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22 Years' Desire to Bomb the Ayatollahs

by Oui Mon Jun 16th, 2025 at 10:37:36 PM EST

Sometimes Even Defunct #Joe Spills the Truth

He saved the King's a$$ in 2021 ... complot for regime change written by family ties UAE, Crown Prince Mischief Salman and Israeli counterparts. Plenty of back-stabbing in West Asia and Arab states between Sunni-Shia Muslims and political Islam of Türkiye and the Muslim Brotherhood [Ayman al-Zawahiri - Mohammed Morsi - Islamic Jihad].  

A good read ...

Talking Persia, Palestine, House of Saud and Bandar | 9 Dec. 2021 |


WRITTEN NINETEEN YEARS AGO @BooManTribune

Germany, France Britain join the Fascistic Policies of America | by catnip @Booman - 14 Jan. 2006 |

Britain Germany the United States and possibly France are preparing for war against Iran. They are covering up their participation in torture and focusing on those whistleblowers who expose them. Europe is moving to the right.

The Attack on Pakistan should put an end to the speculation. It's part of the softening up campaign for an air war in Iran. There has been no outcry from any Democrat over the attack on a supposed ally in the imagined War on Terrorism.

This is exactly the Israeli model of doing business. Terrorize. Kill. Control. The Israeli model is self-destructive. Israel is a fascist state and America is modeling itself after it. Israel is a grim enterprise that should never have been formed in 1948. Its history is one of deception and greed. Take a look at a map of where the Israeli settlements are in the West Bank. It looks like social separation, Bantustans. They are everywhere, how can the West Bank ever be a Palestinian State? The answer is ....it cannot. All of what we are witnessing is a result of the formation of the State of Israel in 1948. It should never have happened. You cannot compensate the horrible atrocities inflicted on Jewish people (and many others) who were slaughtered by Germany by punishing the Mid-East which only opposed the Allies politically because they were largely occupied by Britain. This should have been a problem for Germany, not the Palestinians. Israel is a fact now. Nothing can change that. I don't think their status should be attacked. But the truth of how it all began should be recognized. Israel should be criticized just like any other state. There is precious little criticism of their victimization not only of Palestinians but of America. Jack Abramoff is a prime (but small) example, as he collected charity money from NATIVE AMERICANS and diverted it to Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the purchase of weapons to be used against the Palestinians. What kind of contempt is that of America?

Now the Germans are returning to their fascist tendencies in supporting the United States in its mad dash toward nuclear war.

It seems to be the earnest desire of Condoleezza Rice and others to use low yield nuclear weapons against Iran. This is another example of a strategy to soften up the public to the use, or threat of using larger Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear weapons are the only weapons the United States can really threaten any nation with. The U.S. military is largely incompetent and incapable of fighting insurgents as seen in Vietnam and now Iraq. Only very small nations with little or no Army and history of warfare are effected by the U.S. military.

The attack on Pakistan might further weaken Musharaff's position and open the way further for radical fundamentalists to take over Pakistan, a nuclear power. U.S. policies just seem to make a bad situation much worse. The CIA is said to have had information that Ayman al-Zawahiri was in one of several houses in Pakistan along the border. So anybody in these houses gets killed. Any information the CIA has can, it seems, always be counted on to be wrong. Their arrogance is infinite.

It appears that the European governments have been marching in goose step with America all along. They have presented their opposition to American policies to the public and supported those same policies in Iraq in private. Shame on them.

22 Year Wait: Bombing Iran's Nuclear Facilities

Washington Worries the Israelis Will Bomb Iran's Nuclear Sites. But Can They? | NY Times - & Oct. 2024 |

For 22 years, Israeli forces have planned for this moment. But it seems unlikely that they will strike Iran's nuclear facilities in the next round of retaliation, or that they would be successful without American help.

Two years ago, dozens of Israeli fighter jets roared over the Mediterranean Sea, simulating a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, a drill the Israeli defense forces openly advertised as an exercise in "long-range flight, aerial refueling and striking distant targets."

The point of the exercise was not simply to intimidate the Iranians. It was also designed to send a message to the Biden administration: The Israeli air force was training to conduct the operation alone, even though chances of success would be far higher if the United States -- with its arsenal of 30,000-pound "bunker busters" -- joined in the attack.

In interviews, former and current senior Israeli officials acknowledged doubts about whether the country has the capability to do significant damage to Iran's nuclear facilities. Nonetheless, for the past few days, Pentagon officials have been wondering quietly whether the Israelis are preparing to go it alone, after concluding that they may never again have a moment like this one.

President Biden has warned them against striking nuclear or energy sites, saying any response should be "proportionate" to the Iranian attack on Israel last week, essentially acknowledging that some counterstrike is appropriate. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has been clear with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, that the United States wanted Israel to avoid retaliatory steps that would result in new escalation by the Iranians.

Muslim Brotherhood Banned by Gulf States

Except in Qatar, an alliance with Erdogan's Türkiye.

Black September

ITN Special: The Battle For Amman (1970)

G7 Focus On Strong Resistance by Iran after Pre-meditated Attack by NATO Ally Israel

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Middle East On Fire: Iranian Missiles Rain on Tel Aviv and Haifa, Alarming G7 Leaders

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Why Iran's capability to break through Israel's Iron Dome is 'surprising' | MSNBC |

■ Macron Greenland reacts critic Russia as mediator Israel - Iran war

■ Macron refuses talks w Putin

■ G7 Canada Trump reacts error to eject Russia from G7 preferred talks w Xi Jinping and Putin on World Issues

As posted above … disregard the Kabuki theatre of European leaders …

ONE WAR - SAME ACTORS - ATTACK BRICS

By hitting Iran hard, we might shift power in Ukraine to our advantage … desperation in a losing proposition … the (very) long war

Multiple Military Structures Hit Inside Israel

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Netanyahu Needs Trump's B-2 Strategic Bombers

Posted earlier today @TikunOlam of Richard Silverstein ...

