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"My colleague spoke in detail about specific economic gaps that emerge as a result of the illegal policy of unilateral sanctions and which we will solve within the framework of BRICS and within the SCO."
"At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move all the tables and chairs out of the way, and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theatre." - Frank Zappa
"In the past few years, you have been living within an escalating hybrid war. Globally, we have witnessed overt media control and propaganda campaigns; censorship, including arrests of people speaking in public; monitoring of all electronic communications and physical contact tracing; brutally enforced lock-down and masking requirements, with people being beaten, handcuffed, and arrested, even in their homes; suspension of healthcare services and weakening of healthcare systems; invasive testing requirements for employment and travel; forced quarantine of travelers; and coerced quarantine and "vaccination" of the healthy, general population.
Governments dropped all pretense of democracy and were emboldened to open despotism. There were no functioning checks on this power. The courts provided no effective recourse to the public. Governments broadly abused fundamental human rights using as justification prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, which are, in truth, a great many, ever-present, and continually evolving. And so, this justification, if allowed to stand, assures the end of democracy and installation of openly despotic government." - David Webb - The Great Taking
There is a set date for the IDF's invasion of Rafah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday night.
The only problem is that this very critical information wasn't told to the military, the Defense Ministry, or any members of the war cabinet.
It is hard to imagine how this set date will advance without notifying these key powers responsible for IDF actions.
Also, it was bizarre for Netanyahu to be talking about an exact date, when around 24 hours earlier, the IDF had pulled out of southern Gaza and nearly halted most of its operations throughout the enclave, save for small targeted operations.
What is more likely is that Netanyahu has possibly taken risks with national security issues - out of concern for political issues.
After the IDF withdrew from southern Gaza on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened to topple Netanyahu's government if he did not authorize a Rafah invasion.
The impression from Ben-Gvir was that he was watching the clock, and that he wouldn't give Netanyahu months to comply.
Given that the IDF, Defense Ministry, and war cabinet are not familiar with a specific date, it is reasonable to estimate that this is what stands behind Netanyahu's statement.
Tucker Carlson: [...] But have never explained why you think that happened, except to say that the West fears a strong Russia. But we have a strong China that the West doesn't seem to be very afraid of. What about Russia, what do you think convinced the policymakers to take it down?See also:
Vladimir Putin: The West is afraid of a strong China more than it fears a strong Russia because Russia has 150 million people, and China has a 1.5 billion population, and its economy is growing by leaps and bounds — over five percent a year, it used to be even more.
Comment: Proceeding according to plan: