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MEMRI report: Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the US in 2020, was architect of Hamas massacre of 1,300 people
The Iranian’s regime organized plan to aid Hamas in its massacre of 1,300 people, including 27 Americans, was front-and-center in the thinking of the dictator who rules over Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to claims in a new think tank report.The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) recently published a shocking report noting that Khamenei hinted on two different occasions, in 2022 and 2023, at "The Complete Conquest" of Israel in his media mouthpiece Kayhan.
According to a MEMRI translation from Khamenei’s propaganda outlet, Kayhan, the plan of mass murder was engineered by the late Iranian global terrorist Qassem Soleimani in 2020. The U.S. military assassinated Soleimani in early January 2020 for his overseeing the killing of over 600 American military personnel.
Kayhan wrote, according to the translation, that in August 2023 "The significance is that, last year, the Leader [Khamenei] gave 'the promise of the imminent conquest,' and this year he gave 'the announcement of the complete conquest,' and Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is part of this imminent conquest. This promise and announcement, along with the clarity and power of [Khamenei's] statements and positions in his meeting [with leaders and ambassadors of Islamic countries] on the occasion of the Prophet [Muhammad's] birthday, have profound significance and content."
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Here's an off-putting example of strong vs weak, more advanced vs indigenous, however you'd like to put it. Last vestiges of colonial racism is probably a more accurate way to put it. A gratuitous public referendum (referendumb) in Australia has led to a cringeworthy environment. Best we can say is they're not trying to kill one another, I really don't see the Indigenous Peoples of Australia having their own Wouded Knee.
'Reconciliation is dead': Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum fails
October 15, 20235:48 AM EDTUpdated a day ago
SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected.
More than 60% of Australians voted "No" in the landmark referendum on Saturday that asked whether to alter the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people with an Indigenous advisory body, the "Voice to Parliament", that would have advised parliament on matters concerning the community.
Australia's first referendum in almost a quarter of a century needed a national majority and majorities in at least four states to pass. All six states rejected the proposal.
"This is a bitter irony," the Indigenous leaders said in a statement. "That people who have only been on this continent for 235 years would refuse to recognise those whose home this land has been for 60,000 and more years is beyond reason."
They said they would lower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flag to half-mast for the week and urged others to do the same.
The outcome is a major setback for reconciliation efforts with the country's Indigenous community and damages Australia's image in the world regarding how it treats First Nations people.
Unlike other nations with similar histories, such as Canada and New Zealand, Australia has not formally recognised or reached a treaty with its First Peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people make up 3.8% of Australia's 26 million population and have inhabited the country for about 60,000 years. But they are not mentioned in the constitution and the country's most disadvantaged people by most socioeconomic measures.
"It's very clear that reconciliation is dead," Marcia Langton, an architect of the Voice, said on NITV. "I think it will be at least two generations before Australians are capable of putting their colonial hatreds behind them and acknowledging that we exist."
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are pictured in front of Australian Parliament House, during The Voice referendum in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy Acquire Licensing Rights
Reconciliation Australia, an Indigenous body, said the community was left to grapple with the "ugly acts of racism and disinformation" that they said were a feature of the debate.
Australian Indigenous leader and former national rugby union player Lloyd Walker said the path to reconciliation seemed difficult now but the community needed to keep fighting.
"We can say it got out-voted but there was still 40% of the people that wanted it. Years and years ago we wouldn't have that percentage for sure," Walker said.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said it was a referendum "that Australia did not need to have" and that it only ended up dividing the nation.
One of the biggest reasons for the loss was a lack of bipartisan support, with leaders of the major conservative parties campaigning for the "No" vote.
No referendum has passed in Australia without bipartisan backing.
"Much will be asked of the role of racism and prejudice against Indigenous people in this result," leaders said in the statement. "The only thing we ask is that each and every Australian who voted in this election reflect hard on this question."
'Reconciliation is dead': Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum fails
'Reconciliation is dead': Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum fails
By Praveen MenonOctober 15, 20235:48 AM EDTUpdated a day ago
SYDNEY, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Australian Indigenous leaders called on Sunday for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively rejected.
