Johnson invites Bibi and Chuck-get-Bibi-out Schumer responds, “Israel has no stronger ally than the United States, and our relationship transcends any one president or any one Prime Minister ... I will always welcome the opportunity for the Prime Minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way.”
While they have everyone in one chamber, let's bring Zelensky over for a two-for special. Or maybe while they are at it, also have our latest Venezuelan darling, Maria Corina Machado, address Congress as well. All three are shining examples of democracy in the age of the rules based order. Jared Kushner can set up in the hall outside the chamber to sell beach front properties. Trump can sell tennis shoes, and Biden can man the adult diaper table.
Most definitely the US Givernment is an accessory to the genocide, ethic cleansing, and war crimes is Palestine. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right-wing government know how to manipulate both President Biden and our right-wing politicians
The US government has become an organized crime ring. But this would not have happened if the billionaires had not captured the government and turned it into a tool to boost revenue streams. All of the wars are about revenue streams and propping up the economy. This is why the also-captured Corporate-Owned-News squeals all day long about evil Russia and evil China; to keep the public onboard with the death, destruction and waste. Don't forget evil Hamas and evil Iran and evil North Korea, etc. etc. We are surrounded by evil so don't ask why the country is falling apart, your tax dollars are just for killing and destroying, not for fixing anything here in the US.
Yes, they say they will definitely invade Rafah, however they also said they first have to formulate a plan to evacuate all the civilians. Apparently that's an important part of the narrative, but evacuate them where?
Of course that's what they have to say. So, if it all depends on the civilians first being evacuated, by their own words, how can they invade Rafah, I ask you?
Sorry, Bill. We are way past the possibility of being proud to be an American. We should all hang our heads in shame for the crimes that have been and currently are being committed in our name in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere. Despite this track record of death and destruction, the US political class still tries to proclaim that the USA is the paragon of freedom and democracy and upholds the so-called "rule of law." This is all a delusional fabrication, the ultimate in disinformation and propaganda. In fact, the USA is an outlaw state, the quintessential rogue state. The US sanctions, invades and bombs any country that refuses to bow down and obey. Our imperial mindset is best summed up in one simple dictum: "Do as we say, not as we do." Sounds pretty fascistic to me. How about you?
We also should be aware that many Israeli settlements have American "Friends of X (settlement name)" that qualify as charitable groups under IRS rules so donations are not subject to taxation. This has been the case for decades.
The annual $3.8 billion "aid" that the US gives to Israel is not only the largest foreign aid given to any country by the US, it is unique in that Uncle Sam pays the entire amount up front at the beginning of the aid year so that Israel can invest the money and profit from it before it is spent. BTW, this "aid" money must be 75% spent on US weaponry. The percentage spent on US weaponry used to be lower but US arms makers complained that Israel was using our "aid" money on its own arms industry then competing with us on the world market.
There are so many ways in which the US is being milked by Israel and none of it is new. The difference now is that it is being openly discussed which, I hope, will result in disgust and demand for change.
You are absolutely right, "left-wing" politicians are also manipulated when it comes to supporting Israel and the US Support of Israel. I understand that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) plans to spend several millions of dollars in the upcoming U.S. elections A lot of this money will be used to target progressive lawmakers in supporting Israeli policies
At the risk of beating what some folks consider to be an Old, Dead Horse…:
If the Government of the United States is complicit in the Genocide going on in Palestine, then the Peoples of the United States are equally ~ if not more ~ complicit.
Just like the American Peoples are complicit in the Chaos and Carnage that is happening in Ukraine, and in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, and wherever else the United States is dropping bombs these days. Just like those Peoples were and are complicit in what they let their Government call “The Forever War,” and get away with it.
At some point, the American Peoples will be held accountable for all this. And when that happens, it is going to get ugly.
This has to be put in perspective. Gaza is only 26 miles long, about the same area as greater Philadelphia. In such a small place, Israel already dropped about 30,000 US bombs since October 8.
Some people really squirm when I quote Scripture, but I see these Scriptures related to this latest secular post of Bill.
