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Will Julian Assange Die in Prison? Is that why a "dead man" data dump just took place?
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Afghanistan
Ghostriders help Afghan forces both on battlefield and psychologically: U.S. military officials
There’s a photo of the thing at the link.
[KhaamaPress] The AC-130J Ghostriders, the U.S. military’s newest gunships help the Afghan forces both on the battlefield and psychologically, according to U.S. military officials.

The new plane reportedly begun operations in Afghanistan in the month of June and since then has flown hundreds of sorties.

Col. Terence Taylor, commander of Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component‐Afghanistan told the Stars and Stripes "Every night, the AC-130J is flying. The people they are supporting, are requesting them every single night."

This amounts to 218 sorties and 1,380 hours in the skies over Afghanistan, Col. Taylor added.

Chief Master Sgt. Edward Fry, enlisted leader alongside Taylor at the air component command told the Stars and Stripes "The Ghostriders have saved lives."

The Ghostrider’s ability to unleash hell, including from its 105 mm howitzer and 30 mm autocannon, have helped Afghan forces both on the battlefield and psychologically, Fry said, adding that "Them hearing the sound of the gunship overhead, that in many ways serves to embolden them."

This comes as the Afghan and U.S. forces have stepped up ground operations and Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s against the bad boy groups during the recent months, specifically after the U.S. President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
called off peace talks with Taliban
...Arabic for students...
in September.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 00:20 || Comments || Link || [336086 views] Top|| File under:

#1  DAMN! This one was supposed to have the battle laser!
https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/04/11/air-force-special-ops-short-funding-ac-130-gunship-laser.html
Posted by: 3dc || 11/09/2019 1:12 Comments || Top||

#2  This one was supposed to have the battle laser!
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/09/2019 6:02 Comments || Top||

#3  Would have been WAY cool!
Instead I suppose we will have more carrier missile magnets.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/09/2019 6:04 Comments || Top||

#4  Battle laser might not have the same psychological effect as the 30 mm autocannon.
Posted by: Glenmore || 11/09/2019 11:40 Comments || Top||


Special Forces kill 11 Taliban militants, destroy caches of weapons in 3 provinces
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces
...established in 2007 with the intent of taking one conventional infantry kandak (battalion) from each of the regional ANA corps, giving them special training and equipment, and reorganizing based on the U.S. Army Rangers. Each battalion is assigned to one of the six regional corps. The commandos comprise 7% of the Afghan National Security Forces but conduct 70% to 80% of the fighting...
killed 11 Talibs and destroyed multiple caches of weapons during the operations in Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
, Uruzgan and Nimroz provinces.

The Special Forces killed 5 of the forces of Evil and destroyed a cache of weapons in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, the military officials said earlier today.

The officials further added that the Special Forces killed 6 Talibs, arrested another bully boy and destroyed a cache of weapons in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan.

The Special Forces confiscated a large amount of narcotics belonging to Taliban
...Arabic for students...
in Khash Rod district of Nimroz, the officials said, adding that the Special Forces destroyed a cache of weapons during a patrol in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan.

The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operations so far.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 00:19 || Comments || Link || [336100 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Remote-controlled bomb defused in Kabul city
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces defused a remote-controlled bomb in Kabul city earlier today, the Kabul Police Headquarters said.

According to a statement released by Kabul Police, the faceless myrmidons had planted the bomb close to Bot Khak roundabout in the 12th district of the city.

The statement further added that the the police forces defused the bomb with the help of Explosives Ordinance Disposal team of the National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
Talibs and other groups often use improvised bombs as the weapon of their choice to target the security personnel and government officials.

However,
those who apply themselves too closely to little things often become incapable of great things...
such attacks normally inflict casualties on ordinary civilians.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 00:19 || Comments || Link || [336093 views] Top|| File under:


Airstrikes kill 33 Taliban, ISIS militants in 3 provinces
[KhaamaPress] A series of Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s killed 33 snuffies of Taliban
...Arabic for students...
and ISIS
...embracing their inner Islamic Brute...
Khurasan groups in Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
and Kandahar provinces in the past 24 hours.

