Re: #43 - Main news thread - conflicts, terrorism, crisis from around the globe

[KneelB4Zod!]

Aurora Intel
@AuroraIntel
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12m
Heavy jet activity being reported around Mosul, #Iraq

[The_Real_Mr_Anderson]

Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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New on MoA:
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
https://moonofalabama.org/2020/01/in-iraq-the-us-is-again-an-occupation-force-as-it-rejects-to-leave-as-demanded.html

the The US is legalizing any attack on its forces.

The #US is announcing itself as an occupier of #Iraq. It has no intention to respect the decision of the Parliament. According to this letter, the #US is legalising any attack on its forces.

A new era is beginning. "Mission accomplished" pic.twitter.com/aHsbCwY1RD

— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 10, 2020

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal
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UNGA resolution 37/43 passed in 1982 reaffirmed "the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle"

Under this conditions, Iraqis have, yet again, every right to blow shit up from the US occupation forces. Right now, US occupation army is not anyhow different from Hitler's occupation army. Well done, ornage bag of shits. Well done...

With a clause that it's only military targets and not a market place full of civilians to either use a suicide bomber or an IED to target a patrol.

If its military targets then I agree with the Iraqis standing up for themselves but as we know the world isn't black and white in details bud

[KneelB4Zod!]

Moscow Denies US Claim Russian Ship 'Aggressively Approached' USS Farragut in Arabian Sea
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001101078003221-moscow-denies-us-claim-russian-ship-aggressively-approached-uss-farragut-in-arabian-sea/

A quick search on Right of way on the seas, says this.....

"If another vessel is approaching you from the port — or left — side of your boat, you have the right of way and should maintain your speed and direction".



https://www.formulaboats.com/blog/boating-right-of-way-rules/


That means the US boat was in the wrong !!!

Do you know the joke about US aircraft carrier and a lighthouse?

[The_Real_Mr_Anderson]

Moscow Denies US Claim Russian Ship 'Aggressively Approached' USS Farragut in Arabian Sea
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001101078003221-moscow-denies-us-claim-russian-ship-aggressively-approached-uss-farragut-in-arabian-sea/

A quick search on Right of way on the seas, says this.....

"If another vessel is approaching you from the port — or left — side of your boat, you have the right of way and should maintain your speed and direction".



https://www.formulaboats.com/blog/boating-right-of-way-rules/


That means the US boat was in the wrong !!!

Do you know the joke about US aircraft carrier and a lighthouse?

the very same one is used for so many different nations I think it originally was a joke from the 1930s from Canada its evolved a lot since then but what is funny is that the US had to put put a page debunking it

[Profanity]

Moscow Denies US Claim Russian Ship 'Aggressively Approached' USS Farragut in Arabian Sea
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001101078003221-moscow-denies-us-claim-russian-ship-aggressively-approached-uss-farragut-in-arabian-sea/

A quick search on Right of way on the seas, says this.....

"If another vessel is approaching you from the port — or left — side of your boat, you have the right of way and should maintain your speed and direction".



https://www.formulaboats.com/blog/boating-right-of-way-rules/


That means the US boat was in the wrong !!!

Do you know the joke about US aircraft carrier and a lighthouse?

Yeah, it was funny as f@ck lol

[KneelB4Zod!]

Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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New on MoA:
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
https://moonofalabama.org/2020/01/in-iraq-the-us-is-again-an-occupation-force-as-it-rejects-to-leave-as-demanded.html

the The US is legalizing any attack on its forces.

The #US is announcing itself as an occupier of #Iraq. It has no intention to respect the decision of the Parliament. According to this letter, the #US is legalising any attack on its forces.

A new era is beginning. "Mission accomplished" pic.twitter.com/aHsbCwY1RD

— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 10, 2020

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal
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9m
UNGA resolution 37/43 passed in 1982 reaffirmed "the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle"

Under this conditions, Iraqis have, yet again, every right to blow shit up from the US occupation forces. Right now, US occupation army is not anyhow different from Hitler's occupation army. Well done, ornage bag of shits. Well done...

With a clause that it's only military targets and not a market place full of civilians to either use a suicide bomber or an IED to target a patrol.

If its military targets then I agree with the Iraqis standing up for themselves but as we know the world isn't black and white in details bud

There are always colateral damages if it comes to asymetric warfare and insurgency. Still, burden of responsibility lays on the occupiers' shoulders and no one else. US should never invade Iraq at the very first place.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Ian56
@Ian56789
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2m
Great article!

David Stockman (formerly Reagan's OMB):
The Donald’s Assassination of General Soleimani – As Stupid as It Gets
https://original.antiwar.com/David_Stockman/2020/01/08/the-donalds-assassination-of-general-soleimani-as-stupid-as-it-gets/

#NoWarWithIran

[KneelB4Zod!]

Tens of thousands of people gathered today at #Sydney Town Hall calling for Scott Morrison’s resignation.#SackScoMo #AustraliaFires pic.twitter.com/WGqecZEyG2

— th1an1 (@th1an1) January 10, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Lol, Trump has his election endorsement from ISIS

Thread: In the editorial of its weekly paper #AlNaba, #ISIS welcomes the death of #Soleimani in a US drone strike, but is careful not to openly credit the US for his demise but portrays it as an act of God to support IS and Muslims more broadly. pic.twitter.com/6bNXiMyOcX

— Mina Al-Lami (@Minalami) January 10, 2020

[Zambeezi]

#هام .. الرئيس الامريكي دونالد #ترامب لفوكس نيوز: لا مشكلة لدي في الانسحاب من #العراق والقادة العراقيون لا يطلبون ذلك في المحادثات الخاصة #يونيوز

— وكالة يونيوز للأخبار (@uunionnews) January 10, 2020

Important .. US President Donald Trump for Fox News: I have no problem withdrawing from Iraq and Iraqi leaders do not ask for this in private talks

#BREAKING #Trump to Fox News: I have no problem withdrawing from Iraq and the Iraqi leaders are not asking for this in private talks#Iraq #Baghdad
#IraqProtests

— خالد الفهداوي (@khalidiraq33) January 10, 2020

**I have not been able to find any other reference or video or mention of this.
but it sounds just like him.

[The_Real_Mr_Anderson]

Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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7m
New on MoA:
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
https://moonofalabama.org/2020/01/in-iraq-the-us-is-again-an-occupation-force-as-it-rejects-to-leave-as-demanded.html

the The US is legalizing any attack on its forces.

The #US is announcing itself as an occupier of #Iraq. It has no intention to respect the decision of the Parliament. According to this letter, the #US is legalising any attack on its forces.

A new era is beginning. "Mission accomplished" pic.twitter.com/aHsbCwY1RD

— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 10, 2020

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal
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9m
UNGA resolution 37/43 passed in 1982 reaffirmed "the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle"

Under this conditions, Iraqis have, yet again, every right to blow shit up from the US occupation forces. Right now, US occupation army is not anyhow different from Hitler's occupation army. Well done, ornage bag of shits. Well done...

With a clause that it's only military targets and not a market place full of civilians to either use a suicide bomber or an IED to target a patrol.

If its military targets then I agree with the Iraqis standing up for themselves but as we know the world isn't black and white in details bud

There are always colateral damages if it comes to asymetric warfare and insurgency. Still, burden of responsibility lays on the occupiers' shoulders and no one else. US should never invade Iraq at the very first place.

Aye they should never have been there but the onus if you're taking action is on you to take measures to avoid civilian casualties, strapping bombs to a kid or a woman and marching them up to a checkpoint to blow themselves up or planting a roadside bomb blowing people apart when they're at a market, to me that commends no respect...

Those tactics are specifically designed to turn the population against the occupier by specifically targeting civilians, the Jews & Zionist Jews had done it when the Brits were in Palestine & the IRA done it, it's a well known tactic.

[Talos]

Dan Lamothe
@DanLamothe
More fidelity to battle damage at Al Asad following Iran's attack, per defense official:

One destroyed Black Hawk
One damaged aerial drone
Damaged taxiways, aircraft ramp
Nine destroyed maintenance shelters
Three destroyed pickup trucks

In Erbil, damage to a watchtower

Hmm the US is starting to admit some of the real damage from the attack. Why did Iran not destroy all those aircraft parked in rows in the base?

[Talos]

Trey Yingst
@TreyYingst
Breaking: Iraqi journalist Ahmed Abdul Samad assassinated by unidentified gunmen after covering anti-government demonstrations in Basra

The journalist was a pro US propagandist it would not surprise me if PMF start killing pro US journalists and MPs as a way to reduce US influence in country without killing Americans.

[Talos]

The Spectator Index
@spectatorindex

BREAKING: Iranian man carrying weapons has been arrested near Mar-a-Lago

[The_Real_Mr_Anderson]

Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) Tweeted:
#US forces appear to have shut roads do #Baghdad International Airport with reports of heavy helicopter activity over head. #Iraq https://t.co/L6FgOJl1bv https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1215769323496792064?s=20

[KneelB4Zod!]

Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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7m
New on MoA:
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
https://moonofalabama.org/2020/01/in-iraq-the-us-is-again-an-occupation-force-as-it-rejects-to-leave-as-demanded.html

the The US is legalizing any attack on its forces.

The #US is announcing itself as an occupier of #Iraq. It has no intention to respect the decision of the Parliament. According to this letter, the #US is legalising any attack on its forces.

A new era is beginning. "Mission accomplished" pic.twitter.com/aHsbCwY1RD

— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 10, 2020

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal
·
9m
UNGA resolution 37/43 passed in 1982 reaffirmed "the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle"

Under this conditions, Iraqis have, yet again, every right to blow shit up from the US occupation forces. Right now, US occupation army is not anyhow different from Hitler's occupation army. Well done, ornage bag of shits. Well done...

With a clause that it's only military targets and not a market place full of civilians to either use a suicide bomber or an IED to target a patrol.

If its military targets then I agree with the Iraqis standing up for themselves but as we know the world isn't black and white in details bud

There are always colateral damages if it comes to asymetric warfare and insurgency. Still, burden of responsibility lays on the occupiers' shoulders and no one else. US should never invade Iraq at the very first place.

Aye they should never have been there but the onus if you're taking action is on you to take measures to avoid civilian casualties, strapping bombs to a kid or a woman and marching them up to a checkpoint to blow themselves up or planting a roadside bomb blowing people apart when they're at a market, to me that commends no respect...

Those tactics are specifically designed to turn the population against the occupier by specifically targeting civilians, the Jews & Zionist Jews had done it when the Brits were in Palestine & the IRA done it, it's a well known tactic.

Well, it's quite difficult to put a line between what is wrong and what is right in such conditions. I speak generally, in conditions of occupation. You work with very limited budged, material and human resources and you have to decide if it worths to blow up local pub, oftenly visited by occupation troops and commanders, and risk civilian lifes, or waste opportunity to kill important person inside.

Just look at Afghanistan. In desperation, military superpower USA, and NATO, resulted in killing civilians just in revenge. Taliban kills US/NATO troops, almighty NATO eradicates some unimportant wilage in the middle of nothing. The same goes on in Yemen. Houthis humilate Saudi coalition and US backed Saudis bomb funneral in Sanaa. And we're talking about powers, that should have technological and military upper hand. What is expected from under-funded resistance then?

[Talos]

Reports that Pence or Pompeo are in Baghdad now it's the PMF chance to hammer the green zone with missiles, drones and rockets.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Rednecks singing:

This song goes out to Iran terrorists and ANYONE who tries to mess with America...

We’re looking at YOU Tehran Nancy!

Just letting you know how the story ends!

pic.twitter.com/WGh3I7la7p

— The Deplorable Choir (@DeplorableChoir) January 10, 2020

Btw, I love the quote "R U an American or are you a terrorist".

That's how uneducated, brainwashed simpletons see it. And it's quite funny as it is nothing but paraphrase of Bush's "You're either with us, or against us" coming straight of mouths of Trumptards, who cheered for ending Bush's wars.

Funny to watch.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Reports that Pence or Pompeo are in Baghdad now it's the PMF chance to hammer the green zone with missiles, drones and rockets.

Pompeo was there today or yesterday I guess.

[ac1]

Donald Trump claims plot to attack four US embassies prompted airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani https://t.co/xqFghc0wnh

— MSN India (@msnindia) January 10, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Talos:

It looks like he's back:

Ibn Riad - ابن رياض
@IbnRiad
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1m
Even if the IRGC nab Pompeo in Baghdad, that would be like, 0.05% revenge for Soleimani. They're gonna have to send a whole lot more of 'em over.

Y.N.M.S
@ynms79797979
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4m
Today, news may be breaking out about the US base Al Assad rocking.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Remove Pompeo would be something like Heidrich assassination I think...

[KneelB4Zod!]

Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) Tweeted:
#US forces appear to have shut roads do #Baghdad International Airport with reports of heavy helicopter activity over head. #Iraq https://t.co/L6FgOJl1bv https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1215769323496792064?s=20

TØM CΛT
@TomtheBasedCat
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2m
There's a ground and aerial element at Baghdad International, it's not just the helicopters.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Liar, cheater and thief arrived to Iraq :-)

[Talos]

Aurora Intel
@AuroraIntel
Wall Street Journal: Iraqi government decides to go ahead with negotiations with Russia to buy S-400 defense system.

