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Haiti and Palestine: Small Nations but Symbolically Huge

A little bit of hope for if you're feeling down.

We have entered a tumultuous period in world history where we are witnessing in realtime the collapse of the U.S. Empire faced with the rising independence and power of nations that were either formerly oppressed colonies or nearly so at the turn of the last century. China and Russia, respectively the largest in population and landmass, lead the growing queue of nations joining the new multipolar world project, which aspires to a more cooperative and peaceful international order.

Over the decades leading up to this moment, Cuba, South Africa, North Korea, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nicaragua (among others) have all provided examples of how countries can resist U.S. imperialism and its allies. But due to their long, tortured, and arduous histories, two small nations have become humanity’s exemplars of dogged, popular resistance and are forging a vanguard path: Palestine, in the Eastern Hemisphere, and Haiti, in the West. In many ways, the determination of each has pushed Washington’s neoliberal warplane into a nose-dive.

The two are similar in area, at least historically. Palestine, before its 1948 dismemberment, and Haiti, are both just over 10,000 square miles, about the size of Maryland or Massachusetts. They also have comparable populations, about 14 million Palestinians worldwide, and about 15 million Haitians. They also have similar histories. Both occupy geopolitically strategic lands which have been war-ravaged and scrimmaged over by foreign powers: the Ottoman Empire, France, and England over Palestine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Spain, France, and England over Haiti a century earlier.

The political classes of both nations are rent with divisions, having no clear, unified leadership. However, through pride in and awareness of their histories, hardened by decades of oppression, both Palestinians and Haitians maintain a cohesive consciousness of their emblematic vanguard role.

Haiti, which carried out history’s first and last successful slave revolution in 1804, has been punished and regularly occupied over the last 220 years. Palestine, butchered on the imperialist altar in 1948, has experienced the same outrageous treatment for the last 75 years and now stands poised to carry out the first successful revolution against settler colonialism, of which Israel is perhaps history’s most repugnantly brazen and virulent example. Hamas’ extraordinarily successful Oct. 7 attack against its Israeli occupiers, sparking the genocidal fury that Israel is now unleashing on Gaza, has galvanized the universal disgust for the Zionist state by the Arab World and Global South generally.

Similarly, Haiti’s refusal to bow to Washington’s agenda despite three military occupations since 1915, and its continuing resistance to a fourth intervention being devised with Kenyan troops, has also stymied U.S. plans to make the country a bulwark against the multipolar movement’s incorporation of the land of founding father Jean-Jacques Dessalines and anti-occupation guerrilla leader Charlemagne Péralte. Antoine Izméry was an anti-imperialist Haitian bourgeois of Palestinian descent who embodied and articulated the aspirations of the Haitian and Palestinian people. “The U.S. government will never tolerate a nationalist government,” he said in a 1992 interview. “In other words, a government which wants popular power.”

For his close association with and defense of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s government, a Haitian death squad hauled him out of a church and executed him in the middle of a street with a bullet to the head on Sep. 11, 1993, three decades ago. Nonetheless, his example, like that of the thousands of Palestinian martyrs whom Israel is slaughtering today, cannot be extinguished.

And herein lies the great power that both the Palestinian and Haitian people wield. Through their decades of sacrifice, as well as resistance to and endurance of violence, injustice, and aggression, they have earned the respect and attention of nations around the world. Is it possible that the heroic path they and their ancestors have traced will soon result in an end to their sufferings and the opening of a new age of peace, development, and prosperity? The response is clearly “Yes!”

Any comrades wondering why so many in Central America hate Costa Rica based on that map post? They're the "not like all the other girls" of Central America. They think they're better than the rest of us because in many ways they kind of are lol

Their standard of living is higher, stronger economy, universal healthcare, higher life expectancy, lgbt acceptance way above everyone else, strongest trans protections in Central America, etc.

This has lead to an attitude where they don't consider themselves Central American and see themselves as above us. Even their flag reflects this. You'll notice that Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua have similar colors and patterns. They're references to the old Central America Federation that briefly existed. Costa Rica's flag being made to look very different from the others has been perceived as yet another example of Costa Rica separating themselves from the rest of Central America.

Good news: Misogyny in Denmark is about to be history.

The Liberal Party has appointed a new minister of digitalisation and gender equality following a change in party leadership and who would a right liberal pick to show they care about gender equality? A girlboss, of course. A girlboss with the most girlbossy jobs ever: Being on the Danish version of Shark Tank and founder of the investment platform Nordic Female Founders who "works to create better possibilities for female entrepreneurs and investors".

They did a small portrait of her on the news and she really is an accomplished business entrepreneur. She went to law school and was so good at it that she was hired by her daddy's law firm right after graduating. Later she went on to be CEO of a company (also owned by her daddy) that owns several web platforms. She has been awarded "Investor of the Year" by "Nordic Women In Tech Awards".

This one is for the ladies: You too can shoot through the glass ceiling and become an epic girlboss. All you need is to be born into money and be a minor TV celebrity.

The new girlboss minister has only been a member of the liberal party for a few days. Her predecessor, also a liberal lawyer btw, who has been a party member since her youth was looking rather long-faced.

Lots of talk about denazification this month.

Just this week, the “Denazification: History and Modernity“ conference was held at the Donetsk State University where academics and high ranking officials from DPR and Russia were in attendance.

The main goal of the scientific event was to develop recommendations for state, public and media organizations on the destruction of Ukrainian Nazism, liberal fascism and nationalism in the territories of Novorossiya reunited with Russia and in Ukraine as a whole.

These recommendations are created taking into account the analysis of the world historical experience of denazification after the Second World War, the experience of fighting Ukrainian nationalism in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions in 2014-2023.

The first head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, Sergei Vladilenovich Kiriyenko, addressed the conference participants :

— The conference is important for all of Russia; work to perpetuate the memory of all who fought against fascism during the Great Patriotic War must not stop. This work is of particular importance in the republics of Donbass, which recently became part of the Russian Federation. Talking about Nazi crimes is not just history for residents of Donbass. We see what the attempt to revive fascism in Ukraine has led to today. Defeating Nazism is our task in the name of future generations,” Kiriyenko said.

Day 1 stream (8 hours) is here. Anyone who is proficient in Russian can probably dip in and let us know what exactly are they talking about, but they seem quite serious about the fact that peace cannot be achieved until Ukrainian fascism and nationalism are completely purged.

I think this is most likely Russia’s endgame in Ukraine, as talks about negotiations begin to circulate, and with the Ukrainian military mostly depleted and exhausted at this point.

The Seyyeds will meet in Al-Quds -- Yemeni Nasheed

https://purestream-media.com/video/the-sayyids-will-meet-in-al-quds-yemeni-nasheed-arabic-sub-english/

how do i request a hamas/hezbollah propaganda video of rocket and anti-tank attacks set to schubert's ave maria?

Milei Vanilli

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also has anyone done a "perronism" joke 🐕

In a bid to decrease the American military industrial complexes' reliance on foreign manufacturing, Raytheon and the U.S DOD have decided to outsource the production of anti-air radar systems to Polandia

to become first US ally to manufacture Patriot radars

Lmao I wouldn't even trust the perfidious poles with changing a light bulb, much less a radar system. But go team USA, hold hands with the country that has little dog syndrome

According to Rzeczpospolita on November 19, 2023, Poland reached an agreement to become the first among the United States' allies to gain the capability to manufacture radar components for the Patriot air defense system. This accomplishment stems from negotiations between representatives from Poland's Ministry of Defense, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), Raytheon, and officials from the US government.

This achievement is noteworthy given the customary reluctance of the United States to share its latest and most sophisticated technologies, even with its closest allies.

The discussions primarily focused on the PAC-3 MSE, the latest iteration of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system, incorporating the advanced Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar developed by Raytheon. This radar is recognized for its capability to simultaneously detect a range of threats, including those overlooked by older sensors. Notable features include the ability to observe targets from extended distances and any direction, along with tracking exceptionally fast-moving objects within the observed space to counter potential attacks.

Poland's ongoing efforts to gain access to American radar technologies align strategically with the decision of the Polish Armed Forces to integrate their "Wisła" medium-range air defense missile with Patriot systems. PIT RADWAR, based in Warsaw, a manufacturer and exporter of radar equipment and weapon systems, has played a role in facilitating access to advanced American technologies through offsets, compensating for the order associated with the second phase of the "Wisła" medium-range air shield construction program.

As reported by Army Recognition on June 29, 2023, the US approved a massive Patriot Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Poland, valued at over PLN 60 billion (approximately $15 billion), including a batch of 48 launchers from Raytheon, the latest "open" IBCS command systems designed by Northrop Grumman, 644 PAC-3 MSE missiles manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and 12 LTAMDS radars.

An additional development is the opportunity for PGZ companies to contribute to the construction of the first GhostEye family radar, designed for the integrated anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense of the US Army. This positions Poland as the first US ally to domestically produce components for the LTAMDS radar, incorporating modern microwave technologies, specifically gallium nitride (GaN), known for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of radar stations.

While the value of the offset liabilities remains undisclosed due to the sensitive nature of the contractual arrangements with the American government, it is important to note that successful industrial cooperation during the initial phase of the "Wisła" program has positioned several Polish defense sector companies as global suppliers of the Patriot system. This collaboration has also equipped these entities with the requisite competencies for the maintenance and servicing of the system, further solidifying Poland's position in the global defense industry.

