(NOTE: I decided to try to synthesize the various articles I have written debunking the claims that Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah are the primary sources of terrorism.
Larry's solid, factual information does need to be told. Too many in the US have fallen victim to the repeated propaganda that Iran is the body of the Hydra (mythological creature)--from which extend several terrorist groups (poisonous heads).
I recall George W. Bush exclaiming "Axis of Evil!", which included Iran. We have heard from cable news that Iran has sleeper cells in the the US...heard especially loud during the flow of people into the US across the Mexican border during the Biden administration. Trump has proclaimed many times that "Iran is the Number One sponsor of terrorism in the world!".
As Larry points out: the terrorist acts against civilians across the globe are far and away committed by Sunni Muslim bad guys. And that's the truth.
Very useful and well structured summary, many thanks.
Particularly impressive is the dual origin of statistics; I had read the State department one, but have still to read the French one (I am French)
Many include military casualties in the terrorism statistics : it’s always difficult to let understand that terrorism is primarily hits on civilian. French and US officials consider their military casualties in Liban during the 80’s as victimes of Iranian terrorism …They refuse to consider them as a direct follow-up to their support to Irak during the Irak-Iran war.
The same about 7 Octobre in Gaza/Israel : it is almost forbidden to remind that a majority of Israeli casualties were military and police forces, and that most Israeli civilian killed may have been victims of Hannibal directive.
And why did Israel invoke the Hannibal directive? Because its security forces got caught with their pants down around their ankles, so they reacted with indiscriminate force, even though they may have been forewarned, indications of which there are plenty. Let’s see if they have the courage to look themselves in the mirror by conducting a no holds barred investigation. With bated breath I will not wait.
Larry, please cast your more than considerable analytical skills on the official count of deaths in Gaza. I think the official tally does not pass the sniff test. Why? The tonnage of high explosive ordnance dropped; the tiny size and extremely high density of the population; the vast extent of damage to buildings — is there anything still standing —
WE are the terrorists and the ISRAELIS are the terrorists NOT the Iranians, Hamas or Hezbollah! Good Lord the propaganda machine in this country is just AWFUL! But, it’s bc of the propaganda machine that people like Larry, Judge Nap, Joe Kent, TYT, Tucker Carlson, Daniel Davis and all of the rest of these podcasters are so successful at telling us THE TRUTH!! The priceless commodity of TRUTH is what ALL of us are trying to find!! SATANYAHU wrote a book in the 1990’s called “Fighting Terrorism” & on page 20(!) he states what he wants to happen in the US. HE WANTS TO STOP ANYONE STATING THE TRUTH!! NO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AT ALL!! That’s why WE must fight ANY AND ALL THREATS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS STARTING WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT!! Thank you Larry for being brave enough to state the TRUTH and to stand behind your words!!! WE MUST GET RID OF AIPAC, ADELSON, ELLISON, AND ANYONE ELSE TRYING TO STEAL OUR GOVERNMENT AWAY FROM US. Go online and find anyone who received ANY MONEY FROM AIPAC-or related organizations!! WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOW THE GRASS OF AIPAC AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF ANY OTHER NAMES GIVING $ TO OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND NO GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HAD BETTER SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO ISRAEL!!! They’d DAMN WELL BETTER SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO AMERICA ONLY!!! ANYONE SWEARING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY OTHER COUNTRY INCLUDING ISRAEL, HAD BETTER BE RUN OUT ON A RAIL!!!
There is no need for this rebuttal, once one realizes that terrorism is defined by the powerful to mean *any* opposition to them. Civilian, military, non-violent--makes no difference. Look at Britain's declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organization! What matters is that both PA and Iran are obstacles to Israel's designs on the Middle East.
Solid verified evidence doesn't matter in the Orwellian world of propaganda that is generated by the US and its western allies. The US has learned well from Goebbels; the bigger the lie, the better.