The military officials said Friday an airstrike killed 11 snuffies of ISIS Khurasan group in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar province.

The officials further added a similar airstrike in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar killed 11 Talibs while another airstrike in Sherzad district of the province destroyed a boom-mobile of ISIS Khurasan group.

An airstrike in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand killed 3 Talibs and destroyed a small cache of weapons, the officials said, adding that airstrikes in Lashkargah district of the province killed 5 more Talibs.

The officials also added that an airstrike in Registan district of Kandahar killed 3 Talibs.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 00:11 || Comments || Link || [336089 views] Top|| File under:


Africa North
Libyan Fatwa House says boycotting the United Arab #Emirates has become a religious duty
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336081 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring

#1  Fatwa House would be a great name for a BBQ ribs joint. Franchises available in your area.
Posted by: Thamble Omins9157 || 11/09/2019 2:49 Comments || Top||


#Tunisia: Navy units and Coastguards rescued 74 Tunisians, aged between 13 & 50, after receiving information about presence of damaged boat about 66 km northeast of #Sfax
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336071 views] Top|| File under: Human Trafficking


Tunisia: 19 people from sub-Saharan African countries planning to illegally cross maritime borders to #Italy, including a baby, a child and 7 women intercepted off #Sfax coasts
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336097 views] Top|| File under: Human Trafficking


The Grand Turk
Turkey announces new operation against PKK in eastern provinces
[Rudaw] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
has launched a new phase of its operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in eastern regions of the country, the Interior Ministry announced on Friday, as it continues to squeeze the group in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.

The fifth phase of Operation Kiran, meaning "breaker," targets PKK in the eastern provinces of Diyarbakir, Bingol and Mus. The operation was launched on August 17 in the southeastern provinces of Van, Hakkari, and Sirnak, and was followed by campaigns throughout the mainly Kurdish areas.

More than 2,500 personnel are taking part in the latest phase, the ministry stated, as reported by state-owned Anadolu Agency.

Turkey is simultaneously conducting operations against the PKK across the border in the Kurdistan Region where the Interior Ministry claimed they have "neutralized" over 400 PKK fighters in the last four months. The Ottoman Turkish army uses "neutralized" when referring to fighters who were killed, captured, or who have surrendered. This Operation Claw was launched on May 27 and is now in the third phase, focused on Sinat and Haftanin in Duhok province.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 02:29 || Comments || Link || [336109 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte


Home Front: WoT
Engineer said to send US trade secrets to brother with Iran nuke program links
[IsraelTimes] FBI says man sent confidential documents to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
while working at a Michigan company that serves the auto and aerospace industries.


Federal prosecutors in bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit
... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang...
have charged an engineer with sending corporate trade secrets to a brother in Iran.

According to NPR, officials said his brother worked at companies linked to Iran’s military programs, including one that "contributes to Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities."

Amin Hasanzadeh of Ypsilanti is also accused of lying on immigration forms by failing to disclose his service in the Iranian military. He has permanent resident status in the US, commonly referred to as a green card.

The FBI says the 42-year-old Hasanzadeh sent confidential documents to Iran while working at a Michigan company that serves the auto and aerospace industries. The government says his responsibilities included work on a supercomputer that had aerospace applications. The alleged scheme occurred in 2015 and 2016.

Hasanzadeh appeared in court Wednesday and asked for an attorney. He said he works at the University of Michigan.

He was denied bond in a hearing on Friday, the Detroit News reported.
The NPR article adds:
Federal officials say that before applying for a visa in 2010 and coming to the U.S., the electrical engineer served in the Iranian military and, according to the criminal complaint, worked at a company linked to "the Iranian government's Cruise Division of Air & Space Organization."

