The amount of gaslighting from the Pentagon and State Department today was staggering. It seems to me that the triumvirate of McGurk-Hochstein-Blinken is running the country. The AIPAC-owned MOC took a few minutes away from their vacations to make sure we know they support Israel, while certain members of the punditry opined that Biden is sabotaging Harris. But, no worries; Harris again pledged her “ironclad support” to Israel. Maybe it’s me, but I’m tired of being treated like a moron by the government. End of rant.
But they have been doing it for decades with impunity. You see what happens with impunity, nothing ever stops, nothing ever gets better; it just keeps on keeping on.
At this point I don't care which soulless, fame chasing ghoul wins the Presidency.
Christian nationalism on one side, military industrial complex to the other.
I'd love the opportunity at some point in my lifetime to vote for someone who doesn't think human misery should be a profit center , but it seems unlikely.
"How any of this is good news for Israel or Iran or the United States or the people of the region or the very concept of security baffles me." Perhaps that's the problem, trying to make sense of something that has, at least in some substantial part, a completely irrational basis. For those, and there are many, in influential places, bringing on the Armageddon is their goal. If total annihilation is your objective, then what's a few million on the way?
Thanks for your intelligent and meaningful article.
Government censorship is alive and well. thanks Ken for doing this important work! so many "journalists" report wildly different stories (and they're definitely stories not articles) about the wars in the middle east. Just recently mainstream media was calling Iran's missile attack a full on attack, while they continue to act like every massacre Israel commits is a "retaliation" and not murdering vast amounts of innocents.
Past behavior predicts future behavior. At the start of his career Biden opposed US assistance to South Vietnamese refugees . After 9/11 he said we should send Iran 200 million . As President what foreign policy decision of his has actually been well thought out ?
Would Israel launch a nuclear decapitation strike at Tehran? With his epic self-righteousness, arrogance and imperious attitude, feeling, not unjustifiably, that he is head of the world's only superpower combined with his unquestionably disregard of any lives not Israeli, and even Israeli if they impeded the hyper-cleansing now underway, I put nothing beyond him.
Tomorrow I will start handing out flyers to my fellow Americans at busy locations. Here is the text of the flyer...I welcome anyone reading this who would like to copy my text and use it wherever they may be in the US. We have to stop the monster that has already done so much harm with its iron grip on America. Whatever you, dear reader, don't sit and do nothing. Things have done nothing but go from bad to worse. Now is the certainly the time to speak out if you have not been doing it before now.
The flyer:
A monster is loose in America
It is called ZIONISM
It has captured President Biden, VP Harris, Donald Trump
and most of Congress by way of our corrupt campaign funding system, so on Nov 7 in Illinois you will have no choice but to vote for Zionism. Jill Stein, a courageous American Jew who opposes Zionism, will not be on the ballot
ZIONISM has no use for liberty and justice for all, because it is an ethnic cleansing project, embodied in Israel, killing over 40,000 Palestinians in the last year, a slaughter continuing at the whim of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. President Biden could have stopped it when it started, but as an avowed Zionist instead pledged American lives to support this outrageous atrocity even to a war Israel wants us to fight with Iran to protect full bore ethnic cleansing and the demolition of Gaza now extending into the occupied
West Bank
ZIONISM IS UN-AMERICAN AND IS NOT JUDAISM
Call/email your Senators and Representative: END SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
If Hawkeye is shooting mutants while Captain America protects him with his shield, the mutants will figure out pretty quickly that Captain America doesn't like them. Trust me, I've been reading comic books for a long time.
You are right, Ken, to call out all the silly manifestations of the word "War". The truth is, there has been conflict and casualties between Israel and Iran and Iran's proxies for a long, long time. Most consider that conflict as a "War"; albeit of varying intensities. I personally think relaxing sanctions and generally trying to appease Iran by the Biden politicos has been a serious mistake. But one thing not to mistake is Israel's military might and its efforts to deter attacks upon its country. Which means having been attacked by ballistic missiles more than once directly by Iran cannot be tolerated going forward; and deterrence must be established against all their enemies by Israel. I expect a serious and substantial response by Israel. America would be wise to fully support that. If you consider the widespread public discontent in Iran in regard to the murder of the young woman because of her hijab. I venture to say there isn't a strong base of support for the mullahs, and perhaps a change of the ruling faux religious leaders may be in store in Iran after all is said and done. At least, I certainly hope so.
