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Saved - October 7, 2023 at 1:13 PM

@LauraLoomer - Laura Loomer

Make no mistake. #Hamas is an Islamic terrorist group and their HAMAS Charter/ HAMAS Covenant is the document which outlines their ideology and goals. Their charter explicitly calls for the killing of Jews.

Saved - November 2, 2023 at 5:39 PM
reSee.it AI Summary
The article explores the complex dynamics of Palestinian politics and the role of Hamas in the resistance against Israel. It highlights the historical context, including the influence of secular and Islamist factions. The article emphasizes the importance of Hamas as a counterforce to extremist groups and the challenges it faces in balancing popular will and democratic aspirations. It also addresses misconceptions and calls for solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. The article concludes with a message of hope in the power of the masses for a better future.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

The secular Fatah helped Israel throw the leader of the communist PFLP, Ahmed Sadat, in prison. Hamas campaigned to release him and stood with him. Cut out these equivocations in commenting on a situation complex beyond your reading and support the resistance.

@comradesanchez - cummunism 🇵🇸 (well-dressed Marxist city kid)

it’d be more comfortable if the leading force of the Palestinian nat’l movement were secularists quoting Saïd, Fanon, and Marx instead of socially conservative Islamists, yet the Zionists killed and cowed the former. so here we are.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Didn't expect this response in viewership. My pov is one of total contempt for Cold War dollar "jihadis." This is one reason to respect Hamas. They keep the takfiri terrorists (namely Al Qaeda and Daesh) out, which would be a nightmare.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

When Israel helped elevate Hamas and PIJ over Fatah, part of the calculation was to create delegitimation, and an easier military pretext for future Nabka. Another part was to mortally divide Palestinian politics. The efficacy of Israeli intrigue, however, is usually overstated.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Hamas = the one outlet for Palestinian resistance barring mass rallies and strikes which have not differentiated themselves politically & are unlikely to do so since demoralizing crushing of intifadas, except thru outside inspirers and allies — eg a socialist Egypt. Hypothetical.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

What Israel did not foresee in Hamas is how its communal stature in Palestinian civic life, when combined with a revolutionary cause and do or die fervor of masses in their ultimate, self conscious destiny, could rip up the script.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

I am a Marxist. Hamas is not leftwing. It's a petit bourgeois national liberation trend. I actually wouldn't call it any-wing, and not out of a concession to Third Way ideology but for the extremely unique and enigmatic story of Hamas.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

For example, Islamic Jihad (not Hamas, but a sibling of sorts in soldiering and the politics of soldiering) in Palestine aligns with Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, IRGC! Egyptian Islamic Jihad... merged with AL QAEDA!

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Anyways, islamism was always going to be a current in palestinian militancy in a post-Peshawar world. Hamas, however, as the hegemonic Islamist camp, also is the dam against fascist islamism, the kind Gulf states promote. This is why Saudi-Israel normalization = so scary 4 us.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Hamas is not the camp of Palestinian liberation, but an important player in it. Unfortunately, this camp has been dismantled by Israel and Arafat and Abbas, so it's more of a playerless ghost town excepting the hearts and aspirations of the masses.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Due to this pole position in the resistance, Hamas is bound within certain limits to popular will. This can be seen by its talibanization creep (2007) and detalibanization (2010s esp after Syrian conflict). Hamas is the rarefied, mysterious actual "moderate rebels." 🤣

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Their radicalism is in their democratic aspiration for Palestinian lib & plus institutional struggle to keep Gaza civil administration out of vile "peacekeeper" hands like UN in Haiti for example or for a less Western variant, imagine a Saudi backed White Helmets like org, but

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

without the actual rebelliousness. This isn't to glorify or infantilize the politics of Hamas rebelliousness. It's just the sociological facts on the ground.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

But Hamas is cut from a different cloth, not just from ISIS and Al Qaeda, but Taliban, Erdogan, and Morsi too. The PMF in Iraq, Houthis, and Hezbollah are the comparison, and all three are capable of transcending the sectarian gridlock in natlib conjectures of struggle.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

What OP gets so grievously and ignorantly wrong is he says it would be better if the Arafat camp was still in the saddle! No! They're the mfers who got us here. A track record of dimwitted sellout behavior that seats Abbas as Head Kapo and challenges to this status quo like

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Barghouti in prison. OP is very infantilizing and treats Gaza as a political child, orphaned by the IAF. And the abstract and unread framing is actually islamophobic, and again I hate the "islamism" we know from current events from decades and decades.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

But those takfiris and talibans have everything to do with Western imperialist intrigue and nothing with "Islam." Zionism was a minority position in the Jews until late in the game. In every way, Zionism makes more sense to call a western Christian scheme than a Jewish one.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

My point is a little abstract myself, but I appeal to the reader's love for the masses on all reactionary communal divides and the unconditional and implacable struggle of the colonized against the colonizers, of Palestinians against Zionists.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Iraq is about to change the "Islamist" game as we know it thanks to Houthi and Hezbollah gumption. When the masses are at hand, a better world is possible. https://t.co/3QIxew8DVm

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Postscript, Iran 1979 took place in the condition of the late cold war and the decline and humiliation of communism & proletarian emancipation. 2023 stands on the opposite precipice. Have some hope in the masses, comrades!

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

Lol I need to keep my tweets to long rambling threads with untraceable references and schema. Then no RTs 😇.

@marxistarsenal - najeeseabrooksrememberer

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Saved - November 20, 2023 at 3:32 PM
reSee.it AI Summary
The security of maritime chokepoints is a growing concern for energy markets. Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized a car carrier in the Red Sea, targeting ships. This exacerbates the impact of the worst drought in 70 years at the Panama Canal, forcing transit through other chokepoints like Egypt's Suez Canal. The rebels' actions are politically motivated, supporting the Palestinian cause and challenging Saudi Arabia's role. The seizure highlights the potential weaponization of maritime chokepoints, impacting oil and gas tankers. The disruption of these key transit routes is crucial for energy markets, causing bullish reactions in oil and gas prices.

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

🚨🚢The security of maritime chokepoints around the world is, again, a major concern for energy markets. 🇾🇪Yemen's Houthi rebels have seized a car carrier in the Red Sea, owned by a🇮🇱Israeli businessman Ray Shipping Group. 📯The group has vowed to continue to target🇮🇱ships 🧵 https://t.co/kdqbtFYbVC

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

🚨🚢The worst drought over the last 70 years at the🇵🇦Panama Canal is slowing ships' navigation, challenging the economics of energy trade. Also, this forces the transit through other chokepoints such as the🇪🇬Egypt's Suez Canal, now even more strategic for energy geopolitics. 🧵 https://t.co/Q3CteIwdOM

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

On Sunday,🇾🇪Yemen's Houthi rebels, financially and politically backed by🇮🇷Iran have seized a car carrier named Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. This is a political act in support of the🇵🇸Palestinian cause and Hamas, amid the ongoing battle in Gaza against the🇮🇱IDF https://t.co/DX2m2GvIrV

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

In 2021🇾🇪Houthis already targeted🇮🇱ships of the same company. After October 7,🇾🇪Houthis are the only🇮🇷backed force to have declared an open war against🇮🇱, launching cruise missiles and drones at more than 2,000km away, intercepted by🇺🇸US naval units deployed in the area.

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

🇾🇪Houthis involvement in the conflict is more than just a signal to🇮🇱 It calls into question the leadership in the Islamic world against the Netanyahu government and targets the role of🇸🇦Saudi Arabia, which has fought Houthis in the full-scale civil war erupted in 2014

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

While the Civil War has temporarily halted as🇸🇦&🇮🇷 have found a political compromise, the country is still run by two competing governments. 🇸🇦has pursued a normalisation with🇮🇱, a process interrupted on October 7, and 🇮🇷has gained more traction in coordinating the efforts of

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

the several militias financially backed, including🇱🇧Lebanon's Hetzbollah. The attacks over the🇮🇱IDF positions in the North, close to the border, are intensifying. A direct involvement of Hetzbollah could cause further disruptions to🇮🇱gas facilities in the offshore. https://t.co/iqt7HAv449

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

Nevertheless, the seizure of the🇮🇱car carrier is a political signal that the transit through maritime chokepoints could be easily weaponised. All the groups opposing🇮🇱in the region could target one🛢️oil or🚢LNG tanker affiliated with🇮🇱companies or its🇺🇸🇪🇺Western allies

@Frank_Stones - Francesco Sassi

As I have already said, the disruption of the🇵🇦Panama Canal caused by climate change makes the secure and safe transit through the 🇪🇬Suez Canal 🇩🇯🇪🇷🇾🇪🇸🇴Bab el-Mandeb 🇦🇪🇮🇷🇴🇲🇶🇦Strait of Hormuz key for energy markets. 📈Not by accident, Oil & Gas prices reacted bullish on the news

Saved - November 20, 2023 at 7:25 PM
reSee.it AI Summary
Hamas, funded by Israel and allegedly connected to The Rothschilds, has been involved in various terrorist attacks. They infiltrated the PLO to promote an Islamic state, undermining Palestinian nationalism. The Rothschilds, who own liberal media, demonize nationalism. This pattern is seen with Antifa and BLM, who caused destruction in different cities. The aim is to maintain control over Palestinians. Netanyahu is accused of war crimes.

@Prolotario1 - Ariel

👍@franziska59 Hamas is paid directly from Israel. Which is owned by The Rothschilds who also owns "The Muslim Brotherhood". People this was never my opinion. This is history. This is documented. This is treason. Bibi Netanyahu is a war criminal. This is why multiple countries want him charged for war crimes. Did you know Hamas was behind the bombing of the Jerusalem City Bus in 2016 that killed 19 people and injured 70? Now think about who was paying them. I have informed you all on this terrorists group which should prompt you to give a second look at all the terrorists attacks committed by Hamas. As a matter of fact you should look into the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization). Hamas infiltrated this movement two create a counter religious narrative to dilute the purpose behind PLO. The PLO was secular and leftist and promoted Palestinian nationalism. Hamas wanted to set up a transnational state under the rule of Islam, much like Khomeini's Iran. Do you see how this group has been used to usurp power away from Palestinians to ensure they remain under the thumb of the Rothschilds? Look at how nationalism was demonized by Liberal media that is also owned by the Rothschilds. This should tell you how they use the same playbook everywhere. They did it with Antifa & BLM who were bused in from different cities to cause destruction under the guise of racial justice when they were not even from those locations they were attacking.

Saved - December 18, 2023 at 9:11 PM

@Agdchan - Alexander Dugin

Yemen saves the face and dignity of all islamic civilization. Ready to be sacrificed. Pure shia’ attitude - suffer for the Truth and suffer more. That is the law.

Saved - January 22, 2024 at 12:06 AM
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Hamas has released a series of posts providing their perspective on the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation and the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. They clarify the motives behind the operation and refute Israeli allegations. Hamas emphasizes the suffering of the Palestinian people under occupation, including the blockade on Gaza and the killing of civilians. They call for a transparent international investigation into the events of October 7 and urge countries to support the Palestinian resistance and hold Israel accountable for its crimes. Hamas also rejects any attempts to decide the future of Gaza without the consent of the Palestinian people and calls for global solidarity in ending the occupation.

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

BREAKING: HAMAS RELEASE 17 PAGE BOOK ON WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON OCT 7 HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION INTRODUCTION In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and as our people continue their battle for independence, dignity and breaking-free from the longest-ever occupation during which they have drawn the finest displays of bravery and heroism in confronting the Israeli murder machine and aggression. We would like to clarify to our people and the free peoples of the world the reality of what happened on Oct. 7, the motives behind, its general context related to the Palestinian cause, as well as a refutation to the Israeli allegations and to put the facts into perspective. /1

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 1A WHY AL-AQSA FLOOD (OCT 7) 1. The battle of the Palestinian people against occupation and colonialism did not start on Oct. 7, but started 105 years ago, including 30 years of British colonialism and 75 years of Zionist occupation. In 1918, the Palestinian people owned 98.5% of the Palestine land and represented 92% of the population on the land of Palestine. While the Jews, who were brought to Palestine in mass immigration campaigns in coordination between the British colonial authorities and the Zionist Movement, managed to seize control of not more than 6% of the lands in Palestine and to be 31% of the population prior to 1948 when the Zionist Entity was announced on the historic land of Palestine. At that time, the Palestinian people were denied from the right to self- determination and the Zionist gangs engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign against the Palestinian people aimed at expelling them from their lands and areas. As a result, the Zionist gangs seized control by force of 77% of the land of Palestine where they expelled 57% of the people of Palestine and destroyed over 500 Palestinian villages and towns, and committed dozens of massacres against the Palestinians which all culminated in the establishment of the Zionist Entity in 1948. Moreover, in continuation of the aggression, the Israeli forces in 1967 occupied the rest of Palestine including the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem in addition to Arab territories around Palestine. 2. Over these long decades, the Palestinian people suffered all forms of oppression, injustice, expropriation of their fundamental rights and the apartheid policies. The Gaza Strip, for example, suffered as of 2007 from a suffocating blockade over 17 years which turned it to be the largest open-air prison in the world. The Palestinian people in Gaza also suffered from five destructive wars\ aggressions all of which “Israel” was the offending party. The people in Gaza in 2018 also initiated the Great March of Return demonstrations to peacefully protest the Israeli blockade, their misery humanitarian conditions and to demand their right-to-return. However, the Israeli occupation forces responded to these protests with brutal force by which 360 Palestinians were killed and 19,000 others were injured including over 5,000 children in a matter of few months. 3. According official figures, in the period between (January 2000 and September 2023), the Israeli occupation killed 11,299 Palestinians and injured 156,768 others, the great majority of them were civilians. Unfortunately, the US administration and its allies did not pay attention to the suffering of the Palestinian people over the past years but provided cover to the Israeli aggression. They only lamented the Israeli soldiers who were killed on Oct. 7 even without seeking the truth of what happened, and wrongfully walked behind the Israeli narrative in condemning an alleged targeting of Israeli civilians. The US administration provided the financial and military support to the Israeli occupation massacres against the Palestinian civilians and the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip, and still the US officials continue to ignore what the Israeli occupation forces commit in Gaza of mass killing. 4. The Israeli violations and brutality were documented by many UN organizations and international human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and even documented by Israeli human rights groups. However, these reports and testimonies were ignored and the Israeli occupation is yet to be held accountable. For example, on Oct. 29, 2021, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan insulted the UN system by tearing up a report for the UN Human Rights Council during an address at the General Assembly, and threw it in a dustbin before leaving the podium. Yet, he was appointed in the following year – 2022 – to the post of vice-president of the UN General Assembly. /2

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SEC 1B 5. The US admin & its western allies have been treating Israel as a state above the law; provide it with cover to maintain prolonging the occupation and oppressing the Palestinians, allowing “Israel” to exploit to take further Palestinian lands and to Judaize their sanctities & holy sites. Despite the UN issuing 900+ resolutions over 75 years in favor of the Palestinian people, “Israel” reject abiding by any of these resolutions, the US VETO was always present at the UN Security Council to prevent any condemnation of “Israel’s” policies and violations. That’s why we see the US & western countries complicit & partners to the Israeli occupation in its crimes & suffering of the Palestinians. 6. As for “the peaceful settlement process”. Despite Oslo Accords being signed in 1993 with the PLO it stipulated the establishment of a Palestinian independent state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; “Israel” systematically destroyed every possibility to establish the Palestinian state through campaign of settlements’ construction and Judaization of the Palestinian lands in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. The backers of the peace process after 30 years realized that they have reached an impasse and that such process had catastrophic results on the Palestinians. The Israelis confirmed at several occasions their absolute rejection of establishment of a Palestinian state. Just 1 month before Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Netanyahu presented a map of a so-called “New Middle East,” depicting “Israel” stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea including the West Bank and Gaza. The entire world at that – UN General Assembly’s - podium were silent towards his speech full of arrogance and ignorance towards the rights of the Palestinians. 7. After 75 years of relentless occupation & suffering, after failing all initiatives for liberation and return of our people, after the disastrous results of the so-called peace process, what did the world expect from the Palestinian people to do in response to this: The Israeli Judaization plans to Al-Aqsa Mosque, its temporal and spatial division attempts, as well as the intensification of the Israeli settlers’ incursions into the holy mosque. The practices of the extremist and right-wing Israeli government which is practically taking steps towards annexing the entire West Bank and Jerusalem into the so-called “Israel’s sovereignty” amid plans of Israeli officials to expel Palestinians from their homes & areas. The thousands of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails who are experiencing deprivation of their basic rights as well as assaults and humiliations under direct supervision of the Israeli fascist minister Ben-Gvir. The unjust air, sea, and land blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip over 17 years. The expansion of the Israeli settlements across the West Bank in an unprecedented level, as well as the daily violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians and their properties. The 7 million Palestinians living in extreme conditions in refugee camps and other areas who wish to return to their lands, and who were expelled 75 years ago. The failure of the international community and the complicit of superpowers to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. What was expected from the Palestinian people after all of that? To keep waiting and to keep counting on the helpless UN! Or to take the initiative in defending the Palestinian people, lands, rights and sanctities; knowing that the defense act is a right enshrined in international laws, norms and conventions. Proceeding from the above, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct 7 was a necessary step and a normal response to confront all Israeli conspiracies against the Palestinian people and their cause. It was a defensive act in the frame of getting rid of the Israeli occupation, reclaiming the Palestinian rights and on the way for liberation and independence like all peoples around the world did /3

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 2A RESPONSE TO ISRAELI ALLEGATIONS 1. In light of the Israeli fabricated accusations and allegations over Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7 and its repercussions, we in the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas clarify the following: Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7 targeted the Israeli military sites, and sought to arrest the enemy’s soldiers to pressure on the Israeli authorities to release the thousands of Palestinians held in Israeli jails through a prisoners exchange deal. Therefore, the operation focused on destroying the Israeli army’s Gaza Division, the Israeli military sites stationed near the Israeli settlements around Gaza. 2. Avoiding harm to civilians, especially children, women and elderly people is a religious and moral commitment by all the Al-Qassam Brigades’ fighters. We reiterate that the Palestinian resistance was fully disciplined and committed to the Islamic values during the operation and that the Palestinian fighters only targeted the occupation soldiers and those who carried weapons against our people. In the meantime, the Palestinian fighters were keen to avoid harming civilians despite the fact that the resistance does not possess precise weapons. In addition, if there was any case of targeting civilians; it happened accidently and in the course of the confrontation with the occupation forces. Since its establishment in 1987, the Hamas Movement committed itself to avoiding harm to civilians. After Zionist criminal Baruch Goldstein in 1994 committed a massacre against Palestinian worshippers in the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in occupied Hebron City, the Hamas Movement announced an initiative to avoid civilians the brunt of fighting by all parties, but the Israeli occupation rejected it and even did not give any comment on it. The Hamas Movement also repeated such calls several times, but received by a deaf ear from the Israeli occupation which continued its deliberate targeting and killing of Palestinian civilians. 3. Maybe some faults happened during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’s implementation due to the rapid collapse of the Israeli security and military system, and the chaos caused along the border areas with Gaza. As attested by many, the Hamas Movement dealt in a positive and kind manner with all civilians who have been held in Gaza, and sought from the earliest days of the aggression to release them, and that’s what happened during the week-long humanitarian truce where those civilians were released in exchange of releasing Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails. 4. What the Israeli occupation promoted of allegations that the Al-Qassam Brigades on Oct. 7 were targeting Israeli civilians are nothing but complete lies and fabrications. The source of these allegations is the Israeli official narrative and no independent source proved any of them. It is a well-known fact that the Israeli official narrative had always sought to demonize the Palestinian resistance, while also legalizing its brutal aggression on Gaza. Here are some details that go against the Israeli allegations: Video clips taken on that day – Oct. 7 – along with the testimonies by Israelis themselves that were released later showed that the Al-Qassam Brigades’ fighters didn’t target civilians, and many Israelis were killed by the Israeli army and police due to their confusion. It has also been firmly refuted the lie of the “40 beheaded babies” by the Palestinian fighters, and even Israeli sources denied this lie. Many of the western media agencies unfortunately adopted this allegation and promoted it. The suggestion that the Palestinian fighters committed rape against Israeli women was fully denied including by the Hamas Movement. A report by the Mondoweiss news website on Dec. 1, 2023, among others, said there is lack of any evidence of “mass rape” allegedly perpetrated by Hamas members on Oct. 7 and that Israel used such allegation “to fuel the genocide in Gaza /4

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 2B 4b. According to two reports by the Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Oct. 10 and the Haaretz newspaper on Nov. 18, many Israeli civilians were killed by an Israeli military helicopter especially those who were in the Nova music festival near Gaza where 364 Israeli civilians were killed. The two reports said the Hamas fighters reached the area of the festival without any prior knowledge of the festival, where the Israeli helicopter opened fire on both the Hamas fighters and the participants in the festival. The Yedioth Ahronoth also said the Israeli army, to prevent further infiltrations from Gaza and to prevent any Israelis being arrested by the Palestinian fighters, struck over 300 targets in areas surrounding the Gaza Strip. Other Israeli testimonies confirmed that the Israeli army raids and soldiers’ operations killed many Israeli captives and their captors. The Israeli occupation army bombed the houses in the Israeli settlements where Palestinian fighters and Israelis were inside in a clear application of the Israeli army notorious “Hannibal Directive” which clearly says that “better a dead civilian hostage or soldier than taken alive” to avoid engaging in a prisoners swap with the Palestinian resistance. Furthermore, the occupation authorities revised the number of their killed soldiers and civilians from 1,400 to 1,200, after finding that 200-burnt corpses had belonged to the Palestinian fighters who were killed and mixed with Israeli corpses. This means that the one who killed the fighters is the one who killed the Israelis, knowing that only the Israeli army possesses military planes that killed, burned and destroyed Israeli areas on Oct. 7. The Israeli heavy aerial raids across Gaza that led to the death of nearly 60 Israeli captives also prove that the Israeli occupation does not care about the life of their captives in Gaza." "5. It is also a matter of fact that a number of Israeli settlers in settlements around Gaza were armed, and clashed with Palestinian fighters on Oct. 7. Those settlers were registered as civilians while the fact is they were armed men fighting alongside the Israeli army. 6. When speaking about Israeli civilians, it must be known that conscription applies to all Israelis above the age of 18 – males who served 32 months of military service and females who served 24 months – where all can carry and use arms. This is based on the Israeli security theory of an “armed people” which turned the Israeli entity into “an army with a country attached.” 7. The brutal killing of civilians is a systematic approach of the Israeli entity, and one of the means to humiliate the Palestinian people. The mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza is a clear evidence of such approach. 8. The Al Jazeera news channel said in a documentary that in one month of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, the daily average killing of Palestinian children in Gaza was 136, while the average of children killing in Ukraine – in the course of the Russian-Ukrainian war - was one child every day. 9. Those who defend the Israeli aggression do not look at the events in an objective manner but rather go to justify the Israeli mass killing of Palestinians by saying there would be casualties among civilians when attacking the Hamas fighters. However, they would not use such assumption when it comes to the Al-Aqsa Flood event on Oct. 7. 10. We are confident that any fair and independent inquiries will prove the truth of our narrative and will prove the scale of lies and misleading information in the Israeli side. This also includes the Israeli allegations regarding the hospitals in Gaza that the Palestinian resistance used them as command centers; an allegation that was not proven and was refuted by reports of many western press agencies. /5

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 3 TOWARDS A TRANSPARENT INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION 1. Palestine is a member-state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and it acceded to its Rome Statute in 2015. When Palestine asked for investigation into Israeli war crimes committed on its territories, it was faced by Israeli intransigence and rejection, and threats to punish the Palestinians for the request to ICC. It is also unfortunate to mention that there were great powers, which claim to be holding values of justice, completely sided with the occupation narrative and stood against the Palestinian moves in the international justice system. These powers want to keep “Israel” as a state above the law and to ensure it escapes liability and accountability. 2. We urge these countries, especially the US administration, Germany, Canada and the UK, if they are meant for justice to prevail as they claim, they are ought to announce their support to the course of the investigation in all crimes committed in occupied Palestine and to give full support for the international courts to effectively do their job. 3. Despite having doubts from these countries to stand by justice, we still urge the ICC Prosecutor and his team to immediately and urgently come to occupied Palestine to look into the crimes and violations committed there, rather than merely observing the situation remotely or being subject to the Israeli restrictions. 4. In Dec. 2022, when the UN General Assembly passed a resolution seeking opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of “Israel’s” illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, those (few) countries who back “Israel” announced their rejection to the move that was approved by nearly 100 countries. And when our people – and their legal and rights groups – sought to pursue prosecutions against the Israeli war criminals in front of the European countries courts - through the system of universal jurisdiction – the European regimes obstructed the moves in favor of the Israeli war criminals to remain running free. 5. The events of Oct. 7 must be put in its broader context, and that all cases of struggle against colonialism and occupation in our contemporary time be evoked. These experiences of struggle show that in the same level of oppression committed by the occupier; there would be an equivalent response by the people under occupation. 6. The Palestinian people and peoples across the world realize the scale of lies and deception these governments that back the Israeli narrative practice in their attempts to justify their blind bias and to cover the Israeli crimes. These countries know the root causes of the conflict which are the occupation and the denial of the right of the Palestinian people to live in dignity on their lands. These countries show no interest towards the continuation of the unjust blockade on millions of Palestinians in Gaza, and also show no interest towards the thousands of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails held under conditions where their basic rights are mostly denied. 7. We hail the free people of the world from all religions, ethnicities and backgrounds who rally in all capitals and cities worldwide to voice their rejection to the Israeli crimes and massacres, and to show their support for the rights of the Palestinian people and their just cause. /6

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 4A WHO IS HAMAS? 1. The Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas” is a Palestinian Islamic national liberation & resistance movement. Its goal is to liberate Palestine and confront the Zionist project. Its frame of reference is Islam, which determines its principles, objectives and means. Hamas rejects the persecution of any human being or the undermining of his or her rights on nationalist, religious or sectarian grounds. 2. Hamas affirms that its conflict is with the Zionist project not with the Jews because of their religion. Hamas does not wage a struggle against the Jews because they are Jewish but wages a struggle against the Zionists who occupy Palestine. Yet, it is the Zionists who constantly identify Judaism and the Jews with their own colonial project and illegal entity. 3. The Palestinian people have always stood against oppression, injustice, and the committing of massacres against civilians regardless of who commit them. And based on our religious and moral values, we clearly stated our rejection to what the Jews were exposed to by the Nazi Germany. Here, we remind that the Jewish problem in essence was a European problem, while the Arab and Islamic environment was – across history – a safe haven to the Jewish people and to other peoples of other beliefs and ethnicities. The Arab and Islamic environment was an example to co-existence, cultural interaction and religious freedoms. The current conflict is caused by the Zionist aggressive behavior and its alliance with the western colonial powers; therefore, we reject the exploitation of the Jewish suffering in Europe to justify the oppression against our people in Palestine. 4. The Hamas Movement according to international laws and norms is a national liberation movement that has clear goals and mission. It gets its legitimacy to resist the occupation from the Palestinian right to self-defense, liberation and self-determination. Hamas has always been keen to restrict its fight and resistance with the Israeli occupation on the occupied Palestinian territory, yet, the Israeli occupation did not abide by that and committed massacres and killings against the Palestinians outside Palestine. 5. We stress that resisting the occupation with all means including the armed resistance is a legitimized right by all norms, divine religions, the international laws including the Geneva Conventions and its first additional protocol and the related UN resolutions e.g. The UN General Assembly Resolution 3236, adopted by the 29th session of the General Assembly on Nov. 22, 1974 which affirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in Palestine, including the right to self-determination and the right to return to “their homes and property from where they were expelled, displaced and uprooted.” 6. Our steadfast Palestinian people and their resistance are waging a heroic battle to defend their land and national rights against the longest and brutalist colonial occupation. The Palestinian people are confronting an unprecedented Israeli aggression that committed heinous massacres against Palestinian civilians, most of them were children and women. In the course of the aggression on Gaza, the Israeli occupation deprived our people in Gaza of food, water, medicines and fuel, and simply deprived them from all means of life. In the meantime, the Israeli warplanes savagely struck all Gaza infrastructures and public buildings including schools, universities, mosques, churches and hospitals in a clear sign of ethnic cleansing aimed at expelling the Palestinian people from Gaza. Yet, the backers of the Israeli occupation did nothing but kept the genocide ongoing against our people. /7

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 4B 7. The Israeli occupation’s use of the “self-defense” pretext to justify its oppression against the Palestinian people is a process of lie, deception and turning the facts. The Israeli entity has no right to defend its crimes and occupation but the Palestinian people who have such right to oblige the occupier to end the occupation. In 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave an advisory opinion in the case concerning the “Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” which stated that “Israel” – the brutal occupying force – cannot rely on a right of self-defense to build such wall on the Palestinian territory. Furthermore, Gaza under the international law is still an occupied land, thus, the justifications for waging the aggression on Gaza is baseless and lacks its legal capacity, as well as lacks the essence of the self-defense idea. /8

@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

HAMAS AL-AQSA FLOOD OPERATION SECTION 5 WHAT IS NEEDED? "Occupation is occupation no matter how it describes or names itself, and remains a tool to break the will of the peoples and to keep oppressing them. On the other side, the experiences of the peoples ations across history on how to break away from occupation and colonialism confirm that the resistance is the strategic approach and the only way to liberation and ending the occupation. Have any nation been liberated from occupation without struggle, resistance or sacrifice? The humanitarian, ethical and legal imperatives necessitate all countries around the world to back the resistance of the Palestinian people not to collude against it. They are supposed to confront the occupation crimes and aggression, as well as to support the struggle of the Palestinian people to liberate their lands and to practice their right to self-determination like all peoples across the globe. Based on that we call for the following: 1. The immediate halt of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, the crimes and ethnic cleansing committed against the entire Gaza population, to open the crossings and allow the entry of the humanitarian aid into Gaza including the reconstruction tools. 2. To hold the Israeli occupation legally accountable for what it caused of human suffering towards the Palestinian people, and to charge it for the crimes against civilians, infrastructure, hospitals, educational facilities, mosques and churches. 3. The support of the Palestinian resistance in the face of the Israeli occupation with all possible means as a legitimized right under the international laws and norms. 4. We call upon the free peoples across the world, especially those nations who were colonized and realize the suffering of the Palestinian people, to take serious and effective positions against the double standard policies adopted by powers\countries that back the Israeli occupation. We call on these nations to initiate a global solidarity movement with the Palestinian people and to emphasize the values of justice and equality and the right of the peoples to live in freedom and dignity. 5. The superpowers, especially the US, the UK and France among others, must stop providing the Zionist entity with cover from accountability, and to stop dealing with it as a country above the law. Such unjust behavior by these countries allowed the Israeli occupation over 75 years to commit the worst crimes ever against the Palestinian people, land and sanctities. We urge the countries across the globe, today and more than before, to uphold their responsibilities towards the international law and the relevant UN resolutions that call for ending the occupation. 6. We categorically reject any international or Israeli projects aimed at deciding the future of Gaza that only serve to prolong the occupation. We stress that the Palestinian people have the capacity to decide their future and to arrange their internal affairs, and thus no party in the world has the right to impose any form of guardianship on the Palestinian people or decide on their behalf. 7. We urge for standing against the Israeli attempts to cause another wave of expulsion – or a new Nakba - to the Palestinians especially in the lands occupied in 1948 and the West Bank. We stress that there will be no expulsion to Sinai or Jordan or any other place, and if there is any relocation to the Palestinians, it will be towards their homes and areas they were expelled from in 1948, as affirmed by many UN resolutions. 8. We call for keeping the popular pressure around the world until ending the occupation; we call for standing against the normalization attempts with the Israeli entity and for a comprehensive boycott to the Israeli occupation and its backers. /9

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The first post sheds light on the true ideology of Hamas, highlighting key points from the Hamas Charter, such as their goals, the call to jihad, rejection of peace initiatives, and anti-Semitic incitement. It also discusses the influence of Hassan al-Banna's teachings on Hamas, emphasizing individual and collective obligations in upholding Islamic resistance. The second post mentions that while Hamas attempted to present itself as more moderate in their 2017 charter, their commitment to the liberation of Palestine remains unchanged.

