shoebat--2020-09-24--Switzerland Votes To Purchase New Fighter Jets

Switzerland , the landlocked country in Western Europe that sits between Italy to the south , Germany to the north , France to the West , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east , is the famous ‘ neutral nation ’ in Europe as well as the place where politicians , criminals , movie stars , drug lords , governments , and people of all kinds of unique backgrounds , from just the very wealthy and rich to the very special cases of society , store their money amid her tight banking secrecy laws .
Now the tiny nation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately two centuries , according to Popular Mechanics is making a curious move , as it regards a proposal to purchase a fleet of fighter jets .
The people of Switzerland will vote later this month on the future of their country ’ s fleet of fighter jets .
The Swiss Air Force would like to replace its aging F/A-18 Hornet fighters , but opponents cite the fact that Switzerland has enjoyed two centuries of peace and is surrounded by friendly countries , making new jets an unnecessary purchase .
The country will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Swiss Air Force operates a total of 34 single-seat F/A-18C and two-seat F/A-18D Hornet fighters .
The jets , acquired in the 1990s , will age out by 2030 .
The Air Force wants to buy new fighters , with candidates including the Airbus Eurofighter , French Rafale , F/A-18 Super Hornet , and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter .
Switzerland plans to spend $ 6.6 billion on new airplanes , acquiring the first in 2025 and enough to retire all of the Hornets by 2030 .
( source ) Now it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the nation may be updating her already existing fleet , because updates to happen .
This is a normal thing and should be expected .
But why ?
Why is she doing this right now , and what reasons are there to justify such an upgrade ?
This is not to say that one should expect sudden attacks from brigades of Swiss ruffians , but that militarization is always connected to war and war preparation .
It is one thing if the US or Russia does this , and even China and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are aspiring world powers .
Likewise , the French also have a very large military they maintain , and the UK have been imperialists for centuries , so militaristic activity from them is to be expected .
But Switzerland ?
A small , mostly Germanic nation with a history of neutrality making military purchases as a time when Europe is seeing a revival of German nationalism amid major social and cultural changes that many people , in particular the Germanic peoples , feel threatened about , and to that in the middle of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she is also a major center of banking ?
It is wrong to jump to conclusions in the light of a lack of clear proof , and I do not wish to say that .
However , the behavior does seem quite interesting when one considers the circumstances , and it would be foolish not to wonder what logical thought processes are taking place that explain why said things are being done .
Not everyone thinks the new jets are necessary .
Reuters quotes a member of Switzerland ’ s parliament : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is attacking a small , neutral country—surrounded by NATO ?
It ’ s really absurd.
” Switzerland is neighbors with friendly countries , including Germany , France , Italy , and Austria , all of which have fleets of fighter jets on their own .
The country ’ s closest conceivable adversary , Russia , is roughly 1,000 miles away .
The proximity of friendly countries is exactly something to worry about , not because of friends possibly turning against friends , but friends working together for a common purpose .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Swiss involvement in helping funnel money to and hide gains from the National Socialists before , during , and after World War II .
This is an ongoing scandal of which the full scale does not seem to have been fully revealed , and one may never know the full extent .
What we can say is that there was a lot of collaboration between the Swiss banking sector and said Germanic nationalists , and that given how Germany is again looking to her past as a source of inspiration , a Swiss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of interest in helping or perhaps preparing to help her Germanic neighbor , for while it is true that Switzerland is mountainous nation with lots of hiding places that would make it difficult to conquer , the main reason why Switzerland was the only neighbor Nazi Germany left unconquered along with Sweden was likely for the same reason with the latter- that she was helping the National Socialists , but through her accounting and financial activities .
This isn ’ t the first time Switzerland has voted on the fate of fighter planes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effort to replace the Hornets with Swiss-made Gripen multi-role fighters .
And Switzerland wouldn ’ t be the first wealthy western country to walk away from armed jets , either : In 2001 , New Zealand scrapped its fleet of A-4 Skyhawk attack jets .
Fighter jets are expensive , and even rich Switzerland doesn ’ t keep planes on alert 24/7 .
In 2014 , critics ridiculed the Swiss Air Force after fighters from neighboring France and Italy escorted a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane to safety at Geneva international airport .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , only worked normal business hours on weekdays and was closed on weekends .
Reuters reports Switzerland has an agreement with nearby air forces to allow them to enter Swiss airspace during emergencies .
Forgoing fighter jets would save Switzerland a lot of money ; the F-35A costs approximately $ 80 million up front and another $ 45,000 an hour to fly over the lifetime of the aircraft .
Still , not having fighters for emergencies will erode the country ’ s national sovereignty , and it ’ s hard to see how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police its airspace can be truly neutral .
These are all notable observations , and they inevitably encourage the average man who thinks about the consequences of these things to ask why such a tiny nation would take such measures .
However , if one looks at pan-Europeanism as a larger ideal , then things seem to take a much better shape .