US Foreign Policy Sustained by Terror States and Groups to wage proxy wars

22 Years on the cards of Bibi Netanyahu and the Deep State in Washington DC supports it ... attrition for the 1982 Beirut barracks bombing of U.S. Marines. Only Eisenhower, James Baker III and somewhat Barack Obama (w Joe Biden at his side) stood up to Israel. Was Johnson a fundamental Christian Evangelist?

Accepting the terror attack on USS Liberty in 1967. Killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two marines, and one civilian NSA employee. The crew intercepted messages evidence of IDF war crimes, executions of Egyptian POWs in the Sinai campaign. A worst disaster than the AQ attack on the USS Cole off Aden in 2000.

PLEASE PRESIDENT, DESTROY FORDOW FOR ISRAEL [SECURITY OF NATO STATES]

Yet the Netanyahu War Cabinet begs the White House to complete the goal of destroying the uranium enrichment facility buried in a bunker complex at Fordow with their B-2 and bunker penetrating GBU-57A/B ordinance. Same position as in 2012 really when Obama refused and leaked the Azerbaijan attack route to bomb Tehran. Israel (Netanyahu) needed the ultimate support of Pentagon power.



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 at 08:47:36 AM EST
From the 2012 Nuclear Stand-off Netanyahu vs Ahmadinejad (2005-2013)

Israel: Possible Military Strike Against Iran's Nuclear Facilities | CRS |

March 27, 2012 - September 28, 2012 (R42443)

Several published reports indicate that top Israeli decisionmakers are seriously considering
whether to order a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, and if so, when. Twice in Israel's
history, it has conducted air strikes aimed at halting or delaying what Israeli policymakers
believed to be efforts to acquire nuclear weapons by a Middle Eastern state--destroying Iraq's
Osirak reactor in 1981 and a facility the Israelis identified as a reactor under construction in Syria
in 2007. Today, Israeli officials generally view the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran as an
unacceptable threat to Israeli security--with some describing it as an existential threat. This
report analyzes key factors that may influence Israeli political decisions relating to a possible
strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. These include, but are not limited to, the views of and
relationships among Israeli leaders; the views of the Israeli public; U.S., regional, and
international stances and responses as perceived and anticipated by Israel; Israeli estimates of the
potential effectiveness and risks of a possible strike; and responses Israeli leaders anticipate from
Iran and Iranian-allied actors--including Hezbollah and Hamas--regionally and internationally.

For Congress, the potential impact--short- and long-term--of an Israeli decision regarding Iran
and its implementation is a critical issue of concern. By all accounts, such an attack could have
considerable regional and global security, political, and economic repercussions, not least for the
United States, Israel, and their bilateral relationship. It is unclear what the ultimate effect of a
strike would be on the likelihood of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The current Israeli
government, President Barack Obama, and many Members of Congress have similar concerns
about Iran's nuclear program. They appear to have a range of views on how best to address those
shared concerns. Iran maintains that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful, civilian energy and
research purposes, and U.S. intelligence assessments say that Iran has not made a decision to
build nuclear weapons. However, Iran continues to enrich uranium in militarily hardened sites
and questions remain about its nuclear weapons capabilities and intentions.



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 at 09:23:43 AM EST
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The B-2 bombers operating out of Diego Garcia have been reportedly using 30,000 lb GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators against underground Houthi targets. Training runs?

The NATO consortium of the "willing" and fleet of refueling tankers on stand-by for the aftermath or interference by other nations? A warning to the world.

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 at 09:39:22 AM EST
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Trump's Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy Capitulation or a Bunker-Busting Bomb



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 at 09:40:38 AM EST
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Jeffrey Sachs: US Prepares to Join War Against Iran

We are all spectators waiting where the bombs may fall ...

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Jun 17th, 2025 at 06:02:44 PM EST
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Benjamin Netanyahu's 33 years of Iran nuclear warnings | Al Jazeera |

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Wed Jun 18th, 2025 at 10:45:11 AM EST
Israel's war on Iran - decades in the making | Al Jazeera |

What Israel and the US call 'preemptive strikes' on Iran have become a push for regime change.

Pentagon attack plan was many, many months in the making ... well under the genocide #Joe years  ... both would have given the green light for an attack ... so-called "negotiations". were a bothersome distraction ... never serious as I have blogged repeatedly.

Have a peaceful cultural summer

by Oui (Oui) on Thu Jun 26th, 2025 at 05:02:21 PM EST
IDF commandos covertly operated in Iran, Zamir reveals | JPost |

"These forces operated covertly in the heart of enemy territory, securing operational freedom of action."

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir revealed that commando forces operated on the ground covertly in Iran during the war, in joint efforts with the Air Force and along with the Mossad, in a televised address Wednesday.

"We achieved full control of the Iranian skies and every location we chose to operate in. This was made possible in part thanks to the joint efforts and subterfuge of our air forces and commandos on the ground," Zamir said.

"These forces operated covertly in the heart of enemy territory, securing operational freedom of action."

Earlier, in an address to his Mossad agents involved in operations against Iran, Mossad head David Barnea said that the spy agency's achievements against Iran were "unimaginable," with public details indicating they were involved in assassinating top Iranian military chiefs, nuclear scientists, blowing up nuclear facilities, drone facilities, and ballistic missiles facilities.



Have a peaceful cultural summer
by Oui (Oui) on Thu Jun 26th, 2025 at 05:03:33 PM EST
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