#war

wazoox@diasp.eu

The Demise of US Power, De-Dollarisation & the BRICS

#geopoltiics #imperialism #war

Yet the Israeli state has succeeded in subordinating the mighty United States of America to its murderous will.

The result is that at a time when the war on Palestine poses a grave threat not only to Palestinians in Gaza and on the West Bank; not only to the security of the Israeli people, but also to the region as a whole

https://annpettifor.substack.com/p/the-demise-of-us-power-de-dollarisation

anonymiss@despora.de

US reveals it paused shipment of #bombs for #Israel over #Rafah concerns

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624

The delayed arms #shipment comes as US President Joe #Biden faces mounting domestic pressure - from Democratic lawmakers and some parts of the US public - to rein in Israeli operations in #Gaza amid rising civilian deaths and a worsening humanitarian situation.

#war #politics #warfare #weapons #military #humanRights #usa #diplomacy #collateraldamage #news

nowisthetime@pod.automat.click

one #quote that explains the stupendous perseverance of the USA hegemon, and its EU vassal, in pursuing the Ukraine war:

"The goal is NOT to win these wars. The goal is to use the wars to wash money out of the tax bases of the United States and out of the tax bases of European countries and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. THAT is the goal. To have ENDLESS wars, NOT SUCCESSFUL wars."

~ Julian #Assange - #Stop the #War

sol_o_o_l@diaspora.psyco.fr

Was Difficult To Imagine Otherwise.

#Ukraine #Russia #war #Moscow #West #Andrei #Martyanov
...

"I want to remind people who continuously worry about Russia somehow yielding to combined West and starting negotiations. Apart from the obvious ad nauseam statements from Moscow that the West is not ready to negotiate, keep in mind this critical clause--with the consideration of the realities on the ground(c). This is critical, because this is the condition which terrifies West (nobody counts 404 and what it wants), because it is the doorway to de jure unconditional surrender. I am not talking about just geography, I am talking about operational-strategic situation on the theater of operations and we know now that the West exhausted its resources completely. It was de-fanged in the most brutal and merciless manner. It still can send a few tanks or artillery pieces here and there, but proverbial COFM (Correlation of Forces and Means) is decisively on Russia's side."

[...]

anonymiss@despora.de

It is always a bad sign when a #democracy bans the #press...

source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68961753.amp

The Foreign Press Association (FPA) urged the Israeli government to reconsider its decision, saying the shut down of #AlJazeera in the country should be "a cause for concern for all supporters of a free press".

#censorship #war #gaza #problem #journalism #freedom #politics #military #humanrights #security #news

berternste2@diasp.nl

A Middle East Peace That Could Happen (But Won’t)

In Washington-Speak, “Palestinian State” Means “Fried Chicken”

Noam Chomsky (Tom Dispatch)

The fact that the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement. In this case, it is not only possible, but there is near universal agreement on its basic contours: a two-state settlement along the internationally recognized (pre-June 1967) borders — with “minor and mutual modifications,” to adopt official U.S. terminology before Washington departed from the international community in the mid-1970s.

The basic principles have been accepted by virtually the entire world, including the Arab states (who go on to call for full normalization of relations), the Organization of Islamic States (including Iran), and relevant non-state actors (including Hamas). A settlement along these lines was first proposed at the U.N. Security Council in January 1976 by the major Arab states. Israel refused to attend the session. The U.S. vetoed the resolution, and did so again in 1980. The record at the General Assembly since is similar. (...)

Complete article

Cover of book Hopes and prospects by Noam Chomsky

Tags: #israel #palestine #palestinians #occupied_territories #gaza #west_bank #two_state_solution #illegal_settlements #settlements #jeruzalem #war #war_crimes #un #united_nations #un_resolutions #us #united_states

wist@diasp.org

A quotation from Le Guin, Ursula

Primitiveness and civilization are degrees of the same thing. If civilization has an opposite, it is war. Of these two things, you have either one, or the other. Not both.

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) American writer
The Left Hand of Darkness, ch. 8 (1969)

#quote #quotes #quotation #civilization #primitiveness #war
Sourcing / notes: https://wist.info/leguin-ursula-k/68980/