Abraham was the friend of God before Israel and Jews existed. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all base their Religions on the Faith Abraham had in God. Judaism claims precedence over the 2 other Abrahamic Religions as does Christianity and Islam.
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
To make that long story shorter, Abraham got the promise of God if there were 10 righteous in Sodom, Sodom would not be destroyed.
Today's Generation of Jews in Israel have no problem killing the righteous with the wicked the World can see happening in Real Time, so unlike Abraham.
Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels said if a lie is repeated often enough, it will be accepted as the truth. Christianity has said for so long Sodom was destroyed because of gay sex, that interpretation is not questioned? I question it?
Reading this line in Caitlin Johnstone latest newsletter , "We need to liberate ourselves from the shackles on our hearts" brought to mind these lines as we witness the Israeli Massacre and Decimation in Gaza in Real Time.
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and CIRCUMCISION IS THAT OF THE HEART, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
So “ISIS” claims to have pulled off the attack outside of Moscow that the US apparently warned Russia about. And Ukraine, of course, denies having anything to do with it.
So the first Questions to ask are: Cui Bono? Who has benefitted from this? And who is going to take advantage of it? And when will the copy-cat event happen, and where? And how soon will Iran get dragged into all this? Or even Israel?
And i can’t help but wonder: How many Americans were happy be able to read about another mass shooting that, for a marked change, didn’t happen here in the United States?
And how many other Americans ~ and Ukrainians ~ were glad to hear that a bunch of Russians got killed, whether in Ukraine, Moscow, or anyplace else?
At the risk of asking too many questions: WHY do the American Peoples have no say in their government and what it does, Bill?
Have they ever had a say? Has America ever been a "democracy"? Or has it always been an oligarchic, kleptocratic kakistocracy? Or is this a recent development?
But the real question is: What ~ if anything ~ do the American Peoples intend to do about that?
Johnson invites Bibi and Chuck-get-Bibi-out Schumer responds, “Israel has no stronger ally than the United States, and our relationship transcends any one president or any one Prime Minister ... I will always welcome the opportunity for the Prime Minister of Israel to speak to Congress in a bipartisan way.”
While they have everyone in one chamber, let's bring Zelensky over for a two-for special. Or maybe while they are at it, also have our latest Venezuelan darling, Maria Corina Machado, address Congress as well. All three are shining examples of democracy in the age of the rules based order. Jared Kushner can set up in the hall outside the chamber to sell beach front properties. Trump can sell tennis shoes, and Biden can man the adult diaper table.
Most definitely the US Givernment is an accessory to the genocide, ethic cleansing, and war crimes is Palestine. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right-wing government know how to manipulate both President Biden and our right-wing politicians
The US government has become an organized crime ring. But this would not have happened if the billionaires had not captured the government and turned it into a tool to boost revenue streams. All of the wars are about revenue streams and propping up the economy. This is why the also-captured Corporate-Owned-News squeals all day long about evil Russia and evil China; to keep the public onboard with the death, destruction and waste. Don't forget evil Hamas and evil Iran and evil North Korea, etc. etc. We are surrounded by evil so don't ask why the country is falling apart, your tax dollars are just for killing and destroying, not for fixing anything here in the US.
Yes, they say they will definitely invade Rafah, however they also said they first have to formulate a plan to evacuate all the civilians. Apparently that's an important part of the narrative, but evacuate them where?
Of course that's what they have to say. So, if it all depends on the civilians first being evacuated, by their own words, how can they invade Rafah, I ask you?
Sorry, Bill. We are way past the possibility of being proud to be an American. We should all hang our heads in shame for the crimes that have been and currently are being committed in our name in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere. Despite this track record of death and destruction, the US political class still tries to proclaim that the USA is the paragon of freedom and democracy and upholds the so-called "rule of law." This is all a delusional fabrication, the ultimate in disinformation and propaganda. In fact, the USA is an outlaw state, the quintessential rogue state. The US sanctions, invades and bombs any country that refuses to bow down and obey. Our imperial mindset is best summed up in one simple dictum: "Do as we say, not as we do." Sounds pretty fascistic to me. How about you?
