Links — 8 Jan 2020 Part 1

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Valdai Analytics (pessimistic outlook for entire region for foreseeable future)What Awaits US in the ‘Post-Soleimani’ Middle East? Hamidreza Azizi Reminiscence of the Future (more optimistic – if the US got the message that they are vulnerable)First Impression.Andrei Martyanov Moon of AlabamaIran's Missile Launch Against Two U.S. Bases in Iraq Calls Trump's Bluff - Updated Anti-EmpireSomali Islamists Breach a US-Kenyan Military Base, Destroy Several US Aircraft, Kill 3 AmericansAbdi Guled Craig Murray Blog (cautiously optimistic)A Window for PeaceCraig Murray, formerly British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee Johnson's Russia ListWilliam Dunkerley: “Washington Times Flimflams Readers on Putin’s ‘Disastrous’ Reign” The Vineyard of the SakerRound one

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