@mhandistodaa123 - 🎗️ Abu Baklava ابو بقلاوة 🇮🇱🇸🇨

For all those who fervently support Hamas and echo the repetitive call for free Palestine, denouncing colonialism and decrying Zionism as an obstacle, I implore you to truly understand the nature of the group you are backing. This recommendation comes with an earnest intention to shed light on the reality you may not be aware of. Here is a concise summary: 1️⃣ The True Ideology of Hamas: The 1988 Hamas Covenant, also known as the Hamas Charter, is a comprehensive manifesto composed of 36 articles, reflecting the ideological stance and objectives of Hamas. Key points from this document include: Goals of Hamas: It positions itself as a distinct Palestinian movement with allegiance to Allah and Islam as its way of life, striving to raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine (Article 6). On the Destruction of Israel: The preamble of the document states that Israel will continue to exist until Islam obliterates it, as it obliterated others before it. The Exclusive Muslim Nature of the Area: Article 11 describes Palestine as an Islamic Waqf (Holy Possession), consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day, declaring that no one can renounce, abandon, or relinquish any part of it. The Call to Jihad: Article 15 states that when enemies usurp part of Muslim land, Jihad becomes an individual duty for every Muslim. Rejection of a Negotiated Peace Settlement: Article 13 expresses opposition to peace initiatives and international conferences, viewing them as contradictory to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement. Anti-Semitic Incitement: Article 7 contains a controversial statement about the Day of Judgment not coming until Muslims fight and kill Jews, who will hide behind rocks and trees. Condemnation of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty: Article 32 criticizes the Camp David Agreement, viewing departures from the struggle against Zionism as high treason. 2️⃣ Influence of Hassan al-Banna's Teachings Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, emphasized two key Islamic duties: individual obligation (Fard 'Ayn) & collective obligation (Fard Kifaya). 👤 Fard 'Ayn: Individual Obligations. Each Muslim's personal duty to adhere to Islamic teachings - like daily prayers and fasting during Ramadan. A call for personal responsibility in faith. In the context of the Hamas Charter, this principle is reflected in the emphasis on personal commitment to the Islamic resistance and the struggle against what they perceive as Israeli occupation. It underlines the role of individual Muslims in upholding their faith and engaging in resistance as part of their religious duty. 👥 Fard Kifaya: Collective Obligations. The community's shared duties, like defense and education in Islamic principles. It's about societal responsibility to establish a just Islamic society. According to these principles, it is an individual religious duty (Fard 'Ayn) for Muslims to fight for lands that were once under Muslim control. This perspective suggests that the conflict with Israel is not just a reaction to modern political disputes but is seen as a religiously mandated effort to reclaim historically Muslim lands. The concept of Fard 'Ayn may offer an explanation for the participation of Gaza civilians in events like the October 7th actions against Israeli innocents. This principle suggests a personal religious responsibility to engage in the struggle, transcending typical political or territorial motivations. Wrapping it all up: In the Israel-Palestine conflict, Hamas’s interpretation of these principles has led to a stance that combines religious fervor with political political activism. The group's Charter, inspired by Al-Banna's teachings, advocates for an Islamic resistance to what they view as occupation, and for the establishment of an Islamic state in place of Israel. This blend of individual and collective Islamic duties in a political context has been a driving force behind Hamas's strategies and actions in the conflict. The influence of Al-Banna’s principles on Hamas thus contributes significantly to the group’s ideological foundation, shaping its objectives, methods, and its role in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. So, before mindlessly backing Hamas and spouting their lies, pause and closely examine the real intentions lurking beneath their religious schemes.

@mhandistodaa123 - 🎗️ Abu Baklava ابو بقلاوة 🇮🇱🇸🇨

Few comments asked about the 2017 new charter. The changes in the 2017 document reflect an attempt by Hamas to present itself as a more moderate and pragmatic political force, possibly in response to regional dynamics and the need for greater international legitimacy. However, the commitment to "the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea" persists, indicating that while the strategy and political language may have evolved, the fundamental goals remain unchanged

Saved - March 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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A series of posts reveal the funding and organization behind the Palestinian protests in Canada. The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is a transnational grassroots movement involved in organizing the protests. Collaborators include SJP Carleton, Labour for Palestine Ottawa, and INSAF uOttawa. These organizations raise funds, some of which are donated to Islamic Relief Canada. Islamic Relief Canada has faced allegations of anti-Semitism and receives federal grants. The BDS movement is also involved, promoting boycotts of Jewish businesses. PYM runs various fundraisers and offers scholarships. The WESPAC Foundation, based in New York, supports PYM and has connections to the PFLP, a designated terrorist group. The executive director of WESPAC, Nada Khader, was a former UN employee. These international organizations fuel protests that have resulted in anti-Semitic behavior and disorder. The protests lack transparency and receive government funding. They intimidate and harm Jewish communities and businesses.

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

They won’t do it, so I will. Who is funding some of the massive “grassroots” Palestinian protests in Canada? They are planning on shutting down Ottawa tomorrow. I’ll tell you exactly who is organizing and funding it. A thread: 1/

@p00rpete - PeterPitterPatter

This stuff is super well organized... it would be nice if some of the journalists who lied about the trucker Convoy spent some time figuring out who's funding these protests

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

This event poster for the protest in Ottawa tomorrow was shared by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) on their Instagram. It calls for a “global day of action” to “stop the world for Gaza.” What is the Palestinian Youth Movement? 2/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

They describe themselves as a “transnational, independent, and grassroots movement of Palestinian and Arab youth struggling for the liberation of our homeland.” They also run a backup account at “palyouthmvmt.” Transnational. OK. 3/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

The collaborators tagged into the event with PYM are SJP Carleton, Labour for Palestine Ottawa, and INSAF uOttawa. Let’s have a look at them first. 4/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) Carleton raise funds in conjunction with other organizations which are donated to Islamic Relief Canada. They also have another fundraiser on their site where you can donate to various causes or sign petitions. 5/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

If Islamic Relief Canada sounds familiar, that’s because they launched a defamation lawsuit to fight against “misinformation.” They won the lawsuit, claiming that allegations were “unfounded.” Islamic Relief Canada also receives millions from taxpayers in federal grants. 6/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

NGO Monitor has this to say about them, as an affiliate of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW): - The US State Department cut ties with IRW due to “anti-Semitism exhibited repeatedly by IRW’s leadership.” - Islamic Relief Canada states it works “alongside the Ministry of Health” in Gaza. This is a Hamas entity. https://www.ngo-monitor.org/reports/canadian-government-matching-humanitarian-funds/ 7/

Canadian Government Matching Humanitarian Funds: NGO Partners with Terror Links » ngomonitor On October 27, the Canadian government announced it would match donations, up to $10 million, for the Humanitarian Coalition’s Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal. ngo-monitor.org

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Let’s move onto Labour for Palestine Ottawa. It’s a “pan-Canadian network of labour activists in solidarity with Palestinian workers and communities in their struggle for liberation.” 8/ https://t.co/MSfKNrzhDY

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

They feature standoffs with law enforcement prominently on their Instagram, claiming that bylaw officers and the police are “harassing” their community. 9/ https://t.co/C7Lgr14mbP

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Naturally, they have another fundraiser going. You can e-transfer funds to them and their “Community Defence Fund” which will go towards tickets, legal defence, charges that may occur, and “other costs identified by PYM, IJV, and L4P” to “grow” the Palestine solidarity movement. 10/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

What is the “Palestine solidarity movement?” Click on the link provided, and it takes you straight to the BDS website. BDS stands for “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions.” BDS was of course responsible for the recent boycotts and harassment of Jewish businesses in Canada. 11/ https://t.co/VubVHHO5TJ

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

BDS maintains a “list of shame” on their site, dedicated to identifying Jewish businesses to boycott. Cafe Landwer is listed as a target. Diners were harassed and intimidated at the cafe. Other companies on the list have been vandalized, prompting hate crime investigations. 12/ https://t.co/HVHyDle88X

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

And of course… there is another fundraiser on the BDS Movement website, which is “essential to keep this movement growing.” You can donate once or monthly… in USD. The plot thickens. I thought these were domestic grassroots protests? 13/ https://t.co/RcNp7NWwty

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Let’s circle back to the ringleader. The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM). I think we should all learn more about the organization that is spearheading massive demonstrations in our country. 14/ https://t.co/0md5NUh1Ww

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

There are numerous actions available on the PYM website. You can sign petitions, purchase tickets to events, pay someone’s bail, submit complaints, try to get your charges dropped… you name it. And of course… there is another fundraiser. 15/ https://t.co/wzS6JNihbf

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

And what a glorious fundraiser it is. Look at that cash. If that doesn’t suit you, you can always pick up a bit of PYM merch instead. Your choice! 16/ https://t.co/ZghYdrqr0d

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

If you have any trouble, or maybe want to enquire about a scholarship (which yes, they provide), or would like to get involved, you have an entire organized “National Executive Board” you can direct questions to. I have a few. 17/ https://t.co/hJvK5Y3nB1

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

They post special fundraisers on their Instagram, where your money will be matched by a mysterious “generous community member.” They apparently have no paid staff despite being able to organize scholarships, and promise it all goes back into “building liberation movements.” 18/ https://t.co/F4BZU0KcoM

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

To promote the fundraisers, they post videos of the community being “harassed” by law enforcement (ticketed for bylaw violations). They then direct you to donate to their “Community Defence Fund”, which pumps the money right back into PYM’s general donation fund. 19/ https://t.co/zUXB2MrqNO

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

They call Ottawa Police Service (OPS) the “KKK” and liken them to the IOF (Israeli Occupation Forces). Nothing like some of white supremacy vibes to get the anger and the money flowing. It’s followed by instructions of ways to “support.” 20/ https://t.co/9BLXEphiOs

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

How do you support PYM? Well, you can donate online. Again, all donations are in USD. Or, you can donate to something called the “WESPAC Foundation” by mailing a cheque to them in New York. Please indicate PYM - Ottawa March in the memo line! 21/ https://t.co/r9yklWuc0Y

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

I wanted to know more about this organization. All about it. So, I found some information on it. They promote the leaders of the designated terrorist group the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine). They also seem to celebrate throwing Molotov cocktails. 22/ https://t.co/Zzb4Eh7lA7

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

I also found an interview with one of the leaders of the PYM, Kaleem Hawa, which gave me some insight into their thought-processes, motivations and goals. “Liberation necessarily engenders resistance in all forms.” All forms. Like say, sexual torture. 23/ https://t.co/cNwLPL7R9c

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Kaleem goes on to state that every major political formation in Palestine is engaged in armed resistance, and that it’s naive to think a ceasefire will mean that “Palestinians are relinquishing their commitment to resistance.” I thought everyone wanted a peaceful solution? 24/ https://t.co/S0vD0Thy4s

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

So, so far we have an international organization receiving donations from Canada in New York that supports to a degree the leaders of the PFLP (who are terrorists), resistance in “all forms,” who don’t seem to think that a ceasefire is going to do the trick. What is WESPAC? 25/ https://t.co/2fvCOUazhi

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

According to its site, it is a foundation that has been “a leading force for progressive social change.” They want to end racism, militarism, have a more peaceful world, and all that good stuff. 26/ https://t.co/lwu3qTjWOg

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

The about section of WESPAC on its site is written by Executive Director Nada Khader. She’s listed on a smattering of other sites like the American Friends of Combatants for Peace (combatants for peace?), and the War Resistors League. More fundraisers, more merch. 27/ https://t.co/GXJjeNNSn2

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

She’s something else as well. She was formerly a consultant for the U.N. Development Program in the Gaza Strip. A former United Nations employee fuelling protests internationally that have resulted in anti-Semitic behaviour, disorder and chaos. Why am I not surprised? 28/ https://t.co/oGFiLjuJnX

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Naturally, she rallies for aid for UNRWA despite their alleged involvement in the gruesome October 7th attacks, and fundraises for the organization as well through WESPAC amidst calls to halt funding to UNRWA due to their involvement with Hamas. 29/ https://t.co/Y27qp0oVWw

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

I could go on here, but I think we’ve seen enough. In short, international organizations are mobilizing affiliates in Canada and around the world and funding these “grassroots” protests under the guise of social justice and wanting a “ceasefire,” causing civil unrest while their partners endorse terrorism. They are powered by a web of intertwined domestic and foreign NGOs and non-profits with poor transparency. Fundraising is extensive and difficult to track. They receive government funding from taxpayers. Their mobs intimidate, harass and harm Jewish communities and their businesses. They don’t respect law and order, and they use confrontations to grow their audiences and their cash flows. And tomorrow, as smoke bombs fill the air amidst chants for “Intifada,”they will shut down our capital. Again. Fin. 30/

@RealAndyLeeShow - Andy Lee - Special Rebel Rapporteur

Adding in a mega thread from the talented @RukhsanaSukhan.

@RukhsanaSukhan - Bad Hijabi 🇨🇦🍁

/131 Wespac Foundation 🧵🪡

Saved - December 25, 2024 at 2:31 AM

@Partisangirl - Syrian Girl 🇸🇾

Hezbollah- Party of God Ansarallah - Victors of god Hamas - zeal

Saved - December 25, 2024 at 2:09 AM

@Partisangirl - Syrian Girl 🇸🇾

@davidsm72686794 Hamas is against ISIS you troglodyte. https://t.co/NxxiYFzxI0

Saved - December 10, 2024 at 10:05 AM
reSee.it AI Summary
I shared a series of insights about the conflict in Syria, emphasizing that it was a proxy war rather than a civil war, fueled by foreign jihadists and weapons. Many countries, including the US and Israel, colluded to topple Assad for regional dominance and pipeline interests. Once viewed positively, Assad's secular regime fostered coexistence among various groups. However, the US funded extremist factions, leading to widespread violence and the destruction of cultural heritage. The narrative around the conflict has often overlooked the complexities and the realities on the ground.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

50 photos and other media to illustrate the truth about Syria and Assad. Long 🧵 https://t.co/622qn1xfJL

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

What happened since 2011 was NOT a civil war. It was a proxy war waged by 100,000+ jihadists flown into Syria from all over the world. https://t.co/lIHzpYYegr

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Weapons also flowed from all over the world. And they were sneaked into Syria mostly across the Syria-Turkey border. Some came in through Syria and Iraq as well. https://t.co/VtTSj6dXqI

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

The collusion to topple Assad involved many countries. US and Israel supplied weapons, money and propaganda. Saudi Arabia and Qatar provided money. Al Jazeera did the propaganda. Turkey and Jordan played key roles in logistics. UK provided propaganda and established the White Helmets. France recruited traitors.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

The two main reasons: * US and Israel want total hegemony in the region. The US has had plans to break up many countries in the region. Plus, the Greater Israel project. * Qatar wanted a gas pipeline thru Syria to Turkey to Europe. But Assad wanted an Iranian pipeline. https://t.co/M4lvlz8ZC5

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

In 2010, the NY Times travel section listed "31 best places to visit in the world." And Damascus - capital of Syria - was ranked #7! Why? Because Syria under Assad was peaceful, safe and prosperous!

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

In 2010, Vogue magazine had a nice article on Asma Assad, the First Lady of Syria. "A Rose in the Desert" described all her great works in education, theater, charity, hospitals etc. Asma Assad was born and raised in the UK, where she met her husband, who was an ophthalmologist.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

The West once loved Assad. He was called the "Lion of Damascus." * France gave him the highest award -- Legion of Honor. * Queen Elizabeth invited Assad and his wife * Nancy Pelosi flew to Syria * European + Arab leaders met with him all the time * Even the Pope went to Syria

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Syria under Assad was secular and moderate. Sunnis, Shiites, Christians, Alawites, Kurds, Armenians etc. got along with each other. No Al Qaeda, no Sharia Law, no Muslim Brotherhood. https://t.co/igSuWa0h7J

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Syrians loved Assad. He could walk around and drive around Damascus and Syria without a huge security force. In fact, the Arab world loved him. In a 2009 Zogby poll - an American firm - Assad was the most popular leader in the region!

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Assad is also a good father and a husband. He raised smart, down-to-earth, and compassionate children. https://t.co/Esl2SA6Pnp

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Asma Assad was the ideal First Lady. https://t.co/B7eKsfKQnP

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

But for reasons discussed earlier, US and its evil friends decided to do a regime change in Syria. The "moderate rebels" were neither moderate nor rebels. They are low-IQ extremists & head-chopping terrorists aligned with Al Qaeda & ISIS. Al Qaeda = "Al Nusra" = "HTS" (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham)

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

The US-funded "rebels" are murderous thugs who ruthlessly execute men and women. They would kill Shiites and Christians just because of the religion. They have destroyed numerous Shiite shrines & mosques and Christian churches. #Syria https://t.co/3TDiBEjUmx

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

"Syrian" rebels are actually jihadists from all over the world, including Uyghurs from Xinjiang, China. These fanatics have terrorist camps for their own children, who are brainwashed to become even suicide bombers. This is not a "popular uprising against President Assad." https://t.co/3K30d3eSOQ

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

While US/NATO-funded terrorists targeted Christians, it was #Assad who protected #Christianity in all its forms. When the rebels destroyed historic Christian monasteries, Assad visited and rebuilt them. All the church leaders in Syria have repeatedly spoken in favor of Assad, but the US media deliberately ignore them.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

US actively planned regime change in Syria as early as 2004. In 2005, CNN's Christiane Amanpour interviewed President Assad, when she brazenly told him that the US is funding Syrian opposition & trying to oust him in a coup.

Video Transcript AI Summary
Mister President, the U.S. is pushing for regime change in Syria, seeking a new leader and isolating you diplomatically. What are your thoughts on this? I am confident because my identity is rooted in Syria, not the U.S. Decisions about Syria should be made by the Syrian people alone. What if there were an alternative to you? Who could that be? Any Syrian could be an alternative; there are many eligible candidates. However, no one who is influenced by foreign powers should hold the presidency. This is a fundamental principle for us.
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Speaker 0: Mister President, you know the rhetoric of regime change is headed towards you from the United States. They are actively looking for a new Syrian leader. They're granting visas and and, visits to Syrian opposition politicians. They're talking about isolating you diplomatically and perhaps a coup d'etat or your regime crumbling. What are you thinking about that? Speaker 1: I feel very confident for one reason. Because I was made in Syria. I wasn't made in the United States, so I'm not worried. This is Syrian decision. It should be should be made by the Syrian people. Nobody else in this world. So we don't discuss it in Syria in Syria. Speaker 0: What would happen, do you think, if there was a an alternative to you? Who is the alternative to you? Speaker 1: Could be any Syrian. Any national Syria, and we have a lot. I'm not the only person, who is eligible to be president. We have a lot of Syrians. So we don't have any any problem about that. But no Syrian would be allowed to be president if he's made anywhere outside our borders. This is a Syrian principle.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Under George W. Bush, the US secretly recruited and funded opposition leaders in Syria. But Assad kept winning elections. Later, US State Dept. gave millions of dollars to establish a TV station ("Barada TV") to broadcast anti-Assad propaganda within Syria. #Wikileaks https://t.co/Kis8SNXnGh

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

2011 saw the biggest regime-change operations ever conducted by the US. It was called the Arab Spring. In Egypt, Mubarak was ousted. In Libya, Gaddafi was murdered by NATO. And so on. But Syria was the exception, because Assad was very popular with people and the military.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Thus, US deep state recruited Al Qaeda (AQ). Feb 12, 2012: AQ leader Zawahiri called jihadists all over the world to go to Syria & fight Assad ("cancerous regime"). Same day: Jake Sullivan - advisor of Hillary Clinton - sent an email: "Al Qaeda (AQ) is on our side in Syria"

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

Islamic terrorism on steroids Remember how the CIA armed the Mujahideen with guns and shoulder-powered stinger missiles to defeat the USSR in the 1980s? It was 1000x worse in Syria, where Al Qaeda was given tanks, powerful rockets, mortars, "hell canons" etc. #Assad

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

US weapons had an elaborate rat line that involved Azerbaijan's diplomatic airplanes, Saudi Arabia and finally through Turkey. Al Qaeda and ISIS got weapons worth billions of dollars. The CIA named its project, "Operation Timber Sycamore." #Syria #Assad https://t.co/mxaJGY3I9v

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

"Salafists, Al Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood" US government and media were fooling the world, but US soldiers and intelligence officers in the field knew that they were training & arming the same people who did 9/11. Some Green Beret (US Special Forces) talked about it. General Flynn also wrote the famous memo in 2012, where he told the Pentagon that the groups that opposed Assad consisted of "Al Qaeda, Salafists and Muslim Brotherhood." For that, Flynn was fired! He later joined Trump's campaign.

@Kanthan2030 - S.L. Kanthan

US and Israel were openly supporting ISIS on one side and then using ISIS as an excuse to bomb Syria. Israeli officials, Kissinger, Thomas Friedman (NY Times) etc. praised ISIS for countering Iran. https://t.co/dll5rjJGb8

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@justfp - Just Foreign Policy

BREAKING via @omeisy: Local reports of a series of airstrikes in Sana'a and Hudaydah now in Yemen. Reportedly, in Sana'a, major electricity stations were targeted and set ablaze - knocking main grid offline https://t.co/zzpCi6fb6x

@justfp - Just Foreign Policy

🚨Signs that Biden admin & Israel may escalate Yemen war before Trump term Escalating under Biden could lock Trump into a new conflict and reduce opposition from Dems in Congress Biden admin is still blocking a Saudi-Yemen peace deal until unrelated Red Sea attacks are halted https://t.co/iuuLDiXpqd

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@GontyRusel79223 - Rusell Gonty

@sassfarmer @TheRISEofROD They were Ba’ath an Arab Socialist Party . If you weren’t A member of the party you couldn’t get a Socialist Government job . They were Responsible for some acts Of terrorism .

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reSee.it AI Summary
I find it interesting how questioning 9/11 narratives seems to unsettle certain groups, as it disrupts their ability to promote familiar stories using the same figures. It's important to clarify that those who explore 9/11 truths do not support Al Qaeda or see them as heroes; rather, they view Al Qaeda as a tool of US intelligence. It's hard to ignore the fact that US presidential administrations have historically supported Al Qaeda in Syria for regime change, which complicates the narrative around who truly backs them.

@_whitneywebb - Whitney Webb

Apparently, questioning 9/11 narratives bothers the terrorists at the CIA because it inhibits their ability to sell you narratives that utilize the same boogeymen they created over and over. No 9/11 truther "backs" Al Qaeda or views them as "rebels". The overwhelming view in 9/11 truth is that Al Qaeda is a proxy for the intelligence services of the US or a US ally. You can't blame 9/11 truth when the actual people "backing" Al Qaeda are the consecutive US presidential administrations that backed Al Qaeda in Syria for (now successful) regime change purposes.

@DMichaelTripi - Dominic Michael Tripi

WATCH: Former CIA agent tells Shawn Ryan that questioning 9/11 narratives helps terrorists. https://t.co/hpKgPOMPzR

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The Building 7 conspiracy theories are intriguing. There have been discussions about how to manipulate these beliefs to increase distrust in the government. Some individuals view Al Qaeda as revolutionaries and heroes opposing the government.
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Speaker 0: I kind of found the Building 7 conspiracy stuff fascinating. And they have actually had discussions about how can we could do ruses and bring in the Building 7 people to make them blame their government more. So they're actually even looking at our conspiracies and targeting those people for the homeland attack. So, basically, those people almost back Al Qaeda as revolutionaries and rebels and heroes against our government.
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I highlighted the stark contrast in size and influence between Israel and the 57 Islamic countries, noting that Israel is a tiny fraction of the Middle-East and the world. I emphasized Israel's long history as the Jewish homeland and the ongoing threats faced by various groups due to Arab conquests. I also discussed the origins of jihadist ideology, the importance of understanding its implications for geopolitics, and the need for critical evaluation of belief systems. Ultimately, I argued that the real conflict is not Israel-Arab but rather a broader struggle against jihadism.

@QuantumFlux36 - Quantum Flux

There are 57 Islamic countries - 12,250,000 square miles, 99.7% of the Middle-East, 21% of the planet. Israel is 8,500 square miles, 0.3% of the Middle-East, 0.015% of the planet. 1450 Israel's would fit inside the current Islamic world. Israel has been the indigenous homeland of Jews for at least 4000 years. The Arab conquests started 1400 years ago and are still ongoing. Here are just some of the groups still under threat by them: Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Druze, Zoroastrians, Persians, Assyrians, Armenians, Copts, Kurds, Yezidis, Maronites, Azerbaijanis, Berbers, Nubians, Carthaginians, Beja, Somalis, Yemenites, Himyarites, Bedouins New regions under threat: France, UK, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Australia, USA

@QuantumFlux36 - Quantum Flux

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@QuantumFlux36 - Quantum Flux

💥Israel-Arab Conflict Primer💥 1. The Meccan warrior cult founder declared himself the new Jewish prophet. When Jews disagreed, he killed, raped, and enslaved them. Such barbarism was enshrined as part of the group's core values. 2. The cult's creed encourages conquest, misinformation, and tribal loyalty as tactics of jihad. 3. If you don't understand #1 & #2, you will understand nothing about the jihadist cult, nor of Middle-East geopolitics. All related events flow from this. 4. Any shared set of beliefs should not necessarily be considered a "religion". Its worth evaluating a belief system carefully, to determine if it's really worthy of being seen as a spiritual path. 5. Different belief systems can be very incompatible. The jihadist cult is quite clear it doesn't intend to play well with others. 6. We live in a world where dark forces try to control our speech and mind. Many of our leaders, academia, and media, have completely lost their integrity. 7. We must take responsibility ourselves for understanding what's really happening. We must seek the unfiltered truth, even if painful at times. 8. To address the original question - there is no Israel-Arab conflict. There is a 1400 year running world vs jihadists conflict.

