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"Lindsey Graham said after a meeting with Netanyahu that he told him Tel Aviv is highly satisfied with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), who has ‘done everything asked of him’ and more. The UAE has also established military bases along the coast of Somalia.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Somaliland
Why Israel recognized Somaliland: A springboard against the Houthis, a foothold in Africa & control of global shipping
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February 19, 2026 at 5:13 AM
"Lindsey Graham said after a meeting with Netanyahu that he told him Tel Aviv is highly satisfied with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), who has ‘done everything asked of him’ and more. The UAE has also established military bases along the coast of Somalia.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say Trump administration is looking to strengthen diplomatic relations with Syria’s new [Al Qaeda] leaders.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say Trump administration is looking to strengthen diplomatic relations with Syria’s new [Al Qaeda] leaders.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“‘Volunteers’ from the Netherlands operating F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine would be considered ‘legitimate military targets and criminals’ by Russia, the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands said on Wednesday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Transnistria
Will Russia Establish A Land Bridge To Transnistria & Re-create Novorossiya?
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February 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
“‘Volunteers’ from the Netherlands operating F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine would be considered ‘legitimate military targets and criminals’ by Russia, the Russian Embassy in the Netherlands said on Wednesday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The Syrian military entered Hasakah’s governorate’s Shaddadi Base after the US army handed the facility over to Damascus, Syria’s Defense Ministry announced in a statement on 15 February." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“The Syrian military entered Hasakah’s governorate’s Shaddadi Base after the US army handed the facility over to Damascus, Syria’s Defense Ministry announced in a statement on 15 February." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The bloody coup in Ukraine was orchestrated by the West, Russian spokesman Peskov said. ‘After 2014, everything changed.The organization of a violent, bloody state coup in Ukraine by Western countries with the participation of the US, the UK, France, and Germany.'” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU" Nuland's Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence:
After losing 20% of Ukraine w/1.8 million casualties she absconded to a Columbia University sinecure & a National Endowment for Democracy Board of Directors’ Chair
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February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
“The bloody coup in Ukraine was orchestrated by the West, Russian spokesman Peskov said. ‘After 2014, everything changed.The organization of a violent, bloody state coup in Ukraine by Western countries with the participation of the US, the UK, France, and Germany.'” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“In the war game, Team Russia adopts this mindset. It manufactures a humanitarian emergency in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea. Moscow demands what it calls a humanitarian convoy from Belarus to Kaliningrad through Lithuania.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Kaliningrad
The Russian Spear In NATO’s Side
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February 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
“In the war game, Team Russia adopts this mindset. It manufactures a humanitarian emergency in Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea. Moscow demands what it calls a humanitarian convoy from Belarus to Kaliningrad through Lithuania.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“Multiple sources in Taipei indicate that the ROC Army is planning to deploy M142 HIMARS rocket artillery systems equipped with ATACMS ballistic missiles to the islands of Penghu & Dongyin, extending their strike ranges deeper into the Chinese mainland." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Taiwan
“Those Who Play With Fire Will Perish By It” Zhao Lijian
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February 14, 2026 at 2:22 AM
“Multiple sources in Taipei indicate that the ROC Army is planning to deploy M142 HIMARS rocket artillery systems equipped with ATACMS ballistic missiles to the islands of Penghu & Dongyin, extending their strike ranges deeper into the Chinese mainland." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The Israeli enemy is committing all kinds of crimes against the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, the leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said on Friday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Yemen’s Houthis
US Navy retreats from the Red Sea after its most intense fighting since World War II
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February 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“The Israeli enemy is committing all kinds of crimes against the peoples of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, the leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said on Friday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“Early last month, the forces of the ‘new’ Syrian army flooded across north and east Syria. The troops seized key cities and major oil fields, effectively ending a decade of US-backed Kurdish autonomy – with Washington’s blessing." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
