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Cowardice and Treachery Combined: Spells TERROR

by Oui Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 06:38:17 PM EST

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: BRITAIN JOINS US-ISRAEL STRIKE FORCE ON IRAN

    UK Joins Coordinated Defensive Efforts Aggression in Middle East, Says Starmer

h/t b @MofA

U.S.-Iran - A War Of Aggressions Which Aims Can Not Be Achieved

Yesterday the Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi, the mediator in talks between the U.S. and Iran, revealed that Iran had offered unprecedented restrictions of its nuclear program to prevent a war.

During a CBS News interview he explained:

    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: I am confident, and in my assessment of the way the talks are going, I think there is, really I can see that the peace deal is within our reach.

    MARGARET BRENNAN: A peace deal?

    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: Yes, is within our reach, if we just allow diplomacy the space it needs to get there. Because I don't think any alternative to diplomacy is going to solve this problem.
     ...
    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: The single most important achievement, I believe, is the agreement that Iran will never, ever have a nuclear material that will create a bomb. This is, I think, a big achievement. This is something that is not in the old deal that was negotiated during President Obama's time. This is something completely new. It really makes the enrichment argument less relevant, because now we are talking about zero stockpiling. And that is very, very important, because if you cannot stockpile material that is enriched then there is no way you can actually create a bomb, whether you enrich or don't enrich. And I think this is really something that has been missed a lot by the media, and I want to clarify that from the standpoint of a mediator.

    MARGARET BRENNAN: So explain that. So the enriched material, things that could be used as nuclear fuel for a bomb, you're saying Iran would not keep on their own soil?

    MINISTER ALBUSAIDI: They would give it up.

To give up stockpiling enriched material of various grades is a concession that Iran has never before made. It would indeed make it impossible for it to create a nuclear bomb.


The U.S. however was not interested in a nuclear deal. Hours after Albusadi's interview it joined Israel in a "pre-emptive" war on Iran.

Badral Abusaidi was left to express his disappointment:

[Update-02]

Rubio @CasaBlanca War Room – Newly Decorated

ALL MOVING FORWARD AS PLANNED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Press review: Iran derails US‑Israeli plans while Middle East conflict boosts oil and gold | TASS |

Top stories from the Russian press on March 2nd

Europe ’absolutely supportive' of US action in Iran, says Nato secretary general | BBC News |

END OF UPDATE

[Update-02]

    ’Aggression Must Be Condemned', Iran Warns UN Security Council | Times Now World |

    Mohammad Marandi: Tehran Under FIRE & Israel Faces Obliteration

    Beijing Urges Immediate Halt to Military Action to Secure Hormuz Shipping Route | APT |

END OF UPDATE (2)

The new era of dictatorship, fascism, savagery ...

Race and Sports: Exposing the Hypocrisy of the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The 1936 Olympic Games were fraught with controversy. Berlin was chosen as the site for the Olympics before the Nazi party had risen to power, and the Nazi's persecution of Jews sparked a widespread movement in the U.S. to boycott the Olympics. This movement pressured high-profile American athletes to join the boycott. To many Black athletes, the plea to boycott for humanitarian reasons seemed hypocritical due to the racial oppression they experienced in the U.S. through Jim Crow laws, a segregated military, and all-white professional sports leagues.

Jesse Owens was one of the many Black athletes who participated in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He competed in the long jump (26 feet 5¼ inches), 100 m dash (10.3 seconds), 200 m dash (20.7 seconds), and ran the first leg of the 4x100 m relay (39.8 seconds).  Owens took gold in all these events, breaking or matching world records in the process (Haire, 2005). Owens success at the games led him to be heralded as one of the greatest track athletes of all time.

Let's Not repeat the Errors in Judgment of the Berlin Games - NO WORLD CUP IN NORTH AMERICA

    The Controversial Olympics of 1936 | Nazi Germany - Berlin |

    Jesse Owens' Historic Wins at the Berlin 1936 Olympics

Trump will forever be compared to Emperor Hirohito and the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor – Sunday 7 Dec. 1941.

Japan: Hirohito warned attack on Pearl Harbor would be ’self-destructive'

    Pearl Harbor Newsreel December 7th 1941 JAPS Bomb USA

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UN chief condemns military escalation in Middle East

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned the military escalation in the Middle East, saying that the use of force by the United States and Israel against Iran, and the subsequent retaliation by Iran across the region, undermine international peace and security.

"All Member States must respect their obligations under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations," which clearly prohibits "the threat of the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations," Guterres said in a statement.

The UN chief called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and de-escalation, warning that failing to do so risks a wider regional conflict with grave consequences for civilians and regional stability.

"I strongly encourage all parties to return immediately to the negotiating table," he said.

Stressing that the UN Charter provides the foundation for maintaining international peace and security, Guterres reiterated that there is no viable alternative to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, in full accordance with international law, including the UN Charter. ■



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 09:02:53 PM EST
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    Israel announced a "preventive strike" on Iran Saturday morning,
    escalating military tensions in the Middle East. | CGTN Africa |



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 09:10:42 PM EST


Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Sat Feb 28th, 2026 at 09:46:14 PM EST

    Jeffrey Sachs: US & Israel Attack Iran - War Is Spreading Across the Region | Glenn Diesen |



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Sun Mar 1st, 2026 at 12:16:06 AM EST
Spain's firm 'no' to Iran war: A new voice in Europe? | DW News |

    Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has turned 'no to war' into an election slogan in campaigns for the vote in Castile and Leon this coming weekend (Image: Concha Ortega Oroz/Europa Press/dpa/picture alliance)

Spain's "No to war" sets it against Europe's big powers and a more assertive Washington. Could Madrid's refusal to be involved in the Iran war lead to any fallout? DW unpacks the domestic and geopolitical forces at play.



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Fri Mar 13th, 2026 at 07:52:31 AM EST
Who are Joe Kent and his first wife Shannon? Intelligence head quits over Iran | USA Today |

After less than a year on the job, the top counterterrorism adviser to President Donald Trump, Joe Kent, stepped down from his position in protest of the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

Kent had previously been a US Army Ranger and member of the US Special Forces, serving 11 combat deployments in the Middle East. His wife, Shannon, was killed by an ISIL (ISIS) suicide bomber in Syria in 2019.

In his resignation letter, Kent referenced his wife's death, saying she had been killed in a war "manufactured by Israel".

"I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives," he wrote.

To date, 13 US soldiers have been killed since the war began. At least 1,444 people have been killed in Iran, 20 across the Gulf region, and at least 15 in Israel.

In a statement following Kent's Senate confirmation in July, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard praised him as someone who has "consistently put country before self, enduring great personal sacrifice in that service".



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Tue Mar 17th, 2026 at 08:35:07 PM EST
Iran seeking peace during Obama years ... light years ago 😢

Larijani Accounts Post Handwritten Note After Israel Claims He Was Killed | Kurdistan24 |

Larijani's note, shared on his social media pages, commemorated 84 Iranian sailors, whose funeral is expected on Tuesday, killed in a US attack on their naval ship in international waters.

Ali Larijani was last seen publicly on Friday, attending an Al-Quds Day rally in support of Palestinians in Tehran, along with President Masoud Pezeshkian.

He has been a key political figure in the Iranian hierarchy for years, at one time leading the nation's nuclear negotiations with the West. Previously, he was also the speaker of the Iranian parliament.

'Bit of treachery': US attack on IRIS Dena undermines Indian security ties | The Guardian |

Defence analyst says torpedo strike is a `humiliation' for Modi's government that disregarded a US defence partner

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Tue Mar 17th, 2026 at 08:41:23 PM EST
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Israeli actions pushing region towards disaster: Türkiye's Erdogan | TRT World |

Speaking at an iftar event in Ankara, Erdogan said Israeli actions -- from Gaza to Yemen, Lebanon, and most recently Iran -- go beyond security concerns and risk plunging the region into deeper instability.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Tue Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:38:01 PM EST


Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Sat Mar 28th, 2026 at 07:04:21 PM EST

By expansion beyond reasonable limits, the Western alliance blew itself up ... divergence of interests ... 💪 😅

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Sun Apr 5th, 2026 at 11:01:15 PM EST


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