they will definitely use their proxies to harm Iran (ISIS-K and other “sunni muslims” which for some reason fight their own brothers when it counts).
Posted by: JamesBond | Apr 14 2024 23:05 utc | 99
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They’re already doing that and have been for quite some time now: scientist assassination, terrorist bombings, sanctions, industrial sabotage, colour revolution attempts etc etc.
Iran soaks it up and continues on its own path, making alliances and working on its reputation of being a reliable business partner and ally.
The US ZioNazis can attack them openly, with conventional weapons in Iran, with missile and air attacks, but they can defend themselves and they’ll survive, though take some damage.
They have Chinese and Russian backing to a certain extent, so they’d recover.
So, the danger is that the ZioNazi see how few options they really have and, given that think that their real security lies only in creating fear amongst their neighbors and belive that they have an Hashem-given right and expectation to be able to act with impunity, decide to go nuclear

Posted by: SamHyde | Apr 14 2024 23:26 utc | 103

Posted by: librul | Apr 14 2024 14:27 utc | 11
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No. 25. I steal not only land with impunity but also all Palestinians’ bank accounts, investments, economic infrastructure built up by them—oh, and also I grab all of the Palestinian women’s jewelry off of their arms, ears, and necks and I make them undress in public if I think they might be hiding one piece of their jewelry after they have been driven from their homes and have had to leave all of their belongings behind for Jewish refugees and covetous kibbutzim to take possession of.

Posted by: Jane | Apr 15 2024 0:01 utc | 105

Let’s see if I have this right:
1. On April 1 Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, killing two Iranian generals. (This would be the second embassy bombed by Israel. The first was the British embassy in Rome in 1946 by Irgun.)
2. Iran vowed to retaliate, taking its time. It spent the next two weeks in a huddle with Russia and China figuring out an appropriate response which would not result in expanding the conflict in the Middle East, something Israel clearly wants.
Iran, Russia, and China have a “partnership”; they have carried out extensive military drills and operations in support of this partnership.
3. On April 14, having already warned the US of what it intended to do, Iran launched a barrage of drones toward Israel, followed by two more waves of missiles.
4. With the aid of the US, France, and UK, Israel was able to shoot down most of the drones, spending about a billion dollars worth of arms in the process of shooting down obsolete cheap Iranian armament.
5. Iran was also able to do damage to the two military bases from where the attack on the Iranian embassy originated. Military personnel was evacuated, but damage to the bases was sustained. The extent of the damage is contested by the two sides.
6. Iran declared that the incident was closed so far as they were concerned.
7. Israel vowed to retaliate, but a phone call from Biden put a stop to that…for who knows how long.
The way I read this is that
1. Israel failed to goad Iran into escalating the Gaza war into a larger regional conflict.
2. Iran was able to deplete Israel’s expensive anti-missile ordonance.
3. Iran was able to demonstrate the precision and effectiveness of the strikes it actually meant to complete.
4. Iran was able to show that despite advanced warning, Israel would have been unable to shoot down all the drones without help form US, UK, and France, which shot down about half the drones.
5. Iran was able to show that it could act intelligently, rationally, and that it too was backed by powerful friends.
6. The operation was carried out in a way that allowed both sides to save face, which is a tricky tactical feat.
7. Hamas has already shown that the IDF is a crap army good mostly at shooting down women and children.
8. Now Iran has shown that without outside help, Israel is a paper tiger with nuclear weapons.
Have I missed anything?

Posted by: JAB | Apr 15 2024 0:15 utc | 107

My wife was also completely useless getting through the e-passport gates…whilst they recognised me straight away..
The AI Face Computer simply couldn’t compute.
I tried my best to try and convince her to present a straight face – try and look miserable, and terrified, cos you can’t do it – to get the computer to recognise you… Can you please stop laughing

Posted by: tonyopmoc | Apr 15 2024 0:20 utc | 109

Posted by: JAB | Apr 15 2024 0:15 utc | 107
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Great summation. Earlier today, I was thinking many of us 3 years ago assumed that the IDF was fearsome, the most brutal of concentration camp guards in the history of genocide.
And now that we have seen them fight, we know that every other cousin Moshe who did reserve training is a Major General who craps his pants during urban combat assaulting an empty building.
After Russia has called NATO’s bluff, I wonder what other fantasies and fairytales we still orient our perception of reality around.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 15 2024 0:24 utc | 111

