Random Political Thoughts

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many more ceserved than the/a token/select few
certain countries i would add
not neccessarily built up soecific designated areas either

 

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as suggested
could have been any fcountry
not so much this instance but others
do hope your honet,if it was you IRAN
btw,nebver realised Canada lost so many
apologies to Trudeau

HAPPENING TODAY | JANUARY 10
WORLD POINTS FINGER AT IRAN | BOEING REVEALS ‘DAMNING’ DOCS
important
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WORLD LEADERS: IRANIAN MISSILE DOWNED PLANE

Citing intelligence, Washington and its allies said an accidental missile strike by Iran appears to be the reason Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 crashed this week near Tehran, killing all 176 aboard. But Iranian officials have dismissed that explanation as “a big lie,” demanding the U.S. and Canada release evidence to prove it. They’ve also invited the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing to help investigate the crash.

What’s next? Proof the 737-800 was shot down could turn public opinion in Iran against the government, especially given the simmering discontent over its crackdown on recent protests.



SOURCES: AP / NYT
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Trumpalike HATE BOEING
esp after Trump etc
tried to cover there arse initially,and everything since
a real decent leader would ensure it ceased to exist

as unrealistic/stupid that comment is

BOEING REVEALS 'DAMNING' INTERNAL DOCUMENTS


The Chicago-based planemaker released a trove of internal communications yesterday detailing a disturbing amount of employee criticism directed at its embattled 737 Max. “This airplane is designed by clowns,” one email read. The messages — the tone of which Boeing described as “completely unacceptable” — also revealed how the company pushed for less regulatory scrutiny and more aggressive cost-cutting measures.

Is Boeing in deeper trouble now? The Federal Aviation Administration says the documents, while disturbing, don’t raise new safety concerns.

PDB for January 10, 2020 | OZY

 

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c....s keep there failures to themselves no doubt
typical disgusting lying behaviour
best military in the world FFS
biggest boasting animal/sub-humans in the world,more like it
truth,often comes out
so many 00 fallacies per week
what an embarrassment to be having a pack of lying deceitful creatures supposedly in charge of your life
you often see the sick individuals on tv and you know straight away theyre going to lie about something


The U.S. unsuccessfully targeted a senior Iranian official in Yemen on the same day a drone strike killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani.
Friday, January 10, 2020 3:30 PM EST

The unsuccessful airstrike in Yemen was aimed at Abdul Reza Shahlai, an official with Iran’s Quds Force, a potent paramilitary organization. He was known as a key financier for Iran’s proxy wars.

Read the latest

 

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feel like we deserve a VICE am

Europe is a hard nope on helping Trump with Iran

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Trump has spent years trashing the U.S.’ European allies. Now he wants their help with Iran.

These satellite photos sure look like Iran was trying to avoid casualties

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“If they were going for a higher casualty count, they would have hit other buildings.”

The Middle East was already a powder keg of misinformation. Trump just lit the match.

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Thousands of shady social media accounts have been pumping out a flood of propaganda and misinformation across the Middle East.

Iranians mourning Soleimani want retaliation against the U.S.

“We cannot allow his blood to just be left on the ground,” one student said.

 

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i am sure our privacy is best shared with fuckerberg in more ways than one

Facebook is forcing its moderators to log every
second of their days — even inthe bathroom

“People have to clock in and clock out even when going to the toilet and explain the reason why they were delayed, which is embarrassing and humiliating,” one former moderator said.

 

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DONT
be to hard on IRANS QUICK HONESTY, WORLD
many other countries lie and mouse around for years
before a/the truth comes out
i compliment them


ps
Trudeau,like Trump, Aus Morrison
even Netanyahu,MSB
all try and come up with this soft talking meaningful pretend sorrow
well, you can take out the pretend, i suppose
but
when one sees the nasty shit they get up to
EVERY ONE OF THEM, you may want to leave it in haha


rbkwp
on fire, for your USA weekend
yaaahoooooo ha

 

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Spinning Iran
Whenever there is news, there is spin. Following last week’s assassination of Iran’s Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani and Iran’s retaliatory strike on two U.S. bases in Iraq, Trump’s army of supporters emerged in full force to celebrate the killing. And, as Lee Fang writes, many of those who praised Trump’s decision-making had skin in the game: “Many of the pundits … have undisclosed ties to the defense industry — the only domestic industry that stands to gain from increased violence.” Those pundits included former Gen. David Petraeus, who now works for an investment firm with holdings in defense contractors, and Jeh Johnson, former Obama Homeland Security secretary, now on the board of Lockheed Martin. We made a video compilation of those pundits.

While the media gave military hawks a voice, reporters were quick to jump on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren for calling Suleimani a “murderer” and his death an “assassination” — and later agreeing that Suleimani was classified as a “terrorist.” There is no contradiction, writes Robert Mackey, in using all those terms to describe the head of the Quds Force. “What’s instructive,” he continues, “is to see how political reporters, sensing that Republicans would attack Democrats for using the word assassination, responded by pressing the presidential candidates who used the word to say they were wrong to do so, and asking those who did not use it to comment on those who did.”

Senior Politics Editor

TV Pundits Praising Suleimani Assassination Neglect to Disclose Ties to Arms Industry
Lee Fang
David Petraeus, Jack Keane, Van Hipp, John Negroponte, and Jeh Johnson all celebrate President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassim Suleimani.

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Republicans Attack Democrats for Saying Qassim Suleimani Was Assassinated, and Reporters Play Along
Robert Mackey
Why is the media hounding Democrats who accurately call the killing of a general from a nation the United States has not declared war on an assassination?

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U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani’s Assassination Killed the Wrong Man
Alex Emmons
The operation targeted Abdul Reza Shahlai, commander of the Yemen division of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near the Yemeni capital Sana’a.

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VOA Persian Awarded Journalism Contract to Controversial Former Trump Campaign Operative
Lee Fang
Since 2016, the U.S. government-funded news outlet has turned to “blatant propaganda” designed to promote regime change in Iran.

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Joe Biden Is Getting Millions of Dollars of Air Cover in Iowa From Undisclosed Donors
Akela Lacy
Biden’s Super PAC, Unite the Country, does not have to disclose its donors until January 31 — three days before the much-awaited Iowa caucus.

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Imperial Oil, Canada’s Exxon Subsidiary, Ignored Its Own Climate Change Research for Decades, Archive Shows
Murtaza Hussain
Imperial publicly denied the dangers of carbon dioxide emissions even as its research arm concluded the pollutants contributed to climate change.

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Progressive Coalition Makes the Case for Unity in the Democratic Primary
Sam Adler-Bell
Warren and Sanders aren’t necessarily competing for the same voters; some argue the path to the left seizing the Democratic nomination lies in cooperation.

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Seven Things You Should Know About Donald Trump and Iran
Mehdi Hasan
No. 1: The president didn’t have a clue who Qassim Suleimani was just a few years ago.

WATCH →

Joe Biden’s Role in Creating the Student Debt Crisis Stretches Back to the 1970s
Aída Chávez
As a senator, Joe Biden supported several bills that contributed to the rise in borrowing from $1.8 billion in 1977 to $12 billion in 1989.

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Democratic Representative Pushed to Create a Massive Migrant Health Database That No One Wants
John Washington, Jacqueline Stevens
Rep. Lauren Underwood’s bill mandates a mammoth biometric database for migrants, accessible to immigration agencies who could use it to track people down.

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Video Diary of Apocalypse: A Family Flees Australia’s Fires
Eric Byler
A father documents his experience trapped in a beach motel room with two small children, as fires surrounded them.

WATCH →

Factory Farm Industry Quietly Lobbies California Officials to Criminalize Animal Rescue Activism
Lee Fang
Records show that the California Farm Bureau has been working behind closed doors to limit legal exemptions for Direct Action Everywhere’s open rescues.

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Donald Trump Murdered Qassim Suleimani
James Risen
The drone strike that killed the Iranian general is the legacy of two decades of secret legal opinions aimed at circumventing the U.S. assassination ban.

