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Iranian Missiles’ Precisionby Fadi Lama / author / WHY THE WEST CAN'TWIN  Newly leaked images from the ground have revea...
17/07/2025

Iranian Missiles’ Precision
by Fadi Lama / author / WHY THE WEST CAN'TWIN
Newly leaked images from the ground have revealed Iran’s strikes on the US Al-Udeid base in
Qatar hit the expensive US communications complex there with shocking precision:
Iran’s June 23 missile strike on the U.S. Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar destroyed a radar
installation. The radar dome was visibly burned, and an adjacent structure sustained damage—
contradicting Pentagon claims that all missiles were intercepted and no damage occurred.
New images also reveal the destruction of the U.S. military’s “Modernized Enterprise Terminal”
— a hardened wideband satellite communications system — as a result of the IRGC Aerospace
Force strike.
The target, the now destroyed Modern Entreprise Terminal (MET) was installed at the base in
2016 at a cost of $15 million and provided secure communication capabilities including voice,
video and data services, linking service members in the U.S. Central Command area of
responsibility with military leaders around the world.
The most significant confrontation between Iran and the U.S. was the January 8, 2020 missile
attack on Ain Assad air base in Iraq, avenging the U.S. assassination of General Qasem
Soleimani.265 Satellite image analysis of the Ain al-Assad air base strike266 indicates that
Iranian missiles had an average blast radius of 21 meters and accuracy measured in CEP (circular
error probability) of 11 meters average, 7 meters median.
The Ain al-Assad missile attack had significant tactical and strategic ramifications.
In addition to displaying Iranian missiles’ accuracy, the Ain al-Assad attack demonstrated Iran’s
stand-off weapons capability. Iranian missiles’ range is 2,000 km while the operational range of
U.S. carrier-based fighter jets is significantly lower: the F-18 is 800 km, and the F-35 is 1,100
km.
Iran demonstrated on Jan 8, 2020 that it has stand-off weapons capable of sinking aircraft
carriers and of destroying all bases within a 2000 km of Iranian borders.
The Iranian missile attack effectively put a brake to empire. If an empire cannot project power, it
is no longer an empire. Bases surrounding a country are transformed from threat-projecting
assets to vulnerable liabilities. Aircraft carriers, the ‘long arm of the law,’ are transformed from
floating islands for launching offensives into fat sitting ducks.
If a date is to be placed for the End of Empire, then that date would be January 8, 2020.

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Israel violates ceasefire, sets impossible conditions, closes Gaza to preserve coalition.Elijah Magnier:'In an attempt t...
02/03/2025

Israel violates ceasefire, sets impossible conditions, closes Gaza to preserve coalition.
Elijah Magnier:

'In an attempt to further control the terms of the ceasefire, the Netanyahu government has ordered the complete closure of all entry and exit points to and from Gaza, increasing the suffering of the civilian population and using the blockade as a means to force the Palestinian resistance to accept its dictated terms for an extended Phase One.
The humanitarian consequences of this closure have been catastrophic. With no access to food, clean water, medical supplies and essential humanitarian aid, the already dire living conditions in Gaza have deteriorated further. Hospitals, operating with limited resources due to previous bombardments and blockades, are unable to treat the wounded, leading to an increasing number of deaths from preventable injuries and diseases. Malnutrition and dehydration are worsening, especially among children, as food shortages become more acute. Unable to leave or receive aid, the people of Gaza are trapped in a forced humanitarian crisis that is worsening by the day. The blockade has turned the enclave into a suffocating open-air prison, where civilians are collectively punished for Israel's political manoeuvres.
From the outset, Israel has ignored its humanitarian obligations under the ceasefire agreement. The delivery of aid, including food, medical supplies and shelter for the displaced, has been deliberately delayed or severely restricted. The evacuation of wounded civilians and their families through the Rafah crossing has been slowed to a near standstill, leaving many in desperate conditions. Furthermore, despite agreements to reduce military surveillance, Israel has continued aerial and ground surveillance of Gaza, maintaining pressure on an already beleaguered population.
Can Netanyahu push this through without US approval?..."

Why Netanyahu should fear the Trump-Zelenskyy showdownHa'aretz today: Amir Tibon The shocking scene in the Oval Office c...
02/03/2025

Why Netanyahu should fear the Trump-Zelenskyy showdown
Ha'aretz today: Amir Tibon

The shocking scene in the Oval Office carried important significance for Israel, perhaps more than any other country apart from Ukraine itself

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on Tuesday, when Trump starting dropping his Gaza bombshells.

he shocking scene in the Oval Office on Friday, during which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was lambasted in front of the entire world by U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, carried important significance for Israel, perhaps more than any other country apart from Ukraine itself.

It's hard to think of another country that relies so heavily on American support as much as Israel. For Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the showdown between Trump and Zelenskyy must have been petrifying to watch. Right now, Netanyahu is in Trump's good graces, but he knows very well that every word that the U.S. president told Ukraine's leader in front of the cameras could have been said to him regarding Israel's war against Hamas and Hezbollah, not to mention its decades-long fight against Iran.

Even more than that, Netanyahu should be concerned by the reaction of several prominent Republican senators, who until the Trump-Zelenskyy brawl were fierce defenders of Ukraine, but in its aftermath, chose to delete posts about meeting the Ukrainian president from their social media accounts, or to call for Zelenskyy's resignation. No one should have any doubt that these politicians, who fear Trump's wrath more than anything else, would shift their positions on Israel in a second in case the president did.

For now, there are no signs that Trump is about to do this. He applied pressure on Netanyahu before entering the White House to accept the Gaza cease-fire deal that has allowed for the release of 33 hostages so far, but is now looking the other way while Netanyahu breaks the terms of the deal and threatens to renew the war. Instead of insisting that the deal be implemented in full, Trump has given Netanyahu free rein to break and bend it.

But there is no guarantee that this will remain his policy in the long run, and Netanyahu knows it. Trump still hopes to achieve a grand peace agreement in the Middle East, and sooner or later, he may realize that Netanyahu's constant surrender to his fanatic coalition partners is pushing that dream farther away...."

27/02/2025
The BRICS Summit in Kazan: A Manifesto for a Rational World OrderAlfred de Zayas"The Kazan Declaration of 23 October 202...
31/10/2024

The BRICS Summit in Kazan: A Manifesto for a Rational World Order
Alfred de Zayas
"The Kazan Declaration of 23 October 2024, adopted at the 16th BRICS Summit[1] hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan on the Volga river from 22 to 24 October and attended by 36 countries[2], constitutes a pivotal moment for humanity. There is hope in the air, a certain optimism that we can gradually change the paradigm, marshal the world disorder, move away from bloc-mentality, abandon confrontational politics, phase out dependence on the US-dollar, and craft a coherent policy to enhance trade, social and cultural exchange in tandem with the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter and in the spirit of the UNESCO Constitution[3].

True enough, US and NATO provocations and war-mongering are not likely to disappear anytime soon. In fact, judging by what we read in the mainstream media, there is a surge in bellicose rhetoric in the West and a real danger that continued escalation will drive humanity to Apocalypse — in which case the UN Charter and the Kazan Declaration will not matter, because we will no longer inhabit planet Earth. Civilizations are not eternal. The Assyrian, Persian, Etruscan, Maya[4] civilizations all went under. We could wake up dead tomorrow – if we do not prevent a nuclear confrontation. As John Lennon sang, “War is over – if you want it”.[5]

While tensions will persist for years, the very existence of BRICS and the future-oriented Kazan Summit offer an alternative to Western nihilism. BRICS has just added 13 new members, and there are dozens more who want to join. This is eloquent proof that the world is changing and will continue to evolve away from US hegemonic fantasies. Indeed, BRICS is far more representative of global realities than the EU or the G-7. The thirteen new members are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam – a panorama that encompasses all continents.

Unlike the UN Summit of the Future and Pact for the Future[6] of 20-22 September 2024, the Kazan Declaration with its 134 paragraphs constitutes a major step in the development of a multipolar world order and a reaffirmation of the will of the Global Majority to strengthen international peace and security through multilateralism. A return to the principles and purposes of the UN is possible when enough states commit to resolve all differences through diplomacy and exercise good faith instead of continuing to practice a “culture of cheating”[7]. ..."
More on CounterPunch.
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Alastair Crooke : Israel’s Preference For Self-Destructionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkNk76E3SIKEY analysis of Isr...
29/10/2024

Alastair Crooke : Israel’s Preference For Self-Destruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkNk76E3SI
KEY analysis of Israel's aborted strike against Iran /
It was supposed to lead off with the destruction of the air defenses of Iran and of Iraq and Syria on the way so that then the second and third waves could come in with conventional weapons to destroy the Iranian targets...But those second and third waves never happened. Suddenly the Israelis stopped. They discovered they were being locked on to by another missile defense system and were frightened...

Much more there; apologies for fragmentary capture from transcript.

