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Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Picture of the Day
Last post by yankeedoodle - December 02, 2024, 01:53:39 PM
A pro-Palestinian supporter waves a Palestinian flag during a National March for Palestine in central London
Over 60 parliamentarians call for sanctions against Israel
https://www.thejc.com/news/politics/over-60-parliamentarians-call-for-sanctions-against-israel-dxwveil7
#2
Self-Appointed "Masters" / Meed the Hindus taking over th...
Last post by yankeedoodle - December 02, 2024, 01:12:58 PMThe jews are tired of the charge that jews run the US government, so, they have decided to train-up a bunch of malicious hindus and install them in the US government so that Americans can be subjugated to a caste system. This the the message from the jews: "So, if you don't like jews, let's see how much you like hindus."
Trump Appoints Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Other Hindu Lawmakers to Key Cabinet Roles
Donald Trump nominates Indian-Americans for key cabinet roles, including Kash Patel for FBI, Vivek Ramaswamy for government efficiency, and Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence.
https://www.thehansindia.com/world-news/trump-appoints-tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-vivek-ramaswamy-and-other-hindu-lawmakers-to-key
Former President Donald Trump has chosen a number of Indian-American individuals for important cabinet posts as part of his high-profile nominations for his prospective second term in office. These appointments cover important fields like public health, law enforcement, and government efficiency.
The FBI's Nominated Leader Is Kash Patel
Kash Patel, a staunch Trump supporter, has been nominated by Trump to succeed current Director Christopher Wray as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Senate approval of Patel's nomination is still pending. "Whether or not you are Hindu or Muslim, there was a Hindu temple there for one of the quintessential gods in the Hindu pantheon in 1500 that was toppled, and they have been trying to get it back for 500 years," said Patel, a strong advocate for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya who has previously made headlines for his campaign on the subject. He blamed Washington's elites for ignoring this period of history.
Overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency will be Vivek Ramaswamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a previous presidential candidate and entrepreneur, has also been appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As an outspoken Hindu, Ramaswamy has talked candidly about how his religion has influenced his outlook on life, saying, "I'm Hindu, and I'm proud of that." That is what I stand for without apology. I am confident that my faith will fortify my dedication to upholding religious freedom.
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is appointed
Trump has made another significant appointment: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a well-known doctor and authority on health policy, will take over as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Renowned for his unbiased opinions on public health policy, Dr. Bhattacharya will be in charge of the country's top medical research institute.
Tulsi Gabbard is going to be the chief of national intelligence. Trump's choice of Tulsi Gabbard, a former lawmaker and ardent advocate for U.S.-Indian relations, to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is a major move. Openly identifying as Hindu, Gabbard has made a name for herself in American politics with her unique perspectives on foreign policy and national security.
Vance Usha Chilukuri Named Second Lady
The second lady will also be Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of incoming Vice President JD Vance, another important member of Trump's prospective administration. Trump's continuous emphasis on using the varied abilities within the Indian-American community is evident in these nominees, demonstrating his dedication to incorporating ethnic representation and experience into his cabinet. The confirmation process will be keenly monitored as the appointments move forward.
Trump Appoints Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Other Hindu Lawmakers to Key Cabinet Roles
Donald Trump nominates Indian-Americans for key cabinet roles, including Kash Patel for FBI, Vivek Ramaswamy for government efficiency, and Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence.
https://www.thehansindia.com/world-news/trump-appoints-tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-vivek-ramaswamy-and-other-hindu-lawmakers-to-key
Former President Donald Trump has chosen a number of Indian-American individuals for important cabinet posts as part of his high-profile nominations for his prospective second term in office. These appointments cover important fields like public health, law enforcement, and government efficiency.
The FBI's Nominated Leader Is Kash Patel
Kash Patel, a staunch Trump supporter, has been nominated by Trump to succeed current Director Christopher Wray as the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Senate approval of Patel's nomination is still pending. "Whether or not you are Hindu or Muslim, there was a Hindu temple there for one of the quintessential gods in the Hindu pantheon in 1500 that was toppled, and they have been trying to get it back for 500 years," said Patel, a strong advocate for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya who has previously made headlines for his campaign on the subject. He blamed Washington's elites for ignoring this period of history.
Overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency will be Vivek Ramaswamy.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a previous presidential candidate and entrepreneur, has also been appointed by Trump to head the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As an outspoken Hindu, Ramaswamy has talked candidly about how his religion has influenced his outlook on life, saying, "I'm Hindu, and I'm proud of that." That is what I stand for without apology. I am confident that my faith will fortify my dedication to upholding religious freedom.
