State Department Officials Slam Biden’s Israel Policy in Dissent Memo
The memo says the US should support a ceasefire
State Department staffers have slammed President Biden’s full-throated support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza in a dissent memo.
The memo was obtained by POLITICO, which reported that the blistering critique of Biden’s handling of the war reflects the sentiments of many US diplomats, especially at the middle and lower levels. HuffPost previously reported that a “mutiny” was brewing within the State Department.
One request made in the memo is for the US to support a ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration has said it supports a “humanitarian pause” but has refused to use the term ceasefire.
The memo also calls on Biden administration officials to publicly criticize Israel’s military tactics and treatment of Palestinians. The memo says the lack of public comments critiquing Israel “contributes to regional public perceptions that the United States is a biased and dishonest actor, which at best does not advance, and at worst harms, US interests worldwide.”
“We must publicly criticize Israel’s violations of international norms such as failure to limit offensive operations to legitimate military targets,” the memo reads. “When Israel supports settler violence and illegal land seizures or employs excessive use of force against Palestinians, we must communicate publicly that this goes against our American values so that Israel does not act with impunity.”
The memo criticizes the US for accepting the high civilian casualty rate in Israel’s bombardment, saying that doing so “engenders doubt in the rules-based international order that we have long championed.”
According to POLITICO, it’s unclear how many people signed the memo or if it was submitted to the State Department’s Dissent Channel, which was established during the Vietnam War to give diplomats a way to criticize policy.
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The memo says the US should support a ceasefire
State Department staffers have slammed President Biden’s full-throated support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza in a dissent memo.
The memo was obtained by POLITICO, which reported that the blistering critique of Biden’s handling of the war reflects the sentiments of many US diplomats, especially at the middle and lower levels. HuffPost previously reported that a “mutiny” was brewing within the State Department.
One request made in the memo is for the US to support a ceasefire in Gaza. The Biden administration has said it supports a “humanitarian pause” but has refused to use the term ceasefire.
The memo also calls on Biden administration officials to publicly criticize Israel’s military tactics and treatment of Palestinians. The memo says the lack of public comments critiquing Israel “contributes to regional public perceptions that the United States is a biased and dishonest actor, which at best does not advance, and at worst harms, US interests worldwide.”
“We must publicly criticize Israel’s violations of international norms such as failure to limit offensive operations to legitimate military targets,” the memo reads. “When Israel supports settler violence and illegal land seizures or employs excessive use of force against Palestinians, we must communicate publicly that this goes against our American values so that Israel does not act with impunity.”
The memo criticizes the US for accepting the high civilian casualty rate in Israel’s bombardment, saying that doing so “engenders doubt in the rules-based international order that we have long championed.”
According to POLITICO, it’s unclear how many people signed the memo or if it was submitted to the State Department’s Dissent Channel, which was established during the Vietnam War to give diplomats a way to criticize policy.
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‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
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Israel’s Military Released Drone Footage Showing Hundreds of Scorched and Damaged Cars Moved From the Nova Music Festival.
The festival, near Kibbutz Be’eri, only five kilometers away from Gaza, was one of Hamas’ first targets when the militants broke into Israel on October 7
Sharmine Narwani of @TheCradlemedia tweeted "This damage is not possible with the weapons Hamas carried. Might be with Israeli Apache helicopters and tanks though."
Related Reading: 10/31/23 — A wave of new eyewitness testimonies indicate Israel killed many of its citizens on 10/7 with tanks and Hellfire missiles, then exhibited their bodies as proof of Hamas’ savagery
10/31/23 — October 7 Testimonies Reveal Israel’s Military ‘Shelling’ Israeli Citizens with Tanks, Missiles
The Grayzone —Israel's military was ordered to attack Israelis on 10/7
10/27/23 — Surveillance Soldiers Warned of Hamas Activity on Gaza Border for Months Before Oct. 7
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The festival, near Kibbutz Be’eri, only five kilometers away from Gaza, was one of Hamas’ first targets when the militants broke into Israel on October 7
Sharmine Narwani of @TheCradlemedia tweeted "This damage is not possible with the weapons Hamas carried. Might be with Israeli Apache helicopters and tanks though."
Related Reading: 10/31/23 — A wave of new eyewitness testimonies indicate Israel killed many of its citizens on 10/7 with tanks and Hellfire missiles, then exhibited their bodies as proof of Hamas’ savagery
10/31/23 — October 7 Testimonies Reveal Israel’s Military ‘Shelling’ Israeli Citizens with Tanks, Missiles
The Grayzone —Israel's military was ordered to attack Israelis on 10/7
10/27/23 — Surveillance Soldiers Warned of Hamas Activity on Gaza Border for Months Before Oct. 7
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Netanyahu’s Psychiatrist Committed Suicide in 2010 Citing PM’s Contradictions as the Trigger
In 2010, renowned Israeli psychiatrist Moshe Yatom ended his life, leaving behind a note attributing his despair to the complex and contradictory narratives of his patient, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
In 2010, a renowned Israeli psychiatrist, Moshe Yatom, who had made significant strides in treating severe mental disorders over a notable career, tragically took his own life at his residence in Tel Aviv. His suicide note, found beside him, revealed a deep despair brought on by his professional relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he had been treating for nearly a decade. Yatom’s note expressed a loss of hope, as he found himself engulfed in a whirlpool of contradictions and misleading narratives perpetuated by Netanyahu.
Yatom’s note conveyed his disillusionment, as he mentioned a barrage of conflicting ideologies — equating robbery to redemption, labeling peace activists as terrorists, and other such paradoxical statements. He felt overwhelmed by Netanyahu’s self-contradictory rhetoric, which he found to be far removed from reality. The psychiatrist, who had previously helped many individuals overcome schizophrenic disorders, found Netanyahu’s case to be a black hole that slowly eroded his once resilient personality.
His personal diaries depicted a gradual decline in his mental fortitude, as each session with Netanyahu seemed to be a descent into a realm of self-serving rationalizations. Yatom’s neighbors and close acquaintances were taken aback by the incident, as there were no visible signs that the psychiatrist was facing such a profound internal crisis.
The situation took a severe toll on Yatom’s health, as he suffered multiple strokes, each incident related to a shocking or profoundly contradictory statement made by Netanyahu during their sessions. For instance, one of the strokes was triggered when Netanyahu purportedly made a positive remark about the devastating 911 attacks.
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In 2010, renowned Israeli psychiatrist Moshe Yatom ended his life, leaving behind a note attributing his despair to the complex and contradictory narratives of his patient, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
In 2010, a renowned Israeli psychiatrist, Moshe Yatom, who had made significant strides in treating severe mental disorders over a notable career, tragically took his own life at his residence in Tel Aviv. His suicide note, found beside him, revealed a deep despair brought on by his professional relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he had been treating for nearly a decade. Yatom’s note expressed a loss of hope, as he found himself engulfed in a whirlpool of contradictions and misleading narratives perpetuated by Netanyahu.
Yatom’s note conveyed his disillusionment, as he mentioned a barrage of conflicting ideologies — equating robbery to redemption, labeling peace activists as terrorists, and other such paradoxical statements. He felt overwhelmed by Netanyahu’s self-contradictory rhetoric, which he found to be far removed from reality. The psychiatrist, who had previously helped many individuals overcome schizophrenic disorders, found Netanyahu’s case to be a black hole that slowly eroded his once resilient personality.
His personal diaries depicted a gradual decline in his mental fortitude, as each session with Netanyahu seemed to be a descent into a realm of self-serving rationalizations. Yatom’s neighbors and close acquaintances were taken aback by the incident, as there were no visible signs that the psychiatrist was facing such a profound internal crisis.
The situation took a severe toll on Yatom’s health, as he suffered multiple strokes, each incident related to a shocking or profoundly contradictory statement made by Netanyahu during their sessions. For instance, one of the strokes was triggered when Netanyahu purportedly made a positive remark about the devastating 911 attacks.
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Netanyahu's psychiatrist committed suicide in 2010 citing PM's contradictions as the trigger
In 2010, renowned Israeli psychiatrist Moshe Yatom ended his life, leaving behind a note attributing his despair to the complex and contradictory narratives of his patient, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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🚨BREAKING: Casualties Among Innocent Palestinian Civilians in an Israeli Airstrike Which Targeted a School Housing Displaced Families in Central Gaza City.
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NEW: Tucker slams the deafening silence on free speech erosion: “I am shocked... by how little they care about freedom of expression…”
Glenn Greenwald echoes concerns, targeting the American right’s hypocrisy over free speech.