Posted by: crimson | Apr 14 2024 23:50 utc | 104
I have to agree with the substance of your post. Although, we don’t really know the true damage done by the missiles as they hit bases and no independent media will ever be allowed to assess it. Israel is a lying entity and nothing they say can be trusted.
“Winning” for Iran would be the King of Jordan swinging from a lampost while a new Islamic government takes over for the Western puppet regime.
“A tie” would have been killing the same number of Israeli generals that were killed in the Syrian consulate strike.
This looks like losing to me. With an asterisk, for perhaps winning the economic part of the war.

Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Apr 15 2024 0:26 utc | 113

This looks like losing to me.
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Apr 15 2024 0:26 utc | 113
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The damage is inconsequential. What matters is that the missiles got through and made an impact. Iron Sieve, Arrow, David’s Sling. All defeated and the entire world saw it, and then the Israelis, as they reflexively do, run and cry victim to make sure no one hasn’t heard about how they got their ass beat live on the internet with forewarning.
The King of Jordan is irrelevant.
Measuring victory as killing people is a primitive discivilizational approach.
It is a zero-sum game that cannot produce any victory worth having. It is the mentally and emotionally retarded stuff the Zionists do.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 15 2024 0:36 utc | 115

Posted by: Jason | Apr 15 2024 0:31 utc | 114
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It is brilliant that everyone has discovered the likely upper limits for Israeli defense and future attacks can be planned accordingly.
Who today honestly believes that the IDF can mount a competent nuclear attack on anyone?

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 15 2024 0:39 utc | 117

Unless some power other than an a preoccupied Super Power steps up to do God knows what, where, how, when….like really, how?
Read the Book of Revelation King James Online and the Olivet Discourse Jesus speaks of the terrible time of the Great Tribulation Matthew 24, Luke 17, 21, Mark 13. Watch and pray.
Mystery Babylon the Scarlet Whore that rides the beast antichrist seems to be Orthodox Judaism when I see photos of Chabad surrounding putin, bush, biden, trump euro leaders It looks like the Whore riding the Beast. The ten kings will utterly destroy mystery, babylon and burn her with fire but then need to watch out for the kings giving their power to the Beast Monster Antichrist and to refuse the mark of the beast or to worship his image
A time of great deception, Repent and stay near to Jesus the King of kings and Lord of lords who will throw the beast and the false prophet in the lake of fire forever.

Posted by: Lydia | Apr 15 2024 0:42 utc | 119

Got a text from trump campaign asking if i am going to vote Trump; Yes or No. Responded back with the question, ‘are you going to support Israel’s genocide of Palestine?’ A few minutes later got a response back, ‘successfully unsubscribed’. There is of course the possibility that it was not the Trump campaign, but the opposition, ie Biden’s losers.
If it is Trump’s campaign, and that is his position on Israel Zionists’ mass murder ethnic cleansing of Palestine, I wouldn’t vote for that pompous git if you paid me.

Posted by: Áobh Ó’Sheachnasaigh | Apr 15 2024 1:16 utc | 121

Posted by: Lydia | Apr 15 2024 0:42 utc | 119
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If you’re interested in the Day of Judgment, read the Quran. Much of the Bible has been translated multiple times and has sections written by random men, men who did not receive revelation as the Prophets and Messengers did.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 15 2024 1:34 utc | 123

According to Larry Johnson, 2 air bases, Air Force Intelligence HQ in Tel Aviv and a top secret spy base were hit. Ouch!
Are you sure the clowns in Knessets are from Poland and not Ukraine?
Bibi has ordered all his ministers to STFU, lol.

