Hamas no more “started a war” on October 7 than Russia ‘started a war” in February of 2022. These affairs have deep roots, and ignoring them is just more gaslighting of the ignorant, the ideology-bound, and the inattentive. And then there are the conflicts of interest. Even such an amazingly astute person such as our host here can have blind spots. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, the play is fine…
Hamas no more “started a war” on October 7 than Russia ‘started a war” in February of 2022. These affairs have deep roots, and ignoring them is just more gaslighting of the ignorant, the ideology-bound, and the inattentive. And then there are the conflicts of interest. Even such an amazingly astute person such as our host here can have blind spots. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, the play is fine…
You guys crack me up. Just like fans that root for a perennial loser football team or the Chicago Cubs. Just keep showing up waiting for something to change, isn’t that insanity?
Syria is gone, Iraq is gone, Gaza is gone, Iran is teetering, the Sunnis are trying to get with the Abraham accords as their oil reserves start exhausting.
I have my problems with the ethnocentrism and arrogance of the Jewish people, but reality says that Israel will be with us for a long time.
I listened to the first youtube video and the speaker is delusional. If the country was full of like-minded pacifists, Israel would have been wiped off the planet decades ago. Nice try though.
No, I'm not ok with the genocide aimed at Israel by Iran and its Muslim jihadists associates and lackeys. That's why I fully support Israel's war against all of them, which, not only serves Israel, but all of humanity including and particularly the Muslims. That you can't see this is a sure sign your soul dwells in hell. I would see you delivered from this, as well.
"That you can't see this is a sure sign your soul dwells in hell."
It's pathetic that one must deal with these insults, but unfortunately the anonymity of the web emboldens the detritus of the world to make statements anonymously that they would not have the testicular fortitude to say to your face.
They cannot embrace opinions that are different to their own as they have an immature and fragile mental mind.
Not having anything to contribute of their own, they resort to calling you stupid.
Would you consider the war against Iraq a genocide? It was. And not even against Israel.
Your one sided defense of the Arabs is humorous at times as you cherry pick all the history of the Israel Arab conflict. It must take lots of research to come up with all the anti-Israel propaganda.
Even more amusing is the absolute and utter ignorance you show for history.
Common knowledge that Iran has indeed disappeared tens of thousands of people their families and friends in fact anyone that spoke out about the Islamic theocracy from start to now.
Years to research 1981-1982 and 1988.
They still however beat, jail and rape anyone not willing to live by their backwards religion.
Some might call this a Genocide of people who refuse to live by their rules.
They have also repeatedly called for the wiping of Israel off the map but are to cowardly to actually commit to it themselves.
Genocide is the object of war!!!! C’mon folks, quit trying to fight nice wars. There is no such thing.
War is the failure of diplomacy. It is the authorization of legalized murder by two opposing groups to make a decision of who is more powerful and right.
Its goal is the elimination of the other sides point of view, their belief system. The Old Testament is loaded with examples of Yahweh telling the Hebrews to eliminate the opposition. War has the job of changing the direction of human behavior, of human belief systems, usually by elimination of one side.
Look at the Civil War, the Southern army was annihilated by Grant’s campaign. WW1 was n incomplete war where the Allies walked away from Germany without totally destroying its government and belief system. Hitler was the result along with WW2, where the allies did not make the same mistake and destroyed the German belief system and replaced it, Same with Japan, where a centuries old system was replaced by total annihilation and two super bombs.
The USA entered another time of stupid ‘nice” wars and has essentially lost all of them. Korea, Vietnam, the war on Terror, all examples. One thing I desire with Trump and the MAGA Revolution is the cessation of bullshit “wars” and the annihilation of any real enemies, such as what happened to ISIS. If American lives are put at risk in foreign wars, make it for a real purpose. If American resources are used in foreign wars, make it worthwhile. NATO vs. Russia? Why do we care? Israel, stabilization of the oil countries is the reason for our support of Israel. Me, I want no more 1973s. Bibi is fighting a war to the death of one side or the other, no nice war. If you start a war, you better be ready to win or lose it all, something that all the “nice” war folks forget about.
I thought Jim did a good job explaining in simple terms how the Palestinians misused the funds they were given to help them to settle into the Gaza territory. Choices have consequences.
Much agreed, ezinmn; the Eritreans did the very thing JHK suggested, and vacationing Russians sun themselves on Red Sea beaches at luxury resorts.
When Ethiopian dictator Haile Sallasie died, his sons went to war; one of them won himself a new country, Eritrea, and the rights to build those coastal resorts.
Although I detest Jared Kushner, his idea was the correct one- he appealed to greed, not to bloodlust, and would replace the misspent funds of corrupt UNRWA on fine dining rather than death tunnels and rocket attacks.
The Palestinians could've earned themselves a country, and did not; although Jews push the hardest of bargains as a test of one's intelligence, if you outwit them, they will back down and honor the deal. (They even do this with each other.)
The Israelis would not have allowed the Palestinians to do anything that would help themselves as they want them all dead so they can develop the seacoast.
Not sure about anything you said as truth, facetious commentary, and ancient history don't mix well.
That said, at least Palestinians would have good paying jobs along their 25-mile seashore had they chosen differently. Maybe we'd have a Palestinian Donald J. Trump real estate mogul by now as well!
Capitalism doesn't have to be a bad thing. One could say that Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others.
Think about the Arab nations ready to accept Israel into economic comradeship with the Abraham Accords. Are they willing to accept the zealots in Gaza, Lebanon, or Yemen into their countries to continue to raise hell?
I doubt it. No one wants these folks who seem unable to get along with anyone.
You opine as if you've lived among either group -- and that you yourself have ultimate power to condemn as God. Have you such direct, intimate experience of these peoples? Or are you just a snooty little honkey with something of an edjukation and a relatively stable cash position who naively believes himself 2b a modern NOSTRADAMUS?
Amen. Between the Zionist chanting in unison and the millions of Indians soon to arrive on our shores, one realizes that our Renaissance is to built on the sands of lies and betrayal.
Hamas no more “started a war” on October 7 than Russia ‘started a war” in February of 2022. These affairs have deep roots, and ignoring them is just more gaslighting of the ignorant, the ideology-bound, and the inattentive. And then there are the conflicts of interest. Even such an amazingly astute person such as our host here can have blind spots. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, the play is fine…
JHK thinks this ME clusterfuck started on Oct 7th
And that the apartheid state of Israel's genocides are justified.
His pro-Zionist position is pretty disgusting.
But as another commenter noted - I would be inclined to respond to his pro-Zionist position, if that were permitted here.
It won't be.
I could not continue reading past that. Sorry JHK.
You guys crack me up. Just like fans that root for a perennial loser football team or the Chicago Cubs. Just keep showing up waiting for something to change, isn’t that insanity?
Syria is gone, Iraq is gone, Gaza is gone, Iran is teetering, the Sunnis are trying to get with the Abraham accords as their oil reserves start exhausting.
I have my problems with the ethnocentrism and arrogance of the Jewish people, but reality says that Israel will be with us for a long time.
Whose reality would that be John?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5gfXI4_xOE
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XU1VQ8nN-Hw
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ftSsXSbbBTk
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eSDA_r2-Ie0
I listened to the first youtube video and the speaker is delusional. If the country was full of like-minded pacifists, Israel would have been wiped off the planet decades ago. Nice try though.
Since the end of World War II, the US has cumulatively provided Israel with over US$318 billion in aid.
Including military, economic and humanitarian.
The US has spent a record of $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel so far since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the ME.
Without that, Israel would have been wiped off the planet decades ago.
The US is a Nation in decline, with a US$35 trillion debt.
The gravy train is coming to and an end for the apartheid state of Isreal.
And every day the mass-murderer Netanyahu bombs another country.
Creating another enemy in the ME.
To think Isreal will survive when the US goes bankrupt is delusional.
Good. Go away, Dennis. Al Jazeera might be an appropriate home for your delusional hatred.
So you are OK with genocide then eh Paul?
Talk about delusional hatred.
Bombing defenseless women and children, hospitals and refugee camps in Gaza, The West Bank, Lebanon, Syria and today I see, Yemen.
And Iran is next, eh?
Has the madman mass-murderer Netanyahu ever studied history as to why Hitler was defeated. It's called overreach.
And as soon as the Yanky money and bombs dries up - Israel is in shit street without a shovel.
The Yanks are US$35 trillion in debt and its citizens tired of supporting ethnosupremacist apartheid Isreal.
No, I'm not ok with the genocide aimed at Israel by Iran and its Muslim jihadists associates and lackeys. That's why I fully support Israel's war against all of them, which, not only serves Israel, but all of humanity including and particularly the Muslims. That you can't see this is a sure sign your soul dwells in hell. I would see you delivered from this, as well.
"That you can't see this is a sure sign your soul dwells in hell."
It's pathetic that one must deal with these insults, but unfortunately the anonymity of the web emboldens the detritus of the world to make statements anonymously that they would not have the testicular fortitude to say to your face.
They cannot embrace opinions that are different to their own as they have an immature and fragile mental mind.
Not having anything to contribute of their own, they resort to calling you stupid.
You do not believe in any of that God vs. evil stuff anyway? Why would you consider Paul’s comment an insult?
Well, what else could anyone call you?
Dennis stupidity seems to suit you well.
The cavemen of yemen continue to shoot rockets at anything that moves near them and thus are a global threat to trade.
I watched hundreds of sorties to drop 2k bombs on caves in Yemens and these idiots just doubled down.
They are armed and funded by piracy, extorsion and every other nasty thing civilized society abhors.
Tied at the hip to a global pariah in the Theocracy pretending at a republic called Iran.
You know the country now trying to take over the middle east.
Gaza is a pile of concrete rubble its time for Egypt and Jordan to take in the much-hated rabble calling themselves Palestinians.
Why would I respond to a comment that begins.."Dennis stupidity seems to suit you well."
The only global pariah is Isreal my Israeli friend.
A Zionist, ethno-supremacist, apartheid Nation posing as a Democracy.
Iran has never committed genocide.
If you would pull your head out of your backside you would know that!
