It's difficult not to be filled with despair and anguish as one looks upon the horror being visited upon these poor people, the radicalism so often frowned upon by the West, is a creation of It's own making. This cauldron of hate being fed and nurtured by the US and Israel always carries with itself the danger of unknown/untold retaliation.
The separatists that fought against the British Crown, later to be known as amerikans, were terrorists. Jesus was a terrorist.
The empire managers get to mutilate language for their propagandist purposes. As in labeling the u.s. and israel freedom fighters. But riddle me this: if firefighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight?
Interesting that the democrats, the Biden administration, and much of America were so condemning of Trump's MAGA people, racist and deplorables, they called them while they defined themselves as all inclusive, and now they are more then willing to be complicit in a genocide as they provide the weapons to kill, and starve even children often leaving many of their dead bodies to rot under toppled buildings. Maybe as Gallant said they see Muslims as no more then animals. Hypocritical bastards.
Excellent analysis of the current and past situations. The question remains: does the resistance have a chance of success given the overwhelming military might of Israel and the United States?
Yes, but they will sooner or later need to displace US forces from the region, for the genocide to stop. Those forces are in fact acutely vulnerable, and rely on corrupt client regimes of the Arab world to suppress local opposition to their presence. These regimes in turn are captive due to the fact their wealth is tied up in the West. The order of operations is therefore pretty clear, but there is no graceful (i.e. minimally violent) path from here to there.
The US is making a grievous error if it believes that support for Israel's atrocities will lead to peace in the region. The more likely result will be a widening conflict that engulfs the entire Middle East, and a huge loss of respect for US leadership in world affairs.
I don't think they are blind to that at all, and think we are still very much under the influence of the neocons who are now joined at the hip with the democrats, and Blinken is one of them. I see what is happening now as no more then extension of what has preceded it in our many Middle Eastern wars pushed by a neocon agenda. Why people want to view their influence as something that ended with Bush/Cheney is beyond me.
The only explanation that seems plausible to me is that they are as deluded as they accuse Trumpers of being. They are incapable of seeing beyond certain perimeters. They have no curiosity as to why so many people detest us. You would think that they would want to know why. The simple explanation is that other countries are envious of our greatness, but that belies what we have done over the past 50 years that could have caused the anger and hatred they feel. Right now, after reading Aaron's excellent, I'm overcome by
Yes. Netanyahu today plays a role a lot like 1980s Saddam, I.e. when he was a client of the US and allowed (and in fact not-so-quietly encouraged) to commit the worst crimes, as long as they were against Iranians.
On a day not so may years in the future when the shrinking power of the zionist controlled US empire has faded into the dustbin of history and its international propaganda machine referred to as The Media is seen and read for what it is the truth of these events will become broadcast. This will most surely happen unless! Unless the empire in its madness. causes WW3. If that happens civilization itself and human history will both cease.
I don't think the U.S., and Israel, since they seem to be joined at the hip, will relinquish their power, they're drunk on it. So, they'll bring everything down with them. Some creatures will survive and can, perhaps create a better world, but how will that be possible if there is no history of how miserably we failed. Sorry for all the doom and gloom.
The question, at the moment, and going forward is: What then must we do to stop this deranged, megalomaniacal, death-spewing leadership that is driving, not only the people of the Middle East, and Ukraine/Russia, but our entire species to extinction. This is what we, each of us, must ponder. If there is a solution, then it may take all of us, together, to find it. What are the steps required? It's never been more urgent: "How can we sleep when our beds are burning?"
If Harris should win she will be nothing more then a pawn controlled by a neocon agenda which is in full play now. In terms of Trump I think he would be more even handed when it comes to Russia, which is a good thing, but I think Russia can take care of itself, however I don't trust him when it comes to Israel, or the Middle East. Basically our politicians are nothing more then lackeys for Israel. AIPAC has got to go, as well as our neocon mindset and a government where corporations and the military industrial complex comes first, since money really has the final say in our politics.