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is appointed
Trump has made another significant appointment: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a well-known doctor and authority on health policy, will take over as the new director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Renowned for his unbiased opinions on public health policy, Dr. Bhattacharya will be in charge of the country's top medical research institute.
Tulsi Gabbard is going to be the chief of national intelligence. Trump's choice of Tulsi Gabbard, a former lawmaker and ardent advocate for U.S.-Indian relations, to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is a major move. Openly identifying as Hindu, Gabbard has made a name for herself in American politics with her unique perspectives on foreign policy and national security.
Vance Usha Chilukuri Named Second Lady
The second lady will also be Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of incoming Vice President JD Vance, another important member of Trump's prospective administration. Trump's continuous emphasis on using the varied abilities within the Indian-American community is evident in these nominees, demonstrating his dedication to incorporating ethnic representation and experience into his cabinet. The confirmation process will be keenly monitored as the appointments move forward.
#3
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Craig Murray reports from ...
Last post by yankeedoodle - December 01, 2024, 09:37:07 PMLebanon's Unbalanced Ceasefire Teeters on the Brink 28
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/11/lebanons-unbalanced-ceasefire-teeters-on-the-brink/
Only Israel has opened fire since the start of the "ceasefire", and Israel has done so repeatedly. Nobody has fired back.
Israel has for three days in a row attacked alleged Hezbollah rocket sites with bombs or missiles, killing at least four people and probably more. Israel has opened fire on journalists. It has critically wounded two mourners at a funeral. There are numerous reports of Lebanese civilians returning to their homes in the South coming under fire from Israeli troops.
Israel has also used the "ceasefire" to advance its forces including tanks into towns and villages from which they had been repulsed and which Israel could not take by fighting. It has entrenched positions in Southern Lebanon, issued orders to Lebanese civilians not to return to over sixty villages in South Lebanon – none of which it had managed to permanently occupy in the fighting – and is reinforcing, re-arming and re-equipping.
https://x.com/ytirawi/status/1862549929693986965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1862549929693986965%7Ctwgr%5Efc3cd54336ae8bc45e597050c6d32998141bc5f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.craigmurray.org.uk%2Farchives%2F2024%2F11%2Flebanons-unbalanced-ceasefire-teeters-on-the-brink%2F
Israel in fact is treating the "ceasefire" as unconditional surrender. All of this was entirely predictable, not only from Israel's past and normal behaviour, but also on the face of the "ceasefire" document itself, which is a wildly unbalanced document.
It offends my own sensibilities as a former diplomat that the Lebanese foreign ministry signed up to such an abject and undisguised document of submission.
Let us start by analysing paragraph 2 of this document:
2. From 4am, November 27, 2024 forward, the Government of Lebanon will prevent Hezbollah and all other armed groups in the territory of Lebanon from carrying out any operations against Israel, and Israel will not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military or other state targets, in the territory of Lebanon by land, air or sea.
You see the imbalance immediately.
Lebanese armed groups will be stopped from carrying out "any operations against Israel" whereas Israel will not carry out "any offensive military operations."
There is no way that Lebanon should ever have accepted that the term "offensive" is inserted for one side only. There is no possible way of parsing this, other than that Israel is still allowed to fire, and nobody else can. Israel has in fact fired, killed and wounded with abandon since the ceasefire came in to force, and of course characterises this as "defensive" military action.
The Lebanese government have recorded 51 breaches of the ceasefire by Israel in three days.
The United States and its allies have designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation – a FTO in US legal parlance. The USA – which is set up as the arbiter of the ceasefire – therefore views any military action by Israel against anyone or anything deemed "Hezbollah", anywhere and anytime, as a legitimate counter-terrorism operation.
The USA therefore simply takes the view – and the UK will take the same view – that each and every attack by Israel is not a violation of the ceasefire, but legitimate counter-terrorism.
There is no doubt of this whatsoever.
Lebanon can do nothing to monitor or prevent the reinforcement of Israeli positions in Southern Lebanon (spoiler – Israel has no intention of ever withdrawing) because the ceasefire stipulates not only that the Israeli army has sixty days leisure to leave Southern Lebanon, but that in that sixty days the Lebanese armed forces cannot enter the areas Israel is occupying: including not taking control of their own Southern border and thus they cannot check what troops and weapons Israel is moving across unopposed.
12. Upon the commencement of the cessation of hostilities according to paragraph one, Israel will withdraw its forces in a phased manner south of the Blue Line, and in parallel the LAF will deploy to positions in the Southern Litani Area shown in the attached LAF Deployment Plan, and will commence the implementation of its obligations under the commitments, including the dismantling of unauthorised sites and infrastructure and confiscating unauthorised arms and related materiel. The Mechanism will co-ordinate execution by the Israel Defence Forces and LAF of the specific and detailed plan for the phased withdrawal and deployment in these areas, which should not exceed 60 days.
