Iran’s weekend drone & missile demo attack on Israel is a watershed event; shows Tehran no longer deterred by Israel/US. Will Biden’s admonition dissuade Israel from escalating still further? Precedent would say, Hell no. BUT this is entirely new ball game.
Home Run at UN Security Council: Sam Adams Awardee https://samadamsaward.ch
Karen Kwiatkowski on Arms to Ukraine, Barrier to Peace: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1q/k1qspphmqc (min 11:18 – 22:10). Karen is courageous whistleblower featured in Rob Reiner’s “Shock and Awe”. Text
https://karenkwiatkowski.substack.com/p/a-word-to-the-unsc
Watched Bishop Tom Gumbleton funeral just before my chat with Nima. Pomp and Circumstance – Circumstance? the GENOCIDE enabled by a Catholic president – not a word by clergy; no shouts “CEASEFIRE NOW!” from the sheeple. Nima indulges me (min 25:25 – 35:35)
CUI BONO $60B more “for Ukraine”? WAR PROFITEERS – NOT Ukraine. Sen. Tuberville unconvinced Ukraine in NATO is good idea: “If you were Russian would you want that?” It appeared that automaton Austin had never been asked that before; offered stale bromides.
ForMin Lavrov arrives in Beijing right after the US’s winsome, grandmotherly, matryoshka-like Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen yellin’ orders to China to change its economic policy. Lavrov gets to meet Xi. The Duran asks good questions – on Ukraine, too.
“Whoever lies FIRST, wins.” How explain the US instant denial that Ukraine responsible for the March 22 terrorist act in Moscow? As a top US official admitted to US lying about Russia deliberately downing PASSENGER plane KAL-007, “the key is to lie first.”
Russia-China entente marks tectonic shift in “world correlation of forces”, Yellen’s yellin’ notwithstanding. Lavrov now in Beijing; Putin to visit in May. At last such in-person summit (2/4/22) Putin got nihil obstat to invade Ukraine. May mtg will deal w finishing it off, while stemming wider war.
FALSE FLAG ALERT: strategic Ukrainian city, Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk is about to fall to Russians. How so? GAS ATTACKS “almost daily”, according to Ukrainian troops, reports the pitiable Guardian. Recall: “gas atks” have sordid history of use as false flag.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/06/russia-accused-of-using-chemical-gas-attacks-against-ukrainian-soldiers?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1
Nima today gives me a chance to report on the upcoming departure from Turkey of the “Gaza Flotilla to Break Israel’s Siege”. Close friends from the aborted sailing of our “US Boat to Gaza” in 2011 are aboard. Comparing the two situations may be instructive
Update on terrorist attack in Moscow; possible US role. A Biden “No More Arms Starting NOW” could halt Gaza carnage. Some of our colleagues sailing soon to feed the hungry there: https://raymcgovern.com/2024/04/05/food-for-hungry-drink-for-the-thirsty/
Friday w Larry, Ray & Judge: