Bulletin N° 1154
“The Truth Barrier”
by Celia Farber
(1 :10 :41)
Subject : ‘Bonfire of Vanities’ : the Psyops for corporate US foreign policy purposes.
Grenoble
December 15, 2024
Dear Colleagues and Friends of CEIMSA,
Predictably, the multiple man-made crises today seem to be evoking their share of observations of paranormal activities, as we slip into the mystification of the wholly explicable events of ruling-class warfare against us. Like the abused wife syndrome, we just can’t believe it! There’s no need for resistance; the “big happy family” of mankind will just move on without a devorce, but towards what…?
At the closing of a recent conference on the US presidential election which I attended, I was surprised to hear a good friend --many of whose political views I’ve shared over the past years --proclaim that we should be discussing at the next session the environmental crisis since the pending climatic change is likely to produce “a new pandemic.” The unquestioned assumption that struck me in his assertion was that the previous pandemic of this decade was an authentic natural event, caused by environmental imbalance, and that the hygienic policies, including injections mandated by government officials around the world were, as they claimed, “safe and effective.” A mountain of critical literature has been written over the past few years which challenges both assumptions, but no mention of these numerous reports on carefully conducted scientific research was made by my friend.
The discussion at that evening’s conference had been restricted to the framework of contemporary “American democracy” rather than a more critical contextual framework, like “limited democracy within American plutocracy” and the political-economic reality of “bought elections.” Although this was mentioned in passing, it was not recognized as the foundation of Trump's “impressive victory” at the polls, with wide support for his bought-and-paid-for received ideas. That evening, we saw once again how “bourgeois democracy” served as the fig leaf to hide a reality, thus closing all inroads to discussions that might enrich our understanding of the workings of ruling-class domination over governments and societies –a venal dynamic which in the past century fomented two world wars and today is threatening the very existence of our species. Missing that evening was the notion: “Eliminate privately calculated profitability and you will reduce the public danger!”
On a personal note, my presence at this conference had the sobering effect of causing me to recognize the complexity of the problematic presented by public discussions in which essential critical thought is impaired by the paucity of information made available through radical analyses. The immediate challenge presented here was the issue of how among educated readers of mainstream news outlets --such as Le Monde, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Figaro, etc.-- can one penetrate the subtle censorship and find a common ground upon which to build a collective understanding of the significance of US elections for the world at large. Instead a "cultural hegemony" quickly crystallized and a “false consciousness” soon prevailed which, as usual, was vigilantly protected by unspoken (but much internalized) clichés, such as “just another conspiracy theory,” or “probably a Russian or Chinese agent,” or “no doubt a racist, a sexist, an anti-semitie, or a bigot of another branding.” The propagation of such “false consciousness” in western societies, which is governed by the corporate media and propagated by “normal” people in everyday life, replaces the chronic need for outright dictatorships to routinely employ more extreme interventions, such as violent police attacks and mass arrests, and strategic assassinations; or kidnappings, with black sites, dungeons, and torture racks; or deportations, pogroms, and other such instruments that are historically associated with Inquisitions conducted for support of a ruling class at risk while in the midst of a major legitimacy crisis.
Meanwhile, the biblical axiom found in Paul’s letter to the Galatians (c. 50AD) seems to prevail today, with an insane ruling class of multimillionaires at the helm of western political economies: “As ye sow, so shall ye reap!” (Galatians 6:7-8). Today, the politics of genocide has been broadcast far and wide, and, as the proverbial chickens come home to roost, reports suggest the appearance of pending legislation which would introduce the creation of “death panels” in western nations to secure the corporate capitalist political economy of tomorrow. (See Video: World Leaders Sign WEF Treaty Introducing ‘Age of Death’ Laws in West, by The People’s Voice.) The idea is not new, but the relentless growth of inequality assures an increasingly abusive environment with irresponsible megalomaniacs at the top, prepared to conduct experiments on their “inferiors” (i.e. the rest of us) for the best of reasons, of course. And not to forget the latest breaking news from the Jimmy Dore Show on “White Supremacy Theory” in the UK please watch: U.K. Prime Minister ADMITS “Great Replacement” Theory Is Real!
Alas, millennialism, it seems, is upon us once again! Have we no true basis for hope?
The 21+ items below reflect the conversations now occurring in the Anglophone social media, as we buckle down for a hot Christmas season with every imaginable danger to our existence in full swing. It might appear that the ruling class is searching for a white flag to shoot at to promote their depopulation drive.
Sincerely,
Francis McCollum Feeley
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Professeur honoraire de l'Université Grenoble-Alpes
Ancien Directeur des Researches
Université de Paris-Nanterre
Director of The Center for the Advanced Study
of American Institutions and Social Movements
(CEIMSA-in-Exile)
The University of California-San Diego
http://www.ceimsa.org
a.
https://7q0j7.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/1t6AVsd2XFnIGBpQkfOkP7c2Y0lzQi/pp6JnkPOQB2c
by The People’s Forum
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b.
“News highlights on week 61 of Israel's genocide in Gaza”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywPc7cRYvK0
with Nora Barrows-Friedman
(17:58)
This is a
segment from The Electronic Intifada's day 425 livestream. Ali Abunimah, Nora
Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by contributor Donya
Abu Sitta live from the Gaza Strip, as well as Issam Younis, the director of
Palestinian human rights group Al Mezan. You can watch the entire broadcast
here: 
• Breaking news and analysis on day 425...
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“Bearing Witness to the Israel-Gaza War”
https://huji.academia.edu/LeeMordechai
(92 pages, with 1163 footnotes)
by Lee Mordechai, Senior Lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
June 18, 2024 (version 6.0)
I, Lee Mordechai, a
historian by profession and an Israeli citizen, bear witness in this document
to
the horrible current situation in Gaza as events are unfolding. The enormous
amount of evidence I
have seen, much of it referenced later in this document, has been enough for me
to believe that
Israel is currently committing genocide against the Palestinian population in
Gaza. I explain why I
chose to use the term below. The current war is ostensibly the Israeli reaction
to the Hamas
massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, a war crime and crime against humanity that was
committed within the
context of the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that can
be dated back to 1917
or 1948 (or other dates). In all cases, I do not believe that historical
grievances and atrocities justify
additional atrocities in the present. Therefore, I consider Israel’s response
to Hamas’ actions on Oct.
7 utterly disproportionate and criminal.
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Contents :
Summary…….p.4
Professional and ethical statement (including trigger warning)…….p.5
Preface…….p.7
Context…….p.9
The massacre of Palestinians…….p.10
Numbers and ratios…….p.10
International responses…….p.12
Indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks…….p.13
Mortality and impacts on groups in Palestinian society…….p.15
Massacres, rules of engagement and examples…….p.16
Causing the deaths of civilian populations…….p.20
Famine and starvation…….p.23
December to April…….p23
May and June…….p.25
Additional findings…….p.27
Non-food shortages (electricity, medicine, water) …….p.28
Gaza’s health system…….p.29
Israeli discourse and de-humanization of Palestinians…….p.31
Dehumanization in Israeli institutions and the IDF…….p.31
De-humanization in the IDF…….p.32
Dehumanization in Israeli society…….p.37
Effects of de-humanization on detained and arrested Palestinians…….p.39
Ethnic cleansing…….p.43
Hostages…….p.49
The West Bank…….p.51
Evidence for the killing of Palestinians…….p.52
Abuse, humiliation and detainment of Palestinians…….p.53
The media, propaganda and the war (disclaimer) …….p.54
Emphasizing the horrors of the Oct. 7 attacks…….p.56
Discrediting critical voices outside Israel…….p.58
Limiting information flow from Gaza…….p.59
Rallying the Israeli public around the war…….p.59
Israeli media and discourse…….p.61
Israeli’s media’s uncritical pro-war position…….p.62
American media…….p.64
The treatment of UNRWA as a case of media misrepresentation…….p.65
Another case of successful propaganda: doubting the Palestinian death toll…….p.67
US involvement in the war…….p.71
US military aid to Israel…….p.71
Active deployment of US military…….p.72
Diplomatic support…….p.74
US oversight and Israeli accountability…….p.75
US-Israeli relations…….p.78
Dissent in the US administration and society…….p.82
Zoom-in 1: The Second Israeli invasion of al-Shifa hospital (18 March-1 April) …….p.83
Zoom-in 2: Campus Protests in the US (April 17-May 2024) …….p.86
Coverage and reactions…….p.88
Appendix 1 – The reasons underlying my definition of Israel’s actions in the war as genocide…….p.91
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p. 4
Summary:
I, Lee Mordechai, a historian by profession and an Israeli citizen, bear
witness in this document to
the horrible current situation in Gaza as events are unfolding. The enormous
amount of evidence I
have seen, much of it referenced later in this document, has been enough for me
to believe that
Israel is currently committing genocide against the Palestinian population in
Gaza. I explain why I
chose to use the term below. The current war is ostensibly the Israeli reaction
to the Hamas
massacre of Oct. 7, 2023, a war crime and crime against humanity that was
committed within the
context of the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that can
be dated back to 1917
or 1948 (or other dates). In all cases, I do not believe that historical
grievances and atrocities justify
additional atrocities in the present. Therefore, I consider Israel’s response
to Hamas’ actions on Oct.
