Because of the destructive actions of the USA, it is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage. While the rest of the world wants an end to the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the USA alone is blocking it.
Wow! Not only taking down the legitimacy of the US, it is further reducing the legitimacy of the UN as it uses veto power to block UN for acting in Gaza.
Maybe, in an indirect way the UN is actually becoming more important because Russia, China and others are pushing the rule of law in international relations. The UN is the only game in town.
AS this aricle which I urge everyone to read, by the late historian Domenico Losurdo, makes crystal clear US society has been the source of fascist ideology since the failure of Reconstruction.
It, rather than Germany, Cambodia, Idonesia, South Africa, Israel or any of its satraps in Latin America has been the poisonous well from which genocidal evil has sprung.
"Team Biden must control the Zionists and force them to back off..."
That ain't gonna happen. "Team Biden" are mostly neocons and they probably encouraged Netanyahu to start this chain of events. Biden is so addled he doesn't comprehend anything about the situation. So all we can expect is escalation.
The diplomatic efforts of Russia, China and the rest of the Global South will be irrelevant because Zionists and neocons don't listen to anyone but themselves. It's like trying to "negotiate" with Hitler. There's too much ideology in the way.
The only thing that will restrain them - maybe - is if the Axis of Resistance demonstrates sufficient force to threaten Israel's existence. Pakistan's threat to nuke Israel if Israel nukes anyone else was a good start. Hezbollah's known capabilities may be having an influence on some members of the Israel government in disputing the wisdom of a ground invasion of Gaza. But my guess is the crazies will prevail and the situation will escalate beyond anyone's ability to control.
"Pakistan's threat to nuke Israel if Israel nukes anyone else was a good start. "
it wasn't a threat from Pakistan, the nation state. It was just a lone MP. The military controls the nukes there anyway and they are corrupt backstabbing arseholes.
"But my guess is the crazies will prevail and the situation will escalate beyond anyone's ability to control."
I hope so. If total war doesn't occur we are just kicking the can down the road and the endless cycle will rinse and repeat as it does every few years.
It's time for the main event. Stockpile food and move away from military infrastructure.
karl... thanks.. clearly biden is not going to confront the zionists.. the usa is more intent on destroying the idea and basis for the un at this point... and of course collective punishment or worse is fine for those who the usa deems on the wrong track, while it is not fine if any of the usa's so called friends.. thus we see the usa is the number 1 problem for a resolution on israel-palestine... it always has been! this is a repetition of the past.. at some point people are going to move on, while acknowledging what the real source of the problem is here..
We had a discussion of that at MoA, that produced an excellent item that I put up at my VK page. Russia's white hot over that crime as are billion of the Global Majority.
I know. He's of the school that Israel won't do it because they are "logical".
Now that Go Brandon has given the nod they will do it and 2 US carriers to provide fire support and anti air defence cover in case Hezbollah and Iran launches missiles.
I remember being appalled when GW Bush announced that the US was not going to pay its UN membership dues (I forget why tbh). Welcome to the “rules based order”! Don’t like it? Tough s**t! I gave up on politics and voting except for a more perceptive friend who pointed out his re-election would pollute the Supreme Court with conservative/ fundamentalist appointees who keep the job for life. In the words of the Borg, “resistance was futile”. And so it goes. Every vote matters (ideally on hand marked paper ballots counted in public) and pitchforks can help emphasize the will of the people. Just saying........
Thanks for bringing this up. The US, like Russia, could have abstained. It’s not like the UNSC could enforce the cease fire.
I’m one of those people who’s been talking about the downfall of the US empire more than a two decades. I never expected an acceleration like this. There are literally no Realists or even sane people in charge of things anymore. It’s reactionary ideologues all the way down, led by a guy who’s always been one, never been very smart, always been emotional, always been a weak bully and now is around the bend. People used to worry about Reagan in his second term; this is actually that worry made real and without any brakes.
IMO, since Trump's 2016 win, all the events following have shown those behind the curtain have lost it. Hudson's interview with Simes, on the New Rules podcast yesterday connected some dots, but didn't examine motive. Michael sent me the transcript, which has yet to be published at his website, so here's the link to the podcast, https://rumble.com/v3q3q11-new-world-order-putin-visits-china.html
There's far more that I've yet to touch upon here thanks to current events. But that will change soon.