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EUROPE: LIVING IN A BANKSTA'S PARADISE by Alex Krainer"European Union’s eventual collapse is a certainty - it has been f...
27/10/2024

EUROPE: LIVING IN A BANKSTA'S PARADISE by Alex Krainer
"European Union’s eventual collapse is a certainty - it has been for a very long time. It’s been rigged for demolition through its financial architecture which institutionalizes a system of governance that’s typical of all historical eras where moneylending oligarchies gained the control of the political system. The predictable result of all this is that European economies are floundering: their entrepreneurial dynamism and competitiveness is being systematically suffocated and slowly consumed by the parasitic leech hidden behind the EU bureaucratic institutions. For the ordinary people and businesses, this system is driving a steady, inexorable descent into poverty.

European Stability Mechanism
One of the main components of Europe’s pathological financial architecture is the European Stability Mechanism (ESM): Eurozone’s permanent bailout fund. The ESM is not exactly a household name, but you can really think of it as a monstrous vampire leech attached to Europe’s economy.

The treaty establishing the ESM is an astonishing legal concoction which established a limitless, institutional conveyor belt of bailout funds from the European taxpayer, ultimately to the banking cartel. ESM’s capital was supposedly limited to €500 million (in some documents it says €700 million), but the Treaty sets no limits on the obligations imposed on European taxpayers, no room for negotiation, no legal recourse.

As drafted, the ESM Treaty was a violation of the EU Treaty (Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) as well as constitutions and/or laws of EU member states as it restricts each member nation’s fiscal sovereignty. Ratifying it necessitated a dismayingly convoluted process of amending the EU treaty and circumventing member states’ domestic laws.

It came to an initial vote in January 2012 when it was passed without barely a mention in the press. The ESM became operational in October 2012 even though it was never fully ratified by all member states. Here are some of the Treaty's provisions:

Article 8: the Treaty does not limit the fund capital to its authorized capital (€500 or €700 billion), but to its issue value which is up to the ESM’s board of governors to decide.

Article 9: "ESM members hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertake to pay on demand any capital call made on them... within seven days of receipt."

Article 19: ESM governors may extend the scope of the ESM’s operations. ESM may borrow funds to bail out insolvent Eurozone banks in capital markets, without approval by national parliaments.

Article 21: ESM can borrow funds from banks or other persons or institutions without any limits. ESM member nations shall guarantee and be liable for the repayment of these sums.

Article 25: if one or more ESM members fail to meet their obligations, the other members are liable for the shortfall in proportion to their share of the fund capital.

Article 30: "Governors, ... and staff members shall be immune from legal proceedings with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity and shall enjoy inviolability in respect of their official papers and documents."

Article 32: The ESM, its property, funding, and assets... shall enjoy immunity from every form of judicial process ... the ESM shall... be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation, or any form of seizure... by executive, judicial, administrative or legislative action." This article further stipulates that ESM shall be exempted from the legal requirement in any of the ESM member nations’ legal requirement to be authorized or licensed as a credit institution.

Article 34: all ESM officials, governors and directors are to observe absolute professional secrecy in relation to any matter relating to the ESM.

Article 35: directors and governors will enjoy full legal immunity beyond their time in office and in both international law and that of the EU member states.

If we boil down the legal language of the ESM Treaty, we have an unelected, supra-national body that can allocate unlimited bailout funds, ultimately to the benefit of Eurozone’s failing banks, at their discretion and in perpetuity...."
More here: https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/eu-living-in-the-bankstas-paradise?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1063805&post_id=150794558&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=ba0zd&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

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What Has Israel Achieved In The Last Year? List of 29 failures!by Arhbungleon Moon of Alabama website1. Israel has essen...
25/10/2024

What Has Israel Achieved In The Last Year?
List of 29 failures!
by Arhbungleon Moon of Alabama website
1. Israel has essentially lost territory in the north of Occupied Palestine. Hezbollah's rocket barrages over the last eleven months has driven the settler population out of the North. This is likely permanent. Israel's settler population in the Gaza envelope has also been thinned out since the 7 October attacks.
Moreover, current ongoing attacks from Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon are depopulating Israel.
2. The Houthi have put an unbreakable chokehold on the Red Sea and all Red Sea shipping. There is no way to break this chokehold. The USN and all other Western navies have tried for almost 12 months and failed utterly.
Attempts to conduct strikes on the Houthi, including massive strikes on core infrastructure in Hodeida have yielded ZERO results over a period of almost a year. The Israelis are to thank for this achievement.
3. The cementing of Hezbollah as the primary military force in Lebanon: Hezbollah's Radwan forces have proven capable of protecting Lebanon's southern borders with Palestine. All attempts by the IDF and their supporting American Special Forces to take control of this area and drive the Radwan forces back have failed.
4. The ensured survival of Hamas: Hamas in the Gaza strip persists after almost a year. For months they've demonstrated ability to strike IDF forces daily, destroying IDF ground equipment and troops. This is true, even if incremental in nature. Hamas is still able to launch rockets on the Gaza envelope.
This means their rocket manufacturing facilities are still functional. Hamas has demonstrated staying power and resilience. Compared to Fatah in the West Bank, Hamas has demonstrated an ability and willingness to actualize the Palestinian desire for self determination.
Due to Israel's excessive response to 7 October, Fatah has been permanently sidelined. Hamas will forever be known as the true face of Palestinian resistance.
5. The validation of Hezbollah's resilience: Despite eliminating one (1) component of the Hezbollah leadership, Hezbollah has reconstituted its leadership structure. It's most senior leadership council, the Shura is still intact.
Despite a technically brilliant infiltration of the communications infrastructure supply chain by Israel and after a massive air strike involving rarely used bunker buster missiles, Israel has failed to dent the combat capability or even morale of Hezbollah.
6. Hezbollah has established, for the first time in history, a buffer zone cleared of Israelis within the held territory of 'Israel' (Occupied Palestine).
7. Recent and previous strikes carried out by the IRGC on Tel Aviv showed the failure of the Iron Dome and the failure of ALL Israel's air defense systems. David's Sling. Arrow. Patriot. Moreover, the air defense systems of Israel's satraps (Jordan) were also proven to fail. Further, the interception systems of the USN were proven to be inadequate.
This has massive implications for war-gaming a conflict between the US and Iran. It means that the US will have to consider the fact that regardless of what it may inflict on Iran, it will not be able to shield anyone and itself against a concurrent Iranian retaliation.
Moreover, the US must now acknowledge that Iran has the ability to destroy it's carrier groups.
Marine power projection is therefore no longer of any use in the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman ... It must now recalculate all it's previous attack plans.
8. The hardening of Hezbollah positions in the South of Lebanon: Despite the spectacular and tragic strikes Israel has carried out on Beirut the essential damage is limited to civilian blocks and civilian villages in the south. It appears that very little of Israel's considerable air firepower has harmed Hezbollah itself. Hezbollah not only remains lodged there but the creation of rubble and destruction has provided them future cover and shelter.
The net effect of these strikes has been to galvanize Hezbollah's fighters, drive Hezbollah recruitment, set world opinion firmly against Israel. The global environment for Israelis, Zionists and sadly, even non-Zionist Jews has been polluted on account of Netanyahu's actions in Beirut.
On the other side of the equation, the IDF has wasted substantial amounts of materiel on killing civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure. Infrastructure which has nothing to do with the threat posed by Hezbollah.
While the US has put its entire arsenal at Israel's disposal these materials are far from infinite and will run out soon - or become so expensive that it begins place further pressures on the U.S economy and logistics chains.
9. The US' ongoing Iraq Occupation is coming apart at the seams: Despite the US presence in Iraq, it is demonstrably unable to exert any influence on the Iraqi resistance movements there, who launch increasingly sophisticated missile and drone attacks from Iraqi territory under the noses of US garrisons.
In addition, the behavior of Israel has stimulated anti-US activity in Iraq and will shortly result in a violent ejection of U.S forces from that country regardless of the current puppet government's attempts to retain the U.S presence. It may take years to complete but the ejection of American forces from Iraq is all but assured now that the Hashds have demonstrated the ability to use substantial lethal force.
10. The Syrian occupation is coming apart at the seams: Strikes against U.S bases in Syria have become a weekly occurrence now. The resistance movements in Syria have shown that they have the capability to put American bases under constant pressure. The U.S will shortly lose it's comfortable perch on the Conoco oil fields in Syria and with it, control of the spigot to the various anti-government militant movements in the region ... and with that, control of Syria. Turkey and Russia have become confident to bomb ISIS and Kurdish proxies in Syria.
In short, Israel's needless bloodlust has imperiled the US' ongoing occupation of the entire Middle East.
11. Israel has destabilized Jordan. Iran has pushed Jordan (and others) into showing their cards at the middle eastern poker table. The government of Jordan has been exposed as a completely controlled satrap of Israel. Its national interests are completely subordinate to Israel and the USA above and beyond the interests of Jordanian people.
This begins the countdown to the end of the regime of King Abdullah of Jordan and his administration.
MORE at Moon of Alabama website

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