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From my blog today

Australia’s fires are sadly still burning but, following the difficulties in the Middle East and, closer to home, our own Royal family, there was a chink of light in today’s news. Following a three-year stand-off, the different political parties in Northern Ireland have finally come together and agreed to a restoration of devolved Government at Stormont. Although we are not placing bets on the longevity of the arrangement, this is a good news story and one that deserves to be celebrated, albeit quietly and with caution. Northern Ireland has a troubled history which we are not willing to rehearse here. It is, however, vital to the province’s future that competing interests come together to find a way forward. Our only regret is that following the breakdown of devolved Government, it has taken three years to get it back up and running again.

On a separate note, Sir Keir Starmer launched his Labour leadership bid today. In doing so, he said that Labour had a “mountain to climb.” He is right about that if nothing else. Has he got what takes to steer the party away from the hard left and back to somewhere near the centre? Well we shall see. Despite being a clear favourite amongst MPs, he has yet to win the leadership contest. Our preferred candidates would be Lisa Nandy and Jess Phillips because they’ve both grasped, to an extent we don’t think their rivals have, just how much the party needs to change in order to be taken seriously again. It has indeed got a mountain to climb.



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LEAVE HM and family alone pom media

no image of her,out of respect


xxxxxxxxxxxrlink still works but what the
its whats out there


Monday's royal Megxit meeting will cover everything from Harry and Meghan's royal titles, security and any money-making deals they may have on the table.

 

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COMMISERATIONS YET AGAIN PR
a neglected country no matter how its looked at
they the authorities over you can never assist enough

(Ricardo Arduengo/AFP)

Puerto Rico earthquake aftershocks again rattle coastline as residents deal with disaster after disaster
A devastating hurricane, months without power, political upheaval, earthquakes: It has been a tough two years in the U.S. territory.

By Arelis Hernández and Cristina Corujo ● Read more »

 

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THE WORLD IS WATCHING
FFS TRUMP

the world is watching themselves/our welfare
from you the belligerent dictatorship USA GOVT

 

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Trudeau
dopey Trump'Au PM Morrison
and
may as well throw in bullshit Johnson BREXSHIT extraordinaire
all, trying there 'soft talking shit' to try and further captivate the populace, to follow there misdeeds huh
ie
everyone else is a c...nt except us
your chosen leaders duh

 

[rbkwp]

GRs day of news, yay

In Stunning Reversal, Iran Admits Accidentally Shooting Down Ukrainian Passenger Jet
By Zero Hedge
After multiple denials, and demands for proof from foreign entities – accusing them of spreading “psychological warfare” lies, President Hassan Rouhani has admitted Iran accidentally shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that took off from Tehran’s international airport amid this week’s tensions.

In a pair of tweets, Rouhani admitted that “Armed Forces’ internal investigation has concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane & death of 176 innocent people,” adding that “The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake.” Read more...


US Plans Permanent Occupation of Iraq
By Stephen Lendman
According to Iraqi Al Sumaria television, PM Mahdi asked Pompeo to send US delegates to Baghdad, wanting the process of withdrawing Pentagon troops from the country begun.

AMN News reported that US forces and weapons continue entering Iraqi territory without government permission. Mahdi and Iraqi MPs want US and allied foreign forces expelled. Read more...


Iraq – Why Doesn’t the US Move Out Despite the Iraqi Parliament’s Decision?
By Peter Koenig
Why doesn’t the U.S. respect the decision made by the Iraqi Parliament and move out of Iraqi territory? – The short answer is, because the US doesn’t respect anybody’s – any country’s – decision or sovereignty, as long as it doesn’t meet their objectives.

Now, the US is steadfast and will not leave the region. Already President Assad has requested that the US leave Syrian territory. They didn’t. The stakes are too immense for the US. It has all to do with their move towards world hegemony by territory and by finance – meaning by the US dollar. Read more...


