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Peaceniks,
This seems like some guerrilla force with an anti-tank missile did the hit through the bedroom window. This was like the original report that a missile came in the window and hit him directly, but not from an airplane. Haniyeh killed by a projectile fired at his room, eyewitnesses say Three people who were in the building tell MEE they heard sounds before an explosion and reject reports Hamas leader was killed by a planted bomb https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ismail-haniyeh-killed-projectile-not-planted-bomb-eyewitnesses
I suspect that there are a lot of last minute coordinating arrangements and secret "deconfliction" negotiations. Simplicius, Iran Keeps World on Pins and Needles
Now we’re in the midst of the Paris Olympics and Iran is threatening an “unprecedented” response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31st. In anticipation, the U.S. has begun bringing major reinforcements to the region, which includesF-22s, B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, an armada featuring the USS Roosevelt Carrier Group, as well as amphibious landing ships with 4000 U.S. Marines on board...
..During April’s large strikes, the U.S. stated that it would be “very difficult to replicate” their alleged “success” in stopping Iranian missiles...
..One of the reasons isa huge amount of missiles were expended in trying to shoot down the hundreds of Iranian drones and ballistic missiles. Since multiple air defense missiles are usually required to shoot down a single target, it will always be the case thatU.S. and co. will have to shoot far more missiles, which are already themselves far more expensive.
The entire Defense industry has been ringing alarm bells for months that the U.S. forces in the region are nearing a crisis point when it comes to their ability to replenish AD assets...
..There’s one uncorroborated report about Iran being given one of Russia’s most powerful electronic warfare tools, the Murmansk complex... What potentially supports this are new reports that Russian Il-96 and Il-76 transport flights have allegedly been streaming into Tehran... On top of that, two eye-opening articles revealed that Russia was reportedly on the verge of large weapons deliveries to the Houthis but were talked back off the ledge by the U.S. in a last minute compromise of some sort... As well as new reports that Russian GRU intelligence officers have been behind the string of successful Houthi hits on Red Sea vessels...
..The whole world is on pins and needles awaiting what comes next. Lindsay Graham has entered a resolution into Congress to authorize full scale war against Iran... ..At this point it’s clear, as we’ve written many times here before, that Netanyahu needs perpetual escalation in order to save his failing regime. Only by keeping people in perpetual fear and distress can he keep them from mustering the wherewithal and consensus to overthrow him. Furthermore, Israel seems to fear taking on Hezbollah with Iran’s backing and would love to have U.S. tie Iran down in a war, or eliminate it outright, first, prior to taking the risky gambit of slugging it out with Hezbollah. (Colonel MacGregor thinks Israel would nuke Lebanon).
Israeli Assassination Spree Has Untied Hezbollah’s Hands for ‘Broader and Deeper’ Strikes, Iran Says Israel’s assassination of a top Hezbollah commander has untied the Lebanese militia’s hands for strikes deep inside Israel, a spokesperson for Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has said.
“Until now, Hezbollah and the [Israeli] regime have, in an unwritten understanding, practically adhered to certain limits in their military operations, meaning…confining their actions to border areas and shallow zones, targeting primarily military objectives,” the spokesperson said late on Friday.
“However, the Israeli regime’s attack on Dahieh in Beirut and the targeting of a residential building marked a deviation from these boundaries. We anticipate that, in its response, Hezbollah will choose both broader and deeper targets, and will not restrict itself solely to military targets and means,” the spokesperson said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240803/israeli-assassination-spree-has-untied-hezbollahs-hands-for-broader-and-deeper-strikes-iran-says-1119621616.html
Explaining Hezbollah from an Insider's Perspective
Ghadi Francis Helps Us Draw the Connections between Palestinians, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, the United States, Colonization and Empire
The US and Israel have long supported a puppet government in Lebanon, while destroying the Lebanese economy. Hezbollah is the unofficial but real Lebanese State entity. U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.
