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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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There’s never been a Palestine thread OP.

TheTrump thread however has existed in some form for 20,000 years.

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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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The Israel We Knew Is Gone.

So mask off Thomas Friedman og the NYT is more concerned then usual.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Israel orders police to remove Palestine flags from public spaces

quote:

Israel’s new far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, calling the Palestinian national symbol an act of “terrorism”.

quote:

Ben-Gvir, in a statement, said waving the Palestinian flag is an act in support of “terrorism”.

“It cannot be that lawbreakers wave terrorist flags, incite and encourage terrorism, so I ordered the removal of flags supporting terrorism from the public space and to stop the incitement against Israel,” Ben-Gvir said.

They're really just going to go whole hog.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Al-Saqr posted:

Israel just announced that a major general of the IDF has been killed in a gunfight lol

https://twitter.com/ajarabic/status/1710753831078748327?s=46&t=kY7HKwmb1RBg9U186lxtbg

Aljazeera English is reporting this as Lieutenant Colonel Yonathan Steinberg, the commander of the Nahal Brigade.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/30/israel-hamas-war-live-palestinian-death-toll-gaza-rises-above-8000

Aljazeera is reporting more rockets fired at America's Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Is this what the legacy of the Holocaust is now?

Nothing more than a shield for those carrying out a different genocide?

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/1/israel-hamas-war-live-anger-grows-over-israeli-attack-on-gaza-refugee-camp

Aljazeera is reporting on its live update that Chile and Colombia have recalled their ambassadors from Israel in protest.

Colombian President Petro has stated on X, "If Israel does not stop the massacre of the Palestinian people we cannot be there,”

Chilean President Boric likewise “strongly condemns” the Israeli offensive in the besieged Palestinian enclave and Israel's "unacceptable” violations of international humanitarian law by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Belize joins diplomatic backlash against Israel over Gaza bombardment

Belize has withdrawn its ambassador and suspended ties with Israel.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Spain and Italy are out too.

What is U.S.-led Red Sea coalition and which countries are backing it?


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-ITALY

Italy's Defence Ministry said it would send naval frigate Virginio Fasan to the Red Sea to protect its national interests in response to specific requests made by Italian shipowners.

It said this was part of its existing operations and was not part of Operation Prosperity Guardian.

- SPAIN

Spain's Defence Ministry said it would only participate in NATO-led missions or EU-coordinated operations. "We will not participate unilaterally in the Red Sea operation," it said.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

30.5 Days posted:

https://twitter.com/EyesOnSouth1/status/1738945173218824676?s=20

lmao the us unloads a rack of interceptors into their ally trying to take down a radio shack drone

I wonder what the anti-air stocks of the American armada in the Red Sea are. If they're shooting one missile per drone or rocket, then they'd have used 20-25% of available weapons so far if I have the numbers right.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Centrist Committee posted:

this is on cnn now too, apparently the us is officially fighting hezbollah jfc

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/25/politics/us-strikes-iraq-kataib-hezbollah/index.html

Just so no one misunderstands. This is the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and not the more widely known Lebanese-based Hezbollah. The former is not a branch of the latter.

Kataib Hezbollah's previous leader, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, was killed in the same US strike that assassinated Qasem Soleimani. He had also been the deputy leader of Iraq's powerful Popular Mobilization Forces.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Ramrod Hotshot posted:

Yeah, I figured as much. What's the ANA though?

Afghan National Army.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

I don't believe this is true. Articles I read said the Brits are planning to decommission two Type 23s due to personnel shortages, but nothing about them being withdrawn from the Red Sea. The UK only has one Type 23 there (HMS Diamond) presently and are debating deploying HMS Lancaster as well. The ships that might be decommissioned are HMS Argyll and HMS Westminster.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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An Israeli airstrike has killed Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil. He is the highest ranking Hezbollah officer killed so far.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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US Navy and UK Royal Navy shoot down 18 Houthi drones and 3 missiles

Another large (largest?) strike wave from the Houthis.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Pener Kropoopkin posted:

How many interceptors did it take to shoot them down?

The carrier USS Eisenhower is there. Planes from it shot down some of the drones. I have no idea what the depletion rate is of plane based weaponry.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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It appears Iranian forces have boarded an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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The Atomic Man-Boy posted:

The Houthis were literally not shooting at any ships not owned by Israeli oligarch or bound for Israel. And like zero cargo bound for the US goes through the Suez.

Literally nothing to gain by attacking the Houthis

US oil exports are shipped from the Gulf Coast and travel through the Red Sea to Asian markets.

Now they are to expensive to compete with other oil producers among buyers in Asia due to the rising freight costs.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Oil tankers divert from Red Sea after US, UK strikes in Yemen

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Several tankers have diverted course from the Red Sea since overnight strikes by the US and UK on several cities in Yemen, according to shipping data from LSEG and Kpler.

The companies, which publish data on shipping and global trade, said at least four oil tankers have chosen not to take the major shipping route due to elevated risks.

From Aljazeera's live news thread.

Escalation has predictably backfired as more shipping companies divert vessels from traveling through the Red Sea.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

Fake news OP.

