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Israelis Leave Shelters After Iranian Attack Of 180 Ballistic Missiles; IDF Says Preparing To Hit Back
Summary:
Iran says its action is concluded “unless the Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu says Iran made a big mistake tonight and will pay for it.
Common estimates show the attack on Israel involved at least 180 ballistic missiles. The Pentagon says about 200, or about twice the size of the prior April attack.
The waves of launches constituted the largest missile strike on Israel by Iran in history.
IRGC is claiming that 90% of missiles successfully hit their targets in Israel.
There were confirmed strikes on the ground, but no official casualties reported.
Israel’s emergency authorities have lifted all restrictions, and people in Tel Aviv have emerged from bomb shelters and returned to the streets.
White House says Iranian attack on Israel apparently “defeated and ineffective”.
Sullivan says there will be consequences for the attack, and US is consulting Israel on next steps or a potential response
Axios’ Barak Ravid has told CNN that he expects major Israeli retaliation strikes on Iran to come within the next several hours.
Iranian state TV says hypersonic Fatah missiles were used in the attack.
Iran’s President on X stated he does not seek war but will face any threat from Israel firmly.
Iran has said it gave no prior warning to US, but it did consult with Russia.
The IDF is vowing to ‘strike powerfully’ at targets in the Middle East.
IDF spox: “Iran carried out a serious act tonight and is pushing the Middle East to an escalation. We will act at the place and time of our choosing, in accordance with the guidance of the political echelon.”
IDF spox: “Tonight’s event will have consequences.”
Iran-backed Iraqi militias say if the US takes part in “any hostile action” then US bases will come under attack.
UN chief condemns ‘broadening Mideast conflict’ without mentioning Iran.
Blinken: Iran’s missile attack on Israel ‘unacceptable,’ entire world should condemn.
US says it is ready to defend Israel, with Biden ordering US military assets to confront any further inbound projectiles.
At least two guided-missile destroyers in Eastern Mediterranean fired interceptors at inbound Iranian missiles.
Pentagon says about a dozen interceptor missiles were fired.
Pentagon refuses to say whether US will join in on future kinetic strikes against Iran. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-warns-iran-imminently-launch-ballistic-missiles-israel Simplicius, Operation True Promise 2: Iran Strikes Again as Missile Barrage Overwhelms Israeli Defenses
Watch the above videos of hundreds of missiles hitting Israel, then read this deluded tweet by a Netanyahu aide, who with a straight face declared that most missiles were intercepted…
..Video from the Iranian situation room when the order was given to fire an alleged 200 missiles…
The biggest question that remains is whether the missiles have inflicted any real damage, or if they were merely scattershot ‘psychological’ actions.
On one hand, we have videos like the following which show missiles hitting random empty fields…
On the other hand, we have eyewitness accounts and geolocations that appear to show the areas of sensitive targets being hit.
This Twitter thread has a bunch of them, including areas hit near Mossad headquarters, Ort Tel Nof airbase, etc.
These videos in particular claim to be from just outside Nevatim airbase which houses much of Israel’s F-35 fleet…
..It is currently impossible to find out whether the Air Base was damaged or destroyed, but the approximate range of the targets of Iranian Missiles is quite clear: Air Bases.
Iranian sources allegedly announced that “over 20 F-35s were destroyed” but of course such statements are usually hyperbolic and not reflective of reality—verification is needed.
In truth, Iran openly admitted notifying the US—and thereby Israel—of the strikes in advance, which gave Israel forewarning to take all their F-35s to the sky. This is standard procedure for high value assets like that before any strike, regularly carried out by both Ukraine and Russia in the SMO.
There are allegedly reports that Israel did in fact take its F-35 fleet to the skies as evidenced by a fleet of refueling tankers that were airborne, which suggests the F-35s were kept aloft throughout the duration of the attack…
..Token gestures only: USS Bulkely (DDG-84) and USS Cole (DDG-67) fired a dozen interceptors as part of the U.S. response to Iranian missiles launched at Israel, the Pentagon announced Tuesday...
..Iran of course again claimed they hadn’t used their best stuff yet:
Iran’s Minister of Defense: ‘None of our most advanced Missile capabilities were used in Operation True Promise-2’.
It doesn’t really matter in the end, because the attack as per usual is mostly theater, a kind of delicate dance between the warring parties, given that it was telegraphed in advance to notify the recipients for the purpose of de-escalating...
..Israel, however, claimed they would respond to any attack large or small—but as per usual, Israel barks loudly while relying entirely on its American backing. Biden had recently signaled he was at the end of his rope with supporting Israeli attacks, which could mean Israel will be forced to back down from its threat of “major” response against Iran... Without this backing, Israel would not be able to survive on its own, and would have long ceased to exist...
..Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem released a statement that Hezbollah is ready to repel the Israeli assault:
”WE’RE READY AND PREPARED TO CONFRONT ISRAEL GROUND OFFENSIVE, WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS”, declares Hezbollah’s Deputy SG Qassem in first live statement since assassination of party’s chief Nasrallah and other leaders, stressing “Vast majority of Hezbollah’s medium, long range weapons capabilities fully intact, despite Israeli lies”...
..Qassem eulogizes: “Popular, loved leader Nasrallah who dedicated his life to resistance and struggle” in 2nd video, stressing new SG will be chosen in near future, adding “We will fill leadership positions steadily. Be assured choices will be straightforward because they are clear”.
Even Hezbollah’s greatest detractors and enemies admit that the death of Nasrallah is fairly meaningless vis-a-vis Hezbollah’s military integrity...
..Israel’s objectives make no logical sense and are not realistically achievable. That is, the chief stated objective of creating a buffer zone such that northern Israel can be secure from Hezbollah rocket attacks in order to facilitate the return of Israeli citizens. But any such settlement cannot possibly last because it would require Israel to devote inordinate forces to occupying all of southern Lebanon indefinitely...
..Thus, most likely Israel will take a few border villages, then if they cannot suck Iran into a giant regional war, backdoor emergency agreements will be struck by the US to prevent having to go to war against Iran. Israel would then save face by withdrawing under shallow claims of some obscure ‘victory’ with a list of phony Hezbollah assets destroyed, etc. At the same time, Israel will probably get a bunch of secret concessions from the historically weak US administration in exchange for saving the US from having to do heavy lifting against Iran...
..For what it’s worth, Jared Kushner wrote a long screed espousing his demented theory that Israel’s ‘destruction’ of Hezbollah is the gateway to effectively burying Iran. He cites Hezbollah as a ‘loaded gun pointed at Israel’ which was the sole bulwark protecting Iran’s nuclear facilities from being taken out. But after Israel finishes off Hezbollah, Kushner appears to imply Iran can be safely dealt with without fear of reprisal. It’s likely he’ll be eating his words in the not too distant future... However, he appears to point to a concerted plan, echoed by Naftali Bennett…
..As a last interesting note, around the time of Iran’s attack, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshenko was heading to Iran…
All the while, the full-on Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had landed yesterday to meet with Iranian president Pezeshkian amongst others… Some sources claim Mishustin was there to sign a major gas deal called the ‘contract of the century’, though official Russian outlets are more mum on the trip. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/operation-true-promise-2-iran-strikesNetanyahu Says Regime Change in Iran Will Happen ‘A Lot Sooner Than People Think’
The Israeli leader released a video in English that he said was a message to the Iranian people.
“When Iran is finally free, and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think — everything will be different,” he said in English. “Our two ancient peoples, the Jewish people and the Persian people, will finally be at peace. Our two countries, Israel and Iran, will be at peace.” (Netanyahu is of Polish extraction.)
Netanyahu said that Iran’s “puppets” were being eliminated and warned that there’s “nowhere in the Middle East” that Israel cannot reach. “With every passing moment, the regime is bringing you — the noble Persian people — closer to the abyss,” he said. https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/30/netanyahu-says-regime-change-in-iran-will-happen-a-lot-sooner-than-people-think/#gsc.tab=0 Gilbert Doctorow, Washington pushes China into Russia’s arms, pushes Iran into Russia’s arms
All discussion in the Washington foreign policy establishment on how the Ukrainian war has pushed Russia into China’s arms and made it a ‘junior partner’ is utter nonsense. My contention is that a hubristic U.S. foreign policy that pays no attention to what adversaries are saying because that is ‘disinformation’ has pushed China into Russia’s arms.… The handwriting is on the wall. Beijing must support the new robust nuclear doctrine of Russia to ensure its neighbor’s victory over the U.S.-led coalition supporting Ukraine...
..By the same token, unqualified U.S. support, including active participation in Israel’s latest atrocities in Lebanon that resulted in the death of Hezbollah’s high command has pushed Iran into Russia’s arms. The liberal-minded new president of Iran has reversed his recently declared readiness for dialogue with the signatories of the now suspended Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on nuclear arms. We saw the proof of that yesterday when Iran moved from wait-and-see mode into retaliatory mode for the humiliations Israel has inflicted on the Axis of Resistance. One hundred eighty ballistic missiles were fired at Israeli military targets and it would appear that they got through both the Iron Dome and air defenses provided by the U.S. fleet and French anti-aircraft systems.
I contend that Iran’s missile attack on Israel was approved in advance by Moscow when Vladimir Putin sent his envoy to Teheran a few days earlier. It is unthinkable that Iran would challenge Netanyahu so directly without the certainty that Russian air defense systems give it the best protection known on this planet.
After serving as a reliable if unacknowledged guarantor of the state of Israel for decades, Russia has clearly changed sides. https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/washington-pushes-china-into-russiasFrom watching those videos, “Israel’s”: “Iron Dome” works about the same as the one that I have in the vegetable garden.
Walz as sad, lying claymation Gumby…
;-(Vance has 31 IQ points over anybody else on that screen, and his immigration-status fact-check wins-bigger when the cheating mean-girls cut his mic.
Guilty, C.J. Hopkins is Officially a Hate Speech Criminal in Germany, after a re-trial to fix his not-guilty verdict So, the Berlin Appellate Court overturned my acquittal today. I am now, officially, at least according to the New Normal German authorities, a “hate-speech” criminal. I’m officially a “hate-speech” criminal because I compared New Normal Germany to Nazi Germany, and I challenged the official Covid narrative, and I used the cover art of my book to do it. The New Normal German authorities didn’t like that, and were determined to punish me for doing that, and to make an example of me, in order to discourage other people from doing that. It took them two tries, but they pulled it off. The judge in my original trial screwed up and acquitted me, but the Berlin Public Prosecutor’s office didn’t give up. .https://consentfactory.org/2024/10/01/guilty/
Iran fires ballistic missiles at Israel https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/1/israel-attacks-lebanon-live-israelis-launch-ground-operation-in-lebanon?update=3213306
The COVID “Vaccine” Is an Intentional Effort at World Genocide. Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
Never before have there been massive excess deaths following vaccination.
Never before have there been children, young adults, athletes in their prime, entertainers, dropping dead “cause unknown” following vaccination.
