Iâm sure there will be a bunch of new posters coming along, blaming Ukraine and/or United States for this.
In probably related news, Finnish telecom operator Elisa has stated that their undersea cable to Estonia has been damaged. Itâs not a critical problem, since itâs a backup connection, but itâs pretty worrying.
- Killing people is bad.
- No excuses.
- Double standards are bad.
- No excuses.
Câmon Amrrkn mediaâdo better. This mile-wide inch-deep media coverage of this conflict specifically is not only not journalism, itâs going to feed disinfo narratives.
⊠Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel all live under various regimes of organized discrimination and oppression, much of which makes life nearly unlivable, and if the US media canât even frame the issue correctly, what use is there in even covering it?
Itâs not just laziness either. The reflexive identification with Israel, by both US media professionals and politicians, always obscures the fuller picture of whatâs happening between Israel and the Palestinians. On 7 October, the national security council spokesperson Adrienne Watson stated that the US âunequivocally condemns the unprovoked attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civiliansâ. Every one of us must stand up and denounce the killing of every civilian, Israeli or Palestinian or otherwise. But Watsonâs use of the word âunprovokedâ is doing a lot of work here.
What exactly counts as a provocation? Not, apparently, the large number of settlers, more than 800 by one media account, who stormed al-Aqsa mosque on 5 October. Not the 248 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or settlers between 1 January and 4 October of this year. Not the denial of Palestinian human rights and national aspirations for decades. One can, in fact must, see such actions as provocations without endorsing further murderous violence against civilians. But if you watched only US news, you would be likely to presume that Palestinians always act while Israel only reacts. You might even think that Palestinians are the ones colonizing the land of Israel, no less. And you probably believe that Israel, which holds ultimate control over the lives of 5 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza and yet denies them the right to vote in Israeli elections, is a democracy.
To be considered a political being you must at the very least be considered a human being. Who gets to count as human? âI have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly,â Israelâs defense minister Yoav Gallant said. Human animals? How can such language and an announced policy of collective punishment against all the residents of Gaza be seen by Israelâs supporters in the United States or elsewhere as defensible? Letâs be clear: Gallantâs language is not the rhetoric of deterrence. Itâs the language of genocide. âŠ
The Argentine Air Force is in dire need of airplanes. The nagging question is would they have money for paying for aging fighters as their economy is crumbling and inflation is skyrocketing?
Is it? Whoâs going to attack Argentina if it lacks advanced fighter jets?
The UK in oder to make sure the Tories stay in power?
Traditionally, itâs the other way around: Argentine attacks UK and Tories get re-elected.
Yeah but these are desperate times for the conservatives so all options need to be considered.
Itâs not that long ago that the Telegraph was running multiple articles sugessting a war with Spain to make Brexit⊠happen or something. I canât remember. They wanted unicorns what shat rainbows and a war with Spain was totes gonna do it.
⊠nostalgia for 1588 
Wasnât that the occasion where a huge storm saved Englandâs ass?
Wtf. Seriously? Where do they find idiots like that?!
Yep. Front page for several days with analysis by retired military beside opinion pieces saying they should. âThe Royal Navy might not be quite what it was but we could still give Spain a right bloody nose.â
Thatâs the calibre of writing that serious conservatives turn to for policy advice.