Posted by: Suresh | Apr 15 2024 1:52 utc | 125

Ukrainian maths is being used with Israel’s air defence reports. Video seems to debunk the numbers. How cucked is Jordan, prepared to have their own citizens die from debris to protect the zionist entity

Posted by: Hankster | Apr 15 2024 2:45 utc | 127

The way I read this is that
1. Israel failed to goad Iran into escalating the Gaza war into a larger regional conflict.
That was Israel’s goal? October 6th was such a nice day.
2. Iran was able to deplete Israel’s expensive anti-missile ordonance.
How do you know this? Jason? al-jazeera?
3. Iran was able to demonstrate the precision and effectiveness of the strikes it actually meant to complete.
So there are specific targets destroyed? Like say targeting a specific consulate in Syria while leaving the next door Iranian and Canadian
embassies unscathed?
4. Iran was able to show that despite advanced warning, Israel would have been unable to shoot down all the drones without help form US, UK, and France, which shot down about half the drones.
So if Iran did not give advance warning the drones would have made it to Israel?
5. Iran was able to show that it could act intelligently, rationally, and that it too was backed by powerful friends.
Intelligent and rational if you like theocracies. And yes Russia will be powerful.
6. The operation was carried out in a way that allowed both sides to save face, which is a tricky tactical feat.
See below on anything you missed.
7. Hamas has already shown that the IDF is a crap army good mostly at shooting down women and children.
So hamas has Israel on the ropes? Pushed back to the Golan Heights perhaps?
8. Now Iran has shown that without outside help, Israel is a paper tiger with nuclear weapons.
Because of the precision and effectiveness thing in number 3?
Have I missed anything?
Yes, the arab channels mocking Iran. The arab memes have been brutal.
Posted by: JAB | Apr 15 2024 0:15 utc | 107

Posted by: crimson | Apr 15 2024 3:06 utc | 129

Does Blue and White + Brown really result in crimson?

Posted by: S.P. Korolev | Apr 15 2024 3:25 utc | 131

This looks like a big Iranian victory when viewed through an asymmetrical lens, forget the billion or so burned up in AD, the problem is AD is hard to come by at any price at the moment for the West.
The problem here is not dollars it is that dollars don’t necessarily magically conjure up new AD and that is what Iran has exploited, we are getting very close to an emperor has no clothes moment if not already there. Iran has exploited one of the main pain points of the west, all while showing Western AD is not vaunted as advertised.
It will be interesting to see who is in the drivers seat when it comes to Middle East policy , the USA or Israel, if the USA is dragged into a war which it knows it cannot win and in the end is forced to withdraw from the region in order to cut its military losses and preserve expensive kit or if the USA is in control and puts a check on Israel, we will know with the response. The longer the Israeli strike takes the more it will be cleared with Tehran and the more meaningless it will be. Even without escalation there is no way for the USA to win in any of these scenarios.
Jordan is also now in a precarious position as it is fully coming into the crosshairs of Iran/Syria/Hezbolah with no hope of Israel or the USA stepping in if it is seriously targeted. In fact if this thing escalates I expect Iran will do a serious use of force on Jordan before it hits Israel proper as Jordan is an entity that is expendable to the West.
I would not be sleeping tight if I was the Jordanian monarchy if Israel escalates.

Posted by: silverdog | Apr 15 2024 4:40 utc | 133

Posted by: JamesBond | Apr 14 2024 23:00 utc | 98
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Yo yo Jaime….Or, perhaps Iran, deliberately avoided targeting more critical infrastructure and killing large swathes of people..this time it was a serious warning. Next time, might be a whole lot different. I am inclined towards the supposition that Iran did not want this to escalate out of control if possible? They have demonstrated the capacity to breech the dense multi-faceted air defense that has been put in place and FULLY PREPARED for this reprisal attack. The decision-makers in Israel and Washington must now be aware that Iran can inflict enormous damage. Read Simplicius’s latest analysis. Those warheads can be loaded with all sorts of nasties, including Uranium (a dirty bomb). Iran can create a nuclear radiation catastrophe for Israel by hitting their nuclear power plant. Is it really worth it? No, it isn’t for most, but for crazies, maybe? This is a war Israel cannot hope to win. To cap it all off, Putin stated that if Iran is attacked, Russia will come to Iran’s aid. That aid will almost certainly include China. Then the Crescent will jump on the bandwagon. Its a f’kng disaster in the making for Israel snd the west. Essentially, the world vs the golden 60,000,000.

Posted by: Áobh Ó’Sheachnasaigh | Apr 15 2024 5:03 utc | 135

Re: French Frigate depleting its munitions after a handful of engagements:
Spray and Pray takes on a whole new meaning
( BTW John Keegan mentioned off hand in one of his books some 4 decades ago how NATO militaries were no longer being trained in marksmanship , rather they were being trained to create a wall-of-fire. He seemed skeptical at the time. Perhaps we are now seeing the consequences )?

Posted by: Exile | Apr 15 2024 5:50 utc | 137

ZH has a posting up with the title
‘Not Looking For A Significant Escalation’ – Israel Threatens Imminent Response To Iranian Attack, Then Walks It Back
What does that tell you about the effects of the Iranian strikes?
If there is further escalation, I expect it to be sooner rather than later because Occupied Palestine is running out of directions to go and there are no rumors of unconditional surrender like in Ukraine, yet……grin
Occupied Palestine is forced to do stupid things to retain what seems like the initiative….what does more ugly look like?….I don’t want to know.

Posted by: psychohistorian | Apr 15 2024 6:00 utc | 139

Posted by: Matthew | Apr 14 2024 22:46 utc | 96

Great interview by Michael Hudson on Israel with transcription.
https://michael-hudson.com/2024/04/gaza-the-strategic-imperative/
He says he was at a meeting 50 years ago where much of this strategy was laid out. Really worth reading/watching though it is scary.

Thanks for this Matthew.

Posted by: ChasMark | Apr 15 2024 7:15 utc | 141

Fadi Kuran said this about the strategic benefits of Iran’s strike on Israel:
“My analysis is that the scale of Iran’s attack, the diversity of locations it targeted, and weapons it used, forced Israel to uncover the majority of anti-missile technologies the US and it have across the region.
The Iranians did not use any weapons Israel didn’t know it had, it just used a lot of them. But the Iranians likely now have almost a full map of what Israel’s missile defence system looks like, as well as where in Jordan and the Gulf the US has installations. It also knows how long it takes to prepare them, how Israeli society responds…etc
This is a huge strategic cost to Israel, while Arab regimes now are being blasted by their peoples, particularly the Jordanian monarchy, for not doing anything to protect Gazans but then going all out to protect Israel.
Crucially, Iran can now reverse engineer all the intel gathered from this attack to make a much more deadly one credible. While the US and Israel will have to re-design away from their current model which has been compromised. Its success in stopping this choreographed attack is thus still very costly….”
link

Posted by: Laura Roslin | Apr 15 2024 7:32 utc | 143

Posted by: Cumino | Apr 15 2024 7:05 utc | 140
Please do not equate Israel with Jews. It’s wrong and it’s exactly what Israel wants everyone to do.

Posted by: JAB | Apr 15 2024 7:41 utc | 145

Bestist buddies…
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis
@DrLoupis
Caption this.
https://twitter.com/DrLoupis/status/1779747202941817243

Posted by: Menz | Apr 15 2024 7:53 utc | 147

COMBATE |🇵🇷
@upholdreality
🇮🇷 Iran at the UN: “Iran has warned time and again about the consequences of the malicious activities of the regime on regional and international peace and security. Iran has exercised maximum restraint. Now it is time for the occupying regime to bear full responsibility for its consequences.”
“For over six months now, the US, UK and France, especially the United States, have shielded Israel from any responsibility for the Gaza massacre, while they have denied Iran’s inherent right to self-defense against the Israeli armed attack on our diplomatic premises. At the same time, they shamefully justified the Israeli massacre and genocide against the defenseless Palestinian people under the pretext of self-defense.”
“Iran’s operation was entirely in the exercise of Iran’s inherent right to self-defense, as outlined in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and recognized by international law. This concluded action was necessary and proportionate.”
The absence of accountability and constant inaction faced with the Israeli genocide and war crimes against the Palestinian people has only emboldened this regime to continue its violation unchecked.
The US and its allies have blocked the Security Council for over six months, protecting Israel from accountability for the Gaza massacre. They not only avoid condemning Israel for these atrocities, but also actively try to cover up them. Their sole priority is supporting and defending Israel, regardless of the consequences and at all costs.”
“Iran has no intention of engaging in conflict with the U.S. in the region. We demonstrated our commitment to peace by exercising our restraint about involving the U.S. Army in intercepting Iranian drones and bombs for military targets in the occupied Palestinian territories. This underscores our dedication to de-escalating tension and avoiding the expansion of conflict.
However, if the U.S. initiates a military operation against Iran, its citizens, or its security and interests, Iran will use its inherent right to respond proportionately.”
https://twitter.com/upholdreality/status/1779637316857864193

Posted by: Menz | Apr 15 2024 7:56 utc | 149

We need more of this, there is heaps of space in Texas for them:
Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis
@DrLoupis
The Chosen People is leaving.
Posted by: Menz | Apr 15 2024 7:50 utc | 146
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Why inflict them on Texans?
Send em to NY. They deserve them.

Posted by: SamHyde | Apr 15 2024 8:01 utc | 151

JAB 148
That’s not our problem is it?
I haven’t seen any non-Talmudic Jews use this space to explain what you assert in the same way that I and other Muslims try to explain the difference between political Islamism and Islam.
They are supposed to be an intellectual race, but they have failed to make an intellectual case why we non-Jews should not equate all Talmudic Jews with this genocide.
Why don’t you make the case for them?
Mandel was considered by IDF one of the top 10 religious Jews. He made it up? He used different bookp? A different sect? Please explain.
The IDF represents Jewish society.
Mossad describe Smotrich as a terrorist like Mandel who killed the 7 aid workers. Let them sort out their own terrorists and make sure they are locked up or put down
Put up or shut up. How did Israelis allow these Nazis to grab power if this Nazism isn’t seeded in the Talmud?
Not on my top.list of priorities just now. You said it. You explain.

Posted by: Giyane | Apr 15 2024 9:07 utc | 153

Iran gave notice to the USA when they were going to attack Israel and the flight paths. They immediately gave it to Israel, so they knew what was going to happen hours the drones launched. It cost Israel around $1.3 billion in interceptor missiles and you don’t run down to Walmart to renew your stock. Drone are cheap and easy to make in comparison.
Jordan assisted Israel to some degree, that is what the Western media is reporting. How will that play out for the King of Jordan, who will now be labeled a Defender of Israel?

Posted by: Mr. Ed | Apr 15 2024 9:32 utc | 155

alek_a is alek_a

Posted by: Giyane | Apr 15 2024 9:40 utc | 157

Who prefers a Nation of boiled frogs rather than pussy cats ( Domesticated Lie- ons ? Ones that give their hosts Toxoplasma Gondii . A parasite that lives in snails ( that carry their house ) , that get eaten by mice and rats … then infect cats . Onwards into the human condition .

Posted by: Paleologos | Apr 15 2024 9:57 utc | 159

The Israeli opposition leader, Yair Lapid said that elections must be held immediately to topple the government that brings and will ruin Israel.
https://t.me/medmannews/2280

Saw that and tried to source it, didn’t find anything from today but did find these remarks to today.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government “have become an existential threat to Israel,” Opposition Leader Yair Lapid declares, accusing them of destroying Israeli deterrence.
Addressing the press ahead of his Yesh Atid party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset — held this week despite the legislative recess — Lapid states that both Israel’s friends and enemies “smell weakness” from the current government.
“I was in Washington last week, in meetings with the entire administration. They are shocked by this government: by the lack of responsibility, by the lack of professionalism, by the mismanagement,” he says.
Lapid alleges that while the United States has lived up to its commitment to Israel’s security, Netanyahu has not.
“All that is left of Mr. Security” are “ruins from Be’eri to Kiryat Shmona, violence by Jewish terrorists who have become out of control, and a complete loss of Israeli deterrence,” he adds.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lapid-netanyahu-government-an-existential-threat-to-israel/

Guess perhaps the call for new elections is implied, or there were other remarks not picked up in that article?

Posted by: knighthawk | Apr 15 2024 10:22 utc | 161

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government “have become an existential threat to Israel,” Opposition Leader Yair Lapid declares, accusing them of destroying Israeli deterrence.
Posted by: knighthawk | Apr 15 2024 10:22 utc | 161
There isn’t a single “democratically elected leader” in the west that this would not be applicable to. I guess by definition, then, Yair would be no better but at least he would probably destroy only his own country.

