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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 0 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


On December 16, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Israeli snipers shot dead two Christian women taking shelter in the Holy Family church in Gaza, spurring Pope Francis to state bluntly that Israel is committing acts of terrorism.

On a daily, sometimes hourly, basis, the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, and their allies in arms release videos showing successful attacks on Israeli armored vehicles and troop positions.

Killing or capturing Hamas leader Yehia Sinwar or the head of the Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif, may give Israel political cover to declare a false victory, scenarios the Biden administration is eager to seize upon.

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius, in a column based on conversations with his insider circle of the D.C. elite, wrote that the U.S. has been contemplating a “day after” scenario that would see the deployment of a security force “composed primarily of Palestinians who aren’t affiliated with Hamas and are willing to cooperate with the Israeli troops still ringing the border.

Ideally, this policing force would be bolstered by foreign troops, operating under a U.N. mandate.” Ignatius added, “Israeli commandos might stage raids back into the center of Gaza when they receive intelligence about high-value targets.”

Whatever tale of victory he and Netanyahu want to spin when the intense period of wanton death and destruction “winds down,” Biden should never be permitted to escape the cold fact that he served as the arms dealer and most consequential public propagandist for a war of choice against an overwhelmingly defenseless civilian population.


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[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 years ago

I still can't believe we're likely to face another Trump presidency because Biden somehow viewed mass murderer as too alluring to resist.

What kind of trade is this? We give up American democracy (tarnished add it is) and the safety of millions of Americans who will be hunted under a fascist takeover in exchange for... what? Thousands and thousands of dead children??

What kind of insane trade is this?? Why???

I know the answer. Biden is a zealot for American Empire. He will trade literally anything for the perceived benefits of asserting the US's seat upon a throne of global power, regardless of how misused that power is. Ironically, he's clearly hastening the sunset of this empire. I wish I could say that's the silver lining, but that's really not much comfort among such horrors.