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Islam rapidly expanded from the Arabian Peninsula, launching attacks across the Middle East and into southern France and Spain. This expansion involved naval assaults on Mediterranean coastal towns, resulting in significant violence and the capture of over a million slaves from Europe. In Spain, over 200 battles occurred over 400 years, with Christians eventually pushing back against Muslim forces. Meanwhile, in the east, the fall of Constantinople marked the beginning of Jihad in Eastern Europe. Northern Africa and the Middle East became entirely Islamic. This relentless Jihad was driven by the teachings of Mohammed, with new sultans often initiating wars to establish their legacy in Islamic history.
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Speaker 0: And here it starts. Islam bursts out of the Arabian Peninsula and immediately starts attacking the Middle East. And notice that it doesn't take long until they're crossing the Mediterranean and attacking southern France and Spain. Notice something here. Most people think of Islam, they think of Arabs. They think of Arabs, they think of desert and yet here we see that Islam is projecting power throughout the Mediterranean. Notice how the little islands of the Mediterranean are getting hammered. The navy of Islam would attack coastal towns, kill, rob, rape, and then take slaves. So this whole battle map, as it unfolds, you're seeing slaves being taken. Over a 1000000 slaves were taken out of Europe into the Islamic world. That's something you don't think about much, but it's absolutely true. There were over 200 battles fought in Spain alone. And we also see however on the east coast in Turkey, that Islam is trying to break into Europe. Now what's going to happen is, in Spain, this ongoing fight that lasted for 400 years is the Christians are going to push back the Muslims. But now then what has happened over in the East is that Constantinople has fallen and now then Eastern Europe is getting hammered. The Jihad now comes to Eastern Europe. It's pushed out now of Spain. Northern Africa is now completely Islamic. The Middle East is completely Islamic. This is all Jihad, relentless Jihad. And why is it so relentless? Well, Mohammed was relentless in his Jihad and these people are good students of Islam and so it's against the Kafir on and on. It was traditional that when the sultan came to power, the brand new sultan, he would immediately try to launch new wars because he was going to be noted in his Islamic history as to how well he fought against the Kafir.
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@ShaykhSulaiman - Sulaiman Ahmed

Hamas interviewed by @jacksonhinklle Hamas leadership makes it clear they have no issue with Jews or Judaism, but instead their struggle is political, which involves achieving a homeland for the Palestinians. https://t.co/n7DQ9fl6WD

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Thank you for having me. Despite the high cost, our confrontation with Israel marks progress toward self-determination. October 7 proved Israel is beatable, though Western complicity prolongs our suffering. We seek our rights under international law: a sovereign state where we live in dignity. Trump's population figures are inaccurate. There are 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza. The resistance isn't aggression, but a fight for political goals against occupation. We tried peace in 1993 with the Oslo Accords, but it failed, leading to more land annexation and suffering. Resistance, including armed struggle, is our right under occupation, like Europe's fight against Nazis.
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Speaker 0: Welcome back to Legitimate Targets, everybody. I hope you're all having a great day. I I, couldn't be more pleased than I am right now to welcome our exceptional guest to the show, doctor Bassam Naim, the, one of the members of Hamas's political bureau. We are here in Qatar, and I am very excited for this conversation. You're welcome. Thank you. It's an honor. Please. So, you know, doctor, I I gotta say, I was very worried on October 7 because a few days after October 7, Netanyahu came out, and he said, we're gonna wipe Hamas off the face of the Earth. And then in April 2024, he said the same thing. He said we're getting very close to wiping Hamas off the face of the earth. But here you are, and the Palestinian people stand strong. So, given that that was Israel's primary goal, is this a total victory for Hamas and the Palestinian resistance? Speaker 1: Thank you very much for having me with you. I believe the total victory is to get rid of the occupation, to go back to our to return back to our homeland, to our cities, our villages, to be able to go back to Al Aqsa, Jerusalem. But sure, this was, the final end of this, round of the confrontation with the Israelis was a great step towards these genuine national goals of self determination, independence, freedom, and right of return. It was very costly. We, Palestinians, have bid, especially in the Gaza Strip, have bid very, very high, very precious prices for this trip, but I believe it is a big achievement, on both sides. Okay. Again, it was very painful to lose our beloved people. More than 50,000 registered as killed, but we are still waiting to get rid of the rubble to be sure about the rest who are at least around 10,000 to 15,000 still under the rubble, one hundred thousand to one hundred and twenty injured, At least twenty thousand of them, are, seriously wounded. Thousands kidnapped from the Gaza Strip, and are in the inside Israel, but we are we have no idea about them, are still alive or have been killed or or killed under torture. It was a very high price, but again, October 7 had made it clear that Palestinians can achieve their goals. Israel is defeatable. Palestinian can, can do it even alone. Maybe for some reasons, we can say that, these these very high prices are partially also because not only because of the brutality of the Israelis, which is the case, and they have talked about this in many occasions, but it is also because of the complicity of a lot of countries, in particular in the West, and on the top of this is The United States. Today, I am reading about ships of immunization reached, Ashdod, which is carrying 3,000 tonne bombs, preparing maybe for the next round to be dropped on the top of Palestinians above their rubble. Therefore, I believe if the international community, if the Western countries were committed to their obligations according to international law, I'm sure we have saved a lot of lives, we have saved a lot of blood, a lot of tears. And Palestinian, as they end, they are not asking more than their general rights. Their rights according to international law to have their own state, independent self sovereign state, to write it to live in dignity and freedom. Therefore, again, it is when we understand this this context, it is a victorious step. Speaker 0: Donald Trump has come out a few times, and he says that the population in Gaza is now 1.7 to 1,800,000. Of course, you know, before October 7, the population was much more than that 400,000, five hundred thousand. Do you think his statistics are accurate? And if so, where did all those people go? Because, you know, we we see the Ministry of Health in Gaza. They say that the death toll registered officially is over forty thousand. That Lancet studies said a hundred 20 thousand. But what about the others? Speaker 1: Exactly. I have no idea about his intentions to mention this number, but officially, there are 2.3 plus million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Around 200,000 plus of them are outside the Gaza Strip. Some of them after the war, but some of them before the war, they have left Gaza for different reason, to study or for job. Therefore, we are talking about 2,100,000 Palestinians who are registered, in Gaza Strip. Official figures talking about and statistics talking about, as I said, fifty thousand killed, ten thousand to 15,000 are still missed under the rubble, and one hundred and twenty thousand, Palestinians wounded. Where he where this gap, how he how he made it, I don't know. I heard some analysis that he is talking that maybe there are 400,000 to 500,000 Palestinians who are Hamas supporter or Hamas affiliated, and if they decide to stay in Gaza or to he is ready to wipe them out or, but I think this would be a very evil, idea. Speaker 0: Of course. I mean, the just your opinion on this. Trump says that he's gonna forcibly dis you know, the 2,000,000 people, roughly, in Gaza. And for the past fifteen months, all of these Zionists in the Western media and the political class were saying that every single Palestinian is a terrorist and a terrorist supporter, and now they're saying that Europe should take the Palestinians or the Gulf States should take the Palestinians. I mean, what is your response to this hypocrisy? Speaker 1: Unfortunately, you have yes, you have discovered very well, it is the hypocrisy. We have seen it in a lot of cases, in Afghanistan, in Syria, and other countries, how the western politicians dealing in a very Hippocratic, way. First of all, this confrontation, it is not between Hamas and Israel because this has been said all the time, especially in the Western ministry media. It is between Palestinians and Israel. Maybe this time, it is led by Hamas. Mhmm. But twenty to thirty years ago it was led by Fateh, fifty years ago it was led by BFLB and other I mean, for more than one hundred years Palestinians are leading this struggle for to get rid of the occupation for their dignity and freedom and independence. Second, Palestinians are not attacking anyone outside Palestine. Even we are not we have no problems with Jews or Judaism. It is clear we are fighting for political goals. We are fighting against the occupation. We are fighting against the tanks or airplanes who are attacking our people. Therefore, we are not initiating any aggression against anyone. If we can achieve our goals politically and peacefully, yes, this is most welcomed from our side. And by the way, we have tried this 1993 in Oslo and we have signed an agreement and we have given the international community and the Israelis thirty years until 2023, '30 years to implement this, deal, the Oslo agreement, so that Palestinians at the end have their own independent self sovereign state. But it has totally collapsed and failed, and what we have seen what we are what we are what we are seeing now, more annexation of the land, more settlements, more killing of Palestinians, more suffocating siege around Gaza. Therefore, the resistance, it is not a goal in itself. It is a tool to achieve our goals. And this tool, I mean, the resistance in general, a comprehensive approach of the resistance, I mean politically and diplomatically and in the media, but also on resistance, this is a guarantee that in international law, It is clear written in the international law that people under occupation have the right to resist this occupation by all means including armed resistance. How can I describe in second World War, Europe and the West in general, including The United States, under the Britics to fight Nazis and fascist countries, they have used all kind of ammunition and arms to fight back so that they have lost more than 30 to 40,000,000 from both sides? And a lot of cities inside Europe were totally destroyed. They have always considered the resistance of General de Gaulle as a legitimate resistance and General de Gaulle as a hero of France and the government of Fiji was a collaborating government with the Nazi group. Again, it is about the hypocrisy of the West and therefore again what we are calling for is a just demand. Our people have all the right to have their own state, self sovereign state, independent. They have the right to return back to their homeland and also they have all the right to fight back to resist an aggressive, brutal, racist occupation. Before, we have said it many times in the media, October 7 was a response, was a fight back. It was not an initiate an initiative from our side. We were for for more than seventeen years totally suffocated by the siege on Gaza. Fifty Seven Years after after 1967, occupied from the Israeli troops, and sixty seven years after the Nakba totally oppressed and, and they kicked out forcefully from our homeland. Speaker 0: And the strategy was proven successful. I mean, yesterday alone, you know, Gaza freed three Israelis, and there was, I believe, over 360 Palestinians that were being tortured and killed and, almost killed in Israeli prisons that were freed back into Gaza. So I mean, the the strategy has been vindicated. Right? It shows, that your method, was not to terrorize, the people. It was about, you know, one step closer to liberation and, actually freeing the Palestinians that are being tortured. Right? Speaker 1: I think we as Palestinians, maybe people who are very addict on reading history. Our own history and the history of other people in Vietnam, in South Africa, in Indonesia, in Algeria, it has proven clearly that maybe this is the only way that a colonial project can leave any country. And I I believe that, one of the famous philosophers, who was an Algerian officer, a patriot, who said this is the nature of colonial projects. They are brutal. They are savage. They cannot leave simply from their own decision. Mhmm. They have to be obliged. They have to be forced with very costly prices to leave the country. Unfortunately, there is another no and no other way. And again and again, we have said it many times. If there is any other way which is peaceful and political that Palestinian can gain their rights, it is most welcomed, and this is the preferable way for us. Yeah. It is not easy for any one of us to lose his children, mothers, and fathers, to lose the house, or to lose any of his, properties. But if therefore, we have said it also repeatedly. The Israelis have pushed us or resorted us to this way. Again, because we have already offered the hand for, peace through signing that agreement, and it was undermined and sabotaged by the Israelis. If you read, the book of Netanyahu, which was written in 1996, he said it clearly, there is no chance for any idea like two state solution. And he has repeated this for thirty years and the last time was in 2024 in front of the UN, that general assembly, that there is no place between the river and the sea for any political entity except Israel. Speaker 0: I think you're a % correct. I mean, Mao Zedong said that true political power only comes out the barrel of a gun. Do you think that the Palestinians are closer to having, you guys a Palestinian state now than you were on October sixth of twenty twenty three? Speaker 1: Hundred percent. Yes. Because on October 6, we were on one side when it comes to the Israelis. They have declared their official plan for twenty twenty four, twenty twenty five, this so called the final solution plan, which was adopted by the government and budget allocated, and they have already started to take practical steps to annex the West Bank, to jeopardize Jerusalem and expelling forcefully the people from there and to change the status quo in Al Aqsa Mosque forever, which is also against international law, and continue the suffocating siege against Gaza, and then starting the so called normalization process with the Arab countries. This plan, if we would if we don't have, October 7 Mhmm. I'm sure Palestine would be totally forgotten forever, from the present and from the future. Especially we believe that if this normalization process went according to their plans and they were able to bypass the Palestinian or to overcome the Palestinian question according to Netanyahu plans, there will be no context or no, conditions which enable the Palestinians to struggle again for their, historical goal which is freedom and dignity and independence. Therefore, October 7 was a fight back against all these aggressions Speaker 0: Mhmm. Speaker 1: On a daily basis. By the way, 20,000 Palestinians were killed between 2,000 and 2023 on different checkpoints and in Gaza. I mean, this was a fight back against all these daily operations, but also it was a message that no one, no regime in Israel or outside, even in the in the region, is allowed or can bypass the Palestinian or overcome the Palestinian question by normalizing the relationship between Israel and the the region without solving the Palestinian problem. And therefore, Palestinians have sent this strong message to all the country in the region, but, you can I'm sure you are following the media in the West very closely. Today, Palestine is on the table of every politician on on on in the media. Main titles in the in the media, which is, I'm talking about ministry media and social media. 143 countries have voted clearly for an independent self sovereign state of Palestine. Yes. We are closer. Israel is much weaker today than on October 7 October 6. Speaker 0: So much so that, you know, I I wasn't even sure if we were gonna get the opportunity to sit down because Israel was threatening to destroy the whole ceasefire agreement yesterday. They said that they were going to renew the genocidal bombing campaign, and, this was because they were violating the ceasefire, and Hamas and the Palestinian people called them out and said, you can't keep doing this. What do you think changed? Because Netanyahu was very clear. He was saying, we're gonna continue to our goal of wiping out Hamas, insane. And he, said that, if all the hostages aren't freed by yesterday, excuse me, Saturday, that they would continue. But then magically, we see, Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's, negotiator. He's talking with the mediators. And then out of nowhere, Israel agrees to the release of only three hostages, reportedly increased the amount of aid that they were sending into Gaza. And you guys won again. And Ben Gavir is freaking out. So what changed there? Speaker 1: First of all, I think they have tried along fifteen months to achieve their goals, to wipe out Hamas or to destroy Hamas, to forceful displacement of all Palestinians outside of the Gaza Strip, and to retrieve the captured Israelis forcefully. Speaker 0: Mhmm. Speaker 1: And they have failed, totally. And they know if they try it again they will fail. And maybe today the chance to succeed is much weaker than few few months ago. Second, I believe that everyone, including the current, US administration is aware that Netanyahu for personal reasons, for political reasons, is have all the intentions to sabotage the deal. It has nothing to do with cease fair, with peace, with normalization. He to rescue himself and his coalition, he is planning by all means to sabotage the deal. Therefore, yes, I believe the failure in the Gaza Strip, the internal pressure inside Israel, there are a lot of pressures inside Israel itself from the families, from the society. By the way, even in the right wing, I have read a lot of polls showing that 75% of the people on the right who are for continuing this deal up to the end of the third phase, and third, that the international community, in particular The United States, are aware that Netanyahu personally and his coalition are trying to sabotage the deal and this will not serve the bigger goals of the current administration to achieve calm stability and security and prosperity in the region through the other way which is the normalization. That Gaza is still under fire, and we have still war here. It will not pave the way for the other route. Therefore, yes, I believe he is under pressure from because of the failure in Gaza, because of the families and the internal, situation inside Israel, and because of pressure from the international community, in particular from the current administration. Speaker 0: Seems like a lot of US Politicians don't like Netanyahu because they understand that, it might be preferential for The United States to have a less radical government in Israel that will wipe out the Palestinians through death by a thousand cuts, normalization processes, settlement by settlement, so on and so forth. And Netanyahu is so extreme that it turns the entire world against Israel. It shows their true colors. What do you think is more dangerous for the Palestinians? The the more liberal reformed approach, in Israel of death by a thousand cuts or the approach that, Netanyahu has taken over the past fifteen months? Speaker 1: To be honest, both are very dangerous because what you are giving me as choices, our choice is only to choose how to die or how to be killed in pieces or in one shot by a US made, bomb? Speaker 0: I'll say that it it gives you, also the opportunity to reflect on how you would respond to both scenarios, how the Palestinians would respond, which maybe one one way is preferential? Speaker 1: Again, I believe both both threats are very dangerous as long as no one of them is leading to our goals, which is an independent self sovereign state and the right to return. To do it like the past or the last US administration, to show very nicely about two state solution, about democratic solution, about peaceful solution and normalization, and on the other hand to send more weapons and more money and to use veto in the Security Council. This is one way. And the other way is to support them fully, I mean these radical guys in Israel to, wipe out Palestinians to forceful displacement of Palestinians in one shot. I think for us both are very serious, very dangerous. As long as no one of these choices is leading to our to achieve our goals. But I think we have an alternative way, a third way. Why not based on international law to give the Palestinians their rights of to get rid of the occupation, to achieve their national goals of independence and sovereign state? Speaker 0: I think a lot of people across the world are asking that same question, really, about their countries as well. There's no respect whatsoever for international law, for the rules based international order, whatever they want to call it in the West. And, Speaker 1: yes, it could be, you you could be right, but the question is either we have law or the law of jungle. If you encourage the Israelis to continue, it means you are encouraging the law of jungle. But when we live in jungle, it is not only Israel or America who have the power to do what they can. Also people, they could be weaker, but they have always assets at some time to use to respond, to fight back like what happened in October 7. The resilience, the steadfastness, look, the Palestinians along fifteen months, they have endured a horrible aggression. More than 500,000 tons of explosive material dropped on the heads of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Thousands and thousands killed, most of them are children and women, but you didn't get one picture of a Palestinian trying to, to break the borders near Egypt Mhmm. To flee from the from the Gaza Strip. On on May on 05/07/2024, when when when Netanyahu decided to invade Rafah near the Egyptian borders. In Rafah, at that time, there were 1.2 plus million Palestinians in the city. And when the incursion started and when the aggression started, all these people moved to the North. No one single Palestinian moved to the South, I mean, towards Egypt. Therefore, this has shown clearly that Palestinian, despite the they knew that they are moving toward killing, death, hunger, starvation, no electricity. But despite of this, they they show their commitment to their cause, to their land. Therefore, yes, you might have more more, military capabilities, but this this is not the only or the sole source of power. Mhmm. People have sometimes by their steadfastness, by their resilience, by their readiness to sacrifice. We said in Arabic, Speaker 0: a bare hand sometimes can break a gun. I like that. But also, the military expertise of Hamas and the Palestinian resistance factions has been incredible. I think, many people across the world are shocked by the the courage and the honor, that they have exhibited over the past fifteen months. And, I guess, what what what are the secrets to, the success of this revolutionary force that is able to defeat one of the most powerful militaries on the face of the Earth on paper? And and also one more additional question to that. Israel claims that about 72,071 IDF troops, died in Gaza. Do you think that number is accurate? Speaker 1: I read the law the latest release press releases from the IDF. They are talking about 6,000 5,945 Saudi soldiers killed and fifteen thousand wounded and out of service. Wow. And we believe that the the numbers are bigger because they are talking about the official the official resist registered soldiers. Mhmm. You know that they have other groups, other fighters. They came from all over the world, what we call it, mercenary. Mhmm. They are not registered. The so called sole soldier is not registered. Speaker 0: Mhmm. Speaker 1: Before, we believe that the number are much, much bigger. They told they are talking about 10,000 Israeli soldiers are visiting in in a monthly basis, the calling or asking for psychological support. At the end, I heard from a Jewish, supporter of Palestine who said genocide is equal to suicide. When you are killing children and women, you are not it is not easy to return back to your city, to your family, to your children as a normal as a normal person. I mean, I'm sure this will chant you every day, seven days a week, twenty four hours. What enabled the this group of fighters with very simple light weapons, it's very simple, by the way, to achieve this, victory, I think first of all their commitment, strong commitment to their faith, to to their cause. Second, this military group built on twenty years of experience in encountering or confrontation with the Israelis. Mhmm. And therefore, they have developed a lot of strategies and tactics how to how to face the Israelis. For example, maybe beginning 2024, there was there were instructions to the fighters not to provoke the Israelis. I mean, not to initiate any fight. And even if they come not to, not to encounter them or not to fight, but leave them pass through the area. If only when they stay there and they are starting to attack the Palestinians or to Mhmm. To destroy houses, you can, you can fight back, First, to spare as much as can as you can of weapons or the slight weapons. Second, to avoid the retaliation of the of the Israelis that because they have when one Palestinian have shot against them, they have wiped out neighborhoods. Mhmm. I mean, these tactics and these strategies have been developed over years. The very, very strong steadfastness of the people on the ground It has I think this was a very crucial factor in in supporting, the resistance. You are talking about maybe the first war in history where you are leading a fight on two levels, two floors, above the ground and under the ground. And I think this helped a lot to save lives, to save ammunition. Also, the brutality of the Israelis, this this brutal aggression against the Palestinians, this radical approach, the media coverage which they have tried all the time to to prevent it by killing more than 400, five hundred journalists and preventing any international journalists to come into Gaza. All this together, I think, have played a very strong role. But first and last is the very strong commitment to the cause. We also as Muslims, we believe that the, support of Allah and the support of God to our people, because we are fighting for a just cause to live in dignity and freedom. This is also a very important factor in giving us the faith and the steadfastness to continue this struggle. Speaker 0: Over the last year, you know, we saw the martyrdom of, several, very notable leaders of Hamas, Ismael Hamia, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, and of course, many, many, many Palestinians, who are fighting or just simply living their lives as civilians. Israel, though, has has oftentimes tried this method of cutting the head off the snake. They think that's gonna stop the Palestinians. They haven't learned from their mistakes. They haven't learned from history. I guess when you look at what we've seen now with these, the martyrdom of these leaders and and key officials, And there is maybe a new generation of Palestinians that are rising up. What can we expect from this new generation of young leaders and fighters? And maybe, what sort of a shift in mindset do they bring to the table for the Palestinian resistance? Speaker 1: This is a very important question because it has to affect the future of this conflict. First, they didn't learn from not only from history, but even from this current, conflict, from this round to funnel arson. All these leaders, we two weeks ago, Al Qasem spokesperson have announced about the killing of nine prominent leaders of the movement, political and militant leaders. But we are aware that all these leaders plus others Speaker 0: Mhmm. Speaker 1: Were killed along 15. They were not killed in one shot, but no one from outside has observed any decline of the resistance of the commitment when it comes to the people on the ground, when it comes to the fighters, when it comes to the negotiators, I mean the political track, it continued as if nothing happened. And this has to be from the beginning, a strong message for the Israelis and their supporters that it is not about persons. It is about people who are fighting and committed to their cause. Second, Hamas is used to such, to deal with such crimes. They have killed the founder Sheikh Ahmad Yacine. Mhmm. They have killed Abdul Azizir Al Tisi. They have killed a lot of our leaders and plus a lot of other Palestinian's prominent leaders like Yasser Arafat and Abu Ali Mustafa and others. But the generation generations after generations, Palestinians continue and we have always a new leaders who are more committed or stronger committed to the to the cause. Because again, it is not about Hamas. It is not about person here or there. It is about people who are, keen to achieve their, again, goals of independence, dignity, and freedom. And to live in peace, prosperity with all other peoples like any other nation. But they didn't observe again that after the killing of any leader, we have a new generation of leaders and cadres and others who are more committed, more sophisticated, and maybe more wise to lead this, battle. But what I can say today, which is more important for the future than the past about the killing of look, today in Gaza, for example, you have around 2,000,000 Palestinians. 70 percent of them are below 18. Children. Most of those fighters who fought during this round where in 02/2014 when the Israelis attacked Gaza Strip were children. I mean those children who were those who were children in 02/2014 who are now they're carrying the guns to fight back. If you have today more than 2,000,000 Palestinians, the vast majority of them are children. Mhmm. Denied basics, I'm talking about food and medicine, a house, a hospital, a school, a mosque, a church, the right to travel, even to travel for urgent cases like treatment abroad to study. And at the same time they have thousands of guns. What do you expect? You are paving the way for the next round. As long as these guys, these children don't have a vision of a better future, if they don't have any hint that it could be better, I am sure they have nothing to lose as we say in a very famous Arabic PM. Why not to fight back? You are not going to lose you are not going to lose except the tent and the Speaker 0: Chains. Shackles. Speaker 1: Checkles. Mhmm. Why not to fight back? Therefore, these they are creating Mhmm. Instead of twenty, thirty thousand Al Qasab Brigade fighters, they are already creating hundreds of thousands of potentially fighters. Palestinians will not and are not ready to give up their struggle for freedom and dignity. And they are already fighting now for more one more than one hundred years. Therefore, again, it is not about Ismail Haniyah who is a hero, Yahir Sanwar who is an icon becoming icon. Not only for Palestinians, for Palestinians, for Arabs, for Muslims, for a lot of people around the world. And here maybe also we have to add one point. We if you study the Israeli politics in the last two decades, you can observe a clear shift from the from the left to the right, radical right, religious right. Until now, we Palestinians, we are still fighting for a political goal, a state, right of return, according to international law. But the Israelis, for the last two decades, they are shifting this conflict from a political conflict into a religious conflict. Their rhetoric, their statements, their ideas, ideologies, I am talking about politicians, Knesset members, media, everyone. He is talking in a very religious language. Do you what does it mean? It means that instead of fighting and negotiating today with two, three, four million Palestinians, it will come a day that you are negotiating and fighting against 1.4 or 7,000,000 Muslims because they will feel it is not about Palestinians. It is about Al Aqsa Speaker 0: Mhmm. Speaker 1: Which is the third holiest shrine in Islam. It is about the holy Jerusalem, Al Quds. I mean, if we leave these radical religious groups to shift this conflict from a political conflict about statehood and the right of return and international law, international immaterial law into a religious conflict, I am sure you are destabilizing not not only Palestine, you are destabilizing the whole region and maybe the whole world. Speaker 0: Well, I hope that, if that does happen, that, those across the world who are being attacked will have the courage that the Palestinians have exhibited, not just for the past fifteen months, but for many, many, many years. And, I think that is a perfect note to leave off on. So, doctor Bassem Naim, thank you so much. Please. And, I just gotta say that as an American, I am, of course, appalled by what my government is doing. And, the Palestinians, and you have my full support and the support of many Americans. The tide is shifting and, we we just love you guys. Speaker 1: By by the way, we have, observed this all the fifteen months along, how many thousands and thousands of Americans from all faiths, not only Muslims, not only Christians, but also in the forefront Jews who fought and struggled for to stop this aggression and also supporting the rights of Palestinian. And really, we are appreciating this very, very highly. And we we believe again, and I have to emphasize this, that it is not about Jews or Judaism. It is about political rights to live in freedom and dignity. Mhmm. And, we when we have seen the all these thousands of people in in the streets, in your residences, rail stations, inside the Capitol Hall, everywhere, We have believed that it this brought us nearer to the goals, our national goals, because we we know that at the end, America is the decisive power in this context and this huge mass of people who are raising their voices and paying prices for this to support our goal, it is a good sign that we are on the right track. Thank you so much. Please.
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The posts detail the historical and ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, focusing on the destructive impacts of foreign interventions in countries like Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, and Palestine. I highlight how these nations were once thriving but were dismantled through calculated strategies aimed at control and exploitation. The narratives emphasize the role of foreign powers in creating chaos, erasing cultures, and manipulating economies, ultimately leading to suffering and instability. I express frustration over the indifference of the global community and a determination to resist the prevailing narratives.

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The Middle East was thriving… until 1948. Don’t believe me? I’ll show you The region was dismantled. Gaza, where it started, is the final act of a plan set in motion long before 1948 The blueprint’s tested. It works. Chaos. Death. Destruction But why? I’ll show you that too🧵

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In the 1970s, Iraq was booming. - Oil wealth: GDP exploded from $2.8B (1970) → $37.8B (1979) - Living standards soared: GDP per capita $280 → $2,900 - Life expectancy rose: 55 → 60+ - Baghdad was a modern, thriving city - The Iraqi dinar was worth more than $2 USD Now look at Iraq. What happened?

