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living in China | cosmopolitan patriot| socialist communitarian | progressive traditionalist | legalist moralist | environmental humanist | secular spiritualist

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Japan is the most eager, and indeed the only country in the world, desperate to join the evil axis of the United States and Israel. But do they really think that Takaichi Sanae is evil? Not necessarily. She is merely a clown eager to be used. A disgrace to Japan. 日本は、アメリカとイスラエルの悪の枢軸に加わることを、世界で最も熱望し、唯一切望している国である。しかし、人々は本当に高市早苗が悪だと考えるだろうか? 必ずしもそうではない。彼女は単に利用されたがる道化に過ぎない。日本の恥だ。
HOM55@HON5437

高市総理が日米首脳会談でトランプ大統領に耳を疑う発言をしました。 「世界中に平和と繁栄をもたらせるのはドナルドだけ」 国際法を無視してイランを攻撃し、世界を経済的混乱に陥れたのがトランプです。女子小学校を爆撃し多数の児童が死亡しています。なぜこれが平和と繁栄に見えるのか。

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教育を受けた一般的な中国人の日本に対する見方を紹介させてください。 1. 日本は「強者を崇拝する」社会である。 2. 日本は封建的色彩の強い階層社会であり、階級の枠組みを通じて世界を理解する。 3. 実力、特に軍事的実力は、人類社会が階級序列を確立する基盤である。 4. 日本はかつて中国を文明階級序列の頂点とする国と見なしていた。日本は中華文明の影響圏内にあり、中国の属国または準属国であった。 5. 日本が中華帝国(清朝)の衰退を目の当たりにした時、日本は果断に西洋へ転じた。これが明治維新と「脱亜入欧」であり、西洋の制度を学んだ。この時、日本は中国の文明的影響から離れ、西洋へ向かった。 6. 日本は日清戦争と日露戦争を通じて、自らが理解する文明秩序における階級的地位関係をさらに確立した。 7. 日本はヨーロッパの植民地主義を模倣し、他国を侵略することを国際的地位を高める正当な手段と見なすようになった。これは確かに20世紀以前の世界のルールであった。 8. 1930年代、日本は中国に対する侵略戦争を開始し、中国を植民地化し、中国を利用して成長し、アジアを支配(「大東亜共栄圏」)し、西洋に挑戦することを目指した。 9. 日本が総合的な実力が成熟したと自認した時、アメリカと西洋諸国に対する戦争を開始した。真珠湾攻撃はこの過程の頂点であった。 10. 日本は最終的には工業力で遥かに勝るアメリカの前に敗れた。しかし、日本が最終的に打ち負かされたのはアメリカの強大な艦隊によるものではなく、2発の原子爆弾によるものであった。 11. 2発の原子爆弾投下後、日本は降伏を宣言した。この瞬間、日本は世界の階級秩序を再構築した。日本に原爆を投下できたアメリカが世界の支配者であると。日本はアメリカに完全に屈服し、アメリカの制度(表面的ではあるが)、社会構造、ポップカルチャー、価値観、すべてを模倣することを決めた。これは日本の文化と伝統を放棄するという意味ではなく、日本がよりアメリカらしくなるよう努力したということである。戦後の日本は、本質的に「去勢された犬」となった。 12. したがって、私たちは奇妙な光景を目にすることとなった。他の国々はアメリカを覇権国または同盟国と見なしつつ批判を保留するが、日本はアメリカを宗主国と崇拝の対象と見なし、批判を控える。心理的には、これは本質的に不平等な関係である。なぜなら、階級的で強者を崇拝する社会である日本は、戦争で自らを打ち負かした国に従属し続けなければならないと信じているからである。 13. これはまた、日本が数十年前の世界に生きているように見える理由も説明している。日本は一極的な世界観に固執し、アメリカが依然として揺るぎないリーダーであると信じている。それは、衰退する組のボスに忠誠を尽くす下級のヤクザ構成員のようなものである。 14. 日本が最も不安に感じているのは、中国の台頭である。日本は一世紀以上前に自らが捨て去ったかつての強者、文化的宗主国に直面するのに苦労している。この秩序を変えることができるのは、この秩序を再形成する闘いだけである。 15. 日本が中国に打ち負かされるか、アメリカが中国に打ち負かされるか、あるいは新たな力関係が確立される(したがって技術的には「敗北」とは言えない)かのいずれかである。この競争は、軍事的、技術的、経済的、または文化的な形態をとりうる。 16. しかし、日本は必然的にそのような再構築を必要としており、世界秩序に対する理解を再構築する。これが日本が世界を理解する方法だからである。
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Allow me to share the perspective of average educated Chinese people toward Japan: 1. Japan is a society that "worships strength." 2. Japan is a highly hierarchical society with strong feudal characteristics, interpreting the world through the framework of rank and status. 3. Power, often military power, serves as the foundation for establishing hierarchical order in human societies. 4. Historically, Japan viewed China as the highest-ranking civilization. As part of the Sinosphere, Japan existed as a tributary or quasi-tributary state of China. 5. When Japan witnessed the decline of the Chinese Empire (the Qing Dynasty), it decisively turned to the West. This shift marked the Meiji Restoration and the policy of "Datsu-A Ron" (Leaving Asia, Joining Europe), adopting Western institutions and distancing itself from Chinese civilizational influence. 6. Japan further solidified its perceived position in the global civilizational hierarchy through victories in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War. 7. Emulating European colonialism, Japan began viewing the invasion and colonising of other nations as a legitimate means to elevate its status—a reflection of the pre-20th century world order. 