A New Middle East “Made in Iran” is About to be Born?
By Elijah J. Magnier
It would be inaccurate to say the US will leave the Middle East. However, it is certain that the assassination of one single man – the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani – is diminishing US influence significantly. This could not have happened without the (in) direct help of US President Donald Trump. Trump is doing everything possible to undermine and degrade US hegemony in the world. He doesn’t need any help in this endeavour, but his advisors and cabinet members share his talent for mismanaging foreign policy and national security affairs. With this bad advice US relations around the world, and particularly in the Middle East, have been run as if by a businessman, used to negotiating and intimidating with little subtlety and altogether lacking diplomatic skills.” Read more...


Ten Ways Trump’s Actions Against Iran Hurt Americans, the Region and the World
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
The U.S. assassination of General Qassem Soleimani has not yet plunged us into a full-scale war with Iran thanks to the Iranian government’s measured response, which demonstrated its capabilities without actually harming U.S. troops or escalating the conflict. But the danger of a full-blown war still exists, and Donald Trump’s actions are already wreaking havoc.

The tragic crash of the Ukranian passenger jet that left 176 dead may well be the first example of this, if indeed it was shot down by a jittery Iranian anti-aircraft crew who mistook the airliner for a U.S. warplane. Read more...


What’s Behind Boeing Crash in Iran?
By South Front
On January 11, the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces issued a statement saying that the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 (Flight PS752) had been shot down as a result of the human error “at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism.”

At the time of the incident, Iranian forces were on the highest alert. The plane flown close to a sensitive military site. Read more...


Savage. Brutal. After the Assassination of Soleimani, Can We Just Admit that the United States Has No Morality at All?
By Dr. Robert P. Abele
Qassem Soleimani, the top Iranian military commander, who was assassinated this week by the United States in Baghdad, while he was on a peaceful mission, is just the latest, but perhaps most brazen and alarming, declaration by the United States that it is bound by no law and no moral principles. That is the sign of a morally bankrupt government and a similar culture that would support such actions. Read more...

 

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get ye back into the cage you devlish fiends

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aged decrepit possible leaders
no wonder you have no show of forward thinking people

Bernie and Biden are finally fighting over something real

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President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran is opening up some very old wounds in the Democratic Party. Namely, the 2003 vote to authorize war in Iraq: Former Vice President Joe Biden voted for it, and Sen. Bernie Sanders was against.


Biden’s campaign spent the weekend accusing Sanders of misrepresenting Biden’s record from the time when he was a Delaware Senator. Biden did vote for the authorization, but he did so thinking President George W. Bush would exhaust diplomatic options before launching any offensive in Iraq.


“That was a mistake, obviously, but we were betrayed, we were let down by a president and his administration that did not live up to what they said they were going to do,” said former Secretary of State John Kerry, who is stumping for Biden and took the same vote as a senator from Massachusetts. “It wasn't some blindness.”


But Sanders, a Congressman from Vermont at the time, sees it differently. “We knew they were lying, we knew that they were altering intelligence information. You don't have to be a genius to figure that out,” he told reporters on Sunday after a campaign stop in Iowa City. “When you had an administration that was itching to go to war — they were itching, everybody knew that — you don't give them the authority; you vote no. That's what I did.”


The fight over authorizing the war is playing out as Congress decides whether to limit President Trump’s ability to order unilateral strikes. It also comes as an influential poll showed Sanders leading a very tight field in Iowa, with Biden, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg only a few percentage points of each other behind Sanders.


With polls this close, it’s no wonder the knives are out.

Senators want to know how a guy with white nationalist ties got hired as a captain at an ICE facility

Nevada senators are asking DHS to investigate after VICE News exposed a captain’s participation on a neo-Nazi website.

Trump had a very busy morning on Twitter

His thumbs must be exhausted.

 

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RAN FIRES ON JET-DOWNING PROTESTS


Security forces used tear gas and live ammunition Sunday against demonstrators chanting “death to the dictator” and demanding the resignation of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Protests erupted after authorities admitted Saturday that they’d mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane packed with Iranians. Tweeting in Farsi, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed America would “stand with you,” while the chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard apologized. Meanwhile, a missile barrage hit an Iraqi base hosting U.S. forces, but no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.

