At the Vancouver Web Summit, I participated in a panel with Ryan Grim and Stephen Walt to discuss the Iran War and the wavering of U.S. hegemonic power in the region.
While I was never a supporter of this Lunatic and have had major misgivings about several past Administrations, this current one actually makes me feel physically threatened by their Blatant and Overt Corruption, Theft and Danger to ever decent American. I simply don't understand how our Congress and US Military sits back and does absolutely nothing. Treading very softly regarding upholding the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, this absolute Non-Sense of Blanket Immunity for all Crimes committed during his tenure Must be re-examined. It started under Biden, which I found appalling but this Orange Clown has brought it to levels of disgrace we as a Nation have never witnessed before.
Thank you for the discussion. I previously read the scholarly article Prof. Walt wrote with Prof. Mearsheimer on the Israel lobby and recommend it to other readers. I also wanted to update information Chris provided in a previous report about two Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activists who were kidnapped and detained by Israel, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila. Following a six-day detention and representation by the legal rights organization, Adalah, the two were released and deported back to their home countries. Spain and Brazil had sent letters demanding their immediate release. All subsequent GSF participants have also been released and deported to their home countries after having been detained and abused by Israelis. Many suffered broken ribs and other injuries, and others alleged sexual abuse, including rape. At least some of the allegations are being investigated by the participants’ home countries. More needs to be done. (Chris had previously called for protests at the Israeli embassy in DC and the consulate in NY regarding the illegal detention of Abu Keshek and Avila).
In spite of the tremendous military power of the USA and its Israeli ally, Iran as a country, its history culture, its economy, and its people, are still there !
I was hoping to get more information about the latest development of this idiotic war of Trump and his spiritual father Natanayou but I realized that given the amount of censorship and propaganda from both sides this is almost impossible. I do see, through many Youtube pieces, that America and Israel are being defeated by Iran but this could be just wishfull thinking by the producers. There are two contradictory facts that make me dubious of any news. First, given their pathological hatred for Iran that they wish to destroy at the firts opportunity, why Iran is still standing and fighting hard? Secondly, why Israel that supposedly has lost its tank fleet continue its agresion on Levanon? Don't know. But what seems clear to me is that at the end, Donald Duck will die not understanding why he was not awarded the nobel peace prize nor for the science one after he discovered the solution to fight covid. (Must be those liberal and communist democrats who opposed his nomination) Hey, we are in good hands.
"... what is it about our system that fails to learn lessons?"
the system is CONvinced it does not need to learn any lessons. the system's only plan is to create failed states at every turn to prevent any & every country from ever rising to become a rival to the hegemon.
hence, there is no need whatsoever for the system to plan for any “days after” barbaric bombardments, invasions, decapitation strikes etc.. while subdued countries simply remain reservoirs of abundant resources to be plundered by the system, the hegemon, eternally rootless, ruthless, brutally insatiable.
While I was never a supporter of this Lunatic and have had major misgivings about several past Administrations, this current one actually makes me feel physically threatened by their Blatant and Overt Corruption, Theft and Danger to ever decent American. I simply don't understand how our Congress and US Military sits back and does absolutely nothing. Treading very softly regarding upholding the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, this absolute Non-Sense of Blanket Immunity for all Crimes committed during his tenure Must be re-examined. It started under Biden, which I found appalling but this Orange Clown has brought it to levels of disgrace we as a Nation have never witnessed before.
God Help Us All.
Thank you for the discussion. I previously read the scholarly article Prof. Walt wrote with Prof. Mearsheimer on the Israel lobby and recommend it to other readers. I also wanted to update information Chris provided in a previous report about two Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activists who were kidnapped and detained by Israel, Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila. Following a six-day detention and representation by the legal rights organization, Adalah, the two were released and deported back to their home countries. Spain and Brazil had sent letters demanding their immediate release. All subsequent GSF participants have also been released and deported to their home countries after having been detained and abused by Israelis. Many suffered broken ribs and other injuries, and others alleged sexual abuse, including rape. At least some of the allegations are being investigated by the participants’ home countries. More needs to be done. (Chris had previously called for protests at the Israeli embassy in DC and the consulate in NY regarding the illegal detention of Abu Keshek and Avila).
In spite of the tremendous military power of the USA and its Israeli ally, Iran as a country, its history culture, its economy, and its people, are still there !
I was hoping to get more information about the latest development of this idiotic war of Trump and his spiritual father Natanayou but I realized that given the amount of censorship and propaganda from both sides this is almost impossible. I do see, through many Youtube pieces, that America and Israel are being defeated by Iran but this could be just wishfull thinking by the producers. There are two contradictory facts that make me dubious of any news. First, given their pathological hatred for Iran that they wish to destroy at the firts opportunity, why Iran is still standing and fighting hard? Secondly, why Israel that supposedly has lost its tank fleet continue its agresion on Levanon? Don't know. But what seems clear to me is that at the end, Donald Duck will die not understanding why he was not awarded the nobel peace prize nor for the science one after he discovered the solution to fight covid. (Must be those liberal and communist democrats who opposed his nomination) Hey, we are in good hands.
"... what is it about our system that fails to learn lessons?"
the system is CONvinced it does not need to learn any lessons. the system's only plan is to create failed states at every turn to prevent any & every country from ever rising to become a rival to the hegemon.
hence, there is no need whatsoever for the system to plan for any “days after” barbaric bombardments, invasions, decapitation strikes etc.. while subdued countries simply remain reservoirs of abundant resources to be plundered by the system, the hegemon, eternally rootless, ruthless, brutally insatiable.