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Going native in the Trump jungle: how it became legal to attack Iran : Comments
By Binoy Kampmark, published 5/3/2026Ukraine’s sovereignty matters. Iran’s apparently does not. Welcome to the Trump Jungle.
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Posted by Fester, Friday, 6 March 2026 6:22:26 AM
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Hi Fester,
"You claim the school bombing as a war crime committed by Israel or the US (like many press agencies) before any independent investigation. Contrast this with your dismissal of every Russian war crime against Ukraine as being either justified or an act of Ukrainian deception." Contrast? Do we need an independent investigation for Gaza too? mhaze claimed there was footage of an Iranian missile failing which landed on the school, but I've seen no evidence of it, and if it existed I would've seen it retweeted everywhere. I haven't. I was open to mhaze's claims, but I've seen no evidence to support it. And there's no reason why Iran would deliberately bomb their own kids, especially at a time they are trying to manage any civil unrest or uprising. The strike on the school happened during the U.S. and Israel's initial attack. Unless thee's some evidence showing otherwise I think it's safe to say the U.S. and Israel are responsible. The U.S. is using AI by default to generate targeting packages. This school was targeted because their was once a military building close to it, but they closed it years ago. "What struck me was the speed at which all the pieces came out condemning the US and Israel against the comparable indifference to Russia's crimes in Ukraine and the Iranian regime's recent murder of tens of thousands of its own citizens. If you wish to show me something Russia has done which was a deliberate attack on civilians with no military reason for it, that cannot be explained away as falling missiles from successful interceptions or in the case of residential buildings, military targets amongst civilians just like the west is doing right now in Gulf States, I'll condemn it. I don't support attacks on innocent non-combatants. Posted by Armchair Critic, Saturday, 7 March 2026 11:19:59 AM
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"I heard that Mamdani believes Jews have no right to form a nation because he thinks they aren't a people."
- Well everyone has their own opinion. I don't deny they are a people, and ideally all peoples should have their own state and right to self determination, but I question the way Israel has established itself with the catchphrase 'A land without a people, for a people without a land'. People we're living there. You can't just say we had a connection to this land hundreds / thousands of years ago and we want it back now so you seat warmers can find somewhere else to be. >>I keep telling you all, Israel manufactures anti-semites, it manufactures terrorists, it causes endless wars, compromises governments to attack their own people and now its about to destroy the global economy... "Wow, Hitler would have been proud of you. Man up and own your hatred. Blaming the victim is cowardly behaviour."<< Hitlers dead, and I'm not trying to impress him, lol. What I say is true. They rebrand genuine criticism as antisemitic hate and add a criminal component to it. If you bomb peoples families, the surviving ones maybe very well dedicate their lives to vengeance with an ends justifies the means mentality. This equates to manufacturing antisemitism and terrorists. The cause is ethnic cleansing, land theft and deliberate ongoing oppression, and it should be opposed. Do you know what the West is doing? http://www.dropsitenews.com/p/tehran-iran-double-tap-bombing-trump-israel-war-niloofar-square You all know my true motive came from opposing sanctions and regime changes, that's ground zero for me. I made another comment pertinent to this discussion a few days back, but it was in the wrong thread. http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=23884#401913 FYI, I do not agree that Iran killed tens of thousands of people. It's an attempt to manufacture outrage and consent for further action. Posted by Armchair Critic, Saturday, 7 March 2026 11:33:56 AM
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What I wish to comment on right now is Richard Marles and the Labor government, claiming support for a rules based order, and then trying to manufacture consent when they decide those rules no longer suit.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/we-cannot-do-this-alone-philippines-wants-australia-in-new-alliance-to-stand-up-to-china-20230301-p5coje.html >>“As countries which are committed to the global rules-based order, it is natural that we should think about ways in which we can cooperate in this respect,” Marles said during the visit, which coincided with the start of six weeks of military drills between Australian and Philippine troops in southern Mindanao.<< http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/statement-iran "We support the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security" Iran agreed to demands regards its 460kg of 60% enriched uranium prior to the attack, but I still argue 60% was the previous acceptable limit. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/peace-within-reach-as-iran-agrees-no-nuclear-material-stockpile-oman-fm Now the west faces this, after killing the person who was refraining from building them. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/9/iran-warns-it-will-change-nuclear-doctrine-if-existence-threatened The United Nations (UN) Charter, established after World War II, fundamentally prohibits the use of force against other nations, aiming to make negotiation and diplomacy the default method for settling disputes. . This principle, enshrined in Article 2(4), requires member states to refrain from threats or actions against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state. The U.S. attacked Iran during negotiations, essentially under the cover of a white flag. They broke the rules, we supported it, so we stand for nothing. Posted by Armchair Critic, Saturday, 7 March 2026 11:41:03 AM
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Hi AC
"And there's no reason why Iran would deliberately bomb their own kids, especially at a time they are trying to manage any civil unrest or uprising." But you have repeatedly claimed that Ukrainians have deliberately targeted their own civilians then falsely accused Russia of war crimes. "Unless there's some evidence showing otherwise I think it's safe to say the U.S. and Israel are responsible." Oh boy, guilty until proven innocent. That is Pell justice. I so much hope that the Iranian people are near the end of their oppression by terrorists installed by France, the US and UK, and most recently supported by Russia and China, although the BBC still does its bit to queer the pitch. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=972491955302635&set=a.182213820997123 Posted by Fester, Saturday, 7 March 2026 11:48:08 AM
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"But you have repeatedly claimed that Ukrainians have deliberately targeted their own civilians then falsely accused Russia of war crimes."
Ukraine has, on at least 3 occasions that I know of. First, an incident where a prison holding AZOV POW's was targeted on July 29, 2022, in Olenivka, blamed on Russia. Second was the false flag attack on Pro-Russian sympathisers in Bucha, which was portrayed as an attack by Russia. And thirdly the false flag attack on the Mariupol Drama Theatre, which was also blamed on Russia. "Oh boy, guilty until proven innocent. That is Pell justice." - No, it's Occum's razor but I reserve the right to change my position on any issue if further evidence comes to light, but the statute of limitations has passed on this. If there was evidence Iran did it, we'd have seen it disputed and paraded by Day 2. Your link... Hegseth [Rolls eyes] That nutjob is invoking End Time prophecies and the return of Jesus in his speeches. AI Overview Based on reports from March 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and various U.S. military commanders have been linked to rhetoric supporting attacks on Iran by invoking Christian end-times theology, including "Armageddon" and the "return of Jesus" . While official Pentagon public statements have focused on security threats and destroying Iran's nuclear capabilities, multiple reports indicate that this apocalyptic framing has been used in briefings to U.S. troops. MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/2026/03/mrff-inundated-with-complaints-of-gleeful-commanders-telling-troops-iran-war-is-part-of-gods-divine-plan-to-usher-in-the-return-of-jesus-christ/ That's my 4 comments. I won't be able to respond again until tomorrow. I do go a bit far (maybe) with Israel but the criticism isn't undeserved, and sometimes I need to re-evaluate things as I did last night, video below. Seriously, X.com feeds me 99% Israeli / Jewish critical, i.e. "anti-Semitic" content. I'm questioning if I should stay away from it a while, but it's also a good source of info. Day 7: US Capabilities Strained, Iran’s Defense Continues + US is not Fighting Iran “For Israel” http://youtu.be/qraZe2Iajfo Posted by Armchair Critic, Saturday, 7 March 2026 12:23:29 PM
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Hi AC,
You claim the school bombing as a war crime committed by Israel or the US (like many press agencies) before any independent investigation. Contrast this with your dismissal of every Russian war crime against Ukraine as being either justified or an act of Ukrainian deception.
What struck me was the speed at which all the pieces came out condemning the US and Israel against the comparable indifference to Russia's crimes in Ukraine and the Iranian regime's recent murder of tens of thousands of its own citizens.
I heard that Mamdani believes Jews have no right to form a nation because he thinks they aren't a people.
"I keep telling you all, Israel manufactures anti-semites, it manufactures terrorists, it causes endless wars, compromises governments to attack their own people and now its about to destroy the global economy..."
Wow, Hitler would have been proud of you. Man up and own your hatred. Blaming the victim is cowardly behaviour.