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Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco? The Economist sent a reporter to actually see for himself
The Economist ^ | 06/27/24

Posted on 06/27/2024 12:23:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 06/27/2024 12:23:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Aid is getting into Gaza—but no one is distributing it.

Translated: Self-fulfilling prophecy.

2 posted on 06/27/2024 12:27:59 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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The failed pier and effort to resupply Palestinian terrorist HAMAS is representative of the Biden administration. Just the latest in a string of failures and actions to undermine the US. Never once did Biden condition aid from the pier dependent upon release of American hostages as even a minor step.


3 posted on 06/27/2024 12:29:17 PM PDT by Reno89519 (I'll go out on a limb: Trump & Gabbard 2024 or Trump & Sanders 2024)
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Hamas, for its part, wants firmer guarantees that the deal will end the war permanently.

It could not be easier for Hamas to end the war permanently. Unconditionally surrender, turn in your leaders, release the hostages, renounce any and all future terrorism and violence against Jews and Israel, disband Hamas as an organization, and hold free elections.

4 posted on 06/27/2024 12:32:49 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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The eastern gates are for Palestinian drivers arriving to pick up aid. But the Israeli army says no one has come through those ones for two weeks, and that 7,000 pallets of aid (mostly food) have piled up in the staging areas

Why isn't the Democrats calling for our Ivy League Students across America to travel to Gaza and help feed these poor palestinians???
5 posted on 06/27/2024 12:34:47 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: SeekAndFind

You cannot negotiate with muslms. They are all liars.


6 posted on 06/27/2024 12:35:14 PM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Reno89519

Yeah we can trust the rat propagandists at The Economist to get to the truth.


7 posted on 06/27/2024 12:36:54 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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The USA has no borders to the conflict, even through proxies. This drives the DC neocons and State Dept, with their operating ideology of “full-spectrum dominance” absolutely crazy.

So what to do? Build a pier to give them a direct border to the conflict.

People think Israel manipulates US politics, but I have no doubt the US manipulates Israeli politics far more.


8 posted on 06/27/2024 12:39:52 PM PDT by PGR88
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Should the food get through, Hamas won’t have emaciated kids to parade for the cameras.


9 posted on 06/27/2024 12:43:16 PM PDT by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate a reasoned opinion said no lefty ever.)
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“It could not be easier for Hamas to end the war permanently. Unconditionally surrender, turn in your leaders, release the hostages, renounce any and all future terrorism and violence against Jews and Israel, disband Hamas as an organization, and hold free elections.”

This solution requires that Hamas be like any other government. It isn’t. The Palestinians are probably composed of 30% part-and-full-time terrorists. They are collectively called Hamas by the West. The people who purport to control Hamas have no more control than one homeowner’s association might have over another one. The West supports Hamas’ purported leadership in the hope they can have someone to deal with. That leadership only has influence because it has the foreign aid to hand out. It’s like thinking you have influence over the homeless because you give them stuff. More likely they’ll just take the stuff and spit on you. Same with the terrorists. You can’t make a deal with Hamas because there is no Hamas. It’s an illusion.


10 posted on 06/27/2024 12:46:27 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: SeekAndFind

If you gotta ask.........👎


11 posted on 06/27/2024 12:53:12 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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If the Palestinians still back Hamas I can’t think of one reason to feed them. War has consequences - or should.

Anyhow we didn’t feed the Japanese ‘civilians’ or the German ‘civilians and their kids’ during World War II because we weren’t virtue singling idiots.

Maybe Hamas doesn’t give a damn if their people starve to death or not... maybe it’s time to find out. I’m guessing they do care but would rather have the world feed them - with Hamas taking the largest share for themselves.

We would have lost World War II if we had decided to feed and assist the people who started that war.


12 posted on 06/27/2024 12:56:48 PM PDT by GOPJ (Will 51 intelligence goons say Biden's NOT 'wired' to hear answers at the debate via a hearing 'aid')
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To: SeekAndFind
Meanwhile China is building a 3.5 billion dollar port in Peru designed to be a multipurpose port with advanced facilities. It will include:
A container terminal with 11 berths
A four-berth terminal for bulk cargo, general cargo, and rolling cargo
Natural deep-water capabilities, allowing it to accommodate large vessels

Strategic Importance:
The port is strategically significant for several reasons:
It's envisioned as a gateway from South America to Asia, potentially transforming trade routes.
It could reduce travel times for vessels moving between South America and China.
The port may serve not only Peru but also become a primary connecting point for goods from Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil bound for China.

Economic Impact:
The project is expected to bring substantial economic benefits to Peru:
It could attract mining investments worth $15 billion in southern Peru.
The port is projected to improve logistics for several Peruvian regions.
It may boost Peru's ambitions to become a "trade superpower".

U.S. Concerns:
The project has raised concerns in the United States:
There are concerns about the port's potential for military use,

Regional Impact:
The Port of Chancay is expected to significantly impact regional trade dynamics:
It may redefine shipping patterns along the west coast of South America.
The port could become a major hub for exporting critical commodities like lithium, soybeans, and iron to Asia.

13 posted on 06/27/2024 12:59:23 PM PDT by mjp (pro-freedom & pro-wealth $)
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The good news ends there. The ipc said that 495,000 Gazans (almost 25% of the population) still face “catastrophic” levels of hunger. More than half of Gazans have sold their clothes to buy food; one in five goes entire days and nights without eating.” IF IT IS AID SO GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED BY THE US AND UN, THEN WHY DO THE GAZANS HAVE TO ‘BUY’ FOOD? AND FROM WHOM? HAMAS STEALS IT AND SELLS IT FOR 10 TIMES THE PRICE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF FOR SALE OUTSIDE OF GAZA.


14 posted on 06/27/2024 1:00:38 PM PDT by Eli Kopter
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To: SeekAndFind
It was useful as performance art.

Everything is a ploy with Democrats.

15 posted on 06/27/2024 1:47:14 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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A "beach flattened by the Israeli army"?

A flat beach? Those Israelis are amazing. Has anyone ever heard of a flat beach anywhere else?

16 posted on 06/27/2024 1:49:05 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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More than half of Gazans have sold their clothes to buy food; one in five goes entire days and nights without eating.

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But, we’re told that 70% of these dirt poor people, when given a choice, voted for their fellow Gazan’s to go ahead and kill 1,200 Jews, decapitate babies, burn babies alive in ovens, rape women, girls and babies, hold hostages for months on end and machine gun any jew in sight.

Then, our dumbass democrats reward these SAME pond scums with millions in aid knowing full well that most of it would be stolen.


17 posted on 06/27/2024 1:56:48 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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Gaza should be on a total siege. Giving aid and comfort to an enemy in a time of war only prolongs the conflict. It should end with either all of Gaza dead or with a complete unconditional surrender.


18 posted on 06/27/2024 2:19:42 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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Since I was a kid I’ve liked the expression: “Why don’t you take a long walk off a short pier?”


19 posted on 06/27/2024 3:19:02 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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My point EXACTLY.


20 posted on 06/27/2024 3:20:32 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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