Looks like it's going well for the IOF the mightiest military in the whole entire universe'
From tg channel Resistance News Network
🚨 BREAKING: 28 (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15658) hours later, the IOF has completely withdrawn from Nour Shams camp, #Tulkarem after failing to achieve its goal of reaching wanted resistance fighters.
During the battle, Gaza's resistance supported the fighters of Tulkarem by firing rockets on "Tel Aviv" in response (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15775) to the siege of the camp.
While the destruction to the camp is great, with its infrastructure deliberately destroyed (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15674) by the invading IOF, as well as suicide drones and shoulder-fired missiles (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15789) used, the camp stands tall, having written another victorious page in this chapter of resistance history.
Because of the destructive actions of the USA, it is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage. While the rest of the world wants an end to the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the USA alone is blocking it.
Wow! Not only taking down the legitimacy of the US, it is further reducing the legitimacy of the UN as it uses veto power to block UN for acting in Gaza.
Maybe, in an indirect way the UN is actually becoming more important because Russia, China and others are pushing the rule of law in international relations. The UN is the only game in town.
No surprise here.
AS this aricle which I urge everyone to read, by the late historian Domenico Losurdo, makes crystal clear US society has been the source of fascist ideology since the failure of Reconstruction.
It, rather than Germany, Cambodia, Idonesia, South Africa, Israel or any of its satraps in Latin America has been the poisonous well from which genocidal evil has sprung.
https://redsails.org/the-international-origins-of-nazism/
I do not like to impose links on this forum but this is an important piece of historical scholarship.
Thanks bevin. Contributing relevant links is fine with me.
"Team Biden must control the Zionists and force them to back off..."
That ain't gonna happen. "Team Biden" are mostly neocons and they probably encouraged Netanyahu to start this chain of events. Biden is so addled he doesn't comprehend anything about the situation. So all we can expect is escalation.
The diplomatic efforts of Russia, China and the rest of the Global South will be irrelevant because Zionists and neocons don't listen to anyone but themselves. It's like trying to "negotiate" with Hitler. There's too much ideology in the way.
The only thing that will restrain them - maybe - is if the Axis of Resistance demonstrates sufficient force to threaten Israel's existence. Pakistan's threat to nuke Israel if Israel nukes anyone else was a good start. Hezbollah's known capabilities may be having an influence on some members of the Israel government in disputing the wisdom of a ground invasion of Gaza. But my guess is the crazies will prevail and the situation will escalate beyond anyone's ability to control.
I wrote two short comments in this vein at MoA.
"Pakistan's threat to nuke Israel if Israel nukes anyone else was a good start. "
it wasn't a threat from Pakistan, the nation state. It was just a lone MP. The military controls the nukes there anyway and they are corrupt backstabbing arseholes.
"But my guess is the crazies will prevail and the situation will escalate beyond anyone's ability to control."
I hope so. If total war doesn't occur we are just kicking the can down the road and the endless cycle will rinse and repeat as it does every few years.
It's time for the main event. Stockpile food and move away from military infrastructure.
karl... thanks.. clearly biden is not going to confront the zionists.. the usa is more intent on destroying the idea and basis for the un at this point... and of course collective punishment or worse is fine for those who the usa deems on the wrong track, while it is not fine if any of the usa's so called friends.. thus we see the usa is the number 1 problem for a resolution on israel-palestine... it always has been! this is a repetition of the past.. at some point people are going to move on, while acknowledging what the real source of the problem is here..
Here's an article that claims the hospital attack was by a JDAM set to airburst.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/debunked:-how-an-israeli-strike-killed-100s-in-gaza-baptist
We had a discussion of that at MoA, that produced an excellent item that I put up at my VK page. Russia's white hot over that crime as are billion of the Global Majority.
With the 2 US vetoes in less than 48 hours it's clear US has given Israel the green light to enter Gaza and enact the planned One State Solution.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20231019/live-updates-israel-defense-forces-strike-hezbollahs-observation-point-along-lebanon-border-1114307620.html
That's the appearance. But see Simplicius's latest for a contrary view.