This twitter account seems to be mostly bullshit. Scroll down and it says Qatar is doing an oil embargo against the West. Which it is not.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Oil jumps after tankers warned to avoid Red Sea following US and UK strikes


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The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko), which represents almost 70 per cent of all internationally traded oil, gas and chemical tankers, said in an advisory to members on Friday to “stay well away” from the Bab al-Mandab strait, and for vessels travelling south via the Suez Canal to pause north of Yemen.

“The threat period for shipping is expected to last for several days,” Intertanko said.

While the majority of container ships have avoided the Red Sea area in recent weeks, the drop-off in oil tanker sailings has so far been less pronounced, with many still choosing to transit the route despite more than 25 attacks by Houthi militants on shipping since November.


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Denmark-based Torm, which operates a fleet of 80 tankers for oil products, said after the Intertanko warning that it would stop sending vessels into the southern Red Sea.

“Torm has decided to pause all transits through the southern part of the Red Sea for now,” the company told the Financial Times, and was expected to instruct some vessels to pause and send others via the longer route round the Cape of Good Hope.

Hmm. This appears to be the opposite of what US airstrikes were supposed to achieve.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Much of Houthis’ Offensive Capability Remains Intact After U.S.-led Airstrikes


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But the two U.S. officials cautioned on Saturday that even after hitting more than 60 missile and drone targets with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, the strikes had damaged or destroyed only about 20 to 30 percent of the Houthis’ offensive capability, much of which is mounted on mobile platforms and can be readily moved or hidden.

The two U.S. officials spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal military assessments.

Finding Houthi targets is proving to be more challenging than anticipated. American and other Western intelligence agencies have not spent significant time or resources in recent years collecting data on the location of Houthi air defenses, command hubs, munitions depots and storage and production facilities for drones and missiles, the officials said.

lol

Well, I'm sure the USA has enough ammo for a few more goarounds if they really want to try for it.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
US says it shot down Houthi missile in first attack since strikes on Yemen

The Houthi have resume firing. This time targeting the USS Laboon.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Ramrod Hotshot posted:

how is a “sustained military campaign” any different from they’ve been doing for the past week?

The US will lose WW3 thread had a discussion on the sustainably of US strikes on Yemen.

The US Navy has fired 2% of it's existing arsenal of Tomahawks. No new Tomahawks are being purchased/build until 2025, so the United States Navy cannot maintain the current size and pace of attacks with only Tomahawks should the Houthi hold firm.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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As U.S. and Militias Engage, White House Worries About a Tipping Point


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Biden administration officials have regularly debated the proper strategy. They do not want to let such attacks go without a response, but on the other hand do not want to go so far that the conflict would escalate into a full-fledged war, particularly by striking Iran directly. They privately say they may have no choice, however, if American troops are killed. That is a red line that has not been crossed, but if the Iranian-backed militias ever have a day of better aim or better luck, it easily could be.

“The administration confronts a problem without a risk-free solution,” said Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East peace negotiator now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “They don’t want to strike Iran directly for fear of escalation, which only widens the margin for pro-Iranian groups, including the Houthis, to strike at U.S. forces. At some point, if U.S. forces are killed, they’ll have no alternative but to respond directly against Iranian assets.”

So it's war with Iran if one troop dies.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Danann posted:

https://twitter.com/mercoglianos/status/1750174653530706212

special naval operation prosperity guardian poseidon archer still hasn't taught ansarallah why the americans don't have healthcare

The Guardian is reporting on this now.

US navy escorts cargo ships to safety after Houthi missile attack from Yemen

OhFunny has issued a correction as of 05:13 on Jan 25, 2024

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
Attack on Syrian US base kills Kurdish fighters as regional tension simmers

Seven dead and eighteen wounded.

I'm not sure if the US cares enough about its proxies to consider this an escalation, but the Resistance Axis has not been cowed.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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bedpan posted:

why the CIA chief? isn't this a matter for a diplomat?

Burns was in the foreign service as a diplomat for 30 years and was the Deputy Secretary of State under Obama.

As others have said, Blinken is an idiot, so their sending someone who can actually do the job and has a long history of contact with the Egyptians.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC
https://aje.io/9rxkm3?update=2718924

quote:

Houthis claim attacks against two US ships

The Yemeni group says it targeted two US ships – Sea Champion and Navis Fortuna – in the Gulf of Aden with “appropriate naval missiles”.

The Houthis said the attacks were in support of Palestinians and in response to the “American-British aggression” against Yemen.

We will bring you more information on this incident as soon as it becomes available.


The Houthis aren't slowing down.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Justin Tyme posted:

Deleted, what was it

He said there were power blackouts in Tel Aviv.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Al! posted:

decided to pull up the map and...lol (green is recognizes)



Disappointed in Armenia.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Al-Jazeera reporting alert sirens have been activated in northern Israel.

OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

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Arc Hammer posted:

I missed when the thread title changed. Can someone point me to the news story about the Khan Younis mass graves so I don't have to thread the needle between disinformation sites?

Article from Aljazeera

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OhFunny
Jun 26, 2013

EXTREMELY PISSED AT THE DNC

I said come in! posted:

Realistically any country that an Israeli official with an arrest warrant would step foot in, would not follow through on arresting them. There's no reality where the United States arrests Netanyahu.

Well of course. The USA is not a signatory of the ICC.

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