Would you consider the war against Iraq a genocide? It was. And not even against Israel.
Your one sided defense of the Arabs is humorous at times as you cherry pick all the history of the Israel Arab conflict. It must take lots of research to come up with all the anti-Israel propaganda.
Hahahaha "It must take lots of research to come up with all the anti-Israel propaganda - if you have an IQ of 50."
Anybody that is not mind blown by Netanyahu's mass murder must be stupid or living in a cave ~ or be an Israeli.
Zionism ROXX and u stink.
And yet you did respond.
Which shows you are a liar as well.
Even more amusing is the absolute and utter ignorance you show for history.
Common knowledge that Iran has indeed disappeared tens of thousands of people their families and friends in fact anyone that spoke out about the Islamic theocracy from start to now.
Years to research 1981-1982 and 1988.
They still however beat, jail and rape anyone not willing to live by their backwards religion.
Some might call this a Genocide of people who refuse to live by their rules.
They have also repeatedly called for the wiping of Israel off the map but are to cowardly to actually commit to it themselves.
Genocide is the object of war!!!! C’mon folks, quit trying to fight nice wars. There is no such thing.
War is the failure of diplomacy. It is the authorization of legalized murder by two opposing groups to make a decision of who is more powerful and right.
Its goal is the elimination of the other sides point of view, their belief system. The Old Testament is loaded with examples of Yahweh telling the Hebrews to eliminate the opposition. War has the job of changing the direction of human behavior, of human belief systems, usually by elimination of one side.
Look at the Civil War, the Southern army was annihilated by Grant’s campaign. WW1 was n incomplete war where the Allies walked away from Germany without totally destroying its government and belief system. Hitler was the result along with WW2, where the allies did not make the same mistake and destroyed the German belief system and replaced it, Same with Japan, where a centuries old system was replaced by total annihilation and two super bombs.
The USA entered another time of stupid ‘nice” wars and has essentially lost all of them. Korea, Vietnam, the war on Terror, all examples. One thing I desire with Trump and the MAGA Revolution is the cessation of bullshit “wars” and the annihilation of any real enemies, such as what happened to ISIS. If American lives are put at risk in foreign wars, make it for a real purpose. If American resources are used in foreign wars, make it worthwhile. NATO vs. Russia? Why do we care? Israel, stabilization of the oil countries is the reason for our support of Israel. Me, I want no more 1973s. Bibi is fighting a war to the death of one side or the other, no nice war. If you start a war, you better be ready to win or lose it all, something that all the “nice” war folks forget about.
Weren't you pro-Israel though?
I thought Jim did a good job explaining in simple terms how the Palestinians misused the funds they were given to help them to settle into the Gaza territory. Choices have consequences.
Much agreed, ezinmn; the Eritreans did the very thing JHK suggested, and vacationing Russians sun themselves on Red Sea beaches at luxury resorts.
When Ethiopian dictator Haile Sallasie died, his sons went to war; one of them won himself a new country, Eritrea, and the rights to build those coastal resorts.
Although I detest Jared Kushner, his idea was the correct one- he appealed to greed, not to bloodlust, and would replace the misspent funds of corrupt UNRWA on fine dining rather than death tunnels and rocket attacks.
The Palestinians could've earned themselves a country, and did not; although Jews push the hardest of bargains as a test of one's intelligence, if you outwit them, they will back down and honor the deal. (They even do this with each other.)
The Israelis would not have allowed the Palestinians to do anything that would help themselves as they want them all dead so they can develop the seacoast.
I used to read your column avidly but now I see you are a Zionist Nazi.
Not sure about anything you said as truth, facetious commentary, and ancient history don't mix well.
That said, at least Palestinians would have good paying jobs along their 25-mile seashore had they chosen differently. Maybe we'd have a Palestinian Donald J. Trump real estate mogul by now as well!
Capitalism doesn't have to be a bad thing. One could say that Capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others.
They were not allowed to fish offshore without being shot so what makes you think they would have been allowed to build resorts?
Right, the unprovoked attacks from Hamas started soon after they got elected, murdered the PA reps in Gaza, and started stockpiling weapons.
Lest we forget billions spent on tunneling to hide weapons and conduct operations of war and not taking care of the people.
Hamas is the second worst thing to happen to the people without a country.
Time to send the arabs of gaza back to Jordan.
Think about the Arab nations ready to accept Israel into economic comradeship with the Abraham Accords. Are they willing to accept the zealots in Gaza, Lebanon, or Yemen into their countries to continue to raise hell?
I doubt it. No one wants these folks who seem unable to get along with anyone.
You opine as if you've lived among either group -- and that you yourself have ultimate power to condemn as God. Have you such direct, intimate experience of these peoples? Or are you just a snooty little honkey with something of an edjukation and a relatively stable cash position who naively believes himself 2b a modern NOSTRADAMUS?
Amen. Between the Zionist chanting in unison and the millions of Indians soon to arrive on our shores, one realizes that our Renaissance is to built on the sands of lies and betrayal.
Fuckin' Indians. If it isn't intestinal worms, its lice and bed bugs. Why is India so miserable? It's full of Indians.