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Posted on 10/10/2023 8:04:55 PM PDT by ransomnote
The Pentagon has ordered a second carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and is sending Air Force fighter jets to the region as Israel prepares to expand its Gaza operations, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Saturday.
The US warships are not intended to join the fighting in Gaza or take part in Israel’s operations, but the presence of two of the Navy’s most powerful vessels is designed to send a message of deterrence to Iran and Iranian proxies in the region, such as Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The movements are “part of our effort to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas’s attack on Israel,” Austin said in the statement.
The first carrier strike group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived off the coast of Israel last week.
Now the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which deployed from Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday, is headed to the eastern Mediterranean. The aircraft carrier was initially set to sail for the waters of US European Command.
Beijing is trying to use the outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas to curry favor among Arab states and gain their support for China’s global agenda.
Why it matters: The Chinese government is seeking to legitimize authoritarian practices and erode human rights protections on the international stage.
“China is trying to promote alternative norms in global politics, and China sees Arab states as a natural constituency for China to try to attract,” said Jonathan Fulton, a senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council.
“By appealing to Arab countries, they’ll get more support for the reforms they want to push through in the international system,” Fulton said.
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/15/china-israel-hamas-war
Hmmm. Supersized prisons are being built in several states:
https://news.yahoo.com/billion-dollar-prisons-built-across-us-public-safety-090001432.html
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ping to here.
just dang...what’s the point of this ?
somebody must have watched Minority Report recently
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I was wondering if anyone else saw that article on luxxle (Just the News)
Looking forward to your opinion
It’s all about control, a quilting bee of control freaks, and censorship. I believe you and I talked about that.
Oh my gosh - where did you find that photo of me? I try to keep all of them offline! lol
so who is next ? wondering why some others of us aren’t getting whacked
I really need to get out in the sun. :-( hard to do with walker. I’ll get DH to help.
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