RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JANUARY 8, 2024

A little more detail then the first link that was posted a few days ago. Water-Filled Missiles, Silo Problems Behind China Purge

“They used to fire warning shots — they’d hit near the truck, our guys would get out of the truck, and then they’d hit the truck,” the commander said, describing Israeli raids on arms transfers handled by Hezbollah before October 7. “Now that’s over. Israel is now unleashing deadlier, more frequent air raids against Iranian arms transfers and air defense systems in Syria. They bomb everyone directly. They bomb to kill.”

Houthi Bribe Allegations Rock Shipping Market

The focus of most news reports is the impact on wealthy countries but their is always collateral damage. Kenyan logistics and shipping companies are facing up to double freight costs, higher premiums and delays following the attacks at the Red Sea channel.

Jordanian jets strike Iran-linked drug dealers inside Syria

The $34 trillion mountain of national debt is a ‘boiling frog’ situation for the US economy, JPMorgan warns

Gov. Hochul vows crackdown on shoplifting scourge as NY businesses plead for help

What is worse, the idea that a secretary of Defense would keep his incapacitation a secret or the idea that nobody would notice that he was gone? Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin Kept Secret Hospitalization, Incapacitation From WH and Own Top Staffers

United Airlines discovers loose bolts in Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft during inspections

Apple’s China headache worsens as iPhone faces double-digit sales slump

Supreme Court rejects X Corp.’s bid challenging US surveillance disclosures