A Perverted Peace in Palestine

Palestinians continue to be targeted and shot. The Zionists have hired Islamic terrorist gangs to do their killing in Gaza. Hamas is shooting back and protecting the Gaza residents. Israel claims it is Hamas who is breaking the cease fire. They call for Hamas to disarm. When has Israel ever abided by a cease fire? There's still talk of attacking Iran soon. The situation in Ukraine is equally farcical. Russia continues advancing and destroying Ukrainian troops and equipment. I look for the possible meeting of Trump and Putin in Hungary to be as fruitful as their Alaska summit, which is to say, "empty". In the Caribbean, the US navy continue blowing up boats claiming they are shipping drugs without a particle of evidence nor legality. Then there's an announcement of a CIA operation to kill Maduro in Venezuela...I guess it is covert turns overt? So not much peace in the western sphere.

The Wars in Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Ukraine, ...
Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach
Strike on civilian vehicle by Israeli military in Gaza City marks deadliest violation of eight-day ceasefire with Hamas.
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Israeli forces remain in control of approximately 53 percent of Gaza, Khoudary said.
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Last week, Israeli forces killed five Palestinians in the Shujayea neighbourhood, also in Gaza City.
Israel has continued to seal the Rafah crossing with Egypt and blocked other key border crossings, preventing large-scale aid deliveries into the enclave.
The United Nations warned this week that aid convoys are struggling to reach famine-hit areas, with 49 percent of people accessing less than six litres of drinking water per day – well below emergency standards.

They Said The Massacres Would Stop When The Hostages Were Released. They Haven’t Stopped.
On Friday Israel reportedly blew up a vehicle carrying a Palestinian family of eleven people, including seven children. The IDF gave its usual excuse for the massacre: the civilians were deemed to have crossed an invisible line into a forbidden zone which made the Israeli soldiers feel unsafe. They did this exact same thing constantly during the last “ceasefire” as well...
But two years of genocide have made it clear that the Israeli military was never killing Palestinian civilians in order to push for the release of hostages or force Hamas to cave in to their demands. The Israeli military kills Palestinian civilians in order to kill Palestinian civilians. The killing is the goal, and it always has been.

On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza
Two million people continue to face hunger and thirst, while more than 460 Palestinians have died from starvation.

The cruelty continues, and not just in Gaza and the West Bank...
Heavy Israeli Airstrikes Reported in Southern and Eastern Lebanon, One Killed
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Israel has been attacking Lebanon on a near daily basis since the ceasefire was signed in November, but increasingly intense strikes in recent weeks, destroying a large number of construction vehicles last week in an attack on Msayleh.
Over the weekend, Israel even carried out a drone attack against UNIFIL peacekeepers in the area near Kfar Kela, wounding one. It was the second time they struck near UNIFIL personnel in the past month, and the IDF insisted only that they would take measures to avoid casualties when striking near them in the future.

Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza
Rubio’s timing was in line with efforts to neutralize potential legal challenges in the aftermath of the ceasefire when offshore explorations would take off. Furthermore, the three Palestinian NGOs – Al Haq, Al Mezan and the PCHR – just happen to be the ones that in February 2024 had confronted the Israeli gas exploration licenses offshore Gaza.
These were not just human rights groups that had long, highly-regarded track-record and that had assisted ICC and other international organizations in their pursuit for human rights in the Middle East. They were also likely to protest vocally and internationally, if the Palestinians’ energy rights were to be shunned.
Just as Israel had ejected Al Jazeera and other major news organizations from Gaza to shape crisis reporting, while subjecting leading Western news media networks to its military censorship, it seemed to target these human rights organizations to minimize negative publicity in gas exploration.
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The efforts to develop the Gaza Marine natural gas field have been hindered for almost three decades. With the prospects of ceasefire, these efforts are accelerating.
Irrespective of their official mandates, the “reality creators” that have already positioned themselves in the area – property developers like Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and political intermediaries, such as Tony Blair – are likely to use their current posts to cash on the Gaza opportunities in the future.
After two years of infrastructure destruction and genocidal atrocities in Gaza, the Strip is ecocide-ridden.
Haunted by a series of moral hazards and interests of conflict, Blair will be in charge of an area cleansed of armed conflict and presumably buzzing with development, a “special economic zone” through which foreign capital can flow and overseen by his international “board of peace.”
The quasi-colonial protectorate pledges boldly in the name of “reformed Palestine” in which Palestinians have little or no say – once again.

Max Blumenthal: IDF’s Plan in Gaza — Secret Israeli Base HIT in IRANIAN STRIKE!

(52 min) in the last 5-10 min Max explains the Peace Prize award.
From the comments...
It must be remembered, that Gaza was the Concentration Camp that Israel 'herded' all the Palestinians during the Nakba. And now Israel wants the Concentration Camp also.

