In 24 hours the Middle East has changed. Craig Murray gives the perspective of distances and the significance of the change, Netanyahu speaks to the opportunities and challenges while Wikileaks reminds us of notable moments. Peter Cronau reveals the lopsided outrage over the Melbourne Synagogue fire, and a former Chief Adviser to the British Prime Minister calls out the US policy on Taiwan. Ron Paul calls on the US to stop foreign aid. A new week begins.
Yesterday morning in Damascus
@MyLordBebo
🇸🇾 Morning in the Syrian capital Damascus pic.twitter.com/MymSdGc0Em
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) December 8, 2024
Netanyahu: This is a historic day for the Middle East
@SuppressedNws
⚡️🇮🇱BREAKING: Israeli PM Netanyahu:
“This is a historic day for the Middle East. The collapse of the Assad regime, the tyranny in Damascus, offers great opportunity but also is fraught with significant dangers.
We send a hand of peace to all those beyond our border in Syria” pic.twitter.com/TyYhar6QGW
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws) December 8, 2024
The last 24 hours in the Middle East: The genocide can continue apace
@CraigMurrayOrg
Tonight in Beirut I reflect on 24 hours that radically changed the Middle East pic.twitter.com/FvvoQt0wl3
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) December 8, 2024
Al-Assad falls, Al Qaeda takes over Syria
@afshinrattansi
🚨BASHAR AL-ASSAD FALLS, AL QAEDA TAKES OVER SYRIA🇸🇾
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been deposed in a sudden, shocking turn of events. It seems that a deal was done, and Al Qaeda-linked groups have seized the capital Damascus. Sources close to Assad tell me that he and his… pic.twitter.com/uo8Ke6iFkp
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) December 8, 2024
The lopsided outrage over the Melbourne synagogue fire
@PeterCronau
The lopsided outrage over the Melbourne synagogue fire is highlighted by the ABC’s Laura Tingle.
“It is worth noting the very different treatment by our politicians of Muslim communities subject to similar attacks over the past 10 years.
“A 2021 study of 75 mosques across… https://t.co/uYfs0idD3v pic.twitter.com/8pKFFGyCIs
— Peter Cronau (@PeterCronau) December 7, 2024
John Kerry leaked on anti- Assad forces – 2016
@wikileaks
US Secretary of State John Kerry in leaked audio on anti-Assad forces: “we’ve been putting an extraordinary amount of arms in… Qatar, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, huge amount of weapons coming in, huge amount of money…” (Sep 2016) pic.twitter.com/plN2rH8UHf
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 8, 2024
US embassy Syria, 2017
@wikileaks
U.S. Embassy Syria, 16 May 2017: https://t.co/f6EteiE8Zg pic.twitter.com/A98iHnulbK
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) December 8, 2024
Eliminate foreign aid
@RonPaul
Here’s an easy one for @DOGE !
ELIMINATE foreign aid! It’s taking money from the poor and middle class in the US and giving it to the rich in poor countries – with a cut to the facilitators in between! Americans don’t want their government to borrow more money to spend on… pic.twitter.com/hbjfUNGWGW— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) December 6, 2024
Former Chief Adviser to the British Prime Minister calling out the current Western policy on Taiwan
@RnaudBertrand
This is incredible: Dominic Cummings (the former Chief Adviser to the British Prime Minister) calling the current Western policy on Taiwan “completely insane” and “‘f*cking stupid”.
Exceedingly rare to see former senior officials abandon political correctness to this extent, and… pic.twitter.com/OiO8ecvBU1
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) December 8, 2024
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