24/06/20 08:34 Filed in:
iran | IRGC | nuclear | missiles | USA | UN | UK | china | germany | japanAX INTEL ANALYSIS: Iran - secret project to produce aluminum for missiles
DATE: 24JUN2020
At the edge of the desert in North Khorasan province in northeast Iran, near the country’s largest deposit of bauxite, sits an aluminum production complex that the government has publicly hailed as a key part of its efforts to boost output of the metal.
But the site near the city of Jajarm is also home to a secret facility set up by Iran’s elite security force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, that has been producing aluminum powder for use in its missile program… Read More...Tags: iran, IRGC, nuclear, missiles, USA, UN, UK, china, germany
AX INTEL ANALYSIS: ANTIFA - background (part 2)
DATE: 24JUN2020
NOTE: This is Part II of a series on the history of the global Antifa movement. Part I described Antifa and explored the ideological origins of the group. Part I examines the history, tactics and goals of the movement in the United States.
- "The only long-term solution to the fascist menace is to undermine its pillars of strength in society grounded not only in white supremacy but also in ableism, heteronormativity, patriarchy, nationalism, transphobia, class rule, and many others." — Mark Bray, "Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook," 2017.
- "They're coming from other cities. That cost money. They didn't do this on their own. Somebody's paying for this.... What Antifa is doing is they're basically hijacking the black community as their army. They instigate, they antagonize, they get these young black men and women to go out there and do stupid things, and then they disappear off into the sunset." — Bernard Kerik, former commissioner of the New York City Police Department.
- The coordinated violence raises questions about how Antifa is financed. The Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) is an organizing group that serves as a fiscal sponsor to numerous radical left-wing initiatives, according to Influence Watch, a research group that collects data on advocacy organizations, foundations and donors.... The Open Society Foundations, Tides Foundation, Arca Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Public Welfare Foundation, and the Brightwater Fund have all made contributions to AFGJ, according to Influence Watch.
- One of the groups funded by AFGJ is called Refuse Fascism ... an offshoot of the Radical Communist Party (RCP).... The group's slogan states: "This System Cannot Be Reformed, It Must Be Overthrown!"
U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced that the American government would designate Antifa — a militant "anti-fascist" movement — as a terrorist organization due to the violence that erupted at George Floyd protests across the United States. Read More...Tags: ANTIFA, USA, black lives matter, trump, germany, communism, FBI
19/06/20 10:23 Filed in:
Russia | Turkey | USA | syria | iranAX INTEL ANALYSIS: Turkey and Russia - what’s going on?
DATE: 19JUN2020
The BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front): The mutual willingness of Washington and Ankara to rebuild their ties will be the key determinant of the future of the Turkish-Russian relationship. Turkey, Russia, and even the United States in the coming years will all be vulnerable to domestic turbulence and each inevitably will encounter crises in their foreign relations. Many things can change. As this piece goes to press and U.S.-Turkish relations continue to deteriorate, however, one can only expect that the trajectory of Turkish-Russian relations will continue in a positive direction. Read More...Tags: Russia, Turkey, USA, syria, iran
05/05/20 12:50 Filed in:
covid-19 | espionage | USA | UK | chinaAX COVID-19 UPDATE: Intel & COVID-19 vaccine hunt?
DATE: 05MAY2020
Spy agencies from practically every country are participating in a worldwide competition to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic, by protecting their own biomedical secrets while trying to steal other nations’ research. Much like frantic efforts to secure personal protective equipment like masks and gloves, ongoing research to develop a vaccine against COVID-19 appears to be taking the form of a competition between nations. The country that first develops a successful vaccine to combat the epidemic is likely to emerge as… Read More...Tags: covid-19, espionage, USA, UK, china
09/05/20 09:44 Filed in:
iran | Israel | covid-19 | USA | cyberAX INTEL BULLETIN: Iran - cyberattack against Israeli water supply
DATE: 09MAY2020
Iran is being linked to an attempted cyberattack last month aimed at disrupting water supplies in at least two locations in Israel as that country was seeking to contain a C-19 outbreak… Read More...Tags: iran, Israel, USA, covid-19, cyber
21/04/20 08:17 Filed in:
USA | iraq | iran | IRGC | terrorismAX INTEL ANALYSIS: US-Iran and impact on Iraq
DATE: 21APR2020
While Iraq’s domestic political crisis continues, the geopolitical face-off between the U.S. and Iran has broadened out, ensnaring civic actors in a mainly military (non)confrontation. Militias have launched rockets at the Green Zone in Baghdad, which houses government buildings and all international representation, seemingly in line with the wishes of their strongest political and financial backers in Tehran… Read More...Tags: USA, iraq, iran, IRGC, terrorism
24/04/20 06:47 Filed in:
covid-19 | USA | terrorismAX INTEL BULLETIN: DHS warns of attacks by extremists re COVID-19
DATE: 24APR2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned law enforcement departments across the United States that violent extremists are mobilizing against health restrictions imposed to combat the novel coronavirus. This is the third warning known to have been issued by the DHS in the past month about the potential of violence by domestic violent extremists… Read More...Tags: covid-19, USA, terrorism
15/10/19 06:39 Filed in:
Turkey | syria | USA | kurdsAX INTEL BULLETIN: Turkey's endgame in Syria
DATE: 15OCT2019
In a stunning announcement on Sunday, the Trump administration gave the nod to a Turkish military incursion into northeastern Syria, an operation that would entail clashes with Washington’s Kurdish allies in the area. The U.S. military, which has around 1,000 troops in Syria, would not “support or be involved in the operation.” But the White House said… Read More...Tags: Turkey, syria, USA, kurds
21/03/20 06:31 Filed in:
libya | syria | Turkey | Russia | USAAX INTEL BULLETIN: Is Erdogan misreading Putin on Libya?
DATE: 12MAR2020
After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hammered out a deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 05MAR to bring an end to the fighting in Idlib in northwestern Syria, he said he was hopeful that the two countries could extend their cooperation to Libya. Turkey and Russia back opposing fronts in the North African country’s civil war… Read More...Tags: libya, syria, Turkey, Russia, USA