Posted by: Jonathan W | Apr 15 2024 10:34 utc | 163

On Friday, April 12th, the Palestine congress in Berlin was stopped without any legal basis. The police informed the organisers that the Ministry of the Interior has imposed a ban on political activity in Germany against the participants author Salman Abu Sittah, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah and DiEM25 co-founder Yanis Varoufakis (also chairman of MERA25 Greece). Under this ban, they are not allowed to enter the country or even appear via video at conferences or demonstrations.
The occasion? A conference to discuss the suffering of Palestinians. The specific reason? As the police themselves admitted, there were no prohibited statements at this conference. You can review Yanis’ speech here –
https://diem25.org/yanis-varoufakis-palestine-congress-speech-that-was-banned-by-german-police/
It is a farce that illustrates the means used to silence all those who speak out against the oppression of the Palestinians by Israel and criticize the bloody war of revenge that has been going on for months.
The organisers will, of course, continue and we will not accept under any circumstances that people who speak uncomfortable truths are punished in any way for doing so. Without freedom of speech, there is no democracy, no freedom and no peace.

Posted by: Engineer-John | Apr 15 2024 10:38 utc | 165

Posted by: Engineer-John | Apr 15 2024 10:38 utc | 165
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CJ HOPKINS – The Palestine Congress

OK, what happened was, some pro-Palestinian activists organized a “Palestine Congress,” and attempted to discuss the situation in Gaza, and call for solidarity with the Palestinians, and so on, right here in the middle of Berlin, the epicenter of European democracy, as if they thought they had a right to do that. The German authorities were clearly intent on disabusing them of that notion.
Early Friday morning, hundreds of black-clad Hate Police descended on the congress location. Reinforcements were called in from throughout the nation. Metal barricades were erected on the sidewalks. Hate Police stood guard at the entrance. The German media warned the public that a potential “Hate-Speech” attack was now imminent. Berliners were advised to shelter in place, switch off their phones and any other audio-receptive communication devices, and wad up little pieces of toilet paper and ram them deep into their ear canals to prevent any possible exposure to the “hate.”
Sure enough, minutes into the congress, the anticipated “Hate-Speech” attack was launched! A Palestinian activist — Salman Abu Sitta — who had written an article that allegedly “expressed understanding of Hamas,” and thus had already been placed on the official German “No-Speak” list, started speaking to the congress on Zoom or whatever. Or … it isn’t quite clear whether he actually started speaking. According to a Hate Police spokesperson, they raided the congress because “there [was] a risk of a speaker being put on the screen who in the past made anti-Semitic and violence-glorifying remarks.”

Posted by: SamHyde | Apr 15 2024 10:54 utc | 167

In an interview with Sky News Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Israel is “considering all options” after Iran launched attack drones Saturday night, describing the event as a “declaration of war.”

Posted by: Jonathan W | Apr 15 2024 11:23 utc | 169

In an interview with Sky News Sunday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Israel is “considering all options” after Iran launched attack drones Saturday night, describing the event as a “declaration of war.”
Posted by: Jonathan W | Apr 15 2024 11:23 utc | 169
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Typical JudeoNazi, full of the predictable selfpity and whining, crying out as he himself strikes you.
They’ll always tell what was done to them but never talk about what they did to cause it.
Bombing an Embassy, and killing 12 Iranian citizen in the process,is not a “declaration of war”?

Posted by: SamHyde | Apr 15 2024 11:32 utc | 171

https://t.me/myLordBebo/28103
An interesting picture taken from a short video Israel released of the Negev airbase, light damage some machinery fixing runways , etc, but in this picture purported to be a missile damage one can clearly see the big overburden pile on one side. As if a escavator dug the hole out and nearly dumped the soil in a pile to the side. If they are lying about this and making such a bad fake cover story the damage must be something big.

