Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, a fierce Netanyahu critic, also told POLITICO it was too early to talk in terms of success. “What if two or three big missiles land in Tel Aviv?” he cautioned.
This really sums it up. Israel drops 160,000 pounds of bombs on a single city block and the disaster scenario they’re hypothetically worried about is “what if two or three of their rockets actually connect”
(Source: politico.eu)
Daily schedule:
- Wake up on the problematic side of the bed
- Eat a harmful breakfast
- Log onto tumblr and reblog posts from abusive mutuals
- Attend narcissistic classes
- Watch an irredeemable movie
- Listen to offensive music
- Eat a cancelled dinner
- Go to sleep derogatorily
- Have dreams that will have aged poorly by the time I wake up
“actually the imperialist state propaganda machine didn’t teach me about this and I don’t plan on doing anything to rectify that” really isn’t something I’d go around advertising, personally
The Biden administration will resume shipping 500lb bombs to Israel but will continue to hold back on supplying 2,000lb bombs over concerns about their use in densely populated Gaza, according to a a US official.
The US in May paused a shipment of 2,000lb and 500lb bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in Gaza[…]
The administration’s particular concern had been use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had taken refuge.
“We’ve been clear that our concern has been on the end-use of the 2,000lb bombs, particularly for Israel’s Rafah campaign, which they have announced they are concluding,” a US official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
One 2,000lb bomb can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius.
The US official said the 500lb bombs were put together in the same shipment with the larger ones that were paused and therefore got held up.
“Our main concern had been and remains the potential use of 2,000lb bombs in Rafah and elsewhere in Gaza … Because our concern was not about the 500lb bombs, those are moving forward as part of the usual process,” the official added.
10 Jul 24
US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief, CNN analysis shows - CNN
American-manufactured 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on Friday night, according to a review of footage showing the operation and its aftermath by CNN and munitions experts.
A video published by the Israeli military on Saturday showed jets it said were used to carry out the attack carrying at least 15 2,000-pound bombs, including the US-made BLU-109, according to Trevor Ball, a former senior explosive ordnance technician for the US Army who reviewed the footage for CNN.
The bombs, known colloquially as “bunker busters” for their ability to penetrate deep underground before they detonate, were also fitted with the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) – a precision guidance kit that converts unguided, or “dumb” bombs, into “smart” munitions that can precisely strike a target – according to Ball. On one plane fitted with bombs, pictured taking off in the video, Ball identified at least four as BLU-109s with JDAM kits.
30 Sep 24
After refusing to engage with the Mexican government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss crimes committed during the Spanish conquest, the Spanish monarch was not extended an invitation to attend Claudia Sheinbaum’s inauguration. While President Pedro Sánchez was invited, he declined the invitation due to the exclusion of the king. […]
In this regard, last Wednesday, September 25, López Obrador told the press “These differences with the government of Spain are not with the Spanish people. We are talking about differences with the Spanish monarchy, which was respectfully asked to apologize to the Indigenous peoples of Mexico for the atrocities committed during the European invasion of our country. And there was no response.”
In response to the conflict, several Spanish politicians from left and progressive parties expressed their disgust with the attitude of the Spanish monarchy and government. Analysts from across Latin America highlighted that when the Spanish King attended the swearing in of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in 2022, he refused to rise when the sword of Simón Bolívar, who led the struggle against Spanish colonialism, was brought out during the inauguration.
#holy shit didn’t realize spain still had a monarchy too
i don’t know if “still” is the correct term here. the current spanish monarchy was appointed by Franco in 1975, after it had been effectively dissolved in 1931 and then reinstated in 1947 (with Franco as regent-for-life, natch)
No, the Monarchy was reinstated in 1977 as a goodbye present from Franco
Hey remember how Franco was still ruling Spain 30 years after WW2 ended. What was up with that huh. Sure it was nothing tho