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Switzerland, the landlocked country in Western Europe that sits between Italy to the south, Germany to the north, France to the West, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, is the famous ‘neutral nation’ in Europe as well as the place where politicians, criminals, movie stars, drug lords, governments, and people of all kinds of unique backgrounds, from just the very wealthy and rich to the very special cases of society, store their money amid her tight banking secrecy laws. Now the tiny nation, which has not seen a war in approximately two centuries, according to Popular Mechanics is making a curious move, as it regards a proposal to purchase a fleet of fighter jets.
The people of Switzerland will vote later this month on the future of their country’s fleet of fighter jets. The Swiss Air Force would like to replace its aging F/A-18 Hornet fighters, but opponents cite the fact that Switzerland has enjoyed two centuries of peace and is surrounded by friendly countries, making new jets an unnecessary purchase. The country will vote on the issue on September 27. The Swiss Air Force operates a total of 34 single-seat F/A-18C and two-seat F/A-18D Hornet fighters. The jets, acquired in the 1990s, will age out by 2030. The Air Force wants to buy new fighters, with candidates including the Airbus Eurofighter, French Rafale, F/A-18 Super Hornet, and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Switzerland plans to spend $6.6 billion on new airplanes, acquiring the first in 2025 and enough to retire all of the Hornets by 2030. (source)
Now it is in fairness to Switzerland to say that the nation may be updating her already existing fleet, because updates to happen. This is a normal thing and should be expected.
But why? Why is she doing this right now, and what reasons are there to justify such an upgrade? This is not to say that one should expect sudden attacks from brigades of Swiss ruffians ,but that militarization is always connected to war and war preparation. It is one thing if the US or Russia does this, and even China and India are not a surprise because they are aspiring world powers. Likewise, the French also have a very large military they maintain, and the UK have been imperialists for centuries, so militaristic activity from them is to be expected.
But Switzerland? A small, mostly Germanic nation with a history of neutrality making military purchases as a time when Europe is seeing a revival of German nationalism amid major social and cultural changes that many people, in particular the Germanic peoples, feel threatened about, and to that in the middle of a major world economic crisis, and that she is also a major center of banking? It is wrong to jump to conclusions in the light of a lack of clear proof, and I do not wish to say that. However, the behavior does seem quite interesting when one considers the circumstances, and it would be foolish not to wonder what logical thought processes are taking place that explain why said things are being done.
Not everyone thinks the new jets are necessary. Reuters quotes a member of Switzerland’s parliament: “Who is our enemy? Who is attacking a small, neutral country—surrounded by NATO? It’s really absurd.” Switzerland is neighbors with friendly countries, including Germany, France, Italy, and Austria, all of which have fleets of fighter jets on their own. The country’s closest conceivable adversary, Russia, is roughly 1,000 miles away.
The proximity of friendly countries is exactly something to worry about, not because of friends possibly turning against friends, but friends working together for a common purpose.
It is known that there was a lot of Swiss involvement in helping funnel money to and hide gains from the National Socialists before, during, and after World War II. This is an ongoing scandal of which the full scale does not seem to have been fully revealed, and one may never know the full extent. What we can say is that there was a lot of collaboration between the Swiss banking sector and said Germanic nationalists, and that given how Germany is again looking to her past as a source of inspiration, a Swiss interest in militarization may be a sign of interest in helping or perhaps preparing to help her Germanic neighbor, for while it is true that Switzerland is mountainous nation with lots of hiding places that would make it difficult to conquer, the main reason why Switzerland was the only neighbor Nazi Germany left unconquered along with Sweden was likely for the same reason with the latter- that she was helping the National Socialists, but through her accounting and financial activities.
This isn’t the first time Switzerland has voted on the fate of fighter planes. In 2014, voters rejected an effort to replace the Hornets with Swiss-made Gripen multi-role fighters. And Switzerland wouldn’t be the first wealthy western country to walk away from armed jets, either: In 2001, New Zealand scrapped its fleet of A-4 Skyhawk attack jets. Fighter jets are expensive, and even rich Switzerland doesn’t keep planes on alert 24/7. In 2014, critics ridiculed the Swiss Air Force after fighters from neighboring France and Italy escorted a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane to safety at Geneva international airport. The Swiss Air Force, it turned out, only worked normal business hours on weekdays and was closed on weekends. Reuters reports Switzerland has an agreement with nearby air forces to allow them to enter Swiss airspace during emergencies. Forgoing fighter jets would save Switzerland a lot of money; the F-35A costs approximately $80 million up front and another $45,000 an hour to fly over the lifetime of the aircraft. Still, not having fighters for emergencies will erode the country’s national sovereignty, and it’s hard to see how a country that relies on neighbors to police its airspace can be truly neutral.
These are all notable observations, and they inevitably encourage the average man who thinks about the consequences of these things to ask why such a tiny nation would take such measures. However, if one looks at pan-Europeanism as a larger ideal, then things seem to take a much better shape.
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shoebat--2020-09-24--The Police Did Not Murder Breonna Taylor

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shoebat--2020-09-24--Rioters For Breonna Taylor Throw Molotov Cocktails At Police Officers And Throw “Softball Sized Rock

Rioters For Breonna Taylor Throw Molotov Cocktails At Police Officers And Throw “Softball Sized Rocks” At The Police Station

The jacobin insanity continues , this time with hysteria over Breonna Taylor , regardless of the fact that the three officers involved in her death were cleared of any murder charges by a grand jury .
Rioters in ( not surprisingly ) Portland threw molotov cocktails at officers and threw “ softball sized rocks ” at the police station .
According to Fox News : Overnight protests in Portland devolved into riots as demonstrators started fires and threw fireworks , and even Molotov cocktails , at police officers hours after a grand jury announced its decision to indict one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shooting that killed Breonna Taylor — but not her death .
The demonstration began at approximately 9:45 p.m. local time , when roughly 75 people descended upon the Multnomah County Justice Center and the Portland Police Bureau ’ s Central Precinct .
They blocked traffic on Southwest 2nd Avenue and began throwing “ softball sized rocks ” at the precinct ’ s windows , shattering the glass , according to a summary of events provided by police .
Demonstrators continued throwing rocks , eventually shattering the glass completely , at which point they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a high velocity through the broken glass windows of Central Precinct , ” police said .
The group then allegedly tried breaking into the precinct through the front doors .
Police declared the demonstration an unlawful assembly , but the group showed no signs of letting up .
They allegedly threw fireworks and glass bottles toward police and lit a side of the Justice Center on fire around 10:15 p.m. , prompting officials to deem the event a riot .
The night continued to escalate further , with rioters throwing full soup cans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Videos recorded by on-the-ground reporters show someone throwing a Molotov cocktail at officers , which explodes as it lands among a crowd of police .
Two other Molotov cocktails were hurled at cops before the end of the night , officials said .
At least one officer was struck by the Molotov cocktail , being hit in the foot , before a nearby Portland Fire Medic was able to extinguish the flames .
The riot concluded for the night at approximately 1:30 a.m. , police said .
Three officers suffered minor injuries over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police said multiple arrests were made .
These fanatics are looking for any reason to riot and bring about destruction .
They don ’ t care about Breonna Taylor , and they sure as hell don ’ t care about truth ; for if they did , they wouldn ’ t be enraged by this story , as it has been concluded as not a murder .
Obviously , this was not murder , since the officers had no choice but to return fire when Breonna ’ s boyfriend was shooting at them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Breonna because , as authorities believed , she was collaborating with a drug dealer .
The story of Breonna does not demonstrate “ police brutality , ” rather it is a reflection of a decaying society wherein women have relationships ( and hold friendships ) with drug dealers without any moral qualms because they think criminals “ are cool ” ( and this unto itself is a form of mental dysfunction ) ; and the fact that nobody in American society is pointing out the fact that Breonna was with a drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with criminals you put yourself at risk for a reckoning , either by criminals or by the authorities ) and instead people are portraying her as some sleeping angel , tells me about how deep this spiritual cancer has permeated society .

By Theodore Shoebat
The jacobin insanity continues, this time with hysteria over Breonna Taylor, regardless of the fact that the three officers involved in her death were cleared of any murder charges by a grand jury. Rioters in (not surprisingly) Portland threw molotov cocktails at officers and threw “softball sized rocks” at the police station. According to Fox News:
Overnight protests in Portland devolved into riots as demonstrators started fires and threw fireworks, and even Molotov cocktails, at police officers hours after a grand jury announced its decision to indict one of three officers on charges linked to the shooting that killed Breonna Taylor — but not her death. The demonstration began at approximately 9:45 p.m. local time, when roughly 75 people descended upon the Multnomah County Justice Center and the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct. They blocked traffic on Southwest 2nd Avenue and began throwing “softball sized rocks” at the precinct’s windows, shattering the glass, according to a summary of events provided by police. Demonstrators continued throwing rocks, eventually shattering the glass completely, at which point they “used slingshots to launch projectiles at a high velocity through the broken glass windows of Central Precinct,” police said. The group then allegedly tried breaking into the precinct through the front doors. Police declared the demonstration an unlawful assembly, but the group showed no signs of letting up. They allegedly threw fireworks and glass bottles toward police and lit a side of the Justice Center on fire around 10:15 p.m., prompting officials to deem the event a riot. The night continued to escalate further, with rioters throwing full soup cans and pointing lasers toward police officers. Videos recorded by on-the-ground reporters show someone throwing a Molotov cocktail at officers, which explodes as it lands among a crowd of police. Two other Molotov cocktails were hurled at cops before the end of the night, officials said. At least one officer was struck by the Molotov cocktail, being hit in the foot, before a nearby Portland Fire Medic was able to extinguish the flames. The riot concluded for the night at approximately 1:30 a.m., police said. Three officers suffered minor injuries over the course of the night, and police said multiple arrests were made.
Protestor throws Molotov at police pic.twitter.com/i3afKRalAT — Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 24, 2020
#molotov thrown as police charge at the #PortlandProtest. Then they drive us half a mile west, assisted by #feds, popping off pepper balls and flashbangs along the way. Unconfirmed reports of multiple #arrests pic.twitter.com/gHEdyPhZnY — Kerry Harwin (@flashhardcor) September 24, 2020
These fanatics are looking for any reason to riot and bring about destruction. They don’t care about Breonna Taylor, and they sure as hell don’t care about truth; for if they did, they wouldn’t be enraged by this story, as it has been concluded as not a murder. Obviously, this was not murder, since the officers had no choice but to return fire when Breonna’s boyfriend was shooting at them. Moreover, there was a warrant for Breonna because, as authorities believed, she was collaborating with a drug dealer. The story of Breonna does not demonstrate “police brutality,” rather it is a reflection of a decaying society wherein women have relationships (and hold friendships) with drug dealers without any moral qualms because they think criminals “are cool” (and this unto itself is a form of mental dysfunction); and the fact that nobody in American society is pointing out the fact that Breonna was with a drug dealer (thus, if you sleep with criminals you put yourself at risk for a reckoning, either by criminals or by the authorities) and instead people are portraying her as some sleeping angel, tells me about how deep this spiritual cancer has permeated society.
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shoebat--2020-09-24--Russia Conducts Major Wargames In The Caucasus

With the world lumbering towards war and all major governments wanting it- this means the US and Russia alike -the Russians have recently brought forth their own series of wargames involving Belarus , China , Iran , and Burma ( Myanmar ) that is taking place in the Caucasus region according to AFP .
The largest of these games , Caucasus-2020 , kicked off in southern Russia this week and include land and naval exercises involving a total of 80,000 people including more than 12,000 troops .
China , Iran and Myanmar are taking part along with several ex-Soviet countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the main annual test of the Russian armed forces ’ readiness to engage in a large-scale conflict , ” Vasily Kashin , a Moscow-based military analyst , told AFP .
( source ) Now at first sight , one might be afraid or concerned about this .
However , there is nothing really special taking place here , especially considering that NONE of these countries are really Russian ‘ allies ’ .
Belarus is the closest of what one might consider to be an “ ally ” to the Russians , since the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or influence of the Bolsheviks and their descendants for almost three-quarters of a century .
But what is Belarus , really ?
Has one ever heard of , historically speaking , great Belarusian armies pillaging , conquering , colonizing , or fighting in Europe ?
Even Poland , with all of the jokes levied against her , is a historical minor imperial power and once upon a time was the largest country in Europe under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , and it was thanks to that nation for saving Europe from the Ottomans , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Austria , Germany , and Russia then thanked Poland for the next almost three centuries by first conspiring to invade Poland , then carve her up and partition her , then try a series of deportations , population displacements , religious destruction , and war to genocide the Polish race , then once Poland got her nation back after World War I , repeated the same process all the more intense beginning in 1939 with Germany and continuing until 1991 under the Russians .
What is Belarus , without any disrespect intended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than a boxing ring between east and west ?
Russia ’ s “ collaboration ” with Belarus is just an attempt to exert territorial influence over her .
Until then , one does not have to worry about hordes of Belarusian soldiers overrunning Europe and the Middle East ( something that can not be said about the Russians , which from the American/English/NATO perspective was the purpose in creating Gladio ) .
China is also another joke to mention because Russia and China , as I have said repeatedly in my articles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not in practice .
The reason for this is simple , and has been pointed out not just by Shoebat.com , but others on the basis of simple logic .
The reason is that Russia east of the Urals is a vast land filled with raw materials as well as is a major “ pivot point ” in geopolitical positioning .
This is where all of Russia ’ s power comes from and is what gives her the ability to contend with the US and other nations .
Without Siberia , Russia is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ west of the Urals fighting Turkic tribes in the east and German incursions from the West .
She has NOTHING without Siberia , and this is why she may not explicitly say it , but will use all tools available to keep Siberia under her control .
This is also the reason why Russia is so wary of any form of nationalism in Siberia among the native peoples ( since there are many Slavs , but far more of other ethnic groups ) , since if parts start trying to “ break away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a nation as well as creates exploitable opportunities for American and Western European “ intervention ” .
China has a billion people and needs resources .
Russia has 141 million ( about ) and is in continual population decline by about 750,000 to one million people a year AFTER calculating mass migration of about 500,000 per year from Central Asia to Russia .
China could easily walk into Siberia and conquer it by settlement without firing a single gunshot .
Russia knows this , and is the reason why she does nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as mass timber harvesting in the taiga , even if it may be a cause behind the massive forest fires that have wracked Siberia in recent years , because she genuinely fears upsetting the Chinese since they could just annex Siberia and Russia could not stop her , for she may have a powerful military , but she lacks the manpower and the justification to prevent it without completely upsetting the global balance of power and turning the world against her in conflict .
China is a dog-and-pony show .
Russia fears them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Iran and Burma are also jokes .
Iran doesn ’ t care about Russia save as a thorn to the Americans , and since she already supports Turkey , will go with whoever treats her better .
Burman has more to worry about from the Chinese , and Russian involvement there comes after many years of US involvement in Burma , which has the feel of a Russian “ push-pull ” strategy employed during the Soviet years .
It is like the Soviet influence in Latin America , but now in Southeast Asia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia ’ s navy is not very powerful .
The French are far more formidable , considering that Russia only has three year-round access sea ports- Murmansk ( by Finland ) , Vladivostok ( by Japan ) , and Kaliningrad , they are also surrounded by her enemies .
One may consider a fourth one in Odessa now , but that is still near Turkey , and will be likewise a major issue .
The only reason for such naval activity , it would seem , is about preparing for disruptions to oil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Europe .
This is a look into the future .
The past has not actually changed , but that it seems the world is preparing for another major war .
I have pointed out that Putin openly admires Stalin , and just as Trump wants to “ make American great again ” , there is a lot of evidence that consistently notes that Putin equates the revival of the USSR with a revival of Russian ‘ greatness ’ , in spite of the fact that it was socialism that almost destroyed Russia and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not just Russia , but the Russian people since it would , logically speaking , continue the same effects as what it did on the past , which was to turn one of the most fertile and strong nations in Europe into a bunch of sick , weak people who want to get away from Russia as fast as they can to this day .
Likewise , Russian weapon threats of such do not concern me at all , since the real weapons of a future global conflict will be computers , robotics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what I want to see more about , and until then , carrying around flamethrowers or other weapons , be it the Russians or Americans , has about as much purpose as does a “ bathroom contest ” between teenage boys bragging about who is “ larger ” and “ more powerful ” , except this is with adults in government and missiles or other large weapons .
Russia accusing Poland , Estonia , Lithuania , and Latvia of ‘ aggression ’ is about as sound a reasoning as a man beating up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me ’ .
This is typical of Russia to make such statements since the national leadership has shown a consistent pattern that they can not lie to save ( what is left of ) their nation and will bully or threaten small nations .
The US does the same thing , but generally offers a carrot before the stick , while Russia gives the stick first while promising carrots that she never gives .
There is military activity with an aggressive purpose taking place , but this is almost entirely being done by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The reason is because in a future conflict , there will be fighting in the Arctic since Russia has shown signs she is moving many of her operations to this area since , historically speaking , she uses the cold to ‘ freeze out ’ her adversaries .
The EU may have influenced such , but Serbia has a history of big talk and then changing her mind .
One may remember that in spite of her talk about Russia , “ orthodoxy ” , and being anti-German , Serbia provided many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ migrants ” coming to Europe .
This is a long pattern with her going back centuries , and is not a surprise .
Russia ’ s talk of “ invincible ” nuclear weapons is worthless because of her history of bluffing .
Rather , it is more interesting to see what she has for drone technology , since that will determine the future as it is part of the AI trend in conflict .
Likewise , Russia is not acting in a “ purely defensive ” capacity , since she has obviously @ @ @ @ @ @ @ soviet days .
Serbia ’ s running away from Russia is not because she is a ‘ traitor ’ or because of outside influence , but because Russia is forcing Belarus into her sphere of influence is a sign that Russia wants to revive the USSR , and those former Soviet bloc nations know what happened during those years .
While the world prospered , those under the USSR languished while an elite minority feasted on the misery of the common man .
They may not like Germany , but at least Germany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to eat some of their own produce and even maybe make something of their own to keep for themselves , while Russia has a history of taking everything and then deairing it is still not enough .
Russia is indeed carrying out wargames , but it is not entirely something that one should fear , for Russia has a lot more to lose and is the one most likely who is truly afraid for what the future holds .
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With the world lumbering towards war and all major governments wanting it- this means the US and Russia alike -the Russians have recently brought forth their own series of wargames involving Belarus, China, Iran, and Burma (Myanmar) that is taking place in the Caucasus region according to AFP.
The largest of these games, Caucasus-2020, kicked off in southern Russia this week and include land and naval exercises involving a total of 80,000 people including more than 12,000 troops. China, Iran and Myanmar are taking part along with several ex-Soviet countries including Belarus. “These exercises are the main annual test of the Russian armed forces’ readiness to engage in a large-scale conflict,” Vasily Kashin, a Moscow-based military analyst, told AFP. (source)
Now at first sight, one might be afraid or concerned about this. However, there is nothing really special taking place here, especially considering that NONE of these countries are really Russian ‘allies’.
Belarus is the closest of what one might consider to be an “ally” to the Russians, since the former Soviet-annexed nation was under the rule or influence of the Bolsheviks and their descendants for almost three-quarters of a century.
But what is Belarus, really? Has one ever heard of, historically speaking, great Belarusian armies pillaging, conquering, colonizing, or fighting in Europe? Even Poland, with all of the jokes levied against her, is a historical minor imperial power and once upon a time was the largest country in Europe under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and it was thanks to that nation for saving Europe from the Ottomans, which included specifically the nation of Austria. Austria, Germany, and Russia then thanked Poland for the next almost three centuries by first conspiring to invade Poland, then carve her up and partition her, then try a series of deportations, population displacements, religious destruction, and war to genocide the Polish race, then once Poland got her nation back after World War I, repeated the same process all the more intense beginning in 1939 with Germany and continuing until 1991 under the Russians.
What is Belarus, without any disrespect intended to her and historically speaking, more than a boxing ring between east and west?