U.S. citizens can’t sit by and expect all the resistance to emerge from the victims. Because if this nation will do unto others, they’ll do it to their own. These are U.S. bombs. The Zionists are the U.S. government, creating and backing Israel to do its will.
Yes, they are absolutely the real Terrorist State. And they are also the most current arm of the US/CIA Corporatist Western Empire Terrorist State. This scenario has been perpetrated all over the world for oil, resources. lithium, hegemony, the perverse profiteering off weapons whose sole purpose is death, destruction and profit, now on Gaza and Lebanon and on Ukraine and all over the Middle East, and on every Continent for a very very long time leaving an interminable trail of destruction and suffering in its wake.
Israel has become uncontrollably evil, yes, but we must also continually widen our vision and keep the ultimate goals of the equally out of control and addicted Greater Empire in sight. The antidote to this carnage can only arise out of growing and expanding solidarity of enough good people based in knowledge of the truth of the ultimate goals and intentions of the inflated Powers That Be, the soulless Entities, pulling the strings.
From what I read Hezbollah is backed by Iran and are a large fighting force and I'm sure Israel will have pay back in killing Nasrallah. The hubris, of the US and Israel is going to pay the consequences for it's actions, and it's very difficult to believe it will not.
I hope you're right. It's odd to think Trump us a better choice than Harris because they're both for genocide. She, however, wants to dump the First Amendment, install digital IDs and CBDCs which means we will no longer be able to read or support such great reporters as Aaron Mate. Orwellian rule will be put in place and no one will be able to stop it. Trump won't let that happen.
I am voting for Jill Stein. I can't trust Trump on this issue, based on what he has said he will implement the same policies in regard to Israel, no matter what it does. I think he has made himself clear on that issue. Harris is not someone I would vote for either, and I didn't vote for Biden in 2020. People don't realize what a war monger he is and has always been. Harris will simply be a pawn to continue our present agenda, and continue her nonsensical rants followed up with laughing. As I write this Israel continues it's bombings in Lebanon, it's implementation of death under the direction of someone who would be in jail if not for Hamas's actions on Oct 7th. Actions Israel knew about, were warned about, but were very late in responding, very late. On a recording of that day a Hamas member said he thought they would be on a suicide mission, and they would have been. Jill Stein of course will not win the presidency and doesn't have a chance.
USA is an empire in deep trouble, losing its grip, and lashing out as a result. Harris has said she will continue and amplify that "lethality", even as they prompt increased resistance and further isolate themselves ... a logic of insanity.
Hezbollah's vast popular base among Lebanese masses of various faiths is not only "because it has long resisted Israeli aggression against both Lebanon and the Palestinian people." There are also very important domestic reasons.
Let's not overlook the militia's superbly organized role as a civilian service and charity conglomerate since the 1980s.
No less important, Lebanese Shi'ites (easily 40 percent of the population) had historically been the country's marginalized underclass economically and politically, no better than Catholics in Northern Ireland or nonwhite Venezuelans before Hugo Chavez.
It was only with empowerment by Hezbollah and inspiration from revolutionary Iran that Shi'ites were unchained and able to reclaim their just dignity.
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* Most critics of Israel's neglect to acknowledge the obvious fact that US-Israeli aggression is enabled by quiet but active acquiescence of Saudi Arabia and its underlings, including Egypt. These reactionary Arab ruling elites deserve as much credit as AIPAC.
I’ve sent emails to my senators and representative, again. I encourage everyone to do the same. I got back word salads. I did it for the Palestinians. I know it’s pointless. I did it because i don’t know what else to do.
It's difficult not to be filled with despair and anguish as one looks upon the horror being visited upon these poor people, the radicalism so often frowned upon by the West, is a creation of It's own making. This cauldron of hate being fed and nurtured by the US and Israel always carries with itself the danger of unknown/untold retaliation.
"Terrorism" is really just anti-colonialism.
