When enemies call for ceasefire, it is not for peace

 Everybody is saying that USA and Israel are running out of weapons. Most of them are saying that USA weapons have been exhausted fighting the first 16 days of the Iran war. This is not propaganda from Iran but is inordinately clear on the ground, though never ever admitted. USA military bases in the Middle East have run out of defensive weapons to protect, which clearly is why they are sitting ducks in the face of cheap Iranian drones and missiles.

Furthermore, the fact that Israel is negotiating a ceasefire with Lebanon is no co-incidence. It is a sign of shortage of weapons, needing to regroup and rearm, perhaps waiting for the outcome of the other side of the war between USA and Iran, hoping the USA could decimate Iran and prevent the supply of further weapons to Hezbollah. That outcome could be pivotal to Israel's further move in Southern Lebanon.

Replenishment of weapons does not work like building models using Lego bricks. It took probably years to stockpile and could be exhausted in a matter of weeks. The movement of interceptors, from Ukraine to Israel earlier and from South Korea to the Middle East weeks ago, tells the whole story of how problematic it has become in producing them, more so with China now clamping down on rare earth elements. Telling the world that such movements are just strategic pivoting is no more than a cock and bull story.


Anonymous

Will Indonesia replace Singapore as the American base in Asean

SINGAPORE: The signing of a “major” defence partnership between the United States and Indonesia reflects a “practical alignment of interests” between Jakarta’s push to modernise its armed forces and Washington’s efforts to deepen ties with a strategically vital Southeast Asian power, analysts told CNA.

It also signals a relationship that is on an “upward” trajectory, compared to their chequered past with Indonesian military officials previously barred from entering the US amid purported human rights violations. These include President Prabowo Subianto and reportedly also Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin....

And this, analysts say, may have a broader impact on the region and see Indonesia emerge as a “stronger and more credible voice” within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc.

“More broadly, the Major Defence Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) has the potential to elevate Indonesia’s status as a middle power with a firmer strategic footing in Southeast Asia,” said Teuku Rezasyah, an international relations lecturer at Indonesia’s President University and Padjadjaran University. CNA

This is a big move by the Indonesians amidst the American Operation to kill Iranians, a Muslim state. Indonesia has been making many friendly gestures to the Americans, including a place in the Piss Board to make Trump happy. Unfortunately, the Muslim community did not favour this and Indonesia did an about turn, not giving Trump the US$1b for a seat in his Piss Board.

This announcement of a major defence partnership is even more important than being a member of the Piss Board. With increasing military cooperation and the purchase of world class American weapons systems, hopefully not the same types that were offered to the Arabs, Indonesia would become the most powerful nation in Asean, militarily. On the cards must be the most coveted F35s, the real stuff, with no kill switches and with weapons system that would not be subject to Israeli approval. Would Indonesia be able to buy whatever weapons that Singapore can buy from the Americans and of the same quality? Indonesia's F35s would definitely be based in Indonesia, if the Americans agreed to sell.

Further improvement in relations will be military bases or access to Indonesia military bases by the Americans. This would upend Singapore's relationship with the Americans. Maybe Malaysia will be next to join the party. And the biggest winner will be the Americans, fully integrated into Asean and with a bigger military presence in the region.

One good thing, with good relations with the Americans, the Strait of Malacca will be safe from being blockade by the Americans. Trump will not say he wants to take the Strait of Malacca for the national security of America when he has so many friends in Asean, unlike in Europe. Being friends of America has its advantages. The Strait of Malacca will not go the Greenland way.

What would the Iranians be thinking?

New Rules Based Order taking shape under Mafia Pax Americano

 Quietly but surely a new Americano Rules Based Order or Disorder is taking shape and would soon be a fait accompli. It is based on the Rule of Lawlessness personified in lunatic Trump. Trump is the pride of the American Empire and well loved and supported by the American people for his genius and exploits in his alternate world where he thrives in felony, cheating and bankruptcies, raping little girls, killings, massacres and genocides, where he can threaten and bully anyone he likes without a second thought, where he can take anything he wants, little pussies, or President and First Lady of foreign countries, or land and countries. Under this great mafia chief, the American can do anything they want, He, Jesus Donald Trump, is the law under heaven.