That Trump performance at the SS Knesset was so humiliating for America. He really bowed down to kiss his genocidal donors ar*es. Very treasonous really by a POTUS so blatantly kowtowing to foreign "Israel-First" interest plans.

The U.S. once again pretends to be an impartial and rational arbiter of “peace”, puts a band-aid on an amputation instead of a tourniquet and when it fails will cry out, “oh THESE people been at war for thousands of years!” When, one should ask, has the U.S. government not been at war and oppressing people and destroying ecosystems EVERYWHERE.

Trump Keeps Admitting That He Is Bought And Owned By The World’s Richest Israeli

(2.7 min clip)

Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Russia & Iran Are Building a WAR Shield!

(65 min) From the comments:
Col. Larry Wilkerson is correct. The word 'Israel' is a pseudonym for 'US military base in the Arab Middle East'. That's why these huge amounts of money go to such a tiny little place. Without American funding there is no Israeli/American base. The aim is to control, or better colonise, the Arab Middle East. That’s called imperialism. And they cover that up with religion.

I hope, I'll somehow be able to put in the proper words (I haven't been able to find em so far) ...to express my utter admiration of Col. Larry Wilkerson's wise, honest and brave statements, as well as his most authentically Warriors', straight forward vocabulary in which he wraps up his indeed deep and relevant analyses of all currently ongoing World's geopolitical problems. It always feels really "Cool" to listen to this distinguished gentleman speaking on ANY issue!

Pepe Escobar: Israel BLOWS UP Trump's Peace Deal, China NUKES US Economy | Mark Sleboda

(140 min)
00:00 - Intro , Israel Blows Up Trump's Peace Deal
00:01:06- Pepe Joins the Show on trip to China nuking US economy
00:31:15 - China Hits Back at US Military with rare earth ban
00:39:40 - China, Russia assist Iran & Respond to US/Israeli Threat
00:52:15 - China rare-earth move turns table on Trump
01:03:37 - Mark Sleboda joins on Russian SU-35s to Iran, Gaza Ceasefire broken

How about the Trump Putin Summit in Hungary?
Trump Speaks With Putin, Says They Will Meet in Budapest for More Talks on Ending Ukraine War
US and Russian officials will hold talks next week before the next Trump-Putin summit
“At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated. A meeting location is to be determined,” Trump wrote.
“President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this “inglorious” War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end,” the president added.

The Duran suggest caution to Putin before going to the EU

(57 min) Putin-Trump summit. Orban outsmarts warhawks
0:00 - Discussion of the Putin-Trump phone call
0:38 - Initiation of the call by Russia and its implications
1:47 - Analysis of the readout and tone of the conversation
3:28 - Key topics discussed: Ukraine war and economic opportunities
6:43 - Proposal for a second meeting location in Budapest
8:00 - Significance of the Budapest location and its risks
10:12 - Speculation on Orban's involvement in arranging the meeting
11:28 - Analysis of the potential pressures on both Trump and Putin
15:34 - Comparison to previous diplomatic efforts and their outcomes
19:43 - Discussion of the implications of Tomahawk missiles in Ukraine
24:10 - Concerns about media narratives and perceptions of the war
30:34 - The importance of effective communication in the upcoming meeting
36:10 - Final thoughts on the potential outcomes of the Budapest meeting

US Attempts to Regime Change in Venezuela...Again
Report: US Bombs Another Boat in the Caribbean and There Are Survivors
The Thursday attack marks the sixth boat that the US has bombed since September 2. So far, the US has provided no evidence to back up its claims that the vessels were carrying drugs or that the 27 people extrajudicially executed were drug traffickers.
While most of the strikes have targeted boats that left Venezuela, at least one hit a vessel that left Colombia and killed Colombian nationals, according to a report from CNN. It also appears that a strike the US launched on Tuesday killed two citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, and the family of one of the men says he was a fisherman who was not involved in drug trafficking and was attempting to return home from a visit to Venezuela.

Amazing, a US naval officer with morals?
Head of US Southern Command To Step Down Amid Strikes on Boats and Push Toward Venezuela Regime Change
According to The New York Times, Adm. Alvin Hosley has raised concerns about bombing boats and the policy toward Venezuela...he had raised concerns about the US military mission in the Caribbean, which has involved a significant buildup of forces and the bombing of five boats that the Trump administration has claimed, without providing evidence, were carrying drugs.