The separatists that fought against the British Crown, later to be known as amerikans, were terrorists. Jesus was a terrorist.
The empire managers get to mutilate language for their propagandist purposes. As in labeling the u.s. and israel freedom fighters. But riddle me this: if firefighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight?
Interesting that the democrats, the Biden administration, and much of America were so condemning of Trump's MAGA people, racist and deplorables, they called them while they defined themselves as all inclusive, and now they are more then willing to be complicit in a genocide as they provide the weapons to kill, and starve even children often leaving many of their dead bodies to rot under toppled buildings. Maybe as Gallant said they see Muslims as no more then animals. Hypocritical bastards.
Excellent analysis of the current and past situations. The question remains: does the resistance have a chance of success given the overwhelming military might of Israel and the United States?
I don't think it does until the US is unable to furnish Israel endless bombs.
Yes, but they will sooner or later need to displace US forces from the region, for the genocide to stop. Those forces are in fact acutely vulnerable, and rely on corrupt client regimes of the Arab world to suppress local opposition to their presence. These regimes in turn are captive due to the fact their wealth is tied up in the West. The order of operations is therefore pretty clear, but there is no graceful (i.e. minimally violent) path from here to there.
The US is making a grievous error if it believes that support for Israel's atrocities will lead to peace in the region. The more likely result will be a widening conflict that engulfs the entire Middle East, and a huge loss of respect for US leadership in world affairs.
I don't think they are blind to that at all, and think we are still very much under the influence of the neocons who are now joined at the hip with the democrats, and Blinken is one of them. I see what is happening now as no more then extension of what has preceded it in our many Middle Eastern wars pushed by a neocon agenda. Why people want to view their influence as something that ended with Bush/Cheney is beyond me.
Yes!!! Thank you.
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Doesn't anyone realize that these types of actions led to 9/11?
The only explanation that seems plausible to me is that they are as deluded as they accuse Trumpers of being. They are incapable of seeing beyond certain perimeters. They have no curiosity as to why so many people detest us. You would think that they would want to know why. The simple explanation is that other countries are envious of our greatness, but that belies what we have done over the past 50 years that could have caused the anger and hatred they feel. Right now, after reading Aaron's excellent, I'm overcome by
hopelessness.
Yes. Netanyahu today plays a role a lot like 1980s Saddam, I.e. when he was a client of the US and allowed (and in fact not-so-quietly encouraged) to commit the worst crimes, as long as they were against Iranians.
This terrible act by Nazi Israel continues its determination to murder its way to its own destruction.
On a day not so may years in the future when the shrinking power of the zionist controlled US empire has faded into the dustbin of history and its international propaganda machine referred to as The Media is seen and read for what it is the truth of these events will become broadcast. This will most surely happen unless! Unless the empire in its madness. causes WW3. If that happens civilization itself and human history will both cease.
I don't think the U.S., and Israel, since they seem to be joined at the hip, will relinquish their power, they're drunk on it. So, they'll bring everything down with them. Some creatures will survive and can, perhaps create a better world, but how will that be possible if there is no history of how miserably we failed. Sorry for all the doom and gloom.
The question, at the moment, and going forward is: What then must we do to stop this deranged, megalomaniacal, death-spewing leadership that is driving, not only the people of the Middle East, and Ukraine/Russia, but our entire species to extinction. This is what we, each of us, must ponder. If there is a solution, then it may take all of us, together, to find it. What are the steps required? It's never been more urgent: "How can we sleep when our beds are burning?"
If Harris should win she will be nothing more then a pawn controlled by a neocon agenda which is in full play now. In terms of Trump I think he would be more even handed when it comes to Russia, which is a good thing, but I think Russia can take care of itself, however I don't trust him when it comes to Israel, or the Middle East. Basically our politicians are nothing more then lackeys for Israel. AIPAC has got to go, as well as our neocon mindset and a government where corporations and the military industrial complex comes first, since money really has the final say in our politics.
I'm truly sorry Nasrallah was murdered.