Not only the Americans love him, Congress and the Senate are all behind him in their silent consent, even going to war with no need for Congressional approval. So far so good as long as he claims he is winning, he is the one calling the shot, doing the bombing and killings with no consequences and with very few dead American boys and girls, only 13...if you believe this is true. The Israeli terrorists just killed more than 2,000 Lebanese in one week of bombing! And the Americans believe him and not wanting to know the truth...as long as the body bags are not coming home, or the number is not disclosed.

Not only the Americans are behind this lunatic. The whole world is also accepting this gangster Rules Based Order without saying a word in condemnation. The American terrorists are behaving like pirates, like they own and rule the world, attacking commercial ships, boarding them to check their cargoes, arresting ships in international waters. The world looks on in disbelief and in quiet acquiescence. What to do, too weak to fight the American terrorists. The world will only condemn countries and behaviours that they did not agree, like against China, Russia and Iran for their aggressiveness and wanting to take over the world, because the American terrorists said so.

Let me repeat, no world leader dares to condemn the killings of Palestinians, Iranians, Arabs and Muslims. Anyone disagree? Many may even accept that this is the lesser evil, without saying it.  Some proudly say it out loud that they support the evil American Empire, they will support lunatic Trump and his despicable behaviours. And they will not condemn him. The ethos of world leaders is so sick, more despicable than Trump, that they cannot see anything wrong kissing the ass of this pedophiles, rapists, mass murderers and Jesus impersonate or Satan reincarnate. Evil is goodness, Trump is virtuous and everything to loathe and dying for in America.

The world is not resisting, and is preparing to live under the evil Mafia Pax Americano, led by Jesus Donald Trump and his clowns in Washington for another 1,000 years. No one questions how dare Trump to think he is Jesus. And no one is offended, thinking it is fun to mock Jesus like Trump did. This is the new trend in Trump's fan club. Poor thing Jesus! Right and wrong is very confusing. It is so difficult to tell, really, when they all idolise Jesus Donald Trump.

China is the most happy country, China is not the most happy country?

Same as China never can be in the running for being among the topmost happy country, never in the running for Nobel Prizes (if I am not wrong), never able to escape being demonized for any little hiccup, always touted to be collapsing according to the Western media, always accused of mistreatment of minorities and anything that goes wrong in the world is all because of China.

I could not help laughing when a particular survey put China on top of the happiness index truthfully, but which was deemed destroying the cultivated monopoly of the White countries and had to be exhumed from mention after that. What does that action tell us about Western mentality?

As some people like to say, not seeing beggars does not mean there are no beggars.


Anonymous

America is squeezing Japan dry, who is Japan going to attack next?

Just look at how defeated the Japanese Samurai spirit has become, having to ask the USA permission to save its currency. Even India felt slighted earlier when told it had to seek USA permission to buy Russian oil, for one month only mind you. Well, both are good friends of the USA who forgot Henry Kissinger's advice.

Japan is still held tightly by the USA on a leash, unable to do anything about its economy, falling from the second biggest economy to fourth today, with its currency going bananas. That has not helped Japan in its exports realistically, otherwise why is Japan still in the doldrums after three decades of stagnation. The cheap Yen did not help Japan to fend off the competition from South Korea and now China and resulted in Japan losing out its consumer electronics market earlier to South Korea. The shipbuilding sector followed and now Japan's vehicle market if facing stiff competition.

Maybe Japan is looking for another war to rise again. But this time it will not be the same, as China is no pushover today. So, who does Japan want to conquer next? Take over Taiwan? China will never allow that to happen. Japan has problems with Russia too as old debts have never been forgotten.


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