[Mideast + Africa] Getting rid of Bongo- but at what Brice?

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gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

there's a story right now about how the NYT hired a freelancer, Anat Schwartz, to publish an unsubstantiated story about Hamas killing 40 babies (or whatever) in November 2023, when she had no proof and no journalism credentials, a history with Israeli intelligence services, and Schwartz's social media activity suggests a preference for genocidal intent against Palestinians

I bring this up here because Schwartz reported to Jeffrey Gettleman and fed him the stories that the NYT ended up running, but prior to all this, it was Gettleman himself that was put under scrutiny for his reporting on Somalia, which was full of stereotypes and factual errors

# ? Feb 26, 2024 03:18

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# ? May 21, 2024 05:19

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

link the story

# ? Feb 26, 2024 03:43

gradenko_2000: Oct 5, 2010; HELL SERPENT; Lipstick Apathy

https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1761423659682476406
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1761418152494170155
https://twitter.com/eshaLegal/status/1761453344898342927
https://twitter.com/jeremyscahill/status/1761872008277561760
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1761914188505436637
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1761921617721000434

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the one connection I have for Gettleman re. Somalia was this, but maybe someone else has more sourcing on it

https://twitter.com/JakeNelsonMN/status/1761925670345535621

# ? Feb 26, 2024 03:48

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

cancel culture. it's good again. awoo (wolf howl)

# ? Feb 26, 2024 03:51

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

Weka posted:

The UN's Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has found ISIS was responsible for the chemical weapons attack in Marea, Syria on the 1 September 2015.

https://www.opcw.org/media-centre/news/2024/02/opcw-identifies-isil-perpetrators-2015-chemical-attack-marea-syria

Oh so since "we" funded that as our proxy we're responsible. Fantastic.

# ? Feb 26, 2024 05:46

Spergin Morlock: Aug 8, 2009

the NYT is a Zionist rag. i fully expect that poo poo from them nowadays

# ? Feb 26, 2024 17:03

Pener Kropoopkin: Jan 30, 2013

https://twitter.com/FuknSlammer/status/1762158490963861952?s=20

# ? Feb 26, 2024 18:31

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

https://twitter.com/FuknSlammer/status/1762158490963861952?s=20

lol

# ? Feb 26, 2024 19:34

PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/AmnestyEARO/status/1760967830583841201

# ? Feb 26, 2024 22:15

PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

Hellsing Reference in official Amhara nationalist art lol.

https://twitter.com/Amhara_News/status/1762220453777617175

another city has fallen

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PawParole has issued a correction as of 00:38 on Feb 27, 2024

# ? Feb 26, 2024 22:29

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

owned bithc

https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1762190275835826625?s=20

# ? Feb 27, 2024 04:14

Pener Kropoopkin: Jan 30, 2013

Afrika rises

# ? Feb 27, 2024 07:43

Shageletic: Jul 25, 2007

I was in Ethiopia 2008-2010 and even then you had random people coming up to you telling you to cool it with saying political things out loud. My heart goes out them, it's a fantastic country and people

# ? Feb 27, 2024 17:01

Nonsense: Jan 26, 2007

crepeface posted:

owned bithc

https://twitter.com/BTnewsroom/status/1762190275835826625?s=20

Very weak bloc

# ? Feb 27, 2024 17:01

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

NEOM update!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8qpA8bByE

finally a real update video instead of announcing a new bullshit micro-project. this is flagship stuff

so what updates do we see? they confirm they've been pushing dirt around. everything else is concept art, including some fun new tidbits

...is that rainforest?

# ? Mar 2, 2024 03:59

Complications: Jun 19, 2014

i say swears online posted:

NEOM update!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8qpA8bByE

finally a real update video instead of announcing a new bullshit micro-project. this is flagship stuff

so what updates do we see? they confirm they've been pushing dirt around. everything else is concept art, including some fun new tidbits

...is that rainforest?

