Radio War Nerd EP #472 — World of Wars: Israeli Massacres & Zelensky's "Victory Plan"
Recorded: September 25, 2024
We discuss Israel's aerial massacre of over 550 Lebanese in a single day & threatened ground incursion + Zelensky's "victory plan"...
Total time: 1:34:09
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Comments (37)
Re: expensive air defense - anduril looks like they may be taking a stab at countering the exorbitant cost of countering drone/missile swarms with expensive Patriot missiles or air to air missiles. The product is the “roadrunner”
Zelensky is laying the groundwork for the Ukraine’s lost cause myth. Even a few hundred years later, we still can’t create anything new
I suspect Isreal is going to get completely overwhelmed by the sheer amount of rocket fire; they won’t have the ammunition to counter
Re: the paradise ducks, John could get the Merlin Bird ID app, just hit record when you hear a bird and it makes a pretty well educated guess (seems like the war nerd is a fellow bird enthusiast?). I’m pretty sure it also works great outside North America, but i could be wrong
It depends on the data recorded by the “citizen scientists” (nerds with free time and a smartphone)
Shit they got nasrallah but they didn't get his atgms
Seems like we're in a good spot to have the nuclear winter finally happen at exactly the same time as we get our first woman president
Israeli Grand Master Plan Step 1: Murder lots of children. Step 2: Antagonize everyone (except Biden) forever. (Sadly, Step 1 apparently wasn't enough to do this by itself.) Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit
I don't disagree, but they are basically "un-antagonizable" by the Democrats or Republicans. I still think it's a stupid lack of strategy by them, but until either party even remotely questions them, their calculation seems to be "kill em all, we have American backing us up"
Don't worry Mark, the Israelis make it very difficult not to make the Nazi/Wehrmacht comparison.
Side note huge news apparently Hasan Nasrallah has been assassinated by Israel Friday: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/532601/World/Region/Hezbollah-announces-martyrdom-of-Hassan-Nasrallah-.aspx
Transformers 1 was an absolute banger tho
When did people start signing artillery shells. It seems like every artillery shelling israel is signed by a politician and I've never heard of that practice.
I saw a picture of Israeli kids signing artillery shells during the 2006 war, which has gotta be one of the most ghoulish things of all time
Shapiro's treatise on a 155mm shell reminds me of The Simpsons, when their old lady neighbor's brother blew himself up holding onto a hand grenade too long in WW1 because he was reciting a whole fucking solliliquy about how "this one's for the kaiser from ..."
At this point I’m pretty sure the Israelis are trying to make one big push to take over all of their make believe promised land which, if you listen to the fanatics, includes Lebanon (or most of it anyway). It’s been a long stated goal of Zionist and it would be foolish to think they aren’t serious.
(with love) hearing the most serious podcast I listen to discuss the plot of the transformers movie is pretty funny
Lol I was like boys personal maladies or tragidies at the start of the show come on.
My biggest question with regards to the Israel vs Axis of Resistance war is "where is China?" They're pretty explicit that the current attacks on Lebanon are unacceptable, I remember some Chinese big-wig saying something like "we unconditionally stand with our Arab brothers and Sisters." Maybe I play too many video games (EDIT: I definitely play too many video games), but if I was China with a MASSIVE manufacturing base and my allies were getting attrited by proxy forces of my biggest competitor, I'd take the opportunity to battle test some of my air defense systems.
I'm admittedly out of the loop, but is China "allied" with the Axis of resistance? I always thought they stay relatively neutral in most conflicts (see: them brokering peace between Saudi, Yemen and Iran). I just don't see what China would get from getting too involved, especially with how schizo Israel is currently
It shouldnt surprise anyone that israel has failed to destroy hamas, because this is like the 6th time israel promised to do that.
Like listening to a bad head coach's press conference. The more he says something, the more bullshit it is lol
Guys you really have to stop with the whole 'al aqsa flood was an intelligence failure on the part of israel', it wasn't a convincing explanation on the day, and it isn't one now. This article goes into more detail than I cbf to do rn: https://booty.substack.com/p/october-7
Henry winkler really jumped the shark by going on Club Random
Re: Hasbro— they are a serious contender for most powerful corporation in Rhode Island, up there w CVS
Do we know anything about isreal’s actual military capabilities at the moment? I imagine that their armored units have taken a hit (no pun intended); my suspicion is that their offensive capabilities are strictly limited to air power right now
They were bringing obsolete tanks out of storage months ago, the infantry is exhausted and demoralised, there've been a spate of suicides but it's only really talked about in israeli media, and they haven't tried to or will not fundamentally change their methods. Now we're seeing more and more troops from other genocidal states (USA and UK) joining in the slaughter. We know they had US and likely UK SF for the raid from the pier (and I have no doubt they were operating long before that, i wouldn't be surprised if they were there on the 7th), and now the 101st is over there too.
I reckon Mark would like the E1 episode ‘Pixar’s Sodas’.
I keep my paradise ducks tactical style complete with a digital camo pattern on their quilted coats currently in ukaf livery
Alistair Crooke commented that the pager bombs hit the civil arm of Hizbullah - Dr's, nurses, bureaucrats. The military went optic cable and courier before 2006. It's a weird guerrilla group because it has governing responsibilities
Great episode! Russia’s gradual envelopment of Vuhledar reminds me of the battle of Aleppo. They couldn’t directly retake the city- and their offensives in the north turned into repeated, embarrassing failures. In the first year or so, elite units of the SAA were decimated by these failures. Eventually, the SAA won (with the help of Hezbollah, Russia and paramilitary formations) by gradually surrounding rebel held areas- bombing them to oblivion- and slowly forcing them to withdraw. In the case of the SAA, they were surprisingly pragmatic at negotiating withdrawals and cease fires. Russia is using a similar strategy without that kind of local diplomacy.
Blinken and his fucking guitar. It would be more appropriate if he played slayer’s war ensemble instead of anything else.
Or “war is my shepherd” by exodus.
Wow the paradise duck is awesome, great contrast on the male
Mark talking about Transformers is the content I didn't know I needed
It reminded me of Kent Brockman talking about Lisa's doll Lisa Lionheart. "Though it was unusual to spend 28 minutes reporting on a doll, this reporter found it impossible to stop talking. It's just really fascinating news, folks!"
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