7 utterly disproportionate and criminal.
The paragraphs of this executive summary contain the summary of much longer
sections below, a
paragraph for each section. Each section below includes several dozens of
references that lead to
the supporting evidence upon which I base my assessment. This version of the
document greatly
expands upon the previous version from April 15 by adding much content and
evidence to existing
sections, adding new sections (on the American involvement in the war, and on
the campus protests
in solidarity with Gaza) as well as responding to the discussion it initiated.
Over the past eight months, Israel has repeatedly massacred Palestinians in
Gaza, resulting in the
deaths of over 37,000 Palestinians – some 60% of whom are women and children –
as of writing.
Tens of thousands more have been injured and at least thousands are missing.
There is ample
evidence for Israel’s indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks throughout
the war, as well as
many examples for massacres and other killings. A long list of international
institutions have harshly
criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.
Israel has actively attempted to cause the death of the civilian population of
Gaza. Israel has
created famine in Gaza as a de facto policy and used it as a weapon of war,
resulting in the deaths of
dozens of civilians (mainly children) from starvation. Israel created shortages
of water, medicine and
electricity. Israel has also dismantled Gaza’s health system and Gaza’s
civilian infrastructure. As a
result, more people die from treatable conditions and difficult medical
procedures such as
amputations and caesareans are conducted without anesthesia.
Israeli discourse has de-humanized Palestinians to such an extent that the vast
majority of Israeli
Jews supports the aforementioned measures. The de-humanization was led by
Israel’s highest state
officials, and it continues to be supported through the state infrastructure
and military. De-
humanization is also widely prevalent in broader civil society. Speaking about
Palestinians in
genocidal language is openly legitimate in Israeli discourse. The
de-humanization results in
widespread abuse of, and violence towards, detained Palestinians and Gazan
civilians and their
property, all with few consequences. The vast majority of the de-humanizing
content is shared by
Israelis, and is confirmed by Palestinian testimonials of their experiences.
The evidence I have seen and discuss indicates that one of Israel’s very likely
objectives is to
ethnically cleanse the Gaza Strip, whether in part or in total, by removing as
many Palestinians as
feasibly possible. Key members in Israel’s government have made statements
confirming this intent
and several of Israel’s government ministries have planned or worked to
facilitate such an end. Israel
has already cleared significant parts of the Gaza strip by demolition and
bulldozing, also attempting
to destroy the fabric of Palestinian society by deliberately targeting civilian
institutions such as
universities, libraries, archives, religious buildings, historical sites,
farms, schools, cemeteries,
museums and markets. So far more than half the buildings in the Gaza Strip were
destroyed or
damaged.
One of the purposes of the war, according to the Israeli government, is to
release the hostages –
some 120 of whom remain in Hamas’ captivity. The evidence indicates that
compared to the ethnic
cleansing this is a low priority for the government. To date Israel has
released seven hostages
through military operations, while killing many other hostages directly or
indirectly through its
actions. Moreover, there is much evidence that Israel has stalled the
negotiations for releasing
hostages or attempted to obstruct them on many occasions.
The global attention to Gaza has drawn attention away from the West Bank.
There, Israel’s
operations through its military or settlers since the beginning of the war has
resulted in the killing of
over 500 Palestinians, the ethnic cleansing of at least 15 local communities,
as well as a sharp
increase in levels of violence, abuse and humiliation of Palestinians by both
the Israeli state and
Jewish settlers.
All of the above has been made possible through the strong support of most
mainstream media in
Israel as well as the West, primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom
and Germany. From
the beginning of the war, Israel has waged an information campaign that
emphasized the horrors of
the Oct. 7 attacks with both reliable and unreliable information, discredited
critical voices outside
Israel, limited information flows from Gaza, and rallied the Israeli public
around the war by curtailing
domestic discourse. As a result, Israeli media and discourse are predominantly
and uncritically pro-
war. Mainstream media outlets in the US share much of this approach. In depth
investigations of the
Israeli smear campaign against UNRWA and the persistent doubts towards the
Palestinian death
counts reveal that both are cases of unfounded propaganda. All of the above
legitimizes Israeli
violence and actions, deflects attention away from many events in Gaza, and
contributes to the de-
humanization of Palestinians.
America’s almost complete support has been fundamental for Israel’s conduct of
the war. This
support took the form of military aid, the deployment of US military and other
assets, ironclad
diplomatic support, especially at the United Nations, and the release of Israel
from mechanisms of
US oversight and serious accountability. Despite rhetoric that was sometimes
critical, de facto there
were also no changes in the support the US gave to Israel. Dissenters in the US
– both government
employees and sizable groups in American society – had little to no influence
on US policy.
In two focused sections I zoom in on the second raid on the al-Shifa hospital
in late March, and on
the student protests across the US in April and May as case studies of many of
the themes described
above.
The evidence I have seen and describe below has been sufficient for me to
believe that what Israel is
currently doing to the Palestinian population in Gaza is consistent with the
definition of genocide as I
understand it. In an appendix, I explain my reasoning for using this term.
Professional and ethical statement (including trigger warning):
The following document represents my understanding of the war in Gaza. It was
compiled by me
alone. I have not received any payment for writing this document and I have
written it out of a sense
of commitment to human rights, my profession, and my country. The vast majority
of this document
is written in cold unemotional language to avoid trying to sway readers’
opinion based on emotion, a
known bias. I attempted to stick to the facts, as I understand them. The
document includes much
difficult material, particularly with regards to violence, cruelty,
dehumanization and starvation.
Graphic descriptions are rare and brief. There is far more explicit content in
the links available
through the footnotes below, many of which are graphic and difficult to watch.
Throughout the document I have refrained from using loaded but difficult to
define terms such as
Zionism, antisemitism, terror/terrorism and brutality.1 These
are all boundary objects (a technical
term used to describe terms that mean different things to different people, which
are still used as
shorthands in communication),2 that are often weaponized in
discourse by different speakers as a
way to legitimize or delegitimize people, institutions or actions. I do not
believe the inclusion of
these terms would make this document more readable or its analysis better.
Antisemitism is the
partial exception to this rule, but it is used primarily in discussions others
had about it.
This is a working document. Although new details and facts will undoubtedly
emerge in the future,
since I have started compiling information in this format (half a year as of
writing) the corrections
have been minimal.
The document’s main purpose was to state my opinion publicly out of a sense of
commitment I have
to human rights ideals. After the fourth version of this document in mid-March
went viral on Twitter,
the public support I received from readers encouraged me to write for many
others worldwide and
in Israel who want to understand the circumstances over these difficult days in
the present and the
future. A secondary purpose is to concentrate and preserve at least some of the
evidence I have
come across as I have been reading about the war. The document has since become
better
organized, and I supply footnotes to further references that could inform or be
useful to readers.
My position is based on many pieces of evidence that I have collected
particularly since late
December 2023. In my analysis, I gave precedence to evidence provided by
reputable institutions
such as the United Nations and its different offices, as well as reports by
several humanitarian aid
and human rights organizations. I have also made use of mainstream media
outlets, both in cases of
factual reporting (e.g. someone saying something) and in case of investigative
reporting. I have
complemented these with evidence I have collected from social media from both
sides. As the war
has continued, policies towards Gaza and conditions within the Gaza Strip
change over time. To
acknowledge this reality and facilitate a better understanding of the
situation, I often note the
month regarding specific claims and datapoints in relevant sections such as the
ones on famine or
the US involvement in the war.
I estimate that since the beginning of the war, I have read well over a
thousand articles – academic,
those written by academics or journalists, and others. In addition, I have
watched thousands of
videos and images, mostly by Israelis from the Gaza Strip. Many of these
include deeply disturbing
content – violence, cruelty, de-humanization and their results, and I included
them in the document
to convey and clarify the scale of this event and the frequency of the horrors
that I describe. To the
best of my ability, I estimate that the vast majority of the information I have
included is reliable, and
I have repeatedly chosen not to include information from both sides I had
doubts about. I include in
this document many
footnotes to cite the sources I have used, so that the interested reader would
be able to evaluate my account themselves. I welcome thoughtful critique and
corrections.3
A few words about myself and my expertise. I grew up in Israel and am a member
of Israeli civil
society. I have been trained as a professional historian with degrees from the
Hebrew University of
Jerusalem (BA) and Princeton University (PhD), and currently have a faculty
position at a leading
Israeli university. My relevant professional skills include conducting thorough
research, evaluating
written sources and their reliability, critical thinking, and synthesizing much
material into a coherent
narrative. Although the present war is a new topic for me, my work on this
document is very similar
in nature to the professional work I conduct daily. My professional
publications appear on my
academia.edu and Google Scholar pages.
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1 https://fair.org/home/brutal-is-a-word-mostly-reserved-for-palestinian-violence/
2 Baggio, Jacopo A., Katrina Brown, and Denis Hellebrandt.
“Boundary Object or Bridging Concept? A Citation Network Analysis of
Resilience.” Ecology and Society 20, no. 2 (2015). http://www.jstor.org/stable/26270178.
3 This document corresponds to an update and expansion
of earlier versions of my understanding of the situation in early January, late
January, mid-February, mid-March and mid-April 2024, following ideas and
suggestions I have since received, as well as additional
information that has been released since. I thank here an anonymous reader who
commented on all six drafts, Merle Eisenberg who has
commented on the draft of the first version, and Joshua Meyrowitz (Professor
Emeritus of Communication, University of New Hampshire)
who carefully and thoroughly reviewed the fourth version after its publication
in preparation for the current version and also supplied
several important sources. All of them have provided useful feedback and
suggestions, which I have incorporated in this version. The final
text follows my opinion and not necessarily theirs. Similarly, any mistakes are
mine alone.
p.7
Preface:
I, Lee Mordechai, a historian
and an Israeli citizen, bear witness in this document, as events are
unfolding, to the horrible situation in the Gaza Strip. I write my personal
opinion out of a sense of
double responsibility: as a citizen whose country is committing what I consider
as grave crimes, and
as an academic, who believes that after having dedicated my career so far to
research and teaching
others I am obliged to speak up against injustice, especially when it is so
close. I write also because
of the disappointing general silence on this issue among many international and
Israeli academic
institutions, especially those that are well-positioned to comment on it. The
relatively few of my
colleagues who have bravely spoken out have been an inspiration.4 I do not
believe this document
will convince many others to change their minds. Rather, I write this publicly
to testify that during
the war there were and remain Israeli voices who strongly dissented from
Israel’s actions.
The latest version of this document can be found on my academia.edu and Twitter
pages, which
have both English and Hebrew versions. Older versions appear on my Twitter
page. I plan to
continue to revise this document every several weeks.
On 7 October 2023, Hamas and other militants attacked Israel. In the assault
about 1,150 people,
most of whom were civilians, were killed. The vast majority of these were
killed by Hamas and other
militants, and the small remainder were killed by friendly fire in the general
chaos. About 250
people, mostly Israeli civilians, were taken hostage to Gaza. These atrocities
are war crimes and
crimes against humanity. Many others have already written about these events in
the international
and Israeli media and I do not have much new to add on this matter for now. The
horrible events of
7 October – themselves committed as part of a historical context that returns
to the longstanding
conflict between Israel and the Palestinians – initiated the current war that
is the context for this
document.4
I chose to write this open statement about what is happening in Gaza having been inspired by
John Mearsheimer’s similar statement a few months ago. https://mearsheimer.substack.com/p/death-and-destruction-in-gaza.
Additionally important in composing the first version of this document is the comprehensive and important
South African Application instituting proceedings and Request for the indication of provisional measures to
the International Court
of Justice, from which I have traced some of the sources of information in
this document (https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf).
Despite Hamas’ aforementioned atrocities, I believe Israel’s response to the
events of Oct. 7 over the
past half year continues to be wholly disproportionate, immoral and criminal.
My position on these
matters represents a tiny minority in Israeli society. In polls on this issue
only 1.8% (October), 7%
(December), 3.2% (January) and 4% (March-April) of Jewish Israelis believed the
IDF (Israel Defense
Forces) was using too much firepower in Gaza or that Israel’s military response
has gone too far.5 In
March, 81% of Israelis believed that Israel was doing everything possible to
minimize harm towards
Gazan civilians (including 19% who thought Israel was doing too much),6
and 80% of Israeli Jews
believed that Israel should not consider the suffering of Gazans as it
conducted its military
operation.7 An April poll found that only a third of Israeli
Jews thought that Israel should accept the
UN’s Security Council demand for a ceasefire during Ramadan.8
As of writing, the war continues
despite the fact that high-placed voices within Israel9 as
well as the US10 believe that Israel’s Prime
Minister wants to prolong the war for his own political survival, misleading
the Israeli public into
believing that a complete victory is possible.11
The evidence I have seen and describe below has been sufficient for me to
believe that what Israel is
currently doing to the Palestinian population in Gaza is a crime against
humanity12 that is consistent
with the definition of genocide as I understand it.13 A
recent (Jan. 26) International Court of Justice
Order found that Israel’s actions could plausibly be argued to be genocide,14
as experts have pointed
out before15 and after16 the Order –
including both action and intent.17 Subsequent professional
analyses of a UN Special Rapporteur and academic centers for Human Rights
reached the same
conclusion.18 A federal judge in California ruled the
Israel’s actions are “plausibly” genocide.19 An
Independent International Committee of the UN Human Rights Council concluded
that Israel’s
actions consist of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including
extermination and ethnic
cleansing that were conducted with intent.20 I discuss my
specific reasoning for using the term
genocide to describe Israel’s actions in an appendix to this document.
Since the situation in the Gaza Strip continued to deteriorate in February and
March,21 the UN
Security Council has passed a resolution demanding “an immediate ceasefire” in
Gaza in late
March.22 This was followed by additional ICJ provisional
measures three days later, calling upon
Israel to ensure aid deliveries, basic services and humanitarian assistance to
Palestinians in Gaza.23
As of writing, Israel has not changed its policy in a substantive manner since
these decisions even if
the rate of killing has decreased due to the general slowdown of the active
fighting in the war.
Israel’s conduct during the war has repeatedly and systematically destroyed
existing laws and norms
that aimed to regulate “civilized” warfare in recent decades.24
As discussed throughout this
document, the UN Security Council has demanded an immediate ceasefire: Israel
refused. The ICJ
has obligated Israel to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid: Israel refused.
International
humanitarian law states that it is illegal to use the starvation of civilian
populations as a form of
warfare: Israel has been doing this for months. Indiscriminate bombing is
similarly illegal yet
practiced by Israel since the beginning of the war. Bombing hospitals is
illegitimate – and yet Israel
bombed every hospital in Gaza (as well as assassinated patients in a West Bank
hospital). Embassies
are supposed to be off-limits, and yet Israel bombed a foreign embassy (Iran)
in a different country
(Syria).25 The widespread destruction of civilian
infrastructure is illegal: Israel continues to do so
today. The widespread use of AI is extremely controversial (has not been
regulated yet)26: Israel did
so matter-of-factly, while almost completely trusting the results of an
automatic system for
identifying targets.