Russia’s “collaboration” with Belarus is just an attempt to exert territorial influence over her. Until then, one does not have to worry about hordes of Belarusian soldiers overrunning Europe and the Middle East (something that cannot be said about the Russians, which from the American/English/NATO perspective was the purpose in creating Gladio).
China is also another joke to mention because Russia and China, as I have said repeatedly in my articles, is a Russian ally in name but not in practice. The reason for this is simple, and has been pointed out not just by Shoebat.com, but others on the basis of simple logic.
The reason is that Russia east of the Urals is a vast land filled with raw materials as well as is a major “pivot point” in geopolitical positioning. This is where all of Russia’s power comes from and is what gives her the ability to contend with the US and other nations. Without Siberia, Russia is just a fenced-in swampland (mostly) west of the Urals fighting Turkic tribes in the east and German incursions from the West. She has NOTHING without Siberia, and this is why she may not explicitly say it, but will use all tools available to keep Siberia under her control. This is also the reason why Russia is so wary of any form of nationalism in Siberia among the native peoples (since there are many Slavs, but far more of other ethnic groups), since if parts start trying to “break away”, it directly threatens her survival as a nation as well as creates exploitable opportunities for American and Western European “intervention”.
China has a billion people and needs resources. Russia has 141 million (about) and is in continual population decline by about 750,000 to one million people a year AFTER calculating mass migration of about 500,000 per year from Central Asia to Russia. China could easily walk into Siberia and conquer it by settlement without firing a single gunshot. Russia knows this, and is the reason why she does nothing to stop illegal Chinese-government operations, such as mass timber harvesting in the taiga, even if it may be a cause behind the massive forest fires that have wracked Siberia in recent years, because she genuinely fears upsetting the Chinese since they could just annex Siberia and Russia could not stop her, for she may have a powerful military, but she lacks the manpower and the justification to prevent it without completely upsetting the global balance of power and turning the world against her in conflict.
China is a dog-and-pony show. Russia fears them more than what she lets on.
Iran and Burma are also jokes. Iran doesn’t care about Russia save as a thorn to the Americans, and since she already supports Turkey, will go with whoever treats her better. Burman has more to worry about from the Chinese, and Russian involvement there comes after many years of US involvement in Burma, which has the feel of a Russian “push-pull” strategy employed during the Soviet years. It is like the Soviet influence in Latin America, but now in Southeast Asia. Politics as usual it is.
The drills that last until Saturday and feature naval deployments on the Black Sea and the Caspian have been organised “for the top echelons of the military leadership”, he said.
Russia’s navy is not very powerful. The French are far more formidable, considering that Russia only has three year-round access sea ports- Murmansk (by Finland), Vladivostok (by Japan), and Kaliningrad, they are also surrounded by her enemies. One may consider a fourth one in Odessa now, but that is still near Turkey, and will be likewise a major issue. The only reason for such naval activity, it would seem, is about preparing for disruptions to oil shipments in the Caucasus region heading to Europe.
According to the defence ministry, up to 250 tanks and around 450 infantry combat vehicles and armoured personnel carriers are taking part in the drills along with artillery systems and rocket launchers. The Russian forces will test the TOS-2 heavy flamethrower systems first paraded through Moscow’s Red Square during Victory Day celebrations in June. President Vladimir Putin has made reviving the army one of the top priorities of his 20-year rule. After years of post-Soviet neglect, the armed forces received new aircraft, tanks and missiles, opened new bases in the Arctic and resumed Cold War-style strategic bomber patrols.
This is a look into the future. The past has not actually changed, but that it seems the world is preparing for another major war. I have pointed out that Putin openly admires Stalin, and just as Trump wants to “make American great again”, there is a lot of evidence that consistently notes that Putin equates the revival of the USSR with a revival of Russian ‘greatness’, in spite of the fact that it was socialism that almost destroyed Russia and if it does return, may destroy not just Russia, but the Russian people since it would, logically speaking, continue the same effects as what it did on the past, which was to turn one of the most fertile and strong nations in Europe into a bunch of sick, weak people who want to get away from Russia as fast as they can to this day.
Likewise, Russian weapon threats of such do not concern me at all, since the real weapons of a future global conflict will be computers, robotics, and artificial intelligence. That is what I want to see more about, and until then, carrying around flamethrowers or other weapons, be it the Russians or Americans, has about as much purpose as does a “bathroom contest” between teenage boys bragging about who is “larger” and “more powerful”, except this is with adults in government and missiles or other large weapons.
Moscow has staged more frequent large-scale military exercises in the Caucasus, the Baltic and the Arctic in recent years. In 2018, Russia held what it has called its largest ever military drills, with 300,000 Russian troops joining Chinese soldiers in a show of force condemned by NATO. Russia’s drills this autumn are also viewed as a show of support for Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko who has faced unprecedented protests against his disputed re-election last month and was sworn in during a secret ceremony Wednesday. Running parallel to the Caucasus-2020 games, the joint Russian-Belarusian drills dubbed Slavic Brotherhood began in mid-September and involve more than 900 troops. The drills were launched near Belarus’s southwestern city of Brest on the Polish border, and as part of the games, two Russian supersonic heavy strategic Tu-160 bombers flew over Belarus’s border with the EU on Tuesday. Lukashenko has accused Poland and the Baltic states of coordinating with the opposition and has claimed Western countries see Belarus as a “springboard” to attack Russia.
