Sep 232024
 


M. C. Escher Doric columns1945

 

Trump Confirms 2024 Is His Final Presidential Campaign (RT)
741 Deep Staters Join Cheneys, Iran, Putin In Endorsing Harris (ZH)
AG Garland Says He ‘Won’t Allow DOJ To Be Used As Political Weapon’ (RCW)
Zelensky Launches Attack On J.D. Vance (RT)
Just Days Left Until A Crippling Port Strike Paralyzes The East Coast (ZH)
Scramble to Tighten Europe’s Borders (Sp.)
Everything You Need to Know about the Conflict in Ukraine (Paul Craig Roberts)
Who Seeks Russia’s ‘Defeat’ Should Remember Napoleon, Hitler – Schroeder (Sp.)
Russia Has No Alternative to Victory in Ukraine Conflict – Kremlin (Sp.)
Talk of Nuclear Red Button ‘Inappropriate’ – Lavrov (RT)
US Actions Against RT Are ‘Terrorism’ – Russian Human Rights Chief (RT)
US Crackdown On RT To Fall Short of Expectations – NYT (RT)
Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse Is Imminent Amid Escalation In Lebanon (MPN)
Secret Service Agents to Be Disciplined Over July 13 Trump Shooting (ET)
Congress Reaches Shutdown Deal Without ‘Proof Of Citizenship’ SAVE Act (ZH)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“No, I don’t. I think that that will be it. I don’t see it all..”

Trump Confirms 2024 Is His Final Presidential Campaign (RT)

US Republican candidate Donald Trump has said that he would not seek another re-election bid if he loses the White House to Vice President Kamala Harris in November, During an interview on the TV show Full Measure on Sunday, Trump was asked whether he would consider launching another campaign in four years if he is unsuccessful this time around. “No, I don’t. I think that that will be it. I don’t see it all,” the former president replied, adding that he remains optimistic about winning the election this year. “I think that hopefully we’re gonna be successful,” he said. Trump earlier ruled out participating in another presidential debate with Harris, after CNN announced that the Democrat had accepted an invitation for a showdown on October 23. Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s candidate due to growing concerns over Biden’s electability given his age and the disastrous televised debate with Trump in June.

“The problem with another debate is that it’s just too late,” Trump told supporters at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, explaining that the “voting has already started.” He previously slammed the ABC debate he had with Harris on September 10 as “dishonest” and “totally rigged,” while many allies claimed that the moderators were biased in favor of the Democrat. Trump argued that Harris only wants a rematch “because she lost” and said that he would only consider another face-to-face debate hosted on a “fair network.” Trump was elected in 2016 by beating Hillary Clinton. He lost the presidency to Biden in 2020 and has since insisted that the election was rigged. While the US Constitution bans a person from serving as president for more than two terms, Trump had floated the idea of somehow “negotiating” a third term if he gets re-elected.

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“Vice President Harris has all the leadership qualities needed to be a strong commander in chief. She’s prepared. She’s strategic. She’s understands all sides of an issue..”

741 Deep Staters Join Cheneys, Iran, Putin In Endorsing Harris (ZH)

In a surprise to no one, 741 ‘high-ranking national security officials’ have endorsed Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House – with some suggesting that former President Trump has a “scary authoritarian streak.’ Our endorsement of Vice President Harris is an endorsement of freedom and an act of patriotism. It is an endorsement of democratic ideals, of competence, and of relentless optimism in America’s future. “Vice President Harris has all the leadership qualities needed to be a strong commander in chief. She’s prepared. She’s strategic. She’s understands all sides of an issue,” Navy Rear Admiral Michael Smith told The Hill. “We saw as much during the debate.” “As we’ve seen for nearly a decade, however, former President Trump has none of those qualities, and he has a scary authoritarian streak,” Smith continued.

The Deep Staters join the likes of Dick Cheney and, more recently, an IRS-affilliated union in their support of the VP. They’re also in alighment with Iran – which offered ‘stolen, non-public’ Trump material to the (then) Biden-Harris campaign. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently joked that he’s thrown his support behind her as well.

“We do not agree on everything, but we all adhere to two fundamental principles,” reads the letter from the NatSec officials. “First, we believe America’s national security requires a serious and capable Commander-in-Chief. Second, we believe American democracy is invaluable.” “Each generation has a responsibility to defend it,” the letter continues. “That is why we, the undersigned, proudly endorse Kamala Harris to be the next President of the United States.” The signatories praise Harris for her contrast to Trump, who they call “impulsive and ill-informed,” citing his relations with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un. “Our endorsement of Vice President Harris is an endorsement of freedom and an act of patriotism. It is an endorsement of democratic ideals, of competence, and of relentless optimism in America’s future,” the letter concludes.

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It is only ALL the DOJ has been doing for 4+ years..

AG Garland Says He ‘Won’t Allow DOJ To Be Used As Political Weapon’ (RCW)

The Justice Department continues to allocate resources to the special counsel’s office; recent financial disclosures show Smith and DOJ spent more than $35 million in the first 14 months of the special counsel’s investigation. That figure likely could double by the time his appointment ends, which is at the discretion of the attorney general, or include the amount spent on the dual investigations before Smith was appointed. Smith’s continued pursuit of Trump has drawn renewed scrutiny and skepticism since the Supreme Court challenged his original indictment as a broad attack on presidential immunity. On July 1, the court published its decision in Trump v. United States. Authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the 6-3 opinion for the first time in history established three categories of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution: official acts, outer perimeter acts, and private acts.

Official acts, the court held, are covered by immunity while outer perimeter acts – such as Trump’s communications with Vice President Mike Pence related to the J6 indictment – are what Roberts described as “presumptively immune.” On that score, Roberts continued, “it is ultimately the Government’s burden to rebut the presumption of immunity.” The court further concluded that former presidents are not immune from prosecution for “unofficial” or private acts. In order to hew to the decision, Smith filed a superseding indictment on Aug. 28 that partially gutted his original indictment, which had been handed up a year earlier. Since the Supreme Court determined Trump’s interactions with DOJ officials fell safely within the core constitutional authority of a sitting president, Smith had to cut nine pages of evidence and drop a co-conspirator, former Assistant Associate Attorney General Jeffrey Clark.

Although the watered-down indictment contains the same four counts as the first version, the case remains on uncertain legal ground given the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling and opinion in the Fischer case. But the special counsel, presumably with the consent of Attorney General Garland, is reinvigorating the case to coincide with the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign. Long-standing DOJ rules preventing the department from interfering in national elections are once again being ignored as Smith reappears in the headlines as early voting begins this month in several states including Virginia, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In early October early voting commences in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina, and Nevada.

Smith found a like-minded ally in Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the Obama appointee presiding over the unprecedented case. It was Chutkan’s 2023 order denying Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution that the Supreme Court overturned and sent back to her for further proceedings. Chutkan, who has a record of making anti-Trump statements in court and who imposed a gag order on the former president last year, told Trump’s lawyers at a Sept. 5 hearing that the election is not a factor in her calculation as to the next steps. “I understand there is an election impending, and I’ve said before and I say again that the electoral process and the timing of the election and what needs to happen before or shouldn’t happen before the election is not relevant here,” Chutkan informed John Lauro, Trump’s lead attorney in the J6 case. “This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule,” she added.

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“Washington’s current “policy is ‘throw money at this problem, hope the Ukrainians are able to achieve a military victory’ that even the Ukrainians are saying ‘we can’t achieve..’”

Zelensky Launches Attack On J.D. Vance (RT)

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has slammed former President Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, as “too radical” in his views on ending Kiev’s conflict with Moscow. Zelensky’s comments were published as he arrived in the US, where he is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York and meet with President Joe Biden at the White House. Speaking to The New Yorker, the Ukrainian leader suggested that “Trump doesn’t really know how to stop the war even if he might think he knows how.” When asked about Trump’s vice presidential pick, Zelensky replied: “He is too radical.” “His message seems to be that Ukraine must make a sacrifice,” Zelensky said. “This brings us back to the question of the cost and who shoulders it. The idea that the world should end this war at Ukraine’s expense is unacceptable.”

“This would be an awful idea, if a person were actually going to carry it out, to make Ukraine shoulder the costs of stopping the war by giving up its territories,” Zelensky said. He argued that such a concession would not end the fighting, and dismissed the Trump team’s promise to end the conflict as “just sloganeering.” Vance, a senator from Ohio, opposes the continued US funding of Ukraine and voted against a $61 billion aid bill that Congress passed this year. He argued that the money sent to Kiev was only fueling “the most corrupt leadership and government in Europe,” without achieving the goal of ending the conflict. Washington’s current “policy is ‘throw money at this problem, hope the Ukrainians are able to achieve a military victory’ that even the Ukrainians are saying ‘we can’t achieve,’” Vance told former US Navy SEAL and CIA contractor Shawn Ryan in an interview earlier this month.

In 2022, Vance said that he did not “really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another,” stating that he was more focused on domestic issues like illegal immigration and the fentanyl crisis. Vance has backed Trump’s claim that he would end the fighting purely through diplomatic means. He suggested that the settlement could resemble the “current line of demarcation between Russia and Ukraine” and include “a demilitarized zone.” He also argued that Russia should receive a “guarantee of neutrality” from Ukraine, and that Kiev should renounce plans to join NATO.

The Republican senator’s vision is a sharp contrast with the current US administration, which believes that a peace deal with Moscow should be made on Kiev’s terms. Biden’s White House has insisted that the US should support Ukraine with weapons and money for “as long as it takes.” Zelensky, meanwhile, has maintained that a peaceful solution is only possible if Russia recognizes its 1991 borders. Moscow has repeatedly said that such a demand is completely unacceptable.

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“A stoppage – the first since 1977 -..”. 36 days before the election.

Just Days Left Until A Crippling Port Strike Paralyzes The East Coast (ZH)

Late last week, the CEO of Flexport – one of largest US supply-chain logistics operators – warned that “the biggest wild card in the presidential election that nobody’s talking about? The looming port strike that could shut down all East and Gulf Coast ports just 36 days before the election.” With just over a week to go until D-Day, authorities are gearing up as a threatened strike by dockworkers at ports along the East Coast and Gulf Coast draws closer. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is “coordinating with partners across the supply chain to prepare for any impacts” from a possible work stoppage by workers represented by the International Longshoremen’s Association as they negotiate with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), a Port Authority spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch on Friday.

“We urge both sides to find common ground and keep the cargo flowing for the good of the national economy,” added the spokesperson, noting that $240 billion in goods move through the two ports each year and that such trade supports more than 600,000 local jobs. According to the union, a strike would affect ports from Maine to Texas, and cripple supply-chains worse than the immediate aftermath of the covid shutdown. A stoppage – the first since 1977 – could involve up to 45,000 workers at ports that account for roughly 60% of U.S. shipping traffic, leading to a major disruption of shipments, Oxford Economics said in a report. “Even a two-week strike could disrupt supply chains until 2025,” Grace Zwemmer, associate U.S. economist with Oxford, said in the report. As Rabobank’s Michael Every adds, “US businesses could miss the key Black Friday/Cyber Monday peak sales period.

Port trade is around $2.12trn, and 72% would grind to a halt, a one-day strike reportedly taking six days to recover from, a one-week strike in October creating bottlenecks until mid-November, not factoring in Red Sea disruptions caused by the not-terrorist Houthis.” If goods are then forced to shift to the US West Coast ports, Rabobank speculates that Asia-US freight rates could leap to $20,000, far above the peak seen in the last supply-chain crisis. That would mean firms with low margins might opt not to import at all, creating empty shelves. The ILA has threatened to strike if a new labor agreement with East Coast port terminal and shipping companies represented by the USMX is not reached by the time the current contract expires on October 1. Although the sides continue to negotiate, the odds of a rare strike that threatens to shut down some of the nation’s busiest ports are rising.

“There will be a shutdown, assuming that there’s is no intervention, at midnight on Monday the 30th,” Bethann Rooney, director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the nation’s second-busiest port, told a briefing earlier in the week. Should that occur, all activity loading and unloading cargo containers and automobiles would come to a standstill, while cruise ships would continue to operate, Rooney said. The Port Authority isn’t involved in the bargaining between the ILA and USMX, bur rather leases space at the ports to shipping companies. Terminal operators and ocean carriers are “working to bring in as many ships as possible” ahead of a potential walkout, said Rooney.

Those steps include “working with truckers and the rail carriers to get as much cargo out as humanly possible, as quickly as possible,” the port director said. The two ports are currently unloading about 20 large container ships a week, and they expect 150,000 containers to be unloaded ahead of the strike deadline, Rooney said. “At the same time, ocean carriers are beginning to put essentially embargoes on export cargo “so that it doesn’t come into East and Gulf coast ports and then wind up sitting there,” she said. Container ships carrying imports bound for Newark and Elizabeth in New Jersey and Staten Island in New York City will end up moored at specified spots in New York Harbor or off the coast during the strike, or remain at sea until they can come in. The Coast Guard and U.S. customs and Border Protection would oversee arriving ships at the port facilities once a strike was over.

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The European elites have beaten themselves. Holland will “officially ask the European Commission for an opt-out on EU asylum and migration policies”. So will Hungary. Others will follow. Schengen’s open borders are gone. Germany has border patrols now. Others will follow.

Scramble to Tighten Europe’s Borders (Sp.)

The scramble to tighten border policies in some EU countries is a sign that politicians are desperately “trying to play catch up” with public concern, Dr. George Szamuely, a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, told Sputnik. Europe’s migrant crisis was imposed by the elites on their own population, he stressed. It was part of a “fateful alliance among the big corporations that want cheap labor and the kind of multicultural advocates who think that that’s a good thing for Europe to be more diverse,” Szamuely noted, stressing that this is “what’s causing this intense political feeling because people don’t really want it. This is something that the elites had desired.”After Germany instituted sweeping checks at its borders and stronger deportation laws, the new Dutch government announced it was aiming to set in place “the strictest admission rules in the EU.”

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Friday that the government would officially ask the European Commission for an opt-out on EU asylum and migration policies. “We cannot continue to bear the large influx of migrants to our country. People are experiencing an asylum crisis,” Schoof said. Echoing the same sentiments, Hungary is also going to request an opt-out from the European Union’s migration policies, Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs Janos Boka said in a post on X. As it is, Hungary has traditionally opted for a tougher migration policy than the rest of the bloc. During the 2015 European migrant crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees coming from Syria, Afghanistan and other countries torn apart by NATO warmongering.

Geert Wilders, the right-wing leader of the PVV (PfE) – the party that came out on top in the last national elections in the Netherlands – described the Dutch official request to opt out of EU migration policy as a ‘mini-Nexit’ in a nod to Brexit. “Tens of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers come into Europe and then make their way into the most prosperous parts of Europe, becoming an additional huge burden on countries,” underscored George Szamuely.Europe is witnessing “complete abuse of the asylum seeker scheme,” said the researcher, adding:“It is a combination of these anxieties, and the rise of anti-immigrant populist parties that is leading to the stricter measures or, at least, demands for stricter measures throughout Europe,” noted Szamuely.

Regarding the opt-out of EU rules, the expert noted that such an outcome is very difficult to achieve, as it requires renegotiating the treaty and “that’s not something that’s easily doable, and could take a long time […] because EU rules are supposed to be binding on all member states.” The issue of immigration is besetting one country after another, and results of elections in European countries are starkly reflecting this. The issue of unrestrained immigration helped Wilders and his populist right Freedom Party win a plurality of seats in the Netherlands’ House of Representatives last November. In Germany, the success of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in regional elections piled pressure on the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to tackle the migrant issue and close its borders, temporarily ending the Schengen-Visiting Zone.

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“Putin has accepted insult after insult, provocation on top of provocation in order to avoid a war that means death for humanity. No one gives Putin credit for this.”

Everything You Need to Know about the Conflict in Ukraine (Paul Craig Roberts)

For unknown reasons except perhaps surprise–Putin was at the Sochi Olympics– Putin did nothing to prevent Washington’s coup. For eight years Putin relied on the Minsk Agreement, which the West used to deceive him, while Washington built up a Ukrainian army capable of overthrowing the Donbas republics that broke away and resisted Ukraine’s persecution and murder of the Russian population. When Putin and Lavrov’s efforts during December 2021 and February 2022 to achieve a mutual defense agreement with the US and NATO were cold-shouldered by Washington, NATO, and the EU, Putin had no choice but to intervene in order to protect the Donbas, a former Russian province attached to Ukraine by Soviet leaders, from massacre, as the Israelis are doing in Gaza and the West Bank. The West disingenuously called Putin’s “limited military operation” confined to Donbas an “invasion of Ukraine.”

It was no such thing. The fact that it was not an invasion and conquest of Ukraine was Putin’s mistake. It is the limited nature of Putin’s intervention that is the cause of the possible explosion of the conflict into a nuclear war. Putin, being a mid-20th century American liberal, had trusted diplomatic relations and good will between nations and did not understand that the West was at war with Russia. He and his Foreign Minister kept stressing their “American partners” and belief in negotiations, while the West organized its attacks on Russia. These attacks now include attacks deep into Russia far removed from the battle front. Russia has suffered many attacks from low-flying drones that evade air defense systems. As I write, Nato Secretary Stoltenberg and the UK prime minister are urging the Biden regime to give approval to US/NATO firing long range missiles into Russia. Putin has said that this is the final red line that will force him to acknowledge that Russia is at war with the West.

NATO General Secretary Stoltenberg says the West does not need to pay attention to Putin’s threat, because “There have been many red lines declared by Putin before, and he has not escalated.” We have reached the point that I said we would reach. Putin by his failure to act in response to aggression now has his back to the wall. He has three choices: He can surrender. He can end the Ukraine conflict with force, which puts the West on notice that the West is at risk if the conflict continues, or he can continue to ignore reality, thereby leaving the initiative in the West’s hands where it has been throughout the conflict. We are faced with Putin’s mettle. Is he a warrior or an out-of-date American liberal? I agree that this question is unfair. Putin is the only statesman the world has at this crucial time when the world’s continued existence is in question.

Putin has accepted insult after insult, provocation on top of provocation in order to avoid a war that means death for humanity. No one gives Putin credit for this. Stoltenberg, a nonentity, mocks Putin. Biden, a nonentity, insults him. Zelensky, a nonentity, vows to defeat him. We can see Satan’s hold on the West when the only leader determined to preserve human existence is demonized. Despite his honorable characteristics, Putin is failing because he cannot recognize the extreme evil that confronts him and the country he represents. As England’s ambassador Craig Murray has reported, the Western world is criminalizing free speech. Washington’s investigations of Scott Ritter, Dimitri Simes, and others indicate that those who talk with Russians are being criminalized for aiding and abetting Russian disinformation, which is being equated with espionage. How can the dangerous situation be resolved when talk is prevented?

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“The Ukrainian crisis has served to consolidate Russian society, with Russians “convinced that the West is only using Ukraine as a spearhead to bring Russia to its knees..”

Who Seeks Russia’s ‘Defeat’ Should Remember Napoleon, Hitler – Schroeder (Sp.)

Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has taken flak from the political class of his home country over his support for continued dialogue between Russia and Europe amid the Ukraine crisis. The Social Democrat politician was the architect of the German ‘economic miracle’ of the 2000s, facilitated by boosting energy cooperation with Russia. Anyone dreaming about “defeating” Russia militarily needs a history lesson, Gerhard Schroeder has said. “I recommend that everyone who believes this look at the history books. From Napoleon to Hitler, everyone failed because of this,” the veteran statesman told German media. The Ukrainian crisis has served to consolidate Russian society, with Russians “convinced that the West is only using Ukraine as a spearhead to bring Russia to its knees,” Schroeder added.

The 80-year-old politician, who participated in the Istanbul peace talks in the spring of 2022, said that contrary to claims in Western media at the time, “peace was in reach,” and included a rejection of Kiev’s aspirations to join NATO. The Ukrainian government was not able to agree to the deal, with “more powerful circles” behind it blocking peace in the hopes that continuing the conflict would strategically weaken Russia or even trigger regime change, Schroeder said. Schroeder believes the West underestimates the risks of the Ukrainian crisis escalating into a wider conflict. “We Germans in particular should behave cautiously and constructively against the background of the Second World War and the crimes committed in the name of Germany,” he said. He called on the European Union to tie whatever aid it provides to Kiev with demands for serious and realistic scenarios for peace.

“This war will have to be ended through negotiations. In any case, it cannot be decided militarily. It will take compromises,” the former chancellor believes. A well-known critic of Donald Trump over his administration’s efforts to sabotage the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project with Russia in 2019-2020, Schroeder said he has nevertheless found himself linking his hopes for peace in Ukraine with the Republican candidate, saying he trusts him to end the conflict before his inauguration if he wins, as Trump has repeatedly promised. It is in Germany’s and Europe’s interests to see the Ukrainian conflict end, because after Ukraine, the former have been “among the biggest losers” of the current crisis, according to Schroeder. Unfortunately, he says, the solidarity between major European powers Germany and France that existed ahead of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 is lacking today, as is the recognition that there are situations in which European and US interests conflict with one another.

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It’s Existential.

Russia Has No Alternative to Victory in Ukraine Conflict – Kremlin (Sp.)

Russia has no alternative to achieving victory in its military operation in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “For Russia, there have been no other alternatives in history, and there is no alternative to our victory now,” Peskov said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin published on his Telegram channel. Russia should regard the West’s stance seriously, given its intentions to defeat the country both “strategically and tactically,” the spokesman added. “They openly say that their goal is to defeat Russia strategically and tactically. This obliges us to take this position very seriously, to shape our actions in consideration of this threat and to continue the special military operation in order to achieve all our goals, fulfill all set objectives and achieve victory ourselves,” Peskov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkmen counterpart, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering the strategic partnership between the two countries during a phone conversation, Peskov said. “During the phone conversation, Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his birthday. The mutual commitment to further comprehensive strengthening of the Russian-Turkmen strategic partnership was confirmed,” the Kremlin said in a statement. The two presidents discussed preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Moscow and the BRICS summit in Kazan, the statement said.

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“If we are talking about long-range missile weapons, it is clear to everyone that the Ukrainians themselves will not be able to use them..”

Talk of Nuclear Red Button ‘Inappropriate’ – Lavrov (RT)

Russia has no wish to start a nuclear war and considers it “inappropriate” that its warnings of an escalation in the Ukraine conflict are being portrayed as an intention to use atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Fears of an escalation between Russia and NATO have been intensifying in recent weeks, as Western states have stepped up discussions about allowing Ukraine to conduct missile strikes deep in Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month warned that such permission would be taken as the West’s direct involvement in the conflict and would be met with an appropriate response. His words were taken by some to mean Moscow was ready to deploy nuclear weapons. In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Lavrov was asked whether this was the case.

The minister responded that while Russia indeed has “weapons that would have serious consequences for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime” – meaning the US and its Western allies – it has no wish to use them. “We talk about red lines, counting on the fact that our assessments and statements will be heard by smart, decision-making people. To claim that if tomorrow someone doesn’t do what we ask, we will press the ‘red button,’ is inappropriate,” the minister stated, adding that he believes Western decision makers understand this, because “nobody wants a nuclear war.” Lavrov stressed that Moscow also does not want an escalation of the Ukraine conflict that would drag the West in as a direct participant, but reiterated that this would inevitably be the case if Kiev is allowed to use long-range weapons deep inside Russia.

“It would be a direct war of NATO against Russia… NATO is already waging a war against Russia, but it is a hybrid war through the hands of Ukrainians. If we are talking about long-range missile weapons, it is clear to everyone that the Ukrainians themselves will not be able to use them,” he stated, explaining that tasks such as target guidance, data collection from satellites and forming flight assignments can only be carried out by specialists from countries that produce a particular weapon. Lavrov went on to accuse Western officials who are seriously considering allowing Ukraine to make indiscriminate attacks on Russia of having the “mindset of a child” playing with matches.

While there are still limitations on Ukraine’s use of some Western-made long-range weapons systems, Kiev has already repeatedly used them to target Russian territory, mainly striking civilians in Crimea and Donbass. In the past month, however, the US and UK have suggested they might allow these weapons to be used to strike targets deeper into internationally recognized Russian territory. The European Parliament earlier this week adopted a resolution calling on the EU to allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with Western-supplied weapons.

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“..the public has not been provided with “a single piece of evidence” to prove their accusations against RT..”

US Actions Against RT Are ‘Terrorism’ – Russian Human Rights Chief (RT)

The actions taken by US authorities against RT can be qualified as terrorism and a violation of media freedom, Russia’s top human rights official Tatyana Moskalkova has said. Moskalkova was commenting on a statement by the US-based Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), which has demanded that President Joe Biden’s administration provide the public with evidence to support their claim that the Russian channel was “engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement.” On Thursday, FPF said the information released to justify new sanctions against the news channel, “did not include declassification of the underlying documents, but only their findings.” Writing on Telegram on Saturday, Moskalkova argued the public has not been provided with “a single piece of evidence” to prove their accusations against RT, but “the repressive mechanism has begun to work.”

The United States is cracking down on Russian media, and some journalists have had to leave the country for safety reasons, Moskalkova wrote. She also mentioned an incident in which an RT employee was searched and interrogated by FBI agents. “It is outrageous when 20 FBI agents burst into a woman’s house in the morning, arrange a search and a five-hour interrogation, seize mobile devices, and examine personal correspondence,” the official explained. Such actions “cannot be qualified otherwise than as terrorism and infringement of media freedom by the United States, contradicting the fundamental principles of democracy, which is so often talked about by the US authorities,” she emphasized.

Earlier in September, Washington announced new sanctions against several Russian media outlets, including RT, claiming they are attempting to undermine democracy in the US and elsewhere and eroding global support for Ukraine. Following the new restrictions, US tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, banned several Russian news networks, including RT, citing their alleged “foreign interference activity.” On Saturday, video-sharing platform TikTok deleted the accounts of RT International and several branches of the Sputnik news outlet.

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“State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin blamed RT for the fact that “so much of the world has not been as fully supportive of Ukraine as you would think they would be.”

US Crackdown On RT To Fall Short of Expectations – NYT (RT)

The latest US crackdown on RT will ultimately not prevent it from bringing alternative viewpoints to audiences in the West and elsewhere, but will somewhat damage its outreach to new followers, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing experts. Last week, the US announced a new raft of sanctions targeting several Russian outlets, after Washington claimed they had been trying to covertly “undermine democracy.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused RT of “functioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence.” State Department spokesman Jamie Rubin blamed RT for the fact that “so much of the world has not been as fully supportive of Ukraine as you would think they would be.” Following the move, US tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, banned several Russian news networks.

Moscow has condemned the restrictions, labeling them a crackdown on free speech and an outright “aggression.” Several media experts told the NYT that while the sanctions “will sharply reduce the network’s audience numbers” in the short term, RT “can move to other outlets for distribution,” adding that “the Kremlin, when thwarted in the past, has quickly devised new ways to get its message out.” The paper recalled the impact of EU and Canadian sanctions on RT following the start of the Ukraine conflict, noting that while viewership fell off a cliff for a time, the outlet soon started operating through new resources. “If you are a really hardcore RT follower, you’ll find a way to access it,” Bret Schafer, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund told the NYT, adding that the sanctions, however, “really hurt… their ability to span platforms, to reach new audiences.”

RT relies heavily on messaging that portrays the West as “an imperialist aggressor,” the paper said, helping to explain why it is “extremely popular” in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. “A big part of Russia’s PR strategy is to tap into criticism of America… and right now they have the easiest time in the world in that regard because American policy when it comes to Israel and Gaza is incredibly unpopular worldwide,” said H.A. Hellyer, a nonresident scholar on Middle East politics at the Carnegie Endowment. According to the NYT article, RT also has a variety of means for getting its message out through mirror sites, Reddit, or other platforms like Telegram, X, and WhatsApp.

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“Hamas right now, in my opinion, is winning this conflict. They are winning it strategically. They are paying a horrible price for it.”

Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse Is Imminent Amid Escalation In Lebanon (MPN)

Anybody with any shred of common sense will immediately throw away their Western-made electronic device and source one from a country such as China, where Israel is not going to be able to infiltrate and corrupt the integrity of the electronic device to achieve either intelligence collection goals or assassination [goals].” While the Israeli military is vastly better armed and funded than Hamas, Ritter claimed that it was actually the Palestinian force that has come out on top after 12 months of fighting, stating: “Hamas right now, in my opinion, is winning this conflict. They are winning it strategically. They are paying a horrible price for it. But on October 6, nobody was talking about the creation of a Palestinian state. Today, it is on the tip of the tongue of so many people around the world. Why? Because the world has seen the truth about Israel.”

Not only that, but Israel is eating itself from within. Its military is seriously depleted; its economy has been shattered by rocket attacks, and by 12 months of war economy; and its society is beginning to fragment. The United States, too, has been damaged. It is increasingly isolated on the world stage, and its prestige is slipping. Fewer nations look to Washington for leadership and, instead, see organizations such as BRICS as the future. Later this month, a BRICS summit will be held in Kazan, Russia, bringing its core member nations together with its new invitees. Palestine will be a key issue, and no doubt countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will be put under pressure to stop covertly aiding Israel and come to a solution to end the war.

BRICS has already succeeded in helping to lessen tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and it is possible that the new bloc can act to bring about peace in a manner that many hoped the United Nations would be able to do. Whatever happens, it is clear that October 7 fundamentally changed the situation for Israel and Palestine forever.

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Secret Service internal report..

Just a few rotten apples..

Secret Service Agents to Be Disciplined Over July 13 Trump Shooting (ET)

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said Friday that some Secret Service agents who were involved in securing the July 13 rally site where former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt face discipline. In a Friday news conference in Washington, Rowe did not go into details about the staff or possible punishments that could be meted out. He said, however, that he hasn’t “asked for anybody to retire,” adding that reports saying otherwise “are false.” The “disciplinary process” will “be handled in accordance” with the Secret Service’s “table of penalties” and headed by its internal office of integrity, Rowe said, adding that he cannot comment publicly on specific details. Rowe’s statements followed the Secret Service’s release of a report on Friday that details a series of “communications deficiencies” before the shooting by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was shot by a Secret Service counter-sniper after firing eight rounds in Trump’s direction from the roof of a building less than 150 yards from where Trump was speaking.

A breakdown in security at the rally site was especially problematic for Trump’s protective detail, “who were not apprised of how focused state and local law enforcement were in the minutes leading up to the attack on locating the suspicious subject,” the report said. Had they known, the report says, they could have made the decision to relocate Trump while the search was in process. The report makes clear that the Secret Service knew even before the shooting that the rally site posed a security challenge, Rowe said. “While some members of the advance team were very diligent, there was complacency on the part of others that led to a breach of security protocols,” he said. “[It’s] important that we hold ourselves accountable for the failures of July 13th, and that we use the lessons learned to make sure that we do not have another failure like this again,” Rowe said, calling it a “mission failure.”

In the midst of the July 13 shooting and an alleged assassination attempt targeting Trump earlier this week, the “threat environment” is elevated and “is not going to evaporate anytime soon,” Rowe said. “We’re in the risk mitigation business,“ he said. “We are not in the risk elimination business. And so we have to be able to have the personnel, the assets, and be able to spread those out for an indefinite period of time” in case a similar situation emerges, he said. The Secret Service’s own investigation is one of numerous inquiries, including by Congress and a watchdog probe by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general’s office. Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned in July after she faced criticism over the incident and an hours-long session in front of a congressional panel.

Rowe has said the July shooting and Sunday’s episode, in which 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested after Secret Service agents detected a rifle poking through shrubbery lining the West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course where Trump was playing, underscore the need for a paradigm shift in how the agency protects public officials. The protective agency has started to increase its security around Trump, Rowe said on Friday, noting on multiple occasions that the former president is receiving the highest levels of Secret Service protection. Both Democrat and Republican lawmakers have called for more Secret Service resources.

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“..despite Donald Trump calling on Congressional Republicans not to pass a spending plan without “every ounce” of the proposal..”

Congress Reaches Shutdown Deal Without ‘Proof Of Citizenship’ SAVE Act (ZH)

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Sunday unveiled a 90-day band-aid to avoid yet another government shutdown which fails to include the SAVE Act, which would have required proof of citizenship at the time of voter registration – despite Donald Trump calling on Congressional Republicans not to pass a spending plan without “every ounce” of the proposal. So, instead of playing chicken over the key issue of election integrity, the new continuing resolution (CR) – negotiated by bother parties – would keep the government funded at current levels through Dec. 20, setting the stage for yet another funding fight before Christmas recess. It includes an additional $231 million to help the Secret Service protect candidates during this election season and into next year after Donald Trump was almost assassinated twice.

“There’s no doubt they need additional resources, but additional funding and resources is not going to solve the problem between now and Election Day,” said Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), the top Democrat on a bipartisan task force established to look into the first assassination attempt. “We can’t mass-produce Secret Service agents,” Crow added while speaking with ABC’s “This Week,” noting that some agents are working 80 to 90 hours per week to cover various demands for protection. According to the Treasury Department, the US has spent around $6.3 trillion in FY24, which ends Sept. 30. Defending his missing spine, Johnson wrote in a Sunday letter: “While this is not the solution any of us prefer, it is the most prudent path forward under the present circumstances,” adding “As history has taught and current polling affirms, shutting the government down less than 40 days from a fateful election would be an act of political malpractice.”

“Since we fell a bit short of the goal line, an alternative plan is now required.” On Friday, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said that talks were going well.”So far, nothing has come up that we can’t deal with,” he said. ““Most people don’t want a government shutdown and they don’t want that to interfere with the election. So nobody is like, ‘I’ve got to have this or we’re walking.’ It’s just not that way.” “While I am pleased bipartisan negotiations quickly led to a government funding agreement free of cuts and poison pills, this same agreement could have been done two weeks ago,” said Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, adding “Instead, Speaker Johnson chose to follow the MAGA way and wasted precious time.” Johnson caved after a bipartisan majority of the House voted last week to reject his plan which included the SAVE Act. In the ensuing days, Johnson went limp over the issue and dropped his demands.

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    M. C. Escher Doric columns1945   • Trump Confirms 2024 Is His Final Presidential Campaign (RT) • 741 Deep Staters Join Cheneys, Iran, Putin In En
    [See the full post at: Debt Rattle September 23 2024]

    #169535
    oxymoron
    Participant

    People REALLY really need to stop repeating this ‘death to humanity’ mantra. It’s childish and it is attention seeking and more unlikely than an asteroid doing us all in. 2.5 to 3 million years, we’ve been around. MILLION. Oh but we are soooo special that it’s US that will kill us all with nuclear weapons.
    We are soooooo powerful and omnipotent we have the capacity to END IT ALL.
    Scott Ritter is annoying with this shit and so is PCR.
    Look, yes you are going to die. I’m sorry. It is sad and unfortunate but projecting it onto the reality of life is not necessary.
    Let go. You will be okay.

    #169537
    oxymoron
    Participant

    Oh and here is my new video for the rant about spooks. Put it out this arvo.
    And yes, if you’re wondering – I did literally film myself behaving erotically with a garden shovel because I am an idiot.

    I really hate MOSSAD. They are big meanies who think they are cool and well – they aint.

    #169542
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169543
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Same old shite

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    #169544
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Some things never change

    “Elon Musk points out how much better non-communist countries develop compared to communist ones.”

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    #169545
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    @oxymoron

    You’re arguing with The Much Lauded, Less Oft Cited and Equally Benighted UN Weapons Inspector.
    How dare you! (((nod nod wink wink)))

    “Be Not Afraid, I Go Before You Always”

    …and that’s what I see as the primary, essential difference between Christianity and one particular quasi-religious, cult that emphasizes fearfulness along with other nonsense.

    #169546
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169547
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169548
    Red
    Participant

    @celticbiker
    From yesterday:
    “Ask anyone, anyone who works in a tourist trap that the whole world visits. Ask them who the biggest assholes are. Take a wild guess.”

    I live very close to Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia one of the most photographed place in Canada. This time of year there are a lot of cruise ships coming to Halifax and the tour buses are continuous here seven days a week and will be til late October. We also have a memorial site very close to Peggy’s for Swiss Air flight 111 crash back in ’98. I don’t work in the tourist trades but know plenty who do. No wild guess required!

    This from the transportation board of Canada:
    Additional safety risks identified
    During the course of this investigation, some additional risks that have the potential to degrade aviation safety were identified. Although these factors could not be shown to have played a direct role in this occurrence, the associated deficiencies could potentially lead to other accidents if the deficiencies are not rectified.

    Areas of concern
    checklists that do not adequately deal with smoke conditions;
    aircraft designs that do not facilitate the rapid de-powering of electrical systems;
    MD-11 map light design and installation;
    lack of clarity in guidance material and regulations regarding wire separation in confined areas; and
    inadequacy of Supplemental Type Certificate standards to ensure that add-on equipment is compatible with the aircraft’s type certificate
    In addition to the 14 safety recommendations that the Board has issued during the course of the investigation, nine recommendations are presented in the final report:

    Two recommendations that deal with testing and flammability standards of in-service thermal acoustic insulation materials.
    One recommendation that deals with the application of existing standards for the certification of other materials.
    Two recommendations that focus on aircraft electrical systems, including additional measures for certifying supplementary add-on systems and industry standards for circuit breaker resetting.
    Four recommendations that propose improvements to the capture and storage of flight data as it relates to cockpit voice recorders, flight data recorders, and cockpit image recording systems.
    The final report also identifies some safety concerns that require additional follow-up. The TSB will continue to work with regulatory authorities and the aviation industry to help ensure that the recommended safety improvements are carried out as effectively as possible. For a complete list of the Board’s recommendations, see Part 4, “Safety Action,” of the Swissair 111 Investigation Report, available at: http://www.tsb.gc.ca.

    Safety action taken
    As a result of the TSB’s findings and recommendations during the course of this investigation, considerable safety action has been taken by various regulatory authorities, airlines, and manufacturers to address the recommendations, advisories, and observations made by the Board. Such action taken has significantly improved aviation safety worldwide.

    Safety action taken to date includes the following:

    MPET-covered thermal acoustic insulation blankets have been ordered removed from aircraft;
    new flammability testing criteria have been developed;
    flight crew reading lights have been re-designed;
    additional guidance material for dealing with smoke situations has been promulgated to flight crews;
    aircraft checklists have been modified;
    numerous inspections have been completed on wiring and components to look for and eliminate potential ignition sources;
    the IFEN system was removed voluntarily from Swissair aircraft; subsequently the design was de-certified; and
    new FAA policies are in place for the certification of in-flight entertainment systems.
    Other safety measures stemming from the TSB’s recommendations are also being implemented. See Part 4, “Safety Action,” of the Swissair 111 Investigation Report for a complete list.

    https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/fiches-facts/A98H0003/sum_a98h0003.html

    #169550
    Oroboros
    Participant

    @Red

    From John Day’s post yesterday:

    Flight makes emergency landing after live mouse climbs out of in-flight meal

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scandinavian-airlines-emergency-landing-mouse-meal/

    Imminent Airline Danger?

    Airline spokesperson Oystein Schmidt said that the emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark was in line with company procedures, since mice and other rodents can pose a safety risk. Airlines usually have strict restrictions about rodents on board, since they can chew through electrical wiring

    The New War on Terror

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    #169551
    Dr D Rich
    Participant

    What kind of perverted disloyal mind permits its country, its land to be strip-mined by a foreign entity in return for worthless paper?

      Gold for paper

    Ans: Argentina’s (((leaders)))

    https://www.zerohedge.com/precious-metals/argentina-sends-more-gold-london

    #169552
    kultsommer
    Participant

    Right/Left…Left/Right.
    World is much more complex than donkey and elephant only choice.

    Allies on the Left

    #169553
    zerosum
    Participant

    There are many things that I don’t know, and that are irrelevant, and that are lies.
    Why should I believe your version of truth?

    How can I determine if it’s …
    Real or fiction and relevant to me.
    Deep fake or real.
    Will your version of truth be irrelevant or put me in the kill zone or in danger.
    Therefore,
    Why, should your truth or anything you say, affect me, my decisions, my opinions?
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    Critical considerations

    Peace or war.
    Functioning supply chain.
    Surplus or shortages.
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    Why should diplomatic relations and good will between nations be trusted by Putin?
    Putin has accepted insult after insult, provocation on top of provocation in order to avoid a war that means death for humanity.
    • Everything You Need to Know about the Conflict in Ukraine (Paul Craig Roberts)

    Everything You Need to Know about the Conflict in Ukraine


    ————
    • Russia Has No Alternative to Victory in Ukraine Conflict – Kremlin (Sp.)
    https://sputnikglobe.com/20240922/russia-has-no-alternative-to-victory-in-ukraine-conflict—kremlin-1120245072.html
    ————–
    • Talk of Nuclear Red Button ‘Inappropriate’ – Lavrov (RT)
    https://swentr.site/russia/604462-lavrov-russia-red-buttons-inappropriate/

    “It would be a direct war of NATO against Russia…
    NATO is already waging a war against Russia, but it is a hybrid war through the hands of Ukrainians.
    If we are talking about long-range missile weapons, it is clear to everyone that the Ukrainians themselves will not be able to use them,” he stated, explaining that tasks such as target guidance, data collection from satellites and forming flight assignments can only be carried out by specialists from countries that produce a particular weapon.
    Lavrov went on to accuse Western officials who are seriously considering allowing Ukraine to make indiscriminate attacks on Russia of having the “mindset of a child” playing with matches.
    ————-
    • Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse Is Imminent Amid Escalation In Lebanon (MPN)

    Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse is Imminent Amid Escalation in Lebanon


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    #169554
    Dr. D
    Participant

    Hot trax and exactly the kind of music I would listen to.

    “I’ve got tapes
    I’ve got CDs
    I’ve got my Public Enemy
    My lily white ass is tickled pink
    When I listen to the music that makes me think” — Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    From a guy who’s a designated native American. https://nativetribe.info/anthony-kiedis-native-american-roots-revealed-exploring-the-red-hot-chili-peppers-frontmans-ancestry/

    #169556
    Noirette
    Participant

    If Kamala Harris wins, she will push the U.S. towards communism, making things worse than Communist countries like North Korea or East Germany. – Elon Musk (from top post.)

    A neat quote because it shows the inversion, or just plain all-out crazed propaganda today in the US, which is completely divorced from any true ‘policy’ issues and the will, capacity, allowance, to implement them.

    A BizMan, Trump, is for protectionist tarifs, and pouring money into re-industrialisation.

    So he is a Statist – he isn’t talkin’ about entrepreneurship, new money makin’ schemes, liberalising legislation, etc. – he *seems* to be on the side of the workers – > So, he is the potential ‘Communist’ ..

    DT has never talked about nationalisation of Corps afaik. But if he wants to control food prices that is the only way, though it can be done avoiding the dreaded ‘nationalisation’ label with input – output (of material goods) and exchange controls.

    SKamala spews word salad (as one link at top shows) but the ‘aspirational BS’ is economically divorced from reality, it is Kumbaya, but very close to —under the radar— push for a globalist agenda, a control by global elites / and or / Top Corps. Not Communist.

    In fine, the whole Pol. Scene with Trump vs. Harris is a kind of Mad distraction, a show to provoke hate, stress, strife… with all economic and political issues just junked.

    #169557
    chooch
    Participant

    Oxy,

    “Put me on a watchlist I don’t care”

    Nice catch phrase. That will probably bounce around in my head all day.

    Same thing happens with “Rockin me Baby”.

    This would have been better with shovels.

    Dude, no eye signs if it goes viral.

    one eye

    #169558
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Draw Attention Away from “The Tribe” and Concentrate on the Black Guy

    Works every time!

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    #169559
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Even cartoon characters have more Common Sense than the average Duh’merican Sheeple

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    #169560
    Oroboros
    Participant

    In the Empire of Lies,

    Everything is FAKE

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    #169561
    zerosum
    Participant

    https://x.com/CaptCoronado/status/1838223816067018955
    Update: The Times publishes partial details of Zelensky’s so-called “victory plan” –

    Zelensky demands an analogue of NATO’s Article 5 for Ukraine in his “victory plan”.
    Security guarantees for Ukraine from Western countries, “similar to a mutual defense pact upon joining NATO”;
    International financial assistance for economic recovery;
    Provision of modern weapons from the West;
    Continuation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region;
    Zelensky will demand security guarantees from Biden that will not be subject to Trump’s influence in the future if he wins the election. This is done to prevent Ukraine from being forced into an unfavorable peace agreement.

    #169562
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169563
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Political Correctness Woketurd Hypocrisy Overdrive

    Native American Version

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    #169571
    John Day
    Participant

    Sergey Lavrov clarifies that Putin and Cheney are not actually endorsing the same candidate.
    Putin’s Kamala endorsement was a joke – Lavrov
    The “deep state” is the real source of power in Washington, the Russian foreign minister has said
    https://www.rt.com/news/604442-lavrov-putin-endorse-harris/

    #169572
    zerosum
    Participant

    Simple Hezbollah peace plan
    Stop bombing Gaza.

    The summary from SouthFront:
    – Hezbollah attacked Manara base with suicide drones;
    – Hezbollah attacked Yiftah base with suicide drones;
    – Hezbollah fired at least 100 rockets on Israeli settlements. At least nine people were wounded;
    – Hezbollah attacked Ramat David airbase and Rafael military facilities with dozens of rockets;
    – Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shemona;
    – Hezbollah announced death of two of its members in southern Lebanon;
    – Israeli warplanes attacked the Nabatiah town;

    #169573
    zerosum
    Participant

    The difference?
    Hezbollah is hitting almost exclusively military targets while Israhell is hitting almost exclusively civilian targets.

    #169574

    gimme dis gimme dat
    put some money in my hat
    gimme bling- I won’t sing
    ’bout doze parties you was at.
    gimme guns gimme tons
    gibya bodies in a box
    I’m da king- nazi wing
    I’m Zelensky and I rock!

    ?? It just tumbled out.

    #169575
    zerosum
    Participant

    https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/houthis-vow-big-surprise-for-israel-after-palestine-2-missile-use-as-hezbollah-prepares-for-war-101727085874584.html
    Houthis Vow Big ‘Surprise’ For Israel After ‘Palestine-2’ Missile Use, As Hezbollah Prepares

    To sum up, Israel, (USA), is conducting genocide in Gaza, ethnically cleansing the West Bank, and massacring civilians in Lebanon, all at the same time.
    The violence and chaos that the Zionist regime mercenaries are perpetrates is staggering in scale.

    It must be stopped and dismantled.

    #169576
    Noirette
    Participant

    22 Sept. 2024.

    UK Labour Party managers blocked the words “genocide” and “apartheid” in reference to Israel’s conduct against Palestinians from being used in brochures at a side event during its annual conference in Liverpool. 

    (…)

    The conference’s start was marked by pro-Palestine protests as over 15,000 people marched through the city on Saturday to express their opposition to Britain selling arms to Israel amid its ongoing siege and bombardment of Gaza. 

    https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-labour-bans-words-genocide-and-apartheid-conference-literature-amid-protests

    #169577
    those darned kids
    Participant

    nice work, mpsk. if i may humbly offer:

    gimme more, yankee whore
    i got blackrock plan in store
    gimme blow – dontcha know
    need that fuel for your war.

    gimme bombs, gimme jets
    don’t you know your manners yet
    i’m da king – nazi wing
    volodymyr’s your best bet!

    #169578
    tboc
    Participant

    every party has a pooper, let me be the one

    let us turn our gaze back to January 3, 2020 (can you hear Sinatra singing For The Good Times?). Does anyone remember the bombastic devil holding the reins as The Most Powerful Man in The World? Yes it was none other than Himself DJT.
    As we begin our stroll along the boardwalk of unfortunate circumstance a footnote:
    Mr. Thomas Jefferson in possession of a bound text of the Qur’an opined – I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is Just; that His justice cannot sleep forever.
    Since the day Himself announced the demise of our martyred brother things have gone a little south. Warp Speed ahead mateys, The Swamp, having not suffered any drought of pull down of reservoir, began to overflow the banks of the Maryland lowlands and spread pestilence and lunacy across the fruited plains. Call me a plagiarist, the fetid stench was YUGE!
    Now Himself, taking credit for the greatest foreign policy blunder since the Bay of Pigs, is preparing to take the Oval Office once more attired in The Emperor’s New Clothes. Count me among the nattering nabobs of negativisim as we arrive at 9/23/24 and the feast best served cold is being prepared by the divine caterers.
    Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite it is truly providence that justice will be delivered to Himself and his merry team of hatemen. Does one dare hope Ben Hodges finds his way to State? Such is the stuff dreams are made of.
    Justice is coming and bragadocio is often justly rewarded.

    Parallel to The East Palestine Ohio trainwreck this moment is time was 100% preventable. Just like Robert Palmer observed, Some Like It Hot, but you can’t tell hot hot till you try.
    I do however enjoy the text messages FROM TRUMP.

    Oroboros though not exactly on the same page, the nuclear armageddon talk leaves me nonplussed. Go to heaven for the scenery, to hell for the company.

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    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169580
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Go to heaven for the scenery, to hell for the company.

    #169581
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169582
    Oroboros
    Participant

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    #169583
    Oroboros
    Participant

    Victor Orban doesn’t need to hear this…

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    #169586
    WES
    Participant

    Our Upside Down World:

    Evil is Good, Truth is Evil

    Strange how a man who doesn’t censor his opponents, doesn’t try to assassinate his opponents, talks daily with the press, meets with the people every day, is the all encompassing evil one.

    And those who lie, cheat, kill, hide, and censor, are considered the uprightious good ones.

    Hard to believe we have been reduced to this negative state of being.

    #169587
    zerosum
    Participant

    Can you always tell if Oroboros has presented deep fake imagines.

    #169588
    citizenx
    Participant

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “alarmed” by the escalating conflict in Lebanon

    “The secretary-general notes the ongoing efforts by the UN special coordinator for Lebanon and the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon to reduce tensions, and he reiterates the urgent need for de-escalation – that all efforts should be devoted to a diplomatic solution,”

    Lebannon x 3 with no mention of Usrael de-escalation of their collaborative genocide.
    Paging Guterres, place pager next to your head asshole. When bombs explode in Usrael, the Un squawks time for peace.

    People REALLY really need to stop repeating this ‘death to humanity’ mantra.

    It’s actually death FROM humanity.
    Are you advocating for Politically Correct language and censorship and discouraging free speech? While the murdering continues?

    Humanity- “yeah we just made these nukes for fun toys, we’ll never use them”
    Nagasaki and Hiroshima ring a fucking bell moron? Ask the shadows of humans on the sidewalks what they think as they were vaporized into bits leaving their death shadows behind.
    I guess you have not figured out that there is no depravity that humans will not inflict on other humans as the killing spree continues.

    It’s childish and it is attention seeking and more unlikely than an asteroid doing us all in. 2.5 to 3 million years, we’ve been around. MILLION. Oh but we are soooo special that it’s US that will kill us all with nuclear weapons.

    Says the attention seeking dude on stage under the lights- “look at me, listen to me”
    watch me watch my video, ain’t I great ?

    Then there’s Dylan.

    How many months after the US developed nukes were they used? How about depleted Uranium? Dumped by the US used in weaponry killing it’s own troops and poisoning babies for generation to come all over the planet?

    Hanford Wa. where the Manhattan project nuclear waste is leaching into the Columbia river ?
    Fukishima a disaster worse than Chernobyl completely covered up. Wars raging around the planet compliments of Jews and Americans killing millions over decades-

    Millions of years yes- but the last 2 hundred years has been an accelerated slaughter fest .
    WW1 chemical weapons and bio terrorism onward.

    If humans can make it and kill with it- we do. Contemplate what infinity means, look at human stupidity.
    And yes- we humans have developed nuclear weapons to destroy the planet multiple times over- and you pretend this is not reality?

    Clinton openly calling to wipe Iran off the map is a joke to you?
    Maybe you should try growing the fuck up.

    #169589
    citizenx
    Participant

    As my friend quipped the other day talking about the Gaza concentration camp death zone the Jews have created-

    I think you need just a little more barbed wire in your life

    You think this will all sort itself out peacefully?
    With the US being completely agreement incapable and untrustworthy- and the chosen scum Jews bent on mass murder?

    Santa Claws is real and nukes don’t exist. Go fuck your shovel before you dig your own grave.

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