Greenwald throws a punch at U.S. hypocrisy over Israel boycott laws. “You have to sign a pledge, vowing that you do not support a boycott of Israel,” he reveals, unveiling a stark contradiction.
Tucker observes a disturbing trend: harsh criticism of the U.S. is mainstream, yet a foreign country’s critique gets silenced. He questions, why the disparity?
The query stands: Where do we draw the line on free speech? And who decides?
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Glenn Greenwald echoes concerns, targeting the American right’s hypocrisy over free speech.
Greenwald throws a punch at U.S. hypocrisy over Israel boycott laws. “You have to sign a pledge, vowing that you do not support a boycott of Israel,” he reveals, unveiling a stark contradiction.
Tucker observes a disturbing trend: harsh criticism of the U.S. is mainstream, yet a foreign country’s critique gets silenced. He questions, why the disparity?
The query stands: Where do we draw the line on free speech? And who decides?
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FED’s Waller Calls Q3 US GDP Growth a ‘Blowout,’ but Newer Data Suggest Slowdown
Federal Reserve policymakers fresh from last week's decision to hold the policy rate steady are weighing strong economic data, some signs of a slowdown, and the impact of higher long-term bond yields as they consider if they will need to hike rates further to bring down inflation.
Third-quarter U.S. economic growth, at an annualized 4.9% rate, was a "blowout" performance that warrants "a very close eye when we think about policy going forward, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Tuesday.
An ardent advocate of aggressive Fed rate hikes to battle high inflation, Waller did not include a policy recommendation in his remarks to an economic data seminar at the St. Louis Fed. His presentation also noted signs that job growth was slowing, and what he called the "earthquake" wrought by higher and potentially growth-dimming long-term bond yields.
But in comments to the Ohio Bankers League, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said she took the recent GDP number as evidence the economy not only "remained strong," but may have gained speed and require a higher Fed policy rate.
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Federal Reserve policymakers fresh from last week's decision to hold the policy rate steady are weighing strong economic data, some signs of a slowdown, and the impact of higher long-term bond yields as they consider if they will need to hike rates further to bring down inflation.
Third-quarter U.S. economic growth, at an annualized 4.9% rate, was a "blowout" performance that warrants "a very close eye when we think about policy going forward, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Tuesday.
An ardent advocate of aggressive Fed rate hikes to battle high inflation, Waller did not include a policy recommendation in his remarks to an economic data seminar at the St. Louis Fed. His presentation also noted signs that job growth was slowing, and what he called the "earthquake" wrought by higher and potentially growth-dimming long-term bond yields.
But in comments to the Ohio Bankers League, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said she took the recent GDP number as evidence the economy not only "remained strong," but may have gained speed and require a higher Fed policy rate.
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Fed's Waller calls Q3 US GDP growth a 'blowout,' but newer data suggest slowdown
Federal Reserve policymakers fresh from last week's decision to hold the policy rate steady are weighing strong economic data, some signs of a slowdown, and the impact of higher long-term bond yields as they consider if they will need to hike rates further…
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Billions of dollars of cutting edge surveillance equipment, deployed towards the most secure border on the glove, monitered by the world's premier intelligence agency?...
Or one Netanyahu backed paraglidy boi?
Part 3 of my Oct 7th series — Blueprints Possessed by Israel Year Before Attack - MORE Evidence Oct. 7th Was an Intelligence Stand-Down / Inside Job / False Flag
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Al Jazeera Investigation Contradicts IDF Claims of Tunnel Under Hamad Hospital, Which IDF Blew Up
A digital investigation by Al Jazeera did not find any grounds to support the Israeli forces' claim that there is a Hamas tunnel under Gaza's Sheikh Hamad Hospital.
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10/29 — Israel Opens 'Second Stage' of War, Health Ministry Says 8,005 Dead in Gaza as Hospital Warned to Evacuate by Israel
10/27 — NYT Debunks Israels' Theory of What Happened in the Gaza Hospital Blast.
10/24/23 — A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast
10/19/23 — An Al Jazeera digital investigation found no grounds for the Israeli army's claim that the strike on the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was caused by a failed hamas rocket launch.
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A digital investigation by Al Jazeera did not find any grounds to support the Israeli forces' claim that there is a Hamas tunnel under Gaza's Sheikh Hamad Hospital.
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Related Reading: Related Reading: 11/3 — Attack on Ambulances ‘Invitation’ to War Crimes Charges: Varoufakis, Former Greek Finance Minister
10/29 — Israel Opens 'Second Stage' of War, Health Ministry Says 8,005 Dead in Gaza as Hospital Warned to Evacuate by Israel
10/27 — NYT Debunks Israels' Theory of What Happened in the Gaza Hospital Blast.
10/24/23 — A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast
10/19/23 — An Al Jazeera digital investigation found no grounds for the Israeli army's claim that the strike on the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was caused by a failed hamas rocket launch.
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House Intelligence Panel Considers a Deadline Extension For Decision on Controversial Surveillance Laws
Section 702 allows intelligent agencies to surveil foreigners without a warrant but has been used against US citizens countless times.
The House Intelligence Committee is currently contemplating a Plan B as they grapple with the deadline surrounding the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In the face of the impending year-end deadline, lawmakers may resort to a temporary extension of the current regulations, despite the privacy concerns and the intrusive surveillance issues linked to Section 702.
Related: FBI used controversial FISA warrants to spy on over 3 million Americans
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 1978 and amended by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, allows the United States government to collect and analyze communications of foreign nationals living outside the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. However, the law has been used to spy on Americans countless times....
🔗Source: ReclaimTheNet
Related Reading: 7/23 — FISA Court Shows the FBI Illegally Searched Data on a Senator, a State Senator, and a Judge
4/30/22— FBI Searched Data of Millions of Americans Without Warrants Last Year
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Section 702 allows intelligent agencies to surveil foreigners without a warrant but has been used against US citizens countless times.
The House Intelligence Committee is currently contemplating a Plan B as they grapple with the deadline surrounding the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). In the face of the impending year-end deadline, lawmakers may resort to a temporary extension of the current regulations, despite the privacy concerns and the intrusive surveillance issues linked to Section 702.
Related: FBI used controversial FISA warrants to spy on over 3 million Americans
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which was enacted in 1978 and amended by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, allows the United States government to collect and analyze communications of foreign nationals living outside the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. However, the law has been used to spy on Americans countless times....
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Related Reading: 7/23 — FISA Court Shows the FBI Illegally Searched Data on a Senator, a State Senator, and a Judge
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US to Transfer $320 Million in Precision Bomb Kits to Israel
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Biden administration is planning a $320 million transfer of precision-guided bomb kits to Israel, a show of support for the Israeli onslaught despite the growing civilian death toll.
The report said the administration notified congressional leaders on October 31 that it intended to transfer Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, which turn unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions that can be fired by Israeli warplanes.
The bombs will be transferred from weapons manufacturer Rafael USA to its Israeli parent company, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It’s unclear what funds will be used for the transfer or if Israel is purchasing the equipment.
Israel receives $3.8 billion in annual military aid from the US, and the Biden administration is looking to provide another $14 billion to support the Gaza campaign. In the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US began immediately shipping new military equipment to Israel.
According to the Journal, the Pentagon has refused to say how much weaponry, equipment, and other types of aid it has provided Israel since October 7. Besides the material support, the US is flying drones over Gaza, has special operations forces in Israel, and has deployed an enormous amount of firepower to the region.
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The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that the Biden administration is planning a $320 million transfer of precision-guided bomb kits to Israel, a show of support for the Israeli onslaught despite the growing civilian death toll.
The report said the administration notified congressional leaders on October 31 that it intended to transfer Spice Family Gliding Bomb Assemblies, which turn unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions that can be fired by Israeli warplanes.
The bombs will be transferred from weapons manufacturer Rafael USA to its Israeli parent company, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It’s unclear what funds will be used for the transfer or if Israel is purchasing the equipment.
Israel receives $3.8 billion in annual military aid from the US, and the Biden administration is looking to provide another $14 billion to support the Gaza campaign. In the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, the US began immediately shipping new military equipment to Israel.
According to the Journal, the Pentagon has refused to say how much weaponry, equipment, and other types of aid it has provided Israel since October 7. Besides the material support, the US is flying drones over Gaza, has special operations forces in Israel, and has deployed an enormous amount of firepower to the region.
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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal asked the State Dept why Tony Blinken and Joe Biden have accused nations of genocide which have killed far less than Israel has in Gaza in 1 month, and if the Biden admin has enabled Israel's killing spree with its use of the term "human shields"
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It’s All About Provoking Your Reaction — October 12th Scott Horton Op-Ed:
So wise up!
With terrorism, as with all asymmetric political action, “the action is in the reaction of the opposition,” as Saul Alinsky, the leftist activist, put it in his book Rules for Radicals.
This isn’t conspiracy stuff, nor impossible “4th dimensional chess”—it’s just plain, old 2-dimentional chess. That’s all.
Hamas, al Qaeda, and similar groups slaughter civilians—beheaded babies or not, they certainly murdered hundreds and hundreds of innocent, civilian Israeli non-combatants in this one (including an extended family member of mine) just as they slaughtered thousands on September 11—for a reason, not simply because they are angry or devils. It’s a tactic. They are trying to provoke a reaction.
They are trying to make you angry, to make you hate, even drive you crazy. Yes—yes—for the purpose of making the more powerful force (i.e. the United States, Israel) do even worse to their own people, such as getting the U.S. to invade Afghanistan and getting Israel to bomb the Gaza strip. Not that al Qaeda was from Afghanistan, but that’s where they were and that’s who they knew were gonna get it. (Also, by the way, U.S. support for Israel’s crimes in Palestine and Lebanon was a huge part of the motive for al Qaeda’s war against the United States in the first place, including for some of the most important pilot hijackers and organizers of the plot.)
This is then meant to provoke still further counter-reactions. It “heightens the contradictions” as the commies used to say. It forces leaders of Muslim states and armed groups everywhere to take a stand. It destroys stability and negotiations and progress, radicalizes new groups and forces everyone back into the fight on one side or the other. It makes every sock-puppet princeling of the Gulf take a stand in support like the Ayatollah or sell out in silence in the most embarrassing way, like Crown Prince bin Salman, etc.
It’s the same reason Bosnian Muslim forces butchered Serbs and Chechen Muslim forces butchered Russians and ISIS slaughtered Shi’ites: to provoke a worse crisis for everyone in the hopes that the overall situation changes to their advantage.
I would note that terrorism is usually as stupid as it is evil; see Bosnia, where they got less and less; Chechnya, Syria and Iraq Wars II and III where they lost outright. Osama’s nemesis, the Saudi monarchy, still stands, and with as degenerate a self-worshiper in the Crown Prince position as he could have ever feared. Hamas may very well not survive this.
But for Israel to completely destroy them would require a level of violence that the civilian population of the Gaza strip, one half of them under 18 years old—all of them trapped with no where to go—simply cannot withstand. Hundreds have already been killed.
Ramzy Baroud argues that a land invasion of the strip will be a catastrophe for Israel too.
The longer this goes on, the greater the danger to the Israeli hostages as well.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Libertarian Institute
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So wise up!
With terrorism, as with all asymmetric political action, “the action is in the reaction of the opposition,” as Saul Alinsky, the leftist activist, put it in his book Rules for Radicals.
This isn’t conspiracy stuff, nor impossible “4th dimensional chess”—it’s just plain, old 2-dimentional chess. That’s all.
Hamas, al Qaeda, and similar groups slaughter civilians—beheaded babies or not, they certainly murdered hundreds and hundreds of innocent, civilian Israeli non-combatants in this one (including an extended family member of mine) just as they slaughtered thousands on September 11—for a reason, not simply because they are angry or devils. It’s a tactic. They are trying to provoke a reaction.
They are trying to make you angry, to make you hate, even drive you crazy. Yes—yes—for the purpose of making the more powerful force (i.e. the United States, Israel) do even worse to their own people, such as getting the U.S. to invade Afghanistan and getting Israel to bomb the Gaza strip. Not that al Qaeda was from Afghanistan, but that’s where they were and that’s who they knew were gonna get it. (Also, by the way, U.S. support for Israel’s crimes in Palestine and Lebanon was a huge part of the motive for al Qaeda’s war against the United States in the first place, including for some of the most important pilot hijackers and organizers of the plot.)
This is then meant to provoke still further counter-reactions. It “heightens the contradictions” as the commies used to say. It forces leaders of Muslim states and armed groups everywhere to take a stand. It destroys stability and negotiations and progress, radicalizes new groups and forces everyone back into the fight on one side or the other. It makes every sock-puppet princeling of the Gulf take a stand in support like the Ayatollah or sell out in silence in the most embarrassing way, like Crown Prince bin Salman, etc.
It’s the same reason Bosnian Muslim forces butchered Serbs and Chechen Muslim forces butchered Russians and ISIS slaughtered Shi’ites: to provoke a worse crisis for everyone in the hopes that the overall situation changes to their advantage.
I would note that terrorism is usually as stupid as it is evil; see Bosnia, where they got less and less; Chechnya, Syria and Iraq Wars II and III where they lost outright. Osama’s nemesis, the Saudi monarchy, still stands, and with as degenerate a self-worshiper in the Crown Prince position as he could have ever feared. Hamas may very well not survive this.
But for Israel to completely destroy them would require a level of violence that the civilian population of the Gaza strip, one half of them under 18 years old—all of them trapped with no where to go—simply cannot withstand. Hundreds have already been killed.
Ramzy Baroud argues that a land invasion of the strip will be a catastrophe for Israel too.
The longer this goes on, the greater the danger to the Israeli hostages as well.
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So wise up! With terrorism, as with all asymmetric political action, "the action is in the reaction of the opposition," as Saul Alinsky, the leftist activist, put it in his book Rules for Radicals. This isn't conspiracy stuff, nor impossible "4th dimensional…
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Turkey Detains Journalists For “Disinformation”
The free press finds itself under escalating attack in Turkey, where government authorities have, in a disturbing development, detained three journalists.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urgently implored the government to reverse this intimidating course of action, to no avail thus far.
Independent columnists, Tolga Şardan of T24 and Cengiz Erdinç of Kısa Dalga, have been taken into police custody – a move widely condemned by press freedom and human rights groups. Additionally, Dinçer Gökçe, a news editor with pro-opposition Halk TV, is now subjected to oddly paternalistic court orders to read and summarize books about his profession.
This clampdown on free press was enacted under a 2022 legal mandate which curtails the dissemination of information deemed harmful to national security, public order, or even the country’s general health – in essence, anything that may engender worry or fear among the public.
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The free press finds itself under escalating attack in Turkey, where government authorities have, in a disturbing development, detained three journalists.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urgently implored the government to reverse this intimidating course of action, to no avail thus far.
Independent columnists, Tolga Şardan of T24 and Cengiz Erdinç of Kısa Dalga, have been taken into police custody – a move widely condemned by press freedom and human rights groups. Additionally, Dinçer Gökçe, a news editor with pro-opposition Halk TV, is now subjected to oddly paternalistic court orders to read and summarize books about his profession.
This clampdown on free press was enacted under a 2022 legal mandate which curtails the dissemination of information deemed harmful to national security, public order, or even the country’s general health – in essence, anything that may engender worry or fear among the public.
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🔥 PBS News Tries Calling RFK Jr an "Anti-Vaxxer" to Deflect from Discussing Biden's Disastrous Record – It Doesn't Go Well for Them
RFK JR: "Most Americans, if they understood my real views rather than the distortions of my views and the mischaracterizations that they hear from the mainstream media including this network, would agree with me."
PBS NEWS: "I'll just say there is evidence of these statements on the record."
RFK JR: "Show me a statement rather than what you call 'evidence of a statement'."
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RFK JR: "Most Americans, if they understood my real views rather than the distortions of my views and the mischaracterizations that they hear from the mainstream media including this network, would agree with me."
PBS NEWS: "I'll just say there is evidence of these statements on the record."
RFK JR: "Show me a statement rather than what you call 'evidence of a statement'."
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Business Insider: Thousands of People Are Reportedly Lining up to Have a Portion of Their Skull Removed and One of Elon Musk’s Brain Chips Implanted
- Thousands of people are interested in becoming Neuralink patients, a Bloomberg report says.
- Elon Musk's startup received FDA approval earlier this year to start human trials.
- The brain-chip startup hopes to implant a device that acts as a "Fitbit in your skull."
Thousands of people have expressed interest in receiving one of Neuralink's brain implants, a recent Bloomberg report from one of Elon Musk's biographers, Ashlee Vance, says.