Raytheon's role as a partner for the defense industry is emphasized by PGZ, emphasizing the continuation and deepening of cooperation in the second phase of the "Wisła" program. Offset obligations encompass various aspects, including the manufacturing and servicing of energy storage modules (ESA) by Wojskowe Zakłady Elektroniczne and the production of a unique Circuit Card Assembly for ESA by the Gdynia Maritime Technology Center.

The Identification Facility (IFF) system, in a completely modified version adapted to the new LTAMDS radar, will be provided by the Warsaw-based PIT RADWAR. Simultaneously, Military Communications Plant No. 1 from Zegrze near Warsaw will play a pivotal role in servicing the LTAMDS cooling system, a critical component without which the powerful radar station cannot operate effectively.

Israel is so busy lecturing the world about how to behave they forgot to listen to their own women.

archive.today • Over a Year Before October 7, Israel's Army Had Insight Into Hamas' Plan to Attack Israeli Towns, IDF Bases - Israel News

The group began preparing its onslaught from Gaza years ago, but Israel's analysis remained faulty. Two months before the assault, an NCO warned that the nightmare scenario could now happen, but she was ignored,

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There were also the warnings by the army's women spotters on the Gaza border, and the nightly consultations in the army and Shin Bet that didn’t produce the right adjustments and enabled Hamas to kill around 1,200 Israelis and take around 240 hostages on October 7.

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[The NCO is an] experienced, professional noncommissioned officer in Unit 8200 specializing in the enemy’s military doctrine. Her warnings jibe with the many warnings that the women spotters in the Gaza Division raised. Over a period of months before the war, she wrote three documents warning her superiors about Hamas' intentions. A few months ago, she reported that Hamas in Gaza had completed exercises simulating an invasion of kibbutzim and border-fence posts.

In July, she reported that the group had completed even more exercises. In one document she added a horrifying statement revealing Hamas' intention to severely harm residents of the kibbutzim. She concluded that Hamas had completed its preparations; part of her evidence was a visit by senior Hamas officials to watch the exercises – an event that the spotters also reported. Like them, she was ignored, even if she wasn't degraded or threatened as the spotters were by some of their commanders.

The NCO’s warning was passed on to senior officers in her unit and to field intelligence. A senior intelligence officer responded to her by email; he praised her work but added: “It seems imaginary to me.” The NCO stood her ground. It’s not imaginary, she responded. It wasn’t for show but an example of what Hamas could do. According to her, Hamas' level of detail and scenarios it practiced showed this.

An older NCO, her commander, sided with her. He wrote that he had 30 years of experience and concluded that the exercise was for real, not for show. She added: We're marking 50 years since the Yom Kippur War. You can’t say it’s imaginary. The NCO’s last warning arrived in August in a document distributed to a number of senior staffers in the unit and field intelligence. She felt that this was the right group to receive this information. She detailed the plan as she understood it and the exercises that Hamas had held.

Her conclusions closely conform to events less than two months later. She warned that starting then, the negative scenario could happen. A third veteran NCO joined her in her warnings. Weeks before October 7, a senior officer visited the southern base where the intelligence had been collected and the warnings were drawn up.

He was shown the intelligence, but it seems the top officers at the unit and at Military Intelligence didn't give the statements sufficient weight. The veteran but lower-level professional got the impression that the senior command wasn’t taking the warnings seriously.

https://archive.is/iMkZO

In cope news... "Economic sanctions risk losing their bite as a US policy weapon

More effective enforcement and stepped-up compliance on the part of the private sector are needed"

America needs a doctrine of economic statecraft supported by a revamped and strengthened institutional infrastructure and private sector co-operation. Budget spending on the US public sector responsible for economic statecraft must be compared to the costs of inaction or military intervention. 

The private sector, although reluctant to be the sharp end of US foreign policy, also plays a crucial role in implementing and enforcing sanctions. Changing corporate risk calculations to ensure compliance with sanctions is crucial, in much the same way as banks tightened their scrutiny of financial transactions to avoid large penalties. While corporations may argue that tracing their shipments is challenging and reporting requirements are burdensome, they can, like banks in the past, develop sophisticated compliance systems. Enhanced sanctions implementation and enforcement in the private sector would discourage bad actors and level the playing field. In the worst-case scenario, hefty fines can be a powerful deterrent, much as with banks.

LOL, lmao even

Ode to 🔻https://streamable.com/cbli89

Somewhat concerned that if the ceasefire will be extended after this then Israel could use an indefinite extension as a method of normalising occupation of the northern gaza strip. It wouldn't take much infrastructure to turn it into a pattern of checkpoints much like the west bank.

"saving the seed" the untold story of the brave soldiers giving 'the last salut' to whatever remains of the fallen.

People are arguing about the gender of a Hamas fighter

https://nitter.cz/NTarnopolsky/status/1728133272226668771