working hard to make that nightmare a reality.

According to Liberation Road’s newly formed Solidarity Project with the People of Mexico:

“México, more than any other country of the world, will influence our struggle in the US for transformational change from imperialist capitalism to socialism. Will the US succeed in maintaining Mexico as a vassal state? Or will México point the way for US social movements to gain governing power?”

Liberation Road is the new name for Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), a national communist formation formed out of the various Maoist splinter groups of the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. The name change—instituted at a completely unpublicized national congress in April—ends years of confusion. Another group also calling itself Freedom Road Socialist Organization, centered around FightBack! magazine, split from the main group in 1999. All future references to FRSO in this article refer to the larger FRSO/Liberation Road formation.

https://www.trevorloudon.com/2019/10/american-maoists-building-support-for-mexican-revolutionary-movement-huge-implications-for-us-national-security/

Sorting out the Turkey/Syria mess. A picture is worth a thousand words. From the Daily Mail -

The initial Turkish assault came in the sparely populated region between Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain. To secure the flanks, Turkish forces assaulted Tal Abyad, Suluk and Ras al-Adin. Supporting attack by Turkish and Turkish backed rebels was to take place against Manbij and Kobane in the western part of the zone.

Enter the Syrian and Russian Armies, suddenly the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Syria rushing forces to Manbij in the west and Hassakeh/Tal Tamer in the east. This forced Russia to sprint ahead and get between Turkish and Syrian forces in the vicinity of Manbij. This along with Kurdish counter attack to retake Ras al-Ain have put Turkey in a squeeze. Stiff resistance and quick response by Syria/Russia may make Turkey back off its buffer / security zone to avoid serious escalation of fighting. Is Turkey ready to cross swords with Russian troops to get at its desired territorial gains?

With some condemning Trump pulling out our relatively small forces from this area, Turkey's unilateral decision to attack across the border would have brought US forces under attack. In this current scenario/situation Russia/Syria face the brunt with Kurds apparently teaming up with them. I don't expect thing to go well for Turkey under such conditions.