I'm sure if I study the 'Art of War' for a while I could find the strategy.  But I can say it in my own words.  How to pull America in deeper than it already fucking is.

Israel has taken Rafah, and.

QuoteRafah border crossing to be managed by private contractor: Haaretz

A new report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz underscored a plot to take the Rafah border crossing away from Palestinian control in favor of giving it to a US security private contractor that would do "Israel's" bidding.

In an exclusive for Israeli newspaper Haaretz, "Israel" has made a plea to the US regarding the takeover of the Rafah border crossing, saying it would be passed on to a Private Security Contracting Company.

* That link goes to the web page of the American security company.  Think before you click.

This was offered up after "Israel" committed to "restrict its operation in Rafah", which started on Monday, "aiming only to deny Hamas authority over the border crossing that connects Gaza with Egypt, and concentrating on the eastern side of the city."

According to Haaretz, the Israeli occupation government, in order to secure the deal, has been negotiating with "a private company in the US that specializes in assisting armies and governments around the world engaged in military conflicts. The company has operated in several African and Middle Eastern countries, guarding strategic sites like oil fields, airports, army bases, and sensitive border crossings. It employs veterans of elite US Army units."

Read more: Blackwater founder calls on US to colonize Africa, Latin America

Allegedly, Tel Aviv also pledged "not to damage the crossing's facilities to ensure its continuous operation," alleging that the "private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF [Israeli occupation forces] concludes its operation."

In turn, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, earlier claimed he had no information about such a plot to assume control over the Rafah border crossing.

In that regard, Haaretz also reported that Egyptian officials expressed opposition to an assault on Rafah because they were concerned that civilians might attempt to cross the border fence seeking shelter. Allegedly, they also warned that Hamas might try to breach the fence to assist Gazans in fleeing.

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Well, it's no surprise there are Mercs doing biz with Israel, that's nothing new.  However, publicly ADVERTIZING that you want to use Mercs IS a new strategy.  This story is not the result of great journalistic investigative reporting, it's obviously been leaked to this newzpaper on purpose.

Why do this?  Well, first it allows them to circumvent needing any congressional approval to get active FSoA military personnel doing this job. 2nd it means the Israelis pick up the tab to pay for their salaries, so it doesn't take any FSoA taxpayer dollars.  3rd Mercs have much less oversight over how they go about doing their enforcement job.  The only problems come when they get a little over-zealous and you get an incident where a whole bunch of women and children get in the way of the bullets they are using to do the enforcing with, which some pesky reporter manages to video with his Iphone.

Now, if the FSoA officially doesn't know they are using Mercs, they have Plausible Deniability, so that is the way this sort of thing would normally be done.  The only worries the contractor has is if somebody at the Hague decides to prosecute the CEO for war crimes.  Otherwise, they could give a shit about public opinion either here or in Israel.

Here however, by asking permission publicly, plausible deniability is lost, so if there is an ugly incident then it would blowback onto the pols who gave the OK for it.  Thus I can't see any pol as giving the Thumbs Up on this unless he is getting an awfully big campaign contribution from the Israeli Goobermint.  Under the table of course, since that wouldn't be legal.

If the Israelis do manage to get this plan approved, it gives them Plausible Deniability that they are trying to takeover these areas,  they simply are trying to protect them from being sabotaged by terrorists once the IDF leaves the neighborhood.  They also can claim they are not handling the border crossing security problem the Egyptians will have as Palestinians try to cross into Egypt.  I doubt the Egyptians like this plan very much.

The Israelis have everything to gain and nothing to lose with this arrangement, but there is nothing for the FSoA to gain here other than money being paid to the Merc Company and money paid to politicians in the pocket of the Israeli Goobermint, of which there are many.  There is no strategic value here, except perhaps keeping some oil company assets in the neighborhood from being sabotaged.

Will it be given the Thumbs Up?  Depends how much money the Israelis sprinkle around in Washington.  It's a risky thing to approve if there is an ugly incident following the implementation, which there probably would be eventually.  But if the Envelope has enough Greenbacks in it, I'm sure the Israelis can find the right pockets to stuff it into.

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Blatant hate.  But money makes it all seem normal, and as right as rain.