Vance, who said he visited Neuralink's facilities 10 times in three years, said the company had yet to implant its device in a human but aimed to operate on 11 people next year and more than 22,000 by 2030.
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- Thousands of people are interested in becoming Neuralink patients, a Bloomberg report says.
- Elon Musk's startup received FDA approval earlier this year to start human trials.
- The brain-chip startup hopes to implant a device that acts as a "Fitbit in your skull."
Thousands of people have expressed interest in receiving one of Neuralink's brain implants, a recent Bloomberg report from one of Elon Musk's biographers, Ashlee Vance, says.
Vance, who said he visited Neuralink's facilities 10 times in three years, said the company had yet to implant its device in a human but aimed to operate on 11 people next year and more than 22,000 by 2030.
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Hamas leader, founder and commander Saleh al-Arouri:
"The more the occupation army advances and goes deeper into Gaza, the more its losses and deaths increase."
"We cannot accept the division of Palestine, Jerusalem, and the holy sites for this occupation, and we cannot give up our humanity, our Islam, our Christianity, our Palestinianism, and our Arabism. Therefore, we will continue to resist the terrorist occupation."
"The enemy’s plans to displace the people of Gaza to Egypt and to displace the population of the north to the south failed, and only 25% of those from the north left."
"America supported Israel with everything, an airlift of weapons, missiles, everything, and the entire Arab nation cannot take a single decision."
"We made an offer for a comprehensive deal ... Take your prisoners and give us ours, then we will continue our military battle with you for liberation."
"The more the occupation army advances and goes deeper into Gaza, the more its losses and deaths increase."
"We cannot accept the division of Palestine, Jerusalem, and the holy sites for this occupation, and we cannot give up our humanity, our Islam, our Christianity, our Palestinianism, and our Arabism. Therefore, we will continue to resist the terrorist occupation."
"The enemy’s plans to displace the people of Gaza to Egypt and to displace the population of the north to the south failed, and only 25% of those from the north left."
"America supported Israel with everything, an airlift of weapons, missiles, everything, and the entire Arab nation cannot take a single decision."
"We made an offer for a comprehensive deal ... Take your prisoners and give us ours, then we will continue our military battle with you for liberation."
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🚨BREAKING: US Reaper Drone Shot Down Near Yemen by Iranian-Backed Houthi Militants, Defense Official Says
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official.
"We can confirm that a U.S. military MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces," the official said.
Media outlets in Yemen have claimed Houthis militants were responsible.
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A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was downed in international airspace near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. defense official.
"We can confirm that a U.S. military MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi forces," the official said.
Media outlets in Yemen have claimed Houthis militants were responsible.
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Car Bomb Kills Russia-Backed Politician in East Ukraine
Ukraine said it carried out a special operation to kill a Russia-backed politician who died as a car bomb exploded in eastern Ukraine.
The assassination is the latest in a series of attacks against separatists and Moscow-installed officials in the Ukrainian regions to which the Kremlin lays claim.
Mikhail Filiponenko, a deputy in the Russia-backed parliament in occupied Luhansk, was killed on Wednesday after an “explosive device detonated” in his car, his son told the Luhansk Information Centre news agency.
Filiponenko, who had been engaged in Luhansk’s pro-Russian separatist movement since 2014, previously acted as one of the top commanders in the army of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic.
In September, he was voted into the regional assembly in a poll that sparked broad international condemnation.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said it conducted the operation with resistance forces in Luhansk.
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Ukraine said it carried out a special operation to kill a Russia-backed politician who died as a car bomb exploded in eastern Ukraine.
The assassination is the latest in a series of attacks against separatists and Moscow-installed officials in the Ukrainian regions to which the Kremlin lays claim.
Mikhail Filiponenko, a deputy in the Russia-backed parliament in occupied Luhansk, was killed on Wednesday after an “explosive device detonated” in his car, his son told the Luhansk Information Centre news agency.
Filiponenko, who had been engaged in Luhansk’s pro-Russian separatist movement since 2014, previously acted as one of the top commanders in the army of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic.
In September, he was voted into the regional assembly in a poll that sparked broad international condemnation.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said it conducted the operation with resistance forces in Luhansk.
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Car bomb kills Russia-backed politician in east Ukraine
Numerous attacks have targeted Moscow-installed officials in the Ukrainian regions to which Russia lays claim.