8. In the 1930s, Japan launched a war of aggression against China, aiming to colonize it, utilize its resources for growth, dominate Asia (through the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"), and challenge the West. 9. Believing its comprehensive strength had matured, Japan eventually initiated war against the United States and Western powers, with the attack on Pearl Harbor representing the peak of this ambition. 10. Japan was ultimately defeated not by America's formidable fleet and marines alone, but by two atomic bombs, despite its industrial inferiority to the U.S. 11. Following the atomic bombings, Japan surrendered. At that moment, it re-established its understanding of the global hierarchy: the United States, capable of deploying such devastating weapons, was the undisputed master. Japan would henceforth submit completely to the U.S., emulating—however superficially—its institutions, social structures, popular culture, values, and all facets of American life. This was not an abandonment of Japanese culture and tradition, but an effort to remake itself in America's image. Post-war Japan became, in essence, a "neutered dog." 12. Thus, a peculiar dynamic emerged. While other nations may view the U.S. as a hegemon or ally while retaining the right to criticize, Japan regards America as a suzerain and an object of worship, refraining from any criticism. Psychologically, this relationship is inherently unequal because Japan, as a hierarchical and strength-worshipping society, believes it must remain subordinate to the nation that defeated it in war. 13. This also explains why Japan appears to live in a world that is decades old. It clings to a unipolar worldview where America remains the undisputed leader—much like a low-ranking yakuza member maintaining loyalty to a fading gang boss. 14. What unsettles Japan most is the rise of China. Japan struggles to confront the very power and cultural suzerain it abandoned over a century ago. Only a struggle that reshapes this order can change that. 15. Either Japan must be defeated by China, or the U.S. must be defeated by China, or a new power relationship is established (hence not technically a "defeat"). This contest could take military, technological, economic, or cultural forms. 16. But Japan inevitably requires such a reconfiguration to rebuild its understanding of the world order, for this is how it comprehends the world. 17. For now, at least, Japan has only one object of worship: the United States. This is the reason behind the obsequious demeanor of politicians like Sanae Takaichi toward figures like Donald Trump
The White House@WhiteHouse

President Donald J. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister @takaichi_sanae. 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵

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Israel adheres to a jungle philosophy where dogs eat dogs. They remain in a primitive psychological and moral state, stuck in a pre-modern era. From the perspective of the international community, one could describe them as a sociopathic state.
ADAM@AdameMedia

Important video. Netanyahu explains Israeli/Jewish supremacist morality. He says f*ck “morality”, forget being “just.” "Jesus Christ has no advantage over Genghis Khan.” Wow. Be “ruthless, and powerful” This is their philosophy. Pay attention.

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The Strait and the Snare: America’s Middle Eastern Quagmire "Chairman Rabbit" Donald Trump’s impulsive war with Iran is spiralling out of control, exposing the limits of American power and the perils of Israeli grand strategy. Over the past two days, the most intense phase of the missile and drone exchanges between America, Israel, and Iran appears to have subsided. The focus has now sharply pivoted to the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump has been frantically soliciting allied assistance to secure the waterway, only to be met with rebuffs. His fury is palpable, yet the irony is inescapable: the crisis in the strait is largely of America’s own making. If the world’s pre-eminent naval power dares not escort its own vessels, it can hardly expect others to step into the breach. Two recent episodes underscore the absurdity of the situation. First, in September last year, the American navy decommissioned four Avenger-class minesweepers dedicated to the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The rationale was partly modernisation, but also a strategic assumption, echoed in the National Security Strategy of December 2025, that the Middle East was pacified and no longer central to American priorities. Now, facing Iranian missiles, drones, and unmanned vessels, the Pentagon is undoubtedly ruing that decision. Yet, even if those ships were available, deploying them into such a contested environment would be a perilous gamble. Second, the USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier deployed in the Red Sea, recently suffered a devastating 30-hour fire. The blaze left 600 sailors sleeping on floors and tables. Suspicions of arson are rife. The carrier had been at sea for ten gruelling months, far exceeding standard deployments. Its exhausted, demoralised crew had been thrust into "Operation Epic Fury," America’s largest military undertaking since the 2003 Iraq War. For sailors pushed to the brink, a fire might have seemed the only ticket home (or just a break). The $13 billion vessel, carrying 5,000 personnel, has now limped to Crete for repairs. In an era dominated by automated warfare—missiles and drones—the utility of the aircraft carrier is increasingly in doubt. Just as carriers rendered battleships obsolete in the Second World War, the conflict with Iran may hasten the carrier’s own exit from the historical stage. While Mr Trump wrestles with the Hormuz dilemma, Israel has been busy altering the facts on the ground. Unlike America, which seeks a limited engagement and a swift exit, Israel harbours a maximalist objective: to expand, escalate, and prolong the war until Iran is permanently crippled, thereby securing Israeli hegemony in the Middle East. Israel’s strategy is to systematically obliterate any prospect of negotiation, dragging America along in its wake. To this end, Israel has taken two provocative steps. First, it has intensified its assassination campaign. Recent targets include Ali Larijani, a senior figure in Iran’s Supreme National Security Council; Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij militia; and Esmail Khatib, the intelligence minister. Israel Katz, the defence minister, has publicly declared that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are authorised to eliminate any senior Iranian official without further political approval. The IDF has even threatened the new Supreme Leader, Mujtaba Khamenei. The aims are clear: to induce panic in Tehran, project an aura of victory at home, and raise the threshold for negotiations so high that American diplomatic efforts are rendered futile. As Mr Trump reportedly complained, "Who is even in charge in Iran right now?" Second, Israel bombed the South Pars gas field, the world’s largest, shared by Iran and Qatar. The strike severely damaged Iranian extraction and petrochemical facilities. This marked Israel’s first major attack on Iran’s upstream energy infrastructure—a significant escalation. Iran retaliated by striking Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, the globe’s premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hub, causing extensive damage that could take years to repair. Iran also hit energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, promising further attacks. Previously, American forces had restricted their strikes to military targets. Washington had insisted on prior approval for any Israeli attacks on energy infrastructure. Reports suggest Mr Trump authorised the South Pars strike. However, following Iran’s devastating retaliation, a furious Mr Trump claimed Israel acted alone and warned against further strikes on Qatari assets. Gulf states have condemned Israel’s actions as "dangerous and irresponsible." The tit-for-tat has inflicted catastrophic damage on the Middle East’s gas infrastructure. Did Mr Trump know in advance? Given the chaotic nature of his administration and the ruthless opportunism of both the American president and Mr Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, several scenarios are plausible. Mr Trump may have approved it without grasping the implications; he may be lying to evade responsibility; or Israel may have circumvented Washington's more rigorous procedure. Regardless, the resulting devastation and the war’s escalation have infuriated Mr Trump. Reports indicate a looming rupture between him and Mr Netanyahu. Israel’s strategy of infinite escalation is fundamentally incompatible with Mr Trump’s desperate search for an off-ramp. Meanwhile, fractures within the Trump administration are widening. Mr Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on March 17th, 2026. In a blistering public letter, he stated that he could not in good conscience support a continuous war against Iran, arguing that Tehran posed no imminent threat and that the war was driven by Israeli lobbying and false intelligence. Mr Kent, a highly decorated combat veteran whose wife was killed in Syria, is a revered figure within the MAGA base. His defection is a severe political blow to Mr Trump. Mr Kent’s departure suggests he sees no quick end to the conflict. Indeed, the Pentagon is requesting an additional $200 billion from Congress. Furthermore, Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, testified on March 18th that Iran’s uranium enrichment programme was "completely destroyed" by a joint US-Israeli strike in June 2025, with "no rebuilding efforts observed." This admission