More than 60% of Australians voted "No" in the landmark referendum on Saturday that asked whether to alter the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people with an Indigenous advisory body, the "Voice to Parliament", that would have advised parliament on matters concerning the community.
Australia's first referendum in almost a quarter of a century needed a national majority and majorities in at least four states to pass. All six states rejected the proposal.
"This is a bitter irony," the Indigenous leaders said in a statement. "That people who have only been on this continent for 235 years would refuse to recognise those whose home this land has been for 60,000 and more years is beyond reason."
They said they would lower the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flag to half-mast for the week and urged others to do the same.
The outcome is a major setback for reconciliation efforts with the country's Indigenous community and damages Australia's image in the world regarding how it treats First Nations people.
Unlike other nations with similar histories, such as Canada and New Zealand, Australia has not formally recognised or reached a treaty with its First Peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people make up 3.8% of Australia's 26 million population and have inhabited the country for about 60,000 years. But they are not mentioned in the constitution and the country's most disadvantaged people by most socioeconomic measures.
"It's very clear that reconciliation is dead," Marcia Langton, an architect of the Voice, said on NITV. "I think it will be at least two generations before Australians are capable of putting their colonial hatreds behind them and acknowledging that we exist."
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags are pictured in front of Australian Parliament House, during The Voice referendum in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy Acquire Licensing Rights
Reconciliation Australia, an Indigenous body, said the community was left to grapple with the "ugly acts of racism and disinformation" that they said were a feature of the debate.
Australian Indigenous leader and former national rugby union player Lloyd Walker said the path to reconciliation seemed difficult now but the community needed to keep fighting.
"We can say it got out-voted but there was still 40% of the people that wanted it. Years and years ago we wouldn't have that percentage for sure," Walker said.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said it was a referendum "that Australia did not need to have" and that it only ended up dividing the nation.
One of the biggest reasons for the loss was a lack of bipartisan support, with leaders of the major conservative parties campaigning for the "No" vote.
No referendum has passed in Australia without bipartisan backing.
"Much will be asked of the role of racism and prejudice against Indigenous people in this result," leaders said in the statement. "The only thing we ask is that each and every Australian who voted in this election reflect hard on this question."
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Billionaires who have pumped $500M into Ivy League schools now back out over colleges' failure to condemn students blaming Israel for Hamas terror: Harvard could lose hundreds of millions in funds
Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania have been hit hardest by the backlash - with a host of alumni calling on the colleges to do better as some revoke their funding entirely. Billionaires Ken Griffin and former US Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr have stripped their support for both prestigious universities after slamming their stance on the conflict between Israel and Palestine . The schools could lose a huge $487million in funding over their stance, based on current and prior donations by those speaking out against the colleges. Griffin pledged $300million to Harvard this year alone but threatened to remove it after contacting the head of the University board to complain about the tepid response of President Claudine Gay. The latest blow to Harvard has seen the Wexner Foundation pull their support from the school entirely, after donating at least $56million over the course of 30 years.
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Hamas' raid into Israel is not the "violence of the oppressed" as some left-wing activists would have it. The reason for this is that Hamas are not the oppressed, but the oppressors in Gaza. If Gaza is an open-air prison, as described by pro-Palestinian activists, then Hamas are the gaolers of it. Hamas' raid into Israel is not a victory for the plight of Gazans, but has in fact profoundly imperilled it, as the raid does necessitate at least some response from Israel. Israel occupied Gaza until 2005, but withdrew unilaterally from it, even forcibly removing Israeli settlers while they did so. Gaza was granted an election, and a plurality (not a majority) of the electorate voted for Hamas. Hamas purged the region of previously incumbent Fatah members of government, by such means as throwing them from the rooftops of tall buildings. Since then, Israel has had to endure a steady stream of rocket fire emanating from the territory. Gaza's population is very young, but the horrible reason for this fact is that ruling Hamas implores its subjects to have large families so Hamas may have a growing supply of foot soldiers and human shields, and may therefore conquer Israel, or at least make life difficult for the country.
