My god, Dr. Barrett, just when I think you've reached your peak, seemingly effortlessly you deliver yet another extraordinary commentary on "the horrors, the horrors" humanity is being forced to vicariously endure by all too many Israeli and Diasporan Jews.
Scott Ritter's recent book on the Ukraine conflict is a compilation of many of his video interviews with Ania K. Don't miss the boat, Kevin. You need to please take the best of your outstanding essays since October 9 (tough call which ones!) and turn them into a book for posterity. Few in our era have delivered such righteous, trenchant prose so powerfully as you consistently have.
Kevin, another brilliant sophisticated analysis from you. So clever to rely on film and literary criticism to make your point. I had not heard of Shikasta.
I feel when we refer to Israelis we need to say Israeli Jews. Why? Because 20% of Israel's population are Palestinian, or Arab Israelis as they are euphemistically called. For certain they do not ascribe to the perverse genocidal beliefs of Israeli Jews. I never see this distinction made in the media.
Tereza, the Palestinians who did not flee in 1948 and remained in Israel are regarded as "Israeli Arabs." These are not Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, the occupied territories. As I say, they consist of 20% of Israel's population.
I see your point, CollDoll. Do they also serve in the IDF and have the same rights as Jewish Israelis? I wonder if Palestinians see them as allies or collaborators. What a horrible position to be in.
I also never heard of Shikasta and the concept makes a lot of sense.
Don't forget that Israel likely used tactical nukes twice in 2020. The Beirut blast, and the "mysterious" Iranian shipyard explosion. Here's screenshot from the radmon.org website showing the two huge radiation spikes, which can still be seen on the wayback machine archive. I added a map below the screenshot showing the locations of each blast and the radiation monitor. https://mellano.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/radiation-1.jpg
Sadly the Israelis have already proven they would exercise the Samson option if they felt they were gonna lose. At the least they would use nuclear bombs on Iran. Iran has been holding back because they do not want a war with the US. The restraint of April 14th didn't work as Israel always practices escalation dominance. Iran has never said exactly why Raisi's helicopter crashed. Only the houthis and Hezbollah somewhat have been actively resisting the Israelis. Erdogan is talk and contriving. Israel got away with killing Turks and an American citizen taking aid to Palestine. Israel got away with attacking the US Liberty. Israel has assassinated people all over the world. It regularly bombs Syria. It has invaded Egypt and Lebanon more than once. It has been practising ethnic cleansing since its incelption in 1948. It is openly depriving Gazans of food and water. It has killed UN operatives and Western aid workers along with journalists and their families. Why wouldn't they use nuclear bombs if they though they needed them? It's why they helped kill JFK to get them. Can you say Jacob Rubenstein aka Jack Ruby?
A visceral outpouring which should resonate with everyone whose natural moral compass is still intact.
What is this compass? It is something I believe to be hardwired into every human being at birth. It is the instinct, the intuition, an innate primordial awareness of certain foundational universal principles coded into our DNA. No one needs to tell a baby who is its mother or how to suckle at her breasts. It just knows.
We are all born innocent, uncorrupted in our hearts and minds. Each us begins as a tabula rasa upon which life writes out our thoughts, actions and experiences, good and bad. The tabula gets stained as we age as none of us remains innocent. But there are certain things which are just impossible to write on it – if we wish to remain human. These are the absolute boundaries, the framework of the tabula itself which separates light from darkness, good from evil. Those who trespass those boundaries are no longer human. They have chosen to shatter the tabula, their moral compass, to enter another realm altogether from which there is no coming back. The Israelites, and their enablers, have departed for such a realm, no longer a part of humanity.
There is some beautiful beachfront property on Bikini Atoll, and it would be nice for them to pay the previous inhabitants for it, along with their financial restitutions bills to the remaining Palestinians. Besides, they wouldn't need much money there. Tents and straw huts would be perfect. They could help with some testing that would "end all World Wars" by staying there and enjoying their beachfront territory. They can receive humanitarian air dropped food. If they get too bored they can kill or rape one another, although I don't recommend that. I don't know how many cells the Hague has, but that has been another option for a long, long, long time. Why not now? NOW is a good time! BEFORE WWIII.
My god, Dr. Barrett, just when I think you've reached your peak, seemingly effortlessly you deliver yet another extraordinary commentary on "the horrors, the horrors" humanity is being forced to vicariously endure by all too many Israeli and Diasporan Jews.
Scott Ritter's recent book on the Ukraine conflict is a compilation of many of his video interviews with Ania K. Don't miss the boat, Kevin. You need to please take the best of your outstanding essays since October 9 (tough call which ones!) and turn them into a book for posterity. Few in our era have delivered such righteous, trenchant prose so powerfully as you consistently have.
You said it sister!
I've always thought that the best of Disaasociated Press should be made into a book.
Oh, yeah, definitely. Good idea. It should be its own book. A double whammy US book tour for Kevin would be the bomb.