I know. He's of the school that Israel won't do it because they are "logical".
Now that Go Brandon has given the nod they will do it and 2 US carriers to provide fire support and anti air defence cover in case Hezbollah and Iran launches missiles.
"2 US carriers to provide fire support and anti air defence cover in case Hezbollah and Iran launches missiles. "
Hehe, let's see how they handle hundreds of swarms of hundreds of missiles. Plus ground level sabotage attacks.
They are fucked and they know it.
I remember being appalled when GW Bush announced that the US was not going to pay its UN membership dues (I forget why tbh). Welcome to the “rules based order”! Don’t like it? Tough s**t! I gave up on politics and voting except for a more perceptive friend who pointed out his re-election would pollute the Supreme Court with conservative/ fundamentalist appointees who keep the job for life. In the words of the Borg, “resistance was futile”. And so it goes. Every vote matters (ideally on hand marked paper ballots counted in public) and pitchforks can help emphasize the will of the people. Just saying........
Thanks for bringing this up. The US, like Russia, could have abstained. It’s not like the UNSC could enforce the cease fire.
I’m one of those people who’s been talking about the downfall of the US empire more than a two decades. I never expected an acceleration like this. There are literally no Realists or even sane people in charge of things anymore. It’s reactionary ideologues all the way down, led by a guy who’s always been one, never been very smart, always been emotional, always been a weak bully and now is around the bend. People used to worry about Reagan in his second term; this is actually that worry made real and without any brakes.
IMO, since Trump's 2016 win, all the events following have shown those behind the curtain have lost it. Hudson's interview with Simes, on the New Rules podcast yesterday connected some dots, but didn't examine motive. Michael sent me the transcript, which has yet to be published at his website, so here's the link to the podcast, https://rumble.com/v3q3q11-new-world-order-putin-visits-china.html
There's far more that I've yet to touch upon here thanks to current events. But that will change soon.
Thirty seconds after I posted my comment, I read this:
Report: Biden Gives Netanyahu ‘Private Backing’ for Gaza Ground Invasion
https://news.antiwar.com/2023/10/18/report-biden-gave-netanyahu-private-backing-for-gaza-ground-invasion/
Well, as Andrei likes to say, "Well, here you go!" Anyone thinking the US is going to prevent this from escalating is delusional.
And the 2 US vetoes in less than 48 hours points to that.
You can be sure the 2 US carriers will provide fire support.
"You can be sure the 2 US carriers will provide fire support. "
Correction: will attempt to provide fire support. And then they won't, because they can't.
There's $$ in them there's escalations.
US foreign policy reminds one of the joke about the camel being bthe result of a horse designed by a committee.
Except that camels work
I am deeply honored to hear from one of the most exalted of MoA's Comment section.
Hat tip to you.
Looks like it's going well for the IOF the mightiest military in the whole entire universe'
From tg channel Resistance News Network
🚨 BREAKING: 28 (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15658) hours later, the IOF has completely withdrawn from Nour Shams camp, #Tulkarem after failing to achieve its goal of reaching wanted resistance fighters.
The IOF faced continuous (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15770) resistance, targeted with a nonstop stream (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15747) of explosive (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15677) devices and bullets despite all efforts to besiege the steadfast camp. Fighters from Balata camp also travelled (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15725) to support the fighters in the battle, which extended to Tulkarem Camp and featured Al-Qassam Brigades (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15748), Saraya Al-Quds (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15770), and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15827). Powerful statements (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15827) were released, with an understanding of what is at stake in a regional (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15828) context.
Ambulances have been allowed to enter the camp now to recover the bodies of the martyred and injured. One zionist police officer was killed (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15772), and 10 more were wounded. Based on the statements of the resistance, many more than 10 were wounded, after the IOF was continually trapped (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15831) in ambushes (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15844) of death (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15847).
During the battle, Gaza's resistance supported the fighters of Tulkarem by firing rockets on "Tel Aviv" in response (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15775) to the siege of the camp.
While the destruction to the camp is great, with its infrastructure deliberately destroyed (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15674) by the invading IOF, as well as suicide drones and shoulder-fired missiles (https://t.me/PalestineResist/15789) used, the camp stands tall, having written another victorious page in this chapter of resistance history.