Chibok III.

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"Ms. Dauda kept track of the friends from Chibok who died. Sixteen in air raids and bomb attacks. Two in childbirth. One as a suicide bomber, coerced by Boko Haram. One of sickness, and one of snakebite. She noticed that it was mostly women and children dying in the air raids and wondered when it would be her turn"

Once more, as I thought was going to eventually occur has now has come to pass! Ten years later!

"She Was Kidnapped a Decade Ago With 275 Girls. Finally, She Escaped.{Christian Nigerian Chibok girl captured by jihadis, converted to Islam}"

From New York Times ^ | April 14th, 2024 | By Ismail Alfa and Ruth Maclean | the tip from Freeper.

"Saratu Dauda had been kidnapped. It was 2014"

"Kidnapped from their dormitory exactly 10 years ago, the 276 captives known as the Chibok Girls were catapulted to fame by Michelle Obama, by churches that took up the mostly Christian students’ cause and by campaigners using the slogan 'Bring Back Our Girls.'”

"Their lives have taken wildly different turns since the abduction. Some escaped almost immediately; 103 were released a few years later after negotiations. A dozen or so now live abroad, including in the United States. As many as 82 are still missing.."

[. . . .]

"Before she was abducted, she was a happy teenager in a large, close-knit Christian family.....they were given a choice: Get married or become a slave who could be summoned for housework or sex."

"Ms. Dauda chose marriage, converted to Islam and changed her first name to Aisha. She was presented with a man in his late 20s. Hours after they met, they were married."

See previous blog entries the Chibok kidnappings:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2016/09/chibok-i.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2016/09/chibok-ii.html

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PTSD IDF.

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Israeli troops participants the Gazan Conflict now mental cases of varying degrees?

Help is on the way!

"Number of soldiers needing psychological care to rise to 10,000, report shows"

"Defense Ministry prepares to admit some 20,000 new wounded soldiers by end of 2024, as 8,000 of them are expected to grapple with various psychological responses such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms"

From https://www.ynetnews.com | Adir Yanko, Nina Fox|04.19.24 | 

"A recent report published by the Defense Ministry revealed that some 2,100 IDF soldiers who were injured during the war are dealing with psychological reactions."

See previous blog entry the treatment of Israeli military personnel for mental problems in the aftermath of the 1973 war!

WARNING: Embedded video containing graphic scenes of psychiatric treatment of an almost brutal nature which can be extremely distressing to some.

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JLOTS II.

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Seems my fears have been justified and regrettably so. 

JLOTS the floating pier Gaza while UNDER CONSTRUCTION not immune from attack by bad actors.

1. "IDF says terrorists fired mortar shells at under-construction US-led Gaza aid pier as UN officials toured site"

From Times of Israel ^ | April 25, 2024 | EMANUEL FABIAN | tip from Freeper.

"Members of a terror group in the Gaza Strip launched mortars at an under-construction pier for a US-led project to bring aid into the Palestinian enclave yesterday, the military says. The mortar attack occurred as United Nations officials were touring the site with Israeli troops on the coast of central Gaza"

2. "Terrorists Fire Mortars at UN Officials Touring Gaza Pier Site"

From Breitbart ^ | 04/25/2024 | JOEL B. POLLAK | the tip from Freeper.

"Palestinian terrorists fired mortars Wednesday at United Nations officials as they toured the proposed site for a pier that is to be constructed in the Gaza Strip to assist with the delivery of humanitarian aid."

See previous blog entries JLOTS and my security concerns. Not too difficult to attack and cause American casualties. Hardly can Israel guarantee 100 % security:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/03/bridge.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/03/jlots.html

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AD OPS.

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“We've [USN] been firing SM-2s, we've been firing SM-6s, and - just over the weekend - SM-3s to actually counter the ballistic missile threat that's coming from Iran. So we need this supplemental to pass this week.” - Del Toro.

SM = Standard Missile. Surface to air anti-aircraft missile. AD = Air Defense.

"Destroyer Missile Stocks After Air Defense Ops Against Iran and Yemen"

From https://militarywatchmagazine.com | April-18th-2024.