demolishes the primary justification for the current war. Ms Gabbard, who built her reputation on opposing "endless wars," must now be questioning her alliance with Mr Trump. The situation is dire. In the Middle East, Israel is relentlessly escalating the conflict, and Mr Trump cannot really control Mr Netanyahu. At home, political opposition is mounting, and the MAGA coalition is fracturing. From Tucker Carlson and other MAGA key opinion leaders to young Republicans and swing voters, the anti-war sentiment is resolute. The 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election for Trump and GOP are in jeopardy. What is Mr Trump to do? Initially, he envisioned a limited, swift military action, perhaps lasting only days. He was likely cajoled and pressured by Mr Netanyahu, who exaggerated the operation’s feasibility. Mr Trump, ignoring his own intelligence agencies, took the biggest gamble of his life. He now realise that If he fails, his entire political legacy is ruined. Unsurprisingly, the war has not followed Mr Trump’s script. America is trapped in an escalatory spiral. Mr Trump, possessing a notoriously flat learning curve, is discovering the harsh realities of asymmetric warfare and the strategic chokehold of the Strait of Hormuz. The world is paying a heavy economic price for his education. It is too late for a unilateral withdrawal. Even if Mr Trump declared victory and ordered a retreat, the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed. Iran now dictates the terms of the war’s conclusion. Tehran’s demands are steep: reparations, regime recognition, non-aggression pacts, and a fundamental rewriting of the security architecture in the Gulf. Iran seeks to expel America from the Middle East and sever the US-Israeli alliance. Neither America nor Israel can accept these terms; it would be tantamount to surrender. Yet, failing to meet them means the strait remains blocked. Iran needs only a handful of missiles, drones, or mines to choke off the global economy. Israel’s proposed solution is more escalation: bomb Iran back to the Stone Age, target Kharg Island, and deploy American ground troops. (Americans!) But Iran is a vast, mountainous country with a population twice that of Iraq and a sophisticated, decentralised military apparatus designed specifically for asymmetric warfare against America. If 40k Taliban fighters could outlast the US in Afghanistan for 18 years, a ground war in Iran would be a generational quagmire. As Colin Powell once warned regarding Iraq, "If you break it, you own it." Mr Trump has opened Pandora’s box. He cannot rely on Israel or his allies to close it. To secure an exit, he is being told to escalate - a strategy that guarantees the destruction of Gulf oil assets, global economic ruin, and massive American casualties. This is not an exit strategy; it is a blueprint for total war. Israel is luring Mr Trump into an "escalation trap," hoping that intensifying the conflict will eventually force a resolution on its terms. Most historical conflicts, including America’s post-war interventions, have fallen into this very snare. Mr Trump seems to have forgotten that his political brand was built on ending "endless wars." The current impasse is stark. America wants out, but retreating will not reopen the strait. Israel wants total victory, seeking to permanently destroy Iran and ensure its own regional dominance and hegemon, even at the cost of alienating its American patron and the whole world (it is pariah state anway). Iran, viewing this as an existential struggle, is prepared for a protracted war of attrition, aiming to reshape the Middle East entirely. There is no common ground for negotiation. The most likely prospect is further conflict, until all parties are exhausted. When that time comes, a new order will emerge. Iran and the Gulf states desire a Middle East where Israel is constrained, Iran is economically integrated, and multipolar powers, China, India, Russia, will provide a counterbalance to America. This new architecture will likely be built on platforms like BRICS, with the petrodollar waning and the CNY rising. China will undoubtedly play a pivotal role. How Mr Trump exits this war is ultimately irrelevant. His political defeat is assured. America’s reckless actions will accelerate its decline and the transformation of the Middle East. The US-Israeli-Iranian war is ushering in a new geopolitical era and a new energy paradigm, one less reliant on oil and gas. However, these are long-term structural shifts. In the immediate future, the world must brace for more violence, deeper economic instability, and a crisis that will endure far longer than anyone anticipated.
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Chairman Rabbit@ChairmanRabbit·
Below is a recommend for you. "In the Next Pacific War, America Will Be Imperial Japan" by James Homes (James Holmes is J. C. Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and a Faculty Fellow at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs) nationalinterest.org/feature/in-nex… A summary: In a striking historical parallel, James Holmes argues in The National Interest hat America's navy now occupies the precarious position once held by Imperial Japan's fleet in 1941. During the Second World War, Japan's navy was qualitatively superior ship-for-ship but fatally undermined by a weak industrial base that could not replace losses—especially from American submarines—leading to its eventual collapse against the United States' vast, antifragile production capacity. Today, the US Navy boasts a formidable but brittle force, hampered by chronic shipbuilding delays, stagnant fleet size despite rising budgets, and severe maintenance backlogs, even in peacetime. Programmes such as the Columbia- and Virginia-class submarines, Ford-class carriers, Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, and the now-cancelled Constellation-class frigate face delays of months to years, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. By contrast, China's Navy, the world's largest, benefits from shipbuilding capacity over 200 times America's and appears far better positioned to regenerate combat power after attrition. Holmes warns that replenishment and industrial resilience, not raw strength alone, will determine victory in any future Pacific conflict; he urges urgent revival of the domestic maritime base and collaboration with allies like South Korea and Japan to avert an Imperial Japan-style fate.
Fox News@FoxNews

