Frosted Flake posted:

"The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. We do not want this war to widen," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

DAD LOST MY IPOD posted:

absolutely insane how hard he is caping for Israel. and he wasn’t even on epstein’s list!

Frosted Flake posted:

"The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. We do not want this war to widen," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

HallelujahLee posted:

what a good way not to widen it by bombing their bases

Hefty Leftist posted:

Frosted Flake posted:

"These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a statement.

"The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today's action to make clear that the United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests," he said.

Mean Baby posted:

here is a good interview summary for 10/7 truthers (like me) to share with your friends.

https://youtu.be/i3h3S3zQYwo?si=BPxL7DXUpxgtkfCB

ComradePeach posted:

On the surface the comparison is dumb but I like to look at it as a good analogy of how Israel was utterly pantsed and kicked in the balls just like America was on 9/11, and because it compliments Hamas's effectiveness as a innovative military force.

Zodium posted:

i would like to hear some feedback on how we’re handling moderation. we aren’t really coordinating efforts, but i think our strategy so far can be described as using a mix of sixers and curt warnings to shape discourse. my impression is the thread is in a reasonably good place now, given the circumstances. burger posting being more or less contained, no one going on psychotic or tedious rants, posting gore, etc. that’s more or less the goal. if that impression is not correct, please post or send a pm.

additionally, to be clear, though you are welcome to voice disapproval with these goals, we will not be letting up on any of that. however, if there are better ways we can go about it, if our methods are disruptive, if we should probe or warn relatively less or more, communicate more clearly, or need to intensify burger incineration, please post or send a pm.

going forward, and i want to stress here this isn’t something i think is currently happening, but simply a matter of communicating my current thoughts, my main concern is the thread veering into chat and digging up content for the sake of having something to post about as events lock in to whatever trajectory they will take. i don’t know if that will happen, but I think it is the tendency with world event threads that I’m most mindful of and would most like to avoid. once again, feedback on this or other future concerns would be welcomed.

for my money, it’s been difficult to follow this thread so closely, but I’m happy to see all the book posting and discussion of history and context about Palestine, especially from our posters who are from or have roots in the middle east, and particularly the posting and translation of news from regional sources. I’ve learned a lot that I’m very grateful for, and which has substantially helped me sway the people I know, whatever good that may do. thank you.

fizzy posted:

Permaban Brown Moses, Mid Life Crisis, Private Witt, NovemberMike, and daslog for genocide denial & apologia, and Permaban Koos Group for enabling genocide deniers and apologists.

Hefty Leftist posted:

A Buffer Gay Dude posted:

lol remember when America droned Soleimani?

this is stupid and par for the course from demon nation but probably not a big deal, but I guess we’ll see

HallelujahLee posted:

things are a bit different now

Mola Yam posted:

maybe he's epstein, wearing a fetterman suit

Arc Hammer posted:

How the gently caress does the USA show drone footage of entire towns and cities wiped off the map by bombardment and then turn around and say "no, Palestine is lying about how many dead there are".

Forget genocide denial, that's just straight up reality denial.

Tankbuster posted:

if iran does nothing I will take the al-saqr position of calling them cucks.

Oglethorpe posted:

is there a MadTV sketch to summarize current events

Tankbuster posted:

if iran does nothing I will take the al-saqr position of calling them cucks.

Death By The Blues posted:

I forgot how racist this was lol