Russia accusing Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia of ‘aggression’ is about as sound a reasoning as a man beating up an infant because ‘he was threatening me’. This is typical of Russia to make such statements since the national leadership has shown a consistent pattern that they cannot lie to save (what is left of) their nation and will bully or threaten small nations. The US does the same thing, but generally offers a carrot before the stick, while Russia gives the stick first while promising carrots that she never gives.
There is military activity with an aggressive purpose taking place, but this is almost entirely being done by the Americans, Germans, and French. The reason is because in a future conflict, there will be fighting in the Arctic since Russia has shown signs she is moving many of her operations to this area since, historically speaking, she uses the cold to ‘freeze out’ her adversaries.
Several countries have pulled out of military exercises with Russia this year, with New Delhi citing the coronavirus pandemic but observers pointing to its frayed ties with China. Moscow’s ally Serbia dropped out of drills in Belarus after what Belgrade called “great and undeserved pressure” from the EU.
The EU may have influenced such, but Serbia has a history of big talk and then changing her mind. One may remember that in spite of her talk about Russia, “orthodoxy”, and being anti-German, Serbia provided many of the main routes of trafficking for “migrants” coming to Europe. This is a long pattern with her going back centuries, and is not a surprise.
Russia insists the purpose of its “purely defensive” exercises are to ward off a theoretical enemy, but sees the games as an opportunity to show off its military prowess. Moscow is carrying out a costly overhaul of the country’s military and has tested dozens of new additions to its arsenal in Syria since entering the conflict in 2015. Compared with the last Caucasus-2020 games in 2016, Russia has added more drones and artillery to its military as well as fighter jets and air defence systems like the renowned S-400 systems, Kashin says. Putin has also lauded new “invincible” nuclear-capable weapons, which have yet to be shown off in drills.
Russia’s talk of “invincible” nuclear weapons is worthless because of her history of bluffing. Rather, it is more interesting to see what she has for drone technology, since that will determine the future as it is part of the AI trend in conflict.
Likewise, Russia is not acting in a “purely defensive” capacity, since she has obviously shown signs of returning to her former soviet days. Serbia’s running away from Russia is not because she is a ‘traitor’ or because of outside influence, but because Russia is forcing Belarus into her sphere of influence is a sign that Russia wants to revive the USSR, and those former Soviet bloc nations know what happened during those years. While the world prospered, those under the USSR languished while an elite minority feasted on the misery of the common man. They may not like Germany, but at least Germany and the UK will allow the workers to eat some of their own produce and even maybe make something of their own to keep for themselves, while Russia has a history of taking everything and then deairing it is still not enough.
Russia is indeed carrying out wargames, but it is not entirely something that one should fear, for Russia has a lot more to lose and is the one most likely who is truly afraid for what the future holds.
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shoebat--2020-09-25--Christians Have Been Replaced As The New Go-To Demographic

There are various demographics that politicians try to target for their interests .
For a long time , Christians were one of these groups .
However , and this is a difficult fact to accept , but all evidence points that Christians have been replaced a long time ago by other groups , the most notable non-ethnic bloc ( since ethnicity is often chosen first to focus on ) is the sodomite demographic .
This is noted well by a recent article from the Jerusalem Post which profiles a ‘ gay Palestinian Muslim turned Christian ’ living in America who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also his love of President Trump .
Hazem Farraj , a former Muslim and Palestinian-American whose family abandoned him when he became a Christian as a teenager , came out supporting Donald Trump ahead of the November 3 elections .
“ As an American citizen , I have hope , because someone like Trump sits in the Oval Office , ” he claimed in a video shared on Twitter by Richard Grenell , former US ambassador to Germany and former acting US director of national intelligence who was the first openly gay member @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Now the name “ Farraj ” immediately I find interesting , for while people of many backgrounds can have any number of names , it is from my many years of experience that the name “ Farraj ” and its cognates ( including but not limited to Faraaj , Faaraj , Faraj , Farage , etc . )
are associated with persons from historically Christian backgrounds or interreligious families .
While I am certain there are Muslims with the same last name , I find this particular person ’ s affiliation to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of experience and work in Islamic studies .
I also spoke with Walid , and Walid confirmed that the name “ Farraj ” is a name associated with Christians , many of them coming from the city of Jericho in the West Bank .
But I would like to focus on something greater , and that is our own Walid .
Walid ’ s story is well-known and speaks for itself .
Summarizing briefly , he was a former Muslim terrorist who became a Christian and became an advocate for peace and Christianity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have peace , one must love one ’ s neighbor in totality .
Doing this did not mean that Walid abandoned his Muslim morality in so far as the morality of Islam corresponds to Christian morality , for if Christianity is the true religion and Islam a lie , then there are not only real truths of morality found in Islam and practiced by Muslims , but that Christianity preserves those same moral truths and perfects them , for the law of God is written in the hearts of all men .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not come do abolish the old Mosaic law , but to fulfill it , since He was restoring the law and transforming it back to its proper place , which is more morally demanding than what it was before and without the unnecessary sacrifices as He Himself would become , became , and is the Perfect Sacrifice .