Posted by: Hankster | Apr 15 2024 11:35 utc | 173

Posted by: crimson | Apr 14 2024 23:50 utc | 104
Scott Ritter: “Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel will go down in history as one of the greatest victories of this century.”
Posted by: Aleph_Null | Apr 14 2024 21:02 utc | 76
Scott Ritter on October 7th Operation. “The most successful military raid this century”
How did that work out?
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I read a critique listing most of Scott’s analysis and prognostications in Ukraine and he gets nearly everything wrong 90% of the time.
I sometimes wonder if the office he broadcasts from isn’t his room in a loony bin somewhere.
(I guess the same could be said of most of us!)

Posted by: Scorpion | Apr 15 2024 12:21 utc | 175

Iran and Israel is like a boxing match, where one side does 99 feints and a single uppercut that knocks the other guy out.
And when the knocked-out opponent opens his eyes again, he says to the press “I avoided 99% of the blows”.

Posted by: Passerby | Apr 15 2024 12:27 utc | 177

Palestine will swallow up the Zionist project.
For years, Israel’s been going around sucker punching people across the region, then hiding behind America. The aura of invincibility was all made up with a heavy dose of US backing. Iran’s proven that not even the Americans can save them. But Israel’s too arrogant and narcissist to take this beating laying down so they’ll double down by doing something stupid in the coming days. Then the countdown begins.
Iran was very generous by giving the Americans enough warning to prepare. They threw a few Shahed candies to keep Israel air force and her backers busy while the real stuff just went through unopposed. The level of cope after the duct settled was beyond the ghost of Kiev levels – 99% interception rate!!!
The fear across the region is understanding. All the petrol Sheikhs across the region are scratching their heads as to what just happened. Once Israel’s down, they’re finished!

Posted by: Zico | Apr 15 2024 12:35 utc | 179

One option for the Izzies: put their compromised Manchurian DC President balls in a blackmail vice. No telling what will be coming out of the woodwork in the States…..
Dragon Year ..

Posted by: Scorpion | Apr 15 2024 12:51 utc | 181

Judge Nap and Alistair Crooke judge had a great discussion that ended moments ago. A must see.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u1vdquXGyX0
I don’t have the link but the other day, Scott Ritter said that the USA would not go along with an attack on Iran.

Posted by: Morongobill | Apr 15 2024 12:58 utc | 183

I found you a Socialist, former leader of the opposition Labor Party who possibly exemplifies the Softer side of Judaism. The Labor Party supports a two state solutiin for Palestinians. It detests apartheid.
Posted by: Giyane | Apr 15 2024 12:50 utc | 180
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The thing about the Zionists who oppose any Palestinian state is that they’re at least honest.
Behind all this “two state” twaddle is the assumption that the “Palestinian state” will consist of isolated defenseless Bantustans with little or no access to water, fertile land, or other resources.
Sorry, but the “two state” twaddle is just Zionist imperialism with a smiley face pasted onto it.

Posted by: malenkov | Apr 15 2024 13:21 utc | 185

The Iranian combined drone, cruise and ballistic missile strikes really had a devastating impact on the Israeli nation, both economically, socially and militarily.
US/UK MSM propaganda outlets continue to spin the narrative that “99%” of the incoming ordinance was destroyed by IDF and US/UK AD actions by missiles or aircraft.
Of course will know from the experience in Russian-Ukraine war that those stats are completely bogus. Reliable reports now are disclosing that there were in fact numerous ballistic missile hits in the Dimona area IDF airbases, the same airbases used to launch the Damascus assassination strikes. There are some indications that the IDF AF intell base in Tel Aviv was also successfully struck.
Iran could have easily launched the full focus of its strikes on the Haifa oil tank farms and refineries complexes crippling the IDF energy sector but did not. Overall Iran showed much restraint.
Iran demonstrated that it is now capable of hitting the IDF anywhere and anytime it wishes……….the IDF needs to restrain itself here, their next move may prove catastrophic…..