"The mechanism" comprises the United States, France and the United Nations through the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). But it is plainly the United States which is calling the shots. The United Nations "hosts" the mechanism, while the United States "chairs" it.
This distinction between "Hosting" and "Chairing" is a new one on me. It appears to mean that the United Nations will be permitted to make the tea.
At para 11 the Agreement states that the Lebanese Armed Forces will "upon the commencement of the cessation of hostilities" deploy troops to control all border crossings, but this is immediately negated by para 12 which stipulates the LAF will only enter the Israeli-controlled area – including the border – in a phased manner over sixty days.
What the LAF will do instead is set up a new Southern Lebanese border along the Litani river. That is the practical meaning of para 11. It is in effect a new border, and the Israelis control to the South of it
In addition, the LAF will deploy forces, set road blocks and checkpoints on all the roads and bridges along the line delineating the Southern Litani Area.
This is why the day before the ceasefire, the Israelis flew in a platoon of special forces for a few seconds of photo opportunity on the Litani River, so they could claim their armed forces had reached to there.
The United States holds all of the cards. The Lebanese Armed Forces are the only army I can think of in modern history which "remained neutral" when their country was invaded. The Lebanese Armed Forces are literally in the pay of the United States.
This is a complex country. The truth is that the majority of the soldiers of the Lebanese Army would in fact defend their country against Israel given half the chance, while their leadership has other ideas entirely and has US-backed political ambitions.
The United States is a party to the conflict. The bombs falling on Lebanese heads are American bombs, dropping from American planes. The United States is put in charge of the "peace" by this Agreement. The current US Imperial hegemon is having its coat carried by the former colonial power France, in exchange for which honour France granted immunity to Netanyahu for war crimes.
People in Lebanon are desperate for peace. It is at United States insistence that Lebanon has no air defences – historically the USA insisted on removal of those given by Syria, and the USA has ensured they were never replaced. The USA is holding Lebanon down for Israel to violate.
The United States wants to see Lebanon divided, weak and at the mercy of Israel, and wants to see a reduction of the Shia population. The second-largest US Embassy in the world is being built here as a hub of regional influence, and on the day the ceasefire came into force the USA and Israel activated the attack on Aleppo by their proxy army in Syria.
Hezbollah is not officially a party to the Ceasefire Agreement, which is between states, but is the largest political party in the Lebanese parliament and a member of Lebanon's coalition government. Hezbollah must therefore have agreed to the ceasefire deal. They have been desperate to portray this agreement as a victory, the confirmation that they fought off the Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon.
We should not forget that well within living memory Israel occupied and held Beirut, with US and French support. So I fully understand that preventing that from happening again is an achievement. It is still more of an achievement given Hezbollah's major losses in assassinated leadership, and crippled personnel from the terrorist pager attacks.
But this ceasefire agreement gives away any good result from the fighting.
Israel has shown that is has both the ability and the will to devastate Lebanon from the air just as it has devastated Gaza. It has shown it will attack the same life sustaining infrastructure and commit widespread acts of brutality without compunction. Lebanon has seen that, like Gaza, it has no defence and that the international community will do nothing to stop the slaughter in the short term.
Israel has spent 72 hours blatantly violating the ceasefire without a word of protest from the western powers. The moment anybody fires back a single shot, the USA and its satellites will voice outrage, heavy bombing of Beirut will recommence and Israel will start trying to advance again from its new upgraded Southern bases within Lebanon.
I see this happening sooner rather than later. Peace deals which entirely favour one side never last, barring effective extermination of the injured party, and that has not happened.
Yet. Here is a reminder of Israel's capacity for morality.
https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2024/11/lebanons-unbalanced-ceasefire-teeters-on-the-brink/
Only Israel has opened fire since the start of the "ceasefire", and Israel has done so repeatedly. Nobody has fired back.
Israel has for three days in a row attacked alleged Hezbollah rocket sites with bombs or missiles, killing at least four people and probably more. Israel has opened fire on journalists. It has critically wounded two mourners at a funeral. There are numerous reports of Lebanese civilians returning to their homes in the South coming under fire from Israeli troops.
Israel has also used the "ceasefire" to advance its forces including tanks into towns and villages from which they had been repulsed and which Israel could not take by fighting. It has entrenched positions in Southern Lebanon, issued orders to Lebanese civilians not to return to over sixty villages in South Lebanon – none of which it had managed to permanently occupy in the fighting – and is reinforcing, re-arming and re-equipping.
https://x.com/ytirawi/status/1862549929693986965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1862549929693986965%7Ctwgr%5Efc3cd54336ae8bc45e597050c6d32998141bc5f9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.craigmurray.org.uk%2Farchives%2F2024%2F11%2Flebanons-unbalanced-ceasefire-teeters-on-the-brink%2F
Israel in fact is treating the "ceasefire" as unconditional surrender. All of this was entirely predictable, not only from Israel's past and normal behaviour, but also on the face of the "ceasefire" document itself, which is a wildly unbalanced document.
It offends my own sensibilities as a former diplomat that the Lebanese foreign ministry signed up to such an abject and undisguised document of submission.
Let us start by analysing paragraph 2 of this document:
2. From 4am, November 27, 2024 forward, the Government of Lebanon will prevent Hezbollah and all other armed groups in the territory of Lebanon from carrying out any operations against Israel, and Israel will not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military or other state targets, in the territory of Lebanon by land, air or sea.
You see the imbalance immediately.
Lebanese armed groups will be stopped from carrying out "any operations against Israel" whereas Israel will not carry out "any offensive military operations."
There is no way that Lebanon should ever have accepted that the term "offensive" is inserted for one side only. There is no possible way of parsing this, other than that Israel is still allowed to fire, and nobody else can. Israel has in fact fired, killed and wounded with abandon since the ceasefire came in to force, and of course characterises this as "defensive" military action.
The Lebanese government have recorded 51 breaches of the ceasefire by Israel in three days.
The United States and its allies have designated Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation – a FTO in US legal parlance. The USA – which is set up as the arbiter of the ceasefire – therefore views any military action by Israel against anyone or anything deemed "Hezbollah", anywhere and anytime, as a legitimate counter-terrorism operation.
The USA therefore simply takes the view – and the UK will take the same view – that each and every attack by Israel is not a violation of the ceasefire, but legitimate counter-terrorism.
There is no doubt of this whatsoever.
Lebanon can do nothing to monitor or prevent the reinforcement of Israeli positions in Southern Lebanon (spoiler – Israel has no intention of ever withdrawing) because the ceasefire stipulates not only that the Israeli army has sixty days leisure to leave Southern Lebanon, but that in that sixty days the Lebanese armed forces cannot enter the areas Israel is occupying: including not taking control of their own Southern border and thus they cannot check what troops and weapons Israel is moving across unopposed.
12. Upon the commencement of the cessation of hostilities according to paragraph one, Israel will withdraw its forces in a phased manner south of the Blue Line, and in parallel the LAF will deploy to positions in the Southern Litani Area shown in the attached LAF Deployment Plan, and will commence the implementation of its obligations under the commitments, including the dismantling of unauthorised sites and infrastructure and confiscating unauthorised arms and related materiel. The Mechanism will co-ordinate execution by the Israel Defence Forces and LAF of the specific and detailed plan for the phased withdrawal and deployment in these areas, which should not exceed 60 days.
"The mechanism" comprises the United States, France and the United Nations through the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). But it is plainly the United States which is calling the shots. The United Nations "hosts" the mechanism, while the United States "chairs" it.
This distinction between "Hosting" and "Chairing" is a new one on me. It appears to mean that the United Nations will be permitted to make the tea.
At para 11 the Agreement states that the Lebanese Armed Forces will "upon the commencement of the cessation of hostilities" deploy troops to control all border crossings, but this is immediately negated by para 12 which stipulates the LAF will only enter the Israeli-controlled area – including the border – in a phased manner over sixty days.
What the LAF will do instead is set up a new Southern Lebanese border along the Litani river. That is the practical meaning of para 11. It is in effect a new border, and the Israelis control to the South of it
In addition, the LAF will deploy forces, set road blocks and checkpoints on all the roads and bridges along the line delineating the Southern Litani Area.
This is why the day before the ceasefire, the Israelis flew in a platoon of special forces for a few seconds of photo opportunity on the Litani River, so they could claim their armed forces had reached to there.
The United States holds all of the cards. The Lebanese Armed Forces are the only army I can think of in modern history which "remained neutral" when their country was invaded. The Lebanese Armed Forces are literally in the pay of the United States.
This is a complex country. The truth is that the majority of the soldiers of the Lebanese Army would in fact defend their country against Israel given half the chance, while their leadership has other ideas entirely and has US-backed political ambitions.
The United States is a party to the conflict. The bombs falling on Lebanese heads are American bombs, dropping from American planes. The United States is put in charge of the "peace" by this Agreement. The current US Imperial hegemon is having its coat carried by the former colonial power France, in exchange for which honour France granted immunity to Netanyahu for war crimes.