Of course, the cause is known. The leading doctors and medical scientists of our time–which excludes health agency bureaucrats, such as Fauci, who serve as marketing agents for Big Pharma and corrupt, politicized state medical boards and HMOs–have explained why and how the mRNA “vaccines,” which are not vaccines, kill, destroy the immune system, and cause health injuries. What is not known is why some die immediately after receiving the deadly substance, others a month later, and others remain, so far, alive. https://www.globalresearch.ca/covid-vaccine-intentional-effort-world-genocide/5804026Sudden Infant Deaths Surged after Covid ‘Vaccine’ Rollout, Study Confirms https://slaynews.com/news/sudden-infant-deaths-surged-covid-vaccine-rollout/
SpaceX rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts back to Earth docks at ISS https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/09/30/spacex-rescue-mission-to-bring-stranded-astronauts-back-to-earth-docks-at-iss
Houthis Attack Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport As Netanyahu Arrives https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/houthis-attack-israels-ben-gurion-airport-as-netanyahu-arrives-watch/videoshow/113779384.cms
Israeli F-15s Strike Infrastructure in Yemen After Ansuruallah Ballistic Missile Targeted Ben Gurion Airport https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/f15s-yemen-missile-israel-airport
Yemen’s Houthis Shoot Down Another $30 Million US Reaper Drone
US defense officials confirmed the shootdown to CNN. The Houthis claim it marks the 11th US MQ-9 downed over Yemen since hostilities began last year, however the Pentagon disputes this figure. “I can tell you that that number is not accurate,” Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder has said. “It’s too high.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/watch-yemens-houthis-shoot-down-another-30-million-us-reaper-droneIran says its response to Israeli ‘crimes’ will come ‘at right time’ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240929-iran-says-its-response-to-israeli-crimes-will-come-at-right-time/
Iran To ‘Imminently’ Launch Ballistic Missiles On Israel; White House Warns
Axios is reporting that the White House has intelligence saying Iran imminently plans to carry out a missile attack on Israel in retaliation for the Friday killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah...
..The Pentagon on Monday confirmed that it is sending a “few thousand additional troops” to the Middle East to be on standby if needed to defend Israel from a broader attack. This is widely being seen as preparation for war against Iran, if needed.
This is to include the new deployments of squadrons of F-15, F-16, F-22, and A-10 fighter jets along with assisting personnel. It was only the day prior that President Biden was asked if he would be sending more troops to the Middle East. He replied: “No.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/white-house-warns-iran-imminently-launch-ballistic-missiles-israelMonday… Israel Launches “Limited” Ground Invasion Of Lebanon, Israel has named the new cross-border offensive “Operation Northern Arrows”. Below is an early description by the IDF as posted to Telegram and other government channels... Thus a ground war has begun in Lebanon a mere month before the US presidential election. Meanwhile neither President Biden nor VP Kamala Harris have had much to say. Quite the opposite: they might prefer to hide from the media. There are meanwhile reports that it was a US-provided 2,000 pound bomb which killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last Friday. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahus-war-seven-fronts-massive-new-attacks-yemen-syria-central-beirut
Tuesday… US secretly approved Lebanon escalation – Politico
Washington gave Israel the green light to mount an offensive, in contrast to its public calls for a ceasefire, sources have claimed
Israel outlined its military strategy to Washington in broad terms in mid-September and received approval via senior US presidential advisers, Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, Politico reported on Monday, citing two Israeli and four American officials.
The decision faced opposition from within the Pentagon, State Department, and intelligence community, the sources claimed. There are reportedly concerns that the hostilities could escalate into a major war, which would directly draw in the US. https://www.rt.com/news/605021-us-approved-lebanon-campaign/ It looks pretty empty. Mass Walkout as ‘Global Pariah’ Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly
The public rebuke of the Israeli prime minister, said one observer, “demonstrates the international community’s rejection of genocide.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-united-nations-speech Pepe Escobar on Netanyahu at the UN: Nasrallah as martyr/legend: The lands of Islam get ready to channel their rage
A symbol was shattered. A legend is born. The Resistance, more than ever, won’t back down...
..An unredeemable serial war criminal and psychopathic genocidal, violating scores of UN resolutions, popped up at the UN General Assembly in New York and then ordered, from inside the building, yet another war crime: wiping out an entire block in southern Beirut with dozens of American bunker buster bombs, including the BLU-109 with a JDAM precision guiding system – leaving countless civilians still unaccounted for under the rubble, including Sayyed Nasrallah.
As the war criminal addressed the UN General Assembly, over half of the delegates staged a mass walkout: the hall was de facto nearly empty of real Global South diplomats. The remaining audience was presented with yet another trademark display of IQ-impaired “maps” featuring the “blessed” – Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Jordan, UAE – and the “cursed” – Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen...
..Israel killed Sayyed Nasrallah for two main reasons. 1) Because he explicitly reaffirmed Hezbollah would never abandon Gaza for any “deal” allowing the genocide and total ethnic cleansing to go on. 2) Because the Talmudic psychopathological fanatics want to invade and re-occupy Lebanon...
..Hezbollah is independent of personalities. The structure is a maze, a rhizome – and other nodes, duly trained, as well as a new leadership, will spring up, as with the Vietcong during the “American war”…
..Back in 1982, Israel’s war on Lebanon was so brutal that even Ronald Reagan – who once threatened to pave Vietnam and paint it over with parking stripes – was stunned. He told Prime Minister Menachem Begin, who came to prominence as an Irgun terrorist, “Menachem, this is a holocaust.”
And yet a lowly grifter called Joe Biden, then a Senator bought and paid for by the Zionist lobby, called Begin on the phone to reassure him that “if all the civilians get killed”, that’s no big deal...
..Now nothing prevents the Axis of Resistance from stepping up to the next level. There’s simply no diplomacy, compromise, ceasefire, “two-state solution” or any other procrastination tactics in the horizon. Just a do-or-die existential fight against a relentless killing machine exhibiting, to paraphrase (and invert) Yeats, “a gaze blank and pitiless as the sun”…
..An auspicious scenario now becomes quite plausible: BRICS assuming the role of chief diplomatic channel for the lands of Islam. The next logical stage would be to get the UN out of Israeli/American territory and establish a HQ in a nation that really respects international humanitarian law. https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/09/30/nasrallah-martyr-legend-lands-islam-get-ready-channel-their-rage/ Saudi FM slams Israel’s ‘barbaric practices’ against ‘defenseless’ Palestinian civilians
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Saturday condemned Israel’s “crimes” and “barbaric practices” against “defenseless civilians” in the Gaza Strip during his speech to the UN General Assembly.
Prince Faisal bin Farhan accused Israel of creating a “real humanitarian catastrophe” that is “continuing to get worse.”
He lauded the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem is illegal under international and humanitarian law.
Prince Faisal urged the UN to recognize Palestine as a full member. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2573157/middle-east [Let’s see Kamala Harris top this.] Jared Kushner Praises Assassination of Nasrallah, Says U.S. Must Support Ground Invasion of Lebanon
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former President Donald Trump who led Middle East policy under his administration, praised the Jewish state on Saturday for assassinating Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and insisted the US must support the “peace-seeking nation of Israel” launching a ground invasion of Lebanon to “finish the job.”
Kushner also praised Israel’s decision to rig pagers and radios with explosives as “brilliant” and argued that Israel’s invasion will turn Beirut into “a cosmopolitan city.” https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64667 US occupation base hit by ‘intense’ rocket, drone strikes in Syria
US forces at Washington’s occupation base in the Conoco oil field near eastern Syria’s Deir Ezzor governorate came under heavy attack during the early hours of 29 September.
“Intense rocket and drone bombardment targeted the headquarters of the US occupation’s armored forces stationed at the Conoco gas field base in Deir Ezzor,” Al Mayadeen’s correspondent cited field sources as saying.
“The intense shelling on Conoco resulted in direct hits on the headquarters of the armored division,” according to one of the sources.
Sputnik’s correspondent reported the attack left casualties among the occupation troops.
Local sources said the strikes were launched in response to a series of US airstrikes on Deir Ezzor’s Harabeesh neighborhood. https://thecradle.co/articles/us-occupation-base-hit-by-intense-rocket-drone-strikes-in-syria For Netanyahu, Eradicating the Palestinians Is Still “Job 1”
In the last 11 months, the IDF has gone from North to South obliterating 80 percent of Gaza’s housing stock and virtually all of its vital infrastructure. Many people assumed that these actions indicated that Israel wanted to make the area uninhabitable so the Palestinians would be forced to flee to Egypt. That theory has been reinforced by the numerous pronouncements of Israeli political and military leaders who have stated their genocidal intent with alarming frequency. The only logical conclusion one can draw from these statements is that is a clear majority of Israeli Jews support the expulsion of the native population.
That doesn’t mean that the implementation of the plan has gone smoothly. It hasn’t. And the reason it hasn’t is because Egypt fortified its northern border with thousands of troops and armored vehicles blocking any potential attempt by Israel to drive the Palestinians into the Sinai Desert. (Apparently, Israel did not anticipate this obvious obstacle.) With its lone exit-point blocked, Israel’s expulsion strategy collapsed leaving the IDF with little to do but force the Palestinians from one “safe zone” to the next and then back again. This charade has dragged on for more than four months now with the clear intention of hoodwinking the Israeli public into believing that the IDF is performing some vital national security function rather than overseeing the collective starvation of a deeply traumatized civilian population.
In the last week, the government has concocted a new strategy that is designed to draw attention away from their earlier failure. This is from CNN:
….the government “is considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, in order to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages.” https://www.globalresearch.ca/netanyahu-eradicating-palestinians-job-1/5868999 Saturday… 5 days of bombing: 783 killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
A total of 783 people have been killed and approximately 2,312 injured in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon since Sept. 23, bringing the death toll since the beginning of the confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah last October to 1,622, with 5,549 people injured, according to official Lebanese sources, Anadolu Agency reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240928-5-days-of-bombing-783-killed-in-israeli-air-strikes-on-lebanon/Sunday… 123 killed in Lebanon air strikes in 24 hours — Health Ministry. According to a report by the Elnashra portal, 359 were injured https://tass.com/world/1849611
Germany Should Pursue Charges for Nord Stream Blasts & Point Out US Role – Bundestag MP
The German federal government should immediately bring charges for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and point out the violation of anti-terrorism treaties by the United States or other countries involved, Bundestag member Steffen Kotre told Sputnik.
In a conversation on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week, he suggested that Washington had probably been involved in the destruction of the gas pipelines. Kotre does not know to what extent Kiev was involved, but, from his point of view, it is difficult to believe that Ukraine could have carried out such an action without outside help. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240930/germany-should-bring-charges-for-nord-streams-point-out-us-role—bundestag-member-1120354136.htmlDead Body of Hezballah Leader Recovered from Rubble – INTACT https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/dead-body-of-hezballah-leader-recovered-from-rubble-intact
Nasrallah Was A Direct Descendant Of Muhammad. In Shia Islam, this is a really, really big deal. An attack on Nasrallah is literally considered to be an attack on the family of Muhammad himself. https://endoftheamericandream.com/nasrallah-was-a-direct-descendant-of-muhammad-most-people-have-no-idea-how-serious-things-have-become/
‘Israel’ assassinated Sayyed Nasrallah with US-made bomb: US Senator
US Senator Mark Kelly affirms that the arms used in Friday’s massive Israeli aggression on Beirut’s Southern Suburb were supplied by and made in the United States. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel–assassinated-sayyed-nasrallah-with-us-made-bomb–us Israel Planned to Kill Nasrallah in October 2023, US Asked to Cancel Attack
The Israeli air force took off to strike the location of Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shortly after the October 7 attack by Palestinian movement Hamas, but the operation was called off at the request of the US, the Financial Times newspaper reported.
The Israeli attack did not take place in October 2023, since the White House asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recall the air force, the report said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240929/israel-planned-to-kill-nasrallah-in-october-2023-us-asked-to-cancel-attack—reportsa-1120351927.html The two vice presidential nominees – Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz – will face each other in a debate on Oct. 1, one month out from the 2024 election. CBS News will broadcast the 90-minute debate at 9 p.m. ET with two commercial breaks. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/what-you-need-know-about-vance-walz-debate
“Modern Economy Rests On Single Road” In North Carolina Where Hurricane Collapsed Bridges
In March, a Wharton professor who studies artificial intelligence and start-ups claimed on X, “The modern economy rests on a single road in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The road runs to the two mines that are the sole supplier of the quartz required to make the crucibles needed to refine silicon wafers.”
Ethan Mollick noted at the time, “There are no alternative sources known” if supply disruptions were seen in Spruce Pines. https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/modern-economy-rests-single-road-north-carolina-where-hurricane-collapsed-bridges Washington Enters Panic Mode As Even Javier Milei’s Argentina Seeks Closer Economic Ties With Beijing
”China is a very interesting trading partner,” said Javier Milei, who just a year ago described the Chinese government as as “assassin.” They “do not make demands, the only thing they ask is that they not be bothered.”… Almost exactly a year after telling Tucker Carlson that he would never trade with China due to its government’s left-wing, authoritarian proclivities, Javier Milei has nothing but fond words for the US’ main strategic rival today…
..The Biden administration had thought Milei’s government was beyond Xi Jinping’s influence, but all of a sudden the Argentine president is seeking a rapprochement with the communist regime to renew the Chinese swap line that underpins Argentina’s central bank reserves as well as facilitate investments by Chinese companies in lithium and copper, two minerals that Washington considers globally strategic. “We have to be careful with how we handle this relationship,” U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said of diplomatic ties between China and the US. “We’re systemic rivals.” https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/washington-enters-panic-mode-as-even-mileis-argentina-seeks-closer-economic-ties-with-beijing.html Time Is Running Out: US Port Strike Could Begin Tuesday
Goldman analyst explained last week that a walkout by ILA members would jeopardize $5 billion in daily international trade coming into the Gulf and East Coast ports. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/time-running-out-us-port-strike-could-begin-tuesday-goldman-finds-highly-exposed-retailers It Begins: US Port Strikes Erupt, First Shutdown In 50 Years Sparks Fears Of Supply Chain Crisis
More than 45,000 International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) members from over three dozen facilities across 14 Gulf and East Coast ports went on strike early Tuesday, marking the largest labor action at US ports in nearly 50 years. The labor action, driven by disputes over automation and wages in a new multi-year labor contract, threatens to disrupt supply chains nationwide. If the strike persists for more than a week, retailers could face shortages of certain goods. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/it-begins-us-port-strikes-erupt-first-shutdown-50-years-sparks-fears-supply-chain-crisisBiden And Harris Called Out Over Botched Hurricane Response As Trump Visits Victims https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biden-and-harris-called-out-over-botched-hurricane-response-trump-visits-victims
Hurricane Helene Hits Hard in North Carolina, a Swing State https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/hurricane-helene-hits-hard-in-north-carolina-a-swing-state.html
**Let me clearly state that I personally plan to vote for Peace-Candidate Jill Stein MD again, as I did in 2016.** John Day
How can she “know” this, pray-tell? “Be Prepared”: MTG Warns “Most Dangerous Phase” In 2024 Election Has Begun https://www.zerohedge.com/political/mtg-warns-most-dangerous-phase-2024-election-has-begun-be-prepared
Multiple Sources Now Confirm Infowars Reports Of Surface-To-Air Missiles Inside US To Target Trump Force One
Then, on Thursday, investigative journalist Lara Logan posted an almost identical warning on X.
“URGENT: Acc to an informant in New Mexico – Trump’s plane is the next target for assassination. Nine heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles have been smuggled into the US for this purpose. And there are three kill teams already inside the country. Trump has been informed, so have the US intel agencies & other authorities. Money has been transferred to a cartel to push this over the border. These people are cornered & vicious. They will stop at nothing. More to come.“ https://www.infowars.com/posts/multiple-sources-now-confirm-infowars-reports-of-surface-to-air-missiles-inside-us-to-target-trump-force-one Jim Kunstler, Heroes and Villains “It’s really hard to govern today. . . . The First Amendment stands as a major block.” – John Kerry.
It certainly took balls (but not brains) to assert from the stage of the World Economic Forum (WEF) that free speech is cluttering up America’s march to totalitarianism...
..Hillary Clinton and hundreds of Democratic Party affiliated officials past and present fear that they will be subjected to legal process in crimes ranging all the way up to treason for their conduct the past decade, including the mass murder and injury of millions with their Covid policy, their deliberate abetting of millions crossing the border illegally, their use of several government agencies to abridge the First Amendment, their abuse of DOJ and FBI power in malicious prosecutions, their shell games funneling taxpayers’ money to hundreds of crony NGOs, and their use of Ukraine as a money laundry for the entire Beltway criminal cartel. Surely even more than that.
It was the last item on that list that prompted impeachment No. 1 of Mr. Trump, who came uncomfortably close to inquiring about it in that fateful 2019 phone call to President Zelensky. And, of course, it was exactly in that maw of corruption that the Biden family helped itself to millions of grifted dollars while Joe was out-of-office, and his bagman-crackhead son gamboled about the globe shaking loose more millions from exotic money-trees wherever he landed. All of which is to say that the “danger” Mr. Trump poses is to them personally and directly, certainly not to “our democracy,” their phony war-cry...
..And so… we slot into October, the month of promised “surprises” and generally not the happy kind. Hillary alluded to that in her Firing Line palaver. Does her posse (Huma, Alex Soros) have something up their sleeves? https://jameshowardkunstler.substack.com/p/heroes-and-villainsOctober Of Surprises https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/october-of-surprises
Celia Farber, Reports: Western NC Indescribable Catastrophe, May Be Way Worse Than Katrina: Thousands Missing, Total Blackout—No Food, Water, Cell Service, Or Radio In Worse Hit Areas—Why Weren’t They Warned?
First Hand Report: “My Uncle Mitch Knows Someone Who Works For EMS…They Are Hauling Them By The Truckloads To The Morgue.” Please Don’t Call Me A Catrophist—This Is Real, Media NOT Reporting Truth https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/reports-western-nc-indescribableCelia Farber, “Let Them Eat Mud”—Biden and Harris Don’t Even Feign Concern For Parts Of Southeast Where Entire Towns Have Vanished Off The Map Since “Helene.” “UNIMAGINABLE” Let’s Stay In Closer Contact And Form A Practical Community To Survive The US Government Going Forward. https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-mudbiden-and-harris
Celia Farber posts an old Ben Livingston interview with a younger Alex Jones (If you want to cut to the chase you can start at 27 minutes.).
US Military Father Of Climate Manipulation: “We’d Just Pick A Thunderstorm And Do Whatever We Wanted To With It.”
Even LBJ Was Spooked By This, Despite “Success” In Vietnam, Weaponizing Clouds, Creating Monster Monsoons That Washed Out Bridges. Imagine What The Technology Is Today https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/us-military-father-of-climate-manipulationFlooded electric vehicles, and scooters bursting into flames after Hurricane Helene https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/09/flooded-electric-vehicles-and-scooters-bursting-into-flames-after-hurricane-helene/#google_vignette
Pittsburgh Restaurant Claims ‘Momentary Confusion’ After Denying JD Vance Entry, Threatening With Arrest
“The manager told patrons, other Republicans, that Vance is not allowed to make a campaign stop at Primanti Brothers,” Logue said. “And then when there was pushback to say, ‘Wait a second, Kamala Harris just did this a month ago,’ the response was, ‘Well, if he wants to sit down and order food, we can’t stop him.”When Vance did arrive ahead of an event in Monroeville, Logue said that the restaurant’s manager ran out to tell him that he was not allowed inside, that he couldn’t have a campaign stop there, and that if he did go inside – they’d call the police and file trespassing charges.
Vance handled the situation with class…
..Primanti Bros. was already a subject of controversy after they allegedly kicked out real customers so that Kamala Harris could bus in her own crowd of supporters for a staged campaign meet and greet. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pittsburgh-restaurant-reportedly-refused-service-jd-vance-threatened-him-arrest
“Your humble narrator” pictured with “new” 2006 Toyota with bad front wheel bearing and 5-speed manual transmission
”Modeling projected”: Those Published “17,000 Hydroxychloroquine Deaths” Never Happened [One HCQ study for COVID killed some folks with intentional overdoses] https://brownstone.org/articles/those-published-17000-hydroxychloroquine-deaths-never-happened/
Hard-Selling measles vaccine: Maine Warned Public About a Measles Case — But Didn’t Mention It Was Caused by the Vaccine
According to documents released Tuesday by Informed Consent Action Network, a single case of measles in 2023, reported by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and hyped by mainstream media, was caused by the MMR vaccine. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/maine-vaccine-induced-measles-case-ican/ Steve Kirsch interrogates Chat-GPT: I have been fully vindicated by the world’s most objective epidemiologist. The COVID vaccines are not safe.
I should have done this sooner. I used gold-standard record-level Medicare data and had it analyzed by an objective expert. The result: 10% higher all-cause mortality risk by brand. https://kirschsubstack.com/p/i-have-been-fully-vindicated-by-the Meryl Nass MD, My talk at the Japanese Parliament yesterday, revealing that we are in WW3 and approaching the culmination of a 50 year process toward one world governance https://merylnass.substack.com/p/my-talk-at-the-japanese-parliament
“So this is the tale of our castaways, they’re here for a long long time” SpaceX Launches Rescue Mission For Two Stranded Boeing Starliner Astronauts On ISS https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/spacex-launches-rescue-mission-two-stranded-boeing-starliner-astronauts-iss
Austrian Right-Wing Freedom Party Scores Historic Victory In National Elections
Less than a month after a crushing loss for Germany’s ruling coalition saw the the first victory for a German right-wing party since World War II, Austria’s right-wing Freedom Party scored a historic victory of its own on Sunday, winning the most votes in the country’s national election for the first time after the eurosceptic party campaigned on mass deportation, cracking down on illegal immigration, and halting aid to the giant money laundromat that is Ukraine. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/austrian-right-wing-freedom-party-scores-historic-victory-national-elections Swedish Foreign Minister Says Country Must Speak Openly Of The Downsides Of Mass Immigration
In Sweden, the consequences of the policy of opening up to mass migration from Africa and the Middle East cannot be hidden, with the current government taking moderate steps to improve the situation. This is part of an agreement with the Sweden Democrats, a party opposed to destructive migration policies. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/swedish-foreign-minister-says-country-must-speak-openly-downsides-mass-immigration The ‘Chemical War’ Killing 70,000 Americans Each Year
The United States needs to ramp up enforcement against every step of the manufacturing and trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly synthetic drugs if it hopes to stem the crisis. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/chemical-war-killing-70000-americans-each-year Coronavirus bioweapons engineering: The Greatest Coverup in History
NIH Director Francis Collins on EcoHealth Alliance/WIV partnership: “There’s a lot more to this story than we have been able to talk about.” https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/the-greatest-coverup-in-historyA Midwestern Doctor, The Vast Pharmaceutical Conspiracy to Silence Dissent Online, Millions of dollars were spent to weaponize the public against all of us
Story at a Glance:
•There has been a coordinated campaign to attack and defame anyone who has spoken out against the COVID-19 response. This has primarily been restricted to social media (e.g., getting people deplatformed) but it has also been weaponized in real life (e.g., getting medical licenses revoked).
