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The Message of Israel’s Torture Chambers Is Directed at Us All, Not Just Palestinians
Link: https://www.jonathan-cook.net/2024-05-24/israel-torture-prison-palestinians/
Jonathan Cook | ‘Black sites’ are about reminding those who have been colonised and enslaved of a simple lesson: resistance is futile | On a misty November morning 21 years ago, I was desperately trying to remain camouflaged. Concealed in the foliage of an orange grove in Israel’s rural Galilee, I hurriedly took photos of a drab concrete building not marked on any map. Even the original road sign identifying the site as Facility 1391 had been removed after a local Haaretz newspaper investigation revealed it housed a secret prison. ■ I was the first foreign journalist to track down Facility 1391, most of it hidden within a heavily fortified complex built in the 1930s to suppress resistance to British rule in Palestine. ■ For decades, Israel had secretly held mostly Arab foreign nationals captive at the site, unknown to the Israeli courts, the Red Cross and human rights groups. Many were Lebanese citizens kidnapped during Israel’s 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon. But there were also Jordanians, Syrians, Egyptians and Iranians.
■ Gaza civilians voice out their chilling encounters with Israeli torture (TRT World)
■ Tied, diapered, beaten: Israeli insiders reveal severe Palestinian torture (TRT World)
■ Gaza Al-Shifa doctor tortured to death by Israeli forces (Al Mayadeen)
■ 3,000+ Palestinians from Gaza detained, tortured in Israeli prisons (04/16/24)
■ Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees, spike in arbitrary arrests
■ Released Detainees From Israeli Prisons Showed Signs of Torture (03/18/24)
■ Torture, Executions, Babies Left to Die, Sexual Abuse… These Are Israel’s Crimes (03/18/24)
■ Iron bars, electric shocks, dogs and cigarette burns: How Palestinians are tortured in Israeli detention
■ Horrifying cases of torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees amid spike in arbitrary arrests
German minister Habeck calls Israeli operation in Rafah "illegal"
On Saturday, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck denounced Israel's actions in Gaza. He stated that the military operation in Rafah goes against international law. | German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Saturday criticized Israel's actions in Gaza, describing its military operation in Rafah as contrary to international law. "The famine, the suffering of the Palestinian population and the attacks in the Gaza Strip are - as we are now seeing in court - incompatible with international law," Habeck said in Berlin, referring to a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling on Israel to end its offensive in Rafah.
■ IOF continues aggression against Gaza for 233rd day (Al Mayadeen)
■ EU pressures Israel to obey ICJ's order to halt Rafah offensive (aNews)
■ Spanish defense minister calls war on Gaza 'real genocide' (Al Mayadeen)
■ "Our future doesn’t depend on what gentiles say" (Jerusalem Post)
Biden again makes offensive speech against Putin
Link: https://tass.com/world/1793555
American leader called russian president "a brutal tyrant" | US President Joe Biden again gave himself permission to offensive speech against Russian leader Vladimir Putin. ● Washington continues supplying arms to Kiev and train the Ukrainian military, Biden noted when speaking in front of graduates of the US Military Academy at West Point.
💬 "There are no American soldiers in the war in Ukraine. I'm determined to keep it that way," he said. ● "But we are standing strong with Ukraine and we will stand with them. We're standing against a man whom I've known well for many years, a brutal tyrant. We may not, we will not walk away," the US President continued.
■ Biden dishonors all Russians by insinuations against Putin — Russian Ambassador (TASS)
Top Attorney Testifies: Hospitals Were ‘Incentivized’ to ‘Murder Covid Patients’
Link: https://slaynews.com/news/top-attorney-testifies-hospitals-incentivized-murder-covid-patients/
Renowned American attorney Tom Renz has testified before the Ohio Senate with explosive allegations against the medical industry and federal government health officials. ● According to Renz, hospitals and doctors were “incentivized” to “murder” their patients to create the illusion that COVID-19 was a significant threat to public health. During his testimony, Renz revealed that hospitals received more money from the government for every patient that tested positive for Covid. They received additional funding for treating patients for Covid and even more when the virus was listed as the cause of their death. Renz notes that this system encouraged hospitals to inflate Covid numbers and even “murder” patients.
Nearly half of all US governors urge drastic change for global health organization before new pandemic hits
Two dozen Republican governors don't want the World Health Organization (WHO) to call the shots in the case of another global pandemic, according to a letter they sent to Joe Biden this week. Currently, there are two proposals under negotiation that would grant WHO "unprecedented and unconstitutional" authority in the U.S., according to the Republican Governors Association. "If adopted, these agreements would seek to elevate the WHO from an advisory body to a global authority in public health," the letter stated. "Under the proposed amendments and treaty, the WHO's Director-General would supposedly gain unilateral power to declare a 'public health emergency of international concern' in member nations, extending beyond pandemics to include a range of perceived emergencies." Earlier this month, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., led the entire Republican Senate conference in calling on President Biden to reject agreements that would expand the authority of the WHO in the case of a global pandemic.
NATO chief supports Ukraine’s use of Western weapons to attack Russia
Link: https://tass.com/world/1793337
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has made a statement that Ukraine should be able to strike military targets located on the internationally recognized Russian territory. 💬 "The time has come for allies to consider whether they should lift some of the restrictions they have put on the use of weapons they have donated to Ukraine," Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Economist. "Especially now when a lot of the fighting is going on in Kharkov, close to the border [with Russia], to deny Ukraine the possibility of using these weapons against legitimate military targets on Russian territory makes it very hard for them to defend themselves." ● "We don’t have any intention to send NATO ground troops into Ukraine," he said. "We will not be party to the conflict."
■ NATO ‘preparing for war’ with Russia – Orban (RT.com)
■ Let Ukraine freely strike Russia with Western arms – NATO chief (RT.com)
■ Member of British Parliament: "We are already at war with Russia" (05/24/24) VIDEO
■ Inside the White House, a Debate Over Letting Ukraine Shoot U.S. Weapons Into Russia (05/23/24)
■ Ukraine seeks to spark direct NATO-Russia clash – Moscow (RT.com)
■ Give Ukraine long-range missiles to hit Russian targets, German minister says (05/22/24)
■ So calculate well the range of what you allocate to the Nazis, gentlemen (Dmitry Medvedev)(05/19/24)
Outrage in small Missouri town as cop shoots and kills tiny blind, deaf dog Teddy that he was called to help after 'mistaking it for a stray that needed to be put down'
Link: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13457885/Teddy-dog-shot-Sturgeon-Missouri-Woodson.html
A small Missouri town is up in arms after a local cop fatally shot a blind and deaf dog after he mistook is for a stray. Tiny 13-pound Shih Tzu mix Teddy was tragically gunned down in Sturgeon, a town of just 900 people, on Sunday, leaving its owner Nick Hunter enraged. In footage from KOMU of Hunter confronting police officer Myron Woodson, the emotional pet lover said: "Was my dog a threat to you or anyone else?" ...The owner added that after meeting the disabled pooch, he "instantly fell in love with his bubbly and playful personality," adding: "He was so small you could hold him in one hand." Hunter told the outlet that he was considering taking legal action over the shooting, and was seen in footage confronting Woodson.
Revealed: US Oligarchs Demanded Police Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protests
The news has led some to question the influence of pro-Israel interests over local leaders as municipalities throughout the country have employed police departments to repress pro-Palestine demonstrators. | Reporting in the Washington Post this week revealed that a private group of billionaires and wealthy executives pressured New York City Mayor Eric Adams to use police force to dismantle pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University earlier this month. ● The article revealed the existence of a secret WhatsApp chat group where pro-Israel business leaders discussed efforts to manipulate US public opinion on the ongoing Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip. The influential oligarchs managed to obtain a private Zoom meeting with the NYC mayor in late April, where they urged Adams to dissolve the pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia’s Manhattan campus. ● Some of the participants in the discussion appeared to use previous and future financial donations to the mayor as leverage to ensure the crackdown.
💬 “What this article is uncovering is that a number of these individuals, such as the former CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz [and] Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell… were all using the WhatsApp application to pressure the mayor of New York to go in and remove these encampments, because they felt they had to control the narrative,” noted host Wilmer Leon.“What this article is uncovering is that a number of these individuals, such as the former CEO of Starbucks Howard Schultz [and] Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell… were all using the WhatsApp application to pressure the mayor of New York to go in and remove these encampments, because they felt they had to control the narrative,” noted host Wilmer Leon.
Also among the participants of the private chat group were Joshua Kushner, the founder of Thrive Capital and brother of former Donald Trump advisor Jared Kushner, and influential activist investor Bill Ackman. Ackman has become a highly controversial figure in recent months for his attacks on pro-Palestine campus activists; the hedge fund manager pressured Harvard University to publicly release the names of students who had signed an open letter criticizing Israel’s military operation in Gaza, which has killed more than 35,000.
Judge in Trump New York Trial Appears to Be Accepting BRIBES from Democrats through Daughter's Company
The New York felony Trial of former President Donald Trump continues. However, it appears from federal election records, the Judge in the case may be accepting Bribes from Democrats through his daughter's political consulting company. | Investigative Journalist Laura Loomer reports that she ". . .was searching through Democrat Congressman Dan Goldman’s FEC disclosure forms for his campaign disbursements." Loomer goes on to report "YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I FOUND! THIS COULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE TRUMP TRIAL!" ● After reviewing the records of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Loomer reports "According to FEC records, the address that NY Democrat Congressman sends his checks to when he pays “Authentic Campaign” is a Richmond, Virginia address that happens to be the personal home residence of Loren Merchan; Judge Merchan’s daughter.
Hal Turner Editorial Opinion | So a New York State Supreme Court Judge, allows a case to go forward against a former President of the United States, under a legal theory that an uncharged, unprosecuted, and unproven FEDERAL "Crime," allows the State of New York to bring Felony charges for "Altering/Forging Business Records" by paying "hush money" to a woman for her to keep quiet about extra-marital sex. Paying money to a person for them engaging in a non-disclosure agreement is lawful and is done many times a year! ● The Judge assigned to the case, has a daughter who, politically, is a big Trump Hater, and who runs her own political consulting firm. ● Congressman Dan Goldman, a Democrat, and another rabid Trump Hater, then starts dispersing his campaign funds to this daughter of the Judge, to the tune of about $162,000. ● The Judge, from allowing the bogus legal theory to move forward, handles the entire case in a biased manner aggressively against the former President, including issuing a Gag Order preventing the former President from responding to public challenges or from criticizing ". . . the judges family . . . " and the whole world is supposed to believe that the $162,000 paid by the Democrat to the Judge's daughter, didn't get the Judge to behave this way? Sorry, I don't buy it.
The Jewish War Against Christendom: Poland's capital bans crucifixes from public offices
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/597811-poland-bars-crosses-warsaw/
Warsaw’s new policy is aimed at ensuring the “neutrality” of public offices | Poland’s capital has instructed civil servants not to display crucifixes and other religious symbols at Warsaw City Hall, sparking backlash from conservative groups. ● According to the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper, officials will not be permitted to hang crosses or crucifixes on the walls or keep them on their desks. Government employees will still be allowed to wear crosses while at work, however. ● The new rules are part of a broader set of regulations aimed at combating various forms of discrimination. Officials have been instructed to use gender-neutral language, address people by their preferred pronouns, and not discriminate against same-sex couples. “Warsaw is the first city in Poland to adopt such a document,” City Hall spokeswoman Monika Beuth said. ● Some politicians and religious groups have argued that such regulations are inappropriate in a predominantly Catholic country.
Afghanistan asks Russia for help in rebuilding country
Link: https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/afghanistan-asks-russia-for-help-in-rebuilding-country
At the "Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum", Afghan Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi says Kabul would like Moscow to "participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and contribute to this process." | Afghanistan's acting commerce and industry minister told Sputnik on the sidelines of an international economic forum in Russia’s Kazan that his government wishes Russia's help in rebuilding the country. At the "Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum", Haji Nooruddin Azizi said, 💬 "We would like Russia to participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan and contribute to this process". The International Economic Forum of Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC) "Russia — Islamic World: KazanForum" is being conducted in Kazan, the capital of the Muslim-majority Russian region of Tatarstan, from May 14-19. Azizi added that Afghanistan has increased its imports of Russian oil products despite facing some restrictions in 2023, and that Kabul is hopeful that these restrictions could be lifted.
Joe Biden has done more than arm Israel. Leaked documents reveal his own officials see him as complicit in Gaza’s devastating famine
Richard Hall, Bel Trew & Andrew Feinberg | An investigation by The Independent uncovers the missteps, missed opportunities and political choices made by the Biden administration that allowed a famine to take hold in northern Gaza. With access to leaked documents, testimony from current and former officials and voices from Gaza, it paints a damning picture of an entirely preventable catastrophe. | resident Joe Biden and his administration have been accused of being complicit in enabling a famine in Gaza by failing to sufficiently act on repeated warnings from their own experts and aid agencies. ■ Interviews with current and former US Agency for International Development (USAID) and state department officials, aid agencies working in Gaza and internal USAID documents reveal that the administration rejected or ignored pleas to use its leverage to persuade its ally Israel – the recipient of billions of dollars of US military support – to allow sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza to stop the famine taking hold. ■ The former officials say the US also provided diplomatic cover for Israel to create the conditions for famine by blocking international efforts to bring about a ceasefire or alleviate the crisis, making the delivery of aid almost impossible. “This is not just turning a blind eye to the man-made starvation of an entire population, it is direct complicity,” former state department official Josh Paul, who resigned over US support for the war, told The Independent. ■ Israel has vehemently denied that there is a hunger crisis in Gaza, or that it has restricted aid. It says fighting with Hamas, the militant group that triggered the current war when it killed 1,200 people and took over 250 hostages in Israel on 7 October, has hampered aid efforts.
■ The Arsenal of Genocide: The U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza (Yves Smith)
Ukraine asks US to help locate targets in Russia
Link: https://www.rt.com/russia/597812-ukraine-us-highlight-russian/
Ukrainian lawmakers are also pushing for the use of US weapons in cross-border strikes, the New York Times said | Kiev has urged Washington to provide intelligence on targets on Russian soil, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces lose ground on the battlefield, the New York Times and Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, saying US administration officials have begun “to review” the request. ● In addition, members of Ukraine's parliament have approached lawmakers in Washington, requesting the green light to use US-provided weapons in strikes on Russia, the paper wrote, citing US and Ukrainian officials. ● The Russian offensive in Kharkov Region was facilitated by the US restrictions, which are “handcuffing the Ukrainian war effort,” Kiev’s delegation told Congress, according to [the CIA's] news website Politico. ● Despite such requests being turned down in the past, administration officials are now reviewing the latest requests, the NYT wrote.
■ As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine (New York Times)
■ Russia warns US, EU, Kiev they are playing with fire — MFA about Ukrainian strikes (TASS)
Japan's TEPCO Starts 6th Discharge of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant - Reports
The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), started the sixth discharge of treated [radioactive] water into the ocean, a day after China and Russia raised safety concerns over the water's possible nuclear contamination, Japanese media reported on Friday. Earlier in the day, Tokyo lodged a protest with Moscow and Beijing over the wording of a joint statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, about the "nuclear-contaminated" water being discharged from the Fukushima NPP, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. TEPCO is planning to discharge 7,800 tonnes of water through June 4 after ensuring that the radioactivity levels meet both its own and the Japanese government's standards [?!] , the Kyodo news agency reported. On April 19, the plant’s operator launched the fifth round of treated water release from the facility, which was scheduled to run until May 7.
Health Officials Warn 90% of Population Suddenly Has Deadly Heart Syndrome
Link: https://newsaddicts.com/health-officials-warn-90-population-suddenly-deadly-heart-syndrome/
Health officials are raising the alarm over a mysterious deadly heart syndrome that has suddenly emerged and is estimated to affect 90 percent of the population. | New research is shaking up the medical establishment with data showing that an astounding 90 percent of the United States population now suffers from a heart condition that in many ways looks like spike protein organ damage from COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. ● Last October, the American Heart Association (AHA) published a report about the changing nature of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which overlaps with kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity. ● For the first time, the AHA has defined the overlap of these conditions as cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome. One in three adults living in the United States has at least three, and oftentimes more, risk factors that contribute to CKM. Every major organ in the body is affected by it, including the heart, brain, kidney, and liver, with the worst damage occurring in blood vessels, heart muscle, and the cardiovascular system.
NIH official finally admits taxpayers funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan – after years of denials
NIH official finally admits taxpayers funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan — after years of denials | At long last, National Institutes of Health (NIH) principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak admitted to Congress Thursday that US taxpayers funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China in the months and years before the COVID-19 pandemic. "Dr. Tabak," asked Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, "did NIH fund gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology through [Manhattan-based nonprofit] EcoHealth [Alliance]?" "It depends on your definition of gain-of-function research,” Tabak answered. "If you’re speaking about the generic term, yes, we did." The response comes after more than four years of evasions from federal public health officials - including Tabak himself and former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director Dr. Anthony Fauci - about the controversial research practice that modifies viruses to make them more infectious.
