Espionage..

 

Turkish prosecutor is seeking a total of 45 years in prison for 20 suspects, who are charged with spying on Palestinian nationals and Hamas-linked people targeted by Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.

Therefore, it is possible the next steps could have been the execution or abduction of these individuals," the prosecution said, adding that official phone records made it evident the suspects earned advantages and made money in exchange for their activities for Mossad.

A swathe of evidence in the indictment includes conversations the suspects made with phone numbers belonging to the Mossad unit, as well as footage on their phones and bank receipts.

Peace..

 

Action..

Cameras..

 

South Korea's military has been forced to remove over 1,300 surveillance cameras from its bases after learning that they could be used to transmit signals to China, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported .

The cameras, which were supplied by a South Korean company, "were found to be designed to be able to transmit recorded footage externally by connecting to a specific Chinese server," the outlet reported an unnamed military official as saying.

While some of the cameras were near the border with North Korea, they weren't monitoring it and were instead focused on training bases and fences, the official said.

Just a thought.

E..

 

Dem..

Vibration..

 

Swapping..

 

In just over 24 hours, Ukraine experienced significant losses in its air force, with two Su-27 fighters and one MiG-29 shot down.

 According to a press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense, these incidents occurred during dogfights and were overwhelmed by air defense systems between late September 14 and throughout September 15. 

Losing Su-27s is a tough blow for Ukraine since these fighters offer unique air defense and interception capabilities that are hard to replace, even with modern Western jets like the F-16.  

While the F-16 comes with modern avionics, it’s fundamentally doesn’t directly replace the specialized air superiority role of Su-27. 

Swapping Su-27s for F-16s would mean Ukraine sacrifices some strategic advantages of the Su-27’s longer range and heavy payload, even though the F-16 brings cutting-edge technology and interoperability.

The Allure..

 

CNN and the man suing the network for defamation were unable to reach a financial settlement as mediation talks between the parties fell apart last week. 

The plaintiff, Zachary Young, alleges that CNN smeared his security consulting company, Nemex Enterprises Inc., by implying it illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021. 

Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, believes CNN "destroyed his reputation and business by branding him an illegal profiteer who exploited desperate Afghans" during a Nov. 11, 2021, segment on CNN’s "The Lead with Jake Tapper." 

NewsBusters associate editor Nicholas Fondacaro wrote that the "amount offered to make the lawsuit go away was not disclosed," but "it would have needed to be fairly substantial to negate the allure of a possible $1 billion (possibly more) between compensatory, emotional, and punitive damages."

Categorically..

 

Venezuela says it has arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL, for an alleged plot to “destabilize” the country that has been in crisis since disputed elections earlier this year.

Interior minister Diosdado Cabello claimed that the alleged plot was led by the CIA, and aimed at assassinating the country’s leader Nicolás Maduro. The US State Department rejected the claim as “categorically false.”

In a news conference, Cabello identified the purported Navy SEAL .....and claimed he was the leader of the operation. 

Venezuelan authorities have also seized 400 US rifles linked to the alleged plot, he said.          [Mauricio Torres, CNN]