The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid. https://theintercept.com/2024/07/30/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-war-us/
Iran Says It Must 'Punish' Israel, Begins Clearing Airspace; Biden To Hold Situation Room Meeting Tehran in a fresh statement has said its intent is not to escalate, but to 'punish' Israel for the Wednesday killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil, and that it won't be dissuaded. "Iran seeks to establish stability in the region, but this will only come with punishing the aggressor and creating deterrence against the adventurism of the Zionist regime," according to the words of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-says-it-must-punish-israel-wont-be-dissuaded-biden-hold-situation-room-meeting
Craig Murray: The Israeli Nihilist State, The apartheid state appears to have no objective other than violence and an urge for desolation.
Israel has also underlined its genocidal intent in Gaza by proving that it has the technical ability to carry out targeted attacks, and that the flattening of entire cities with 2,000lb bombs and the massacre of tens of thousands of innocents has been a policy choice...
..Nor has anybody pointed out the contrast between Israel’s lies about mass rape on Oct. 7 and Israel’s now-admitted policy of tolerating rape of detainees.
The political class seems even more paralysed than the media class. Caught in their commitment to Zionism — basically bought and paid for – they have nothing to say about these incredible events more sensible than Kamala Harris’ zombie-like incantation of “Israel’s right to self-defence.”
The British Foreign Office has failed to produce its promised considered reaction to the ICJ Opinion on the illegality of Israeli occupation, let alone responded sensibly to Israel’s crazed paroxysm of destruction this week. For me it is now axiomatic that there is no two state solution and that apartheid Israel must be completely dismantled as an entity. I believe that more and more people around the entire globe believe that now. And if we have to dismantle our own political and media classes to get there, so be it. https://consortiumnews.com/2024/08/02/craig-murray-the-israeli-nihilist-state/
Israeli army will not withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu confirms
Senior Israeli officials accuse the prime minister of sabotaging ceasefire talks and preventing the return of Israeli captives held by Hamas and other resistance groups https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-army-will-not-withdraw-from-gaza-egypt-border-netanyahu-confirms
Jordan sends 120 trucks of aid to Gaza (but can't say what their route of transit is/was) https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240802-jordan-sends-120-trucks-of-aid-to-gaza/
Six Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment near Jordanian field hospital in Gaza https://en.ypagency.net/331394
Josh Shapiro Doesn't Want You To Know This About Him [Dual citizen, then?] Shapiro is also now sadly downplaying something he shouldn't. In the same aforementioned op-ed, he identified himself as a former volunteer for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)... Simultaneously, Shapiro's volunteering for the IDF has been scrubbed from his Wikipedia page. https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/08/03/josh-shapiro-doesnt-want-you-to-know-this-about-himself-n4931311
Secret Service whistleblower makes stunning claim about director who replaced Kimberly Cheatle and says agents warned of problems for MONTHS before Trump's assassination attempt https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13700087/secret-service-whistleblower-trump-shooting-claims-agents-warned.html
As long as the investigations stop and there are no criminal charges... Secret Service Takes 'Full Responsibility' For Assassination Attempt On Trump https://www.zerohedge.com/political/secret-service-takes-full-responsibility-assassination-attempt-trump
Simplicius, Russian MOD Purges Hit Fever Pitch, as Belousov Scythes Corruption In almost every case, the above detained former deputies were involved in the logistics and supply to the Russian army, with Bulgakov being head of the department, and Tatiana Shevtsvova the accountant for the group.
Though the scale of the purges is off the charts, they are obviously being taken with great satisfaction by most Russian military observers, as a good sign of progress... ..But the biggest bombshell of all, was a report in July wherein Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Mikhail Delyagin announced that 11 trillion Rubles had been stolen in the Russian MOD under Sergei Shoigu’s tenure... But hold your horses—it’s not exactly as it seems. Two main points: Firstly, he is not outright stating that Shoigu stole ₽11 trillion Rubles worth of funds himself—which is a massive $100 billion USD, equivalent to one full year’s worth of the Russian defense budget—but rather that it happened during his tenure. As you can see, it’s one stop away from direct accusation... ..Many pro-UA commentators now believe that “the walls are closing in on Shoigu”, and slowly but surely, the corruption dragnet is leading to him at the top of the pyramid. It’s difficult to say what if any involvement he had in the various kickback schemes his subordinates so freely employed to enrich themselves. But one thing’s for certain, is that on a purely theoretical basis, if you were in Putin’s shoes and constructing a massive takedown operation of the MOD, you would naturally save the top guy for last.
The reason is, if you take him down first, there is chance for a coup or some military action being taken against you, given that all his ‘lieutenants’—to use mafia jargon—would assume they’re next, and immediately begin plotting a counterattack on his behalf... ..That being said, Shoigu himself may merely have been running a loose ship and turning a blind eye to, or may have been outright oblivious of, the shark-like feeding frenzy of corruption happening beneath him—which still does not altogether redound well on him... ..In general, it’s an unprecedented turn of events, with such a large claque of logistics-related deputy ministers and generals being rounded up. Though it is extremely revealing of Russia’s past failings and shortcomings, it also bodes well for the future, given that Belousov seems to truly embody the great scythe-wielding revenant of justice and reform many expected him to be.
And by the way, before anyone thinks Russia is unique, the U.S. Department of Defense has no less corruption, and likely much more. It’s just that in the U.S., such corruption is institutionalized and instrumentalized in a more glossily sophisticated and quasi-legal way. What do you think those $52,000 trash cans from Boeing were all about?
Andrew Korybko, Five Takeaways From The Historic Prisoner Swap [This is likely to be a prelude to a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine war.]
Andrew Korybko, Orban’s Insight Into the Global Systemic Transition and Hungarian Grand Strategy https://www.globalresearch.ca/orban-insight-global-systemic-transition-hungarian-grand-strategy/5864348
Is this week too late? ["Sell Mortimer, Sell!"] How Unelected Regulators Unleashed the Derivatives Monster – and How It Might Be Tamed, Ellen Brown
Speculative derivatives are a form of “financialization” – money making money without producing anything. The winners just take money from the losers. Gambling is not illegal under federal law, but the chips in the casino should not be our deposits or loans made with the backing of our deposits.
The Menand/Ricks proposal is for private banks, but banks can also be made “public utilities” through direct ownership by the government. The stellar model is the Bank of North Dakota, which does not speculate in derivatives, cannot go bankrupt, makes productive loans, and has been highly successful... ..The “business of banking” can include making money for private shareholders and executives, but that business should be junior to the public interest, which would prevail when they conflict.
Unfortunately, only Congress can change the language of the controlling statute; and Congress has been motivated historically to make major changes in the banking system only in response to a Great Depression or Great Recession that exposes the fatal flaws in the existing system. With the reversal of “Chevron deference,” however, the OCC’s rules can now be challenged in court... ..A financialized economy is not sustainable and not competitive. The emphasis should be on investment in the real economy. That is the sort of paradigm shift that is necessary if the U.S. is to survive and prosper. https://scheerpost.com/2024/08/03/how-unelected-regulators-unleashed-the-derivatives-monster-and-how-it-might-be-tamed/
Black Monday: Futures Plummet As VIX Hits 62, Japan Suffers Worst Point Drop In History Good morning and welcome to a global market meltdown, sparked by last week's catastrophic BOJ decision to hike rates by 0.15bps which in turn crushed the $20 trillion yen carry trade, sent the yen exploding higher and wiping out trillions in highly levered investments, leading to a cascade of selling and forced liquidations which has resulted a historic market crash in Japan and a rout everywhere else.
In the US, futures are sharply lower with tech plunging as the global AI/Semis trade - itself a byproduct of the carry trade - is sold and small-caps are re-shorted. The Nasdaq 100 is set for its biggest opening drop in more than four years. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/black-monday-futures-plummets-vix-hits-56-japan-suffers-worst-point-drop-history
Too Late: Retail Traders Furious As Outages Hit Major US Brokerages Amid Black Monday Chaos https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/retail-traders-furious-outages-hit-major-us-brokerages-amid-black-monday-chaos
New Zealand Police Given Power to Restrain Citizens For Forced Vaccinations Under New ‘Pandemic Plan’ [Yes, August 2024] https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/new-zealand-police-given-power-to-restrain-citizens-for-forced-vaccinations-under-new-pandemic-plan/
Hotez Calls For Police Deployment Against "Anti-Vaxxers" Social media went a little bonkers last week when an interview of Texas Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Peter Hotez began circulating with the Big Pharma insider calling for the United Nations and NATO to deploy security forces against “anti-vaxxers” in the United States. Dr. Hotez’s statements first appeared on the YouTube channel of an international pediatric conference that took place in Colombia, but the interview then jumped onto X. https://brownstone.org/articles/hotez-calls-for-police-deployment-against-anti-vaxxers/
Seven burly soldiers jump an 18 year old, refusing vaccination, force him to the floor face down, pile on him, handcuff him, and inject him. "Stop resisting" is their mantra.