Trump’s inner comedian comes out as the podium nearly collapses
CUBAN BANKING SYSTEM HAS COLLAPSED
Cubans are reporting via Social Media all their money is gone from their accounts, and all Automated Teller Machines (ATM's) have been emptied. This news is being heavily suppressed but it is getting out slowly. | At banks all over the country, angry mobs descended upon banks where Police tried to turn them away. Instead, the mobs overturned Police Cars and sent the cops running. It was all for naught. Not only were the banks closed, but they were empty too. People who got in found open vaults - they weren't even broken into -- and no cash in them at all. ● The Cuban people have been left with no financial resources, they have no means of buying food …they are desperate and they are afraid. Many people are saying "This is the final destination, this is where globalism wants to lead you to the apocalypse." Cubans were forced to adopt the digital banking system & now they are financially ruined, they have no recourse.
Hal Turner Remarks | If they did this to Cubans, what would stop them from doing it to the rest of us? I think you should start taking some CASH out of the banks. These Bankers are Globalists. If they did it in Cuba, I think they'll try it here -- and everywhere else. I think they've done this on an island nation to get a sense of how bad the reaction will be. If it's manageable, I think they'll do it to all of us. And if government is "in on it" what could any individual do? Thankfully for individuals, when there are enough victims, individuals become large groups . . . and we know what large GROUPS of individuals can do to banks, bankers, and to governments, so keep those possibilities in mind. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NEXT OFFER THE CUBAN CITIZENS UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME . . .
Joe Biden has done more than arm Israel. Leaked documents reveal his own officials see him as complicit in Gaza’s devastating famine
Richard Hall, Bel Trew & Andrew Feinberg | An investigation by The Independent uncovers the missteps, missed opportunities and political choices made by the Biden administration that allowed a famine to take hold in northern Gaza. With access to leaked documents, testimony from current and former officials and voices from Gaza, it paints a damning picture of an entirely preventable catastrophe. | resident Joe Biden and his administration have been accused of being complicit in enabling a famine in Gaza by failing to sufficiently act on repeated warnings from their own experts and aid agencies. ■ Interviews with current and former US Agency for International Development (USAID) and state department officials, aid agencies working in Gaza and internal USAID documents reveal that the administration rejected or ignored pleas to use its leverage to persuade its ally Israel – the recipient of billions of dollars of US military support – to allow sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza to stop the famine taking hold. ■ The former officials say the US also provided diplomatic cover for Israel to create the conditions for famine by blocking international efforts to bring about a ceasefire or alleviate the crisis, making the delivery of aid almost impossible. “This is not just turning a blind eye to the man-made starvation of an entire population, it is direct complicity,” former state department official Josh Paul, who resigned over US support for the war, told The Independent. ■ Israel has vehemently denied that there is a hunger crisis in Gaza, or that it has restricted aid. It says fighting with Hamas, the militant group that triggered the current war when it killed 1,200 people and took over 250 hostages in Israel on 7 October, has hampered aid efforts.
■ The Arsenal of Genocide: The U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza (Yves Smith)
Blinken makes unexpected visit to Kiev amid Russian offensive
The US State Department's spokesperson says Blinken will highlight ongoing US support to Kyiv and discuss battlefield developments with Ukraine's top officials. | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Tuesday and will hold a series of meetings with the country's top officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The trip comes as Russian forces continue to advance in Kharkiv after launching an unexpected offensive across several regions last week. ● Russia's Defense Ministry announced last weekend that Russian armed forces managed to take control of another four villages across the Kharkiv region. The areas were captured within 24 hours, the ministry said. It stated that Ukrainian forces suffered major losses, both in manpower and military equipment.
■ Blinken promises Zelensky new US weapons will be game changer (RT.com)
■ US promises Ukraine military aid to make ‘real difference’ on the way (Al Jazeera)
■ Russian Army Crushes Ukrainian Defense In Kharkiv Region (South Front)
■ Frontline situation ‘on the edge’ – Ukrainian intel chief (RT.com)
■ Scott Ritter: The Russians Advance and Ukrainians Can't Stop Them (Sputnik News)
■ Ukraine SitRep: An Army And Country At Their End (Moon of Alabama)