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The After: Iraq: A Nation Erased Phase 1: Saddam Was “Their Guy” Until He Wasn’t - The CIA installed the Ba’ath Party in the 1960s, paving the way for Saddam’s rise. - By the 1980s, the U.S. armed and supported Saddam in the Iran-Iraq War. - But Saddam got too independent. He stopped taking orders. - That’s when the U.S. flipped the script. Their asset had gone rogue. Phase 2: The First Gulf War (1991) – The Setup - Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990 after April Glaspie (U.S. ambassador) hinted the U.S. wouldn’t intervene. - The trap was set. The U.S. crushed Iraq with Operation Desert Storm. - 500,000+ Iraqi children died due to U.S. sanctions. - When asked about it, Madeleine Albright said: “We think the price is worth it.” - Today, thousands of children are being slaughtered in Gaza. And we’re told the same thing. - Iraq was crippled economically but still had its sovereignty—for now. Phase 3: The Second Gulf War (2003) – The Real Heist - Weapons of Mass Destruction? Lie. The U.S. knew Iraq had none. - The real reason? Saddam was ditching the U.S. dollar for oil sales. - He planned to sell oil in euros, threatening the petrodollar system. - The U.S. & allies invaded, overthrew Saddam, and dismantled Iraq’s institutions. Who profited? ✅ Big Oil – ExxonMobil, Halliburton, BP seized Iraq’s resources. ✅ Defense contractors – Lockheed, Raytheon, Boeing cashed in on war. ✅ Israel & U.S. interests – Iraq was no longer a strong, independent nation. 🔹 Iraq is a country away from Israel. And as you’ll see, bordering them—or just being nearby—puts you in serious danger. Phase 4: The Aftermath – Chaos by Design - Saddam was executed in 2006, but Iraq was left in perpetual instability. - ISIS filled the power vacuum—the direct result of U.S. intervention. - Millions of Iraqis displaced, economy destroyed, resources looted. This wasn’t a “war.” It was calculated destruction. But calculated for whom? 🔹 Some things are untouchable. - Surrounded by cities reduced to rubble, one town remained standing—Alqosh. - It is home to the Tomb of the Prophet Nahum, a site sacred to Jews. - Despite entire villages around it being wiped out, Alqosh was left intact. Iraq was bombed into the Stone Age, yet this one site was spared. Are we supposed to believe radical Islamists, U.S. bombers, and warlords all decided this place wasn’t a target? The “Weird” Side – What Else Was in Iraq? 🔹 Iraq = Ancient Mesopotamia = Babylon = One of the oldest civilizations on Earth. 🔹 The Iraq National Museum was looted immediately after the U.S. invasion. 🔹 Stolen artifacts? Many were from ancient Babylon & Sumer. 🔹 Some believe the U.S. wasn’t just after oil—the Iraq War may have been about something much deeper. Something much stranger. 🕳️🐇 Iraq wasn’t a war. It was the same imperial playbook used for decades—just with different targets. This is how empires operate.

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The Paris of the Middle East 🇱🇧 Before war, Lebanon was one of the wealthiest nations in the Middle East. - The Lebanese pound was worth $3.30 USD - Beirut was "The Paris of the Middle East"—a global hub for banking, tourism, and culture - ☪️✝️ Religious harmony between Christians, Muslims, and Druze. A thriving, independent nation. Now? Lebanon is bankrupt, bombed, and in ruins. A failed state. What happened? Why? 👇

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The After: Lebanon: A Nation Torn Apart Lebanon didn’t collapse on its own. It was targeted. Phase 1: Civil War & Foreign Meddling (1975–2005) – Divide & Conquer - The Lebanese Civil War wasn’t just a civil war. It was a proxy war for outside forces. 🇺🇸 The U.S.: - Funded Christian militias and sent troops in 1982 under a “peacekeeping” mission. - Bombed Beirut in retaliation for the 1983 Marine barracks attack. *Goal? Keep Lebanon in the West’s sphere of control. 🇮🇱 Israel: - Invaded Lebanon in 1982 and occupied it for 18 years under the excuse of 'fighting the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). - Used the war as an excuse to wipe out Palestinian resistance. - Backed the Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982), where thousands of Palestinian refugees were slaughtered. *Goal? Control South Lebanon & weaken Hezbollah, which they created. More on that later. 🇸🇾 Syria: - Sent troops in 1976, didn’t leave until 2005. - Played both sides—backed Christian militias at times, then Muslim groups. *Goal? Keep Lebanon as a buffer zone against Israel. End result? Lebanon became a battlefield for outside interests. Phase 2: Israel’s Occupation (1982–2000) Israel occupied Southern Lebanon for 18 years. - Bombed Lebanese towns regularly. - Set up a puppet militia (South Lebanon Army) to enforce Israeli rule. - Tortured & imprisoned thousands of Lebanese and Palestinians. - Committed massacres (Qana, 1996). Israeli military fired artillery shells at a United Nations compound, which was sheltering around 800 Lebanese civilians,killing 106 and injuring around 116. Israel only withdrew in 2000 because Hezbollah forced them out. Phase 3: The Rise of Hezbollah (1982–Present) - Israel’s invasion created Hezbollah. 🔹 Shia Muslims in South Lebanon suffered the most under Israeli occupation. 🔹 Inspired by Iran’s Islamic Revolution (1979), Hezbollah was formed. 🔹 Goal? Expel Israel & resist foreign control. By 2000, Hezbollah forced Israel to retreat. By 2006, they humiliated Israel in a war—Israel failed to crush them. 🔹 To the U.S. & Israel, Hezbollah is a "terrorist group." That may be a fair classification. But to many Lebanese people, they are the only defense against Israel. What are they supposed to do? Who else will defend them? Lebanon, like many nations in the region, has been forced into survival mode. After decades of war, occupation, and economic collapse, many civilians have no choice. They don’t pick sides—they pick survival. Some submit. Some resist. Many die either way. The tragedy of Lebanon isn’t just the war. It’s that foreign powers ensured that war would never end. Phase 4: The Economic Collapse (2019–Today) - Lebanon wasn’t destroyed by bombs—it was destroyed economically. - 2019 – The banking system collapsed overnight.📉 - The Lebanese lira lost 98% of its value. - People’s life savings were wiped out. - Electricity, food, and medicine became unaffordable. Who benefited? ✅ Western-backed elites moved their money abroad. ✅ The U.S. and Israel weakened Hezbollah by starving Lebanon. ✅ Lebanon was left completely dependent on foreign powers. Remember what I said about the dangers of being in close proximity to Israel? Phase 5: The Beirut Explosion (2020) – The Final Blow - One of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. - 218+ killed, thousands injured. - Billions in damage. - Lebanese leadership covered it up. Was it just negligence? Or something more sinister? Either way, it destroyed what little Lebanon had left. Why Was Lebanon Targeted? Lebanon was too strategic and independent to be left alone. - Borders Syria & Israel - Financial hub – Could compete with Western banking. - Religious unity – Outside forces weaponized sectarianism to divide it. Now Lebanon is so weak, some fear it may be absorbed into Greater Israel. Yhis Wasn’t War. It Was a Process. 1) Divide the people. 2) Destroy the economy. 3) Control the country forever. Beirut was once “The Paris of the Middle East.” Now? Lebanon is a failed state. Not because of its people. Because foreign powers wanted it that way.

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Syria - A Nation Rising 🇸🇾 Before the war, Syria was one of the most stable and self-sufficient nations in the Middle East. - Debt-free – Unlike most countries, Syria had no debt to the IMF or World Bank. - Thriving agriculture & industry – Produced its own food, energy, and medicine. - No foreign military bases – Unlike Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya, Syria wasn’t under U.S. occupation. - Religious harmony – Sunnis, Shias, Christians, and Alawites lived together without major conflict. Then came 2011. The so-called “Arab Spring.” 🔹 The media told you it was a revolution. 🔹 But in reality? Syria was targeted for destruction. What happened next wasn’t a civil war—it was a foreign invasion. 👇

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The After: Syria’s Destruction: A Manufactured War Phase 1: The U.S. & Israel’s Regime Change Plan - The Arab Spring “uprising” in Syria was a lie. - The CIA, Mossad, and Gulf States funded armed militants to overthrow Assad. - Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails confirm the goal was to weaken Syria to benefit Israel. Syria wasn’t targeted for “freedom.” It was targeted for resisting U.S.-Israeli dominance. Phase 2: The Rise of ISIS & U.S. “Moderate Rebels” - Who armed ISIS? The same people who claimed to fight them. - Weapons & money flowed to jihadist groups from the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Israel. - The goal? Destroy Syria from within, just like Iraq & Libya. - ISIS “accidentally” never attacked Israel—but always attacked Assad. A country who previously had no foreign military bases was turned into a battleground. Phase 3: Russia Intervenes – Assad Survives - Unlike Iraq and Libya, Syria had an ally: Russia. - In 2015, Russia sent its military to prevent total collapse. - The tide of war shifted. The U.S.-backed rebels lost. Why did Assad survive when Saddam, Gaddafi, and so many others didn’t? Russian backing? Yes, but that’s not the whole story. Was there something else? Phase 4: The Mystery – Why Was Assad Spared? 💥 Saddam & Gaddafi were executed. But Assad still stands. Why? - U.S. and Israel wanted regime change, but didn’t push all the way. Some rumors suggest Assad’s family has Iranian Jewish roots. If true, was he considered “off-limits” in a way Saddam and Gaddafi weren’t? Just like Alqosh in Iraq mysteriously survived destruction, Assad was never fully taken out. 💥 Is this speculation? Yes. But patterns are hard to ignore. —-------------------------------------------------- Phase 5: The U.S. Still Occupies Syria (2024) The war “ended,” but Syria is still occupied. ✅ The U.S. has bases in Syria—stealing its oil. ✅ Turkey controls parts of northern Syria. ✅ Israel bombs Syria regularly, violating its airspace. ✅ Sanctions keep Syria’s economy strangled. Syria survived—but for how long? It’s not free. It’s not stable. It’s still under siege. Syria Was Never About Freedom 🇸🇾 Before the war, Syria was debt-free, stable, and independent. 💥 Now? It’s a broken state—occupied, bombed, and strangled by sanctions. Syria was supposed to be another Iraq. Another Libya. Another failed state. It wasn’t about Assad. He was just in the way of making sure Syria would never stand on its own again.

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Libya Before: What They Never Told You We’re stepping just beyond the Middle East—but not out of the empire’s reach. 🇱🇾 Before NATO’s intervention, Libya was the wealthiest country in Africa. - Libyan Dinar was one of the strongest currencies in the world. - Gaddafi provided free housing, healthcare, and education. - Newlyweds received $50,000 from the government to start a family. - Gas was $0.14 per gallon. - Water infrastructure (Great Man-Made River) turned Libya into an oasis. 🔹 Then, the West decided Gaddafi had to go. For reasons 👇

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The After: Gaddafi’s Libya: Why They Had to Kill Him Phase 1: The Real Reason Gaddafi Was Killed The media told you it was about democracy. That was a lie. ✅ Gaddafi was planning to introduce a gold-backed dinar—an African currency independent of the U.S. dollar. ✅ Libya had no debt to the IMF or World Bank. It was self-sufficient. ✅ Gaddafi refused to play by the West’s rules—and for that, he was marked for death. ✅ He openly criticized Israel and the West—going as far as to say that America is controlled by Israel and that Israel was responsible for the JFK assassination. A self-sufficient leader who called out Zionist control and tried to break free from the global financial system? There was no way they were going to let him live. Phase 2: NATO’s Destruction of Libya (2011) NATO bombed Libya for months under the excuse of a "humanitarian intervention." ✅ The West armed & funded jihadists to overthrow Gaddafi. ✅ Libya’s government collapsed, and the country descended into chaos. ✅ Gaddafi was brutally murdered in the streets—Hillary Clinton’s evil cackled in an interview: “We came, we saw, he died.” - Who laughs about death? 🔹 Libya was "liberated." But what came next? Phase 3: Libya After Gaddafi – A Failed State Libya became a war zone overnight. ✅ Armed militias took over the country. ✅ The U.S. embassy was overrun and abandoned. ✅ Libya became a major hub for human trafficking and slave markets. ✅ ISIS and Al-Qaeda gained power. 🔹 Libya didn’t get democracy. It got destruction. Why Was Libya Targeted? ✅ Gaddafi wanted an independent Africa, free from Western control. ✅ Libya’s resources were too valuable to be left to the Libyan people. ✅ The West cannot allow self-sufficient nations to exist. Libya was never about freedom. It was about control. 🔹 Gaddafi tried to create a system outside the empire. They made an example out of him. 🔹 They dragged him through the streets, tortured him, and executed him on camera. 🔹 Then they laughed about it. Now Libya is a failed state. Its people are suffering. And no one in the West cares. This is what happens when you defy the powers that be.

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The speaker states "that is the land of unconfirmed." They mention "came, we saw, he died," and deny any connection between a visit and the death, while simultaneously expressing certainty of a connection.
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Speaker 0: So, I mean, that is the land of unconfirmed. Yes. Came, we saw, he died. Did it have anything to do with your visit? No. I'm sure it did.

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Before: Palestine Before 1948 Before Israel, Palestine was a country 🇵🇸 A real country with real cities—Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth. A real people with real culture—markets, schools, businesses, families. People had homes—until they came and took them. Then, everything changed. What happened?

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📌 Where It All Started: Palestine After 1947 1948: The Nakba ("The Catastrophe") The Nakba was the violent expulsion of Palestinians to make way for Israel. ✅ 750,000+ Palestinians were ethnically cleansed ✅ Over 500 villages were wiped off the map ✅ Terrorist militias (Haganah, Irgun, Stern Gang) massacred entire towns Entire families were forced out at gunpoint. Homes were stolen. Cities were emptied. 🔹 What was the justification? Israel’s creation was framed as a “safe haven” for Jews after the Holocaust. Zionists pushed the lie that Palestine was “a land without a people for a people without a land.” The massacres and forced expulsions were called “self-defense” against Arabs who rejected partition. 🔹 What’s the narrative today? ✅ Israel calls 1948 its “War of Independence.” ✅ The ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is erased or justified as a wartime necessity. ✅ Palestinians resisting occupation today are labeled as “terrorists.” The survivors had two choices: 🔹 Flee into exile—never allowed to return. 🔹 Stay behind—trapped under permanent occupation. 💥 Palestine wasn’t just invaded. It was erased. And world powers? After WWII, they didn’t just stay silent—they ensured it happened. 📌 Jesus Christ & Palestine: Why This Was Always More Than Land People say this is just about land. About war. About power. But what if it’s about something much deeper? ✅ Where was Jesus from? Nazareth. ✅ Where did He die? Jerusalem. ✅ Where did He cleanse the temple? The same place where the money changers rule today. And who hates Jesus the most? 🔹 The same people who wrote the Talmud—the book that: - Calls Jesus a sorcerer - Says He is burning in hell in excrement - Insults His mother, Mary The same Pharisees, Sadducees, and money changers who persecuted Him still run the world today. Is it a coincidence that the land Jesus walked is the land they want erased? That they want control of? Where is their Third Temple supposed to be built? Jerusalem. Palestine isn’t just another war zone. It’s where Jesus walked. It’s where He fought the Pharisees. And it’s being erased by the same forces that wanted Him erased 2,000 years ago. This was never just about land. This was about Christ too. 📌 How Israel & the U.S. Use the Same Playbook Everywhere What they did to Palestine, they later did to: ✅ Iraq – Massacred civilians, fabricated WMD lies, looted resources. ✅ Lebanon – Bombed into ruins, occupied, divided by war. ✅ Syria – Foreign-backed terror groups used to justify destruction. ✅ Libya – Gaddafi executed, country turned into a failed state. There are many countries I did not name. 🔹 Palestine was the prototype. The rest of the Middle East was just next in line. 1️⃣ Steal the land. 2️⃣ Massacre the people. 3️⃣ Create terrorists—or call them terrorists for fighting back. 4️⃣ Lie to the world & control the narrative. This is why Gaza is being wiped out in real time, and no one stops it. 📌 Why This War Feels Different You can feel it. Something is different. This isn’t just another attack—they’re trying to erase Palestine completely. This isn’t just war—it’s open genocide, broadcasted live. And they want you to be desensitized to it. “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ethnic cleansing is self-defense.” They control the words, so they control what you feel. But there’s one thing they didn’t expect—the internet. The world is watching now, more than ever. Will it matter? 📌 Trump: The Trojan Horse for Zionism People still don’t get it. The same man they told you to hate is the same man who got their biggest agenda items done. ✅ He moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem—a MASSIVE win for Israel. ✅ He gave them the Abraham Accords, bringing Arab nations under Israel’s control. ✅ He starved Palestine by cutting off aid and backing Netanyahu 100%. ✅ He made sure there was NO real anti-war movement when Gaza was finally wiped out. If Hillary had done this, there would have been outrage. If Biden had done this, there would have been protests. But under Trump? The dissidents stayed silent. Many of the people most likely to fight back—the ones who saw through the lies—were neutralized. "Our guy" screwed us. Those dissidents were the most important to deceive. And they did it. If Palestine falls, it’s over. This was never just about Palestine. 💥 It’s about control of the entire Middle East. Greater Israel? Every nation that resisted has been: ❌ Bombed ❌ Couped ❌ Starved ❌ Forced under puppet leadership Palestine is the final war. If they succeed, there is no resistance left. And if you’re not angry yet—you should be.

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I don’t know how much more I can say. I didn't even say it all. Every day, I wake up and watch the same horror unfold. Children butchered. Cities turned to dust. A genocide playing out in real-time, and people cheering for it like it’s a sportball game. I watch world leaders, the media, and the so-called opposition all march in lockstep, pretending that this is normal. That this is justified. That this is good. I talk to normal people about it, and they look at me like I’m crazy. The facts are right there, out in the open, undeniable—but they don’t see them. They can’t see them. The brainwashing is too deep. The programming is too complete. It doesn’t matter what I say. It doesn’t matter how obvious the truth is. Is this the black pill? Did they already win? They control the banks, the governments, the media, the education system. They decide who lives and who dies. They don’t just control the narrative—they control reality itself. They don’t just hide information—they make sure no one believes it when they see it. And if you do see it? They make sure no one listens to you. Trump is openly talking about wiping out Gaza and building resorts on top of Palestinian graves. His followers—who once claimed to be dissidents—are now cheering for the extermination of an entire people. And the Israelis? They’re still dancing. Still celebrating. It will never be enough for them. There is no line they won’t cross. And the world? Most of the world doesn’t care. The blood of children runs through the streets, and people are too busy watching Netflix. Sometimes, I just don’t see how we come back from this. But here’s what I do know. I will die before I bow down. I will never conform. I will never believe their lies. I will never accept their version of reality. They can call me crazy. They can call me antisemitic. They can call me a terrorist sympathizer. They can put my name on a list. I don’t give a fuck. They can kill me. But they will never own my mind. Mel Gibson asked in Braveheart, will you fight? As long as I am still breathing, my answer is yes. They will never break me. They will never make me believe their bullshit. And if even one person out there wakes up because of something I’ve said or wrote, if even one person starts to see—it’s worth it. Until the very end.

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I discussed Trump's recent military actions in Yemen, which he claims are aimed at ensuring peace and freedom of navigation. However, experts suggest these strikes are primarily about supporting Israel and countering the Houthis, who threaten Israeli shipping. The US attacks resulted in significant casualties, mostly among women and children. The Houthis have vowed to retaliate against US warships, and tensions are escalating. The situation reflects ongoing US and Israeli interests in the region, with fears of a broader conflict if the crisis deepens.

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Thread: What's really behind Trump's attack on Yemen? 1. Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace. However, answering Israel's beck and call, he has started another war in the Middle East. Previously they urged him to bomb Iran. President Trump announced “decisive and powerful military action” against the Yemeni militia Saturday, demanding they halt attacks on shipping and warships in the Red Sea or face “hell” “like nothing they have ever seen before!” Sputnik reached out to a veteran observer of Middle East politics to find out what's actually behind the US aggression. The strikes have less to do with the Houthis than they do with trying to ensure the survival of the State of Israel, and [Israeli and US projects to expel the Palestinians from Gaza, to turn the strip into a glitzy Las Vegas-style resort, and exploit its offshore gas resources], the academic said. (Typical US Hegemony) “This is not possible if Ansar Allah is able to undermine Israel’s economy,” Blumi stressed, pointing to the colossal impact the militia’s partial blockade of the Red Sea in support of Gaza has had on Israeli shipping income, including the bankruptcy of the port of Eilat." This, not Trump's claims about "freedom of navigation" in the region, accounts for the surprise US attacks, the observer said. Going forward, the professor fears that if the Yemeni crisis turns into a prolonged, regional crisis, Houthi missile power could be directed at neighboring countries providing direct or indirect support for the US, Britain and Israel. This would fundamentally "change the dynamics of the Middle East” and its resource-based economic well-being, Blumi said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250127/houthis-warn-israel-you-break-gaza-ceasefire-we-fire-missiles-1121507507.html 2. US Surprise Attack on Yemen: What We Know So Far US warplanes attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, as well as Saada, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Radaa, Hajjah, and Marib. Yemeni Health Ministry spokesperson Anis Al-Asbahi said 31 people were killed and over 100 injured in the attacks, [mostly women and children.] CENTCOM said its “precision strikes” were carried out “to defend American interests, deter enemies and restore freedom of navigation.” The strikes were launched by F/A-18 jets from the USS Truman super-carrier in the Red Sea, and aided by P8 Poseidon, RC-135V and MQ-4C Triton jets and drones flying out of US bases in the Gulf. A British KC2 Voyager out of Cyprus also took part, per Yemeni media reports. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, touching on Yemen. Lavrov called for an “immediate” halt to the use of force, and stressed the need for dialog “to find a solution that would prevent further bloodshed.” The Houthis’ political bureau warned the militia was “prepared to confront escalation with escalation.” "Militia spokesman Yahya Saree announced Sunday that the Houthis had targeted the USS Harry Truman super-carrier and its escorts in the northern Red Sea with 18 ballistic and cruise missiles and a drone." Saree warned that Ansar Allah “will not hesitate to target all American warships in the Red Sea and in the Arabian Sea in retaliation to the aggression against our country.” CENTCOM has yet to comment on the Houthi operation, and whether the Truman or its escorts were threatened or damaged in any way. US and UK commercial vessels and warships have been added back on to the Houthis’ list of legitimate targets. "Houthi Brig. Gen. Abdullah bin Amer recalled that ten years ago, a Gulf coalition sought to oust Ansar Allah in “two weeks,” but “months and years passed…and Yemen has not been subdued.” The same fate will meet today’s aggressors, who were “disappointed before,” and “will definitely be disappointed again,” Amer said." Houthi political bureau member Hussein al-Azzi sent Trump a letter Sunday following the strikes, telling him he has "very stupid advisors," and warning that the US president could "dream of breaking the will of the Yemeni people" when he becomes "able to uproot" the Brooks Mountain Range with his teeth." Preparations for Saturday's strikes began after Trump put the Houthis back onto the US’s “terror” listing, and accelerated after they downed another US Reaper drone March 4, per sources cited by Axios. The strikes come days after the Houthis’ announcement that they would resume attacks on Israeli vessels in the Red and Arabian Seas, [citing Israel’s refusal to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.] (Now the truth comes out) Frens: this is nothing more than the Neocons greed and the attempt to impose the US/Israel hegemony on to weaker nations. God Speed.

Houthis Warn Israel: You Break Gaza Ceasefire, We Fire Missiles The Houthis supported Gaza through the course of the 15-month-long Hamas-Israel war via a campaign of missile and drone launches and a blockade of the Red Sea to Israeli and Israeli-linked merchant shipping, which the mighty US Navy proved unable to foil. sputnikglobe.com
Saved - May 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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I questioned why Sunni-majority countries, particularly in the Gulf, did not combat ISIS during its invasions of Iraq and Syria. Ali Hatem al-Suleiman revealed that 95% of ISIS members are from Sunni tribes, indicating a complex relationship. Adnaan Aroor, another Sunni figure, was caught contradicting his claims about ISIS. I recalled how Hamas turned against Assad and supported Sunni rebels in Syria, while also noting ongoing atrocities committed by Sunni extremists. Additionally, I highlighted the role of Sunni informants in aiding U.S. military operations against Shia forces.

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RECALL: Why didn’t the Sunni majority countries (gulf states especially), fight off ISIS in Iraq and Syria? Why did they allow for the invasions to take place by this foreign, terrorist army? Why did Iran and Russia have to intervene? Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, the Strongest Sunni leader who led 100k+ Sunni militants to joining ISIS, explains why in the video below. Host: Why aren't you fighting against ISIS? Sunni: 95% of ISIS are our sons of our (Sunni) tribes. Now it can be proven that 95% of ISIS were Sunni Muslims and they were funded by Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Good find @hashedelesood

@hashedelesood - hashed

Ali Hatem al-Suleiman - Strongest Sunni who led 100k+ Sunni militants to joining ISIS Host: Why aren't you fighting against ISIS? Sunni: 95% of ISIS are our sons of our (Sunni) tribes Any Sunni Iraqi Terrorist that will lie & claim Shia factions battles سألعن دينك ودين أبوك

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Another Sunni supremacist terrorist scholar Adnaan Aroor gets caught lying about his support of ISIS, of which he says 99% are believers of Sunni Islam.

@hashedelesood - hashed

Adnaan Aroor this Sunni Terrorist Scholar that can barely speak Arabic properly returns to Syria & Sunni world Is celebrating his return Here he denies supporting ISIS so the viewer proves the claim whereby he said 99% of ISIS are believers. I just cannot understand this Sect.

@umtikrit - أُميـة التكريتي 🇮🇶

بالتكبيرات ، وصول الشيخ #عدنان_العرعور إلى سوريا لأول مرة منذ 54 عامًا! اللهم أعد كل مغترب إلى أهله عزيزًا مرفوع الرأس.

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Recall when Palestinian Sunni supremacists turned on their gracious host Assad and aligned themselves with the invading Sunnis takfiri army in Syria:

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🚨✡️FACT CHECK: Hamas members took up arms against Assad’s army during the foreign ISIS, Al-Qaeda FSA invasions of Syria that started in 2011! So they’re fair game! ✡️“Leaders of the Palestinian Sunni supremacist, terrorist movement Hamas turned publicly against their long-time ally President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Friday, endorsing the revolt aimed at overthrowing his dynastic rule.” ✡️Breakaway fighters from Hamas's armed wing were using their expertise to assist Syrian rebels with tunnel building and rocket making. ✡️ It is not the first time that such suggestions were made. In April 2013, the London Times newspaper, citing unnamed Western diplomatic sources in contact with the Syrian government and opposition, claimed that the armed wing of Hamas, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, were training rebel units belonging to Free Syrian Army. ✡️ "There are Palestinians from Gaza, who have split from Hamas or from smaller militant groups [but not from Islamic Jihad] and are fighting in Syria. They have special expertise in tunnel digging or rocket making," Ibrahim Khader, a Palestinian journalist covering the conflict in Syria, told MEE. ✡️ According to Khader's estimate, the total number of Palestinians who have joined the Syrian rebels from Gaza does not exceed 200, but, he adds, most of them are highly experienced in military skills, including making explosives.   ✡️ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has long accused the Palestinian movement Hamas of arming and training Syrian rebels fighting against his rule following the March 2011 uprising, inspired by the Arab Spring. Hamas ditches Assad, backs Syrian revolt By Reuters February 24, 201211:13 AM CSTUpdated 13 years ago ✡️Hamas isn’t innocent! Who funds Hamas by the way?🤔 SOURCE: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/how-did-hamass-military-expertise-end-syrias-rebels. Reuters

How did Hamas's military expertise end up with Syria's rebels? Breakaway fighters from Hamas's armed wing are using their expertise to assist Syrian rebels with tunnel building and rocket making middleeasteye.net

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HTS/ISIS Sunni supremacists continue to mass murder innocent ethnic minorities in Syria, and brag about it.

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The U.S. military acquired its Intelligence on the Shia resistance operations in Iraq from Sunni sectarian sell outs who worked closely with U.S. intelligence to help the axis of the willing invaders, ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorist operations.

@hashedelesood - hashed

https://euaa.europa.eu/country-guidance-iraq-2022/210-perceived-collaborators-western-armed-forces-organisations-or-companies European Union Agency for Asylum Report Iraqi Sunnis were given Asylum to work as translators against Shia resistance🙃 They translated for U.S. military during: House raids Detainee interrogations HUMINT operations Surveillance of militia communications

2.10. (Perceived) collaborators of Western armed forces, organisations, or companies COMMON ANALYSIS Last updated: June 2022 This profile includes, in particular, individuals who are or were associated with the US forces and foreign ... euaa.europa.eu

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More evidence of Al Qaeda suicide bombings and who authorized them:

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RECALL: In 2013 Iraqi Intelligence captured an Al Qaeda Sunni, takfiri terrorist who was under Al-Jolani’s authority. The terrorist stated that Al- Jolani Is the senior LEADER that was orchestrating terror attacks & he preferred suicide bombings. Below is footage from 2013:

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RARE 2013 Footage Iraqi Intelligence catch a terrorist personally under Jolanis authority. He says Jolani Is the senior LEADER that was orchestrating & preferred suicide bombings footage IN 2013 before he was a "somebody" If Jolani steps into Baghdad we won't touch him🙂

Saved - May 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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A Chinese intelligence report claims that the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resulted from betrayal by senior army officials bribed by Qatar. The report details how these officials isolated an Iranian commander and contacted Israeli Mossad, facilitating the Free Sham Front's swift takeover of Aleppo. It suggests a broader conspiracy involving multiple international intelligence agencies, including the CIA and MI6. Responses highlight the strategic interests of Qatar, Turkey, and Israel in the region, and the implications of extremist groups gaining power.

@timand2037 - tim anderson

Unconfirmed Report. Chinese intelligence report 🇨🇳 on the ouster of Syrian President 🇸🇾 Bashar al-Assad (and the dismantling of Syria). ● A report published by Chinese intelligence reveals controversial details regarding the change of power in Syria to Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani. ● The report confirms that what happened was the result of internal betrayal by senior Syrian army officials, bribed with Qatari money, who played a key role in implementing a complex international and regional plan. ● According to the report, on the night Aleppo fell, officers of the Syrian army's central command committed a serious crime of treason by isolating Iranian consultant commander Bur Hashmi (aka "Hajj Hashim") in a conference room. ● After isolating the Iranian commander, these officers directly contacted the Israeli Mossad, paving the way for the Free Sham Front to advance and occupy the city in just 45 minutes without any resistance. ● The spread of betrayal. This betrayal was not limited to Aleppo; other Syrian cities were similarly surrendered. Syrian officials also sent false coordinates to Hezbollah, which trapped it and led to the destruction of a convoy of 100 vehicles belonging to Hezbollah following Israeli strikes. ● Concurrent with this event, the US Air Force targeted Iraqi Popular Militia forces near the Syrian border, in coordination with Israeli operations. ● Deceiving Bashar al-Assad. • Despite Iranian warnings, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remained unaware of the extent of the betrayal within his army. He was receiving false reports from his close agents, who kept him isolated and ignorant of the situation on the ground. • As losses mounted, President Assad began to doubt the loyalty of his superiors. According to the report, the final plan was to hand him over directly to the Al-Nusrah Front (the mock Liberation Authority). Aware of the imminent danger, President Bashar al-Assad sought direct assistance from Russian President Vladimir Putin. • The report indicates that this operation was planned and executed in coordination with several international intelligence agencies: the British intelligence service (MI6) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, the Israeli Mossad 🇮🇱, and the CIA🇺🇸, under the direct supervision of Turkish President 🇹🇷 Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ● The coming days could reveal more details about this complex process, which combined internal betrayals and international collusion to reshape the Syrian landscape according to the agendas of major regional powers, the Chinese report indicates.

@abdulsamadonder - Abdulssamet Hamo

When Nations Are Sold The betrayal of #Syrian officers against their president, #Bashar_al_Assad, was well known. It was one of the main possibilities, without which the fall of the Syrian regime would have been extremely difficult. #Qatar’s use of its wealth to serve American policy in the region is also a well-known matter. It was done in pursuit of American protection to secure the survival of its ruling regime. Similarly, #Turkey's involvement in Syria was driven by clear motives primarily to prevent the establishment of a #Kurdish region in Syria, similar to what happened in #Iraq, and to block the potential spread of such a project into Turkish territory, threatening its national security. As for #Israel’s involvement, it too was no secret. It aimed to eliminate the only state that openly supported the #Palestinian cause and backed #Hezbollah as a resistance force against Israeli occupation in Palestine, #Lebanon, and Syria. What hasn’t been mentioned in reports, and remains hidden from public view, is the true price paid for handing over power in certain areas to extremist groups labeled as #terrorists groups that the U.S. and its allies have been fighting for years. Given that there is no room for coincidences in shaping the region's politics, it's hard to believe that it was all just about toppling a regime. It is clear that a long-standing secret agreement exists between the United States and its allies on one side, and those extremist groups on the other, defining the terms of cooperation when they assume control. This is clearly reflected on the ground: these groups target anyone who threatens Israel’s security namely #Iran, #Hezbollah, and #Hamas exploiting deep-rooted sectarian and ideological divisions. In this context, #al_Jolani and his #terrorist group, represented by #HTS, are nothing more than security agents tasked with a specific mission: ensuring Israel’s security in exchange for financial compensation—just like several Arab states that execute #American directives without hesitation. #Syria #ISIS

@MohammedRa93897 - Mohammed7474

@abdulsamadonder @timand2037 That’s absolutely disgusting

@abdulsamadonder - Abdulssamet Hamo

Once upon a time, he played football with heads. Now, he plays basketball with the world. They called him a #terrorist, a monster, a threat to humanity. Today? Just “Ahmad al-Sharaa,” in a blazer, taking shots not with rifles, but on the court. Who knew all it took to cleanse a man’s past was a haircut, a name change, and a basketball? The irony dribbles louder than the ball itself. And while he scores, the world claps forgetting the field where the goalposts were skulls. #Jolani #AhmadAlSharaa #HTS #Syria #WarCrimes #WhitewashingTerrorism #WhoAreYouShakingHandsWith

Saved - June 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I've been exploring how Iran smuggles weapons to groups in Gaza, Lebanon, and Palestine, primarily through networks operating from Sudan and Egypt. Reports indicate that Bedouin tribes facilitate this arms smuggling across the Sinai Peninsula into Gaza. Iran has provided various artillery rockets and has focused on enabling local production of weapons for its allies. Despite challenges, including Egypt sealing tunnels, smuggling persists. Hamas and PIJ have publicly acknowledged Iran's support, which includes advanced weaponry and training, highlighting the significant role Iran plays in their military capabilities.

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RECALL: How has Iran been able to smuggle in weapons to Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, specially the West Bank and Gaza, through Egypt and Sudan according to multiple sources? 🧵

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Iran is using a secret smuggling route across the Middle East to deliver weapons to Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to officials from the US, Israel, and Iran. Tehran is allegedly employing intelligence operatives, militants, and criminal gangs to flood the West Bank with weapons. These weapons travel from Iran through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel, changing hands among organized criminal gangs, extremist militants, soldiers, and intelligence operatives. Bedouin smugglers are key to carrying weapons across the border from Jordan into Israel. Smuggling to the West Bank began two years ago, utilizing routes previously used for other prohibited items. This activity increased after an Israeli airstrike in Damascus killed Iranian armed forces commanders. Iran's leaders have declared the necessity of arming Palestinian fighters in the West Bank, providing weapons to groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, both designated as terrorist organizations by the US, EU, Israel, and other countries.
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Speaker 0: Iran is using a secret smuggling route across the Middle East to deliver weapons to the Palestinians in the Israeli occupied West Bank. According to officials from The US, Israel and Iran. Tehran is employing intelligence operatives, militants and criminal gangs to flood the West Bank with weapons. These smuggled weapons usually travel along two paths from Iran through Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel according to the officials. During the process they change hands among members of organized criminal gangs, extremist militants, soldiers and intelligence operatives. A key group in the operation are Bedouin smugglers who carry the weapons across the border from Jordan into Israel according to Iranian officials and analysts who spoke to the New York Times. However the smuggling to the West Bank began two years ago when Iran started using routes previously established to smuggle other prohibited or illegal items. The Iran Israel conflict took an ugly turn after an Israeli airstrike hit a building next to Iran's embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus killing several Iranian armed forces commanders. For years, Iran's leaders have declared the necessity of arming Palestinian fighters in the West Bank. It has been giving weapons to groups like Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad who operate in the region to attack Israel. Both of these groups are designated terrorist organizations by The United States, the European Union, Israel and other countries.

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Who is bringing the Iranian weapons in from Sudan into Egypt and Gaza? ‘Arms smuggling by Bedouin tribal networks, mainly by land along Egypt ‘s southern border with Sudan , across the Sinai peninsula and into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip is on the uptick,’ an Egyptian official who did not want to be named told Reuters. The weapons are taken across the Sinai desert and smuggled into Gaza through a network of tunnels according to a military analyst quoted by Reuters. Source: Wikileaks

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What weapons has Iran provided to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza? Iran first established ties with Hamas and PIJ in the 1980s. Iran has since provided funding, weapons and training to the resistance groups. Iran has transferred several types of artillery rockets — including Fajr 3 and Fajr 5 rockets as well as M302s originally made in Syria — to Gaza.

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Has Iran helped its allies build its own weapons? Since 2006, Tehran has increasingly focused on supplying its regional allies, including Palestinian factions, with the knowhow and equipment to produce rockets locally. IRGC commanders have publicly said that their priorities are to improve their allies’ ability to operate Iranian-delivered rockets and build rockets and missiles. “Instead of giving them a fish or teaching them to catch a fish, we taught our allies and friends how to make a hook, and they are now in possession of missile capabilities and technologies,” General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, said during an interview in January 2021. “Today, the Palestinians fire rockets instead of throwing stones.” There are also indications that Iran is custom-designing simple rocket systems for production in places like Gaza and Iraq.

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How has Iran transferred rockets or other weapons to Palestinians given that Egypt has largely destroyed or sealed tunnels that connect Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula? Historically, Iran smuggled weapons via Sudan, where the IRGC Qods Force operated warehouses and where some rocket production on behalf of Palestinian factions might have taken place. From there, the rockets were smuggled via Egypt through tunnels from the Sinai Peninsula into Gaza. But in the last several years, smuggling weapons via that route has become difficult. Israel’s proxy leader Sisi in Egypt has sealed or destroyed many tunnels since 2013. Iran and Sudan had good relations dating back to the 1980s. But in 2015, Sudan began to warm to Saudi Arabia, Iran’s main regional rival. In 2016, Khartoum cut diplomatic relations with Tehran. Nevertheless, there are indications that smuggling continues, both via undiscovered tunnels and by sea.

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How do the weapons used by Hamas in 2021 compare to those used during the 2014 conflict with Israel? Have the rockets changed in terms of range, precision or payload? Hamas unveiled the Ayyash 250 rocket with a range of 250 km (155 miles), the longest-range rocket ever shown in Gaza. PIJ extensively used the Badr 3 rocket, which appears to have been designed and tested in Iran, during the 2021 conflict. First unveiled by PIJ in 2019, the rocket carries a warhead weighing between 300 kg and 400 kg (661 pounds to 882 pounds), which is much heavier than warheads of most Palestinian rockets. The heavier the warhead, the larger the explosion. In May 2021, PIJ struck the Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Netivot with the Badr 3, indicating that it has a range of at least 13 km (8 miles). The Badr 3 has been designed in Iran and is almost identical to the al Qassim rocket displayed by the Technical Directorate for Military Production (TDMP), an arms manufacturer affiliated with Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella of militias, including several Shiite groups backed by Iran. Leaked documents, including technical diagrams for the Badr-3 in both English and Farsi, also suggested a link to Tehran. In May 2021, PIJ’s spokesman thanked the “Resistance Axis headed by Iran” for the Badr 3.

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Has Hamas also thanked Iran for its help? Numerous times including in 2012. Here is one interview with Hamas spokesman Taher Al- Nunu.

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Who else from Palestine has thanked Iran personally for their help?

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🚨🇮🇷🇵🇸RECALL: THE LEADER OF THE PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE MOVEMENT, Yahya Sinwar makes it CRYSTAL CLEAR, in no uncertain terms, who has consistently helped Palestine! 🇮🇷YS: ”IRAN PROVIDED US WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE!” 🇵🇸YS: ”THE ARAB NATIONS HAVE DESERTED US!” In fact most of the Arab Muslim nations trade with and enable Israel to carry out its GENOCIDE against Palestine: ✡️Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Egypt, ✡️Turkey, Azerbaijan, etc. all actively trade with Israel!

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What weapons were used by Hamas and PIJ on 10/7 and during other armed resistance operations? Farzan Nadimi, a senior fellow from the Washington institute and Iran defence expert, explains below how both Hezbollah and the Palestinian resistance groups have received arms, and arms training since 1992. He also explains Iran’s various arms smuggling routes. Arms including anti-tank missiles, RPGs (rocket propelled grenades), Fajr 3 and Fajr 5 rockets among other weapons were smuggled to the resistance groups in Palestine and Lebanon.

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Hamas released a video of its October 7 attack on Israel, using a drone it calls a Shahab, which is a copy of the Iranian Ababil-2 loitering drone. Most weapons used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad are Iranian-designed or built, such as the Iranian RAD anti-tank missile, the Iranian-designed 120mm M-48 mortar, and an Iranian-made surface-to-air missile. Since the early 1990s, Iran has provided weapons to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, initially through Hezbollah camps. Later, weapons were shipped to Gaza via Sudan, Egypt's Sinai Deserts, and tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border, including anti-tank missiles, RPG rounds, small arms, and Fajr-3 and Fajr-5 rockets. Iran also provided training and technical know-how to manufacture weapons in Gaza. Iranian officials and Palestinian groups have confirmed Iran's economic and military assistance, though both claim Palestinians planned the October 7 attack independently. While Hamas' rocket capabilities were expected, their infrequent use of suicide drones was surprising. The attack involved smart planning but mostly utilized basic weaponry like rifles, RPGs, motorcycles, and basic drones.
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Speaker 0: On Israel on October 7. While Hamas This is a video released by Hamas of its attack on Israel on October 7. While Hamas calls the drone a Shahab, it is in fact a copycat of an Iranian loitering drone known as Ababil two. Now there's nothing surprising about that. Most of the weapons used by Hamas and Islamic Jihad on October 7, and most of the weapons they have used for years were designed or built in Iran, like this anti tank missile seen here in a video posted by Hamas on October 7. It's a weapon known in Iran as the RAD t. This mortar, which Hamas claims to have used in the attack on Israel, is an Iranian designed 120 millimeter m 48. And this surface to air missile found in the aftermath of the attack is an Iranian made missile. But how did these Iranian weapons get into the Gaza Strip, which has been under a total blockade by Israel and Egypt since Hamas took over in 02/2007. We spoke to Iran defense expert Farzin Nadimi. Speaker 1: The history of Iran's relations with Hamas and Islamic Jihad goes back to the early nineties in 1992. They received trainings in Hezbollah camps. The weapons that were shipped to Khugazu Street were originally provided by Iran. Later, Iran established another route of sending weapons and arms to to Gaza Strip using Sudan and Egypt's Egypt's Sinai Deserts and tunnels underneath their border between Gaza and and Egypt. They included, again, anti tank missiles, RPG rounds, weapons, small arms, and also fighter fighter three and five rockets. Iran later realized that in order to develop Gaza's military capabilities, they have to provide them with training and technical know how on how to make their own weapons in their own workshops in Gaza. Speaker 0: Iranian officials have in the past repeatedly confirmed that they provide economic and military assistance to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian groups have also confirmed this and publicly praised the Mullahs in Tehran for their support, though both sides insist the Palestinians plan the October 7 attack on their own. It was quite expected that they have rockets that can reach those ranges, but it probably was surprising that they didn't use them more frequently. I think they haven't used their suicide drones quite a lot lately. Speaker 1: It was a combination of some smart planning. But other than that, they didn't have anything advanced and particularly advanced other than rifles, RPGs, motorcycles, and some some basic drones.

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What was Israel able to find when it intercepted a vessel sailing from Iran? The M302 rocket with a range of 200km was onboard among other arms.

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Israeli forces intercepted a vessel from Iran carrying M302 rockets manufactured in Syria. The most advanced model has a strike range of up to 200 kilometers, potentially reaching nearly all of Israel. The rockets were shipped from Syria to Iran and concealed in cargo crates among bags of cement on a civilian ship. This smuggling technique mirrors past attempts, including the Victoria, Karin A, and Franco incidents. M302 rockets were previously fired at Israel during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, striking cities like Haifa and Dafula. With the extended range, strategic sites like Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and coastal gas fields are now under threat, endangering millions of lives.
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Speaker 0: When Israeli forces intercepted a suspected vessel sailing from Iran, this is what they found on board. The M302 rocket manufactured in Syria is a deadly weapon. Its most advanced model has a strike range of up to 200 kilometers. That's nearly all of Israel from the Gaza Strip to Nahariyah, or in other words from Amsterdam to Brussels. The rockets were shipped from Syria to Iran. There they were hidden in cargo crates among bags of cement and secretly stashed aboard a civilian ship. This technique has been used in past smuggling attempts from Iran, including the case of Victoria, which held 50 tons of weapons, the Karin A which held 50 tons of weapons, and the Franco which held 500 tons of weapons. The M302 were fired at Israel during the Second Lebanon War in 02/2006. Then they struck major cities such as Haifa and Dafula. Now with a range of up to 200 kilometers, strategic sites like Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Israel's coastal gas fields are under threat as well as millions of lives.

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What did the CIA and CSIS say about Iran’s weapon smuggling to Palestinian resistance groups?

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🚨✡️BREAKING: How are the Palestinian resistance groups able to obtain their weapons and assemble some of the weapons inputs that are smuggled into Gaza? ✡️“Hamas acquires its weapons through smuggling or local construction and receives some military support from Iran,” the CIA’s World Factbook says. ✡️Experts say the Islamic Republic has long been Hamas’ main military supporter, smuggling weapons into the enclave through clandestine cross-border tunnels or boats that have escaped the Mediterranean blockade. ✡️“Hamas’ tunnel infrastructure is still massive despite Israel and Egypt regularly degrading it,” said Bilal Saab, senior fellow and director of the Defense and Security Program at the Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington. ✡️Hamas has received arms from Iran smuggled into the (Gaza) Strip via tunnels. This often included longer-range systems,” said Daniel Byman, a senior fellow with the Transnational Threats Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). ✡️“Iran has also been shipping Hamas its more advanced … ballistic missiles via sea, in components for construction in Gaza,” said Charles Lister, senior fellow at the MEI. 🇮🇷For bigger items, the MEI’s Lister said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian military that answers directly to the country’s supreme leader, has been giving Hamas engineers weapons training for almost two decades. 🇮🇷Hamas’ rocket and missile engineers are part of Iran’s regional network, so frequent training and exchange in Iran itself is part and parcel of Iran’s efforts to professionalize its proxy forces across the region,” Lister said. 🇵🇸In summary: Everyone is aware of the years of armed support that Iran has been providing to resistance groups in the Gaza Strip, mostly led by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. ✡️In the current war, it seems that one of the dominant Iranian weapons used by Hamas and the PIJ is the “Iranian Sayyad.” This is a rifle from the Austrian company Steyr Mannlicher, which in February 2004 sold eight hundred units of the Steyr HS .50 caliber rifle (a heavy and modern sniper rifle) to the Islamic Republic. ✡️Since its transfer to Iran, however, the weapon has been manufactured there under the name AM-50 Sayyad, and from there, the sniper rifles are systematically and massively transferred to Iran’s proxies. 🇮🇷Iran has also smuggled the AM-50 Sayyad to terrorist organizations in Gaza, who are using it extensively. Hamas has not hidden the receipt of the sniper rifle and, in May 2021, even showcased it in one of the military displays held by Hamas’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades. 🇮🇷Recently, a lawsuit against Iran was filed in a US court by some of the victims of the October 7 massacre. The Iranian aid that strengthens Hamas and the PIJ’s power, as manifested in the smuggling of the deadly “Sayyad,” is further evidence of why Tehran should pay for its part in the horrific attack. So Israel is suing Iran for the Iranian made weapons used by Hamas on 10/7! 👹 🇮🇷NOTE: There are delusional armchair analysts who believe that the resistance groups are just able to magically manufacture weapons in Gaza, which is completely sealed off, and not even basic medical supplies or potato crisps come in. Palestinians are facing famine like conditions and yet these analysts believe that weapons inputs are magically created out of thin air through hopes and dreams! Without Iran, the resistance groups in Gaza, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen don’t exist! SOURCES: CNN world, Jerusalem Post, the CIA, CSIS, the Wilson Center

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I explored how the U.S. and Israel have historically created and supported various terrorist organizations to achieve short-term geopolitical goals, often leading to long-term instability. From Al-Qaeda's origins in the Soviet-Afghan War to the rise of ISIS and Hamas, these groups emerged from U.S. interventions and policies that disregarded the potential consequences. The posts detail specific cases, highlighting how U.S. funding, arms, and strategic support contributed to the militarization of regions, ultimately fostering the very threats they sought to combat.

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The Origin of Terror 🧵(DEEP THREAD) MAIN How the "Deep State" (US & Israel) Created Terrorism The US and Israel have created, funded, and armed the majority of terrorist organizations worldwide to momentarily combat their "enemies," justify more war, expand power, and/or instill fear in Americans to garner support for further militarization and foreign military campaigns. Al-Qaeda was essentially created by the US to fight the Soviet Union. Before the CIA trained and armed the mujahideen, they were loosely organized Afghan farmers/fighters defending their homeland. Operation Cyclone provided money, weapons, and training, integrating foreign Arab volunteers who later formed Al-Qaeda. Israel has also supported militias and proxy groups in Lebanon, Gaza, and elsewhere when it served its strategic interests. Many of these groups evolved beyond their original purpose, becoming autonomous organizations targeting not only original enemies but also Western interests for their involvement. The pattern is clear: The US and Israel create or support armed groups to achieve short-term objectives, fully aware they will later become uncontrollable — Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and others are deliberate examples of this strategy. The Iran–Contra affair (1985–1987) showed that the U.S. and Israel secretly armed groups for geopolitical gain; fueling violence. The Reagan administration covertly sold U.S. weapons to Iran (despite an arms embargo) to free hostages. Israel acted as a middleman, transferring U.S.-made arms to Iran—partly for profit, partly for strategic leverage. Profits from the arms sales were funneled to Nicaragua’s Contra rebels. The scheme prolonged conflicts, led to civilian atrocities by the Contras, and destabilized regions—showing how U.S. and Israeli covert actions intentionally profit from long-term instability and war. 🧵 1. Al-Qaeda Origin: Late 1970s–1980s, Soviet-Afghan War. U.S. responsibility: CIA’s Operation Cyclone funded, armed, and trained Afghan mujahideen; foreign volunteers trained in Pakistan camps later formed Al-Qaeda. Outcome: Turned on U.S./Western targets (e.g., 9/11). 🧵 2. Taliban Origin: Early 1990s, post-Soviet Afghanistan. U.S. responsibility: Covert aid to mujahideen factions via Pakistan’s ISI helped create a fragmented environment Taliban exploited. Outcome: Established sanctuary for Al-Qaeda leadership. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban 🧵 3. Afghan Mujahideen Origin: 1979–1989. U.S. responsibility: Direct CIA funding, arms (e.g., Stingers), and training to fight Soviet forces. Outcome: Fragmented factions later formed Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and other militant groups. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_mujahideen 🧵 4. ISIS / ISIL Origin: Early 2000s; post-2003 Iraq insurgency and Al-Qaeda in Iraq, expanded in Syria. U.S. responsibility: 2003 Iraq invasion and dismantling of institutions created instability. Regional proxies armed by U.S. allies helped fuel insurgency. Outcome: Territorial seizure in Iraq/Syria and global terror campaign. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State 🧵 5. Hamas Origin: 1987, Palestinian branch of Muslim Brotherhood. Israeli responsibility: Strategic support of Islamist groups as counterweight to secular PLO/Fatah aided Hamas’s growth. Outcome: Became dominant Islamist political and militant force in Gaza. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas 🧵 6. Fatah & Palestinian militias/factions Israeli & U.S. responsibility: Intervened to back rival factions, enabled fragmentation, and funded groups to undermine PLO unity. Outcome: Fragmented Palestinian politics; radicalization and militarization of factions. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah 🧵 7. Lebanese militias (Phalangists, South Lebanon Army) Origin: Lebanese Civil War, 1975–1990. Israeli responsibility: Weapons, logistics, and direct backing; contributed to Sabra and Shatila massacre. U.S. responsibility: Covert aid to allied factions. Outcome: Fueled civil war and rise of Hezbollah. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre 🧵 8. Al-Nusra / Jabhat al-Nusra Origin: Syrian Civil War, 2012, offshoot of Al-Qaeda. U.S./allied responsibility: Opposition groups funded/trained by U.S. and Gulf states diverted weapons to extremists. Outcome: Became a major Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front 🧵 9. Global Mujahideen networks Origin: 1980s onward; Bosnia, Chechnya, Somalia, Yemen, Philippines, etc. U.S. responsibility: Training camps, funding, and logistics seeded fighters for global insurgencies. Outcome: Transnational jihadist networks that outlived original patrons. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_mujahideen 🧵 10. Hezbollah (Lebanon) Origin: 1980s, Shia militia. Israeli responsibility: 1982 invasion backfired, catalyzed Hezbollah’s rise. U.S. role: Support for Israel and allied militias indirectly strengthened Hezbollah. Outcome: Major militant and political force; key U.S./Israeli adversary. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah 🧵 11. Mujahedeen in Bosnia & Chechnya U.S./Gulf intermediary responsibility: Funding and logistics via Pakistan/Saudi/Gulf channels seeded fighters. Outcome: Some later joined global jihadist networks. Brookings: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-global-mujahideen-network/ 🧵 12. Libya (post-2011) & fractured militias U.S./NATO responsibility: Intervention toppled Gaddafi, empowered local militias, and created arms chaos. Outcome: Emergence of ISIS-affiliated and independent militias. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/24/libya-isis-intervention-consequences 🧵 13. Syrian rebel ecosystem & CIA’s “Timber Sycamore” U.S. responsibility: Covert program trained and armed rebels; weapons often ended up with extremists. Outcome: Fragmented opposition and prolonged civil war. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore 🧵 14. Taliban-aligned Haqqani Network Origin: Afghanistan/Pakistan. U.S. responsibility: Funded via mujahideen-era networks. Outcome: Became autonomous insurgent group targeting U.S. and allies. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haqqani_network 🧵 15. Fatah al-Islam Origin: 2006, Lebanon. Israeli & U.S. responsibility: Indirect support via factional policies in Palestinian refugee camps. Outcome: Armed Islamist group in Lebanon. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah_al-Islam 🧵 16. Boko Haram Origin: Nigeria, 2002. U.S. responsibility: Indirect through regional military aid and counterinsurgency programs. Outcome: Local and regional terror campaigns. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram 🧵 17. Al-Shabaab Origin: Somalia, 2006. U.S. responsibility: Funding and arms for Somali warlords in early 1990s indirectly facilitated rise. Outcome: Regional terror attacks in East Africa. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_(militant_group) 🧵 18. Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Origin: Central Asia. U.S./Pakistan responsibility: Mujahideen-era network links facilitated its growth. Outcome: Cross-border insurgent operations. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Movement_of_Uzbekistan 🧵 19. Fatah Hawks Origin: Palestinian territories. Israeli & U.S. responsibility: Funding and tactical support to rival factions undermined PLO control. Outcome: Localized attacks and fragmentation. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah 🧵 20. ISIL-Libya Province Origin: Post-Gaddafi chaos. U.S./NATO responsibility: Intervention destabilized state; weapons flowed to groups. Outcome: Regional terror campaigns and territorial control. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Libya_Province 🧵 21. Jaysh al-Islam Origin: Syrian Civil War. U.S./Gulf states responsibility: Trained and armed to fight Assad; weapons diverted. Outcome: Key Islamist faction in Damascus region. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaysh_al-Islam 🧵 22. Ahrar al-Sham Origin: Syrian Civil War. U.S./Gulf responsibility: Funded indirectly via “opposition” channels. Outcome: Major Islamist faction in northern Syria. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrar_al-Sham 🧵 23. Fatah Revolutionary Council Origin: Palestinian territories. Israeli & U.S. responsibility: Enabled factional splits for political leverage. Outcome: Radicalized militant activities. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatah 🧵 24. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Origin: Pakistan, 2007. U.S. responsibility: Mujahideen-era networks created recruitment base. Outcome: Attacks in Pakistan; cross-border operations. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehrik-i-Taliban_Pakistan 🧵 25. Jaish-e-Mohammed Origin: Pakistan-administered Kashmir. U.S. responsibility: Regional power vacuums and early Cold War networks enabled emergence. Outcome: Terror attacks in Kashmir and India. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaish-e-Mohammed 🧵 26. Lashkar-e-Taiba Origin: Pakistan, 1987. U.S. responsibility: Mujahideen-era networks provided early regional framework. Outcome: Mumbai attacks and Pakistan-administered Kashmir operations. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkar-e-Taiba 🧵 27. Ansar al-Sharia (Libya & Yemen) Origin: Post-Gaddafi Libya & Yemen. U.S./NATO responsibility: State collapse after intervention created enabling environment. Outcome: Local terror campaigns. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_al-Sharia_(Libya) 🧵 28. Abu Sayyaf Origin: Philippines, early 1990s. U.S. responsibility: Cold War-era mujahideen networks seeded Islamist militancy; regional military aid amplified them. Outcome: Kidnappings and terror operations in the Philippines. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Sayyaf Continuing from 🧵29: 🧵 29. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Origin: Yemen, 2009 (merger of Saudi and Yemeni Al-Qaeda branches). U.S. responsibility: Mujahideen-era networks and post-9/11 proxy operations indirectly enabled recruitment, funding, and logistics. Outcome: Regional and international terror operations. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda_in_the_Arabian_Peninsula 🧵 30. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) Origin: Algeria, 2007 (rebranding of GSPC). U.S. responsibility: Cold War-era funding and weapons flows into North Africa helped form militant networks. Outcome: Terror attacks across North Africa; kidnapping and insurgency campaigns. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda_in_the_Islamic_Maghreb 🧵 31. Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K) Origin: Afghanistan, 2015. U.S. responsibility: Power vacuums from long-term interventions and Afghan instability enabled emergence. Outcome: Deadly insurgency targeting Afghanistan and regional actors. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province 🧵 32. Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Origin: Southeast Asia, 1993. U.S. responsibility: Mujahideen-era networks and Cold War-era anti-communist frameworks seeded Islamist mobilization. Outcome: Regional terrorism, including Bali bombings. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaah_Islamiyah 🧵 33. Al-Shabab (Somalia) Origin: Somalia, 2006. U.S. responsibility: Early 1990s Cold War-era interventions, arms flows to Somali warlords, indirectly enabled rise. Outcome: Regional insurgency and terror attacks in East Africa. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_(militant_group) 🧵 34. Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (HSM) Origin: Somalia, 1990s. U.S./Gulf responsibility: Funding and indirect logistical support of Somali factions helped spawn militant networks. Outcome: Long-term regional terror network. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shabaab_(militant_group) 🧵 35. Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Origin: Central Asia, early 2000s. U.S. responsibility: Afghan mujahideen-era networks and cross-border recruitment enabled formation. Outcome: Operations in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Germany. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Jihad_Union 🧵 36. Kata'ib Hezbollah (Iraq) Origin: Iraq, mid-2000s. U.S. responsibility: Post-2003 Iraq destabilization created space; regional proxy flows indirectly empowered militias. Outcome: Anti-U.S. insurgency and Iranian-aligned operations. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata'ib_Hezbollah 🧵 37. Jaysh Rijal al-Tariqa al-Naqshbandia (JRTN) Origin: Iraq, post-2003. U.S. responsibility: Iraq invasion dismantled state; militia growth enabled. Outcome: Local insurgent operations and sectarian violence. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JRTN 🧵 38. Al-Murabitun (North Africa & Sahel) Origin: 2013 merger of North African jihadist groups. U.S./France responsibility: Interventions in Libya and Mali destabilized region, allowing formation. Outcome: Sahel terror attacks and kidnappings. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Murabitun_(militant_group) 🧵 39. Boko Haram (Nigeria) Origin: 2002. U.S. responsibility: Regional military aid and counterinsurgency programs indirectly facilitated growth. Outcome: Terror campaigns, including kidnappings and attacks on civilians. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram 🧵 40. Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) Origin: Yemen, post-Arab Spring. U.S. responsibility: Proxy interventions, destabilization, and arms flows indirectly enabled organization. Outcome: Regional insurgency and terror attacks. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_al-Sharia_(Yemen)