Probably in Iraq to threaten sanctions on them if they go ahead with S400 purchase.

[Talos]

Skimpy outcome': Iran's missile attacks took out one helicopter, nine tents, and some tools

Iran’s missile attack on US bases destroyed $40 million helicopter, 9 tents and some hand tools

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/skimpy-outcome-iraq-missile-attacks-took-out-one-helicopter-and-nine-tents%3f_amp=true

Looks like US media trying to downplay Iran missile attack damage.

[KneelB4Zod!]

Sidqi al Maqt has been released! After 32 years from Israeli prison! Welcome home!#Syria pic.twitter.com/adALYI9jD4

— G (@SyrianLionesss) January 10, 2020

[KneelB4Zod!]

Conflict News
@Conflicts
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37s
BREAKING: The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, passed away early on Saturday -
@MiddleEastEye

[KneelB4Zod!]

Conflict News
@Conflicts
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37s
BREAKING: The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said, passed away early on Saturday -
@MiddleEastEye

Sultan Qabous was a peaceful man and brilliant diplomat. Allah yer7amo https://t.co/729ZUMHyQk

— ليث ابو فاضل (@leithfadel) January 11, 2020

[The_Real_Mr_Anderson]

Moon of Alabama
@MoonofA
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7m
New on MoA:
In Iraq The U.S. Is Again An Occupation Force As It Rejects To Leave As Demanded
https://moonofalabama.org/2020/01/in-iraq-the-us-is-again-an-occupation-force-as-it-rejects-to-leave-as-demanded.html

the The US is legalizing any attack on its forces.

The #US is announcing itself as an occupier of #Iraq. It has no intention to respect the decision of the Parliament. According to this letter, the #US is legalising any attack on its forces.

A new era is beginning. "Mission accomplished" pic.twitter.com/aHsbCwY1RD

— Elijah J. Magnier (@ejmalrai) January 10, 2020

Max Blumenthal
@MaxBlumenthal
·
9m
UNGA resolution 37/43 passed in 1982 reaffirmed "the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle"

Under this conditions, Iraqis have, yet again, every right to blow shit up from the US occupation forces. Right now, US occupation army is not anyhow different from Hitler's occupation army. Well done, ornage bag of shits. Well done...

With a clause that it's only military targets and not a market place full of civilians to either use a suicide bomber or an IED to target a patrol.

If its military targets then I agree with the Iraqis standing up for themselves but as we know the world isn't black and white in details bud

There are always colateral damages if it comes to asymetric warfare and insurgency. Still, burden of responsibility lays on the occupiers' shoulders and no one else. US should never invade Iraq at the very first place.

Aye they should never have been there but the onus if you're taking action is on you to take measures to avoid civilian casualties, strapping bombs to a kid or a woman and marching them up to a checkpoint to blow themselves up or planting a roadside bomb blowing people apart when they're at a market, to me that commends no respect...

Those tactics are specifically designed to turn the population against the occupier by specifically targeting civilians, the Jews & Zionist Jews had done it when the Brits were in Palestine & the IRA done it, it's a well known tactic.

Well, it's quite difficult to put a line between what is wrong and what is right in such conditions. I speak generally, in conditions of occupation. You work with very limited budged, material and human resources and you have to decide if it worths to blow up local pub, oftenly visited by occupation troops and commanders, and risk civilian lifes, or waste opportunity to kill important person inside.

Just look at Afghanistan. In desperation, military superpower USA, and NATO, resulted in killing civilians just in revenge. Taliban kills US/NATO troops, almighty NATO eradicates some unimportant wilage in the middle of nothing. The same goes on in Yemen. Houthis humilate Saudi coalition and US backed Saudis bomb funneral in Sanaa. And we're talking about powers, that should have technological and military upper hand. What is expected from under-funded resistance then?

Generally you'd be right but if you're trying to oppose the occupier and oppressor it doesn't make sense to purposefully target civilian hubs knowing full well civilians were getting caught in the fray...

The only time they didn't get purposefully caught up is when the villages knew what was coming they weren't working the fields and it was quiet, the troops knew it was coming, hence why the market technique was favoured.

May just be my personal opinion coming into it, but I don't respect the 'freedom fighter' fighting the freedom of others

I'll have a look into the villages being wiped out for revenge currently not able to comment on that front as I'm not knowing of it and about to grab some Zzzzz's lol

Thanks for the POV as you know I always appreciate it