In 2011, Hasanzadeh started working as a defense contractor in Florida, focusing on "developing power electronics computer designs," according to the complaint. He did similar work in Maryland before getting a job in Michigan working for the unnamed "victim company" in January 2015.

Even though he was not allowed to take work home or share it over his personal email account, he allegedly started sending his brother confidential documents just six days into his employment.

Federal officials say his brother, Sina Hasanzadeh, worked at multiple companies linked to Iran's military programs, including one that "contributes to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities."
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 03:21 || Comments || Link || [336118 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  So much for NIS and the SF86 process.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/09/2019 7:16 Comments || Top||

#2  Even though he was not allowed to take work home or share it over his personal email account, he allegedly started sending his brother confidential documents just six days into his employment.

Obviously his first report was due within one week.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/09/2019 7:23 Comments || Top||


Iraq
No coalition troops hurt in rocket attack at Iraq base
BAGHDAD (AP) ‐ A barrage of Katyusha rockets targeted an Iraqi air base that houses American troops south of the city of Mosul on Friday, officials said. No members of the U.S.-led coalition were injured.

The rocket fire appears to have originated in Mosul and struck the Iraqi army base in Qayyara, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Mosul, where coalition forces are helping the Iraqis battle remnants of the Islamic State group, Iraqi security officials said. They spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity under regulations.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility nor was it clear if any of the rockets struck the base.

Iraqi officials did not immediately say whether there were any casualties, though a coalition spokeswoman later said no coalition troops had been injured.

"Coalition forces are in Iraq at the invitation of the Government of Iraq to defeat ISIS remnants," U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Marisa Roberts said, using a popular acronym for the Islamic State group. "We will not be deterred by these attacks and maintain the right to defend ourselves."
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/09/2019 02:02 || Comments || Link || [336088 views] Top|| File under:


At least 10 protesters killed Thursday in Baghdad, Basra: Reuters
[Rudaw] Iraqi security forces killed at least six protesters in the capital Baghdad and four more in the southern oil-hub city of Basra on Thursday, Rooters reported as protests continue amid regular internet blackouts.

Security forces used live rounds against protesters near the central Shuhada Bridge close to Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the main base for demonstrators.

Brutal force was also used against those blocking Umm Qasr port, a key source of revenue for the Iraqi economy, which has been closed multiple times this week as demonstrators remain defiant.

Rooters also reported "scores" of protesters injured over the weekend.

Despite the deaths, Iraqi state media quoted Baghdad Operations Command commander Staff Lt. Gen. Qaes al-Mohammadawi as saying that traffic on Shuhada Bridge, where the deaths occurred, was moving as normal after it was reopened on Thursday.

Iraqis have been out on the streets since October 1, 2019, demanding an end to corruption, more employment opportunities, and an end to nepotism.

After entering a brief hiatus on October 8 to observe the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, protests erupted once again on October 25, with more radical demands calling for the overthrow of the government and electoral and constitutional reforms.

Protesters are fighting to surpass security forces holding numerous strategic bridges leading to the capital’s fortified Green Zone- home to politicians, foreign embassies, government offices.

The Jumhurya, Sinak and Ahrar bridges are some of the current hotspots.

Iraqi Security forces in the Green Zone have set up multiple levels of barricades to prevent protesters from breaking into the area. Protesters have now started using green lasers beams to block their vision, and have also seized control of the "Ottoman Turkish Restaurant" building in Tahrir Square, a bombed-out Baghdad tower restaurant that has now has become a symbol of the protests.

Iraq’s most important port, Umm Qasr in Basra has also been closed due to the protests.

Umm Qasr has been subject to several closures- and re-openings- in the past week as protesters and security forces continue to clash. In the early hours of Thursday, the Iraqi army regained control of the port before it was shut by protesters just hours later.

According to Major General Abdul-Karim Khalaf, spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, the closure of the port and the surrounding roads have cost Iraq $6 billion.

More than 260 Iraqis have been killed and 10,000 maimed since the protests first started on October 1.