“Early last month, the forces of the ‘new’ Syrian army flooded across north and east Syria. The troops seized key cities and major oil fields, effectively ending a decade of US-backed Kurdish autonomy – with Washington’s blessing." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The vast majority of ISIS-linked families, including foreign ones, have left Al-Hawl camp in north Syria’s Hasakah Governorate after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the area during the recent government assault." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“The vast majority of ISIS-linked families, including foreign ones, have left Al-Hawl camp in north Syria’s Hasakah Governorate after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the area during the recent government assault." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Lebanon & Sudan have been destroyed, Iran next: “A drone strike at a mosque killed two children and injured 13 others in Sudan ’s central region of Kordofan, a local doctors group said, as the country’s civil war continues." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Sudan
Sudan was one of seven Islamic countries to be "taken down” post 9/11 according to former NATO Commander Wesley Clark: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan & Iran
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February 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Lebanon & Sudan have been destroyed, Iran next: “A drone strike at a mosque killed two children and injured 13 others in Sudan ’s central region of Kordofan, a local doctors group said, as the country’s civil war continues." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The US military has withdrawn its forces from Al-Tanf Base and the surrounding area in southeast Syria. The SOHR reported the ‘full withdrawal of the US-led international coalition from Al-Tanf Base toward the Jordanian border.’”
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Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
“The US military has withdrawn its forces from Al-Tanf Base and the surrounding area in southeast Syria. The SOHR reported the ‘full withdrawal of the US-led international coalition from Al-Tanf Base toward the Jordanian border.’”
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“For 2 hours inside a classified Republican & Democrat Senators grew exasperated as officials from the FBI & the NSA refused to say whether the Trump administration wants Congress to renew a powerful foreign surveillance law (Section 702) that is expiring soon.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Eye of Sauron: Unelected 4th Branch of the US Government
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” Tolkien
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February 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“For 2 hours inside a classified Republican & Democrat Senators grew exasperated as officials from the FBI & the NSA refused to say whether the Trump administration wants Congress to renew a powerful foreign surveillance law (Section 702) that is expiring soon.” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
‘We've no intention of attacking Europe.’ Lavrov said. ‘If Europe acts on threats to prepare for war against us & initiates an attack on the Russian Federation, it will face a full-fledged military response from our side, with all available military capabilities.'” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Kaliningrad
The Russian Spear In NATO’s Side
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February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
‘We've no intention of attacking Europe.’ Lavrov said. ‘If Europe acts on threats to prepare for war against us & initiates an attack on the Russian Federation, it will face a full-fledged military response from our side, with all available military capabilities.'” open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“Iraq has confirmed that over 2,000 ISIS prisoners were recently transferred from Syria in coordination with the US military, weeks after tens of thousands of extremist fighters and their families flooded out of jails and Kurdish-run prison camps." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
“Iraq has confirmed that over 2,000 ISIS prisoners were recently transferred from Syria in coordination with the US military, weeks after tens of thousands of extremist fighters and their families flooded out of jails and Kurdish-run prison camps." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“Florida is not a testing ground for big-tech surveillance. James Fishback just sent a message to the establishment: Palantir’s time in Florida is up. If you want a leader who puts your privacy over corporate contracts, you’re in the right place.”
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Eye of Sauron: Unelected 4th Branch of the US Government
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.” Tolkien
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February 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
“Florida is not a testing ground for big-tech surveillance. James Fishback just sent a message to the establishment: Palantir’s time in Florida is up. If you want a leader who puts your privacy over corporate contracts, you’re in the right place.”