U.S. citizens can’t sit by and expect all the resistance to emerge from the victims. Because if this nation will do unto others, they’ll do it to their own. These are U.S. bombs. The Zionists are the U.S. government, creating and backing Israel to do its will.
Israel is the real TERRORIST State!
Yes, they are absolutely the real Terrorist State. And they are also the most current arm of the US/CIA Corporatist Western Empire Terrorist State. This scenario has been perpetrated all over the world for oil, resources. lithium, hegemony, the perverse profiteering off weapons whose sole purpose is death, destruction and profit, now on Gaza and Lebanon and on Ukraine and all over the Middle East, and on every Continent for a very very long time leaving an interminable trail of destruction and suffering in its wake.
Israel has become uncontrollably evil, yes, but we must also continually widen our vision and keep the ultimate goals of the equally out of control and addicted Greater Empire in sight. The antidote to this carnage can only arise out of growing and expanding solidarity of enough good people based in knowledge of the truth of the ultimate goals and intentions of the inflated Powers That Be, the soulless Entities, pulling the strings.
From what I read Hezbollah is backed by Iran and are a large fighting force and I'm sure Israel will have pay back in killing Nasrallah. The hubris, of the US and Israel is going to pay the consequences for it's actions, and it's very difficult to believe it will not.
I hope you're right. It's odd to think Trump us a better choice than Harris because they're both for genocide. She, however, wants to dump the First Amendment, install digital IDs and CBDCs which means we will no longer be able to read or support such great reporters as Aaron Mate. Orwellian rule will be put in place and no one will be able to stop it. Trump won't let that happen.
****Vote Jill Stein****
I am voting for Jill Stein. I can't trust Trump on this issue, based on what he has said he will implement the same policies in regard to Israel, no matter what it does. I think he has made himself clear on that issue. Harris is not someone I would vote for either, and I didn't vote for Biden in 2020. People don't realize what a war monger he is and has always been. Harris will simply be a pawn to continue our present agenda, and continue her nonsensical rants followed up with laughing. As I write this Israel continues it's bombings in Lebanon, it's implementation of death under the direction of someone who would be in jail if not for Hamas's actions on Oct 7th. Actions Israel knew about, were warned about, but were very late in responding, very late. On a recording of that day a Hamas member said he thought they would be on a suicide mission, and they would have been. Jill Stein of course will not win the presidency and doesn't have a chance.
Thank you - it is a US genocide in Gaza — Israeli Nazis are just the executioners.
By Christmas likely more than 600,000 murdered by bombing, starvation and diseases — half of them children (see Ralph Nader estimates).
USA is an empire in deep trouble, losing its grip, and lashing out as a result. Harris has said she will continue and amplify that "lethality", even as they prompt increased resistance and further isolate themselves ... a logic of insanity.
Minor correction:
Hezbollah's vast popular base among Lebanese masses of various faiths is not only "because it has long resisted Israeli aggression against both Lebanon and the Palestinian people." There are also very important domestic reasons.
Let's not overlook the militia's superbly organized role as a civilian service and charity conglomerate since the 1980s.
No less important, Lebanese Shi'ites (easily 40 percent of the population) had historically been the country's marginalized underclass economically and politically, no better than Catholics in Northern Ireland or nonwhite Venezuelans before Hugo Chavez.
It was only with empowerment by Hezbollah and inspiration from revolutionary Iran that Shi'ites were unchained and able to reclaim their just dignity.
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* Most critics of Israel's neglect to acknowledge the obvious fact that US-Israeli aggression is enabled by quiet but active acquiescence of Saudi Arabia and its underlings, including Egypt. These reactionary Arab ruling elites deserve as much credit as AIPAC.
The central US gov role in this carnage administration is repulsive. The world will not forget
I’ve sent emails to my senators and representative, again. I encourage everyone to do the same. I got back word salads. I did it for the Palestinians. I know it’s pointless. I did it because i don’t know what else to do.