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The Origin of Terror (DEEP THREAD)🧵 1. Al-Qaeda Origin: Late 1970s–1980s, Soviet-Afghan War U.S. Responsibility: The CIA's Operation Cyclone was a covert program initiated in 1979 to arm and finance Afghan mujahideen fighters during the Soviet-Afghan War. This operation, one of the longest and most expensive in CIA history, involved the provision of weapons, training, and financial support to Afghan resistance groups through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The program's primary objective was to counter Soviet influence in the region. However, it inadvertently laid the groundwork for the rise of Al-Qaeda. The influx of foreign fighters, including Osama bin Laden, and the establishment of training camps created a fertile environment for the development of transnational jihadist networks. These networks eventually coalesced into Al-Qaeda, which turned against its former benefactors, executing attacks such as the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Outcome: Al-Qaeda, originally a logistical network for Afghan jihadists, evolved into a global terrorist organization, orchestrating numerous attacks against U.S. and Western targets. Their motivation? ▫️U.S. Military Presence in the Middle East: American troops were stationed in Saudi Arabia, home to Islam’s two holiest sites (Mecca and Medina), after the Gulf War (1990–1991). This was viewed as an occupation of sacred land and directly fueled outrage among Islamist groups. ▫️Support for Israel: The U.S. provided political, military, and financial support to Israel, backing policies that oppressed and displaced Palestinians. This made the U.S. a legitimate target in the eyes of Al-Qaeda. ▫️Sanctions and Military Interventions in Muslim Countries: U.S.-led sanctions and military interventions in Iraq during the 1990s caused massive civilian suffering, which Al-Qaeda cited as direct evidence of Western hostility toward Muslims. ▫️Support for Authoritarian Middle Eastern Governments: The U.S. backed regimes in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Pakistan that actively repressed Islamic movements and populations, effectively making the U.S. complicit in the oppression of Muslims. ▫️Ideological and Religious Motivation: Al-Qaeda framed the attacks as defensive jihad — a religious duty to respond to Western aggression against Muslim populations. The U.S. was considered the “far enemy,” the main source of the oppression they were defending against. ▫️Retaliation for Prior U.S. Actions: Past U.S. interventions, including drone strikes, support for Mujahideen-turned-state adversaries, and sanctions, were treated as direct attacks on Muslims. The 9/11 attacks were a form of retribution for these policies. Wikipedia: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda

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The Origin of Terror🧵2. Taliban — Deliberate U.S. Destabilization & Weaponization Retired Gen. Wesley Clark - Democracy Now 2007 FULL📽️ Origin: Early 1990s, post-Soviet Afghanistan U.S. role: Direct and indirect—CIA aid, Pakistan’s ISI, U.S. military infrastructure, and billions in funding created the networks and conditions the Taliban exploited. Outcome: Taliban seized power (1996–2001), sheltered Al-Qaeda, and regained control after the 2021 U.S. withdrawal, equipped with U.S. hardware and access to financial flows. Cold War & Soviet Invasion (1979–1989) Operation Cyclone: CIA funneled billions via Pakistan’s ISI and Saudi funds to Afghan Mujahideen to fight the USSR. Training & Infrastructure: Camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan created hardened militant networks, including foreign Arab fighters such as Osama bin Laden. Policy Goal: Defeat the Soviets; Washington ignored long-term ideological extremism and regional instability. Post-Soviet Withdrawal & Civil War (1989–1992+) Soviet-backed Afghan government collapsed; Mujahideen factions turned on each other. Kabul shelled daily, public exhausted with lawlessness, corruption, and warlord abuses. Conditions made a “restorer of order” appealing—Taliban filled that vacuum. (Sources: Al Jazeera, Wikipedia, BBC) Rise of the Taliban (1994–1996) Madrassa students from Pakistan (Taliban = “students” in Pashto) promised to restore order and enforce strict Sharia. Benefited from: • Weapons and logistics left from U.S.-funded Mujahideen • Cross-border sanctuaries and supply lines • Training culture and militant ideology seeded by CIA/ISI Pakistan’s Role ISI backed the Taliban as a proxy to secure Afghanistan, counter India, and control trade routes. Provided safe havens, intelligence, and tactical support. U.S. Policy After 2001 & Withdrawal Fallout Taliban overthrown but regrouped in Pakistan. Obama era: U.S. poured resources into Afghan security forces and built massive bases (e.g., Bagram) — infrastructure that would later fall intact to Taliban. Biden era (2021): Rapid withdrawal left U.S. bases, Black Hawks, advanced rifles, vehicles, and equipment. Taliban quickly captured and showcased these assets. Funding: Reports indicate billions of U.S. taxpayer money flowed indirectly into Taliban-controlled systems via Afghan government structures, local taxes, and diverted aid. SIGAR audits document this. Strategic Context — Perpetual Proxy Warfare Iran-Contra precedent: U.S. repeatedly used covert arms-for-cash operations and proxies to destabilize regions while maintaining deniability. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark described a Pentagon memo planning regime-change campaigns in seven countries over five years — illustrating the mindset of using chaos and proxies as tools of power consolidation. Summary — Fact-Based Timeline 1979–1989: U.S. builds and arms Mujahideen to fight Soviets. 1989–1992: Civil war as Soviet exit leaves power vacuum. 1994–1996: Taliban rise using U.S.-enabled infrastructure and ISI support. 2001–2021: U.S. topples Taliban but pours in bases, weapons, and funds; Taliban remain resilient. 2021+: Biden-era withdrawal leaves Taliban with U.S. hardware and access to indirect financial flows. Result: A movement Washington fostered through deliberate policies and decades of funding became a long-term adversary — fully enabled by U.S. actions, proving that destabilization has been an intentional and recurring strategy.

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Democracy Now airs an interview with General Wesley Clark about his presidential plans and US policy. Clark says about running: "I'm waiting for several different preconditions, which I'm not at liberty to discuss. But I will tell you this. I think about it every single day." He recounts a wartime memo describing plans to 'take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and finishing off Iran.' He argues Iran's influence in Iraq reflects US presence and warns the US should use force only as a last resort, urging diplomacy with Iran and Syria as part of a broader strategy. He defends Kosovo actions but says he regrets innocent deaths. He supports soldiers' rights to refuse deployment but stresses discipline. He backs closing Guantanamo, repealing the Military Commissions Act, and creating an international tribunal.
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Speaker 0: From Speaker 1: It's happened before. You know Speaker 0: Will it happen again? Speaker 1: It might. Speaker 0: Today, an hour with retired general Wesley Clark. Will you announce for president? Speaker 1: Well, haven't said I won't. Speaker 0: What are you waiting for? Speaker 1: I'm waiting for several different preconditions, which I'm not at liberty to discuss. But I will tell you this. I think about it every single day. Speaker 0: Wesley Clark, on generals who run Iran, the war in Iraq, Israel Palestine impeachment, soldiers who refused to fight cluster bombs, the bombing of radio television Serbia, and was it a war crime, and more coming up. Welcome to democracynow, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. I'm Amy Goodman. At least 17 people have been killed in a storm carrying powerful tornadoes to the South and Midwest. Seven have died in Alabama with another nine deaths reported in Georgia. The army has fired the general in charge of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Major general George Waitman's dismissal comes more than a week into the fallout over the disclosure the army's top medical facility is in a state of major decay. Waitman had headed Walter Reed for only six months. The army's current surgeon general, lieutenant general Kevin Kiley, will serve as a temporary replacement. Kiley is also a former commander of Walter His appointment has raised questions amidst complaints. He was made aware of the problems at Walter Reed more than three years ago, but failed to make any improvements. On Capitol Hill, the house judiciary committee has issued subpoenas to four of the eight US attorneys who lost their jobs in a wave of dismissals from the Bush administration. The subpoenas come as part of investigation into whether the attorneys were forced out for political reasons. The house move marks the democrats' first major use of their new subpoena authority. The four prosecutors have been called to appear before a hearing next Tuesday. In Iraq, 18 government workers and soldiers have been kidnapped in what's being called a retaliation to the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by Iraq Shia dominated police. Meanwhile, in Baghdad, US troops are continuing a series of raids in Shiite areas. This is Shiite leader, Sayeda Abbas. Speaker 2: We will demonstrate men, women, and children demanding the withdrawal of the occupiers from Iraq. As long as the occupiers are in Iraq, they will destroy Islam and Iraq. Speaker 3: We will Speaker 2: die. We will give everything we have just for the sake of getting the occupiers to withdraw from Iraq. Speaker 0: Meanwhile, the last major British charity in Iraq has announced it's pulled out its entire staff and ended its presence there. Save the Children UK had been in Iraq since the first Gulf War. The group says the security situation has made it impossible to continue operations. Save the Children says it can't protect staff members nor reach the Iraqi children it wants to help. The Pakistani government says it's arrested a former Taliban defense minister and key insurgent leader. The man Mullah Obadela would be the most senior Taliban member to be captured since the US invasion of Afghanistan. The arrest comes amid new tensions over Bush administration's call on Pakistan to crack down on a Qaeda figures. On Thursday, Pakistan's US ambassador, Mahmoud Ali Dharani, was asked if increasing pressure and threatened aid cuts could bring down Pakistani president general Pravesh Musharraf. Speaker 3: No. Possibly. It could bring him down. It could destabilize the whole country. It it could cause a mega problem there. That is possible. Speaker 0: Back in The United States, the house has passed a bill that would make it easier for workers to join unions. The Employee Free Choice Act would stop employers from demanding secret ballot elections and require them to recognize unions if a majority of workers consented. President Bush has promised to veto the bill, while senate Republicans say they'll filibuster. President Bush paid a visit to the Gulf Coast Thursday visiting towns in Louisiana and Mississippi. It was his first trip to areas hit by hurricane Katrina in six months. The Pentagon's announced David Hicks will be the first Guantanamo prisoner tried under the new US law authorizing military trials of alleged enemy combatants. Hicks is an Australian citizen accused of helping the Taliban fight US troops in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, there is more news from the Jose Padilla hearings. Military prosecutors are claiming a video recording of Padilla's last interrogation at a US Navy brig in South Carolina has been lost. Defense lawyers had requested the video in an effort to prove Padilla's harsh treatment and confinement has helped cause serious psychological damage, making him unfit for trial. A judge rejected the defense argument Wednesday. A trial is set to begin in two weeks. A new poll from the New York Times and CBS News shows continued support in this country for universal health care. 55% of Americans say universal access to health insurance is the nation's top domestic priority. 60% say they would pay more taxes if that would mean guaranteed insurance for everyone. 80% say granting universal access is more important than extending president Bush's tax cuts. In Argentina, president Nestor Kirchner has announced his government will reject any involvement of the international monetary fund in Argentina's debt payment. Kirchner made the comments during his state of the union address. Speaker 4: In the Paris club, they tell us, you must have an agreement with the international monetary fund to be able to pay the debt. We say to them, sirs, we are sovereign. We want to pay the debt, but no way in hell are we going to make an agreement again with the IMF. Speaker 0: The IMF helped push through a series of economic policies that many believe helped bring Argentina's economy to collapse in 02/2001. The Bush administration is vowing to continue with its controversial missile defense system in Eastern Europe regardless of approval from NATO allies. Under the plan, Poland would host a battery of up to 10 ballistic missiles while The Czech Republic would host a radar facility. The proposals have set off protests across Europe. On Thursday, missile defense agency director, lieutenant general Henry Obering, said The US has other alternatives if current plans are rejected. Speaker 5: Certainly, he's still talking to the to The United Kingdom, But but but The Czech Republic and Poland are the optimum locations for this. So if for some reason and we believe we have every reason to believe that those those discussions will be successful, but if some reason they're not, there are other alternatives that we could go to, but they're not the optimum. Speaker 0: In Lebanon, a Belgian physician who survived a lengthy kidnapping in Lebanon two decades ago has returned to bring attention to the effects of Israel's use of cluster bombs. The doctor, Jan Koules, spent thirteen months in captivity beginning in 1988. On Thursday, Kools called for a cluster bomb ban and said Israel should compensate Lebanon for dropping hundreds of thousands of cluster bomblets during its attack last year. Speaker 3: I think that it is a good thing that the mines will be cleared. Nobody would argue with that, and the Belgians are quite good at doing that. And the question can be asked, who is going to pay for Speaker 4: all this? This is one Speaker 1: of the claims that we put forward. Speaker 3: We think that it is up to the Israelis to pay for the cost of clearing the cluster bombs. We can also ask Israel to pay for the money to reconstruct Lebanon. The Speaker 0: Iranian government has announced president Mahmoud Aminin Ajad will visit Saudi Arabia Saturday for a rare meeting with king Abdullah. It'll be Ahmadinejad's first state visit to Saudi Arabia amid a time of increasing tensions with The United States. Meanwhile, in Madrid Thursday, Iranian foreign minister Manoukr Mataki renewed calls for negotiations. Speaker 4: We should be allowed back to the negotiating table to put forward our arguments before the media and the people. The US reasoning that they can have nuclear weapons and others can't have nuclear energy is not valid. Speaker 0: And finally, former Republican congress member Bob Nay has reported to prison to begin a thirty month sentence. Nay was convicted for lying about his dealings with convicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. For years, Nay traded his political influence for gifts, vacations, campaign contributions, and in one case, $50,000 in gambling chips. He'll serve his jail term in a minimum security prison in West Virginia. And those are some of the headlines. This is democracynowdemocracynow.org, the war and peace report. I'm Amy Goodman. Today, an exclusive hour with general Wesley Clark, the retired four star general. He was supreme allied commander of NATO during the Kosovo war. He's been awarded the presidential medal of freedom. In 02/2004, he unsuccessfully ran for the democratic presidential nomination. He recently edited a series of books about famous US generals, including Dwight Eisenhower and Ulysses Grant, both of whom became president after their military careers ended. On Tuesday, I interviewed Wesley Clark at the ninety second Street wide Cultural Center here in New York City before a live audience and asked him about his presidential ambitions. What do you think of these generals who run for president? I like them. Speaker 1: It's happened before. You know Speaker 0: Will it happen again? It might. Later in the interview, I followed up on that question. Will you announce for president? Speaker 1: Well, I haven't said I won't. Speaker 0: What are you waiting for? Speaker 1: I'm waiting for several different preconditions, which I'm not at liberty to discuss. But I will tell you this. I think about it every single day. Speaker 0: Well, for the rest of the hour, we'll hear general Wesley Clark in his own words on the possibility of a US attack on Iran, the impeachment of president Bush, the use of cluster bombs, the bombing of radio television Serbia during the Kosovo war under his command, and much more. I interviewed general Clark on Tuesday at the 90 Second Street Y in New York. Now let's talk about Iran. You have a whole website devoted to stopping war. Speaker 1: Www.stopiranwar.com. Speaker 0: Do you see a replay of what happened in the lead up to the war with Iraq? The allegations of the weapons of mass destruction, the media leaping on to the bandwagon. Speaker 1: Well, in a way, but but but it's but, you know, history doesn't repeat itself exactly twice. What I did warn about when I testified in front of congress in 02/2002, I said, if you want to worry about a state, it shouldn't be Iraq. It should be Iran. But this government, our administration, wanted to worry about Iraq, not Iran. I I knew why. Because I'd been through the Pentagon. Right after 09:11, about ten days after 09:11, went through the Pentagon and I saw secretary Rumsfeld and and deputy secretary Wolferwitz. I went downstairs just to say hello to some of the people on the joint staff who used used to work for me. And one of the generals called me and he said, sir, you gotta come in you gotta come in and talk to me a second. I said, well, you're too busy. He said, no. No. He says, you we've made the decision. We're going to war with Iraq. This was on or about the September 20. I said, we're going to war with Iraq. Why? He said, I don't know. He said, I guess they don't know what else to do. So I said, well, did they find some information collect connecting Saddam to Al Qaeda? He said, no. No. He says there's nothing new that way. They just made the decision to go to war with Iraq. He said, I guess it's like we don't know what to do about terrorists, but we've got a good military and we can take down governments. And he said, I guess if the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem has to look like a nail. So I came back to see him a few weeks later. And by that time, we were bombing in Afghanistan. I said, are we still going to war with Iraq? And he said, oh, it's worse than that. He said he reached over on his desk. He picked up a piece of paper. He said, I just he said, I just got this down from upstairs, meaning the secretary of defense's office today. And he said, this is a memo that describes how we're gonna take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and finishing off Iran. I said, is it classified? He said, yes, sir. I said I said, well, don't show it to me. And I saw him a year or so ago. And I said, do remember that? He said, sir, I didn't show you that memo. I didn't show it to you. Speaker 0: I'm sorry. What did you say his name was? Speaker 1: I'm not gonna give you his name. Speaker 0: So go through the countries again. Speaker 1: Well, starting with Iraq, then Syria and Lebanon, then Libya, then Somalia and Sudan, and then back to Iran. So when you look at Iran, you say, is it a a replay? It's not exactly a replay. But here's the truth, that Iran from the beginning has seen that the presence of The United States in Iraq was a threat, a blessing because we took out Saddam Hussein and the Ba'athists. They couldn't handle them. We could took care of it for them. But also a threat because they knew that they were next on the hit list. And so, of course, they got engaged. They lost a million people during the war with Iraq. And they got a long and unprotectable, unsecurable border. So it was in their vital interest to be deeply involved inside Iraq. They tolerated our attacks on the Baathists. They were happy we captured Saddam Hussein. But they're building up their own network of influence. And to cement it, they occasionally give some military assistance and training and advice either directly or indirectly to both the insurgents and to the militias. And in that sense, it's not exactly parallel because there has been, I believe, continuous Iranian engagement. Some of it legitimate. Some of it illegitimate. I mean, you can hardly fault Iran because they're offering to do eye operations for Iraqis who need medical attention. That's not an offense that you can go to war over, perhaps. But it is an effort to gain influence. The administration has stubbornly refused to talk Iran about their perception, in part because they don't want to pay the price with their domestic our U. Domestic political base, the right wing base, but also because they don't want to legitimate a government that they've been trying to overthrow. If you were Iran, you'd probably believe that you were mostly already at war with The United States anyway since we've asserted that their government needs regime change. So and we've asked congress to appropriate $75,000,000 to do it, and we are supporting terrorist groups apparently who are infiltrating and blowing up things inside Iraq Iran. And if we're not doing it, let's put it this way, we're probably cognizant of it and encouraging it. So it's not surprising that we're moving to a point of confrontation crisis with Iran. My point on this is not that the Iranians are good guys, they're not, but that you shouldn't use force except as a last, last, last resort. There is a military option, but it's a bad one. Speaker 0: I wanted to get your response to Seymour Hirsch's piece in The New Yorker to two key points this week. Reporting the Pentagon's established a special planning group within the office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to plan a bomb bombing attack on Iran, that this is coming as the Bush administration and Saudi Arabia are pumping money for covert operations into many areas of the Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran in an effort to strengthen Saudi supported Sunni Islam groups and weaken Iranian backed Shias. Some of the covert money has been given to jihadist groups in Lebanon with ties to Al Qaeda. Fighting the Shias by funding with Prince Bandar and then with US money not approved by Congress funding the Sunnis connected to Al Qaeda? Speaker 1: Well, I don't have any direct information to confirm it or deny it. It it's certainly plausible. The Saudis have taken a more active role. You know, the the Saudis Speaker 0: You were just in Saudi Arabia? Mhmm. You just came back Speaker 1: from Saudi Arabia? The Saudis have basically recognized that they have an enormous stake in the outcome in Iraq, and they don't particularly trust the judgment of The United States in this area. We haven't exactly proved our competence in Iraq. So they're trying to take matters into their own hands. The real danger is, and one of the reasons this is so complicated, is because let's say we did follow the desires of some people who say, just pull out and pull out now. Well, yeah, we we could mechanically do that. It would be ugly and it might take three or four months, but you could line up the battalions on the road one by one, and you could put the gunners and the Humvees and cock load and cock their weapons and shoot their way out of Iraq. You'd have a few roadside bombs, but if you line everybody up, there won't be any roadside bombs, maybe some sniping. You can fly helicopters over, do your air cover. You probably get safely out of there. But when you leave, the Saudis have gotta find someone to fight the Shias. Who are they gonna find? Al Qaeda. Because the groups of Sunnis who would be extremist and willing to fight would probably be the groups connected to Al Qaeda. So one of the weird inconsistencies in this is that were we to get out early, we'd be intensifying the threat against us of a super powerful Sunni extremist group which was now legitimated by overt Saudi funding in an effort to hang on to a a toehold inside Iraq and block Iranian expansionism. Speaker 0: And interestingly today, John Negroponte has just become the number two man, resigning his post as national intelligence director, to go to the State Department. Seymour Hirsch says because of his discomfort that the administration's covert actions in The Middle East so closely echo the Iran Contra scandal of the nineteen eighties and Negra Ponte was involved with that. Speaker 1: Well, I'm sure there are lot of reasons why John would go back to the State Department. John's a good he's a good man. But, you know, the question is in government is can you are you bigger than your job? Because if you're not bigger than your job, you get trapped by the pressures of events and processes into going along with actions that you know you shouldn't. And I don't know. I don't know why he left the national intelligence director's position. He started in the State Department. Maybe he's got a fondness to return and finish off his career in state. Speaker 0: Can you talk about do you know who the generals are who are threatening to resign Speaker 1: No. I don't. If No. Speaker 0: The United States And I Speaker 1: don't want know. Speaker 0: Do you agree with them? Speaker 1: Well, I'll put it this way. In on Labor Day weekend of nineteen ninety four, when I was the J five, I was a three star general. I was in the Pentagon, and and it was a Saturday morning. And so I was in the Walt Cross was the director of the joint staff and he was in the office. Think it was either Hal Elestis or Jack Sheehan who was the J-three at the time. The three of us, I think it was Jack still in the job for the last couple of days. And the three of us were in Shali Kashvili's office about 11:00 in the morning on a Saturday morning, and he had just come back from a White House meeting. And he was all fired up and the way that Shali could be. And he said, so, he said, we will see who will be the real soldiers this weekend. There is much work to be done. This operation on Haiti has to be completed. The planning must be done correctly, and it must be done this weekend so we will see who are the real soldiers. And then the phone buzzed, and he got up from this little roundtable the four of us were sitting at to take the call from the White House. We sort of looked at each other. We said, gosh, I wonder where this came from. I mean, we were all getting ready to check out of the building in an hour or so. We finished off the messages and paperwork, and we just usually got together because there was normally a crisis every Saturday anyway. So we normally would come in for the Saturday morning crisis. And so Charlie came back, and and and so I said to him, I said, well, sir, we've been talking amongst ourselves and we're happy to work all weekend to get all this done. But this is just a drill, right, on Haiti? He looked at me and he said, Wes, he said, this is no drill. He said, I'm not authorized to tell you this. But he said, the decision has been made and The United States will invade Haiti. The date is the twentieth, I think it was his date, of the September 20. And the planning must be done, and it must be done now. And if any of you have reservations about this, this is the time to leave. So I looked at at Jack and I looked at Walt. They looked at me. And I mean, we kind of shrugged our shoulders and said, okay, if you want to invade Haiti, I mean, it's not illegal. It's not the country we'd most like to invade. The opposition there consists of five armored vehicles. And but sure. I mean, if the president says to do it, yeah, we're not gonna resign over it. And so we didn't resign. Nobody resigned. But Charlie was a very smart man. He knew. He was bigger than his job and he knew that you had to ask yourself the moral, legal, and ethical questions first. And so I'm encouraged by the fact that some of these generals have said this about Iran. They should be asking these questions first. Speaker 0: General Wesley Clark, he says he thinks about running for president again every day. We'll come back to my interview with him in a minute. Speaker 6: One, and he's only 17. He's been a soldier for a thousand years. He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an atheist, a Jew. And he knows he shouldn't kill, and he knows he Speaker 3: always will kill you. For me, Speaker 6: my friend, and me for you. And he's fighting for Canada. He's fighting for France. He's fighting for The USA. And he's fighting for the Russians, and he's fighting for Japan. And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way. He's fighting for democracy if he Speaker 0: Buffy St. Marie, Universal here on democracynow, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. I'm Amy Goodman as we go back to my interview with general Wesley Clark. What about the soldiers who are saying no to going to Iraq right now? Iraq? To going to Iraq. People like first lieutenant Aaron Wattada, first commissioned officer to say no to deploy. And he they just declared a mistrial. And as court marshal, he will face another court marshal in a few weeks. What do you think of these young men and women? There are now thousands who are refusing. But for example, Aaron Wattata, who says he feels it's wrong. He feels it's illegal and immoral, and he doesn't want to lead men and women there. Speaker 1: Well, I think it's you know, he's certainly made a personally courageous statement, and he'll pay for the con he'll pay with the consequences of it. Speaker 0: Do you think he should have to go to jail for that? Speaker 1: Well, I think that you have to have an effective armed forces. And I think that it's not up to the men and women in the armed forces to choose where they'll go to war. Because at the very time you need the armed forces the most is there'll be a certain number of people who will see it the other way. And so I support his right to refuse to go, and I support the government's effort to bring charges against him. This is the way the system works. Now, the difference is the case that I described with Charlie Kashpile is we would have been given the chance to retire. We would have left our jobs. We might not have retired as three star generals because we hadn't done our duty. But we weren't in the same circumstance that he is, so there wasn't necessarily going to be charges brought against us. But an armed forces has to have discipline. It's not a it's a voluntary organization to join, but it's not voluntary unless it's illegal. And you can bring the the the trouble with Iraq is it's not illegal. It was authorized by the United States Congress. It was authorized by the United Nations Security Council resolution. It's an illegitimate war, but not an illegal war. Speaker 0: Do you think it's wrong? Speaker 1: It's wrong to fight in Iraq? Well, think it's a mistake. I think it's a bad strategy. I think it's brought us a lot of grief and will bring us a lot more grief. I think it's been a tremendous distraction from the war on terror, diversion of resources, and it's reinforced our enemies. But on the other hand, his case is a moral case, not a legal case. And if you're going to be a conscientious objector morally like this, then what makes it commendable is that you'll take your stand on principle and pay the price. If there's no price to be paid for it, then the courage of your act isn't self evident. So he's taken a very personally courageous stand. But on the other hand, you have to also appreciate the fact that the armed forces has to be able to function. So, you know, in World War I in France, there were a series of terribly misplaced offensives. And they brought they failed again and again and again. The French took incredible losses. And these were these were conscript armies. And after one of these failures, a group of thousands of soldiers simply said, we're not doing this again. It's wrong. You know what the French did? They did what they called decimation. They lined up the troops. They took every tenth soldier, and they shot them. Now the general who ordered that, he suffered some severe repercussions personally, morally. But after that, the soldiers in France didn't disobey. Had the army disintegrated at that point, Germany would have occupied France. So when you're dealing with the use of force, there is an element of compulsion in the armed forces. Speaker 0: But if the politicians will not stop it, as you pointed out, the Democrats joined with the Republicans in authorizing the war, then it's quite significant, I think, that you, as a general, are saying that this man has taken a courageous act. Then it's up to the people who are being sent to go to say no. Speaker 1: Yeah. But what the courage that we need is not his courage. We need the courage of the leaders in the United States government. The generals who could affect the policy, the people in congress who could force the president to change his strategy Speaker 0: How could they Speaker 1: do that? The current. That's the courage that's needed. Speaker 0: And how could they do that? Speaker 1: Well, you start with a nonbinding resolution in the United States congress and you build your momentum from there. And you keep hammering it. You you the congress has three principal powers. It has a power to appoint, power to investigate, power to fund. And you go after all three on all three fronts. You find out what the president needs until he takes it seriously. I think it's a difficult maneuver to to use a scalpel and say, we're we're gonna support funding, but we're not gonna support funding for the surge because that's requiring a degree of micromanagement that congress can't do. But you can certainly put enough squeeze on the president that he finally calls in the leaders of the congress and says, okay. Okay. What's it gonna take? I've gotta get my White House budget passed. I've gotta get 30 judges, federal judges confirmed. I've gotta get these these federal prosecutors, you know, the ones that I caused to resign so I could handle it. They've got to get replacements in place. What do I have to do to to get some support here? I mean, it could be done. It's hard, bare knuckle government. Speaker 0: Do you think congress should stop funding the war? Speaker 1: I think congress should take a strong stand to get the strategy changed. I don't think that if you cut off funding for the war, it's in the right now, that's not in The United States' interest. What is in The United States' interest is to change the strategy in the war. You cannot succeed by simply stopping the funding and saying you've got six months to get the Americans out. That's not gonna end the misery in Iraq. It's not gonna restore the lives of that have been lost, and it's not gonna give us the power in the region to prevent later threats. What we do have to do is have a strategy that uses all the elements of America's power, diplomatic, economic, legal, and and military. I would send a high level diplomatic team into the region. Right now, I'd have no holds barred and no preconditioned discussion with Iran and Syria. And I would let it be known that I've got in my bag all the tricks including putting another 50,000 troops in Iraq and pulling all 150,000 troops out. And we're going to reach an agreement on a statement of principles that brings stability and peace and order to the region. Let's just sit down and start doing it. That could be done with the right administrative leadership. It just hasn't been done. Think of it this way. You're on a ship crossing the Atlantic. It's a new ship and it's at night. And you're looking out ahead of the ship, and you notice that there's a part of the horizon. It's a beautiful starry night, except that there's a part of the horizon and sort of irregular hump out there where there are no stars visible. And you notice as the ship plows through the water at 30 knots that this area where there are no stars is getting larger. And finally it hits you that there must be something out there that's blocking the starlight, like an iceberg. So you run to the captain and you say, captain, captain, there's an iceberg and we're driving right toward it. And he says, look, I can't be bothered with the iceberg right now. We're having an argument about the number of deck chairs on the fore deck versus the aft deck. And and you say, but you're gonna hit an iceberg. He says, I'm sorry. Get out of here. So you go to the first officer, and he says, I'm fighting with the captain on the number of deck chairs. You know, we're approaching an iceberg in The Middle East in our policy. And we've got congress and The United States and the president of The United States fighting over troop strength in Iraq. It's the wrong issue. The issue is the strategy, not the troop strength. Speaker 0: General Clark, do you think Guantanamo Bay should be closed? Speaker 1: Absolutely. If Speaker 0: congress cut off funds for the prison there, it would be closed, should they? Speaker 1: Well, I think the first thing congress should do is repeal the Military Commissions Act. I'm very disturbed that a number of people who are looking at the highest office in the land have supported an act which advertently or inadvertently authorizes the admission into evidence of information gained through torture. That's not the America that I believe in. And the America that I believe in doesn't detain people indefinitely without charges. So I'd start with the military commissions act. Then I'd get our NATO allies into the act. They they they've said they don't like Guantanamo either. So I'd like to create an international tribunal, not a kangaroo court of military commissions, and let's go back through the evidence and let's lay it out. Who are these people that have been held down there? And what have they been held for? And which ones can be released? And which ones should be tried in court and convicted? You see, essentially, you cannot win the war on terror by military force. It is first and foremost a battle of ideas. It is secondly a a law enforcement effort, a cooperative effort among nations. And only as a last resort do you use military force. This president has distorted the capabilities of the United States Armed Forces. He's used our men and women in uniform improperly in Guantanamo and engaged in actions that I think are totally against the uniform code of military justice and against what we stand for as the American people. Speaker 0: Do you think that president Bush should be impeached? Well, Speaker 1: I think we ought to do first things first, which is we really need to understand and finish the job that congress started with respect to the Iraq war investigation. We were do you remember that there was gonna be a study released by the senate, that the senator from Iowa or from Kansas who was the Republican head of the senate intelligence committee, was going to, do this study to determine whether the administration had in fact misused the intelligence information to mislead us into the war with Iraq. Well, I've never seen that study. I'd like to know where that study is. I'd like to know why we've spent three years investigating Scooter Libby when we should have been investigating why this country went to war in Iraq. The Speaker 0: the Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a complaint against Donald Rumsfeld, General Miller and others in a German court because they have universal jurisdiction. Do you think that Donald Rumsfeld should be tried for war crimes? Speaker 1: Well, I'd like to see what the evidence is against Rumsfeld. I do know this, that there was a lot of pressure put on the men and women in uniform to come up with intelligence. I remember, I think it was either General Sanchez or General Abizaid who stated that we don't need more troops. This is the 2003. We just need better information. Well, to me that was immediate code words that we were really trying to soak these people for information. It's only a short step from there to all the kinds of mistreatment that occur at places like Abu Ghraib. So we know that Al Gonzalez wrote a couple of really or authored or his people authored and he approved a couple of outrageous memos that attempted to define torture as deliberately inflicted pain the equivalent of the loss of a major bodily organ or limb, which is it's not an adequate definition of torture. And we know that he authorized to some degree some coercive methods which we haven't. And we know president Bush himself accepted implicitly an assigning statement to a 2,005 act on military detainees that he would use whatever methods were appropriate or necessary. There's been some official condoning of these actions. I think it's a violation of international law and a violation of American law and a violation of the principles of good government in America. There have always been evidences of mistreatment of prisoners. Every army has probably done it in history. But our country hasn't ever done it as a matter of deliberate policy. George Washington told his soldiers when they captured the Hessians and the men wanted to run them through because the Hessians were brutal and ruthless, He said, no. Treat them well. He said, they'll join our side. And many of them did. It was a smart policy. Not only the right thing to do, but a smart policy to treat the enemy well. We've made countless enemies in that part of the world by the way we've treated people and disregarded them. It's bad, bad policy. Speaker 0: I wanted to ask you're a Fox News contributor now? Speaker 1: Oh, at least. Speaker 0: I wanted to ask you what you think of the dean of West Point, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, together with a military interrogator known named Tony Lagranas and the group Human Rights First. Going to the heads of the program 24, very popular hit show on, Fox, to tell them that what they're doing on this program, glorifying torture, is inspiring young men and women to go to Iraq and torture soldiers there and to stop it. Speaker 1: And not only that, but it doesn't work. Yeah. Pat Finnegan is one of my heroes. Speaker 0: So what do you think about that? And have you been involved in the conversation at Fox, which runs 24, to stop it? Speaker 1: Well, as far as I know, they've they actually put out a call to all the writers in Hollywood. My son's a writer, he was one of them who got a call. It it they were all told, stop talking about torture. It doesn't work. So I think it's it was an effective move by Pat Finnegan. Speaker 0: So you support it? Absolutely. General Wesley Clark. I'm interviewing him at the 90 Second Street. Why? We're gonna come back to the conclusion of that interview in a minute. Speaker 6: 19 miles to Baghdad. What have I Speaker 0: democracynowdemocracynow.org, the war and peace report. I'm Amy Goodman. General Wesley Clark recently edited a series of books about famous US generals, Grant, LeMay, Patton, and Eisenhower. When I interviewed him at the 90 Second Street Y, I asked him a question about the presidency of general Dwight Eisenhower. 1953 was also a seminal date for today. And that was when Kermit Roosevelt, the grandson of Teddy Roosevelt, went to Iran and led a coup against Mohammed Mosaddegh under Eisenhower. Speaker 1: People make mistakes. And one of the one of the mistakes that The United States consistently made was that it could intervene and somehow adjust people's governments, especially in the Middle East. I don't know why we felt that you can understand Latin America because Latin America was always an area in which people would come to The United States and say, you've got to help us down there. These are bounditos, and they don't know anything. And, you know, they don't have a government. Just intervene and save our property. And The United States did it a lot in the twenties. Of course, Eisenhower was part of that culture. He'd seen it. But in The Middle East, we'd never been there. We established a relationship during World War two, of course, to keep the Germans out of Iran. And so the Soviets and the Brits put an allied mission together. At the end of World War two, the Soviets didn't want to resign re withdraw. And, Truman called their bluff in the United Nations. And Eisenhower knew all of this, and and and Iran somehow became incorporated into the American defense perimeter. And so, his view would have been we couldn't allow a communist to take over. Speaker 0: But what's it more Speaker 1: about British petroleum? Speaker 0: What isn't it more about British petroleum? Speaker 1: Oh, it's always there are always interests. The truth is about The Middle East is had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa. Nobody is threatening to intervene in Africa. The problem is the opposite. We keep asking for people to intervene and stop it. And there's there's no question that the presence of petroleum throughout the region has sparked great power involvement. Whether that was the specific motivation for the coup or not, I can't tell you. But but there was definitely there's always been this attitude that somehow we could intervene and use force in the region. I mean, that that was true with I mean, imagine us arming and creating the mujahideen to keep the Soviets out of Afghanistan. Why would we think we could do that? But we did. And, you know, my lesson on it is whenever you use force, there are unintended consequences. So you should use force as a last resort. Whether it's overt or covert, you pay enormous consequences for using force. Speaker 0: I wanted to ask you about what you think of the response to Jimmy Carter's book, Peace Not Apartheid. Speaker 1: Well, I'm sorry to say I haven't read the book. And it's one of the things I've been meaning to read, and I just haven't. I will tell you this, that we're in a very, very difficult position in Israel. I say we because every American president has committed to the protection and survival of the state of Israel. And I think that's right. And I certainly feel that way. And I'm a very strong supporter of Israel. But somehow we've got to move off top dead center in terms of these discussions with the Palestinians. And this administration has failed to lead. They came into office basically determined not to do anything that Bill Clinton did. I think that was the basic guideline. And so they have allowed unremitting violence between Israel and the Palestinians with hardly an effort to stop that through US leadership. And now it's almost too late. So Condie was over there the other day, and she didn't achieve what she wanted to achieve. And people want to blame the Saudis, but at least the Saudis tried to do something at Mecca by putting together a unity government. So I fault the administration. Jimmy Carter's taken a lot of heat from people. I don't know exactly what he said in the book, but people are very sensitive about Israel in this country. And I understand that. My a lot of my friends have explained it to me and explained to me the psychology of people who were in this country and saw what was happening in World War II, and maybe they didn't feel like they spoke out strongly enough, soon enough to stop it. And it's not gonna happen again. Speaker 0: General Clark, I wanted to ask you a tough question that about journalists. Speaker 1: Well, that would be the first tough question you've asked me tonight. Speaker 0: There are more than a 100 journalists and media workers in Iraq who have died. And particularly hard hit are Arab journalists. I mean, you had Tariq A'yub, the Al Jazeera reporter who died on the roof of Al Jazeera when the US military shelled Al Jazeera, then went on to shell the Palestine hotel and killed two reporters, a Reuters cameraman and one from Tele Cinco in in Spain named Jose Coso. Many Arab journalists feel like they have been targeted, the idea of shooting the messenger. But this tough question goes back to, your being supreme, allied commander in Yugoslavia and the bombing of radio television Serbia. Do you regret that that happened? Speaker 1: No. I don't regret that at all. And that was part of the Serb command and control network. And not only that, I was asked to take out that television by a lot of important political leaders. And before I took it out, I twice warned the Serbs we were gonna take it out. We stopped, at one news conference in the Pentagon. We planted the question to to get the attention of the Serbs that we were gonna target Serb radio and television. Speaker 0: Our Speaker 1: defense. Yeah. And that night, in fact, Milosevic got the warning because he summoned all the foreign journalists to come to a special mandatory party at at at RTS that night. But we weren't bombing that night. We put the word out twice before we actually did it. Speaker 0: You told CNN, which was also there, to leave? Speaker 1: I told I used I think I used CNN to plant the story and to leak it at the Pentagon press conference. But we didn't we didn't tell anyone specifically to leave. What we told them was it's now a target. And it was Milosevic who determined that he would keep people there in the middle of the night just so there'd be someone killed if we struck it. So we struck it during the hours where there were not supposed to be anybody there. Speaker 0: But you killed civilians. Speaker 1: Six people died. Speaker 0: I think 16. But I think it's the media where it's the beauticians, the technicians. Speaker 1: Yeah. They were they were ordered to stay there by Milosevic. Yeah. Speaker 0: But it was a civilian target. Speaker 1: It was not a civilian target. It was a military target. It was part of the Serb command and control network. Speaker 0: What do you think of Amnesty International calling it a war crime? Speaker 1: Well, I think it was investigated by the criminal tribunal on Yugoslavia and found to be a legitimate target. So I think it's perfectly alright for Amnesty International to have their say. But everything we did was approved by lawyers, and every target was blessed. Speaker 0: But upon reflection not Speaker 1: have committed a war crime. Speaker 0: Upon reflection now and knowing who died there, the young people, the people who worked for RTS, who, as you said, if Milosevic wanted people to stay there, they were just following orders? Speaker 1: Well, it was a tragedy. But I'll tell you something. If you wanna talk about tragedies, how about this one? We bombed what we thought was a Serb police station in Kosovo. We saw the Serb vehicles. We flew unmanned aerial vehicles over it, and and we did everything we could to identify it. And we found that there were Serb police vehicles parked there at night. So we sent an f 16 in, dropped two five hundred pound laser guided bombs, and took it out. We killed 80 Albanians who'd been imprisoned by the Serbs there. They were trying to escape, and the Serbs locked them up in this farmhouse and surrounded them with vehicles. So, I regret every single innocent person who died, and I prayed every night that there wouldn't be any innocent people who died. But this is why I say you must use force only as a last resort. I told the story to the high school kids earlier, but it bears repeating, I guess. We had a malfunction with a cluster bomb unit, and a couple of grenades fell on a schoolyard. And some three, I think, three schoolchildren were killed in Nis. And two weeks later, I got a letter from a Serb grandfather. He said, you killed my granddaughter. He said, I hate you for this, and I'll kill you. And, I got this in the middle of the war, and it made me very, very sad. We certainly never wanted to do anything like that. But in war, accidents happen. And that's why you shouldn't undertake military operations unless every other alternative has been exhausted because innocent people do die. And, I think the United States military was as humane and careful as it possibly could have been in the Kosovo campaign. But still civilians died. And I'll always regret that. Speaker 0: Do you think cluster bombs should be banned? Speaker 1: You know, we used, I think, 1,400 plus cluster bombs. And there's a time when you have to use cluster bombs, when they're the most appropriate and humane weapon. But I think you have to control the use very carefully. And I think we did in Yugoslavia. Speaker 0: Right now, The US has rejected an international call to ban the use of cluster bombs. On Friday, 46 countries were in Oslo to develop a new international treaty to ban the use of cluster munitions by, I think it's 02/2008. Would you support that? Speaker 1: Well, you know, people who are against war often make the case by trying to attack the weapons of war and stripping away the legitimacy of those weapons. I participated in some of that. I'd like to get rid of landmines. I did I did participate in getting rid of laser blinding weapons, and I was part of the team that put together the agreement that got rid of laser blinding weapons. I like to get rid of nuclear weapons. But I can't agree with those who say that force has no place in international affairs. It simply does for this country. And I would like to work to make it so that it doesn't. But the truth is, for now, it does. And so I can't go against giving our men and women in uniform the appropriate weapons they need to fight, to fight effectively, to succeed on the battlefield, and to minimize their own casualties. Speaker 3: Well, we'll have to leave it there. Speaker 0: I thank you very much, general Wesley Clark. Speaker 1: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Speaker 0: General Wesley Clark. I interviewed him at the 90 Second Street Y, the cultural center here in New York on the publication of the great general series and Grant, LeMay, Patton, and Eisenhower. If you'd like a copy of this exclusive interview, you can go to our website at democracynow.0rg. You can get a DVD, or you can watch, listen to, or read the transcript at our website. On Monday, we'll be interviewing war correspondent Robert Fisk in our firehouse studio. He's a recipient of the 2006 Lannan Lifetime Achievement Prize for Cultural Freedom. On Sunday, March 4 at 7PM, he'll be speaking at New York's town hall on West 40 Third Street. Democracy Now is produced by Mike Burke, Sharifoglou Koduz, John Hamilton, Elizabeth Press, Yoruba Richin, Erin Mate, Jen Yutz, Anuradha Bagwati, Megan Whitney, Mike DeFilippo, Nick Marcello, Miguel Negara are our engineers. Special thanks to Jenny Filippazo, Tim Kepler, and Dennis Moynihan. 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🧵 3. Afghan Mujahideen — How U.S. Policy Created a Militarized | Proxy Ecosystem President Ronald Reagan's Remarks and Chairman Yunis Khalis Remarks Following a Meeting With Afghan Resistance Leaders and Members of Congress in Roosevelt Room Origin: 1979–1989 (Soviet–Afghan War) U.S. role: Direct CIA funding, weapons transfers (including FIM-92 Stinger missiles), training, and covert programs routed through Pakistan’s ISI and Gulf partners. These were explicit, long-running policy choices intended to arm Afghan resistance against the USSR. Outcome: A heavily armed, politically fragmented insurgent ecosystem that later reconstituted into multiple militant actors (including groups that later joined or inspired Islamist movements and insurgencies). The mujahideen era created the weapons, logistics, cross-border sanctuaries, and combat culture that ruined Afghan state institutions and normalized militant proxy warfare. The policy: a presidential finding and Operation Cyclone • Fact: On 3 July 1979 a presidential finding authorized CIA support for Afghan insurgents. This began a formal, state policy of covert support. • Fact: The CIA’s covert program, commonly called Operation Cyclone (1979–1992), became one of the longest and most expensive covert actions in CIA history — explicitly to arm and finance the mujahideen. • Intent: The program’s declared aim was to “bleed” Soviet influence by sustaining Afghan resistance. That was the objective policymakers signed off on — not vague assistance but overt proxy warcraft. Money and materiel at scale • Fact: U.S. funding rose from under $1 million in 1979 to hundreds of millions per year in the mid-1980s; estimates show hundreds of millions to over half a billion per year at peak. The U.S., Saudi Arabia and Pakistan together channeled billions into the conflict. • Fact: By 1986 the U.S. provided high-tech weaponry such as the FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense system; roughly 2,300 Stingers were shipped or transferred into the theater over the course of the program. Stingers decisively altered battlefield dynamics by neutralizing Soviet rotary and fixed-wing air superiority. The Pakistan conduit and selection of proxies • Fact: U.S. aid was routed through Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Pakistan’s ISI chose which Afghan commanders and factions received the lion’s share of support. • Effect: The ISI’s choices favored Islamist factions close to Zia-ul-Haq’s regime; crates, training and safe havens were allocated to groups that fit Pakistani strategic preferences, producing uneven empowerment among rebel factions. Training, networks and foreign volunteers • Fact: The covert effort built training camps, logistics pipelines, and cross-border sanctuaries on both sides of the Durand Line; these facilities trained Afghans and hosted foreign volunteers (Arab and other international fighters), creating transnational militant networks. (Field histories; Steve Coll; Peter Bergen) • Effect: The region’s militancy became transnational — fighters, ideas and tactics flowed from Afghan battlefields to other conflicts afterward. Tactical consequences — militarization and fragmentation • Fact: The flood of weapons and irregular training produced a heavily militarized society and empowered local warlords and factional leaders after the Soviet withdrawal. When Moscow left, those armed groups fought each other for control, shelling Kabul and destroying centralized governance. (Post-1989 Afghan civil war records) • Effect: A fractured polity and debilitated institutions made sustainable governance impossible and normalized the use of armed irregulars as political instruments. Not accidental blowback — a predictable result of explicit policy choices • Fact: U.S. policy makers explicitly prioritized defeating the Soviets using covert means — routing funds through Pakistan, arming ideologically committed factions, and supplying advanced systems (e.g., Stingers). These were deliberate, strategic decisions. • Fact: Numerous contemporaneous and retrospective observers (Pakistani leaders, U.S. diplomats, scholars) warned the U.S. about long-term risks; yet funding and transfers continued at scale. That sequence — intentional armament + choice of proxies + disregard for long-term stability — produced predictable outcomes that were foreseeable to policymakers. Legacy — why “ending terror” was never possible under this model • Fact: The mujahideen period institutionalized proxy war: permanent networks of fighters, caches of sophisticated weapons, madrassa recruitment pipelines and cross-border sanctuaries. These durable structures made periodic emergence of militant groups inevitable. (Historical analyses; Steve Coll; academic reviews) • Conclusion from the record (fact-based): When state policy deliberately builds militant capacity abroad for short-term geopolitical aims, it creates persistent militant ecosystems that are hard to extinguish — sustained violence becomes the default outcome, not an unforeseen accident. Considering that the US has continued to heavily fund these militant groups, it's clear that this is a deliberate M.O.