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I don't think this is a good idea, Biden should not be going to Israel, he can show support on television and with phone calls...
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the visit Monday night, saying the visit will happen "at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world."
"The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security," a White House official said.
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Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday in show of support
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday as he tries to send a message of his administration's commitment to the Jewish state amid its war with Hamas.Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the visit Monday night, saying the visit will happen "at a critical moment for Israel, for the region, and for the world."
"The president will reaffirm the United States solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security," a White House official said.
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Iran warns it will be forced to take 'pre-emptive action' against Israel in 'the coming hours' as Jewish nation prepares for ground offensive on the Gaza Strip - sparking fears of wider conflict in the Middle East
(Excerpt)Tehran has repeatedly warned that an invasion of Gaza would be met with a response from other fronts - after a day where Israel also faced threats from Lebanon in the north.
The declarations of intent have rapidly heightened tensions in the fraught Middle East, sparking fears of a wider conflict in the coming days.
It comes as the United States have told 2,000 troops to be prepared to deploy to the war-torn corner of the world and moved a second aircraft carrier to the eastern Mediterranean.
Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian - referring to his meeting with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday - said: 'The possibility of pre-emptive action by the resistance axis is expected in the coming hours.'
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Putin arrives in China to meet President Xi in rare international trip from Russian leader who still has an arrest warrant against him
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with his Chinese counterpart and 'dear friend' Xi Jinping on a trip aimed at showcasing the 'no-limits' partnership between China and Russia.Putin and his entourage flew into the Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to Reuters video footage, in the Kremlin chief's first official trip outside of the former Soviet Union this year.
Putin has travelled little abroad since the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March, accusing him of illegally deporting children from Ukraine. Putin visited Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic, earlier this month.
The ICC's move obliges the court's 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory. Neither Kyrgyzstan nor China are members of the ICC, established to prosecute war crimes.
Xi last saw his 'dear friend' in Moscow just days after the warrant was issued. At the time, Xi invited Putin to attend the third Belt and Road forum in Beijing, an international cooperation forum championed by the Chinese leader. Putin will meet with Xi on Wednesday.
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Last time he met Netanyahu he was slumped forward mumbling nto some note cards. Hopefully he won't fall up the stairs, twice, again.
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Who DID bomb the Baptist Hospital? War of words erupts as Israel denies its airstrike killed at least 500 sheltering in facility: Tel Aviv claims Islamic Jihad rocket caused blast that's thrown Middle East into chaos
More than 500 people have been killed and scores more are trapped under the rubble after a massive blast at a hospital in Gaza. The huge explosion tore through the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night while it was being used to treat and shelter thousands of civilians amid the ongoing conflict. The devastating fireball has sparked a venomous blame game between Hamas and Israel, with both sides blaming armed forces across the border for the destruction. Palestinian officials say the horror explosion was caused by an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) air strike, while officials in the Jewish state say it was the result of a 'failed' rocket launched by terrorist group Islamic Jihad.
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Biden to land in Israel as he allows the UN's embargo on Iran's ballistic missiles to expire
President Joe Biden will land in Israel on Wednesday - the same day that the United Nations' sanctions on Iran's ability to acquire and send ballistic missiles to enemies of the U.S. is set to expire.According to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA, all UN restrictions on Iran's ability to obtain drone and missiles will terminate on October 18, known as 'Transition Day.' As a result, Iran's own firepower will increase and it will be easier for the country to send ballistic missiles to its dangerous terror proxy organizations and other nations hostile to the U.S. - including Russia.
October 18 is also the date that Biden is traveling to Israel, America's top ally in the Middle East, in a show of solidarity after Iran-backed Hamas terrorists in Gaza launched a brutal attack on Israel over a week ago, killing over 1,300 innocent civilians and at least 29 Americans.
The dangerous coincidence has not gone unnoticed by the national security community.
Richard Goldberg, senior advisor at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, tells DailyMail.com the timing of Biden's trip is stunning and said that the missile embargo should not be allowed to expire without new, stronger sanctions put in place by the U.S. and its allies.
