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(Korea Summit Press Pool via AP) Written by  Brandon Smith ; Originally appeared on  alt-market.com There is a saying in geopolitics that peace summits are generally a perfect time to prepare for war. This thinking stems from the military philosophy of Sun Tzu, who believed that when a nation is weak it is important to appear strong, and when a nation is at its most dangerous it is important to appear weak or “diplomatic.” Sun Tzu also often praised the virtues of distraction and sleight of hand, not only in war, but in politics as well. I would note that Sun Tzu and the Eastern “sleight of hand” methodology is not only a mainstay of Chinese as well as North Korean thought, but also required reading for Western covert intelligence agencies. It is important to fully understand this methodology when examining the East vs. West paradigm, because almost everything you see and hear when it comes to relations with countries like China and North Korea is theater. Their gover...

Photos and names of some of the Saudi Army soldiers and officers who were killed during April The Houthis killed 82 soldiers and officers of the Saudi Army and injured 41 others during their attacks on the Saudi southern provinces of Jizan, Narran and Asir in April, the Yemeni al-Masirah TV reported on May 2. The source supported its claims by providing the names of all the Saudi Army soldiers and officers who were killed or injured. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) claimed that only 53 Saudi Army soldiers had bbeen killed near the border with Yemen during April. The SPA claims appear to be an attempt to manipulate and to downgrade the Saudi Army loses. The Saudi Army had 53 soldiers and officers on the Saudi-Yemeni border in March, according to Yemeni sources. This indicates that the Saudi Army loses continues to grow although of the Saudi-led coalition attempts to secure the border area in northern Yemen. Most of the Saudi Army loses are a result of the Houthis’ hit and run a...

A site of the Il-76 crash in Algeria Written by  Evgeny Satanovsky ; Originally appeared at  VPK , translated by  AlexD  exclusively for  SouthFront Events in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Saudi Arabia’s confrontation with Iran are by no means exhausted in what is happening presently in the Middle East. The situation, observed in the Maghreb and the Horn of Africa, are no less important for understanding the situation in the region. The present article, based on materials from A. Bystrov, is a look at what is going on in Algeria, Libya and the Sudan. Algerian Oil Guard Units of the government National People’s Army (NPA) of Algeria located and destroyed the terrorists’ secret safe haven in the province of Jijel in the north-east of the country. The Minister of National Defence of the republic published about this in a message on April 18. The security forces succeeded in arresting two individuals who supported terrorist groups in the province of Bou...