•This coordinated campaign was the result of a “non-profit” known as The Public Good Project (PGP), which was actually directly linked to the pharmaceutical industry. The PGP used the industry funding it received to defend industry interests.
•Vaccine safety advocates were able to get into the group where these campaigns were coordinated. There, they discovered numerous public figures working hand in hand with healthcare workers to descend like a hive of bees on anyone “promoting misinformation.” Likewise, we learned that the most belligerent doctors we keep encountering on Twitter belonged to these groups.
•Some of the influencers advancing PGP’s message through “Shots Heard” (and its sister United Nations initiative “Team Halo”) were hucksters who faked their own credentials. My overall impression from looking at everything was that this group operated in a very similar manner to many of the sleazy internet marketing operations I’ve seen in the past. Fortunately, the public appears to be seeing through what they did.
•Earlier this year we exposed them. Unfortunately, their abhorrent tactics continue and recently have been aimed towards Angela Wulbrecht RN because she advocated for a patient with a widely publicized vaccine injury. (Alexis Lorenze)
Note: I posted an earlier version of this article six months ago. Due to recent events, I revised it and am re-releasing it. https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/the-vast-pharmaceutical-conspiracy-ae0 Iran’s Supreme Leader Transferred To Secure Location As Region Braces For What’s Next
“The sources said Iran was in constant contact with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the next step after Israel announced that it had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a strike on south Beirut on Friday,” the report added.
Given Israel’s surprise and bold decapitation strike against Hezbollah, Iran likely fears that Israel could go after the Islamic Republic’s top leadership in Tehran next. Netanyahu had warned this week, “There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach.”
There are unconfirmed reports that one or more Iranian IRGC offers were killed in the strike that took out Nasrallah.
So far Iran has been mute in terms of a military response. Will it launch ballistic missiles on Israel? Will it mount attacks on other Israeli assets in the region or across the globe?
Did Khamenei go to a secure location in order to oversee a new war? (He’s not that kind of “leader”, so “no”.) https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/irans-supreme-leader-transferred-secure-location-region-braces-whats-next Moon of Alabama, Zelenski’s U.S. Trip Ends In Failure
The (former) Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelinski has failed. During his current travel in the U.S. his ‘victory plan’, a wishlist designed to drag the U.S. and NATO deeper into the war, did not gain support.
Even his most urgent request, to allow Ukraine to use supplied long range missiles for long-range strikes within Russia, has been rejected.
To justify its decision the Biden administration even ‘leaked’ an intelligence assessment which warned of allowing such:
Intelligence agencies concluded that granting Ukraine’s request to use Western missiles against targets deep in Russia could prompt forceful retaliation while not fundamentally changing the course of the war.
A promise of another US$8 billion gift in military supplies was offered as a consolation gift. But the package does not include what the Ukrainian military needs or wants:
In the absence of looser restrictions to let Kyiv use Western missiles, the White House has shipped the Joint Standoff Weapon (Jsow), a precision-guided glide bomb with a range of about 80 miles, for the first time.
A statement by Mr Biden said the F-16-launched weapon would “enhance Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities”.
Even if Jsow is allowed to be dropped on Russia — Mr Biden’s statement does not make reference to the possibility — it does not have the range to cause significant harm.
Because of the density of Moscow’s air defences near the front line, Ukrainian F-16s would need to drop the bombs from a safe distance, effectively meaning Jsow would be able to hit targets just 25 miles inside Russia.
Aside from a rather small amount for additional ammunition most of the $8 billion will be in payments to U.S. companies for the production of weapons which Ukraine will only receive years from now. https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/09/zelenskis-us-trip-ends-in-failure.htmlSimplicius, Israel’s Short-Lived Glory Celebrated by Kneejerk Polemicists, + Ukraine War Updates
Moody’s Downgrades Israel’s Economic Rating Again Due to War with Hezbollah. The agency predicts that the already difficult economic situation in Israel will worsen due to ongoing fighting in Gaza and a new conflict on the Lebanese border. Israel’s economic rating fell from A2 to Baa1 — the decision was made even before the IDF attacked Hezbollah HQ in Beirut.
..Israel’s rating has been downgraded for the 2nd time this year: in February, from A1 to A2 due to a reduction in the country’s GDP by 20%. And by the end of next year, the costs that military conflicts will entail will amount to another 12% of GDP, according to Israeli officials. However, the Israeli Finance Ministry believes that the country is doing well financially…
..The above NYT piece in particular is elucidating, because it covers in more detail the chariness with which US is approaching the topic of long range strikes into Russia. In a new ‘previously unreported’ secret intelligence assessment, they write:
U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Russia is likely to retaliate with greater force against the United States and its coalition partners, possibly with lethal attacks, if they agree to give the Ukrainians permission to employ U.S., British and French-supplied long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia, U.S. officials said.
In particular, the intelligence agencies highlight Russia’s ability to escalate the hybrid war into Europe in a way that apparently terrifies the US:
The intelligence assessment describes a range of possible Russian responses to a decision to allow long-range strikes using U.S. and European-supplied missiles — from stepped up acts of arson and sabotage targeting facilities in Europe, to potentially lethal attacks on U.S. and European military bases.
U.S. officials say the G.R.U., Russia’s military intelligence agency, has been responsible for most of the acts of sabotage in Europe that have taken place thus far. If Mr. Putin decides to expand the shadowy campaign in response to the use of U.S. and European missiles deep inside Russia, U.S. officials believe the Russians will continue to do so covertly, rather than conduct overt attacks on U.S. and European facilities and bases, to reduce the risk of a wider conflict.
Here you finally see it fully bared and naked, what I’ve been reporting since the beginning: unlike the feckless shrilling from the pro-UA commentariat on Twitter and such, the US itself knows full well what Russia can bring to bear if red lines continue to be crossed. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/israels-short-lived-glory-celebrated Dennis Kucinich: Mistaking Militarism for Statecraft, Empire for Democracy and Debt for Prosperity
For decades I have led opposition to war and advocated for the transformation of America’s prevailing policy of “Peace through Strength” to a forward-looking policy of “Strength through Peace.”
I challenged the Bush II Administration’s foreign policies, and introduced Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney over Iraq and the lies which led us into war. Illegal and unnecessary, the Iraq war (debt-funded and authorized by both Democrats and Republicans) has cost our nation over $3 trillion, and the loss of 5,000 of our brave men and women who serve and injuries to countless more troops.
The war caused the deaths of over one million Iraqis. Let that sink in. One million Iraqis perished in a war based on lies. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. The war further damaged America’s global reputation and set us upon a path where, since 9/11, America has borrowed $8 trillion to keep the war machine in tune as our own nation’s pressing domestic needs for housing, health care, education, child care, and retirement security have been set aside.
When I heard Vice President Harris brag about former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsing her candidacy, that put the exclamation point on the fact that the leaders of the Democratic party are for war. I am not.
Why else would Vice President Harris become the front person for such virulent bravado, invoking lethality abroad?
A paradox of this campaign is that the much-villainized former President Trump, (representing a party that has also taken us into unnecessary wars) is the one who speaks to the need to negotiate and to talk directly with potential foes in order to avoid war, or to end it. https://scheerpost.com/2024/09/28/dennis-kucinich-mistaking-militarism-for-statecraft-empire-for-democracy-and-debt-for-prosperity/ Good Westerners Don’t Start Off Hating Israel, But Truth Eventually Leads Them There. Caitlin Johnstone
Good westerners don’t start off hating Israel. When our hearts are in the right place we start off giving Israel the benefit of the doubt and assuming the situation must be more complicated than it appears, because we’re not just going to reflexively assume the Jewish state is evil like some kind of neo-Nazi. We grew up learning about the persecution of the Jewish people, watching movies and reading books about it and vowing “never again” like everyone else.
So for entirely sensible and good-natured reasons we tend to start off viewing anything to do with Jews and Judaism in a sympathetic light.
It’s not until we start learning and paying attention to Israel’s actions that this view begins to change. We come to understand that Israel is in fact profoundly evil, not because it is full of Jews but because it’s a western settler-colonialist project that’s inflicting the same kinds of genocide, ethnic cleansing, theft and abuse on the indigenous population of the land that other western settler-colonialist projects like Australia, the US and Canada inflicted in earlier centuries. https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/good-westerners-dont-start-off-hating President Biden has called Nasrallah’s death ‘justice’ for the hundreds of Americans who perished over what the US called a ‘four-decade reign of terror’.
”Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror. His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians,” Biden said. The White House says the Pentagon has been ordered to enhance America’s defense posture and readiness in the Middle East.
Biden has further repeated that the US “fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself”…
“The US fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah. I have ordered Defense Secretary Austin to increase US forces in the Middle East to deter aggression from Iran and its proxies and reduce the danger of a wider regional war,” Biden said.
Politico and some other publications have said the assassination of Nasrallah, apparently without US knowledge (that’s the current official line anyway), has put more distance between Biden and Netanyahu. “Biden administration officials were trying to figure out how to publicly respond Saturday to confirmation that Israel had killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group,” the publication said.
“The initial reaction from inside the White House was positive, even though U.S. officials had been trying to convince Israel to pause its operations against Hezbollah, according to two senior administration officials,” it added.
Russia’s reaction has been the opposite, with the foreign ministry saying, “This forceful action is fraught with even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East.”
“The Israeli side could not fail to recognize this danger, but took the step of killing Lebanese citizens, which would almost inevitably provoke a new outburst of violence. Thus, it bears full responsibility for the subsequent escalation,” the Russian statement said…
..PM Netanyahu had ordered or monitored the strike from New York, after just stepping away from a speech before the United Nations General Assembly:..
..American-supplied heavy bombs were likely used in the strikes that killed Nasrallah:
Israel media says about 85 so-called “bunker-buster” bombs were used. Also known as “ground penetration munition”, these missiles burrow deep into the ground before they detonate.
They have the power to destroy underground facilities and reinforced concrete buildings. The bombs each weigh between 2,000 and 4,000 pounds. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-confirms-its-leader-hassan-nasrallah-killed-israeli-strikeHasan Nasrallah 2012 interview with Julian Assange (28 min.):
Pentagon Chief ‘Blew Up’ as Israel Shortly Notified US of Strike on Nasrallah
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Israel gave a “few minutes notice” to the United States about its intention to strike the secretary general of Lebanese movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, enraging Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, US media reported.
Defense Secretary Austin “blew up” when Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant informed him about the strikes on Nasrallah, as there are many US troops stationed in the Middle East, and they had a very short time to prepare for possible hostile military response to the assassination, the publication explained. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240929/pentagon-chief-blew-up-as-israel-shortly-notified-us-of-strike-on-nasrallah—reports-1120340403.html Nasrallah’s Death ‘Devastating Blow’ That Will Trigger Escalation of Violence – Lebanese Scholar
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination marks “a devastating blow to Hezbollah” and the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance alliance, and will inevitably mark a major uptick in tensions and violence in the region, veteran Lebanese Middle East affairs observer Dr. Imad Salamey says.
“Nasrallah was not only the face of Hezbollah, but also a figure of immense symbolic and strategic importance within the broader Iranian-led regional alliance. He has been instrumental in Hezbollah’s military and political successes against Israel, its support of [President Bashar Assad’s Syria], and its backing of the Houthis in Yemen. His death represents a major moral and leadership setback, leaving a vacuum that’s difficult to fill,” Salamay, an associate professor of political science and international affairs at the Lebanese American University, told Sputnik...
..Dr. Salamay expects Nasrallah’s assassination to result in a sharp spike in attacks on Israel by Hezbollah and its allies to try to exact revenge, and more broadly, to potential “shifts in regional alliances, a recalibration of Iran’s strategies in Lebanon, and possibly more aggressive Israeli policies aimed at capitalizing on Hezbollah’s weakened position.”
The IDF’s decision to code-name Friday’s attack on Nasrallah “New Order” is also an obvious reference to Israel’s ultimate goal of reshaping “the political and security dynamics in Lebanon and the broader region” to a political and security arrangement “more favorable” to Tel Aviv, according to the academic.
Salamay believes Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, the chief of Hezbollah’s executive council, Nasrallah’s “number two” and the late leader’s maternal cousin, is the most likely candidate to succeed him, presuming he himself hasn’t yet been targeted by Israel.
“While he lacks the same public charisma as Nasrallah, his close ties to both Nasrallah and Iran make him a natural successor. However, his ability to command the same level of trust and authority among Hezbollah’s base and the broader Shiite community remains uncertain,” according to the professor..
..The Israeli Air Force F-16 strike on Hezbollah’s HQ in a densely populated area of Beirut on Friday reportedly involved the use of over 80 bombs, including US-made 2.3 ton bunker busters, which killed at least six people and injured nearly 100 others, and razed or heavily damaged at least six nearby apartment buildings.
Hezbollah has vowed to continue its campaign against Israel...
..The Russian Foreign Ministry “strongly condemned yet another political murder committed by Israel,” and expressed concerns that the operation “will almost inevitably provoke a new surge in violence” in the region. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240928/nasrallahs-death-devastating-blow-that-will-trigger-escalation-of-violence–lebanese-scholar-1120333561.htmlNot just a list, but biographies and explanations: Hezbollah, Hamas and Iranian figures whose killings were blamed on Israel https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/28/list-of-hezbollah-hamas-iran-leaders-killed-by-israel-in-recent-months
Killing The Messengers https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/killing-the-messengers
Josh Mitteldorf, Slide toward Totalitarianism, Media and mind control have taken the place of Secret Police
You may have noticed that in recent decades freedoms we formerly took for granted have narrowed, as power accumulates in the hands of the Usual Suspects. Last week, I read two articles that put these trends in historical context, and help us understand them.
David A. Hughes tells us that the roots of the Deep State are in a class struggle, going back to the robber-barons of the 1890s. The Rockefellers and the Bushes know that their power cannot survive true democracy, and have worked over decades to subvert democratic government. The JFK assassination in 1963 was a turning point and their influence has increased steadily since then.
Barry Lynn, writing in Harpers, tells us that Google has the power to control what people think, combining individually-targeted messages with mob psychology, and they have put their mind control at the service of the Deep State, which helps explain their success (as Hughes documents) in undermining democracy...
..Hughes begins his story in the 1920s, when a Who’s-Who of American Businesses actively supported Hitler’s rise to power, not just with rhetoric, but also loans and investments. Ford and GM, IBM, bankers led by Brown Brothers Harriman, J P Morgan, Prescott Bush, and John D Rockefeller were all cheerleaders for Hitler.
Hughes reminds us that in 1933, Wall Street sponsored a military coup against Franklin Roosevelt, seeking to install General Smedley Butler as a dictator. Gen. Butler played along to gather evidence, then came out dramatically as a whistle-blower, denouncing the plot. Here is how the New York Times reported at the time. Prescott Bush was a prime mover, as were prominent members of the DuPont family and executives of J. P. Morgan.
Not one of these was ever charged with a crime…
..After the Second World War, the Nazi braintrust was recruited to come to America and design weapons systems, rockets, and biowarfare for the USA. The Dulles Brothers represented the monied interests that had supported the Nazis in forming America’s foreign policy under Eisenhower. Allen Dulles, as head of the CIA, created a secret government within the government, subverting populist movements abroad, overthrowing legitimate, elected governments in Iran, Panama, Guatemala, Syria, Brazil, and, later Chile. Operation Gladio engineered terrorist bombings and blamed them on “communists” in order to de-legitimize the European trend toward democratic socialism.
Eisenhower was aware of the Deep State, and warned us on his way out, in the speech which introduced America to the term “military-industrial complex”. Kennedy learned about the Deep State during his first months in office, when the CIA tried to snooker him into invading Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. Bobby Kennedy, as Attorney General, took firm steps to rein in the CIA and for two years it looked as though the elected government had the Deep State under control.
On November 22, 1963, history turned about face, and the elected government has been under the thumb of the Deep State ever since. Truman wrote a WaPo op-ed a month after the assassination...
..9/11 was engineered by the Deep State as an excuse for a permanent emergency (“terrorism”), providing a rationale for suspending the Constitution. The Patriot Act legitimized jailing Americans without a trial and surveillance of innocent civilians without a warrant. Terrorists lost all their Constitutional rights, and the definition of “terrorist” was gradually broadened to include people who took pictures through the fence of factory farm conditions and doctors who argued that ivermectin was a better COVID strategy than mRNA.
Voting was computerized beginning in 2001, making possible the central manipulation of elections.
Starting with “Operation Mockingbird” in the 1960s, the Deep State had infiltrated the mainstream media, Republican and Democratic newspapers and broadcast stations on which Americans relied for a “balanced” picture of the world. During the first two decades of this century, the Deep State consolidated control over the digital media as well.
In 2016, the Democrats and the Obama Administration actually promoted the candidacy of Donald Trump because of the ease with which he could be painted as a dangerous despot. Thus was born the idea that the First Amendment only protected speech that was truthful, and it was up to government agencies to decide what was the truth. The crime of “misinformation” was invented… and handily, in time for the COVID deception of 2020-22. Totalitarian control reached the everyday lives of Americans and most other peoples around the world...
..How could they have gotten away with a lie this big, with a deception so pervasive, with demanding and receiving cooperation from a docile public? This is where Lynn’s story takes over... https://mitteldorf.substack.com/p/slide-toward-totalitarianismHere is the David Hughes interview (& machine transcript) with Kim Iverson, which may be the one Josh used for his essay. Interview with Kim Iversen, September 25, 2024
Wall Street and Nazi Germany; the Business Plot; the Great Reset; censorship; technocracy and totalitarian control; the West v China; left/right; the potential return of slavery; divide and rule https://dhughes.substack.com/p/interview-with-kim-iversen-september John Kerry Says The Quiet Part Out Loud: “First Amendment Stands As Major Block” To “Govern”
The World Economic Forum held its ‘Sustainable Development Impact Meetings’ during last week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Speaking at the meeting, far-left elitist and former presidential climate envoy John Kerry expressed frustration to fellow globalists, stating that the First Amendment frequently obstructs their agenda.
“Our First Amendment stands as a major block to the ability to be able to hammer [disinformation] out of existence. What we need is to win…the right to govern by hopefully winning enough votes that you’re free to be able to implement change,” Kerry said... “It’s very hard to govern today.” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/john-kerry-says-quiet-part-out-loud-first-amendment-stands-major-block-govern ‘Bombed To Dust’: A Look At Beirut’s Night Of Hell
Lebanon and the whole Arab world is in shock after Hezbollah on Saturday confirmed the death of Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
But common Lebanese civilians are reeling after mass destruction was unleashed by Israeli warplanes overnight. The attacks continued on Beirut’s southern suburbs, leaving entire buildings turned to dust.
This comes at the end of a week which already witnessed at least 700 killed, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. It is unclear how many casualties are militants vs. civilians – but very clearly the civilian casualty toll has been high...
..For eight hours straight and counting, Israel has been carpet-bombing densely populated neighbourhoods of Beirut and greater Lebanon. A new bomb dropped, a new tragedy—every 5 minutes. Videos out of Tel Aviv show Israelis dancing at celebration parties...
..”I’m talking to you and there’s a drone flying over the southern suburb where I live some 500-600metres from. Bombings have not stopped all night long – you can see pictures of people on the streets, on the roads, sleeping in open-air spaces”… He continued, “So Lebanon today is a complete mess, it’s a country in chaos and I think that the worst is to come regardless of the political and military results of the strike on Hassan Nasrallah or not”. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bombed-dust-look-beiruts-night-hellNewsom Vetoes California’s Hotly-Debated Artificial Intelligence Bill
If Newsom had signed the bill into law, it would have required testing of AI models to ensure they don’t lead to mass death, attacks on public infrastructure, or cyberattacks.
https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/newsom-vetoes-californias-hotly-debated-artificial-intelligence-billThe top states are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and North Dakota… the lowest are California, Louisiana, and Mississippi
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/mapping-average-iq-score-state
Korybko has been drinking with Dugin (or something):
Russia continues exercising self-restraint. Political goals are still prioritized over military ones and Russia is still sensitive to global public opinion.
That could change if it learns the last lesson from Israel about “radical decisiveness”. Philosopher Alexander Dugin wrote that “Those who act with decisiveness and boldness win. We, on the other hand, are cautious and constantly hesitate. By the way, Iran is also following this path, which leads nowhere. Gaza is gone. Hamas’ leadership is gone. Now Hezbollah’s leadership is gone. And President Raisi of Iran is gone. Even his pager is gone. Yet Zelensky is still here. And Kiev stands as if nothing has happened.
He ended on the ominous note that “We must either join the game for real or… The second option is something I don’t even want to consider. But in modern warfare, timing, speed, and ‘dromocracy’ decide everything. The Zionists act swiftly, proactively. Boldly. And they win. We should follow their example.” Dugin was the first to foresee the latent existential threat to Russia posed by 2014’s “EuroMaidan” and has thus been pressing since the start of the special operation for it to stop exercising self-restraint.
“Goodwill gestures” and self-restraint aren’t appreciated by Ukraine, which perceives them as proof of weakness that have only served to embolden it to cross more of Russia’s red lines. For as much as these policies have reduced civilian deaths, they haven’t yet advanced their envisaged political goals over two and a half years since the latest phase of this already decade-old conflict began. It might therefore be time to finally change them in light of how different the conflict has since become.
Putin’s noble plan of a grand Russian-Ukrainian reconciliation after the special operation ends appears to be more distant than ever, yet he still believes that it’s supposedly viable enough to justify staying the course by continuing to prioritize political goals over military ones. He’s the Supreme Commander-in-Chief with more information available to him than anyone else so he has solid reasons for this, but maybe Israel’s example in Lebanon will inspire him to see things differently and act accordingly.
https://korybko.substack.com/p/five-lessons-that-russian-can-learn@aspnaz: C’mon, man, cover tattoos are damned DIFFICULT to pull off. I’ve seen a lot of ’em.
That one Stallone has is just confusing; best ya’ can do over the pretty face of an ex…@RED: “Eve of Destruction”, and tboc, “A Well Respected Man” … I’ll add “Richard Cory” by Simon & Garfunkel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAGKpoVFbmw
@jb-hb: Do the OBVIOUS THING! I am so glad that something finally came along that passes my favorite decision-tree test, the OBVOIUS TEST.
You had vague misgivings about being shoehorned into a job by a friend, until they sprung the punji-stick-tiger-trap-mandatory-vaccine ambush on you at the-very-end-after-signing.
Take the $3/hr. more and work from home without a mask, and wait for the next threat on your life and livelihood to come around.Sorry about the plantar fasciitis, Amigo. Aspnaz might be on to something with the flip-flops being better. There are better flip flops. They do work the muscles and bones of your feet differently. 2-3 layers of rubber and comfort that improves as the rubber gets formed to your foot are what I find to be good.
Warm sunlight is bound to be good for your feet, also. Avoid burns.
Wishing you well…I ran a marathon, the Texas Relays Marathon, in July 1980. 3 hrs 39 minutes and 46 seconds. I wanted to break 3:30, but I hit the wall at 18 miles and had to rehydrate for a few miles before I could pick up my pace somewhat. 26.2 miles. I have a left leg 5/8″ shorter than my right leg, and got chronic shin-splints after that on long runs, so it was my only marathon. Half marathons are a LOT easier.
These days I ride a fixed-gear bike.
😀 Get ’em if you can: Website for free COVID tests crashes as FDA appears to show September’s availability date
Some visitors to the government’s website received a ‘service unavailable’ error message on Monday, indicating high demand for the tests. https://www.fastcompany.com/91195734/free-covid-tests-2024-website-crashes-fda-appears-availability-date Fluoride in Water Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Children, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge rejected the EPA’s argument that the exact level at which fluoride is hazardous is too unclear to determine if the chemical presents an unreasonable risk, and ruled the agency must take regulatory action. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fluoridation-risk-kids-landmark-decision/I enjoyed talking to one of my med-school classmates, who had an undergraduate degree in Nutrition. She noted out loud one day that I was “a healthy snacker”. 😉
Diet-Related Diseases Are the No. 1 Cause of Death in the US – Yet Many Doctors Receive Little to No Nutrition Education in Med School https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/diet-related-diseases-are-the-no-1-cause-of-death-in-the-us-yet-many-doctors-receive-little-to-no-nutrition-education-in-med-school.htmlFormer CDC Director Robert Redfield Praises “Make America Healthy Again” https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/former-cdc-director-robert-redfield-praises-make-america-healthy-again
Holding to many bad loans… China Weighs $142 Billion Capital Injection Into Top Banks
China is considering injecting up to 1 trillion yuan ($142 billion) of capital into its biggest state banks to increase their capacity to support the struggling economy, according to people familiar with the matter.
The funding will mainly come from the issuance of new special sovereign bonds, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter. The details have yet to be finalized. https://archive.is/rZyFa#selection-1687.0-1691.189 Boeing merged with failing and corrupt McDonnell-Douglas in 1997. Engineering principles lost to money-suckers. Boeing Machinists on Strike Have a Historic Opportunity
In a potentially game-changing move, 33,000 Boeing machinists in the Pacific Northwest, unionized with IAM District 751, are on strike after rejecting the company’s initial insulting contract offer. A stunning 96 percent of the rank and file voted to go on strike, marking a sea change for the fight of working people at Boeing. For decades, Boeing’s executives and wealthy shareholders have, with the active help from Democrats and Republicans in Washington state and Washington D.C., enforced a decades-long brutal regime that has thrown both workers and safety standards under the bus in favor of short-term profit maximization for themselves. https://scheerpost.com/2024/09/26/boeing-machinists-on-strike-have-a-historic-opportunity/
Trump’s Plan To Bolster The Economy
In a bid to build a broader coalition, former President Donald Trump has outlined a vision of tax cuts, import tariffs, and “reciprocal trade” to preserve and restore American industries… “So, as your president, here is the deal that I will be offering to every major company and manufacturer on Earth,” he said at a Tuesday event in Savannah, Ga. “I will give you the lowest taxes, the lowest energy costs, the lowest regulatory burden and free access to the best and biggest market on the planet, but only if you make your product here in America.” “It all goes away if you don’t make your product here and hire American workers for the job,” he warned. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wedtaxes-and-tariffs-and-trade-oh-my-trumps-plan-bolster-economy9.9% of respondents to EPA poll believe that humans are the dominant cause of climate change. EPA poll shows 90% reject the climate hoax. https://x.com/JunkScience/status/1838573685772255684
Lawfare: Censorship by Wealth and Power Works Again: Journal pressured to retract study on covid-19 vaccine harms
Vaccine manufacturer sues researchers for defamation and demands retraction of a study describing adverse events after covid-19 vaccination. https://blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/breaking-journal-pressured-to-retract Reuters, 9/24/24, Exclusive: Iran brokering talks to send advanced Russian missiles to Yemen’s Houthis, sources say https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-brokering-talks-send-advanced-russian-missiles-yemens-houthis-sources-say-2024-09-24/
Pravda, 9/26/24, Russia to transfer long-range anti-ship P-800 Onyx missiles to Yemeni Houthis, Yemeni Houthis to use Russian P-800 Onyx missiles to sink US aircraft carriers. https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/160745-russia-onyx-yemeni-houthis/
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacks on Israeli cities, US warships, Iran-aligned group says it will continue its attacks on Israel until its ‘aggression on Lebanon and Gaza stops’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/27/yemens-houthis-claim-to-have-targeted-israels-tel-aviv-and-ashkelon
I read that there were 5 teams of assassins gunning for Trump. He needs protection. Iran is not in the room… Trump Pushes Narrative That Iran Is Trying to Kill Him
The Trump campaign was briefed on alleged threats from Iran by Biden’s Office of the Director of National Intelligence https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/25/trump-pushes-narrative-that-iran-is-trying-to-kill-him/#gsc.tab=0 India can never trust China. they have a long history. Indian Foreign Minister Throws Cold Water on the Idea of a BRICS Currency
The remarks by the highly respected Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar should put paid to the idea that a BRICS currency is coming soon, if ever. Jaishankar raises a series of particular issues consistent with a point we have made: that a common currency would require a very substantial legal and systems architecture. Agreeing on the legal structure would entail a reduction of sovereignty (BRICS rulings would have to supercede national courts) which seems contrary to the notion that BRICS is meant to increase, rather than reduce, national sovereignty. Jaishankar also points out, as we have, that the BRICS nations are too economically diverse (as in often divergent) to make a common scheme work easily if at all.
Jaishankar points out that bi-lateral currency deals work well enough and appear satisfactory to most BRICS members. That does leave unsolved the point that your humble blogger and Michael Hudson have raise: that absent mechanisms to encourage balanced trade such as the ones that were part of Keynes’ Bancor, many countries are likely to wind up with sustained trade deficits relative to particular trade partners. What happens when those countries wind up with a lot more of that currency than they want? https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/indian-foreign-minister-throws-cold-water-on-the-idea-of-a-brics-currency.htmlDestroying water lines and sewage systems causes cholera epidemics: Israeli bulldozers do extensive damage to West Bank infrastructure
The military vehicles, deployed in Tulkarem and Jenin during two weeks of intense raids beginning in late August, “tore up mile after mile of streets and alleys, leaving sewage to seep into the deep ruts left behind,” the Times report said. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/25/733960/Israeli-bulldozers-wreak-havoc-on-West-Bank-infrastructure Iraqi resistance drone attack hits Israel’s Eilat port
Iraq’s Islamic Resistance has launched a drone strike on the Israeli-occupied port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) in response to Israeli atrocities in Lebanon and Gaza... Social media videos showed smoke rising from the port area following the strike. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/09/25/733965/Iraqi-resistance-drone-attack-hits-Israel-Eilat-port Hezbollah’s rocket salvos pummel Israeli sites, settlements
Hezbollah’s resistance fighters launched 130 rockets in two operations, responding to the Israeli aggression on Lebanon.
On Thursday noon, Hezbollah announced that its fighters fired salvos of rockets at the settlement city of Kiryat Motzkin, one of four small cities that make up the densely-populated Krayot settlement to the north of Haifa.
The Resistance then renewed its rocket attacks on the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems military-industrial complex, located to the north of occupied Haifa, in the Zvulun Valley.
Islamic Resistance fighters then fired salvos of Falaq-2-type rockets at the settlement city of Kiryat Shmona, near the Palestinian-Lebanese border. Impacts of multiple rockets were recorded on Thursday. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-s-rocket-salvos-pummel-israeli-sites–settlements Hezbollah bombs Israeli arms factory, forces fighter jets to withdraw
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah announced Wednesday that its fighters launched rockets targeting a bomb material factory in Zikhron, occupied southern Haifa, using a barrage of Fadi-3 rockets.
For the second time on Wednesday, Hezbollah struck the settlement of Kiryat Motzkin with volleys of Fadi-1 rockets. Concurrently, Hezbollah’s air defense units engaged two hostile fighter jets near the Lebanese towns of Houla and Mays al-Jabal to force them out of Lebanese airspace. https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hezbollah-bombs-israeli-arms-factory–forces-fighter-jets-to Israel’s war on Lebanon: What arms does Hezbollah have?
Group’s capabilities include missiles and drones as well as a large number of battle-hardened fighters, should Israel invade south Lebanon https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/israel-war-lebanon-what-arms-hezbollah-haveIsrael calls up to 8000 reserves to enter conflict with Hezbollah
The Israeli military announced Wednesday afternoon that two reserve brigades will be called up for deployment in Operation Northern Arrows.
“In accordance with the situational assessment, the IDF is calling up two reserve brigades for operational missions in the northern arena,” the IDF said.
“This will enable the continuation of combat against the Hezbollah terrorist organization, the defense of the State of Israel, and create the conditions to enable the residents of northern Israel to return to their homes.” https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/09/israel-calls-up-to-8000-reserves-to-enter-conflict-with-hezbollah/#google_vignetteLebanon braces for 1982-type Israeli invasion, Lebanese civilians fleeing the south in expectation of an Israeli offensive to push Hezbollah out of border regions https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/lebanon-braces-for-1982-type-israeli-invasion/
Russian Missile Defences Block Israeli Attack on Western Syria
The Russian Armed Forces have reportedly shot down 13 Israeli missiles over Syrian airspace, after the Israeli Air Force attempted to launch an attack on the city of Tartus in Western Syria on the Mediterranean coast… The Russian military presence in Syria is heavily concentrated in the Western province of Latakia, primarily around Khmeimim Airbase and a naval facility in the city of Tartus. Both facilities have gained growing strategic importance for Russia in recent years… Russian air defence systems deployed at Khmeimim Airbase include the long range S-400 and S-300V4, the medium range BuK-M2 and the short range Pantsir-S, as well as various electronic warfare assets… While Israeli cruise missile attacks on Syria have consistently used subsonic missiles, the S-400 and S-300V4 have proven capable of intercepting targets travelling at hypersonic speeds of over Mach 8. Both can have engagement ranges of up to 400 kilometres, depending on the missiles they are equipped with, allowing them to engage targets across Israeli airspace and beyond. If either of the systems did fire on Israeli missiles, it would likely be their first ever kinetic use in the Syria theatre. https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russia-defences-block-israel-syriaAndrew Korybko, Lavrov Reminded The World That Russia Is Committed To Ensuring Israel’s Security
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used his latest interview with Sky News Arabia to remind the world about the true state of his country’s relations with Israel, to which Russia remains committed in ensuring its security contrary to what the MSM and AMC have claimed. He’s not “playing 5D chess” to “psyche out the Zionists” like some from the second media camp might imagine but is simply doing his job by articulating Russia’s foreign policy as it objectively exists. Here’s what he told his interlocutor:
“When some officials justify their actions by saying that they – the Jewish people – were victims of the Holocaust and therefore can be forgiven, this is a troubling trend. It is a sign of the exceptionalism characteristic of Hitler’s Germany and its ideology.
