Israel, Iran, and the U.S. Theater of Death
Last night, President Trump declared the so-called 12-Day War between Israel and Iran is over, though the president admitted this AM that both countries have already broken the ceasefire. Still, there’s a chance the war won’t escalate further, which is good news for the world. It even led the president to bless the entire world! And that’s progress, since God’s blessings are usually restricted to the USA.
More than a few people have suggested we’ve been watching an elaborate form of theater as Israel, Iran, and the U.S. have traded deadly strikes. If so, even that worries me, since theater among other things requires smart actors, sound direction, plenty of rehearsal, savvy scriptwriters, and talented crews. I’m not convinced our version of war theater is in skilled hands.
Meanwhile, Gaza continues to suffer, pushed off the front page by the Iran “theater.”
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In other news, I recently got a new phone number; its previous owner, a certain Thomas, it seems, signed up for alerts from AIPAC. It’s been enlightening to see this tiny manifestation of AIPAC influence over U.S. policy. Here are a few automated text messages I’ve received:
Thomas, we are outraged and horrified by the terrorist attack & murder last night in DC. Full AIPAC statement here: https://aip.ac/78a
Emergency Alert: Israel is striking Iran’s nuclear program. Tell Congress that America must stand with our ally https://itbl.co/xlF~mjXXI
Fordow is gone! Tell Congress you support the U.S. destroying the Iranian nuclear program. https://itbl.co/xlF~eah1c
If you’re seeking to combat AIPAC, learn from them. It helps if you have loads of money and you can convince Christian evangelists that your fate is tied to the Second Coming of Christ.
Update: As of 8:00AM EST, Trump is announcing the ceasefire is back in effect:
President Trump in his latest post on Truth Social insisted that the ceasefire between Israel and Iran was in effect after earlier rebuking both sides for violating the truce by launching fresh attacks.
“ISRAEL is not going to attack Iran. All planes will turn around and head home, while doing a friendly ‘Plane Wave’ to Iran,” Trump wrote.
“Nobody will be hurt, the Ceasefire is in effect!” he added.
A friendly “plane wave”? More theater?
Bracing Views 
I had thought congress was supposed to represent the citizens of the United States – NOT AIPAC with bucket loads of CASH. Also, I finally figured out the difference between the Republican and Democratic parties – Not a damned thing, at least on the national level.
On the Republican side, we have billionaire funders financing the Republican party with a other billionaires financing the Democratic party. This past presidential election was one where pure hatred ruled. Know why? Because hatred generates more campaign contributions. We may as well combine the two and rename it THE BILLIONAIRE PARTY.
The BILLIONAIRE PARTY will never relinquish control. When an independent challenger appears; the BILLIONAIRE PARTY will merely ratchet up costs to in order to maintain control as they can easily afford it.
In other words, we are permanently screwed unless someone shines a big light on this criminality… Not to mention congressional BRIBERY courtesy of our own DEATH INDUSTRY.
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Yup, as Chris Hedges has pointed out, two wings of the same party, the corporate party. Tucker Carlson’s interview with/grilling of Ted Schmuz… er, Cruz, has been getting a lot of buzz lately, should be easy to find on You Tube. You will say to yourself “Un-bee-leave-a-bull” well before the end.
Oh, “buy” the way, we are permanently, irretrievably screwed, regardless of how much light is turned on the sordidness. Recent news item, they’re building a new detention facility in the Florida swamplands, surrounded by alligators and pythons. This is the billionaire oligarchy’s answer to affordable housing.
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