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5 https://social-sciences.tau.ac.il/sites/socsci.tau.ac.il/files/media_server/social/2023/Findings-November-2023-EN.pdf;
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israelis-say-hamas-must-be-crushed-despite-gaza-casualties-un-rebuke-2023-12-13/
;
https://www.idi.org.il/articles/51742
; https://en-social-sciences.tau.ac.il/sites/socsci-english.tau.ac.il/files/media_server/social/peaceindex/2024-01-findings.pdf;
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/05/30/views-of-the-israel-hamas-war-may-2024/.
Also on March: https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/2024-06-13/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/00000190-0677-d667-abf0-66fffad40000
6 https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001473815
7 https://www.idi.org.il/articles/53443
8 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/world/europe/israel-weapons-sales-genocide.html
9 https://www.mako.co.il/news-politics/2024_q1/Article-7c6a192b2cbfd81026.htm
10 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/us/politics/biden-netanyahu-israel-gaza.html
;
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/netanyahu-gaza-palestinians-war-israeli-society/
; https://time.com/6984968/joe-biden-transcript-
2024-interview/
11 https://www.maariv.co.il/news/military/Article-1085677
12 https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/crimes-against-humanity.shtml
13 https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
14 https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20240126-ord-01-00-en.pdf
15 https://time.com/6334409/is-whats-happening-gaza-genocide-experts/
; Segal, Raz, and Luigi Daniele. 2024. “Gaza as Twilight of Israel
Exceptionalism: Holocaust and Genocide Studies from Unprecedented Crisis to
Unprecedented Change.” Journal of Genocide Research, 1–
10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2024.2325804
; https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/11/gaza-un-experts-call-international-community-prevent-genocide-against
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/10/16/raz_segal_textbook_case_of_genocide
;
16 https://www.justsecurity.org/91457/top-experts-views-of-intl-court-of-justice-ruling-on-israel-gaza-operations-south-africa-v-israel-
genocide-convention-case/ ; https://www.mekomit.co.il/ps/134005/ ; also https://twitter.com/drtlaleng/status/1784503409665577016
;
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2024/06/06/is-israel-committing-genocide-aryeh-neier/
17 https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
18 https://www.humanrightsnetwork.org/genocide-in-gaza
; https://unipd-centrodirittiumani.it/en/news/United-Nations-Anatomy-of-a-
genocide-Report-of-the-Special-Rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-the-Palestinian-territories-occupied-since-1967-
Francesca-Albanese-2024/6900
19
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/01/genocide-gaza-israel-california-court.
The court dismissed the case as the issue was
outside its jurisdiction, since the plaintiffs were asking the court to rule on
US foreign policy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cl55gzp7vn9o
21 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-israel-defied-icj-provisional-measures ;
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/11/israeli-human-rights-groups-icj-gaza-aid-ruling
22 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147931
23 https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1148096
24 Originally based on: https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/1774872023098888465
25 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/world/middleeast/iran-israel-damascus-strike.html
26 https://www.arabnews.com/node/2488606/world ; https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/04/11/israels-use-of-ai-
in-gaza-is-coming-under-closer-scrutiny
p.9
Context: (con’d) …
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“Unsilencing Gaza: Reflections on Resistance, by Sara Roy, and Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope, edited by Michael Sorkin and Deen Sharp”
by José S Vericat
This review evaluates two significant contributions to the discourse on Gaza: "Unsilencing Gaza: Reflections on Resistance" by Sara Roy and "Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope" edited by Michael Sorkin and Deen Sharp. Despite the increased academic focus on Palestine, literature specifically addressing Gaza remains sparse, hampered by accessibility issues and ongoing conflicts. The review highlights the critical themes of resistance, urban planning, and the implications of reconstruction efforts post-conflict, emphasizing the importance of scholarly attention on Gaza's socio-political landscape.
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“THIS Is How The U.S. Will Start War With Iran!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqqR-Cb09Bc
with Jimmy Dore
(20:53)
If you want to know how the United States will gin up the impending war with Iran, we need only look to the past, and previous wars we’ve artificially precipitated with phony catalysts. So explained Middle East scholar Patrick Clawson in a now-notorious speech as he ADVOCATED for what he called “crisis initiation” to make war with Iran happen.
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“Blood Baath”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_6vER5F-zU
with George Galloway
(21:11)
What happened today in Syria is a death blow to the Palestine resistance. The lifeline from Iran is closed, the Silk Road is mined. From tonight Israel is in a state of war with Syria
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“INTERVIEW: Black flag operation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB96v5bGlpM
with George Galloway and Prof Seyed Marandi
(24 :04)
Netanyahu has succeeded in raising the black flag of ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Damascus. Prof Seyed Marandi on Israel's part in birthing the Islamist
throat-cutters who have taken Syria.
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“COUP - MOATS with George Galloway - EP 402”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXT72PeXmso
with George Galloway, and Prof Seyed Marandi, Gayatri Galloway, and Scott Ritter
(1:48:08)
03:30 Menu #syria #alqaeda #hts #lebanon #assad
05:08 Monologue #syria #alqaeda #hts #lebanon #assad #netanyahu #erdogan #turkey #golan #tartus
37:17 Prof Seyed Mohammad Marandi #assad #iran #russia #syria #israel #netanyahu #iran
1:34:16 Gayatri Galloway on Social Media #syria #maaloula #christians #minorities
1hr 45m Scott Ritter Interview is available on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v5wz85z-moats-with... and on X: https://x.com/georgegalloway/status/1...
Follow Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X https://x.com/s_m_marandi
Follow Scott Ritter on X: https://x.com/RealScottRitter Telegram: https://t.me/ScottRitter
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“Our Man in Damascus: When Syria Deployed Its Torture Chambers and Torturers for the CIA”
Sednaya prison, where more than 100,000 Syrians, many of them political dissidents,
some of them children of dissidents, were tortured and held in wretched conditions over the last 25 years.
by Jeffrey St. Clair
With Bashar al-Assad having fled Damascus to one of his 20 luxury suites in Russia (valued at $30 million), it is worth taking note of a time, not that long ago, when Assad was on more amicable terms with the American regime and opened his dungeons to the CIA for the torture and interrogation of unfortunate people, such as Maher Arar, who were mercilessly swept up in the War on Terror. These grim services to the empire earned the Assad regime no lasting favors from the US and the enduring animosity of many in the Arab world. This article is excerpted from my book Grand Theft Pentagon: Tales of Corruption and Profiteering in the War on Terror.
A sleek Gulfstream V jet with the tail number N379P has racked up more international miles than most passenger jets. Since October 2001, this plane has been spotted in some of the world’s most exotic and forbidding airports: Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Karachi, Pakistan; Baku, Azerbaijan; Baghdad, Iraq; and Rabat, Morocco.
It has also frequently landed at Dulles International, outside Washington, D.C., and is cleared to land at US military air bases in Scotland, Cyprus, and Frankfurt, Germany. Observers around the world have noticed men in hoods and chains being taken on and off the jet.
The plane was owned by a company called Bayard Marketing, based in Portland, Oregon. According to FAA records, Bayard’s lone corporate officer was a man called Leonard T. Bayard. There was no contact information available for Bayard. Indeed, there’s no public record of Bayard at all. No residential address. No telephone numbers. Nothing.
In fact, Bayard Marketing was a dummy corporation and Leonard Bayard is a false identity. They were both created by the CIA to conceal an operation launched after the attacks of September 11, 2001, to kidnap suspected terrorists and transport them to foreign governments where they could be interrogated using methods outlawed in the United States that is, tortured and sometimes killed.
Bayard Marketing was one of five or six different front companies the CIA has used to hide its role in the clandestine “rendition” (the term of art for this process) of suspected terrorists. In
this case, the CIA’s desire to keep the program a secret doesn’t spring from a need to protect it from al-Qaeda or other hostile forces but from public exposure. The rendition of captives for the purpose of torture violates international and US law.
Unfortunately for the CIA, the jet and its human cargo have been something of an open secret since early 2002, when spotters at international airports began to take note of its regular arrivals and departures, usually at night, from military air bases from Jordan to Indonesia.
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“A Brief History of the War on Syria”
https://corbettreport.com/a-brief-history-of-the-war-on-syria/
with James Corbett
(58:12)
The foreign-backed terrorist insurgency in Syria has finally accomplished the globalists’ objective: regime change in Syria. But how did we get here? Who was behind this decades-long plan for reshaping the Middle East? And what does it mean for the world? Today on The Corbett Report podcast, James dives through The Corbett Report’s 13-year archives on the Syrian war to bring these events into focus.
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“How Syria Fell”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnJmBFLOtQg
with Judge Napolitano and Scott Ritter
(39:06, with transcript)
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“What we know so far about the new offensive in Syria”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUps7wU4j4
by Electronic Intifada
(42:32)
This is a segment from
The Electronic Intifada's day 425 livestream. Ali Abunimah, Nora
Barrows-Friedman, Jon Elmer and Asa Winstanley were joined by contributor Donya
Abu Sitta live from the Gaza Strip, as well as Issam Younis, the director of
Palestinian human rights group Al Mezan. You can watch the entire broadcast
here:
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“Mohammad Marandi EXPOSES TURKEY, ISRAEL & US Meddling in SYRIA WAR”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Gw5ZRTf9U&si=Xz7qyukaue0AvApP
by India & Global Left, with Mohammad Marandi
(24:34)
The Tripartite meddling of the US, Turkey, and Israel in the SYRIA WAR. Mohammad Marandi discusses the US-Turkey relationship in light of Erdogan's interest. Also whether the Shia-Sunni framework is acceptable in the SYRIA WAR.
Mohammad Marandi is an Iranian-American academic and political analyst. He is the son of Alireza Marandi, a physician who has served in Iran's government as Minister of Health as well as a Member of Parliament.
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“Desperate Escalations in Middle East & Ukraine”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD9ZD0DLUHQ
with Alastair Crooke, Alexander Mercouris, and Glenn Diesen
(1:17:07)
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“They've Lost the War in Lebanon and Will Lose in Syria!”
https://www.youtube.com/live/K_VoYUKELBY?si=Q2U2LpeT10a_D2pH
with Nima Alkhorshid and Larry C. Johnson
(56:43)
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“ROAD FROM DAMASCUS “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC1QDVRJRN8
with George Galloway
(2:14:20)
02:55 Menu #syria #palestine #takfiri #iraq #hts
05:00 Monologue #syria #israel #netanyahu #hts #golani #gaza #palestine #takfiri #sykespicot #iraq
25:55 Richard Medhurst #syria #israel #netanyahu #hts #golani #gaza #palestine
1:05:10 Miko Peled #gaza #palestine #syria #israel #netanyahu #hts #golani
1:45:18 Gayatri Galloway on Social Media
Follow Richard Medhurst on X https://x.com/richimedhurst YouTube: @RichardMedhurst
Follow Miko Peled on X: https://x.com/mikopeled YouTube: @MikoPeledOfficial
Follow Gayatri Galloway on Instagram 
/ gayatrigalloway
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“Russia Ready to Wipe Out Both HTS in Syria & NATO's Ultimate Move”
https://www.youtube.com/live/VUTL3Rn55IY?si=lCE4TS4ELKufiK2x
with Nima Alkhorshid and Dmitry Orlov
(58:49)
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“Russia & Iran Ready to Obliterate HTS in Syria!”
https://www.youtube.com/live/-5S5md0JsZQ?si=onH4XUvcNOzoddrp
with Nima Alkhorshid and Pepe Escobar
(54:31, with transcript)
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“Syria in Chaos, Israeli Involvement & Turkey's Hidden Agenda”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgu6FC9OX7k
with Scott Ritter
(42:39)
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“Iran Readies Crushing HTS in Syria!”
https://www.youtube.com/live/JOckY1SbKlQ
with Nima Alkhorshid and Prof. Mohammad Marandi
(1:06:20)
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“Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfa97WkvoQA&si=yhB1X6vQOwnHPGEA
by Double Down
(15:08)
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“SNL BANNED Sketch About Israel Control Of U.S. Politicians!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yp87ewo3M
with Jimmy Dore
(12:06)
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“Russia Prepares For Big Retaliation”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0MBBx-P2jY
by The Duran
(51:11)
The video discusses Russia's potential retaliation for recent attacks, Trump's appointment of Kellogg as Ukraine envoy, and Putin's comments on using Oresknik missiles. It analyzes constraints on Putin and escalation risks in the ongoing conflict.
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“‘Bloodbath’: Russia ‘Wipes Out’ West-Trained Troops In Kursk | Zelensky's Another Gamble ‘Fails’”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--0Rf8mNUw
by Times Of India
(3:45)
Volodymyr Zelensky's West-backed strategy has failed to deliver a blow to Russia. The Western-trained units of the Ukrainian army proved to be a dud in the battle in Russia's Kursk region. Despite initial hopes, these units were 'decisively vanquished' by Russian forces. A Russian battalion commander claimed, 'We've given them a good bloodbath in Kursk,' highlighting the overwhelming success of their military operations. In recent days, several foreign fighters, including those from the U.S. and the UK, have reportedly been killed in the ongoing clashes in Kursk.
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“Putin Officially Declared That The World's Most Powerful IRBM 'ORESHNIK' Will Hit KIEV Any Minute”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0qMCC71yJ0
by Borzzikman
(9:10)
While the representatives of the Kiev regime, led by Vladimir Zelensky, have not left their underground bunkers for the third day in a row in anticipation of a crushing blow to the capital of Ukraine, the Russian Aerospace Forces, together with missile forces, continue to launch massive missile strikes against military objects and energy infrastructure facilities of Ukraine located throughout the territory of this eastern European country. So, in the last 24 hours alone, Russia has rained down on Ukraine more than a hundred rockets of various types, ranging from ballistic to cruise missiles
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“The Geopolitics of Elite Insanity: Teetering on the Brink of Armageddon, The Danger of Nuclear War”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/elite-insanity-teetering-brink-armageddon/5874618
by Robert J. Burrowes
As the world simultaneously teeters on the brink of nuclear war in Central Asia, shatters any remaining sense of ‘international justice’ by taking no effective action to halt the televised genocide in Palestine (let alone the risk of a dramatically expanded war in West Asia), and runs headlong into the rapidly advancing technocracy – to nominate just three of the more pronounced threats – the bulk of the human population yawns while they scroll through the latest entries in the various chat groups on their phone.
Virtually all of these chat groups (and the channels through which they are distributed), like the ‘news’ distributed by the corporate media through television, radio and newspapers, find an endless sequence of inconsequential issues to distract people from reality.
And so our death or transhuman slavery awaits us.
As I have explained many times in the past, it is only a rare person who understands how the world works, who orchestrates and drives events, how they do so, and the purposes of their program. For one account of this, see Historical Analysis of the Global Elite: Ransacking the World Economy Until ‘You’ll Own Nothing.’
Consequently, most analysts misconceive what is taking place and, therefore, what is necessary to resist it effectively.
Inevitably therefore, the human population continues to be victimized by this program, as has been routinely demonstrated throughout history.
Unfortunately, time is now rapidly running out with the Elite program – heavily concealed by this endless barrage of corporate ‘news’, among other techniques (see ‘The Elite’s 5,000-Year War on Your Mind is Climaxing. Can We Defeat it?’) designed to divert attention from the fundamental threats – to depopulate Earth and imprison those left alive in a technocratic ‘smart city’ prison advancing daily.
In the latest, most significant development, NATO-produced and guided weapons were fired from Ukraine to attack Russian territory: On 19 & 20 November, U.S. ATACMS (supersonic tactical ballistic) missiles and British ‘Storm Shadow’ (cruise) missiles were used to destroy targets in Russia.
In response, and immediately following the latest update of Russian nuclear doctrine – English translation here ‘Full Text of Russia’s Updated Nuclear Doctrine’ and briefly and simply explained by Andrew Korybko here ‘Russia’s Updated Nuke Doctrine Aims To Deter Unacceptable Provocations From NATO’ – Russia fired an ‘experimental’ version of the new hypersonic ‘Oreshnik’ (ICBM) missile (equipped with six independently-targetable warheads, each containing six submunitions) which traveled at Mach 10 (that is, ten times the speed of sound) to destroy the Yuzmash missile factory in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk.