How are these protests different? Unlike November’s brutally suppressed demonstrations, these involve some conservative, normally pro-government Iranians.
SOURCES: NYT / USA TODAY / WASHINGTON EXAMINER / CNN / AP
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WEEKEND STORMS CAUSE 12 DEATHS IN US


This weekend’s wind, rain and ice battered the American South and Midwest, causing 12 fatalities, choking transportation and leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity. Icy roads caused accidents that killed a policeman and a firefighter in Texas and a truck passenger in Iowa. Meanwhile, a tornado killed three people in Alabama and strong winds in Louisiana hurled a mobile home, killing two, and toppled a tree, crushing a man in his bed. In Chicago, more than 1,200 flights were canceled.


Is it over? While the storms diminished Sunday, northern states are experiencing winter conditions that could snarl highways and cause accidents.



SOURCES: CBS / AP / NEWSWEEK
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ROYAL FAMILY TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF SUSSEXES


Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry are gathering today at the country estate of Sandringham to weigh “a range of possibilities” for rebellious Harry and his wife Meghan, who is expected to phone in from Canada. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, whose income and security expenses come from taxpayers, plan to reduce their royal duties and become financially independent.

What lies ahead? Buckingham Palace says the queen wants the situation resolved in “days, not weeks,” but cautioned that changes won’t happen overnight.

OZY wonders if the royal couple’s move will backfire.

 

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good for you HM
sooner than later decisions
not like your/the procrastinating politicians
dont know if theyre Atrfur or Mofo
nio interest/not capable of msaking decisions
except ones for them to get a annual wage increase or KILL OTHERS

 

[rbkwp]

wonder
how often Trump'/Trudeau think theyv'e been reincarnated

 

[rbkwp]

saying thinking it for years
while not making it right,comforting to see it in print
others feel the same way,much better at expressing why


The West Is Run by Barbarians
By Peter Koenig
Global Research

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How much longer are we accepting the tyrannical dictate of the American rulers? It gets worse by the day – and it looks like the western world’s “leaders” (sic – so sic!) are caving in ever more to the American killing machine – the European Union – and all its members heads of state, and all the Zion-Anglosaxons and Japan – no one dares standing up and shouting “NO!” – no more of your hegemonic atrocities! – But they all bend over backwards to please a criminal empire, run like the Barbarians.

Imagine, the so-called world leader invites you to a foreign country to help mediate between different factions, you accept, and when you arrive at the airport, he kills you. Then he smiles and boasts in utter satisfaction that he has given the order to kill – kill by remote control, by drone. Much worse than extra-judiciary murder, because there was never any accusation launched against you – except for lies.

That’s exactly what happens, with the beloved, brilliant and charismatic Iranian General Qassem Suleimani. And that’s what Trump’s miserable minions, like Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo and War Minister, Mark Esper, shamelessly deny, namely that they invited him by intermediary of Iraq’s Prime Minister. Pompeo in front of a White House press briefing, cynically laughing, asked journalists – “would you believe such nonsense?” – And of course, none of the MSM journalists would dare say yes – even if they believed it. Instead they laugh congenially to express their agreement with the horrifying murderer-in-complicity in front of them, the Barbarian Sates highest diplomat, as it were. The MSM journalists are too coward to fearing risking their jobs, or losing access to the White House press-room.

Yet, that is precisely what the Prime Minister of Iraq, Adil Abdul-Mahdi, said in disbelief and awe: “Trump asked me to mediate with Iran – and then he kills my invitee.” Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has certainly more credibility than Trump or any of his cronies, foremost US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who not too long ago told RT: “[When] I was the CIA director, we lied, we cheated, we stole. We had entire training courses. It reminds you of the glory of the American experiment.”

General Soleimani was picked up at Bagdad airport by Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Iraqi military commander and leader of the People’s Mobilization Forces. They drove off in a SUV, when US-drone missiles hit and pulverized them, along with 10 other high-ranking military from both countries.

Soleimani had diplomatic immunity – and the US knew about it. But no rule, no law and no standard of ethics is respected by Washington. A behavior very much like the one of the Barbarians. General Soleimani, who was much more than a general, he was also a great diplomat, was asked by PM Abdul-Mahdi on behalf of Trump to come to Bagdad to be part of a mediation process that Trump asked PM Abdul-Mahdi to lead, to ease tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, as well as between the US and Iran. This was an abjectly, cowardly ploy to assassinate Qassem Soleimani. – How deep can you sink? There are no words to describe the horrible crime.

The lie-spangled Pompeo immediately came up with a general cover-all phrase used by Washington at nauseatum, Soleimani was a terrorist and a danger to (US) national security. – Be aware – dear reader, no Irani, not General Soleimani nor anybody else, has ever threatened the US, not with words, not with weapons.

Then the Barbarian-in-chief had the audacity to threaten Iran to hit 52 of their cultural heritage sites, in case Iran dared to retaliate. But retaliate Iran did – last night, by sending some 22 missiles onto two US-Iraqi military bases. There were casualties, but no clear figures are known. Trump tweeted, “all is good”. When asked about his promised retaliation on the retaliation, Trump backtracked saying he has been told that destroying historic sites would be against the law, and he wanted to abide by the law. Can you imagine?

The next immediate act against the law, Trump barred IranianMinister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, from coming to the UN in New York to address the Security Council, later in the week, by simply refusing a US entry visa. This is against the UN Charter the US signed in 1947, that foreign representatives had to be given always access to the UN territory in New York (same applies to the UN in Geneva).

And where is Mr. António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, when you need him? What does he have to say? – A big NOTHING. He didn’t even condemn the murder of General Soleimani. That’s what the UN has become. A worthless toothless body to do the bidding of the Barbarian Empire. What a sad legacy.

Shouldn’t there come the moment when the majority of UN member states – call for a vote to expulse the US from the United Nations – and start from scratch – with a new revamped, leaner and more efficient UN that would act according to its original charter seeking and mediating for peace in the world? There is a majority of more than 120 unaligned states that stand behind countries which are harassed, oppressed, sanctioned by the US – like Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea…. Why not stand up in unison and make the UN what its charter tells it to be? – And that without the Barbarian tyrant.

There are lots of countries that have drones and precision-target technologies, and not all are friends with the Barbarian State. Imagine, somebody, some country, sends a drone to extinguish Pompeo. Or god forbid, the Chief Barbarian himself. That would unleash an extreme furor – maybe a nuclear holocaust – annihilating the world as we know it. End of civilization. Perhaps good riddens.

We may deserve it. As we seem to be unable to reign in what rightly is called by some “The Great Satan” – or simply and more down to earth, the Barbarians. We haven’t seen them for hundreds of years. But they are back, the shameless, ruthless, lawless Barbarians in the form and shape of the US of A – exerting a last attempt to clamp down on civilization with their bleeding, weakening, tentacles.

Why would anyone in this world still want to have relations with the Barbarian empire? – Never mind (profit) business deals with the US. They can be cut off and replaced by new relations, the rebuilding of natural relations with Russia and the Eurasian Continent, including China. It will happen naturally, sooner or later. Isolate the Barbarians and let them rot in their own corrupt swamp. Maybe they will recover and become a decent nation again – one that can be a partner and respected. It may not happen tomorrow, but in a foreseeable future it may. Everybody has a conscience, even if in most of the western culture its reduced to a tiny flame or only some flickering amber. But it can be awakened.

Brief Update of the Barbarian Empire’s Behavior

Iraq wants to reestablish national sovereignty, asking all foreign troops to leave the country– The Iraqi Parliament has by majority decided to take back Iraq’s sovereignty and that US and foreign troops must leave the country. As a consequence, on 6 January an apparently unsigned letter from Brig. Gen. William Seely III, the Marine Corps officer commandeering the US coalition against ISIS (sic), addressed to Mr. Abdul Amir, Deputy Director, Joint Operation Bagdad, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, saying that the US is ready to withdraw her troops. This was immediately contradicted by the White House, as well as the Pentagon, calling it a confusion, a mistake, that the US has no intention of withdrawing any troops. “We will stay”.