Navy Settles Lawsuit Over COVID Vaccine Mandate, But Service Members Say Fight Isn’t Over
The U.S. Navy’s settlement in a lawsuit over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate is being heralded as a victory, but current and former service members argue that future remedies should include reinstatement, compensation for career setbacks and accountability for military leadership’s decision-making. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/navy-covid-vaccine-mandate-lawsuit/
Peter McCullough MD, Meta-Analysis Finds Massive Failure of COVID-19 Vaccines to Stop SARS-CoV-2, 68 Studies Combined Demonstrates Lack of Theoretical Efficacy
Study of 125 Countries Finds ‘No Apparent Benefit’ From COVID Vaccines
Joseph Hickey, Ph.D., co-author of a global study of excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, joined “The Defender In-Depth” this week to discuss the study’s findings and analyze the likely causes contributing to increases in excess deaths and overall mortality. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/joseph-hickey-study-125-countries-no-benefit-covid-vaccines/
14-Year-Old Forced to Get Pfizer Shot Should Be Allowed to Sue Board of Education, CHD Tells N.C. Supreme Court
Children’s Health Defense today filed an amicus brief urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to overturn the dismissal of a case involving Tanner Smith, a 14-year-old who was given the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine against his will and without his parents’ consent. Smith and Happel alleged battery, violation of a North Carolina statute prohibiting vaccination with EUA products without parental consent, and constitutional violations. The trial court dismissed the case in February 2023 on several grounds, including that the defendants are immune under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, or PREP Act, and that relevant state laws are preempted by the PREP Act. In March 2024, the North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the lawsuit. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/tanner-smith-teenager-forced-covid-vaccination-pfizer-lawsuit/
Steve Kirsch, The virus was safer than the vaccine. Whoops!
Meryl Nass MD, The ‘Food Transition’ Is a War on Food, Farmers and Everybody Worldwide Door to Freedom and CHD will present a 2 day, online symposium on this problem and *the solutions,* Sept 6-7, 2024
Deciding Where To Grow Vegetables https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/deciding-where-to-grow-vegetables
Preparing Your Kitchen Garden https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/preparing-your-kitchen-garden
Growing Food https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/growing-food
Succession-Rotation gardening protocol: Liberty Garden, Central Texas, Climate Zone 8A https://www.johndayblog.com/2016/07/liberty-garden-central-texas-climate.html
FIGHTING FOR TEXAS FARMLAND: THE BATTLE AT MULESHOE, By Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller This land grab aims to increase the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge from its current 6,440 acres to 700,000 acres—a 1000% increase in size. If this federal overreach is successful, the refuge will span 15 Texas counties and 5 counties in New Mexico.
It is all a part of the Biden/Harris Administration’s 30x30 agenda, or ‘America the Beautiful.’ https://lonestarstandard.com/stories/662297973-opinion-fighting-for-texas-farmland-the-battle-at-muleshoe
Family Gardener (pictured recently with long term investment)
Apartheid Israel is a mad dog. There is no living with them. America should immediately stop all aid to Israel. We should stop all private aid - from PACs and individuals. To the extent that we cannot block such aid, we should remove all tax-free status.
I would like to draw attention to the fact that so much of the news concerning the crimes of the COVID years would not have come to surface and public awareness without the coverage of the Children's Health Defense--RFK Jr.'s incredible organization that continues to be the best source of uncensored news that we have at this time. Tell me why you would not want the man who has been responsible for this powerful engine of uncensored fact that so many of us rely on--to be the next President of our sadly demoralized country???