Among a wide range of expert commentaries expressing grave concern, including because of the latest update of NATO strategy – see ‘NATO After the Washington Summit: Future-Proofing the Alliance and Supporting Ukraine until Victory: Resolution 494’ – see Scott Ritter’s ‘On the Brink’,
Drago Bosnic’s ‘Nukes and medium-range missiles for Neo-Nazi junta, perfect recipe for WW3’ and watch Colonel Doug Macgregor’s recent interview ‘How Close Are We to WWIII?’
And geostrategic analyst Drago Bosnic specifically draws attention to the lack of evidence that President Biden has officially authorized the delivery of US nuclear weapons for use by Ukraine despite the fact that prominent media outlets, starting with the New York Times, have indicated, without offering any evidence, that this has taken place.
Watch ‘Say No to Nuclear War! Peace on the Planet’.
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“Ray McGovern and Scott Ritter talk about nuclear war with Russia”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--0Rf8mNUw
by Community Church of Boston
(11:18)
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“Europe in Serious Trouble as Putin Order Uses of Russian Extraordinary Weapons?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2rG5etE0w
with Jeffrey Sachs
(26:25)
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“Germany Deindustrialising & Subordinated”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oGKW07WBs
with Sevim Dağdelen, Alexander Mercouris, and Glenn Diesen
(48:45)
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“No2Nato Episode #24 - NATO OVERTHROW OF SYRIA”
https://www.youtube.com/live/uyEreAMcIQA
with Chris Williamson
(1:02:41)
Welcome to No2Nato episode #24 NATO OVERTHROW OF SYRIA, host Chris Williamson is joined by esteemed guests Richard Medhurst and Piers Robinson.
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“Syria Left Alone by an Abandoning World. Russia’s Redline. The End Game Is ‘Greater Israel’?”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/%E2%80%A8syria-left-alone-abandoning-world/5874837
by Peter Koenig
The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad was long in the making and has nothing to do with a civil war. There has never been a fight of the Syrian people against Assad. But President al-Assad fought against foreign-infiltrated and paid mercenaries, terrorists, including US-created Al Qaeda and IS / ISIS.
The traditional allies like Russia, Iran, and Iraq, suddenly disappeared. Russia made a semblance of fighting alongside the already badly damaged Syrian Air Force – to no avail. Then the Russians left, or rather, became busy evacuating their air bases in Syria. In time, before they would fall into the eager hands of Israel and its allied terrorist bands.
The connection between the Zionist-Israeli war against Palestine, then Lebanon and now Syria, next possibly Iran and Saudi Arabia and the Ukraine war becomes ever clearer. Jordan is already in Israel’s back-pocket. Without a fight. It is all about the Big War for Greater Israel. “Greater Israel” is the hidden agenda in the Great Reset and especially the UN Agenda 2030.
Both of these “guiding documents” were created under control of the Zionist supremacists.
Greater Israel, driven by worldwide Zionism, is also behind the “normally” illegal agreement between the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the UN of 2019.
For years, NATO has been successful in provoking again and again Russia, with ever more aggressive advances surrounding Russia, but preparing Ukraine for a senseless and hopeless war against Russia. This war eventually happened, with President Putin falling for the bait in February 2022, invading the predominantly Russian Donbass area for salvaging them from the murderous Ukrainian Azov Nazi troops.
While adamantly opposing western weapon deliveries to Ukraine, hence supporting Russia, Mr. Erdogan was officially accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. However, silently the Turkish PM supported the idea of a Greater Israel. Because, as part of a deal, Turkey was to incorporate northern Syria, which was long prepared as a 30-km wide “buffer zone,” under the pretext of preventing migration from Idlib to Turkey.
The buffer zone served Turkey for years to transport stolen petrol from Syrian wells to Turkey and sell it to European customers.
All the talk about a ceasefire, and the eventual truce agreement signed between Turkey and Russia in Moscow on March 5, 2020, was just a make-believe farce for Turkey, which, under Erdogan, has proven to be an unfaithful ally to just about any country to whom Turkey wanted to appear as trustworthy. Such betrayals include Russia as well as the US and NATO, of which Turkey is a prominent member.
The NATO-provoked Russia-Ukraine conflict was the beginning of a senseless war, fought with western weapons and with western advice, and eventually with western mercenaries, if not specialized western troops, that had no other purpose than keeping Russia busy with Ukraine, losing tens of thousands of soldiers to western weapons so that Greater Israel could now march on – literally undisturbed.
The over a million Ukrainians senselessly killed shall not even be mentioned. All for the establishment of Greater Israel. All life is sacred, but none is as sacred as that of the Chosen People.
Some very smart psychological research must have been carried out by CIA-DARPA (the Pentagon-linked semi-secret thinktank, “Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency”), Mossad and MI6 – on President Putin. They have carefully studied his hesitancy on self-imposed “red-lines”, his eagerness to belong to the “west”, and concluded, the west could do almost anything and Putin’s reactions would just be half-hearted.
The last one of those half-hearted warnings was the Russian launching of the world’s most advanced supersonic multi-warhead, multi-directional, ultra-state-of-the-art Oreshnik long-range missile, towards a relatively harmless weapon-depot in Dnipro, Ukraine, on November 21, 2024. And that after Russia having been attacked by western made ATACMS (US), and Storm Shadows (UK-France) – which were Mr. Putin’s latest Red Line.
Putin’s unimpressive reaction gave the signal that the final war on Syria could start and be finished in a few days. The end game was fast. It started on November 27, 2024 by Syrian “opposition forces”, meaning US, Israel, UK, and possibly also Turkey funded and created terrorist forces like ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and other mercenaries.
They advanced rapidly, led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, leader of the “Levant Liberation Committee”, a Sunni Islamist political and paramilitary organization. Aleppo fell first, then Hama and almost instantly, Damascus.
Russia, China, Iran, and Iraq were disturbingly absent. Without Russia and China, Iran would have been fully exposed to US and possibly Israeli attack missiles – targeting Iran’s nuclear energy facilities, a “coup” prepared by the recent negative inspection report by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an agency dancing to the tunes of western commandos.
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“The Syria Conflict: A War That Changed Everything”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTaZ6pSV8SE
by Mohammed Marandi
(18:48)
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“Syria Heading Towards a Black Hole as All Parties LOSING”
https://www.youtube.com/live/sBkWv7htplE
with Nimo Alkhorshid and Larry C. Johnson
(53:04, with transcript)
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“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East
https://www.globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815
by Israel Shahak and Prof Michel Chossudovsky
The Infamous "Oded Yinon Plan". Introduction by Michel Chossudovsky.
Update and Analysis
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.” which was led by its Military Chief Mohammed Deif. On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed a so-called “State of Readiness For War”. Israel has now (October 7, 2023) officially declared a new stage of its long war against the people of Palestine.
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Military operations are invariably planned well in advance (See Netanyahu’s January 2023 statement below). Was “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” a “surprise attack” ?
U.S. intelligence say they weren’t aware of an impending Hamas attack.
Did Netanyahu and his vast military and intelligence apparatus (Mossad et al) have foreknowledge of the Hamas attack?
Was a carefully formulated Israeli plan to wage an all out war against Palestinians envisaged prior to the launching by Hamas of “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm”? This was not a failure of Israeli Intelligence, as conveyed by the media. Quite the opposite.
Evidence and testimonies suggest that the Netanyahu government had foreknowledge of the actions of Hamas. And “They Let it Happen”:
Following the Al Aqsa Storm Operation on October 7, Israel‘s defence minister described Palestinians as “human animals” and vowed to “act accordingly,” as fighter jets unleashed a massive bombing of the Gaza Strip” (Middle East Eye).
A complete blockade of the Gaza Strip was initiated on October 9, 2023 consisting in preventing and obstructing the importation of food, water, fuel, and essential commodities to 2.3 Million Palestinians. It’s an outright crime against humanity.
Was “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm” a “surprise attack”? Was it a false flag?
Netanyahu’s “New Stage” of “The Long War” against Palestine
Netanyahu’s stated objective, which constitutes a new stage in the 75 year old war (since Nakba, 1948, see below) against the people of Palestine is no longer predicated on “Apartheid” or “Separation”.
This new stage –which is also directed against Israelis who want peace– consists in “total appropriation” as well as the outright exclusion of the Palestinian people from their homeland.
The current Netanyahu government is committed to the “Greater Israel” and the “Promised Land”, namely the biblical homeland of the Jews.
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“Is Israel Getting Delusional?”
https://www.youtube.com/live/p7zhhfkr8hs
with Nima Alkhorshid and Mathew Hoh
(54:54, with transcript)
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“Israel Preparing to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZxNBzqhHI
by Dialogue Works, with Nima Alhorshid and Larry Johnson
(1:12:57)
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“Russia’s Secret Trap in Syria?”
https://www.youtube.com/live/Q0FQeGjPSc0
with Nima Alkhorshid and Alex Krainer
(1:09:29)
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“Putin’s Viral Speech on Syria”
https://www.youtube.com/live/kSp8vvGHF4g
with Vladimir Putin, December 13, 2024
(live)
Live, President Vladimir Putin addressed the recent developments in Syria, where opposition forces have claimed control of Damascus, marking a potential turning point in the ongoing conflict. Putin acknowledged the rapid advances made by Syrian rebels and the reported flight of President Bashar al-Assad from the capital, emphasizing Russia's commitment to supporting its allies in the region.
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“West DESTROYING Itself In Syria. Russia Not Falling For The Trap”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cbVNk2A5E4
with Graham Fuller
(21:38)
The Jihadist take-over of Syria is first and foremost a tragedy for the people of Syria who might be in for the fate of Libya. But for Russia this is an entirely different thing. Unlike Washington, Moscow does not try to over-extend and fight for 20 years for a lost cause. Rather, it lets its enemies saw the seeds of their own future defeat. If one thing is clear by now, it's that Al-Qaeda-run governments always come back to hunt the USA.
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“Syria Special: Assad’s Fall”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj9kxgnr0V8&si=BVVmND6zufPy99mZ
with George Galloway
(50:30)
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“Syria Power Vaccum”
https://www.youtube.com/live/d2BF418pKdQ
by The Druan, with Jeffrey Sachs
(1:06:59)
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“Syria Special: Assad’s Fall”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj9kxgnr0V8
with George Galloway and Prof. Seyed Mohammed Marandi
(50:29)
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“Road From Damascus”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC1QDVRJRN8
with George Galloway, and Miko Peled, and Richard Medhurst
(2:14:20)
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“Dramatic Russia Video: UK Ambassador Storms Out of Russian Foreign Ministry After Spy Plot Exposed”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFIG2tWXTas
by Oneindia News
(3:11)
British Ambassador Nigel Casey faced sharp questioning by reporters after being summoned by Russia’s Foreign Ministry over allegations of espionage involving Edward Prior Wilks, a British diplomat expelled for alleged intelligence activities. The incident highlights growing tensions as both nations exchange diplomatic blows amidst the Ukraine conflict.
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“Former head of MI6's warning over war with Russia in Europe”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--0Rf8mNUw
by Sky News
(10:03)
Former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, has told Sky's Sophy Ridge that we're no longer in a "pre-war situation" with Russia but "an actual war". When asked how the UK government should respond to Russian provocation, he said: “We have to face up to the fact that the Russians think they're in the state of war with us." "Donald Tusk (the Polish prime minister) has referred to it as a pre-war situation. I think he's wrong. I think it's an actual war", he says. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-l...
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“Former CIA official breaks down collapse of Assad regime”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN5MBhVcUdQ
by Sky News Australia
(4:44)
Former senior CIA official Norman Roule has commented on the end of Bashar al-Assad's regime after rebel forces entered the capital Damascus prompting the dictator to flee to Russia. “It's been an extraordinary and tectonic movement in the region, but I think it's more accurate to say that Russia, Syria, and Iran became complacent, lost their intelligence edge, and had no plan to respond when the oppositionists moved into Aleppo,” Mr Roule told Sky News Australia. “Now in normal circumstances, that might've been the end of the opposition move, but because there was no reaction, no marshalling of forces, the opposition was then able to continue barrelling south through Homs, and finally into Damascus itself.”
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“Dmitry Orlov: Russia's Warning to the West: Are We on the Brink of Chaos?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neBQhqveeXg
by Dialogue Works
(49:43)
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“Can Europe Return to Reason & Reverse Its Decline Jeffrey Sachs, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97aaGmVNoE8
by The Duran
(31:59)
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“ATACMS into Russia. Kursk cauldron KNOCKOUT to Ukraine”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T-oeBmAVBc&si=Kthj8LgaYzdYOwwT
by Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris
(33:13)
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“NATO Says ‘Enough Is Enough’ To Russia! UK And France To Enter Ukraine!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDz7DQ219PY
by The Global Narrative
(12:05)
Tensions in Europe have reached a boiling point as NATO takes a bold stance against Russia's actions in Ukraine. In a shocking development, the UK and France are reportedly preparing to increase their involvement, signaling a turning point in the ongoing conflict. In this video, we’ll explore: NATO’s statement and its implications for the conflict. The roles of the UK and France in stepping up support for Ukraine. The potential impact of increased military and strategic involvement. What this means for the future of Ukraine, Russia, and global geopolitics. As the stakes rise, the world watches closely. Is this the beginning of a broader confrontation, or a decisive step toward resolution?
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“Russia Readies 500+ 'Nuclear-Like' Missiles As NATO Ignores Putin's Warning | 'Next We Will...”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwSf2CxnsYM
by Times Of India
(4:11)
Russia has reportedly stockpiled over 500 advanced missiles, including 200 KH-101 cruise missiles and 300 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, for winter operations. Recent strikes caused widespread power outages in Ukraine, and experts warn of intensified attacks targeting energy grids and key infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia’s new Oreshnik missile has entered mass production, with Putin vowing strikes in response to Western-supplied weapons used against Russian territory.
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“Russia Will Use EVERY Weapon Available: Putin Warns Against Ukraine Getting Nuclear Weapons From US”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0440KTQjls
by Mint
(11:39)
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal against Ukraine if Kyiv were to acquire nuclear arms. The New York Times reported last week that some unidentified Western officials had suggested U.S. President Joe Biden could give Ukraine nuclear weapons before he leaves office. "If the country which we are essentially at war with now becomes a nuclear power, what do we do? In this case, we will use all, I want to emphasize this, precisely all means of destruction available to Russia. Everything: we will not allow it. We'll be watching their every move", Putin said during a press conference in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Interview: “Israel Could Not Take the Losses”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgXn_YlgVSY
with George Galloway and Ghadi Francis
The ceasefire wasn't given by kind hearted war criminals, says Ghadi Francis, or diplomacy. Israel stopped because it could not prevail
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John Mearsheimer: “Nato Base On RED ALERT As Putin Is More Serious Than Ever! CHAOS Inside Tel Aviv”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zRosywhhoc
by MEHMET KOMANDO
(30:01, with transcript)
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“Israel Devastated: Iran and Hezbollah Crush IDF, Yemen Destroys US Navy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SmwgOF_CpY
with Prof Mohammad Marandi
In this episode, Prof. Mohammad Marandi breaks down how Israel is being defeated on all fronts amid reports that Yemen repelled a US and Israeli air raid earlier in November. As the IDF struggles to maintain control, Iran’s regional influence continues to rise, further exposing Israel’s vulnerabilities. Prof. Marandi also sheds light on how Israel is attempting to mask these failures with brutal tactics, escalating its aggression instead of addressing the root causes of its strategic downfall. From Hezbollah’s dominance to Iran’s unyielding resistance, this discussion unveils the shifting power dynamics in the region and what it means for the future of Israel and its adversaries.
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“Israel’s Infiltration Of US Tech In Light Of The Lebanon Pager Attack”
https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/israel-infiltration-us-tech-lebanon/
with Ryan Cristián
(3:32:06)
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“How Donald Trump Could Destroy EVERYTHING”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_oGKW07WBs
with Col. Larry Wilkerson and Scott Ritter
(52:23)
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“World War III Begins? NATO Troops At Russia Border; Military Vehicles Transferred To Poland”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTkO8IIjm6w&si=UkMUB8m9WiRMGt5l
by Times Of India
(3:10)
NATO has begun transferring large amounts of armed vehicles to Poland, according to reports. Sergey Lebedev, a coordinator of a pro-Russian network, confirmed the military movements, sharing videos and photos of transports across France, Germany, and Poland. This transfer comes as tensions between NATO and Russia escalate. Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO and Ukraine, stating that Russia is advancing its Oreshnik missile systems to counter NATO, making nuclear weapons "useless." Click to know more.
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“Scott Ritter: The Final Offensive Russia Planed”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJFduI_Sc8Y&si=8gDP4nGrA99Q9phw
with Scott Ritter
(12:05)
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“Douglas Macgregor: Russia Storms Sumy Border – Game-Changing Weapon Surge!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJjFUPBEDSg&si=hMAey1eWcTWqiI2A
by Douglas Macgregor
(16:52)
Douglas Macgregor analyzes Russia's relentless military operations, from the Sumy border advance to unprecedented UAV strikes overwhelming Ukraine’s defenses. Explore how weapon production surges and calculated offensives reshape the conflict, testing Ukraine’s resilience and the West's resolve. Is this the turning point in Eastern Europe's strategic power balance? Watch as events unfold.
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“The Fall of Assad & What it Means for The Mid East”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OgEgHVtRbg4&si=xAHyCFiv9kBoWoRX
with Chris Hedges and Alastair Crooke
(1:10:46)
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“Syria TRUTH Exposed, Putin & Iran on HIGH ALERT as IDF BOMBS Damascus”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsyb3q9iR_o
with Danny Haiphong and Scott Ritter
(1:20:32)
Former US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer Scott Ritter joins the show to discuss Syria's collapse and what it will mean for the future of geopolitics in the Middle East and beyond as Israel and Turkey make major moves to carve up the post-Assad era Arab nation. Don't miss this must see stream on the latest in geopolitics.
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“Protests and regime change in Georgia”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x-tUyMdh1s&si=QvUv08mdCkjme8zI
with Alex Christoforou, Alexander Mercouris, and Patrick Lancaster
(36:31)
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“Video: Pentagon “War Games”. Ruebek and Churya Attack America”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/video-pentagon-war-games-ruebek-and-churya-attack-america/5874433
by Drago Bosnic and Prof Michel Chossudovsky
See also: The Secret Pentagon War Game That Offers a Stark Warning for Our Times by William Langewiesche.
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“Restoring Peace With Russia - Ambassador Jack Matlock, Alexander Mercouris”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMUsjsj5Gk
with Ambassador Jack Matlock, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen
(55:04)
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“30 Years Ago Today : Kissinger on Russia and NATO Expansion, December 5, 1994”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHm_7T7QNl8
with Jack Matlock
(16:45)
Henry Kissinger and former Ambassador Jack Matlock debate the future of NATO and Russia during the Budapest Summit on Dec. 5, 1994. Robert MacNeil moderates the discussion. Summary generated by ChatGPT: The 1994 discussion between Henry Kissinger and Jack Matlock revolved around the contentious issue of NATO expansion and its implications for U.S.-Russia relations and Eastern Europe's stability. The debate was set against the backdrop of Russian opposition, articulated by President Boris Yeltsin, who warned that expanding NATO could lead to a "cold peace" and further isolate Russia. Kissinger supported NATO expansion as a necessary step to ensure the security and sovereignty of Central European countries like Poland and Hungary. He argued that delaying expansion could create a geopolitical vacuum, leaving these nations vulnerable to influence from both Germany and Russia. Kissinger viewed NATO as a stabilizing force and an "insurance policy" against future uncertainties, emphasizing that such moves need not antagonize Russia if managed through diplomatic and military assurances. Matlock, however, cautioned against hasty expansion, noting that Russia's current weakness did not pose an immediate military threat. He believed that NATO expansion might inflame nationalist sentiments within Russia, complicating its internal politics and its path toward democracy. Instead, he argued for prioritizing economic integration of Eastern European nations into the European Union and maintaining diplomacy to address Russian concerns. The conversation highlighted differing perspectives on balancing security, diplomacy, and the risks of escalating tensions in post-Cold War Europe.
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News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller
“In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, December 2-9, 2024”
by Mark Crispin Miller
Actors Scott L. Schwartz (Oceans 11), Mark Withers (Dynasty); comic ‘Kabeezy’ Singh (39); influencer Dominique Brown (34); TV doc Kelly Powers (45, C); 8 journos; 52 infants; 4 MDs; 10 nurses; & more
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“Elton John goes blind; Adele fights "agonizing" ear infection; James van der Beek has colorectal cancer; Serena Williams' husband has thyroid cancer; Alia Bastian has breast cancer”
by Mark Crispin Miller
Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace") in hospital with "heart issue"; George Wendt ("Cheers") looking "gaunt amid health struggles"; NFL's Randy Moss asks for prayers over "internal health issue"; & more
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“After "cringe" broadcast, DC anchor Leon Harris ‘steps away’; UK: rocker Jamie Morrison rushed to hospital just before show; Monty Don in hospital, cancels shows; IT: Laura Pausini cancels shows”
by Mark Crispin Miller
S. Korea: 2NE1 halts show "due to health concerns"; AU: Sum 41 cancels farewell tour due to frontman Deryck Whibley's "ongoing battle with pneumonia"
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“Since they started ‘vaccinating’ Italy, eight employees at eyewear company Luxottica have ‘died suddenly’ or in ‘vaxxidents’”
by Mark Crispin Miller
Meanwhile, in recent days, 10 people have "died suddenly" in Biella, west of Milan
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“Four years after ‘vaccination’ started, ‘experts’ are still ‘baffled’ by the rising global surge in strokes, ‘rare’ cancers, ‘long COVID’ and ‘unnatural deaths”
by Mark Crispin Miller
They blame blood type, unwashed produce, radon, "climate change," cigarettes, alcohol and/or weed, etc.—i.e., anything and everything EXCEPT for the "vaccines"
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“In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, November 18-25, 2024”
by Mark Crispin Miller
Actor/rapper Saafir; Wheel of Fortune presenter Chuck Woolery; rockers Dennis Bryon, Colin “Smiley” Petersen (Bee Gees), Chris Lindblad (Admiral Angry), Mike Pinera (Iron Butterfly); 61 + infants; more
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“3D Assassins and Mystery Drones - New World Next Week”
with James Corbett and James Pilato
(24:43)
This week on the New World Next Week: The UHC assassin used a hybrid 3D printed ghost gun; mystery drones are buzzing the East Coast of the US; and there are a slew of NWNW updates in preparation for next week's New World Next Year.
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“The Drone Wars: You Are Not Prepared”
by James Corbett
Do you wanna see the scariest sight in the world?
No, I'm not talking about terrorists or ninjas (or terrorist ninjas). I'm not talking about ghosts and goblins. I'm not even talking about Winnie the Pooh and Popeye.
I'm talking about this . . .
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“Good News”
by CJ Hopkins
This is just a quick bit of good news.
And, OK, I confess, it’s also an attempt to stop the flood of unsubscriptions that have been pouring in recently, as they always do if I fail to publish for a couple of weeks.
If your finger is poised over that “unsubscribe” button … well, please hold on, because I’ll be publishing my final column of 2024 soon — my customary “Year of” column — I swear I will, barring an act of God. Give me just another few days.
And I’ll explain why I’ve been so quiet recently. But, first, let me tell you the news.
The news is that my next collection of essays will published by Skyhorse Publishing in April. It will include a foreword by Matt Taibbi, and a big fat introductory essay by me, which won’t be available online, or anywhere else.
Here’s the cover, designed, as ever, by my partner in thoughtcrime, Anthony Freda.
If you’ve been wondering why I’ve been kind of quiet for the past few weeks, well, that is why. I’ve been composing that big fat introductory essay, and polishing up the other essays in the book, and asking good people to say good things about it, and me, so that Skyhorse can use their quotes to encourage you to buy the book, which is available for pre-ordering from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, Indiebound, Dussmann, if you live in Germany, and wherever else quality books are sold.
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“The Simpsons Predictions For 2025 Will Blow Your Mind”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ADzVIiPIQ
by
(15:35)
The Simpsons have done it again! Dive into this mind-blowing exploration of the eerie predictions made by Springfield’s favorite family for 2025. From advancements in technology to jaw-dropping political twists, these episodes seem to hold the key to our future. Could Matt Groening and his team really foresee what’s coming next? Or is it all just a series of uncanny coincidences?
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