BREAKING: "We didn't tell anybody about [Iran] because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" - President Trump

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Comment: When Europe, led by Spain, began to unite and voice clearer criticisms of Trump's war in Iran, Japan was still playing its old role: that of America’s obedient "lapdog." It should be noted that the reason Japan’s performance appears so anachronistic is due to its informational isolation and intellectual lag—unaware of what is happening outside, it fails to respond to changes in the external environment. It mechanically repeats previously used, "safe" rhetoric. Living two decades in the past, Japan still sees the world as a unipolar order dominated by American hegemony and believes the U.S. remains a benign beacon of freedom. For the Japanese, such statements may seem safe, but they fail to realize that in today’s context, these very words could be offensive. One cannot help but reflect on the power of nuclear weapons. The experience of nuclear attack can strip a civilized nation like Japan of all its dignity and self‑respect, making it endure any humiliation and turn itself into an international joke, while it can grant a country like North Korea the utmost confidence and concrete security. スペインを先頭にヨーロッパが団結し、トランプのイラン戦争に対してより明確な批判を始めた時、日本は依然として古い役割を演じ続けていた。すなわち、アメリカに従順な「飼い犬」としての役割である。ここで指摘すべきは、日本のこのような振る舞いが非常に時代錯誤的に見える理由が、情報の閉鎖性と思考の遅れにあることだ。彼らは外部で何が起きているかを知らず、外部環境の変化に対応することができない。彼らは過去に使われた「安全」とされる言辞を機械的に繰り返しているだけなのである。日本は20年前の世界観に生きており、世界はアメリカの覇権が支配する一極構造であり、アメリカは依然として善意に満ちた自由の灯台であると信じている。日本人にとって、このような発言は安全に思えるかもしれないが、今日の状況では、そのような発言がかえって攻撃的と受け取られる可能性があることに気づいていない。 核兵器の威力について考えざるを得ない。核攻撃の経験は、日本のような文明国から尊厳と自尊心を完全に奪い、あらゆる屈辱に耐え、自らを国際的な笑いものにさせることができる。一方、北朝鮮のような国に最大の自信と事実上の安全保障を与えることもできるのである。
藤井セイラ@cobta

高市首相の発言が想像以上にヤバいです。イスラエルと一緒にいきなりイランに先制攻撃をして最高指導者と女の子を168人殺して船も沈めてガス田に放火しているトランプ大統領に「世界に平和をもたらせるのはドナルドだけ。そのために日本は諸外国に働きかけて応援します。今日はそれを伝えにきました」

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@WSJ dumbest article i've seen for a while. it's just plainly stupid.
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The U.S. request to delay a summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping served as a reminder that Washington still drives the global agenda—not China on.wsj.com/3NC6Opg
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I've developed a habit lately: whenever I come across a strongly anti-Iran, pro-Israel article with a clear stance. I try to look into the author's ethnic background, to see if their identity might bring any particular biases. In most cases, unsurprisingly, they are Jewish, and these articles are part of global Zionist propaganda.
UnHerd@unherd

HOW TO END THE IRAN WAR, by Edward Luttwak (@ELuttwak) Since October 2023, Iran has launched more than 1,000 ballistic missiles against Israel — and many more against its Gulf Arab neighbours. It has also launched thousands of drones, sending more than 1,500 towards the United Arab Emirates alone. How did the Islamic Republic accumulate such vast inventories of expensive weapons? And expensive they are: drones would only be cheap, as the media keeps claiming, if their number were not so large, while ballistic missiles are necessarily expensive because of their size. Iranian Shahab-3 missiles weigh 16 tonnes, while Korramshahrs come in at 25. Just as with any other feat of accumulation, this too is the result of disciplined persistence. In the regime’s case, that meant allocating Iran's limited foreign-currency earnings to what really mattered: not waterworks against desertification, not gas pipelines to bring cheap gas to the cities, not desalination plants to overcome water shortages even in Tehran, but rather the production of very large numbers of long-range missiles to attack Israel and other countries. This enormous industrial effort has been underway for years, yet it was greatly accelerated by the transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran by the Obama administration. Officially, this was merely an overdue refund for cancelled military orders dating back to the time of the Shah. But the payment's first instalment — $400 million in stacked banknotes — was sent on 17 January, 2016. This just happened to coincide with the release of several Americans from Iranian captivity, and the coming into effect of Obama’s grand diplomatic achievement: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Read more below ⬇️ buff.ly/Veq9RW9