The cunt who starts this video is bad enough, but she is an actual Israeli.  The second guy is of no count because Americans ignore frog talk.  But the third death worshiping Mofo.  That third guy.  The one with no legs.  The mutherfucker from Florida.


Contributions in the last election cycle to this Florida congressman.

The American Israel Public Affairs Cmte:    $12,100 total broken down as:  From the PAC $7,100.   From an individual within this PAC  $5,000.

A common practice for this congressional worm.  A large percentages of campaign contributions are laundered through individuals.  Obscuring the actual source of the contribution, and making the money harder to follow.  Making his money add up is also a challenge.

Having no legs at all the body needs less energy.  Brian Mast with his reduced energy needs is adequately fueled by hate.  He does not have to eat.



Somebody please tell Brian.  I amplified the meaning of # 6 "thou shall not kill." Murder is more than killing someone, it means having an angry and unforgiving attitude towards them.  My disciple Matt recorded my words. (Matthew 5:21 - 26).  Brian should change his diet. 

Give the boy some soy.

The author of this article makes an analogy between the political polarization of today with the financial crisis of 2008 which is at best very strained.  Despite that, it is true that the political system does appear to be unstable and as close to lockup as the financial system was back then.

It's a far more complex problem though, because finance at its core is just about math, and in the end what Da Fed did was to just flood the system with enough excess money to stuff into leaky holes to keep the boats floating.  N problems in the system were really solved and the last 15 years has seen much the same sort of chicanery except now with exponentially larger numbers.  The same idea of Da Fed taking out a Bazooka and flooding funny money into the system isn't likely to fly, because bailouts would be an order of magnitude higher, $Trillions$ instead of 100s of $Billions$.  The debt in USTs is already past credibility levels.  So that system is likely to fail again anyhow.

What could you possibly use to fix a political system as broken as it is now in the FSoA?  There aren't even any candidates from alternate parties to opt for.  Everyone in the Dem or Rep party machines is a Geriatric.  Thursday night, you can watch 2 Alzheimers gomers debate on policy issues they probably can't remember.  I don't think I'll be able to stand listening to it more than 10 minutes before I puke.  The newz media is worthless, there are no real journalists who ask hard questions, they just work as mouthpieces for one ideology or the other.

Whoever wins, the outcome will be a mess.  Trump after pardoning himself will just go on a purge of Judges and ramp up hysteria for deportations.  Uncle Joe will throw more money and weapons at Ukraine and Israel.Both will escalate the trade war with China.  There's no exit strategy here anywhere.

Not looking good for election day, and the Conventions will be insane.

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4713835-todays-political-meltdown-looks-a-lot-like-the-2008-financial-crisis/

Today's political meltdown looks a lot like the 2008 financial crisis

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What sort of article do you expect from a cultural insider?  The 'system is in peril'.

What system is that?  The one they like?

Any article that screams about democracy is not worth a read.  This author screams about democracy but he belives in 'Shock and Awe^*'.  America does not have democracy.  Any American who has had a website that does not concern itself with 'god' or stamp collecting with any political bent at all is under 24-7 surveillance.  Things get taken down when the powers that be do not like what you say.  Free speech.  Forgettaboutit.  It has happened here four times.  Is that democracy?

I do not think so.

More insidious is the shadow banning phenomena in all it's many variations.  A person can think they have an audience when they do not.  As an example, there are so many surveillance bots watching this website that I could imagine we have an audience and that someone could find us on Google.  If I did not know better.  Democracy my ass.  America is Fascism Lite.  Like a beer.  Same great oppression, but far less obvious.  The main page has been 'cleaned' three times and the Diner has been 'cleaned' once since it started being hosted here.

Democracy actually has a definition and America ain't it.

Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution:

Quote"The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government."

This explicitly mandates a republican form of governance.  Congress is comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate, both of which are elected by the people. (Article I).  The president is elected indirectly through the electoral college to make sure the faux vote does not pick the wrong guy.

Who really votes?  In America money votes, people don't.  Advertisement buys votes sans serious debate, discussion or edification of any political position.  An 'attack on democracy'  does not mean shit.  It is like TDOS showing up to claim Ugo Bardi said something on facepalm a few years ago which he half remembers, but damn?  He can't find it when asked. 

Find me some democracy please.  I have looked high and low.  I do not see any.

