Super Donald
Trump has been taunting Biden with the words “If I was president, it wouldn’t have happened.” But oddly, he never even hints at how he’d solve Biden’s problems.
(Your daily air strike update follows below)
But if Trump is a patriot and he loves is country, wouldn’t he divulge his plan to the president? If he’s not slinging the bull, that is.
Millions of GOP voters just today received an email from Donald Trump, in which he repeats the tired old claim “If I was president such and such would not have happened.”
Now I admit, Biden and his old boss Obama were probably the most destructive presidents we have ever had and almost any warm body could replace Biden.
Having said that, Trump and Biden are of the same breed. They both went before AIPAC and swore allegiance to Israel. Neither have ever been truly American presidents and they never will be. They are both foreign agents. If we fail to understand that underlying fact, nothing will ever change because you will just keep voting for foreign agents thinking they are true-blue Americans.
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As a result, they are both incapable of admitting that the US-backed Israeli criminal enterprise is right now committing atrocities against the Palestinian people. And that fact is the key to understanding US Middle East policy. It’s also key to understanding that you have a foreign agent as president.
In fact, Israel’s atrocities are so open and obvious this time around, that the ICJ looks like it is prepared to issue a very harsh sentence for genocide against Israel. (Which could easily lead to similar charges against the US that supports the killings). Yet no federal US official would ever dare to mention this embarrassing fact. It goes without saying that Palestine is not mentioned in the debates or the polls published by the candidates.
Almost the entire US-led combined West has defended Israel’s genocide while the resistance groups and Iran have condemned it. It’s obvious who has the moral high ground and yet we’re told the resistance groups that oppose genocide are “terrorists.” Even as Israel slaughters dozens of civilians every day and is not called a terrorist regime in the West.
Every public statement coming out of the West is a desperate attempt to whitewash the Western criminals and portray the Israelis as the good guys who are supposedly the victims here.
Trump’s statement suggests very strongly that he will never admit that the Palestinians are victims of Israel’s genocidal bombing because if he did, he would have to admit that the Iran-backed Houthis, the Iraqi resistance that killed 3 US troops, and Hamas are on the side supporting the victims of genocide, while the US defends the perpetrators tooth and nail. This is not rocket science. We know who the good guys are.
Sadly, Trump fans will mostly fall back into line behind Trump and support, in their hearts and minds, the US side against the Iran-backed groups that are fighting on behalf of the Palestinians who have lost a verified 26,000 souls so far but probably 7,000 more if we admit that the missing are almost certainly lying dead under the rubble from the genocidal bombings.
But no, in West-speak, the bombers are only “defending themselves.”
Thus, I believe a Trump win is a Palestinian loss and that there is nothing stopping Israel from exterminating the entire Palestinian population in the enclaves in Israel. (Nothing except the entire Muslim and non-aligned world. It might be time to give that a little thought.)
How can I endorse Trump under those circumstances even if he manages to stop the Ukraine war? After all, the Russians have the power needed to end the war on their terms. Trump is not needed for that. Ironically, the man whom many expect to “save us” is actually pretty much useless in today’s multipolar world, where the US is playing an ever-diminishing role.
Meanwhile, as Trump blames Biden’s “weakness” for causing the Iran-backed strikes on US forces, let’s remember which US president indirectly caused the very first Iranian strike on a US base.
Do you remember?
Yes, it was Trump’s bungling criminally illegal murder of Gen. Qassem Soleimani that led to that strike at Ayn Al-Asad, an Iraqi base housing US troops. These troops were there illegally because the Iraqi government had politely asked them to leave.
Trump based his murder of folk hero Soleimani and his co-commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on the LIE that Soleimani and his cohorts were “about to kill Americans.”
In fact, the Iraqi leader at that time claimed that Soleimani had been assigned the task of carrying the message of peace from Iran to Saudi Arabia, and that is the REAL reason he was killed. The prospect of a Saudi-Iranian alliance was the biggest fear of the Washington Neocons, though it is now a reality – engineered by the Chinese.
Soleimani was so beloved among the Iranian people that his death was mourned by at least a million Iranians marching in protest.
This strengthened the solidarity of the Iranians with their government. Even as the Washington elites tried desperately to bring about a coup. And they have Trump and his kill order to thank for that.
