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South Korea - Majority Wins As President's Putsch Fails | Moon of Alabama

good summary of the six-hour attempt to seize power in occupied korea. no brainworms that I noticed

I just noticed the mega picture is of the Oreshnik strike and wtf that was only two weeks ago

On Friday, November 29, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the president-elect of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi. Lula declared himself happy with the democratic process in Uruguay and with Orsi's election.

Orsi stressed the importance of Uruguay's relationship with Brazil and brought a message of satisfaction from the current president, Lacalle Pou, for the partnership between the two countries, regardless of the elected government. “It's important for us to know that Brazil is always willing to collaborate with us,” said Orsi.

President Lula recalled his good relationship with several Uruguayan presidents, such as Tabaré Vásquez and Pepe Mujica. The two also talked about bilateral relations and the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.

“In conclusion, we are optimistic as Mercosur and as a region about the possibility of closer ties with other regions and, fundamentally, with Europe,” Orsi said in a press statement after the event. For him, the relationship between South American countries needs to be stronger than ever in the face of a convulsed world, under intense change and with a high degree of unpredictability.

The next Mercosur Summit will be held next week, on December 5 and 6, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

I was hoping Israel only had about 10 years left, but now that feels optimistic. They are way stronger than I anticipated. I just hope I am wrong

I fear that the military will use this as an excuse to remove President Yoon from power, like the useful idiot he is, and take control of the whole country. Pretty much doing the same thing they wanted to do in Bolivia and Brazil, which was to use a civilian to be the head of state until they no longer needed him, and after that the military would take full control of the regime.

Also, could you imagine if this coup were to succeed? This Incel would probably push for even worse laws for women and remove many rights for workers, women and minorities.

Nice info graphic from sputnik

https://sputnikglobe.com/20241203/crisis-in-syria-balance-of-forces-between-government-army-jihadist-militias-and-regional-powers-1121080163.html

If Assad was truly on that plane, then maybe it's time Russian proxy leaders and client statesmen learn to NOT to board a Russian plan the moment you've royally pissed off your Kremlin handlers.

Bashar Hafizovich Assad is Apperently in Moskau.

Feel kinda relieved , maybe he can finally open his eye Clinic..

This is going to be real armchair leftist but I've been thinking about this for a while. Everything we've been seeing these past few years has really led me to believe that we've entered a period where all of the big let's say anti-west if not anti-imperialists will wither away due to passivity. Russia, China, Iran, they will passively watch their allies blink out one by one, I'm pretty sure if the DPRK ever does invade SK or vice-versa, we will see China do the same thing Iran is doing now. The US will push every red line, the entity has gotten so bold, the of the world know this. I think we've reached a point where the Jakarta method has been perfected, the US will butcher anyone and they know that others will not retaliate.

It won't happen but I think the only way out of this horrible mess is for the left to let go of compassion in a sense. Iran should have glassed Israel, and targeted hospitals and schools. Israel could win such a conflict yes but the fucking nazis would have left in droves, they don't have the spine to live through even an inch of the hardship that our brothers and sisters in Palestine have been through. In a grander sense, and yeah yeah this is but who gives af, there needs to be mass retaliation. Like Algeria did against the French, or a reverse of what we're seeing happening in Syria. If this is the Cold War 2.0, we are seeing a USSR that watched Vietnam fall without care. This a one-sided conflict, our "socialist" bloc is comprised of China, Vietnam (lol, they WILL side with the US), DPRK, and Cuba, idk nothing about Laos. There is no plan.

This isn't meant to be doomerism, I just don't know how these countries can just...watch. China is especially, hot take I guess, but I have no faith in their current strategy.

Imagine if now the roles reverse, and Russia and Iran support Assad's Loyalist guerrillas against whatever Pro-US Far-Right Islamic Goverment takes over Syria. Probably won't happen since I doubt Assad is that popular, unless he somehow does a Peron and retuns to power.

Malian Forces Kill Armed Separatist Group Leaders:
https://africanstream.media/malian-forces-kill-armed-separatist-group-leaders/

As instability intensifies in Northern Mali, the country’s army (FAMa) ramped up its operations this week, regaining key areas in the region near the Algerian border. FAMa targeted a base used by a new alliance – the so-called Azawad Liberation Front (ALF) – of armed separatist groups, eliminating several high-ranking members.

ALF announced its existence at the end of November, posting its flag on X and declaring the birth of ‘Azawad’ – the Tuareg name for Northern Mali. This territory has been grappling with insecurity, particularly after the collapse of a 2015 peace agreement between rebels and Mali’s transitional government. It’s a strategic area for trade in the Sahara for the Sahelian nation.

In the fight to reclaim sovereignty, Mali kicked out French troops in 2022 after more than eight years of Paris’ failed military counter-terrorism campaign, known as Operation Barkhane. The conflict and insecurity in Mali continue to be exacerbated by external actors, and allegations of uninvited foreign backing of terrorist groups have only escalated tensions.

a level headed analysis as usual from Brian Berletic on the situation in Syria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xN-_fuEdi0

Assad day for Syria.