Posted by: Tobias Cole | Apr 15 2024 13:35 utc | 187

@psychohistorian 139
‘Not Looking For A Significant Escalation’ – Israel Threatens Imminent Response To Iranian Attack, Then Walks It Back
What does that tell you about the effects of the Iranian strikes?
It tells us the Iranians succeeded in penetrating the so called ‘Iron Dome’ and thus Israel has to tread very carefully with any response.
I’m surprised some commentators still expect a massive Israeli attack on Iran. I still don’t expect hasty active retaliation measures from Israel against Iran.
If you know about the work of the operational intelligence apparatus of Israeli intelligence, you will understand why.
Whilst I’m no fan they remain top of the tree when it comes implementing of information received and then for carrying out special events on enemy territory
Therefore, we should expect not so hasty measures of retaliation from Israel, but very significant ones for Iran. After all, no matter how much one would like it, it is worth recognizing that Israel previously inflicted much more damage on the Iranian regime than the latter has done to the former.
If I was the surviving leaders of Hamas living abroad or the senior leaders of the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), I would tense up over the next week or so.
I know some have speculated about a possible Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon that’s a possibility but nothing more. Any such operation would inevitably not work out well for Bibi.

Posted by: Old Sovietologist | Apr 15 2024 13:39 utc | 189

@ Arch Bungle 168
The Iranians insist their ballistic missiles were hypersonic:
They are not wrong.
Any medium-range missile, when the warhead reaches the target, develops hypersonic speed. Another question in guidance is how accurately it will hit the target at such a speed. The only country with a true hypersonic missile is Russia with the Zircon.

Posted by: Old Sovietologist | Apr 15 2024 13:56 utc | 191

But if the logic of Capitalism actually only wants more war, its time for all of us to decide to get rid of it. Now.
Posted by: Giyane | Apr 15 2024 12:50 utc | 180
Well past time.

Posted by: Honzo | Apr 15 2024 14:32 utc | 193

I sometimes wonder if the office he broadcasts from isn’t his room in a loony bin somewhere.
(I guess the same could be said of most of us!)
Posted by: Scorpion | Apr 15 2024 12:21 utc | 175
I don’t know about you, but my room is in the biggest open-air loony-bin in the world. But I don’t belong here, I swear! I’m perfectly sane. It’s all a plot.

Posted by: Honzo | Apr 15 2024 14:44 utc | 195

@196, 197 198 and 199
lol
Seriously?
hope you get banned for that crap
Seriously selfish indulgence

Posted by: SamHyde | Apr 15 2024 17:10 utc | 197

‘Serious and Real’ – Details of Hamas’ Response to Gaza Truce Offer Revealed
The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas confirmed that its adherence to its demands and the demands of the Palestinian people.
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/serious-and-real-details-of-hamas-response-to-gaza-truce-offer-revealed/
Unnamed sources revealed the details of the response of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, to the proposal for a ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange in Gaza, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday.
The Hamas response, which was handed to the mediators, indicated that the Palestinian movement wants to adhere to the proposed framework of a three-phase ceasefire, each lasting 42 days.
These are Hamas’ conditions:
First phase:
Israeli forces must withdraw to areas parallel/close to the fence separating Israel from besieged Gaza.
Displaced Palestinian refugees must be allowed to return to their homes. Their freedom of movement must be guaranteed.
Second phase:
A permanent ceasefire must be established before any exchange of prisoners.
The Israeli army must leave Gaza entirely.
Prisoner Exchange:
For every Israeli civilian captive, Israel must release 30 Palestinian detainees.
For every Israeli female soldier, Israel must release 50 Palestinian detainees, including 30 who have been sentenced to 25 years or more.
Israel must remove all restrictions imposed on Palestinian prisoners since October 7.
Third phase:
End to the Israeli siege on Gaza.
The start of rebuilding the destroyed Strip.
‘Serious and Real’
Hamas had announced on Saturday evening that it had handed over to mediators in Egypt and Qatar its response to the proposal it received last Monday, expressing its readiness to conclude a “serious and real prisoner exchange deal between the two parties.”
Hamas also confirmed in a press statement – published through its official account on the Telegram platform – its adherence to its demands and the demands of the Palestinian people, which include:
“A permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the entire Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced to their areas and places of residence, the intensification of relief and aid entry and the start of reconstruction.”
Sources close to Hamas pointed to the growing conviction of the movement’s leadership that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberately disrupting the negotiations.
The sources revealed to Al-Jazeera that the recent Israeli offer did not carry anything new regarding the return of the displaced to their places of residence in the northern Gaza Strip.
(The Palestine Chronicle)

Posted by: scorpion | Apr 15 2024 19:22 utc | 199