I have many friends in Israel. The vast majority of them understand that the issue of a Palestinian state must be resolved and that suppressing the natural rights of the Palestinian people is unacceptable.
Personally, I have good relations with many of my Israeli colleagues, including former ones. When speaking about the Middle East policy, President Vladimir Putin highlights Russia’s full commitment to security and fundamental interests of the State of Israel.
It is not for nothing that I mentioned the necessity of implementing the resolutions that require resolving the Middle East issues on a two-state basis, so that two independent and sovereign states, Israel and Palestine, exist as good neighbours, safely for each other and for the entire region. This essential approach needs no explanation; it complies with the interests of both Israel and Palestine.
We always stress in all our actions that no solutions are going to be viable if they fail to ensure Israel’s security, among other things, but not at the expense of the security of others.” …
..The caveat though is that this should “not (be) at the expense of the security of others”, ergo why Russia continues to adhere to UNSC Resolutions calling for a two-state solution since it sincerely believes that this is essential to sustainably resolving the so-called ‘Palestinian Question’. This policy contrasts with Israel’s, which has unilaterally decided to ignore international law, thus lending false credence to the MSM and AMC’s claims that Russia is against Israel even though the aforesaid insight disproves that. Russian diplomats have worked hard to carefully balance between Israel and the Iranian-led Resistance Axis. https://korybko.substack.com/p/lavrov-reminded-the-world-that-russia Israel Kills 39 More Palestinians in Gaza, Bombs Another School
Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli forces killed another 39 Palestinians and wounded 86 in the previous 24-hour period.
The latest violence brings the ministry’s death toll since October 7, 2023, to 41,534 and the number of wounded to 96,092. The toll is an undercount since it doesn’t include the estimated 10,000 people who are missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
“There are still a number of victims under the rubble and on the streets, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them,” the ministry said on Telegram. https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/26/israel-kills-39-more-palestinians-in-gaza-strikes-another-school/#gsc.tab=0 Detailed investigative reporting on this one-way street. How Israel Torpedoed Washington’s Global Strategy. Mike Whitney https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-torpedoed-washington-global-strategy/5868661
Netanyahu rubs it in. Times of Israel, US, frustrated, says ceasefire plan rejected by Netanyahu had been coordinated with him
PM had been expected to welcome initiative on arrival in NY, relate to it in UN speech. But after outcry at home, PMO says he never backed it and he vows to keep hitting Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-rejection-of-lebanon-ceasefire-plan-shatters-ties-with-biden-tv-report/Anyway… Israel says it secured $8.7 billion military aid package from US https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4901552-israel-us-aid-package/
US Congress ‘Happy to Be Lied to’ in Service of American Imperialism – Analyst
One analyst claimed lawmakers were “very happy to be lied to” by the US Secretary of State, claiming they “would have denounced Blinken for the truth.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is facing calls to resign after a damning report suggested he willfully misled Congress to keep US military aid flowing to Israel.
Analysis by the investigative reporting nonprofit ProPublica revealed that Blinken defied the findings of multiple government bodies that concluded Israel was deliberately blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. Blinken ignored the advice of multiple officials with the State Department and US Agency for International Development (USAID), testifying before lawmakers that Tel Aviv was not interfering with the flow of aid.
US law forbids the provision of military equipment to any country obstructing American humanitarian assistance. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240926/us-congress-happy-to-be-lied-to-in-service-of-american-imperialism–analyst-1120293423.html Israeli Military Chief ‘Preparing’ for Ground Offensive in Lebanon, At least 72 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon so far on Wednesday
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said Wednesday that the Israeli military was “preparing” for a potential ground offensive in Lebanon.
Halevi told a group of IDF soldiers that their “military boots will enter enemy territory” and said Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon are part of the preparations for a ground invasion. “You can hear the planes above, we are attacking all day. Both to prepare the area for the possibility of your entry [into Lebanon], and also to continue causing blows to Hezbollah.” https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/25/israeli-military-chief-preparing-for-ground-offensive-in-lebanon/#gsc.tab=0 Thanks Eleni. Russians obliquely mention “knowing who the enemy is”: How the Rothschilds Сashed In on Ukraine Since Neo-Nazi Coup in 2014
Multinational asset firm Rothschild & Co was instrumental in the restructuring of Ukraine’s $20+ billion debt in July 2024, according to Western press.
It had reportedly been involved in arranging face-to-face meetings between Ukrainians and asset management firms, including Black Rock and Amundi, less than two months before the two-year payment moratorium expired on August 1.
The Rothschilds reportedly engaged IMF’s experts in the talks while the plan of grabbing Russia’s frozen sovereign assets was also on the table.
The clan is believed to be cashing in on the Eastern European state through various schemes, including the future “restoration of Ukraine.”
Then-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tapped a Rothschild & Cie to sell his assets in 2014. It turned out later that the companies weren’t sold but handed over to Rothschild Trust...
..In 2017, Rothschild S.p.A. won the bidding for investment and banking services to Ukraine’s oil and gas company Naftogaz.
The same year, the supervisory board of Ukraine’s state-owned lender PrivatBank asked a consortium of Rothschild, EY and FinPoint companies to restructure its funds...
..In July 2023, Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus) tricked Alexandre de Rothschild, the executive chairman of Rothschild & Co, who told them that the banking clan has cooperated with the Kiev regime since 2017.
“We had excellent relationships with people in your government. We were mainly involved in attracting of lending funds,” de Rothschild told Vovan and Lexus thinking that he was talking to Volodymyr Zelensky. De Rothschild told the pranksters that the family company intends to take part in “the restoration of Ukraine”, including in energy, housing construction, and logistics. “You expressed the need for reconstruction financing in the total amount of more than $750 billion, starting in 2023 for a period of about ten years, and this is quite adequate,” the banker said. https://www.defenddemocracy.press/how-the-rothschilds-%d1%81ashed-in-on-ukraine-since-neo-nazi-coup-in-2014/ This man is Vladimir Putin’s personal messenger and negotiator, clothed in mystery, and not much liked by the Russian military. He is ready to negotiate at any time.
SENDING A BOY TO DO A MAN’S JOB – VLADIMIR MEDINSKY TO NEGOTIATE ISTANBUL-II
On January 24, 2020, the Kremlin announced that Putin had removed Medinsky from the culture ministry, and instead appointed him an assistant to the President. There were no other details in the official announcement; nothing leaked then or later to the press on whether this was a demotion or promotion. What is certain is that Medinsky’s talk of cultural events was camouflage. Putin had told Medinsky he was changing his role for one of the most personal foreign policy operations on Putin’s agenda.
This didn’t materialize in public until Medinsky appeared as the leader of the Russian delegation to negotiate end-of-war terms with the Ukrainian government in Istanbul between March 29 and April 1, 2022.
Medinsky was sharply criticized by the General Staff, State Duma, and press for the terms he initialed in the draft agreement...
..He reappeared publicly at the Kremlin on July 5, 2024, when Medinsky was listed by the Kremlin in negotiation of end-of-war terms between Putin and Hungarian prime minister Victor Orban, and through Orban, US presidential candidate Donald Trump. In the Kremlin communiqué of the Orban talks, Medinsky was ranked ahead of foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yury Ushakov. The Kremlin has not explained what the former expert on Russian culture and history was doing there…
..A Moscow source confirms Medinsky was identified to Orban as Putin’s personal messenger. “He remains the chief negotiator but he has not been seen with the Chinese or with the Indians. This means that Putin is only serious about Orban – of course not about Orban, but Trump whom Orban went on to meet in Miami on July 11.”…..(Putin) “I propose that we discuss this today. We have two speakers, Mr Medinsky and Mr Lavrov.”
What Medinsky had to say about Russian history remains top secret. His Security Council speech has not been quoted on the Kremlin website; the Kremlin’s Telegram platform has ignored it. Asked for a copy or a summary of Medinsky’s remarks, the Kremlin press office replied: “If we get it, we’ll add it. Follow the website”. So far as Moscow political observers can remember, this is the first time that an official statement on Russian history has been classified.
Russian sources believe the reason is the same as Medinsky’s November 2019 meeting with Putin. It is camouflage. Only this time, the sources add, Putin’s purpose is to expose the camouflage himself, confirming he is ready for Istanbul-II, and is employing Medinsky in the president’s effort to override opposition to the end-of-war negotiations… “Whatever Medinsky says is Putin’s thoughts exactly, more powerfully than Medvedev,” a Moscow source explains. “Putin wants the Americans to understand this.”
By making public Medinsky’s presence with Orban on July 5, and now at the Security Council on September 20, Putin is sending a signal to Trump, and also to the Biden Administration, that they should reciprocate with a negotiating signal of their own and stop the Kiev regime’s plans to escalate on the battlefield, with F-16 operations, and with long-range missile attacks on Russian territory...
..He went on to study journalism and political science at universities in Moscow and then, at an unusually young age, he was posted to the Soviet (then Russian) Embassy in Washington in 1991-92. His arrival at the press department of the Embassy was registered by US counterintelligence as likely to indicate KGB cover. A Russian source comments: “Medinsky was definitely a KGB officer but low-level. Still, these guys have very high opinion of themselves just as Putin has of himself in Germany.”.
Medinsky went on to a career in a variety of political party and government posts ever since...
..At the end of February this year, Medinsky told the press he is ready to resume his end-of-war negotiations with the Kiev regime in Istanbul. “If they give us the assignment,” he is quoted as saying, “we’ll go.” In another press report of the same remarks, Medinsky responded to announcement of a new mediation effort by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by saying: “They will give the instructions – let’s go.”
In his version of Istanbul-II, Medinsky has implied — just as he has insisted on his interpretation of Istanbul-I — that Russia is not at war with the US and NATO, dismissing the range of demilitarization of Ukrainian territory required by the General Staff and the Security Council, and ignoring the terms of regional security proposed by the Russian Foreign Ministry in the draft treaties presented to the US and NATO in December 2021.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has confirmed Medinsky’s status in preparing for Istanbul-II. Medinsky “has conducted negotiations, so, of course, the entire array of developments is supervised by him,” Peskov said...
..Medinsky’s version of the end-of-war terms is flatly opposed by the General Staff. In the Security Council their case is argued by Deputy Chairman Medvedev. Medinsky’s appearance at the Security Council last week is a sign, Moscow sources believe, of the intensification of the debate between the Army and the President…
..For the time being, no Russian mainstream media nor alternative press have reported Medinsky’s reemergence as Putin’s personal negotiator of end-of-war terms. The military bloggers Boris Rozhin (Colonal Cassad) and Mikhail Zvinchuk (Rybar) refused to respond to questions about Medinsky’s role. Dmitry Rogozin, currently the senator representing Zaporozhye and a future presidential succession candidate, has not commented publicly on Medinsky as Putin’s spokesman for negotiations.
The Communist Party, which fiercely attacked Medinsky’s performance in Istanbul-I, has warned against the prospects for Istanbul-II but party leaders and the party spokesman refuse to answer questions on Medinsky’s current role. https://johnhelmer.net/sending-a-boy-to-do-a-mans-job-vladimir-medinsky-to-negotiate-istanbul-ii/#more-90348 Zelensky Visibly Agitated As Trump Dominates Meeting, Citing ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Putin
Tensions were certainly on display before and during the Trump-Zelensky meeting at Trump Tower in New York. Going into the meeting, both men looked stern-faced, with Trump making a series of casual remarks which appeared aimed at gently belittling the Ukrainian leader and putting him in his place. This comes days after Zelensky went after J.D. Vance, and came close to directly criticizing Trump himself for calling for ceasefire and talks with Moscow.
“We have a very good relationship, and I also have a very good relationship, as you know, with President Putin. And I think if we win I think we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,” Trump said in comments made before the press going into the meeting. But that caused an agitated Zelensky to poke back:
“I hope we have more good relations,” Zelensky cut in.
“Oh, I see,” Trump responded. “But it takes two to tango, you know, and I we’re going to have a good meeting today. And I think the fact that we’re even together today is a very good sign.” https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-criticizes-zelensky-reveals-private-message-just-friday-meetingDesperate-Looking Biden Administration Attempt to Get 21-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/09/desperate-looking-biden-administration-attempt-to-get-21-day-israel-lebanon-ceasefire.html
Again. Sirens Blare Overnight As Yemeni Houthis Target Tel Aviv With Ballistic Missile
Israel’s military has said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, and explosions were widely heard in the early night hours of Friday (local). “Following the sirens that sounded in central Israel, the surface-to-surface missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted by an ‘Arrow’ interceptor outside of Israeli territory,” the army said in a statement. “There is currently no change to the IDF Defensive guidelines,” it added. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-tells-military-keep-fighting-hezbollah-full-force-rules-out-ceasefireZelensky makes urgent in-person plea to Biden and Harris who highlights her contrasting approach to Trump
“In candor, I share with you, Mr. President, there are some in my country who would instead force Ukraine to give up large parts of its sovereign territory, who would demand that Ukraine accept neutrality and would require Ukraine to forego security relationships with other nations,” she said outside her ceremonial office next to the White House. “These proposals are the same of those of Putin, and let us be clear, they are not proposals for peace. Instead, they are proposals for surrender, which is dangerous and unacceptable.” While Harris did not specify who she was talking about, the implication was clear. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/26/politics/zelensky-biden-harris-washington-visit/index.html Not mentioned: Depth of strikes into Russia which will be carried out by NATO specialists operating these systems. Biden drains remaining Ukraine aid funds
The US president’s authorization from Congress to spend the money expires next week https://swentr.site/news/604723-biden-ukraine-aid-drawdown/ Biden announces transfer of JSOW guided munitions to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of $8 billion to support Ukraine. He also said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would receive another package of military aid. It will include long-range guided aerial bombs JSOW.
The statement said that Ukraine would also receive Patriot air defense systems and ammunition from the United States. The aid package would also include an expansion of the training program for Ukrainian F-16 pilots.
Politico wrote that the US is considering transferring JSOW guided munitions to Ukraine for use from F-16 fighters. The range of JSOW is 110 km. Navigation systems and thermal imaging homing heads were used in its creation. https://www-kommersant-ru.translate.goog/doc/7183140?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wappTrump says Ukraine is ‘demolished’ and dismisses its defense against Russia’s invasion https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-0f4d539aa73a943474d779716e5fe42a
Look at Ukraine, please. NATO outlines plans in event of war with Russia
NATO would have to deal with a large number of frontline casualties without the capability to airlift them for treatment in the event of a major war with Russia, the bloc’s logistics chief has said.
Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank, the head of NATO’s Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC), outlined the difficulties that troops would face in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. “The challenge will be to swiftly ensure high-quality care for, in the worst case, a great number of wounded,” Sollfrank said.
The environment of a hypothetical conflict with Russia would be completely different from what the US and its allies faced in Afghanistan and Iraq, he added. https://swentr.site/news/604713-nato-medical-schengen-russia/Seeking The Way https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/seeking-the-way
I presume that we are all looking for a way forward as a world, inhabited everywhere by human families, without nuclear World War-3. If I’m wrong, you might still find some interest in this view of the horizon, as events shape the near-future into potential forms. I will focus on the forms which don’t entail vast global destruction over a couple of hours.
Gilbert Doctorow yesterday, Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine per today’s speech by Vladimir Putin
A little more than a week ago, just before British Prime Minister Starmer arrived in Washington for what was expected to be an announcement of joint approval of such use of the Storm Shadow, Vladimir Putin told journalist Pavel Zarubîn on the sidelînes of the St Petersburg Cultural Forum that Russia will consider use of British., American or other long range missiles against its territiory as changing the nature of the present proxy war into a direct Russia NATO war and will respond appropriately.
That was a vague threat. After all he did not specify what appropriately meant. However it was a sufficient change of tone from Moscow for the Pentagon to have taken note and for the Starmer visit to have been emptied of content: the White House said there was no change in its policy on the prohibition on strikes inside Russia…
..Moscow was proceeding on the assumption that Washington would give Zelensky the permission he seeks in a week or two when the furor died down.
Tonight’s Great Game has provided a lengthy video clip from Putin’s new and latest restatement of Russian nuclear doctrine which it explained in the lapidary clear terms of its own expert panelists.
Underlying the new doctrine is a changed understanding of Washington’s nuclear strategy as it has evolved from global strike from the US triad to use of massive combined attack using tactical and strategic aircraft plus medium to long range cruise and hypersonic missiles based in Europe and in the Far East
The evolving situation in Ukraine fits into the new US vision of a decapitating strike on Russia that first destroys Russia’s land based nuclear force.
Accordingly Russia now declares that any attack on its territory by a non nuclear state using missiles and other long range weapons such as the F-16 provided by and guided by a nuclear state (meaning the USA, Britain or France) will be considered as a joint attack by the nuclear and non nuclear state and will prompt a Russian nuclear attack on both.
Note the timing of the Russian announcement: it comes just before Biden’s meeting in Washington with Zelensky and while the UN General Assembly is in session. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is presently in New York and is explaining the new nuclear doctrine to all those interested, of whom there are assuredly a great many world leaders. https://gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p/russias-revised-nuclear-doctrine Scott Ritter clarifies 2024 US doctrine to win against Russia, China and North Korea as pre-emptive decapitation, and explains the new nuclear precision-detonation technology, which optimizes missile-silo-destruction, which makes it feasible. Key term: “Launch on Detect”. Life, Pre-empted
Last week we came closer to a nuclear conflict between the US and Russia than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
Today we are even closer.
Most scenarios being bandied about in the western mainstream media that involve a nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States have Russia initiating the exchange by using nuclear weapons against Ukraine in response to deteriorating military, economic, and/or political conditions brought on by the US and NATO successfully leveraging Ukraine as a proxy to achieve the strategic defeat of Russia. Understand, this is what both Ukraine and the Biden administration mean when they speak of Ukraine “winning the war.”…
..In early 2020 US Strategic Command conducted an exercise where the Secretary of Defense gave the launch instructions for a US Ohio class submarine to launch a Trident missile carrying W-76-2 low yield nuclear warheads against a Russian target in a scenario involving Russian aggression against the Baltics in which Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon to strike a NATO target.
The insanity of this scenario is that it ignores published Russian nuclear doctrine, which holds that Russia will respond with the full power of its strategic nuclear arsenal in the case of a nuclear attack against Russian soil.
Once again, US nuclear war planners believe that Russia is bluffing.
There is another twist to this discussion.
While the US might assess that Russia would not seek a general nuclear war following the use by the US of low yield nuclear warheads, the problem is that the means of employment of the W-76-2 warhead is the Trident submarine launched ballistic missile…
..The United States has long embraced a nuclear posture which not only incorporates the potential of a nuclear first strike, but, through declaratory policy statements, actively encourages America’s potential nuclear adversaries to believe such an action is, in fact, possible. David J. Trachtenberg, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy during the Trump administration, said in a speech at the Brookings Institution in 2019 that a key aspect to the US nuclear posture was “keeping adversaries such as Russia and China guessing whether the US would ever employ its nuclear weapons.”
But the US takes the guesswork out of the equation. Theodore Postol points out, in a recent article in Responsible Statecraft, that a new fuse used on the W-76 nuclear warhead (not the low yield W-76-2, but rather the 100 kiloton version) has turned the 890 W-76 warheads loaded on the Trident missiles carried onboard the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines into weapons capable of destroying hardened Russian and Chinese missile silos with a single warhead…
..This means that, firing in a reduced trajectory profile from a position close to the shores of either Russia or China, the United States possesses the ability to launch a nuclear first strike that has a good chance of knocking out the entire ground-based component of both the Chinese and Russian strategic nuclear deterrent. As a result, Russia has been compelled to embrace a “launch on detect” nuclear posture where it would employ the totality of its silo-based arsenal the moment it detected any potential first strike by the United States. https://www.globalresearch.ca/life-pre-empted-scott-ritter/5868756 “NO, NO, No, No, NOOO! I’m NOT LISTENING!” US and EU strongly reject Russia’s ‘nuclear threat’
The US and EU really did not expect such a move by the Russian Federation and therefore became noticeably tense.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s words “irresponsible.” According to this “gentleman,” the US needs to declare that such nuclear rhetoric is unacceptable, especially when the UN General Assembly is taking place in New York, where the need for non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is being discussed, among other things.
In turn, no less an inveterate Russophobe, the press secretary of the European Commission for Foreign Affairs and policy Security Council Secretary Peter Stano said the EU strongly rejects the “nuclear threat” from Russia. https://en.topcor.ru/51942-ssha-i-es-reshitelno-otvergajut-jadernuju-ugrozu-so-storony-rossii.html Kremlin Says Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine Changes Are a Message to the West
“This should be viewed as a certain message,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “This is a message that warns these countries of the consequences should they participate in an attack on our country by various means, not necessarily nuclear.”
Putin said the new doctrine will consider an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear state that’s supported by a nuclear-armed power as a joint attack, and it allows the use of nuclear weapons in response to a conventional attack that poses a “critical threat to Russian sovereignty.” https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/26/kremlin-says-russias-nuclear-doctrine-changes-are-a-message-to-the-west/#gsc.tab=0@tboc: Maybe Trump will tap the secret Alaskan oil. He can make hydrocarbons cheaper, and it will do some of what he says, and he can route them to US industry instead of exporting so much.
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@jb-hb: Doc Robinson is right that an old nasal spray flu vaccine, removed from the market for not working, has been re-released for at-home use, direct to the consumer.
One might administer it similarly to this https://di2ponv0v5otw.cloudfront.net/posts/2021/02/20/6031d80b86dcbbce2138d54a/m_6031d9087f80d21251b6800b.jpeg@jb-hb: “Any sincerely held belief” is the bar for “religious or conscience objections”.
Shit, I KNOW you can be Sincere!
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