Among the worst cases of violence against protesters has been the usage of military-grade tear gas, with canisters piercing the skulls of protesters.

Despite the frustration, Iraqis continue to take to the streets. Internet blackouts have become regular for Iraqis.

Telegram channels that support the protests have not posted since Thursday, a sign that the Internet is still down. This internet blackout continues despite an announcement by Iraqi state media that internet was back on "throughout the country" on Thursday.

Curfews were also imposed throughout the city and across several Iraqi provinces. Those in the capital, however, have now been lifted permanently, according to al-Mohammadawi.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 01:14 || Comments || Link || [336085 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq


Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter to the heavily fortified Green Zone, where he surprised a group of top security officials by chairing a meeting in place of the prime minister
[TWITTER]








Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336091 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran

#1  Certainly for more than discussion of crowd control strategy.
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/09/2019 6:06 Comments || Top||

#2  “We in Iran know how to deal with protests,” Soleimani told the Iraqi officials, [said the leakers]. “This happened in Iran and we got it under control.”

You just need a little Stalin-Style repression.
Posted by: Bobby || 11/09/2019 8:40 Comments || Top||


Several rockets impacted the Iraqi’s Qayyarah base. No Coalition troops were injured
[TWITTER]



Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336074 views] Top|| File under: Islamic State


MP #WajihAbbas abducted near #AlSenak bridge to unknown location
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336081 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq


Rashid Fuleih is now besieged by demonstrators in the #Basra governorate building, where he gives orders to suppress the demonstrations
[TWITTER]





Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336074 views] Top|| File under:


Iraq: Direct hits to the head, smoke and tear gas canisters are still being shot by security forces toward protesters
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336074 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iraq

#1  Direct hits to the head, smoke and tear gas canisters are still being shot by security forces toward protesters

Old habits die hard.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski || 11/09/2019 6:51 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
6,000 Palestinians protest on Gaza border; 69 wounded in riots, clashes
[IsraelTimes] IDF armored vehicle hit by Molotov cocktail, no injuries reported; soldiers respond with tear gas, live fire.

Some 6,000 Paleostinians protested on the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip border with Israel on Friday, with several hundred rioting, throwing rocks, Molotov cocktails and explosives at Israel Defense Force troops

In one instance an IDF armored vehicle was hit by a Molotov cocktail, but there were no injuries. Rioters also tried to damage the security fence.

The soldiers responded with tear gas and occasional live fire. The Hamas, a regional Iranian catspaw,-run Gaza health ministry said 69 protesters were hurt, including 29 by live fire.

Also Friday, Hamas security forces in Gaza foiled an attempt by three suspected jihadists to sneak into Egypt and arrested them after an exchange of fire, the terror group said.

The forces "foiled a dawn attempt to infiltrate Egypt by way of the southern Gaza Strip border," according to the interior ministry of the Hamas-ruled coastal territory.

After shots were fired "the three button men were arrested," it said, without reporting casualties on either side.

A Gaza security source told AFP that the three men were Paleostinian members of "an Death Eater Salafist group," a term used to refer to backers of foreign jihadist movements.
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 02:55 || Comments || Link || [336107 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  Wonder if the IDF will turn to Iran for crowd control strategies?
Posted by: Skidmark || 11/09/2019 7:25 Comments || Top||

#2  A blooming business opportunity if quickly exploited.
Posted by: Besoeker || 11/09/2019 7:29 Comments || Top||

#3 
Mmm... nyah ! They run away before paying. This one's better.

Posted by: Dron66046 || 11/09/2019 11:20 Comments || Top||

#4  Hey, know what's live fire...fuggin Molotov cocktails.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 11/09/2019 11:24 Comments || Top||


IEDs thrown/planted on the #Gaza border against the #IDF
[TWITTER]

Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336075 views] Top|| File under: Hamas


Southeast Asia
15 killed during attack on Thai security checkpoint
[Bangkok Post] Fifteen people manning a security checkpoint were killed when it was attacked by gunmen on Tuesday night in Yala province. The victims' weapons were stolen. Authorities said there were at least ten attackers.