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Speaker 0 described a moving meeting with chairman Eunice Khalis of the Islamic Union of Mujahideen of Afghanistan and others, noting continued strong U.S. support for the resistance and satisfaction with unity in choosing a chairman for the first time. The milestone demonstrates unity; the mujahideen have improved capabilities. Khalis’ delegation visits Washington after the November 10 UN General Assembly vote calling overwhelmingly for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan—the eighth such call since December. The withdrawal of Soviet forces is the key to resolving the Afghan crisis. The United States will strengthen support, aiming for "a genuinely independent Afghanistan, free from external interference, an Afghanistan whose people choose the type of government they wish, an Afghanistan to which the 4,000,000 refugees from Soviet aggression may return in safety and, yes, in honor." You are a nation of heroes.
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Speaker 0: Well, we've just held a very useful, and I might say brief, but also I will add a very moving discussion with chairman Eunice Khalis of the Islamic Union of Mujahideen of Afghanistan and other members of his distinguished delegation. I expressed our nation's continued strong support for the resistance and our satisfaction with the large step the Afghan resistance took toward unity in choosing a chairman for the first time. This new political milestone demonstrates that the people of Afghanistan speak with one voice in their opposition to the Soviet invasion and occupation of their homeland. This increasing unity has already made itself felt on the battlefield. During the past eighteen months, the mujahideen fighting inside the country have improved their weapons, tactics, and coordination. The result has been a a string of serious defeats for the Soviet elite units as well as many divisions from the Kabul army. Chairman Collies and his delegation are visiting Washington following the November 10 UN General Assembly vote, which, with a record vote once again, called overwhelmingly for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan. This is the eighth time since the December that the general assembly has decisively called upon the Soviet Union to pull its forces out of Afghanistan. And let there be no mistake about it, the withdrawal of Soviet forces is the key to resolving the Afghan crisis. Our other issues that have been raised to divert attention from this fact only extend the combat and prolong the suffering of the Afghan people. General secretary Gorbachev has publicly stated a Soviet readiness to withdraw. Both in April and September 1987, I asked the Soviet Union to set a date this year when that withdrawal would begin. I also stated that when the Soviet Union showed convincingly that it was ready for a genuine political settlement, The United States would be helpful. After all, the Soviet presence in Afghanistan is a major impediment to improve US Soviet relations, and we would like to remove it. The Soviets should want to do so as well. Unfortunately, the Soviet answer on a date for rapid withdrawal has been silence. Instead, we've seen the Kabul regime announce a phantom ceasefire and propose a transitional government, one that would leave this discredited and doomed group in control. These gambits have been rejected by the only voice that really counts, that of the Afghan people speaking through their resistance representatives. Any proposal unacceptable to the resistance is destined to fail. And as the resistance continues the fight, we and other responsible governments will stand by it. The support that The United States has been providing the resistance will be strengthened rather than diminished so that it can continue to fight effectively for freedom. A just struggle against foreign tyranny can count upon worldwide support, both political and material. The goal of The United States remains a genuinely independent Afghanistan, free from external interference, an Afghanistan whose people choose the type of government they wish, an Afghanistan to which the 4,000,000 refugees from Soviet aggression may return in safety and, yes, in honor. On behalf of the American people, I salute chairman Kalis, his delegation, and the people of Afghanistan themselves. You are a nation of heroes. Speaker 1: In the name of God, merciful and compassionate. As far as the Afghan problem is concerned, the president has shed light on some important points. I have no doubt that The US promises of support and commitment to the Afghan cause will be honored in the future as it has been in the past. I'm grateful for the opportunity to express the voice of the Afghan people to the world. This is an important opportunity for us. In Afghanistan, we have have more than 1,000,000 martyrs, and many children have been killed. Villages have been destroyed, and the war continues and intensifies. In the face of these sacrifices or these costs, we have continued our resistance, and we shall continue to do so. We the morale of our resistance is very high, and we shall continue with our struggle. Although the United Nations overwhelmingly has called for the withdrawal of the Soviet troops, unconditional withdrawal of Soviet troops, but the Soviets have continued the war, and this war, in our view, is likely to continue. In our view, the struggle in Afghanistan is not only for Afghanistan. The Soviets are using Afghanistan as a base for training their forces and using their weapons, but they also would like to use Afghanistan, should they be victorious, as a base from which they will threaten the Persian Gulf, the Middle East, and western interests in general. This is therefore an issue that involves not only the Afghans but the rest of the world, especially those who are seeking peace. As a result, it's important that these countries, we should continue their humanitarian and other support for the Afghan resistance and, in fact, should increase it. In Afghanistan, it's only the Afghan people that should determine the future government. We do not accept any right on this issue and do not accept interference by anyone as far as this issue is concerned. The world should rest assured that no matter what kind of regime the Afghans establish out of their own free will, that regime will not threaten anyone's interest and shall observe all international laws and live in peace with all its neighbors. And once again, want to reiterate that our struggle shall continue until the Soviets leave Afghanistan and until a government that the Afghans accept comes to power. We do not accept the preferences of others as far as our government is concerned. But we also would like to point out that we would like increased political support and recognition for our movement consistent with increased military achievements that we have on the battlefield. And then I'd like to call on the on the press to give adequate and and and correct information and analysis of what goes on in Afghanistan. That was the last point that the the chairman wants.

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The Origin of Terror🧵 4. ISIS / ISIL — How U.S. & zionist Policy Created a Global Terror Machine Origin: Early 2000s — grew from post-2003 Iraq insurgency; exploded during the Syrian civil war (2011+). Key Point: ISIS didn’t emerge spontaneously. It was deliberately cultivated by U.S. foreign policy aligned with zionist strategic goals — destabilizing the Middle East, consolidating power, and controlling enemies of israel. This was a calculated move to reshape the region in israel’s favor, leveraging chaos as a tool for dominance while arming terrorist cells to attack countries that resist zionist control. Netanyahu once accused the Saudis of sending Gaza money for influence over Hamas. Every accusation with Netanyahu is a confession; he did as well. Immediate Causes (Documented Facts): zionist-Planned Invasion (2003): PNAC, a zionist neocon think tank, mapped Iraq’s invasion in 1998. Goal: not just oil — destabilize the region to protect israel, reshape power dynamics, and justify perpetual U.S. presence. PNAC’s founders, including Wolfowitz and Feith, were dual israeli-U.S. citizens with deep ties to the israeli military. Sectarian Governance: U.S.-installed Iraqi government, influenced by zionist advisors like Ahmed Chalabi, systematically marginalized Sunnis — grievances that ISIS exploited. Chalabi, an Iraqi exile with ties to israeli intelligence, played a key role in shaping U.S. policy. Al-Qaeda in Iraq: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s network, armed and trained via CIA remnants from Operation Cyclone, became ISIS’s operational core. Zarqawi’s fighters were initially backed by the CIA to destabilize Syria and Iran. Syrian Civil War (2011+): zionist-backed “regime change” efforts created safe havens for ISIS, HTS, and other jihadi factions. israel openly supported these groups as “moderate rebels” while bombing Syrian government forces. How ISIS Was Cultivated (Documented): Deliberate Dismantling: Bush-era neocons dissolved Iraqi institutions and army, creating a security vacuum designed to prevent any future Iraqi military challenge to israel. Proxy Wars: zionist-backed forces in Syria — including ex-Al-Qaeda affiliates — funneled weapons, fighters, and resources to ISIS. The CIA’s Operation Timber Sycamore, launched in 2012, supplied billions of dollars in arms to these groups. Financing ISIS: Gulf private donors connected to zionist networks, and international banks (Goldman Sachs, etc.) enabled ISIS access to cash, oil revenue, and smuggling profits. ISIS oil was sold through Turkey, with israeli companies acting as middlemen. Direct Obama-Era Support: Direct ISIS Funding: The Obama Administration knowingly allowed ISIS to sell oil to Turkey, with israeli companies acting as intermediaries. This wasn’t just indirect funding — ISIS directly profited from U.S.-enabled oil sales. Later sanctions were largely symbolic, doing nothing to disrupt the flow of resources. State-Sponsored Terrorism: The Obama Administration greenlit Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s funding of extremist groups that became ISIS, under the guise of “moderate rebel support.” U.S. Training for ISIS: ISIS commanders were trained in Jordan, receiving military skills they later used to expand the caliphate. This was direct U.S. support for ISIS leadership and operational capacity. (Timber Sycamore) Financing ISIS: Gulf private donors connected to zionist networks, and international banks (Goldman Sachs, etc.) enabled ISIS access to cash, oil revenue, and smuggling profits. ISIS oil was sold through Turkey, with israeli companies acting as middlemen. Trump Administration ISIS Oil Sales: Trump failed to stop ISIS from selling oil to Turkey, effectively funding the group. Israeli companies acted as middlemen, ensuring ISIS profited directly from stolen Syrian oil. Even later sanctions were meaningless—what does a “sanction” do to a terrorist group already making millions from illicit sales? Proxy Wars: Trump escalated support for Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen, indirectly funding extremist groups that later merged with ISIS. This allowed ISIS to maintain influence and recruit across the region. Biden Administration Syria Airstrikes: Biden’s 2021 airstrikes targeted “Iran-backed militias” but killed civilians, fueling ISIS recruitment. This was a propaganda victory handed to ISIS and affiliated rebels. Continued Proxy Funding: Biden continued arming Saudi Arabia and the UAE, indirectly sustaining extremist groups tied to ISIS in Yemen. Israeli Involvement (Documented/Reported): Mossad Operations: Leaked intel shows ISIS commanders trained near the Golan Heights. Mossad agents were caught by Russian forces in Syria while evacuating ISIS leaders. Medical Support: israel treated wounded jihadists in its hospitals, including high-ranking ISIS commanders. Strategic Coordination: israeli airstrikes targeted Assad forces, indirectly aiding ISIS and allied militias. israel also provided intelligence to these groups. The Assad Reality: Secular Government: Assad’s secular government protected minorities and resisted zionist-backed regime change. Majority Jihadi Fighters: Most Syrians opposing Assad in conflict zones were jihadi fighters funded and armed by israel and U.S. proxies. Double Standards: When these groups attack Syria, Lebanon, or resist israel — they’re labeled “terrorists.” When zionist networks fund and arm them — they’re called “rebels fighting for freedom.” Same fighters. Different PR. Big Picture: Engineered Chaos: ISIS was engineered, not accidental. Terror is a tool: U.S. & israel use jihadist proxies to weaken anti-zionist regimes, justify endless wars, and expand influence. Media Obfuscation: Western media obscures this, framing Assad as a tyrant and jihadis as “moderates.” Assad’s Resistance: Assad fought these same terror groups that israel funded. His forces have been the primary bulwark against ISIS expansion. Conclusion: ISIS and affiliated jihadi groups are products of zionist-aligned strategy and U.S. intervention. Chaos, terror, and regime destabilization are features, not bugs, of foreign policy. ISIS is not a natural phenomenon but a weapon of war crafted by zionist interests to reshape the Middle East. The next time you hear about “terror attacks,” remember — it’s not just random violence, it’s a calculated tool of zionist power.