We also should be aware that many Israeli settlements have American "Friends of X (settlement name)" that qualify as charitable groups under IRS rules so donations are not subject to taxation. This has been the case for decades.
The annual $3.8 billion "aid" that the US gives to Israel is not only the largest foreign aid given to any country by the US, it is unique in that Uncle Sam pays the entire amount up front at the beginning of the aid year so that Israel can invest the money and profit from it before it is spent. BTW, this "aid" money must be 75% spent on US weaponry. The percentage spent on US weaponry used to be lower but US arms makers complained that Israel was using our "aid" money on its own arms industry then competing with us on the world market.
There are so many ways in which the US is being milked by Israel and none of it is new. The difference now is that it is being openly discussed which, I hope, will result in disgust and demand for change.
This is nothing new. The U.S. was built on ethnic cleansing, genocide and apartheid. Just ask any of the few remaining indigenous Americans.
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 1:9
We will never learn - and that failure will spell our doom.
They say its a religious war. They're right. It is a war against innocent human beings, waged by the Sons and minions of Lucifer.
You are absolutely right, "left-wing" politicians are also manipulated when it comes to supporting Israel and the US Support of Israel. I understand that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) plans to spend several millions of dollars in the upcoming U.S. elections A lot of this money will be used to target progressive lawmakers in supporting Israeli policies
At the risk of beating what some folks consider to be an Old, Dead Horse…:
If the Government of the United States is complicit in the Genocide going on in Palestine, then the Peoples of the United States are equally ~ if not more ~ complicit.
Just like the American Peoples are complicit in the Chaos and Carnage that is happening in Ukraine, and in Iraq, Syria, Somalia, and wherever else the United States is dropping bombs these days. Just like those Peoples were and are complicit in what they let their Government call “The Forever War,” and get away with it.
At some point, the American Peoples will be held accountable for all this. And when that happens, it is going to get ugly.
This has to be put in perspective. Gaza is only 26 miles long, about the same area as greater Philadelphia. In such a small place, Israel already dropped about 30,000 US bombs since October 8.
Some people really squirm when I quote Scripture, but I see these Scriptures related to this latest secular post of Bill.
Abraham was the friend of God before Israel and Jews existed. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all base their Religions on the Faith Abraham had in God. Judaism claims precedence over the 2 other Abrahamic Religions as does Christianity and Islam.
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
And Abraham drew near, and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
To make that long story shorter, Abraham got the promise of God if there were 10 righteous in Sodom, Sodom would not be destroyed.
Today's Generation of Jews in Israel have no problem killing the righteous with the wicked the World can see happening in Real Time, so unlike Abraham.
Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels said if a lie is repeated often enough, it will be accepted as the truth. Christianity has said for so long Sodom was destroyed because of gay sex, that interpretation is not questioned? I question it?
https://rayjc.com/2011/05/22/what-really-happened-at-sodom-3/
Reading this line in Caitlin Johnstone latest newsletter , "We need to liberate ourselves from the shackles on our hearts" brought to mind these lines as we witness the Israeli Massacre and Decimation in Gaza in Real Time.
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and CIRCUMCISION IS THAT OF THE HEART, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Romans 2:28-29
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/just-seeing-through-the-propaganda
So “ISIS” claims to have pulled off the attack outside of Moscow that the US apparently warned Russia about. And Ukraine, of course, denies having anything to do with it.
So the first Questions to ask are: Cui Bono? Who has benefitted from this? And who is going to take advantage of it? And when will the copy-cat event happen, and where? And how soon will Iran get dragged into all this? Or even Israel?
And i can’t help but wonder: How many Americans were happy be able to read about another mass shooting that, for a marked change, didn’t happen here in the United States?
And how many other Americans ~ and Ukrainians ~ were glad to hear that a bunch of Russians got killed, whether in Ukraine, Moscow, or anyplace else?
At the risk of asking too many questions: WHY do the American Peoples have no say in their government and what it does, Bill?
Have they ever had a say? Has America ever been a "democracy"? Or has it always been an oligarchic, kleptocratic kakistocracy? Or is this a recent development?
But the real question is: What ~ if anything ~ do the American Peoples intend to do about that?