I'll give them credit for apparently including AC ducting in their render of a weird fantasy glass skyscraper whose interior would consist of 100% JJ Abrams lens flare tier glare at all times of the day.

# ? Mar 2, 2024 05:47

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

https://thecradle.co/articles/ex-isis-chief-appointed-as-commander-of-us-backed-militia-in-syria

quote:

Ex-ISIS chief appointed as commander of US-backed militia in Syria

The Syria Free Army (SFA), a US-backed militant group being trained inside Washington�s Al-Tanf base in eastern Syria, appointed a former ISIS chief as their commander on 29 February.

�Today, the Syrian Free Army conducted a change of command and welcomed a new commander of the SFA. We thank COL Farid al-Qasim for 16 months of dedicated service to the SFA, the local community, and the 55-kilometer area,� the SFA said on Thursday via its Facebook page.

�We are excited for the new opportunities that [Colonel Salem Turki al-Antari] will bring to the SFA and the leadership he will provide. This step continues the SFA mission in the Region to secure and stabilize the 55 and defeat Da'esh (ISIS),� the statement added.

An SFA spokesman told the Syrian news outlet Enab Baladi that the change in leadership was routine and not the result of a dispute or problem.

He added that Washington did not interfere in the appointment, as it came as an internal decision within the faction. Muhammad al-Khalidi, the head of a local council in the US-occupied Al-Rukban area in eastern Syria, told the outlet otherwise, saying Qasim had been �provoking tribal divisions in the region.�

Qasim�s replacement, Salem Turki al-Antari, is from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. According to ASO Network, he joined ISIS in 2014, going by the nickname Abu Saddam al-Ansari. The extremist group appointed him as the Emir of the Badia desert region in Homs.

Between 2015 and 2017, Antari took part in the ISIS takeover of Palmyra and the battles with the Syrian army that ensued. The ISIS assault on Palmyra destroyed some of Syria�s most cherished cultural heritage.

He then became a part of the Ahrar al-Sharqiyah faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) militant coalition in 2017.

After the fall of Raqqa to US-backed Kurds in 2017, the SNA helped many ISIS fighters and commanders escape into SNA territory and incorporate into their factions.

Antari took part in the Turkish-SNA assault on the northeastern city of Ras al-Ayn in 2019, which remains besieged to this day.

Antari then joined the Maghawir al-Thawra armed group, which in 2019 became a part of the US-backed Syria Free Army (SFA) that is now based in the US occupation base in Al-Tanf.

The US army has been training these militants inside Al-Tanf under the pretext of confronting ISIS.

However, ISIS cells have been highly active in the Syrian desert, which is geographically linked to the 55-kilometer area surrounding the Al-Tanf base. Syrian and Russian officials have repeatedly accused Washington of providing logistical support to ISIS in these areas.

Russia has launched airstrikes on the Al-Tanf base and militants located in its vicinity in the past.

# ? Mar 2, 2024 06:02

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011

Sancho Banana posted:

https://twitter.com/pubity/status/1750586439060885783?t=36cC9AwnF9B1-IZyzIn5kw&s=19

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/saudi-arabia-to-allow-first-alcohol-sales-in-72-years-dividing-opinion

reader context continues to be winning

# ? Mar 2, 2024 22:52

PawParole: Nov 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/sajid_nadeem78/status/1764281730368676034

# ? Mar 3, 2024 19:08

DancingShade: Jul 26, 2007; by Fluffdaddy

i say swears online posted:

NEOM update!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8qpA8bByE

finally a real update video instead of announcing a new bullshit micro-project. this is flagship stuff

so what updates do we see? they confirm they've been pushing dirt around. everything else is concept art, including some fun new tidbits

...is that rainforest?

A skyscraper greenhouse. Why yes I would love to be baked like a cactus.

# ? Mar 8, 2024 10:16

Sancho Banana: Aug 4, 2023; Not to be confused with meat.

https://twitter.com/bosunatiklama/status/1766168645896405084?t=Gv6IOIpjHSgYxLKWMJ_dWA&s=19

Google Translate posted:

President Erdoğan announced that the March 31 elections will be his last.