This was followed shortly thereafter by a similar march in Iraq to mourn al-Muhandis and very shortly thereafter, Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on the base at Ayn al-Asad that caused brain trauma to 100 US soldiers, who were then sent to the hospital near the base at Ramstein, Germany.
And what was the “strong” Donald Trump’s response to this strike on a US asset?
Nothing. There was nothing he could do in response. In fact, this was the first we knew that Iran had such superb precision missiles with such a long range that they could hit ANY US base in the Middle East. But now that Biden is in a similar situation, Trump claims if he had been president, America would have “peace through strength.”
He thinks we’re stupid children. He’s partly right.
Neither of these misfits have made the obvious response, namely, using their enormous leverage on Israel to halt the genocide.
This whole saga just goes to show once more that both Biden and Trump are in Netanyahu’s pocket. They’d both rather deal with the possibility of a WW III in the Middle East, along with thousands of American deaths, than do the moral thing and end the genocide now!
There’s no room for morality in the Uniparty. And there’s no room for common sense.
US politicians would rather destroy their country than do the right thing.
And they call themselves Christians.
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Your air strike update for Jan 29, 2024
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Missile strike on Ukraine on the night of January 29, 2024: powerful explosions occurred in a number of cities
In the dark, the Russian army again attacked military and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine using long-range precision weapons. On the night of January 29, explosions occurred in several cities at once.
A series of powerful explosions were recorded in the Rivne oblast in western Ukraine
The explosions occurred in the Rivne oblast, located in the western part of Ukraine, TASS reports, citing Ukrainian media.
Journalists said that we are talking about a series of explosions. Details are not provided at this time. Local authorities did not comment on the situation.
The Russian Armed Forces have been launching missile attacks on Ukrainian energy, military control and defense industry facilities since October 2022.
Air raid alert declared in five oblasts of Ukraine
An air raid alert has been declared in the Khmelnitsky, Rivne, Ternopil, Volyn and Nikolaev oblasts of Ukraine.
Also, an air danger signal sounds in the part of the Kherson oblast under Ukrainian control, RIA Novosti reports with reference to online maps of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
A few hours ago, the air raid alarm already sounded in the Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Kyiv, Cherkassy and Odessa oblasts.
In the Poltava oblast of Ukraine, an explosion occurred at an industrial facility again
The explosion occurred at an industrial facility in the Kremenchug district of the Poltava oblast of Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the regional military administration (OMA) Philip Pronin.
As Pronin clarified, the damage was sustained to the same industrial facility in the Kremenchug oblast where an explosion followed by a fire occurred yesterday.
At the time of the explosion, according to the online resource of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air raid alert was in effect in the region.
According to Pronin, there were no casualties as a result of the explosion at the facility.
Explosions are heard in Kherson
Explosions occurred in Kyiv-controlled Kherson. This was reported by Gazeta.ru with reference to the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli.
The publication did not specify the details of what happened. An air raid alert has now been declared in Ukrainian-controlled areas of the Kherson oblast.
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The first ever attack on a US base happened in reprisal for Trump's killing of anti-terrorist hero Gen. Soleimani.
Trump did NOTHING about it. But it was his brash illegal murder that caused it.
Our thanks to CL
He should betray Taiwan!
It's a One China policy.
On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 7:42 AM, Hussein Maghrabi - Yahoo
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Donald Trump Could Betray Taiwan
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Our thanks to JS for this:
RE: The “profession” of journalism resembles a criminal enterprise in the West
Eighty-plus years ago, a journalist of integrity reported on this (and was ignored):
The Facts Are; a Guide to Falsehood and Propaganda in the Press and Radio.
by George Seldes (New York : In Fact, Inc. 1942)
https://archive.org/details/factsareguidetof00seldrich/mode/2up
Part One: Is the Entire Press Corrupt?
https://archive.org/details/factsareguidetof00seldrich/page/1/mode/1up
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George Galloway talks with Douglas McGregor about real people in financial trouble, trouble eating, feeding their families, staying in their homes.
While the billionaires run everything and can’t see them.
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Our thanks to CL for this:
For nearly a century, since the end of World War II, U S. neo-cons and their fellow travelers, neo-liberals, have pragmatically and conveniently blamed Russia and China for all the problems causing the decline of the West.