Nicolás Maduro rejects ‘regime change’ and criticizes ‘CIA coups’ in Latin America
The Venezuelan president calls on American society to to be ‘alert to avoid a war in the Caribbean and in South America’...“Peace must prevail,” affirmed Maduro, who also resorted to his deliberately clumsy English to proclaim “Not war, peace.” “No to regime change, which reminds us so much of the failed wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. No to coups d’état carried out by the CIA like those in Chile and Argentina. Until when will CIA coups d’état continue? Latin America doesn’t want them, doesn’t need them, and repudiates them,” continued Hugo Chávez’s successor. These statements came a few hours after Trump confirmed that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela.

Alex discusses the attempted murder of Maduro

(6 min) Trump's authorization of CIA operations in Venezuela

This conversation leads us into the last topic of today's edition...

The Economy...

Colonel Macgregor: America’s Collapse Will Create A New Financial System

(60 min) Jay sits down with Colonel Douglas Macgregor to dissect the unraveling of U.S. global dominance and the rise of a multipolar world. Macgregor argues that Washington’s addiction to military coercion, economic sanctions, and moral posturing has left America isolated and financially brittle, while China, Russia, and India quietly build alternative trade and monetary systems. He warns that U.S. diplomacy has been replaced by bullying and that the reckoning will come in the form of inflation, declining trust at home, and waning credibility abroad.
00:00 — The Rare Earth Flashpoint
04:10 — Can China Now Move U.S. Markets?
09:16 — The De-Dollarization Precedent
16:24 — What Path Should America Take?
24:26 — If America Withdraws Militarily, What Happens Next?
36:12 — Why Is Europe So Prone to War?
43:19 — The Cure Worse Than the Disease
48:22 — The Cost of Empire Comes Home
52:57 — Are We Sleepwalking Into Venezuela?
57:13 — A World in Transition

Giustra: Reset HAPPENING Right Before Our Eyes, Gold Rockets to $5,000

(27 min)
“Western fiat currencies are in real trouble,” warns billionaire investor Frank Giustra in an interview with Daniela Cambone. He paints a grim picture of the financial system and calls for an imminent monetary reset that will drive gold higher. “It’s not a bubble... and this is a once-in-a-century dynamic.” He points out that the driving force is the central banks’ frantic gold buying. “So anything could happen that triggers a sell-off. In a debt-ridden environment, it can really become a spiral,” he warns. He also cautions that a stock market correction will happen and will have a knock-on effect on the overall economy.
00:00 – Frank’s outlook on gold
02:36 – Why Frank is still buying more gold
04:47 – What to do with physical gold
06:48 – How central banks are driving gold prices
08:21 – Why central banks keep buying gold
11:27 – China’s gold strategy
20:45 – Will there be another round of QE?
21:18 – Does Frank like silver?
23:24 – The dynamics between China and the U.S.

Michael Hudson: From Neoliberalism to Neofeudalism

(54 min) Michael Hudson, a world-renowned classical economist, discusses how industrial capitalism transformed into neoliberal economics, which is now transforming into neofeudalism.
The first comment was spot on...
A 35 min-long first answer that was nothing short of a masterclass in classical economics blended with a meticulous and systematic deconstruction of neoliberalism! Impressive.

An absolute tour de force in economic history. Thanks for this guest and giving him the opportunity to speak at length.

Holy shit this is the best Hudson lecture I’ve seen. Learned so much in just the first 20 minutes

This conversation was quite interesting...

(42 min) Corporatocracy Is Fascism—And It's Not New- David Morgan
David Morgan is the publisher and CEO of The Morgan Report, a world-class publication designed to build and secure wealth. He talks state of the world, rising prices in silver, gold, devaluation of the dollar, CBDC, and much more.

Today's bonus feature...a Rod Sterling film about corporate culture and how it controls the minions

(83 min)
Writer: Rod Serling
Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley
Director: Fielder Cook
In Rod Serling's tale of corporate greed, when a young man is recruited onto the board of a high-powered corporation, he finds his ethics at odds with his ambition. Watch for an unbilled Lauren Bacall in a lobby scene... or is it a look-a-like?

War is Peace...Orwell was precedent. The US talks big about peace as they perpetrate conflicts all over the globe...both economic and military. Are we egging on the current Afghan/Pakistan bombing? Is this pay back for not returning the Bagram base to US control so we can strike China? That would be my guess.
Western governments could care less about their own citizens, they are beholden to their owners... big oil, the MIC, the Zionist lobbies, and other billionaire interest. The government, theoretically in shut down, is still active in promoting war as they say peace. Peace is offered like a bargaining chip...like Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. The US empire is declining fast...and it can't come soon enough for me...before we start a nuclear conflict! There will be economic pain, that is almost a certainty at this point. Get to know some of your local farmers is the best advice I can offer. Take care, friends. I think it is going to be a wild ride.

The thread is open, so please offer your insights, thoughts and ideas...or just let us know how you are doing!