Money runs everything.  People are complaining about democracy because the wealth gap grows and 'their money' does not have as much say as it used to have now that huge corporations and billionaires have bank accounts guaranteed by god big enough to buy any American politician they want to buy.  So it seems.  An article author who rants about democracy in America rants about sour grapes that they can't have because the idea that America has any democracy to lose in the first place is ludicrous.

This woman defines what American Democracy is.  Kill your opponent.  Dominate the other side.  Reaching a consensus is for wimps.  As long as I can remember it has not been different.  But cultural insiders prefer a narrative that compares America to an ancient Greek utopia.  It hides the reality of American imperialism.  Which they like.  They want to keep the evil side of things on the downlow.


^*Harlan Kenneth Ullman, is Chairman of the Killowen Group that advises leaders of government and business; Chairman of CNIGuard Ltd and CNIGuard Inc, engaged in protection of critical infrastructure; Senior Advisor of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC; and active on a number of private boards. Wikipedia

A soldier of the BAU.

Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2024, 10:16 AMFind me some democracy please.  I have looked high and low.  I do not see any.

The distinction and contrast made between the FSoA & NATO countries as having superior goobermint to Russia & China because the former are "democratic" while the latter are "autocratic" is ludicrous.  All 3 goobermints are Plutocracies.  In the FSoA the real power lies with the Billionaires & CEOs, in Russia with the Oligarchs who side with Putin and in China the elite top tier of the CCP.

The main difference is the FSoA President is merely a Puppet, while Putin and Xi actually have real power.  Both of those goobermints function better than almost all the so-called "democracies" of NATO.  I wouldn't say I agree with the direction of either China or Russia, but at least they have one.  The polarization of Western goobermints is so thorough now they are almost in total lockup and ineffectual at resolving any problem at all.  Pick any issue, and it's divided exactly in half and everything is Black or White with no shades of gray.

QuoteA soldier of the BAU.

Given the Think Tank he presides over, he's a bit more than a soldier.  More of a modern day Kissinger as a strategist.  I would liken the Killowen Group to the Tri-Lateral Commission.

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Quote from: K-Dog on Jun 12, 2024, 10:16 AMIt is like TDOS showing up to claim Ugo Bardi said something on facepalm a few years ago which he half remembers, but damn?  He can't find it when asked. 

I know more about it than you do. Because you weren't there. And compared to what you know about that conversation ( 0 ) I certainly know infinitely more (something divided by 0 is a number so big it has no meaning!).

I know more about that conversation than you do, because you know nothing. Making you as much an expert on a single conversation you weren't involved in as you are an expert on peak oil. Because an old oil man (not me) told you about rod lift systems one time.

I made this for you K-Dog, just to show how much YOU understand about peak oil (let alone my conversation with Ugo). HUBBERT GOT IT SO RIGHT!!!! AN OIL MAN IN OKLAHOMA TOLD ME SO ONCE!!!!

QuoteI made this for you K-Dog, just to show how much YOU understand about peak oil (let alone my conversation with Ugo).

A conversation now.  It has gone from a Facepalm post to a conversation.  Next it will be tea with sugar.  The graph you published is essentially correct regarding liquid petroleum, so why do you waste your time proving Hubbert correct.  I already know he is.  And I also know your endless droning on about fracked oil being the same thing as liquid petroleum shows monumental ignorance.  The economics is completely different.  It is a different product despite the end result smelling the same. 

As the supplicant to existing order and imperialist thought that you are, I do understand that you would see commodities as all being the same if they look, feel, and smell the same.  Forgetting as all capitalists do about the labor materials and history it takes to bring something to market.

In Hubbert's time the technology to extract fracked oil did not exist.  A huge infrastructure is needed to get fracked oil, and in the days of stick a pipe in the ground and it will gush that expertise did not exist despite what you say about dropping sticks of dynamite down drill pipes in 1880.  Given the right social disruption that tech will vanish.

That is one idea you find here and nowhere else.  The fragility of current arrangements is generally ignored.

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, free at last.

Julian is out of the clink, heading for a hearing in Saipan where he will plead guilty to 1 count of conspiracy and then supposedly head home to Oz.

Will he actually get home, and will we hear from him again?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/25/julian-assange-plea-deal-with-us-free-to-return-australia

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