People in Lebanon are desperate for peace. It is at United States insistence that Lebanon has no air defences – historically the USA insisted on removal of those given by Syria, and the USA has ensured they were never replaced. The USA is holding Lebanon down for Israel to violate.
The United States wants to see Lebanon divided, weak and at the mercy of Israel, and wants to see a reduction of the Shia population. The second-largest US Embassy in the world is being built here as a hub of regional influence, and on the day the ceasefire came into force the USA and Israel activated the attack on Aleppo by their proxy army in Syria.
Hezbollah is not officially a party to the Ceasefire Agreement, which is between states, but is the largest political party in the Lebanese parliament and a member of Lebanon's coalition government. Hezbollah must therefore have agreed to the ceasefire deal. They have been desperate to portray this agreement as a victory, the confirmation that they fought off the Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon.
We should not forget that well within living memory Israel occupied and held Beirut, with US and French support. So I fully understand that preventing that from happening again is an achievement. It is still more of an achievement given Hezbollah's major losses in assassinated leadership, and crippled personnel from the terrorist pager attacks.
But this ceasefire agreement gives away any good result from the fighting.
Israel has shown that is has both the ability and the will to devastate Lebanon from the air just as it has devastated Gaza. It has shown it will attack the same life sustaining infrastructure and commit widespread acts of brutality without compunction. Lebanon has seen that, like Gaza, it has no defence and that the international community will do nothing to stop the slaughter in the short term.
Israel has spent 72 hours blatantly violating the ceasefire without a word of protest from the western powers. The moment anybody fires back a single shot, the USA and its satellites will voice outrage, heavy bombing of Beirut will recommence and Israel will start trying to advance again from its new upgraded Southern bases within Lebanon.
I see this happening sooner rather than later. Peace deals which entirely favour one side never last, barring effective extermination of the injured party, and that has not happened.
Yet. Here is a reminder of Israel's capacity for morality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3NuCUCHfPo&t=1s
#4
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Are they planning a false ...
Last post by abduLMaria - December 01, 2024, 09:09:23 AMthe attack on the Nordstream pipeline would normally be considered an Act of War.
Not sure if that was Ukraine or CIA-affiliated terrorists.
Not sure if that was Ukraine or CIA-affiliated terrorists.
#5
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Picture of the Day
Last post by yankeedoodle - November 30, 2024, 06:39:08 PM
A debate at the Oxford Union titled, "This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide," passed after the chamber descended into chaos on Thursday evening.
Oxford Union descends into chaos as students shout down Israeli speakers
Oxford Union votes in favour of motion that declares Israel an 'apartheid state... responsible for genocide'
https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/oxford-debates-descend-into-chaos-as-students-shout-down-israeli-speakers-a8aza4r6
#6
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Are they planning a false ...
Last post by yankeedoodle - November 30, 2024, 12:18:02 PM #7
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Picture of the Day
Last post by abduLMaria - November 30, 2024, 09:20:18 AMQuote from: yankeedoodle on November 29, 2024, 05:02:43 PM
France says it won't arrest Netanyahu, despite ICC warrant against him
https://www.jta.org/2024/11/27/politics/france-says-it-wont-arrest-netanyahu-despite-icc-warrant-against-him
it's pretty much a referendum on which countries are run by Jews.
Not arresting Netanyahu - EXACTLY what the Talmud would command.
Gentiles do not have Jew permission to arrest Jews.
Sicker than Fuck, but it's the way it is in "Western" - Jew - governments.
#8
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Matt Hoh reports from Pale...
Last post by yankeedoodle - November 29, 2024, 07:51:34 PM #9
Current News / News of an Immediate & Urgent Nature / Re: Picture of the Day
Last post by yankeedoodle - November 29, 2024, 05:02:43 PM
France says it won't arrest Netanyahu, despite ICC warrant against him
https://www.jta.org/2024/11/27/politics/france-says-it-wont-arrest-netanyahu-despite-icc-warrant-against-him
#10
Crimes of Israel, IDF, Zionists, Mossad or "Jews" / IOF reported to be giving up t...
Last post by yankeedoodle - November 29, 2024, 03:51:16 PMThe Israeli military is under immense strain as a growing number of reservists refuse to report for duty. With over 800 soldiers killed and psychological distress on the rise, Netanyahu faces backlash over his handling of the Gaza war. The IDF plans to extend mandatory service and raise reservist age limits to combat troop shortages. Can Israel sustain this prolonged conflict, or is its military on the brink?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LryxdyFdktI