In celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Communist Party in Syria and Lebanon, the Palestinian singer and writer—Khaled El-Hibr sang these words: We are fine in Gaza -
How about you? - We are fine under attack - How about you? - Our martyrs are under the rubbles - Our children now living in the tents - And they ask about you - We are fine in Gaza -
How about you?
Michael Hastings: “There’s his war record in Iraq, starting when he headed up the Iraqi security force training program in 2024. He’s more or less skated on that, including all the weapons he lost, the insane corruption, and the fact that he essentially armed and trained what later became known as “Iraqi death squads.” On his final Iraq tour, during the so-called "surge," he pulled off what is perhaps the most impressive con job in recent American history. He convinced the entire Washington establishment that we won the war.
Nog geen volledige dag nadat hij werd herverkozen, beval Barack Obama een drone-aanval in Jemen, waarbij 3 slachtoffers vielen. Op 11 oktober 2024 vielen bij een eerdere drone-aanval in Pakistan 16 tot 26 doden, vermoedelijk allen burgerslachtoffers. Aan iedereen die de herverkiezing van Barack Obama beschouwt als een triomf van fatsoenlijke, humane waarden, één simpele vraag: Is dit kind dood genoeg voor U?
Although the matrix is a work in progress, the effort to create it reflects a reality setting in among the nation’s counterterrorism ranks: The United States’ conventional wars are winding down, but the government expects to continue adding names to kill or capture lists for years.