The militants approached on foot through a rubber plantation to attack the defense volunteer booth in tambon Lam Phaya of Muang district about 11:20pm.

Eleven local residents and officials, mainly defense volunteers on duty, were gunned down during the attack. Four wounded colleagues later succumbed to their injuries. Three other wounded people were being treated at the hospital. Two defense volunteers survived the onslaught unscathed.

The dead included present and former assistant village and sub-district heads, a former sub-district head, a health official, and a police captain supervising southern border investigations. Officials said the attackers stole an assault rifle, two shotguns and five pistols from the checkpoint victims.

The rebels scattered road spikes, set fire to tires, felled a tree and bombed a power pole to obstruct pursuit. It also hindered emergency services rushing to the scene of the attack. Three rescue vehicles were disabled.

About the same time, another checkpoint was attacked. No casualties were reported there.
The Jerusalem Post adds:
Police in Thailand on Friday blamed the worst attack in years in the country's restive south on the region's main Muslim insurgent group, the Barisan Revolusi Nasional.

Fifteen people, including a police officer and many village defence volunteers, were killed on late on Tuesday when suspected separatists stormed a security checkpoint in Yala.

It was the worst single attack in years in a restive region where a long-running Muslim insurgency has killed thousands of people in a fight against central government rule in overwhelmingly Buddhist Thailand.

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility, as is common with such attacks in the region.

"We have evidence indicating that it was the BRN," said Ronnasilp Pusara, a police commander in the south, referring to the Barisan Revolusi Nasional, the main insurgent group operating in the south.

"We have captured one suspect, who is now being interrogated. He also belongs to the BRN," he said.

Reuters could not immediately reach a representative of the BRN for comment.

The separatist insurgency in Thailand's largely ethnic Malay-Muslim provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat has killed nearly 7,000 people since 2004, says Deep South Watch, a group that monitors the violence.

In August, the BRN told Reuters it had held a secret preliminary meeting with the government, but any step towards a peace process appeared to wither after the deputy prime minister rejected a key demand for the release of prisoners.
Posted by: ryuge || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336097 views] Top|| File under: Thai Insurgency


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Nearly half million people in northeast Syria face water crisis: ICRC
[Rudaw] Nearly half a million people in northern Syria may soon be without clean drinking water as a key piece of infrastructure, damaged by Ottoman Turkish bombs, remains out of service, the International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC) warned on Friday.

Alouk water pumping station is located east of Sari Kani (Ras al-Ain) and provides clean water for the surrounding area including Hasaka city, Areesha camp, and al-Hol camp. It was damaged in a Ottoman Turkish bombardment on October 11.

The facility was damaged a second time on October 29 and fighting in the area prevented repair crews from accessing the site. Syrian state media SANA accused Ottoman Turkish-backed militias of preventing specialized teams from reaching Alouk.
Continued on Page 49
Posted by: trailing wife || 11/09/2019 02:25 || Comments || Link || [336089 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  If Turkey wants too be the big kid on the block, let them pay too fix it. Because this is the usual call that goes out before they start asking the US for money too "fix" shit.
Posted by: chris || 11/09/2019 9:40 Comments || Top||

#2  Let them drink diesel fuel push on towards Israel!
Posted by: jpal || 11/09/2019 10:49 Comments || Top||


Iranian Army says shoots down drone over southwestern city of #Mahshahr
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Posted by: Fred || 11/09/2019 00:00 || Comments || Link || [336079 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Iran



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  WikiLeaks just dropped their databomb
Thu 2019-11-07
  Extremist outfit Allahr Dal banned in Bangladesh
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  Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam
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  Iraqi President Salih says PM Abdul-Mahdi willing to resign, vows early polls
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  Confirmed: The Emir is dead! Long live the new Emir!
Wed 2019-10-30
  Islamic State Promises Big Announcement
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  Trump: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops.
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