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@StokPix @WeTheBrandon Why else would they retreat after spending barely a week in the war zone? 🤔

@WeTheBrandon Who on earth is going to attempt to speculate. One of the most complicated war ships on the planet. Could be anything.

Am hearing that the USS Gerald R. Ford, after having arrived in Souda Bay, is being moved to Montenegro. Why do you think that is, pray tell? We are being lied to.

@jimstinson @WeTheBrandon Seems quite stupid to start a 3 day war knowing it’s likely going to be a years long war while using your premier ship that you knew needs maintenance and with a crew that you knew needs rest. Basically took them all the way there to come under fire and retreat 🤔

@WeTheBrandon Because the crew is exhausted and the ship needed maintenance.

@KanthanPillay You’re not a real journalists lmao 🤣

A gentle reminder that I have called repeatedly for lifestyle audits and full disclosure from all journalists including myself. I’m sure Peter will have no problem supporting me in this regard.

@waffentraeger @ikalush2 Months or Years doesn’t help in a “3 day war” …

@ikalush2 No idea. Months at best, probably years. Easier than reactivating would probably to stop decommisioning. ~12 were decommisioned in 2023-24. I don't know the exact schedule but I assume more were planned soon. Best course is probably to extend the lifes and excellerate the E-7s.

Losing an AWACS aircraft is undoubtably painful (and humiliating). But the US has spares. Some decommisioned as recently as 2024 and certainly in better shape than for example the RU derelict Beriev A-50 fleet. That said the US should get on with the long overdue replacements.

@shahpas Ridiculous post 😂 This arrogant overconfidence is the reason the USA/Israel is in this situation. I bet you were one of those that actually believes that this war would be over in 3 days. Iran told you what it was going to do, is doing it and now you’re STILL doubting it ????

🇮🇷🇸🇦🇺🇸 I'll buy the argument that Iran's targeting of AN/TPY-2 radars early in the war was part of a concerted campaign intended to neutralize high-end BMD sensors, but I think it is a stretch to characterize the reported damage to a USAF E-3 AEW&C aircraft as Iran undertaking something to the effect of an "asymmetric counter-air campaign." It was likely a target of opportunity, with IRGC planners being perfectly content if a KC-135, or even a "mere" chartered 737 or 767 that delivered military personnel and/or equipment, was damaged, if not destroyed, instead of an E-3. Granted, I can see how and why someone taking an unmistakably American perspective/POV might view this incident as evidence of a concerted Iranian "counter-air campaign," but I think this is the result of mirror imaging and hindsight. These strikes are not new. There have been reported Iranian strikes against al-Kharj/Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia for some time now. Why were the "usual suspects" not talking about a concerted Iranian "counter-air campaign" before reports/satellite imagery emerged of damage to aircraft on the sprawling apron at this Saudi airbase near Riyadh (and after we had reports of attacks against al-Kharj/Prince Sultan)?

@combobulato @shahpas Overconfidence much like the fool who made the post you are commenting on @shahpas For 25 years, Iran told the world what it would do if attacked and these overconfident arrogant fools thought it wouldn’t happen.

@shahpas A better question is what was America thinking putting an E-3 in Saudi despite the constant attacks it received and tanker damages just days prior. Why not just keep it in Romania, or Turkey? Strange overconfidence

@RobPalmer80 @HeidiBachram Very accurate reference

@HeidiBachram “Squeal” Did this piece of garbage just make a jewish pig reference?

Every single time Owen Jones posts something about me, I get messages like this for days after. The worst abuse I suffer isn’t from the far right. It comes in the wretched wake of the left.

@Rebel44CZ @_AuberonHerbert Seems like wishful thinking. Two of the few missles that penetrated just happened to land on two of the most important targets in a couple mile radius… Either the missles are highly accurate or it was a drone.

@_AuberonHerbert or a lucky one (the CEP of most Iranian missiles isn't great, and even good ones won't hit this accurately without terminal guidance)

The apparent warhead size (since this part of the aircraft is unlikely to suffer significant secondary fire/explosion) seems way too big for small drone(s).

@guillum @MYANC Blaming the ANC for the war and fuel shortage your parasitic people caused 😂😂 That is a new low.

I need to go to 3 - 4 filling stations to find diesel. As with everything else the @MYANC says, this is a lie. The problem was never Trump's war on Iran. It was only ever the result of Tina Joemat-Petterson selling our strategic oil reserves (10 million barrels) for pennies on the dollar in December, 2015. Once again, the ANC sold out South Africa for a proverbial bowl of stew.

@Defence_Index Yeah Iran prepared for this for 30 years by leaving their key ballistic missile production sites out in the open despite having massive underground missle cities 🤡

BREAKING: Weeks of relentless U.S.–Israeli strikes have damaged 4 key ballistic missile production sites and at least 29 launch sites, according to The Washington Post analysis. Satellite imagery shows direct hits on facilities, tunnel entrances, and launch infrastructure, striking at the core of Iran’s missile strategy. Thousands of strikes have targeted critical military assets since the war began, raising serious questions about Tehran’s ability to sustain large scale missile operations. Source: The Washington Post

@Gizzmo4141 Amerimutts will be returning in boxes 🙏

So, US troops arrive in the area this Week. It's likely the 101st and 82nd are either already there or are making a logistics tail to get there within 24 hours. Things will change globally once US boots are on the ground. You'll be able to feel it, and then see it.

@ZaWJBek @Bruceps You’re losing it 😂🤡 Get a job

@Bruceps So you do this shit for free you dumb cunt ?

What a disgusting accusation from two sad little pricks ... fuck off.