Best I have read in years. And I believe you are right.
I heard the great Max Blumenthal ssay America is suffering from an "Aipacolitz."
Max got some brass ones on him, that's for sure
Kevin, another brilliant sophisticated analysis from you. So clever to rely on film and literary criticism to make your point. I had not heard of Shikasta.
I feel when we refer to Israelis we need to say Israeli Jews. Why? Because 20% of Israel's population are Palestinian, or Arab Israelis as they are euphemistically called. For certain they do not ascribe to the perverse genocidal beliefs of Israeli Jews. I never see this distinction made in the media.
Are the Palestinians Israelis? I think they'd be horrified and insulted to be called so. Besides which, Israel doesn't exist. It's occupied Palestine.
But I agree wholeheartedly on Kevin's brilliant, clever, sophisticated analysis. Really excellent!
Tereza, the Palestinians who did not flee in 1948 and remained in Israel are regarded as "Israeli Arabs." These are not Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, the occupied territories. As I say, they consist of 20% of Israel's population.
I see your point, CollDoll. Do they also serve in the IDF and have the same rights as Jewish Israelis? I wonder if Palestinians see them as allies or collaborators. What a horrible position to be in.
I also never heard of Shikasta and the concept makes a lot of sense.
Don't forget that Israel likely used tactical nukes twice in 2020. The Beirut blast, and the "mysterious" Iranian shipyard explosion. Here's screenshot from the radmon.org website showing the two huge radiation spikes, which can still be seen on the wayback machine archive. I added a map below the screenshot showing the locations of each blast and the radiation monitor. https://mellano.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/radiation-1.jpg
they really get away with too much
Wow. An article worth casting in bronze.
Sadly the Israelis have already proven they would exercise the Samson option if they felt they were gonna lose. At the least they would use nuclear bombs on Iran. Iran has been holding back because they do not want a war with the US. The restraint of April 14th didn't work as Israel always practices escalation dominance. Iran has never said exactly why Raisi's helicopter crashed. Only the houthis and Hezbollah somewhat have been actively resisting the Israelis. Erdogan is talk and contriving. Israel got away with killing Turks and an American citizen taking aid to Palestine. Israel got away with attacking the US Liberty. Israel has assassinated people all over the world. It regularly bombs Syria. It has invaded Egypt and Lebanon more than once. It has been practising ethnic cleansing since its incelption in 1948. It is openly depriving Gazans of food and water. It has killed UN operatives and Western aid workers along with journalists and their families. Why wouldn't they use nuclear bombs if they though they needed them? It's why they helped kill JFK to get them. Can you say Jacob Rubenstein aka Jack Ruby?
idk how you left out 9-11 in that rant
slilpped my mind at the moment I was ranting glad you brought it up
🤞🤞🤞🤞 !!!!
A visceral outpouring which should resonate with everyone whose natural moral compass is still intact.
What is this compass? It is something I believe to be hardwired into every human being at birth. It is the instinct, the intuition, an innate primordial awareness of certain foundational universal principles coded into our DNA. No one needs to tell a baby who is its mother or how to suckle at her breasts. It just knows.
We are all born innocent, uncorrupted in our hearts and minds. Each us begins as a tabula rasa upon which life writes out our thoughts, actions and experiences, good and bad. The tabula gets stained as we age as none of us remains innocent. But there are certain things which are just impossible to write on it – if we wish to remain human. These are the absolute boundaries, the framework of the tabula itself which separates light from darkness, good from evil. Those who trespass those boundaries are no longer human. They have chosen to shatter the tabula, their moral compass, to enter another realm altogether from which there is no coming back. The Israelites, and their enablers, have departed for such a realm, no longer a part of humanity.
no shit
Wow!! Straight back into the hasbara horses mouth!! God Bless.
here's to the flaming machete of justice!
I would respectfully disagree with Dr. Springmann, they weren't raccoons who invaded Congress. They were obviously skunks posing as raccoons.
The Horror! - What an amazing write up Dr. Barrett. An astute analogy, articulated precisely.
JazakAllah Khair
SMOTrich or SNOTrich?
Let’s think about mass crucifixion. Just like the Romans did to the Spartacists The road from Naples to Roman was lined with slaves tied to crosses.
Could not have said all that better myself! You do Joseph Conrad honor!
There is some beautiful beachfront property on Bikini Atoll, and it would be nice for them to pay the previous inhabitants for it, along with their financial restitutions bills to the remaining Palestinians. Besides, they wouldn't need much money there. Tents and straw huts would be perfect. They could help with some testing that would "end all World Wars" by staying there and enjoying their beachfront territory. They can receive humanitarian air dropped food. If they get too bored they can kill or rape one another, although I don't recommend that. I don't know how many cells the Hague has, but that has been another option for a long, long, long time. Why not now? NOW is a good time! BEFORE WWIII.