The amount of gaslighting from the Pentagon and State Department today was staggering. It seems to me that the triumvirate of McGurk-Hochstein-Blinken is running the country. The AIPAC-owned MOC took a few minutes away from their vacations to make sure we know they support Israel, while certain members of the punditry opined that Biden is sabotaging Harris. But, no worries; Harris again pledged her “ironclad support” to Israel. Maybe it’s me, but I’m tired of being treated like a moron by the government. End of rant.
But they have been doing it for decades with impunity. You see what happens with impunity, nothing ever stops, nothing ever gets better; it just keeps on keeping on.
At this point I don't care which soulless, fame chasing ghoul wins the Presidency.
Christian nationalism on one side, military industrial complex to the other.
I'd love the opportunity at some point in my lifetime to vote for someone who doesn't think human misery should be a profit center , but it seems unlikely.
"How any of this is good news for Israel or Iran or the United States or the people of the region or the very concept of security baffles me." Perhaps that's the problem, trying to make sense of something that has, at least in some substantial part, a completely irrational basis. For those, and there are many, in influential places, bringing on the Armageddon is their goal. If total annihilation is your objective, then what's a few million on the way?
Thanks for your intelligent and meaningful article.
Glad you found it useful!
Why are we at war with Iran, I thought Biden was pissed at Bibi for yanking his chain haha
funny how that works
Government censorship is alive and well. thanks Ken for doing this important work! so many "journalists" report wildly different stories (and they're definitely stories not articles) about the wars in the middle east. Just recently mainstream media was calling Iran's missile attack a full on attack, while they continue to act like every massacre Israel commits is a "retaliation" and not murdering vast amounts of innocents.
Hit the nail right on the head, Ken. Good piece
Thanks, James!
Past behavior predicts future behavior. At the start of his career Biden opposed US assistance to South Vietnamese refugees . After 9/11 he said we should send Iran 200 million . As President what foreign policy decision of his has actually been well thought out ?
Would Israel launch a nuclear decapitation strike at Tehran? With his epic self-righteousness, arrogance and imperious attitude, feeling, not unjustifiably, that he is head of the world's only superpower combined with his unquestionably disregard of any lives not Israeli, and even Israeli if they impeded the hyper-cleansing now underway, I put nothing beyond him.
Tomorrow I will start handing out flyers to my fellow Americans at busy locations. Here is the text of the flyer...I welcome anyone reading this who would like to copy my text and use it wherever they may be in the US. We have to stop the monster that has already done so much harm with its iron grip on America. Whatever you, dear reader, don't sit and do nothing. Things have done nothing but go from bad to worse. Now is the certainly the time to speak out if you have not been doing it before now.
The flyer:
A monster is loose in America
It is called ZIONISM
It has captured President Biden, VP Harris, Donald Trump
and most of Congress by way of our corrupt campaign funding system, so on Nov 7 in Illinois you will have no choice but to vote for Zionism. Jill Stein, a courageous American Jew who opposes Zionism, will not be on the ballot
ZIONISM has no use for liberty and justice for all, because it is an ethnic cleansing project, embodied in Israel, killing over 40,000 Palestinians in the last year, a slaughter continuing at the whim of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. President Biden could have stopped it when it started, but as an avowed Zionist instead pledged American lives to support this outrageous atrocity even to a war Israel wants us to fight with Iran to protect full bore ethnic cleansing and the demolition of Gaza now extending into the occupied
West Bank
ZIONISM IS UN-AMERICAN AND IS NOT JUDAISM
Call/email your Senators and Representative: END SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
If Hawkeye is shooting mutants while Captain America protects him with his shield, the mutants will figure out pretty quickly that Captain America doesn't like them. Trust me, I've been reading comic books for a long time.
BBC said this morning that the US and its allies are now "bystanders." What.
A similar analysis can be applied to Ukraine & Russia.
I just don't understand why it is so easy for them to get away with this. What is wrong with America?
You are right, Ken, to call out all the silly manifestations of the word "War". The truth is, there has been conflict and casualties between Israel and Iran and Iran's proxies for a long, long time. Most consider that conflict as a "War"; albeit of varying intensities. I personally think relaxing sanctions and generally trying to appease Iran by the Biden politicos has been a serious mistake. But one thing not to mistake is Israel's military might and its efforts to deter attacks upon its country. Which means having been attacked by ballistic missiles more than once directly by Iran cannot be tolerated going forward; and deterrence must be established against all their enemies by Israel. I expect a serious and substantial response by Israel. America would be wise to fully support that. If you consider the widespread public discontent in Iran in regard to the murder of the young woman because of her hijab. I venture to say there isn't a strong base of support for the mullahs, and perhaps a change of the ruling faux religious leaders may be in store in Iran after all is said and done. At least, I certainly hope so.
Hey thanks!