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© Choi Jae-Ku / AFPUS soldiers operate a Patriot PAC-3 missile system.
Poland announced that it will purchase $10.5 billion worth of anti-air Patriot missiles from the US.
Technically, the official news event is that the State Department approved the possible sale and that Congress has 30 days to block it, but for all intents and purposes it's widely considered that the deal will go through as planned. This means that the Central European country will strengthen its frontline position as NATO's anti-Russian vanguard, crucially functioning as an indispensable component of the missile defense shield that the US is constructing around Russia's borders. In and of itself, the Patriot system is presently incapable of neutralizing Russia's nuclear strike capabilities, especially given the hypersonic missile advancements that Moscow has undertaken over the past couple of years in invalidating this strategy, but it worryingly sets the precedent that further missile-related infrastructure could one day be deployed on Russia's borders.
Comment: Not only does Poland have to do NATO's dirty job of confronting Russia, but it also has to pay billions in order to purchase the military means to do so. Poland complies with the West because it fears a 'Color Revolution' might happen otherwise.
That is quite humiliating, if you ask us.
© AP/Majdi MohammedPalestinian men walk past a section of Israel's apartheid wall to cross a checkpoint on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on the fourth Friday of Ramadan, at the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, July 10, 2015.
You cannot introduce one people, in this case a large number of Europeans who happen to be Jewish, into a territory populated by hundreds of thousands of non-Europeans, without negative consequences. And, if the incoming Europeans have the goal of creating a state exclusively for their group alone, those consequences are going to be dire indeed. Surrounded by "the other," the only way you can achieve your exclusive state is through discriminatory practices and laws ultimately producing an apartheid nation. And that is what happened.
Comment: 100 years of the Balfour Declaration: The cause of injustice and suffering endured by generations of Palestinians
And something similar is happening in Europe right now, except they're refugees fleeing the wests illegals wars in the Middle East: The Truth Perspective: Weapons of Mass Migration: Interview with Michael Springmann on Europe's Migrant Crisis
While this has meant and continues to mean, segregation, ethnic cleansing and Bantustans for the Palestinians, for the Jews it means that their religion is tied to a racist political ideology. There is no instance of Israeli prejudice exercised against the Palestinians, no act of violence committed against them, that does not simultaneously dishonor and debase the Jewish religion and people.
But of course, how could it be otherwise? When the oil-rich kingdom is run by a father-and-son clique, cosseted by venal super-wealth, and ruled by patronage, pampered by cowering flunkies. In addition, obsessed with an obscurantist Wahhabi sectarian hatred, and to cap it all, indulged by an ignorant American president who himself shares dynastic family ambitions.
Last week's roll call of PR disasters included the Syrian peace process getting underway in earnest, in spite of Saudi efforts to derail. Secondly, Lebanon appears to have stabilized politically with the return of its Prime Minister Saad Hariri, again in spite of Saudi attempts to sabotage the government in Beirut. And thirdly, most shamefully, the shocking images of emaciated children in Yemen have shown the world the sickening reality of the Saudi-led blockade on that war-stricken country.
Comment: If you thought those Saudi fails were epic, wait to see how they try to force the Palestinians into accepting a disastrous 'peace plan' that favours Israel in every respect, and then ally themselves with Israel in the hopes of 'bringing down' Iran. See:
Is Trump's Middle East peace plan dead on arrival?
© Ints Kalnins / ReutersFILE PHOTO: Poland's army tanks attend the final day of NATO Saber Strike exercises in Orzysz, Poland
Clearly, the Russian government would not make such an announcement unless it was convinced that the prospect of war with the West was real. For some time I have emphasized in my columns that the consequence of years of hostile actions taken by Washington and its European vassals against Russia was leading to war.
It is easy to understand that the massive US military/security complex needs a convincing enemy in order to justify its enormous budget, that the crazed neoconservatives put their fantasy ideology of US world hegemony above the life of the planet, and that Hillary and the Democratic National Committee will do anything to overturn Trump's presidential victory. However, it is difficult to understand why the European political leaders are willing to put their countries at risk for Washington's benefit.
'Pocahontas' outraged after Trump pokes fun of her delusional claim that she is Native American.
"You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas," Trump said.
Comment: Doesn't look like a racial slur from these seats. More like a personal slur. It could possibly be interpreted as a racial slur if Warren was somehow representative of the Native American race. But she's not.
See also:
- Racist culture-appropriator: US Senator Elizabeth Warren is not Native American
- Elizabeth Warren squirms when reporter confronts her about her wealth, attacks on 1%
Trump's peace plan will be highly favorable to Israel and dismissive of the Palestinians
From almost the first day of his presidency, US President Donald Trump bragged that he would solve the Israel-Palestine conflict. Among his claims was that he could do what no US president had done. He called it "the ultimate deal".
By now, most of the world knows Trump is an empty braggart and that his boasts have almost no connection to reality.
Comment: Sadly, the Trump administration has proven to be completely subservient to Israel's Zionist designs. In this respect, he is doing just as bad as his predecessors. So much for 'Ameirca First'.
As for Israel and Saudi Arabia, if they think they will come out clean in the eyes of the world by forcing the Palestinians into such a robbery of a deal, and that they will then have the way clear to 'take out' Iran, they are fooling themselves. Wishful thinking will be their downfall.
The cease-fire brokered by Jordan, Russia and the United States for the southern Syrian provinces of Daraa, Quneitra and Suweida has largely held since it came into force on July 9.
Comment: Russia was the real broker in this deal; the United States became involved once ISIS had been defeated in Syria:
© GETTYChinese Flag and St Peter's Basilica
According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), any company found to be in contravention of the state-issued directive could be fined up to £34,000 (300,000 yuan).
Comment: Considering most outlets reporting this story use Radio Free Asia (RFA), an arm of the US propaganda machine, as their source, its accuracy remains in question: US propaganda outlet Radio Free Europe reportedly behind RT Facebook ban
The US-backed news organisation says it had spoken with employees from several travel agencies which had all received formal instructions to prevent Chinese tourists from travelling to the Vatican.
West Bank historical landmark
The Ottoman Empire had ruled the Arab region and the Levant for more than four hundred years. The Ottoman historical landmarks in Jerusalem is estimated at more than 70%, which have been subject to vandalism and Judaization by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Looting of antiques
Thieves exploited the fact that some of these antiques were located in area C (under full Israel control) in the West Bank, and looted them, such as what happened to the Ottoman cemetery near Qabatiyeh town in the Jenin district, where 490 pieces of antiques were stolen.
Comment: See also: