World War III Warning Thread - Week of 7/28/14 - 8/3/14

[jhpigott]

This is going to be bad:


PzFeed Top News ‏@PzFeed 37s
UPDATE: Death toll from mortar strike in Eshkol, Israel rises to 6 with 10 injured - YNet. Unclear if civilians or soldiers.


Daniel Nisman@DannyNis · 48s
6 killed, at least 4 injured in deadliest rocket attack on Israel thus far during the #Gaza conflict. Difficult to see ceasefire survive

[Jeffrey Thomason]

via @maxseddon:

Rebels only admitting Russian media to Strelkov presser.

Strelkov says Ukrainian army used "an unexpected amount of artillery today, even for me." pic.twitter.com/lRAkOsJk7n

Strelkov says Ukraine hired mercenaries to fire heavy artillery near #MH17 site. Claims heavy civilian losses.

Strelkov: "I did not have any BUK systems under my control. I could not have given the order to shoot the plane." #MH17

Strelkov asked about rumors psychotic commander Igor Bezler has fled Horlivka. Refuses to comment.

What support is Strelkov getting from Russia? "Mostly moral." pic.twitter.com/XthdiGGP3y

Weirdest moment of six-minute Strelkov presser was when he claimed rebels had killed mercenaries "of the negroid race." But it was all weird

[jhpigott]

@IsraelHatzolah: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make a statement from the Defense Ministry compound in Tel Aviv at 8 P.M.

[Aetius Romulous]

PzFeed Top News ‏@PzFeed 37s
UPDATE: Death toll from mortar strike in Eshkol, Israel rises to 6 with 10 injured - YNet. Unclear if civilians or soldiers.


Daniel Nisman@DannyNis · 48s
6 killed, at least 4 injured in deadliest rocket attack on Israel thus far during the #Gaza conflict. Difficult to see ceasefire survive

It's an entirely different matter when your own innocent people are being killed in war instead of just theirs. Changes the dynamic considerably.

[Jeffrey Thomason]

RT @maxseddon: Portrait outside Strelkov's office. http://t.co/k8SytDHVPd



Leonid Brezhnev, in case you didn't recognize it...

[jhpigott]

It's an entirely different matter when your own innocent people are being killed in war instead of just theirs. Changes the dynamic considerably.

I have to agree. And I wonder if Bibi's presser coming up in a couple hours is going to elaborate on that change in dynamic.

With Israeli poll #s so heavily favoring continued IDF ops, I don't see how Bibi can shut things down now - not unless he wants to be dragged out of office by an Israeli lynch mob.

[jhpigott]

Daniel Nisman@DannyNis · 1m
Deadly mortar attack will revert Israeli focus back to rocket threat, denying Netanyahu the exit strategy provided by tunnels-only ground op

[Jeffrey Thomason]

Confusing indeed. Feels like we are at a fork in the road, where things are either going to settle down or really take off. .

I feel like that applies to a lot of locations right now...

[jhpigott]

I feel like that applies to a lot of locations right now...

Yep. I have't been following it anywhere near as closely as I was - but does it look like to you regular Russian forces may begin mixing it up in Ukraine (even beyond the artillery shelling)?

[The Hammer]

Yep. I have't been following it anywhere near as closely as I was - but does it look like to you regular Russian forces may begin mixing it up in Ukraine (even beyond the artillery shelling)?

I thought they were on the verge of doing just that last week...