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Chinese expert notices remarks 'unilateral,' no confirmation from Indian sideTHE INDEPENDENTFour US residents killed, six captured after attempted ‘armed infiltration’ of Cuba, interior ministry saysMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTMamdani says he will not ban snowball fights after police targetedTHE GUARDIANRoyal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasureBRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedMAIL & GUARDIANEconomists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning pointTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEIran unravelled, a littleTHE DIPLOMATCambodia Rejects Thai Claims It Launched a Grenade at Thai TroopsTHE DIPLOMATThai Election Body Certifies Most Parliamentary Seats, Affirming Bhumjaithai VictoryMAIL & GUARDIANGodongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crimeTHE INDEPENDENTEpstein trafficked women ‘through UK airports until month before arrest’ in 2019BRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyersLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEGaza: from witness to resistanceBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!THE DIPLOMATSoutheast Asia’s Grab Finally Turns a ProfitMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealTHE INDEPENDENTNearly blind refugee abandoned by border patrol agents found dead in Buffalo
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Intelligence Update: February 2026

Intelligence Update: February 2026

Intelligence Update: February 2026

As the old global order fractures, the real war is being fought in the shadows. Here is the strategic reality the mainstream refuses to clarify.

NATO’s Breaking Point: Internal intelligence sharing has reached a functional collapse. Following unilateral moves by Washington that prioritized US hegemony over "allied" interests, European trust is at an all-time low. Denmark’s emergency advisory for officials to disable Bluetooth is a stark admission: in the West, your "ally" is your primary eavesdropper.

The Shadow War in Moscow: Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alexeyev of the GRU survived an assassination attempt in Moscow. While the West uses proxies for terror, Russia is securing its future in the Arctic. The aggressive expansion of Arctic LNG infrastructure is Moscow’s definitive answer to economic warfare—energy sovereignty is the new frontline.

Implosion at the DNI: The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence is gutting its staff by 40%. This isn't just restructuring; it is a purge. The American intelligence apparatus is cannibalizing itself as internal political factions struggle for control of the collapsing empire.

Iran’s Resilience: Western media is saturated with reports of "damaged" Iranian nuclear sites. The reality? Tehran has mastered the art of rapid recovery and strategic hardening. Their ballistic priority remains the ultimate deterrent against any regional miscalculation by the Zionist entity or its backers.

The Cost of Treason: Cuba has delivered a life sentence to former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil for espionage. A clear message from Havana: at this stage of the global struggle, there is no room for those who sell their nation to the "enemy."

AI & Moral Decay: UK regulators are now scrambling to contain the fallout from Grok AI’s generation of non-consensual deepfakes. The very tools designed for cognitive warfare are now eroding the social fabric of the societies that unleashed them.

History is accelerating. We know who is built to survive the crash.

Masks Off in Washington: Incompetent Staff or Calculated Bigotry?

Donald Trump is once again at the center of a racial firestorm after sharing a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. While the White House attempts to bury the scandal under the guise of a "staffing error," the incident exposes the deep-seated decay at the heart of the American political establishment.

The "I Didn't See It" Defense: Trump claims he only watched the beginning of the 62-second clip—focusing on his usual election fraud rhetoric—and missed the racist caricature at the end. The White House initially doubled down, dismissing the backlash as "fake outrage" before forced deletion following internal Republican pressure.

Fractures in the GOP: Even loyal allies like Senator Tim Scott couldn't ignore the blatant imagery, calling it "the most racist thing" he’s seen from this administration. This isn't an isolated "mistake"; it is a continuation of a decades-long pattern of birtherism and dehumanizing rhetoric used to galvanize a specific base.

Weaponized Memetics: By portraying high-profile political opponents as animals, the Trump apparatus is signaling a total abandonment of civil discourse in favor of primitive tribalism. Whether intentional or "erroneous," the message is clear: in the pursuit of power, no trope is too vile and no history too painful to exploit.

While the Empire lectures the world on human rights, its own leadership remains tethered to the most regressive and hateful caricatures of the past.