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Hezbollah says it's 'thousands of times stronger' than before, warns US, Israel
A Hezbollah official is warning that the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group is "thousands of times stronger" than before, and that U.S., Israel and other "malicious Europeans" should be careful, reports say.The comments were made Wednesday by senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine during a rally in a suburb of Beirut, where protesters also waved Hezbollah and Palestinian flags and chanted "Death to America and Israel," according to The Guardian.
"The response to the mistake you might make with our resistance will be resounding," Safieddine also was quoted by Reuters as saying. "Because what we have is faith, and God is stronger than you, all your battleships, and all your weapons."
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Hamas terrorists used weapons from NORTH KOREA in terror attack on Israel - including rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers
North Korea is believed to have sent rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles to Hamas which the Gaza-based terrorists used in their murderous assault on Israel on Oct. 7. The weapons, believed to have come via Iran, could also be used against Israeli tanks and soldiers when it launches an expected imminent ground invasion of Gaza.(More on the link)
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US forces face array of attacks - Timeline of attacks on US forces as threats increase in Middle East
As tensions heighten in the Middle East, U.S. forces in the region are facing hostile threats and an array of attacks as the Biden administration increases its support for Israel.A U.S. naval warship shot down 15 drones and four cruise missiles Thursday during a nine-hour span near the Yemeni coast, a larger barrage than was previously thought.
The USS Carney, a guided missile destroyer, was heading south through the Suez Canal in Egypt on Wednesday and was in the northern Red Sea when incidents occurred on Thursday.
Since the war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, there have been a handful of attacks on U.S. positions in the Middle East. The Pentagon has moved warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with assistance.
In addition, 2,000 U.S. troops were put on heightened alert and are ready to be deployed if needed. The troops are likely Army and Air Force personnel and would be able to respond quickly, particularly to provide intelligence and surveillance, transportation and medical assistance.
The aggression against American military personnel coincides with protests and riots near U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Below is a rundown of attacks on U.S. forces in recent days.
U.S. forces intercepted two one-way attack drones targeting Iraq's al-Asad air base just west of Baghdad where American troops are located. One drone was destroyed, and the other was damaged, U.S. Central Command said.
Coalition forces sustained minor injuries and there was some damage to the base.
In another part of Iraq, U.S. forces at the al-Harir air base destroyed a drone. No injuries were reported.
"Our missiles, drones, and special forces are ready to direct qualitative strikes at the American enemy in its bases and disrupt its interests if it intervenes in this battle," Ahmad "Abu Hussein" al-Hamidawi, head of the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah militia, said in a statement.
Thursday, Oct. 19
The USS Carney was in the Northern Red Sea when it shot down the four cruise missiles and 15 drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. No injuries or damage were reported.
The Defense Department initially said the warship shot down three land attack cruise missiles and "several" drones before the full scale of the attack was known.
A defense official said the cruise missiles and drones were shot down with the SM-2 surface-to-air missiles and that the rockets were clearly headed for Israel. A U.S. official said they don't believe the missiles — which were shot down over the water — were aimed at the U.S. warship.
Syria
On the same day, the Al Tanf Garrison military base in southern Syria where American troops are present was targeted by two drones. U.S. and coalition forces engaged and destroyed one drone while the other impacted the base.
U.S. troops have maintained a presence at the base for a number of years to train Syrian allies and monitor Islamic State militant activity.
Friday, Oct. 20
Two rockets were fired toward the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center in Iraq, near the Baghdad International Airport around 2:50 a.m.
One rocket was intercepted by a counter-rocket system and the other impacted an empty storage facility. No casualties were reported.
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Brilliant, thanks.
Its a sad fact that when society falls on the hard times its always a small number of the most radical members that take it over. That in itself then guarantees that majority's hardship will continue and will not be resolved without some anti-climax, like fall of Nazism, fall of Communism, fall of corrupt state etc.
It totally annoys me to watch that these patterns keep on repeating in all nations through history, without anything changing, just perpetuating needles suffering. But I guess, nothing can be resolved without breaking status quo. I wish we could know what is the most reasonable way.
"The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history." as Hegel said.
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