Larry's solid, factual information does need to be told. Too many in the US have fallen victim to the repeated propaganda that Iran is the body of the Hydra (mythological creature)--from which extend several terrorist groups (poisonous heads).
I recall George W. Bush exclaiming "Axis of Evil!", which included Iran. We have heard from cable news that Iran has sleeper cells in the the US...heard especially loud during the flow of people into the US across the Mexican border during the Biden administration. Trump has proclaimed many times that "Iran is the Number One sponsor of terrorism in the world!".
As Larry points out: the terrorist acts against civilians across the globe are far and away committed by Sunni Muslim bad guys. And that's the truth.
Very useful and well structured summary, many thanks.
Particularly impressive is the dual origin of statistics; I had read the State department one, but have still to read the French one (I am French)
Many include military casualties in the terrorism statistics : it’s always difficult to let understand that terrorism is primarily hits on civilian. French and US officials consider their military casualties in Liban during the 80’s as victimes of Iranian terrorism …They refuse to consider them as a direct follow-up to their support to Irak during the Irak-Iran war.
The same about 7 Octobre in Gaza/Israel : it is almost forbidden to remind that a majority of Israeli casualties were military and police forces, and that most Israeli civilian killed may have been victims of Hannibal directive.
And why did Israel invoke the Hannibal directive? Because its security forces got caught with their pants down around their ankles, so they reacted with indiscriminate force, even though they may have been forewarned, indications of which there are plenty. Let’s see if they have the courage to look themselves in the mirror by conducting a no holds barred investigation. With bated breath I will not wait.
Larry, please cast your more than considerable analytical skills on the official count of deaths in Gaza. I think the official tally does not pass the sniff test. Why? The tonnage of high explosive ordnance dropped; the tiny size and extremely high density of the population; the vast extent of damage to buildings — is there anything still standing —
WE are the terrorists and the ISRAELIS are the terrorists NOT the Iranians, Hamas or Hezbollah! Good Lord the propaganda machine in this country is just AWFUL! But, it’s bc of the propaganda machine that people like Larry, Judge Nap, Joe Kent, TYT, Tucker Carlson, Daniel Davis and all of the rest of these podcasters are so successful at telling us THE TRUTH!! The priceless commodity of TRUTH is what ALL of us are trying to find!! SATANYAHU wrote a book in the 1990’s called “Fighting Terrorism” & on page 20(!) he states what he wants to happen in the US. HE WANTS TO STOP ANYONE STATING THE TRUTH!! NO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AT ALL!! That’s why WE must fight ANY AND ALL THREATS AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS STARTING WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT!! Thank you Larry for being brave enough to state the TRUTH and to stand behind your words!!! WE MUST GET RID OF AIPAC, ADELSON, ELLISON, AND ANYONE ELSE TRYING TO STEAL OUR GOVERNMENT AWAY FROM US. Go online and find anyone who received ANY MONEY FROM AIPAC-or related organizations!! WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOW THE GRASS OF AIPAC AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF ANY OTHER NAMES GIVING $ TO OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND NO GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HAD BETTER SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO ISRAEL!!! They’d DAMN WELL BETTER SWEAR ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO AMERICA ONLY!!! ANYONE SWEARING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY OTHER COUNTRY INCLUDING ISRAEL, HAD BETTER BE RUN OUT ON A RAIL!!!
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"You know when they start talking about 'the consensus of informed opinion', you're going to hear some real nonsense." - Wm S Burroughs
There is no need for this rebuttal, once one realizes that terrorism is defined by the powerful to mean *any* opposition to them. Civilian, military, non-violent--makes no difference. Look at Britain's declaring Palestine Action a terrorist organization! What matters is that both PA and Iran are obstacles to Israel's designs on the Middle East.
Solid verified evidence doesn't matter in the Orwellian world of propaganda that is generated by the US and its western allies. The US has learned well from Goebbels; the bigger the lie, the better.