1950s McCarthyism following Truman's Iron Curtain speech drove the hysteria to some degree but the Deep State, CIA and FBI, wanted to construct a "New World Order" with a new Anglo-American Empire Uber Alles.
That show is coming to a colossal crash ending.
https://www.rt.com/russia/591429-western-russophobia-will-eventually-decline/
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http://www.diwaninc.com/palestine-digest/
Excerpts
5. Occupied West Bank: Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian child southeast of Bethlehem and Palestinian man west of Jenin.
6. High-ranking Israeli politicians attend “Return to Gaza Conference” to plan re-settlement.
7. Human Rights Monitor: Israeli forces kill 373 Palestinians, including 345 civilians, 48 hours after ICJ interim ruling.
8. UNICEF: Over 16,000 children at risk of missing routine vaccinations, exposing them to illnesses like measles, pneumonia and polio.
9. PCRS: Israeli shellings and heavy gunfire in the vicinity of besieged Al-Amal Hospital, Khan Younis.
10. CENTACOM: Three US service members killed, 25 injured in drone attack by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq in northeast Jordan.
11. Gaza Health Ministry: 7,000 wounded and sick people need to leave Gaza to access life-saving medical care.
12. Jordan, Turkey, Amnesty International, and WHO call on countries to reinstate funds for UNRWA.
13. UNRWA: Only 4 of 22 health centers in Gaza operational due to bombardment and access restrictions
14. Yemen’s Ansar Allah send message of defiance to Israel and its allies via music video.
15. Japan and Austria join about a dozen countries in suspending funds to UNRWA.
16. Gaza’s Health Ministry: Al Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis medical and non-medical waste is piling up “everywhere” amid military siege.
The Arab World and Gaza Genocide with Elham Fakhro
Elham Fakhro joins host Yara Hawari to discuss the reactions of Arab peoples and their governments to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, placing them within the historical and contemporary context of Arab normalization with the Israeli regime.
Listen here on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Regional Arabic Outlets: Reporting on Additional Attacks Against Americans While Linking the Jordan Attack to the War in Gaza
Arabic sources confirmed the Iraqi armed factions strikes on a base housing American forces near Erbil Airport. Al Jazeera reported a source in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced the killing of American soldiers by a drone. Sami Abu Zuhri, a leader in Hamas in a statement to Reuters, said “The killing of three American soldiers is a message to the U.S. administration that unless the killing of innocents in Gaza stops, it will face the entire nation.” He added, “The ongoing American-Zionist aggression on Gaza is enough to explode all situations in the region.”
Arab analysts also noted that the attack exposed a significant technical security breach as well as the militias’ precise strike capabilities. The fact that a large drone targeted sleeping quarters and residences of soldiers indicated precise intelligence and guidance systems equipped not just with explosives. The drone came from Syria.
Predicting whether and where the U.S. might retaliate, analysts on various Arab media said the easiest and nearest option for the U.S. is to attack Iranian targets in Syria, which has been done by American forces before without a reaction from the Syrian regime.
The Houthis, meanwhile, claimed that the attack on Tower 22 was “a message to US policy in the region” and represented “the discontent with the American policy in the Arab world.” This narrative supports the Iranian regime’s plausible deniability by depicting the attack as a spontaneous reaction of non-Iranian regional people, as opposed to an element of Tehran’s carefully crafted regional campaign against the U.S. and its allies.
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News on Israel-Palestine
https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?e=ebbe9c8233&u=70b9fc567465118fa0b7b6e67&id=77fa948e17
Gazans have begun starving to death, as US withholds funding to UNRWA – Day 114
In Gaza, starvation has become a reality, not just a risk – still Israel withholds aid; Khan Younis under intense bombardment as refugees try to flee; UN's Francesca Albanese says withholding funding from UNRWA aids and abets genocide; Gideon Levy describes West Bank shepherds going bankrupt; Israelis hold conference about resettling Gaza; Arab Americans don't want to talk politics with Biden "while there's a genocide unfolding"; Nancy Pelosi goes full McCarthy, alleging a link between Palestine protesters and Putin; US leaders blame Iran for deaths of 3 American troops in Jordan – Iran begs to differ
More at above link
The pragmatic politician Trump careful not to alienate his Zionist base by calling Biden, "Genocide Joe" or Ben "The Exterminator" Netanyahu. Afraid of being called anti-Semitic and risking losing Big money from the "Kosher Nostra".