"Speaking before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on April 16, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro stated that the service required close to $1 billion in additional spending to replenish stocks of munitions expended in operations against Iranian and Yemeni forces since October. 'It’s critical for Congress to pass a supplemental [spending bill] this week so that we could actually get the additional resources to be able to supplement those munitions,' he stated, and supported tying spending with military aid packages for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The statement followed the largest ever air defense operation by the U.S. Navy’s primary surface combatant the Arleigh Burke Class destroyer, two of which were credited with multiple interceptions of Iranian ballistic missiles over Israel on April 14. The U.S. Navy and Air Force between them reportedly shot down more Iranian targets than Israel, the United Kingdom, France and Jordan combined, with the operation having seen the combat debut of the Arleigh Burke Class’ new SM-3 anti ballistic missile." 

Comments:

* These appropriations all seem now to be done as part of a bundled package. In my opinion a poor way to do national defense budgeting.

* Those missiles for AD not cheap and not assembly-line quickly built. If you want it now you must pay for it now.

* All of this of course a response to the Hootie Tootie Yemeni insurgents their efforts to interdict commercial shipping traffic the Red Sea.  Benefit-cost-ratio greatly in favor of the attacking Hootie-Tootie.

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Melitopol.

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Some [more than a few I might assume] Russians not happy with this.

Money budgeted for infrastructure improvement/maintenance/restoration of the Russian Far Arctic North being sent to Russian occupied regions of Ukraine.

"North Russian region of Arkhangelsk spends hundreds of millions on aid to occupiers of Melitopol"

Occupiers the Russian invader of Ukrainian Melitopol.

"A non-profit called the Directorate of Social and Infrastructure Projects is modernizing boiler houses, renovating residential buildings and changing water supply networks in the occupied Ukrainian city. It is all tacitly funded by public money from the Arkhangelsk regional budget."

From https://thebarentsobserver.com | Georgii Chentemirov & Olesia Krivtsova | April 24, 2024.

"On June 14, 2023, the Governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Alexander Tsybulsky, and the head of the occupation administration of Ukrainian Melitopol, Galina Danilchenko, signed a cooperation agreement. The region promised Melitopol to help restore infrastructure, promote the development of science, education, tourism, culture, sports, and other fields, the regional government said in a statement published on its social media page."

That restoration work Militopol I bet to be done by imported foreign labor, contract workers from India, Nepal, etc. 

Not a situation to make the residents of Arkhangelsk fully in favor the Russian SMO. Will create a lot of anger and resentment.

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Marchers.

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"We looked down a river and we see'd the British come

And there must have been a hundred of 'em beatin' on the drums

They stepped so high and they made their bugles ring

We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing"

Shocking in the revelations!!

Normally the British and in particular the British military noted as being THE BEST in the world at pageantry. NO longer?

"Britain In Competition With Belgium For World's WORST Military Marchers"

From https://rumble.com | DUmmie FUnnies

"Belgium had the reputation for having the world's worst military marchers. However, it now appears that the British military is in strong contention for that title. As you can see its not just that the Brits in this video are horribly out of synch while marching"

Indeed! Even from the standpoint of an American these British military personnel their drill and ceremony marching very poor!

A LOT needs to be done to correct all hands! King Charles III put me in charge boss!

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Implosion.

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Need I tell anyone what would have been the fate of the accused during the time of J. Stalin and the Great Patriotic War [WW2].

A very speedy trial, guilt, very speedy execution.

"Russia imploding as Vladimir Putin arrests his own top general on 'corruption' charges"

"Russian Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov was arrested today on charges of corruption 'on a particularly large scale' as Vladimir Putin tightens his iron grip on Russia."

From https://www.express.co.uk | By LUCY SARRET | Apr 24, 2024.

"Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia detained over corruption suspicions"

Living a lavish lifestyle well beyond his pay-grade and remuneration!

"Russia has arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov on charges of organized corruption today, marking the highest-profile case since the start of the country's full-scale conflict with Ukraine."

"A statement released by Russia’s Investigative Committee on Wednesday cited a statute related to accepting bribes 'on a particularly large scale,' confirming Ivanov's arrest made a day prior."

"State media displayed brief footage of Ivanov appearing in a Moscow court, facing the possibility of a 15-year prison sentence if found guilty."

This Ivanov a stooge of President Vlad and fairly high ranking official? 

Happy days are not here again!

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