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“Ted Cruz takes aim at Iran-backed Polisario Front for threatening U.S. interests in North Africa. The Texas senator has drafted legislation to designate the group as a foreign terrorist organization ‘if there’s no change in their behavior’”
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Strange States: Western Sahara
Morocco’s Quid Pro Quo with Israel, Spain & France
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February 7, 2026 at 5:13 AM
“Ted Cruz takes aim at Iran-backed Polisario Front for threatening U.S. interests in North Africa. The Texas senator has drafted legislation to designate the group as a foreign terrorist organization ‘if there’s no change in their behavior’”
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“Al-Qaeda and its global network of affiliates now have up to 25,000 potential fighters worldwide, around 50 times more than at the time of the 11 September 2001 attacks, The Times reported, citing data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Al Qaeda Caliphate of Syria
US Troops still occupy & pillage 1/3rd of Syria while supporting Al Qaeda in Damascus
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February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
“Al-Qaeda and its global network of affiliates now have up to 25,000 potential fighters worldwide, around 50 times more than at the time of the 11 September 2001 attacks, The Times reported, citing data compiled by a United Nations monitoring group." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“Famine is threatening war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, a hunger monitoring group said as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country’s south killed 22 people, including the hospital’s director & 3 members of its medical staff." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Sudan
Sudan was one of seven Islamic countries to be "taken down” post 9/11 according to former NATO Commander Wesley Clark: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan & Iran
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February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“Famine is threatening war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, a hunger monitoring group said as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country’s south killed 22 people, including the hospital’s director & 3 members of its medical staff." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Neocons have no reverse gear, ABM treaty gone, INF treaty gone, New START treaty gone, they want total war.
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU” Nuland’s Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU” Nuland’s Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU" Nuland's Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence:
After losing 20% of Ukraine w/1.8 million casualties she absconded to a Columbia University sinecure & a National Endowment for Democracy Board of Directors’ Chair
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Neocons have no reverse gear, ABM treaty gone, INF treaty gone, New START treaty gone, they want total war.
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU” Nuland’s Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange Diplomacy: Victoria “F*ck the EU” Nuland’s Ukraine Debacle was Strategic Incompetence open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, said on 3 February that the breakaway region is ‘hopeful’ about reaching a ‘partnership agreement’ with Israel, which would offer access to the region’s vast mineral resources." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Somaliland
Why Israel recognized Somaliland: A springboard against the Houthis, a foothold in Africa & control of global shipping
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February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
“The President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, said on 3 February that the breakaway region is ‘hopeful’ about reaching a ‘partnership agreement’ with Israel, which would offer access to the region’s vast mineral resources." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Does Trump want a new nuclear arms race?: “Russia’s initiative on the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is still ‘on the table,’ but Moscow has not yet received any response from the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Kaliningrad
The Russian Spear In NATO’s Side
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February 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Does Trump want a new nuclear arms race?: “Russia’s initiative on the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is still ‘on the table,’ but Moscow has not yet received any response from the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Is the West finally noticing the horror taking place in Sudan?: “The UK is putting £20 million towards helping survivors of sexual violence in the Sudan conflict, as Yvette Cooper said the international community ‘has failed’ the war-torn nation’s women." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Sudan
Sudan was one of seven Islamic countries to be "taken down” post 9/11 according to former NATO Commander Wesley Clark: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan & Iran
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Is the West finally noticing the horror taking place in Sudan?: “The UK is putting £20 million towards helping survivors of sexual violence in the Sudan conflict, as Yvette Cooper said the international community ‘has failed’ the war-torn nation’s women." open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Regarding Iran, remember Yemen’s Houthis forced the retreat of the US Navy from the Red Sea? open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
Strange States: Yemen’s Houthis
US Navy retreats from the Red Sea after its most intense fighting since World War II
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February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Regarding Iran, remember Yemen’s Houthis forced the retreat of the US Navy from the Red Sea? open.substack.com/pub/jamesbur...
“The Yemeni Scholars Association has expressed full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, urging scholars across the Muslim world to take a united, fraternal stance in support of Tehran."
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Strange States: Yemen’s Houthis
US Navy retreats from the Red Sea after its most intense fighting since World War II
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January 31, 2026 at 4:37 PM
“The Yemeni Scholars Association has expressed full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran, urging scholars across the Muslim world to take a united, fraternal stance in support of Tehran."
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