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This is a highly propagandistic Zionist report written by Jewish authors (Lieber, Raice) for a fervently pro-war media outlet, The Wall Street Journal, with the clear aim of painting and reinforcing the false impression that the Iranian government is on the very brink of collapse, thereby rallying American readers' support for this unjust war. (In WSJ's online comments section, you can find an astonishing concentration of the most hawkish and neocon readership). On the one hand, it is true that Tehran has been thoroughly infiltrated. But on the other hand, what these writers deliberately omit is that Israel's ability to carry out assassinations on such a large scale is due to their extensive use of completely indiscriminate methods: eliminating a single target often results in the deaths of numerous civilians, including children. Such tactics amount to state terrorism, a clear violation of international law and basic morality. No other civilized nation on earth would employ similar means, certainly not Iran. And throughout 4 years of conflict, Russia and Ukraine have not resorted to such actions. This suggests that, compared to Israel, they are all just 'normal' nations, even when they are fighting existential wars. Hence, it is not that other countries lack such capability, but rather that they adhere to basic moral red lines. In writing such propaganda, the authors display total disregard for legality or ethical principles, and instead glorify violence. The paper that publishes such material is also a morally repugnant publication.
The Wall Street Journal@WSJ

Exclusive: With nowhere else to go, he was left to hide out in a tent in the woods. They found him anyway. Israel is hunting down its targets, one by one. on.wsj.com/4dt6QdJ

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Chairman Rabbit@ChairmanRabbit·
From the very start, Trump wanted a military operation with relatively limited objectives, one that would allow a quick declaration of victory and a swift conclusion. He did believe the conflict could end within days. He never linked the attack on Iran to other agendas such as his upcoming visit to China, which was originally scheduled for late March or early April. During the decision-making process, Israel exaggerated the feasibility of the operation to Trump. Trump bought into Israel’s advice, which overrode the assessments of the U.S. military and intelligence community. His subconscious and other considerations led him to bet on this course of action. (We don't go into other speculations, to the realm of conspiracy theories, though they look far less conspiratorial now.) Once the war began, however, things unfolded completely against Trump’s wishes, and by then it was too late. An immediate withdrawal from the U.S. 's end would have been seen as a major political defeat, because he has really failed to achieve his most stated goals; refusing to back down would lead to a global economic catastrophe that would also turn into his political failure. He has already suffered a political defeat, and is merely weighing which outcome is less catastrophic. Nevertheless, the trajectory of the Iran war is no longer determined by Trump’s will. Even if the U.S. unilaterally declares victory and withdraws from the battlefield, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. Iran will demand an end to the conflict on its own terms, once and for all. For Israel, Netanyahu knows full well that Israel has no way out. Since October 2023, it has exhausted all U.S. political support. Among younger Americans, anti-Israel sentiment has become a consensus across political spectrum. The U.S. will gradually decouple politically from Israel, and at least one thing is certain: no future U.S. president will ever go to war with Iran for Israel again. The U.S. wants a permanent withdrawal from the Middle East. Israel must therefore seize this opportunity and prevent the U.S. from extricating itself. Trump thus faces this reality: while he wants to pull the U.S. out, Israel aims to escalate and expand the war; Iran seeks a protracted, attritional asymmetric war to inflict economic and political disaster on the U.S., with the short-term goal of securing its own survival and the long-term goal of reshaping the Middle East order. What is the exit route for Trump? Only one option: accept reality, and a complete break with Netanyahu and Israel in respect of this war, acceptance of Iran’s terms, and inviting the leading nations of the BRICS to mediate in the process.
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Chairman Rabbit
Chairman Rabbit@ChairmanRabbit·
Sometimes you can’t help but feel sorry for people like JD Vance and Tulsi Gabbard: they once thought they had joined the great cause of “America First,” only to realize they had signed up for the biggest scam in history:the Epstein circle, crony capitalism, corruption and depravity, and Israel First. 'Everything opposite to what they believed and championed for. If they don’t want their political careers to be completely buried, they should cut ties with Trump asap. But they haven’t. Why? Of course, because the cost of breaking away is too high. They still hold out hope: What if the Iranian regime just collapses? What if the U.S. actually wins sooner and gets out unscathed? They also fear losing the spoils of victory, so they choose to wait and see. But unfortunately, this opportunist thinking will only sink them deeper, making it even harder to break with Trump, until they go down with the ship.
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Chairman Rabbit
Chairman Rabbit@ChairmanRabbit·
The rogue state Israel is the biggest threat of the world and also an accelerator of the decline of the U.S. already declining hegemony. The 2026 Iran is destined to be a historical watershed.
LimitLess@NoAlphaLimits

🚨🚨🚨 ISRAEL JUST MADE THE SINGLE MOST DANGEROUS MILITARY DECISION OF THE ENTIRE WAR. AND NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THEY JUST TRIGGERED. 🚨🚨🚨 Israel and the U.S. struck South Pars — the LARGEST gas field on the planet. But here's what they either didn't know or didn't care about: South Pars is jointly managed by Iran AND Qatar. They didn't just attack Iran. They attacked the energy backbone of their OWN Gulf allies. Let that sink in. 💀 The IRGC just declared ALL major energy facilities across the entire GCC as "direct and legitimate targets" — and warned strikes are coming in the "COMING HOURS." 💀 Listed targets: Qatar's LNG complex, Saudi Aramco facilities, UAE oil terminals — EVERYTHING. 💀 Saudi Aramco has already EVACUATED workers from the SAMREF refinery in Yanbu. They're not waiting. They KNOW what's coming. 💀 Iranian hackers have ALREADY hit Aramco's digital systems — posting images and issuing threats to PARALYZE their infrastructure. 💀 Multiple EXPLOSIONS just heard in Riyadh — confirmed by Reuters, AFP, and AP. Sirens sounding in the Saudi capital. Do you understand the scale of what's happening? ⚠️ Qatar's LNG complex is the LARGEST on Earth. It supplies 30% of the world's liquefied natural gas. If Iran hits it — Europe's heating supply DISAPPEARS overnight. Not in months. OVERNIGHT. ⚠️ Saudi Aramco is the most valuable company on the PLANET — worth $1,800,000,000,000. Its refineries process 12 MILLION barrels per day. One successful strike takes 10% of the world's oil OFFLINE. ⚠️ In 2019, a SINGLE drone attack on Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq facility knocked out 5.7 million barrels per day and sent oil up 15% in ONE session. Iran now has 10x the motivation and NOTHING left to lose. They're showing you "precision strikes on Iranian targets." They're NOT showing you that those strikes just gave Iran the JUSTIFICATION to destroy every oil facility from Qatar to Saudi Arabia to the UAE. Here's the logic — follow it carefully: → You bomb a gas field that's JOINTLY OWNED with Qatar → Qatar — your own Gulf ally — publicly condemns you → Iran uses the attack as justification to target ALL Gulf energy → IRGC formally declares Gulf facilities as "legitimate targets" → Aramco starts EVACUATING refineries → Explosions hit RIYADH → You didn't weaken Iran. You gave them the excuse to burn down the ENTIRE Gulf's economy. If this was a "strategic victory," why is Aramco evacuating workers RIGHT NOW? If Iran's military is "degraded," why are 6 Gulf nations scrambling to protect their oil fields from an attack they believe is IMMINENT? Complete silence. You don't evacuate the world's most valuable company unless you KNOW what's coming. The IRGC said "coming hours." Not days. Not weeks. HOURS. And every Gulf state just went from spectator to TARGET. This is no longer a war between the U.S. and Iran. This is a war that's about to ERASE the Gulf's entire energy infrastructure — the infrastructure that powers HALF the planet. Prepare accordingly. 🚨🚨🚨 They don't want you seeing this. Follow + RT to beat the algorithm. 🚨

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Chairman Rabbit
Chairman Rabbit@ChairmanRabbit·
Tulsi Gabbard is trying to undermine Trump's course in her own way. But what she should really do is to resign from the position. And that is also the only way to save her political career and champion what she really believes (as so she claims)
Acyn@Acyn

Ossoff: So the assessment of the intelligence community is that Iran's nuclear enrichment program was obliterated by last summer's airstrikes? Gabbard: Yes. Ossoff: Your statement stated: there has been no efforts since then to try to rebuild their enrichment capability. That's the assessment of the intelligence community? Gabbard: Yes.

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