@financialjuice UNCLOS Article 92(2)
Changing or alternating flags โaccording to convenienceโ (including at sea) is explicitly prohibited.
A ship doing so becomes effectively stateless, which is illegal and exposes it to boarding and enforcement by any state.
@dusan_gavac@inside_nk@TrentTelenko because the ships/helos that were needed for interdiction were in staging positions waiting for clear weather for the Maduro extraction from Dec15->Jan2.
They didn't want to risk the primary operatino.
@AskDrBurt@maryilyushina PMCs have different logic than regular military. Deception is expected from politicians/military, but for PMC not doing what you say you will is weakness. If Putin doesn't give Prigozhin more ammo/bodies, i think they are gone in 3 days.
@Michael75049050@ksuwildkat@TrentTelenko TLDR: The FPIโs Beaumont facility that manufactured the ACH and LMCH helmets was closed. ArmorSource agreed to pay $3 million to resolve potential claims against it under the False Claims Act and declared bankruptcy.
@HodlAlabamGhost@Osinttechnical Are there historical examples of the US military saying a leader is dead and then they show up alive later? I am curious.