The US has currently some 5,200 troops stationed in Iraq. The UK, some 400. That’s how much an ally’s wishes for recuperating national sovereignty is honored. Barbarians know no respect, no ethics, no laws – Barbarians are sledgehammer people.

Several European Countries have decided to withdraw their troops, respect Iraq’s decision and leave Iraq and the Region. Only the UK, the closest Barbarian ally, has not decided yet and will leave her 400 troops in Iraq, alongside the US troops. How typical!

Tokyo Summer Olympics– On another account of Barbarism, the US decided that Russia is not to participate in this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Under false pretexts of doping, when according to history records, available on internet, the US is by far the nation with most proven doping disqualifications, worldwide. And the rest of the world, instead of boycotting the US and letting Russia compete – is silent. Cowards! Miserable cowards.

Baseball Caribbean Series in Puerto Rica in February 2020– The Barbarians are attempting – and probably succeeding – preventing Cuba from participating in the Caribbean Series of the Baseball Professional Confederation, in February in Puerto Rico. No reason given. Just visa complications.

The Ukrainian Airline Crash – BBC’s immediate reaction: The Russians did it – The Russians did it! – BBC announced in the morning of 9 January, that there was a high possibility that the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in the early morning hours of 3 January near Tehran airport, shortly after take-off, was shot down by a Russian missile. All passengers and crew, 176 people, died in the crash. There is not a shred of evidence, or even suspicion that a Russian missile was close to the place of accident. But the Barbarians live off lies and crimes in impunity.

Admission by IRGC– In the meantime, however, the Iranian Revolutionary Forces, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), admitted having shot down the Ukrainian airliner by mistake, taking it as a foreign object, especially so close to Tehran airport. Why would they only know admit the responsibility for the disaster? – Because apparently it took the IRGC 48 hours to clarify among themselves, the IRGC is afairly autonomous branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, what happened, before even informing the Government. That’s why the Government did not come forward earlier with the truth. They didn’t know.

It is also still not clear why the Iranian / Tehran airport authorities allowed any planes to take off in this heated, tense situation of Iranian missiles being shot at two US bases in Iraq, with a high probability of an exchange of missiles – which miraculously did not happen, because Trump’s advisers told him to back off in order to avoid a major conflict or war.

People in the streets of Tehran and major Iranian cities are protesting against their government’s delayed admission of responsibility. But the Government, President Rouhani, has said that there will be a thorough investigation of the case, and that those responsible will be held accountable. He also apologized to the victims’ families and said they will be compensated. While not refuting Iranian responsibility for the accident, Rouhani pointed to the highly fragile and delicate pressure situation in a conflict brought about by the United States.

New sanctions on Iran– The Master Barbarian Trump says new sanctions will be added to those already existing, sanctions that will hurt even more – and, yes, he says, like the Good Father of Mother Earth talking to his children, it’s all up to the Iranians, they can behave like a good nation behaves, or they will be punished with sanctions. And they will hurt. It’s entirely up to them.No description of what the appropriate behavior for the Barbarians would involve.

Can you believe this? – If you wouldn’t witness such aberrant BS with your own eyes and ears, it would be truly unbelievable, that the world is run by such un-people, well, Barbarians – and, yes, again – the docile people of this globe accept it, say nothing, keep silent. Thousands of people may die again from the sanctions – confiscated medical equipment, medication, food – imposed on Iran, as did in Venezuela – 40,000 according to a recent study by the Washington thinktank, CEPR – only because Iran has backbone, and dares not to kneel in front of the Barbarian king to do his bidding.

This kind of backbone you could not expect from the Europeans and all those neolib-governments in Latin America, like in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and now against all odds, the new US-installed “interim” racist-fascist government in Bolivia. They would lay down and kiss the chief Barbarian’s feet, to put it politely.

And again, the world looks on in insanity and in silence.

This western world must fall.

Barbarism, i.e. neoliberalism – already tending towards fascism – must be eradicated fast, if humanity is to be saved.

The West Is Run by Barbarians - Global Research