@magicdan60 Where do yall come up with this nonsense lmao 🤣

🇺🇸 🇿🇦 A $400 million lawsuit is being prepared in the United States (US) against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and if it proceeds, the fallout could be explosive. At the centre of it are accusations that the South African government knowingly collaborated with Hamas ahead of the October 7 attacks on Israel – attacks in which at least 47 American citizens were killed or taken hostage. The mainstream media in South Africa have not uttered a word about it. The case, built on recommendations by UK-based consultant Justin Lewis, claims to have uncovered new material evidence of coordination between South African officials, Hamas, and Iran in the months leading up to the massacre. It’s a staggering allegation: that South Africa’s diplomatic support for Hamas wasn’t just rhetorical solidarity, but active complicity. Lewis says he warned the South African government back in April of the potential legal risks. “I was not only ignored,” he says, “but threatened with legal action by a journalist acting on behalf of the South African state.” Lewis now claims that some of South Africa’s court filings to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) were prepared in advance and in concert with foreign actors hostile to Israel and the West. “If that’s true,” he says, “then the ICJ process was politically manipulated – and that could constitute an act of terrorism under UK and US law.” The legal foundation for the case rests on a unanimous US Supreme Court ruling last month that upheld the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (2019), which allows Americans to sue foreign governments or individuals shown to have materially supported terrorist organisations – even overriding sovereign immunity. Plaintiffs intend to argue that South African officials – possibly including Ramaphosa himself – either had prior knowledge of or directly facilitated Hamas operations. “Unless the president can prove he had no knowledge,” Lewis says, “he may be personally liable for damages.” Beyond the courtroom, the economic risks are staggering. In letters dated June 30 and July 2, Lewis warned that sanctions on South African government debt could result in interest rate hikes costing taxpayers about $55 million per day. He highlights $3.5 billion in international bonds issued by South Africa in November 2023, which he claims failed to disclose “the substantial legal and reputational risks linked to collaboration with a designated terrorist entity.” Formal notifications have been sent to the US Treasury, the House Financial Services Committee, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Major financial institutions – including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Vunani Capital – have also been briefed. In a letter to US Assistant Trade Representative Constance Hamilton, Lewis urged the White House to suspend all economic negotiations with South Africa – including those linked to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – until the allegations are investigated. “Continuing bilateral economic dialogue under these conditions would be reckless,” he wrote. CONTINUE reading PUBLISHED in Times of Israel 11/07/2025. blogs.timesofisrael.com/did-south-afri…

@DirkUys1090805 @RiseAgainstEvil @GovernmentZA Afrikaaners are flying all the way to the USA to claim victimhood and genocide when there is clearly no genocide. Not all, but the most vocal of Afrikaaners have nothing to say apart from claiming victimhood. It’s embarrassing.

@Lion444224 @RiseAgainstEvil @GovernmentZA Lion, Afrikaner speaking. There is no victim mentality here. You are not a lion. Your comments are clearly low in the pecking order.

Good morning, miserable South Africans! South Africa is ranked as one of the unhappiest countries in the world. Where is @GovernmentZA with their bogus stats that say "South Africa is the happiest country in the world?" businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle…

@euxenitejax @RRespawned @GamingGrifter You have no idea what you are talking about. Less than 3% of manufacturing in this country is tender work. 97% is manufacturing for the private market. 50% of that is exported. I dont think you know what a tender is, you just saying it because you like to complain 😂😂

@Lion444224 @RRespawned @GamingGrifter The ANC doesn’t do “ private manufacturing” they do tenders and tenders mean looting . You don’t need a PhD to see it . Just eyes and a memory longer than one election cycle . Yes , I know exactly what I’m talking about .

We barely have electricity, no new power stations have been built, nor are any in the pipeline but this clown wants to manufacture EV's. In Africa they dream impossible dreams but plan for nothing.

@euxenitejax @RRespawned @GamingGrifter Show me one car manufacturer that operates via tender 🤔 I don’t think you understand what a tender is. A tender is an offer to bid on goods / services for the government to purchase. How could a car manufacturer tender to produce its own cars to sell to its own customers?

@Mommabear_013 @RiseAgainstEvil The funniest part is that people who actually believe 42 Quadrillion Rand was stolen actually think they could do a better job than the government lmao 🤣 The government does not do the best of jobs but they aren’t THAT dumb. A child could tell you that number is false.

@Lion444224 @RiseAgainstEvil You are the classic big mouth aren't you.. Every person with a brain knows SA ruling parties have stolen, broken, dismantled eveything that was of value in SA. The exact amount can't be quantified but seeing them under the microscope is priceless. They're going down 🍿🍿

R 41 quadrillion STOLEN from the people of South Africa by the ANC. But the "legacy" of apartheid, and the need for redress is the problem?

@Mommabear_013 @RiseAgainstEvil You can say what you like with your big mouth but the numbers are numbers and numbers don’t lie. Just because you can’t understand them, that doesn’t mean they’re not true. Drink your beer, eat some bacon and don’t talk nonsense about stuff you don’t understand.

@Mommabear_013 @RiseAgainstEvil Classic big mouth claims “Everything of value has been destroyed” when cumulative GDP GROWTH since the end of apartheid has been 66%. Notice I said GROWTH. Leave these discussions to the intelligent adults. People like you add 0 value to the conversation / situation.

@Mommabear_013 @RiseAgainstEvil The amount can definitely be quantified and it is definitely not ANYWHERE close to “41 Quadrillion Rand” as that is 22x the entire world’s economy. I’m not ANC fan but I’m not a mindless fool to spread / believe blatantly idiotic propaganda like yourself.