The USS Connecticut - a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine - was involved in a collision in the South China Sea. While the US claims it was merely an accident amid its ongoing efforts to underwrite peace and stability in the region, it is just another example of how the US’ presence in the region is actually doing the exact opposite. These daily videos (Monday to Friday) are published first for Platinum Sponsors and above first, then made public later on in the week. Thank you for your support and making this work possible! References: US Navy - Statement regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) 07 October 2021: https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2804805/statement-regarding-uss-connecticut-ssn-22/ Global Times - USS Connecticut collision info in S.China Sea must be disclosed: Global Times editorial: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202110/1237260.shtml Forbes - Powerful U.S. Seawolf Attack Submarine Damaged In South China Sea: https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2021/10/07/uss-connecticut-ssn-22-damaged-after-striking-an-object-in-indo-pacific-region/?sh=340baea7b5fa CNN - In the turbulent South China Sea, the US Navy bets on a troubled warship: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/25/asia/us-navy-littoral-combat-ships-pacific-south-china-sea-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html Business Insider - 7 charts show why Beijing won't give up its South China Sea claims without a fight: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-south-china-sea-is-crucial-2016-7 CSIS, China Power - How Much Trade Transits the South China Sea?: https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ Economist - South China Sea Disputes (map): https://aspeniaonline.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/south-china-sea-claims.png Harvard University, Atlas of Economic Complexity - Japan, Exports 2019: https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=114&product=undefined&year=2019&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined Harvard University, Atlas of Economic Complexity - South Korea, Exports 2019: https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=121&product=undefined&year=2019&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined RAND Corporation - War with China: Thinking Through the Unthinkable (2016): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR1100/RR1140/RAND_RR1140.pdf Visit The New Atlas Website: https://newatlas.report/ Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Telegram Group: https://t.me/brianlovethailand How to Support my Work (and thank you!): https://youtu.be/wrjet-dH4n8 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/l ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E_aLuRk0W0

- US policymakers have sought to use Israel as a proxy to provoke a full-scale war with Iran for years; - While the US attempts to distance itself from Israeli provocations and atrocities including attacks on embassies and the killing of aid workers, the US is chief in enabling Israeli in continuing to carry out such attacks; - Just as the US created a large-scale conflict in Ukraine to reassert itself over Europe, it is attempting to use conflict to reassert itself in the Middle East and at a minimum prevent the region from uniting and moving out from under Western hegemony; - The window of opportunity for the US and proxies like Israel to fight and win a military conflict against Iran and its allies in the region is quickly closing, thus efforts are being made to provoke such a conflict sooner rather than later; - Even in US policy papers in 2009, it was admitted that Iran would likely ignore US-Israeli provocations, including air strikes on Iran itself, meaning that the possibility of a false flag attack blamed on Iran to usher in Washington’s desired war is a possibility; References: Reuters - UN Security Council fails to condemn strike on Iran in Syria (April 4, 2024): https://www.reuters.com/world/un-security-council-fails-condemn-strike-iran-syria-2024-04-03/ Newsweek - White House 'Very Concerned' About Prospect of Israel-Iran War (April 4, 2024): https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-very-concerned-about-prospect-israel-iran-war-1887151 Washington Post - U.S. approved more bombs to Israel on day of World Central Kitchen strikes (April 4, 2024): https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/04/world-central-kitchen-us-weapons-israel/ Guardian - ‘We’re focused on maximum damage’: ground offensive into Gaza seems imminent (October 10, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/10/right-now-it-is-one-day-at-a-time-life-on-israels-frontline-with-gaza DW - Israel-Hamas war: 136 UN staff killed in Gaza, says Guterres (December 2023): https://www.dw.com/en/israel-hamas-war-136-un-staff-killed-in-gaza-says-guterres/live-67809478 AP - Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria killed 2 generals and 5 other officers, Iran says (April 2, 2024): https://apnews.com/article/israel-syria-airstrike-iranian-embassy-edca34c52d38c8bc57281e4ebf33b240 Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (February 2012): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-palestinians-idUSTRE81N1CC20120224 Haaretz - A Brief History of the Netanyahu-Hamas Alliance (October 2023): https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/a-brief-history-of-the-netanyahu-hamas-alliance/0000018b-47d9-d242-abef-57ff1be90000 UN - Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961): https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? Options for a New American Strategy Toward Iran (PDF, 2009): https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/06_iran_strategy.pdf Haaretz - A Brief History of the Netanyahu-Hamas Alliance (October 2023): https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-20/ty-article-opinion/.premium/a-brief-history-of-the-netanyahu-hamas-alliance/0000018b-47d9-d242-abef-57ff1be90000 Reuters - Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt (2012): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-palestinians-idUSTRE81N1CC20120224 Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK6x0Sc8maQ