"For me, this is a final. With the authority given by law, this election is my last election."

# ? Mar 8, 2024 23:40

Bro Dad: Mar 26, 2010

he's finally becoming sultan

# ? Mar 8, 2024 23:45

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

the sultan of swinging wildly from position to position

# ? Mar 9, 2024 12:38

Weka: May 5, 2019; That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Dang I hadn't seen the direct quote. That really does make it sound like he is keeping his options open in that regard.

DancingShade posted:

baked like a cactus.

Share your recipes

# ? Mar 10, 2024 03:09

Oglethorpe: Aug 8, 2005

Weka posted:

Dang I hadn't seen the direct quote. That really does make it sound like he is keeping his options open in that regard.

Share your recipes

whats with your av, drat

# ? Mar 10, 2024 03:37

Votskomit: Jun 26, 2013

https://twitter.com/atansi/status/1766603734421749996?t=AqeBVZiduEclDoC5Cgx7ag&s=19

# ? Mar 10, 2024 09:25

SA Forums Poster: Oct 13, 2018; You have to PAY to post on that forum?!?

In Zambia for the next ~2-3 months. Bought 90 acres, building an off grid house and small holder farm. Focusing on chicken eggs, vegetables, and fruit trees. Living with in-laws while things are built.

The general working people are unhappy with the current president, they feel he is giving too many government worker jobs. The guy who was driving me to my in-law's apartment liked the Socialist Party candidate, but was unhappy with how friendly he is with China. Mandarin is probably the third most popular language. While driving from the capital city of Lusaka to my farm I'd estimate that about 25% of the signs are written in Mandarin.

The country is currently in a minor drought, expecting to have to import their staple crop of corn this year. Most years they export their excess.

Watching Dune 2 in a theater was $2. Beef is about $1.50/lb. Bought everyone some loving BOMB-rear end Indian food, 6 adults with drinks, bill was about $55.

AMA

# ? Mar 10, 2024 17:10

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

post a selfie

# ? Mar 10, 2024 18:07

Votskomit: Jun 26, 2013

SA Forums Poster posted:

In Zambia for the next ~2-3 months.
AMA

Would you describe yourself as a Digital Nomad?

# ? Mar 10, 2024 18:28

SA Forums Poster: Oct 13, 2018; You have to PAY to post on that forum?!?

i say swears online posted:

post a selfie

I'm very fat, white, and balding, use a selfie any other goon has posted and you'll be close enough.

Votskomit posted:

Would you describe yourself as a Digital Nomad?

No, combination of trying to escape toxic USA culture, and toxic USA health.

SA Forums Poster has issued a correction as of 20:54 on Mar 10, 2024

# ? Mar 10, 2024 20:45

Crazycryodude: Aug 15, 2015; Lets get our X tons of Duranium back!

....Is that still a valid thing to jingoistically blow out of proportion?

Are you more of a Kipling or Conrad fan? How many Maxim guns did you pack?

# ? Mar 11, 2024 11:23

Comrade Koba: Jul 2, 2007

SA Forums Poster posted:

I'm very fat, white, and balding, use a selfie any other goon has posted and you'll be close enough.

# ? Mar 11, 2024 12:51

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 13:16

DaysBefore: Jan 24, 2019

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 13:21

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 13:35

fits my needs: Jan 1, 2011; Grimey Drawer

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 13:43

tristeham: Jul 31, 2022

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 14:01

HallelujahLee: May 3, 2009

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 14:28

SA Forums Poster: Oct 13, 2018; You have to PAY to post on that forum?!?

Jose posted:

lmao

# ? Mar 11, 2024 17:47

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# ? May 21, 2024 05:19

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

ANC might be in danger of losing their 30 year grip. Zuma's defection to the MK party completely wrecked their support with the Zulu vote.

https://twitter.com/leon_schreib/status/1766859293964300581?s=46

# ? Mar 12, 2024 17:05

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