(End of the American Dream)—It appears that Germany is quite serious about getting ready for a war with Russia. Every 18-year-old in Germany is being sent a questionnaire that asks them if they are interested in joining the German military. Responding to the questionnaire is voluntary for women, but it is mandatory for men. For a nation that relentlessly preaches “equality” among the sexes, that seems rather odd. Men that indicate that they have zero interest in joining the German military are not off the hook. Under an ominous new law, all 18-year-old men in Germany must report for mandatory military medical exams to evaluate their fitness for military service.
I realize that this sounds like something out of a dystopian novel.
But this is actually happening.
The German military has confirmed that “all men liable for military service who were born after 31 December 2007” must undergo mandatory military medical exams…
A spokesperson for the Defence Ministry told the BBC that under the law, the obligation to undergo a medical examination applies “to all men liable for military service who were born after 31 December 2007”.
This also applies to people who have stated that they have no interest in compulsory military service. The spokesperson said that since July around 1,000 18-year-old men, who showed no interest in the army, have had the medical exam.
If this was happening in the U.S., there would be massive protests.
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that massive student protests have erupted in Germany.
A wave of anger erupted after a number of 18-year-old German men were ordered to report for their mandatory military medical exams “even though they expressed no interest in joining the army on their registration forms”…
The questionnaire is mandatory for men and voluntary for women. All 18-year-old men will have to take a medical exam to assess their fitness for possible military service.
The organisers of the protests, say the trigger came after some 18-year-olds in the northern German towns of Kiel and Flensburg, were sent official invitations for medical exams, even though they expressed no interest in joining the army on their registration forms.
I can understand why they are so upset.
I wouldn’t want to be used as cannon fodder by the European elite either.
On Friday, a total of over 45,000 students walked out of school in more than 100 different cities to protest what the German government is doing…
More than 45,000 students across Germany walked out of class on Friday to protest proposals for compulsory military service, after hundreds were summoned for medical exams.
The School Strike Against Conscription initiative said demonstrations took place in more than 100 cities after the German Defense Ministry began calling in 18-year-old men for medical screening. Organizers said hundreds of young men who marked 0 out of 10 for interest in military service were also summoned.
Many of these kids are afraid that they are going to be sent to die on the killing fields of eastern Ukraine.
At a student protest in Hamburg, banners with the words “we won’t take part in your wars” were spotted…
One of the organisers of the strike, Bela Breitner, from School Strike Against Compulsory Military Service said the federal government was “serious about gradually reintroducing compulsory military service”.
At one protest in Hamburg, demonstrators waved flags and held up banners emblazoned with the words “We won’t take part in your wars”.
Tensions between Germany and Russia have greatly escalated over the past few months, and they haven’t been this high since the end of World War II.
Of course if our European allies end up sending ground forces into Ukraine, that will mean all-out war with the Russians.
Speaking about such a scenario, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently indicated that such a conflict would be “very short”…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a war between Russia and Europe would be “very short” if European countries attacked Russia.
“If Europe attacks Russia, it will be a completely different war, and it will be very short,” Lavrov said on Wednesday, according to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.
Obviously he was referring to the use of nuclear weapons.
If push comes to shove, the Russians will use nukes.
There should be no doubt about that.
They have been preparing for a nuclear war with the western world for a long time, and they possess a vast underground facility in the Ural Mountains that would serve as a command center in the event of a full-blown nuclear exchange…
Putin has resurrected a sinister Cold War nuclear system designed to ensure Russia can unleash a retaliatory strike even if a devastating attack wipes out its leadership.
Hidden beneath a remote mountain in the Ural wilderness in central Russia, a vast underground command centre has been massively expanded in what appears to be a revival of the Soviet Union’s notorious ‘Dead Hand’ nuclear strategy.
The bunker, known as Facility 1335, lies near the tiny village of Kytlym, where soldiers now guard a heavily fortified military complex – hundreds of miles from any city and surrounded by impassable terrain.
Most of you have probably already heard of Russia’s “Dead Hand” system.
This underground facility in the Ural Mountains is part of that system…
The site is part of Russia’s ‘Perimeter’ system – known in the West as Dead Hand – which was designed to preserve the country’s ability to retaliate against an enemy even after a catastrophic attack had severed communications with its leadership.
After such an attack, Facility 1335 would transmit radio signals to mobile missile launchers and any other surviving launch silos to retaliate in full force.
My recommendation would be to seek peace with the Russians while it is still possible to do so.
Because if it comes down to a nuclear war with Russia, billions of people could end up dead.
Meanwhile, there have been some very alarming developments in the UK.
On Sunday, five suspected terrorists were arrested for making preparations to bomb a base in the UK that the U.S. has been using to strike Iran…
British cops on Sunday arrested five suspected terrorists accused of plotting a van bombing attack at a UK military base used by the US Air Force for its strikes on Iran.
Dramatic pictures show the suspects being held at gunpoint while stripped to the waist, after officers suspected they may have been wearing suicide vests for their alleged plot, according to reports.
It appears that the attack that they were planning was imminent, and authorities were able to recover “chemicals and suspected explosive devices” that the terrorists had in their possession…
A bomb disposal robot was later seen moving between three vans after chemicals and suspected explosive devices were found during the operation at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, Southwest England, the UK Sun reported.
Were these terrorists just doing this on their own, or were they working with someone?
At this stage, authorities are attempting to determine if there is any link to Iran…
Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran was behind a suspected bomb plot targeting the RAF Fairford base which is used by the US Air Forces. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences this morning, September 27.
Three “suspicious vehicles” travelling towards RAF Fairford were reported to police at about 12.45am on Sunday, Gloucestershire police said, with the report prompting a large emergency response. Five men were arrested by armed officers in the Whelford area under suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act. They were then further arrested under suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, the force said in an update issued at approximately 2pm.
I have a feeling that those terrorists are linked to Iran in some way.
Hopefully we will get more details in the coming hours.
The Iranians keep telling us that they want peace, but Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also just admitted to NBC News that his country is prepared to fight a “doomsday war” with the United States…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that his country is ready for a “doomsday” war with the U.S., but that he is leaving diplomacy on the table so as not to “miss any chance for peace.”
Araghchi made the comments during an appearance on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” following last week’s United Nations General Assembly. The U.S. and Iran have been locked in an on-again, off-again war since Feb. 28, which has caused a global oil shock that has spiked gas prices and fanned the flames of inflation.
“If you ask us, there is no reason why we should go back to diplomacy, but I am still trying diplomacy because I think we shouldn’t miss any chance for peace,” Araghchi said. “We are ready to negotiate as much as we are ready to face any challenge … We stand firm in the face of any aggression against us, even if it comes to a doomsday war.”
I wish that I could ask him a couple of questions.
Number one, what does he think a “doomsday war” with the United States would look like?
Number two, does his statement imply that Iran possesses “doomsday weapons” that would be used in such a “doomsday war”?
Sadly, the Iranians are not taking steps to reduce hostilities.
Instead, they just greatly escalated matters.
It is being reported that Iran just attacked 19 ships in a period of just 48 hours…
Hostilities in the narrow strait continued for a second night, according to Bloomberg, citing reports from the semi-official Fars news agency that Iranian armed forces had targeted 19 ships attempting to use authorized routes in the waterway over the preceding 48 hours.
It appears that the conflict in the Middle East will soon go to an entirely new level.
The same thing could be said about the conflict with Russia.
We are literally watching World War III play out right in front of our eyes, but most of the hundreds of millions of people that are living in comfort in the western world still don’t get it.
However, I do think that the seriousness of what we are facing is starting to sink in for 18-year-old men in Germany.
Receiving a notice to report for a mandatory military medical exam in the mail is quite a wake up call.
I just wish that the majority of the western world was awake, because global events could soon spiral completely out of control.
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