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Discussion centers on subversion and thwarting plots against the state of Israel and, publicly, what they call the Mossad. It was hard to answer because 'you can't pick up the phone book.' 'There's no, Langley in, in Israel'—so they couldn't simply look up 'CIA or Mossad.' They asked, 'What shall we call it in English?' 'Mossad is institute,' but they wondered, 'when they write a letter to their friends in the CIA or the British intelligence, what do they call themselves?' It took a while, 'a matter of asking the prime minister's spokesman,' since officially 'the Mossad is under the prime minister's office.' He 'sort of wondered why you wanna know and all that,' so they explained, and he came up with 'the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service.' 'If it were to have initials, it would be ISIS. Just simple words like that.'
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Speaker 0: Them, subversion, trying to foil plots against the state of Israel, political plots, others. You tell the story about how you try to find out what the what they call the Mossad when they deal with, publicly? I thought it was a reasonable question, but the trouble is, you can't pick up the phone book. There's no, Langley in, in Israel, and you can look up, you know, CIA or in our case, the Mossad. We thought we should ask, What shall we call it in English? You can translate the Hebrew words, as I said, Mossad is institute, but when they write a letter to their friends in the CIA or the British intelligence, what do they call themselves? It took a while. It was a matter of asking the prime minister's spokesman, the best you could do because officially, the Mossad is under the prime minister's office. And I think he sort of wondered why you wanna know and all that, so we explained. And he came up with the Israeli Secret Intelligence Service. I mean, if it were to have initials, it would be ISIS. Just simple words like that.

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🧵 5. HAMAS — Resistance & Israeli Occupation Origin (1987): Hamas emerged during the First Intifada as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Israeli occupation and U.S. complicity in land theft and dehumanization created the conditions for Hamas to thrive. Unlike the "rebel" groups armed by israel and the U.S., Hamas is a genuine resistance movement born from Palestinian suffering and the resistance of armed aggressive military occupation. Documented Israeli Role (1970s–1980s): Israel didn't just "permit" Hamas's growth—it actively cultivated it as a counterweight to secular Palestinian nationalism. Israeli officials licensed Hamas's founder, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, to build mosques, schools, and charities in Gaza. This wasn’t a mistake; it was a calculated move to divide Palestinians and maintain israeli dominance while giving israel the ability to claim Hamas is using "human shields" and "putting bases under schools/hospitals" and similar tactics. From the start, Israel's plan was to divide Palestine by creating, funding and radicalizing terrorist cells within Palestine to justify attacking them - taking their land - and apparently, exterminating the entire population. As evidenced by their recent and numerous statements indicating that even if Hamas releases the hostages there will be no cease fire. Key israeli officials going all the way back to the beginning of the occupation stated public that their goal was the removal of all Arabs in israel. How That Policy Functioned: Legal Recognition: Israel gave Hamas's Islamic charity network (Mujama al-Islamiya) official status, allowing it to expand under israeli oversight. Strategic Funding: Some Hamas institutions received resources or approvals because israeli planners believed they would undermine the PLO/Fatah. Public Admission: Israeli insiders later admitted this was a deliberate strategy to weaken secular Palestinian leaders.📺🧵 Growth Into Politics & Governance: Social Welfare: Hamas built its base through funding schools, hospitals, and welfare programs—filling gaps left by Israeli occupation and U.S. sanctions with money from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and israel. Democratic Victory: In 2006, Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections fair and square. Israel and the U.S. responded by cutting off aid and imposing a blockade. Governance: After violent clashes with Fatah, Hamas took control of Gaza and maintained order despite Israeli attacks and economic strangulation. Context: Hamas's "appeal" isn’t about “terrorism”—it’s about resistance to occupation, settlement expansion, and failed negotiations. Israel and the U.S. arm and train jihadist groups and ISIS in Syria and call them rebels while they attack Syrian women and children but then call Hamas "terrorists" for resisting the terrorism of the israeli occupation. Hamas has protected Palestinian civilians while israel bombs them. The exact opposite of israel's claims such as those made by Mike Huckabee last week.📽️in🧵 On September 12, 2001, Hamas representative Abdel Aziz Rantisi said that "the US reaps what it sows". He further stated that while Hamas could not approve of killing innocents, the United States was responsible for its own misery due to its support for israel and its actions against Arabs and Muslims. An understandable position considering the millions of Arabs and Muslims killed by the US and Israel in their never ending war campaign and occupation; and a testament to their overall restraint and nature. Further Context: Mia Shem stated that Hamas treated her well and only raped her with their eyes. When she returned to isreal she was drugged and raped by her gym instructor. 📺🧵 A fairly common practice in israel, which has one of the highest pedophile and rapist populations per capita in the world. Israel was caught brutally raping Palestinian prisoners on camera with police clubs. When they were punished (for getting caught) there was a riot to release them because "they have a right to rape". See: July 2024 Sde Teiman Incident International Designations: The U.S., EU, and israel label Hamas “terrorist” because it fights back against occupation. But Hamas has also negotiated ceasefires and shown restraint. They've agreed many times to a release of the hostages and Netanyahu intentionally ignores the offers, instead spreading propaganda claiming he's asking for peace and to "release the hostages". Meanwhile, israel kills tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians with impunity. Speculative Assertions: Elements within israel allowed or manipulated the 10/7 attacks to justify another war against Palestinians. An assertion made by Charlie Kirk before his assassination. The body of evidence that implicates israeli involvement, or at the very least that they knew ahead of time and allowed it to happen, continues to accumulate as insiders step forward and give their testimonies. Considering israel's history of creating and arming terrorist groups, how do we know that it was Hamas and not an israeli created cell that attacked on 10/7? As Netanyahu said "Democracies don't go to war easily. Sometimes you have to bomb them into going to war". There were large protests in israel leading up to 10/7 attack; protesting Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan. Some 200k or more israelis showed up to protest Netanyahu. Conveniently for him, israel was attacked. Big Picture: By cultivating Hamas as a counterweight, israel created a force it later struggled to control. Hamas’s resistance is a response to occupation and systematic oppression—not a product of random violence. Conclusion: Historical records show israel cultivated the conditions for Hama's rise. The ongoing occupation, blockade, and attacks on civilians are the real aggressions. The evidence is undeniable. 📺Sep 22, 2025

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"The UK led the way on Sunday recognizing a Palestinian state followed by Canada, Australia, and Portugal. In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two stage solution. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will not be a Palestinian state in the West Bank. I have a clear message to those leaders who recognize the Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7. You are giving a huge price to terrorism, and it will not happen. There will be no Palestinian state West of the Jordan."
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Speaker 0: The UK led the way on Sunday recognizing a Palestinian state followed by Canada, Australia, and Portugal. Speaker 1: In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East, we are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace and a two stage solution. That means a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state. Speaker 0: Unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and the situation in Gaza are expected to dominate this week's UN general assembly. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there will not be a Palestinian state in the West Bank. Speaker 2: At the UN, I will present the truth. This is Israel's truth, but it is the objective truth in our righteous struggle against the forces of evil and our vision for real peace, peace from strength. Speaker 0: Netanyahu said the recognition delivers one message. Speaker 3: I Speaker 2: have a clear message to those leaders who recognize the Palestinian state after the terrible massacre of October 7. You are giving a huge price to terrorism, and I have another message for you. It will not happen. There will be no Palestinian state West of the Jordan. Speaker 0: Despite the argument that the decision would sideline Hamas and bring peace, Hamas took credit for the recognition, saying it's because of their October 7 invasion and massacre of Israelis. Palestinians in Ramallah welcomed the decision and made their ultimate goal clear. We also hope to see a complete Palestinian state from the sea to the river. Israeli legal expert Eugene Kantorovich says supporters can say what they want, but a Palestinian state doesn't exist. Speaker 3: They have complete independence, autonomy. Israel is not controlling their lives. So, what would a state give them that they don't have now? The ability to buy weapons on the international market and the ability to open their borders and bring in jihadis from around the world. So, imagine October 7, except this time, instead of machine guns and gliders, they have airplanes and artillery and millions of people who have come to join them on jihad from around the world. Speaker 0: Therefore, he says, Israel cannot allow the establishment of a Palestinian state. In Israel, there is talk of extending Israeli sovereignty over biblical Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, thereby preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu says he'll deliver Israel's official response after he meets with president Trump following his UN speech. Julie Stall, CBN News, Jerusalem.

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I recount MEK’s history: founded 1965, inspired by Shariati, carried out pre-1979 attacks; supported Khomeini at first; Massoud Rajavi centralizes power, leading to purges and killings. The group allied with Saddam, fought Iran from Iraq, and backed failed operations like Forough Javidan. Camp Ashraf imposed forced divorces, control, and abuse; thousands killed in 1988 massacres. Now in Albania, they’re accused of cult-like manipulation and paid endorsements.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

🚨 These days, MEK supporters appear in media and on social platforms - claiming Iranians want a secular republic led by Maryam Rajavi. ⛔ This is deeply misleading. 🧵 A thread on MEK: who they are, their history, and why Iranians across the political spectrum reject them ⬇️

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

🚨 Did you know that Maryam Rajavi’s rise to power began with a forced divorce? Before marrying Massoud Rajavi, she was married to his closest ally Mehdi Abrishamchi - who was ordered to “give her up” in a public ideological ritual. This was the birth of MEK as a cult.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

📚 People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK) was founded in 1965 by Mohammad Hanifnejad, Saeed Mohsen, and Ali-Asghar Badizadegan. They were heavily inspired by Ali Shariati, who fused Shia Islam with revolutionary Marxist ideas - laying the ideological ground MEK built upon.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Before 1979, MEK carried out armed attacks and assassinations inside Iran. In 1975, U.S. Department of State intelligence report described how Iranian terrorist groups - particularly the Mujahidin-e Khalq - were increasingly targeting American officials.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

MEK did not oppose Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 as they often claim and the revolution "was not stolen" - they actively supported him. – Marches under his image – Joint demonstrations – Public praise of clerical leadership

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

By 1980, Massoud Rajavi had power fully centralized around him. After he was barred from running for president, due to constitutional disagreements, tensions escalated into armed conflict. Thousands of MEK supporters were imprisoned and killed by the regime.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

In 1981, Moussa Khiabani (MEK’s military commander) and Ashraf Rajavi (Rajavis wife) were killed in a raid in Tehran. Their son Mohammad Rajavi survived. He now lives in Europe and has publicly denounced his father’s cult.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Rajavi fled Iran 1981 to France with Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first post-revolution president and married his daughter. The alliance - political and personal - collapsed quickly. Here MEK formed the NCRI - today a front organization used when MEK wants to hide its name.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

By the mid-1980s, MEK was forced to leave France after heavy political pressure - partly due to Iran–France negotiations. That’s when Saddam Hussein welcomed them with open arms. Why? Saddam needed an Iranian proxy force. MEK needed protection, money, and military bases.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

From Iraq, MEK carried out military operations against Iran during the Iran–Iraq war. MEK has repeatedly denied Iraqi involvement. ⚖️ However, Swedish court findings in the Hamid Noury trial confirmed MEK’s cooperation with Iraq - establishing this as a judicially verified fact.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

This cooperation culminated in Operation Forough Javidan (1988) - a full-scale invasion launched from Iraq, intended to trigger the collapse of the islamic regime within days. It failed catastrophically.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

The failure of Forough Javidan had devastating consequences. In its aftermath, Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering the execution of imprisoned MEK members in Iranian prisons. This led to the 1988 massacres, where thousands of young men and woman were executed in just weeks.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

In the middle of 1980s, Inside Camp Ashraf, MEK had launched the so-called "Ideological Revolution". Forced divorces meant all married couples were ordered to separate; emotional, romantic, and family bonds were declared “counter-revolutionary.” https://www.hrw.org/report/2005/05/18/no-exit/human-rights-abuses-inside-mojahedin-khalq-camps

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

After repeated military failures, internal dissent had grew. Rajavi’s solution was absolute control. Family, love, and individuality were framed as threats. Loyalty to the leader replaced political ideology. The Rajavis were now a part of an Ideological Leadership.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Why did Rajavi force his closest ally to divorce his wife - and then marry her himself? The forced divorce and remarriage were presented as a revolutionary sacrifice, meant to demonstrate total submission to Rajavi’s authority.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Children - mostly born to MEK members - were sent to Europe from Camp Ashraf in the early 1990s in order to break family bonds. Many were later returned to Iraq; some used as child soldiers, some killed in battle, many suffer lifelong trauma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7uuKYUKBU

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Former members in Camp Ashraf describes systematic abuse: – Forced confessions – Public humiliation – Solitary confinement – Disappearances - Torture https://www.hrw.org/legacy/backgrounder/mena/iran0505/iran0505.pdf https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG871.html

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@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

After the 9/11 attacks, multiple former members and investigations reported that the attacks were celebrated inside Camp Ashraf. This reaction reflected MEK’s deep-rooted “enemy of my enemy” worldview - not democratic values. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG871.html

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@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

In 2003, Maryam Rajavi was arrested in France during a police raid. She was detained on suspicion of terrorism-related activities and financial crimes, including money laundering. In response, several MEK supporters set themselves on fire in public. Google yourself. https://t.co/NARiYAbhZx

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

MEK was officially designated a terrorist organization: – US (1997–2012) – EU (until 2009) Their delisting followed an aggressive lobbying campaign, with figures like Patrick Kennedy and other former officials openly advocating on MEK’s behalf. Guess why? https://t.co/7ar6CABUKW

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

A defining feature of MEK as a cult: All critics, defectors and former members are routinely labeled as Iranian regime agents, spies, or mentally ill. This pattern - delegitimizing dissent rather than addressing it - is characteristic of closed cults, not democratic movements.

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

Today, MEK is based in Albania, after being relocated there between 2013–2016 with backing from the US and UN. After the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, MEK handed over its weapons in exchange for protection. Despite this, the group was repeatedly attacked by Iraqi Shi’a militias. https://t.co/k0KiQg7181

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

MEK spends all of its force on attacking and smearing Reza Pahlavi. They, like many of his opponents, recognize his growing popularity inside and outside Iran. When you see phrases like “Iranians want a secular republic” or “no shah, no mullah”, you know who you’re dealing with. https://t.co/nXrd1K45tx

@nadershah021 - nadershah 🇮🇷

MEK is authoritarian, sectarian, and widely despised by Iranians across political views. Today they buy legitimacy through paid endorsements by figures like Rudy Giuliani and Mike Pence - while operating as a closed cult. ⚠️ Be cautious. 🔁 Share if facts matter. https://t.co/TI18O8dTfi

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@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🇾🇪🇮🇱 How the Houthis hit Israel from a thousand miles away The Palestine II missile skips along the edge of the atmosphere at up to Mach 16, zigzagging mid-flight in ways that Arrow, David's Sling, and Iron Dome were never designed to track. It's not a traditional ballistic arc. It's a glide vehicle that changes course unpredictably at hypersonic speed. A non-state actor in sandals just deployed technology that was supposed to be reserved for superpowers. The rules of missile defense just got rewritten from Yemen. Source: Ai Telly

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The Huthis’ attack on Israel was conducted with a mix of Iranian-engineered ballistic and semi-hypersonic missiles, using a skip trajectory to bypass Israel’s Iron Dome and Arrow defense networks. The key factor enabling interception evasion was maneuverability: unlike traditional ballistic missiles that arc predictably, these weapons zigzag midflight, shifting trajectory at extreme speeds to confuse interceptor radars down to impact. The Palestine Two missile, a hypersonic ballistic weapon, reportedly reaches speeds up to Mach 16 and traveled from Yemen to Israel in minutes, leaving defenders little time to react. It appears to employ a skip gliding mechanism, allowing midflight trajectory changes that complicate interception. Experts believe it is not purely hypersonic but has semi-hypersonic characteristics that enable sharp maneuvers during flight. This capability likely involved a glide vehicle that detaches and enables the missile to maneuver and glide at speeds between Mach 5 and 16, potentially following a lower-than-usual flight path to evade radar coverage. The strike demonstrated vulnerabilities even within highly defended airspace, revealing how non-state actors can access advanced weaponry once thought exclusive to major powers. The Palestine Two is equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle to maneuver and evade aero missiles defenses such as Israel’s, and travels around 1,500 kilometers, only slightly more than its Palestine One predecessor (Fatah One). Iran’s missile program, including Shahab-3 variants, provides the underlying technology. The Shahab-3 is the foundation for Iran’s medium-range missiles, using liquid propellant and capable of carrying a warhead between 760 and 1,200 kilograms. The typical sequence involves launching at a 90-degree angle, a trajectory that travels near or into space, warhead separation from the rocket, and re-entry to target. Warheads may be single or multiple, depending on the variant. The circular error probable for older weapons is about 300 to 450 meters, meaning 50% of missiles would land within that radius. Israel’s air defense comprises three tiers: the long-range Arrow system designed to intercept missiles outside the atmosphere, the David’s Sling system for missiles and drones, and the Iron Dome for short-range rocket attacks. The Arrow system includes the Arrow launcher, Green Pine radar, and the Arrow missile. The Arrow three kill vehicle uses a solid-propellant rocket with a thrust-vectoring nozzle and a seeker capable of pivoting to track targets. THAAD employs divert attitude control thrusters and has different burn characteristics and radar data requirements. The deterrent success of these defenses depends on precise targeting data from radars and seekers, as interceptor missiles must adjust trajectories based on updated flight information to intercept intercontinental ballistic trajectories.
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Speaker 0: How did the Vughtis manage to strike Israel from over a thousand miles away? Well, they did it by deploying a mix of Iranian engineered ballistic and semi hypersonic missiles, utilizing a flight path known as a skip trajectory. But that brings up a massive question. How did these weapons bypass Israel's cutting edge Iron Dome and Arrow Defense Networks? The secret is maneuverability. Unlike conventional ballistic missiles that follow predictable, arching curve, these newer weapons can actually zigzag mid flight. They constantly shift their trajectory at extreme speeds, completely confusing the interceptor radars all the way down to the target. It was a startling moment in the ongoing regional tensions when the Huti launched what they called the Palestine two missile, a hypersonic ballistic weapon reportedly capable of reaching speeds as high as Mach 16. At such blistering velocity, the missile was able to travel from Yemen to Israel in mere minutes, giving Israeli and allied defense systems very little time to react. What made this strike even more concerning was the missile's apparent ability to change course mid flight, a capability likely achieved through a sophisticated skip gliding mechanism. This means that rather than following a traditional predictable arc, the missile could bounce along the edge of the atmosphere, shifting its trajectory in a way that complicates interception. Experts believe the missile wasn't purely hypersonic in the conventional sense but had characteristics of what some call a semi hypersonic design. This would still allow for sharp maneuvers during flight, far beyond what older ballistic models could manage. These kinds of mid air changes wreak havoc on systems like Israel's Arrow-three and The U. S.-developed THAAD, which are built to predict and intercept based on expected flight paths. Additionally, there's speculation that the missile may have taken a lower than usual flight route, potentially slipping under the radar coverage that usually defends against high altitude threats. This is the Houthi Palestine two, it was used for the first time based on Iran's advanced missile systems. Inside this missile is a hypersonic glide vehicle, which detaches and allows the missile to maneuver and glide at speeds between Mach five and sixteen. The missile has a range of around 1,500 kilometers, only slightly more than its predecessor, the Palestine-one missile, or Fatah-one. What sets it apart from other ballistic missiles is its ability to accelerate outside the Earth's atmosphere, while its aerodynamic control surfaces enable steering to evades the famous aero missiles defense system made by Israel. The combination of extreme speed, sudden course changes, and possible stealth capabilities revealed a major vulnerability, even in one of the most heavily defended airspaces in the world. What this incident really drives home is that non state actors are now gaining access to highly advanced weaponry that was once thought to be the domain of major powers. Yemen Houthi militant possessing a hypersonic missile represents a significant threat to both Israel and the United States Navy ships. To understand how the Houthi hypersonic missile works, we need to examine the functioning of Iran's missile technology and Israel's aero defense system. Let's study how the Houthi follows the same strategy as Iran when it hit Israel with almost 180 number of ballistic missiles. These missiles traveled more than 1,000 miles from this valley to reach Israel's most populated city and military sites. Iran used variants of the Shahab-three ballistic missile in its latest attack on Israel. The Shahab-three is the foundation for all of Iran's medium range ballistic missiles and uses liquid propellant. It can carry a warhead weighing between seven sixty and twelve hundred kilograms, which translates to sixteen seventy five and two thousand six hundred and forty five pounds. How it works: Step one: The missile is positioned at a 90 degree angle and then fired. Step two: The ballistic missile's trajectory takes it outside or near the edge of Earth's atmosphere. Step three: The warhead payload separates from the rocket that carried it aloft and re enters the atmosphere, descending towards its target. Step four: The missile can carry a single or multiple warheads, depending on the variant. The warhead separates from the single stage rocket after it has traveled about more than half the distance to its target. The most prolific Scud variants had a circular error probable of 300 to four fifty meters. This means that 50% of the missiles fired at a target would land within a circle of that diameter. As you watch this, data brokers may be collecting and selling your personal information, your home address, phone number, online searches, and even financial details. This data doesn't just result in spam calls and scam attempts. It can also affect your personal credit score, as scammers may manipulate your data, potentially leading to a loan denial. It also performs regular scans to prevent data brokers from sneaking your information back into circulation, all while providing you with a clear, real time dashboard to track your data. So take your personal data back with Incogni, use code AITELLI with the link below incogni.com aitelly and get 60% off on an annual plan. Now let's take a look how the Israeli Defense System works. The Israeli Defense System consists of three tiers. First up is the long range Aero Missile Defense System, which was designed specifically with Iranian missiles in mind. Each of these system rockets cost a few million dollars, and they can intercept missiles outside the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in enhanced protection. The second layer of defense is the so called David's Sling system, designed for taking out missiles and drones. Finally, the Iron Dome stops most short range rocket attacks in Israel. Let's take a look at why the Iron Dome failed to intercept the Iranian ballistic missiles. Apart from discussing the multilayered missile defense system, the Iron Dome itself has a range of around 40 miles, while the David's Sling can intercept ballistic missiles up to a range of 180 miles. The top tier aero anti ballistic missile systems can target threats up to 1,500 miles away. According to reports, 180 ballistic missiles, which are possibly hypersonic as claimed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, were launched. Although the aero missile defense system successfully intercepted many missiles before they reached Israel, many still got through. The main problem behind the failure to intercept was after the detachment of the Glide Vehicle from the launcher. The Glide Vehicle can change its trajectory multiple times, which confused the Arrow missiles. This maneuver also bypassed the David's Sling and finally the Iron Dome system, which is not designed to counter hypersonic missiles like the Fatah two model. Let's examine the cost implications of a single day of missile attacks. Iran expended over $200,000,000 by launching ballistic missiles along with drones, whereas the IDF spent $1,000,000,000 to defend itself. This includes the Arrow missile, which costs around $2,500,000 The David Sling costs around $1,000,000 to produce, while the Iron Dome costs around 20,000 to $100,000 for a single missile, depending on inflation. By contrast, Iranian ballistic missiles cost around $200,000 each and its drones only $20,000 to $50,000 each. The Arrow missile defense system consists of three basic parts: the missile launcher unit, the Green Pine radar antenna, and the Arrow missile. The missile launcher unit is composed of six erector launcher tubes housing ready to fire missiles. Positioned at the rear of a two axle trailer, each launcher, when fully loaded with six launch tubes carrying ready to fire missiles, weighs 35 tons. The Green Pine radar serves as the warning and fire control radar for the Arrow three anti ballistic air defense missile system. It plays a crucial role in target detection and guidance. The Arrow operates as a two stage missile. Let's look inside this engineering technology. This is the solid propellant booster and sustainer rocket motors. At the rocket's peak sits the ignition chamber, triggering the combustion of the solid propellant when activated. This propellant isn't just any substance, it's a meticulously crafted blend of fuel and oxidizer poured into a casing and then cured. Encasing this blend is a protective shell called the motor case. At the core of the rocket lies the propellant burning zone. Here, the solid fuel and oxidizer react, producing incredibly high temperature combustion gases, which helps to launch the rocket at incredible speed above the Earth's surface. Moving further to the front, the most important part of the missile is the kill vehicle, which can be divided into three basic parts. The second stage is the propulsion system with a thrust vectoring nozzle. Just above it is the warhead, a directed high explosive fragmentation weighing 150 kilograms, which translates to three thirty pounds. The third stage is the Seeker, capable of pivoting itself to track its target. But what's the big deal about this long range anti ballistic missile system? Let's start with a propulsion system, the famous THAAD, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense uses a divert attitude control thrusters. In comparison to the Arrow three kill vehicle, which utilizes a thrust vectoring nozzle with a solid fuel rocket, it has a shorter and more limited burn time. It has a few advantages, one of them being the ability to compensate for a lack of radar accuracy. When the radar sends the interceptor to an inaccurate target location, the Arrow three kill vehicle can adjust its trajectory. Since intercontinental ballistic missiles travel at very high speeds, the kill vehicle must change its trajectory based on newer, more accurate radar data from its seeker. A failure to fully divert the course to the new target would result in a failure to intercept. We make original videos from scratch and animated by humans, so please subscribe to not miss a beat.

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🇮🇷🇾🇪 Could the Houthis flip the war? Iran is taking heavy losses after 4 weeks of war. Houthis still have real autonomy and power in western Yemen. They’ve built a serious arsenal: ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones & sea drones. Their last Red Sea campaign already cost global trade over $1 trillion. The Houthis can hit Saudi oil sites, Qatar LNG, and shut down Bab el-Mandeb, which would stack on top of Iran’s Hormuz disruption. Combined effect: massive oil & shipping crisis worldwide. Economic pain could force everyone to the table faster than bombs alone. One rebel group with cheap weapons could make this conflict economically unbearable for the world. Source: WarFronts YT

@MarioNawfal - Mario Nawfal

🇮🇷 Insane that the 2026 Iran War just caused the biggest oil supply shock in history, 16% of global supply, taken offline. - Bigger than the 1973 embargo. - Bigger than the Gulf Wars. - Bigger than the Libyan Civil War - and even bigger than the Ukraine war If Russia https://t.co/AZHTfPU6Oo

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@KevorkAlmassian - Kevork Almassian

Hezbollah is not some alien structure dropped onto Lebanon from outside. It is rooted in the social, religious, and political fabric of Lebanon itself, which is precisely why Israel is really trying to break not only an organization but the entire Shia population base. https://t.co/v5NzXJdO18

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