Thus becoming a Christian did not mean that Walid became pro-sodom , but that naturally , his positions that he already had would remain constant .
Walid has written before that actually , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sodomy .
However , there are many Muslims who are anti-sodom because the law of God is written on their hearts as it is with all men .
Thus the opposition to sodom we speak of on Shoebat.com is not something ‘ unchristian ’ , but very Christian since the sin of sodom cried out to Heaven for vengeance so much that God brought a new deluge to the cities on the plain with fire as a sign for all time as to the evil of that sin .
One can choose to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be a Christian .
One can not choose to follow the ways of both Christ and sodom at the same time .
This is like saying one wants to be a “ virgin prostitute , ” for one can be a virgin , one can be a prostitute , but one can not be both since the two inherently contradict each other .
A journalist and reporter for 20 years , Farraj is explaining in the four-minute video how him and his “ Muslim friends ” are thankful for Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies for peace in the Middle East , he is allowing freedom to flourish.
” “ In just three years , ” he continued , “ Trump has completely crushed ISIS , brought home the troops just like he promised , and took out two of the region ’ s most brutal terrorists , ISIS leader [ Abu Bakr ] al-Baghdadi and Iranian General [ Qasem ] Soleimani , who was responsible for the death of 600 American troops .
“ Donald Trump is the right leader to bring peace to a war-torn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will create the possibility for change in the Middle East .
“ I know terrorists fear [ Trump ] , that ’ s why I support him , ” he continued .
“ The Obama administration , on the other hand , secretly sent $ 400 million in cash to Soleimani ’ s government .
At the same time , those leaders were openly chanting ‘ Death to America.
’ “ The disastrous nuclear deal that [ former president Barack ] Obama signed , and that [ former vice president Joe ] Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us less safe .
This deal all but guarantees a nuclear Iran , and that ’ s an existential threat to the people of Israel and the West Bank .
Save the ISIS rhetoric , for as Shoebat.com has said for a while , there is far more evidence that ISIS is just a modern variant of what Operation Cyclone was in the 1970s and 1980s .
But as far as it concerns peace and a solution to the conflict between Muslim and Jew and the evils of Islamic theology , Walid has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was anti-Islam before it was “ cool ” , and he is arguably the earliest or one of the earliest persons to aggressively push for this position .
And what happened to Walid ?
He is still here and quite active .
However , the reason that he was arguably ‘ removed ’ from public life was because Walid , being one who wants to promote morality , refused consistently to ‘ go gay ’ for those who wanted him to speak in so far as supporting the sodomite agenda , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian morality .
In short , he was asked to speak alongside a homosexual , and he clearly declined it for moral reasons .
There are certain things that one does not do .
One does not murder innocent people .
One does not defraud already poor people with finances and onerous burdens that have no real purpose other than power and its perpetuation .
One does not rob a man of his daily bread .
One also does not sodomize another person .
These things are big sins and wrong .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not support them , and that is the end of the story .
This is the real problem a lot of people had with Walid , because they wanted him to ‘ wave the flag ’ of the US and sodom at the same time when talking against Islam .
The fight against Islam , as Ted , Walid , and I have all said for years , is ultimately a moral fight that is not conditional upon national politics , and as it is moral by its nature , it absolutely can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immoral that God rained down fire and brimstone on an area so forcefully the area became hotter than the sun .
Yet this is the reality .
Those talking about ‘ peace ’ and who are anti-Islam and mean it are very few .
Walid is one of them .
Men such as these in this story , however , who will talk about being a ‘ Christian ’ , ‘ anti-Islam ’ , ‘ promote peace ’ , and then will pull out the flag of sodom and wave it with even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to espouse are a ‘ dime a dozen ’ , and they are neither Christian nor pro-Israel nor pro-Palestinian , since sodomite behavior is not Christian , and to be pro-any group , be it Israeli or Palestinian or another , means to seek the good will of that group , which is to pursue the highest moral good for them , and equivocating bettering these groups to the support of men sexually gratifying themselves with each other ’ s intestinal tracts is blasphemous .
This logic contradicts his so-called “ Christianity ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Christian is being a ‘ bigot ’ , while being a Christian who violates Christian morality means one is a ‘ good Christian ’ .
This is absolute insanity and immorality , and it is not Christianity , but people trying to use the name of Christian to support one of the most anti-Christian ideas one can have .
Trump does see gender and sexuality .
He sees it as a source of votes and funds for himself , and he has willingly bent over for the sodomite agenda and will continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ benefits him .
On a final note , what he criticizes here is actually a great scandal in the west today , for many Christians are now supporting a sin that cries out to heaven for vengeance , while it is Muslim people who are supporting Christian morality in the true sense more than the Christians are .
This is not to say that Christianity is wrong , but that perhaps we need to pray and seek the good will of these Muslims , since maybe , with the help and mercy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fold of the Church , since many , in spite of their many failures and shortcomings , seem to be further on the path to Christ than may who claim they are already on it , since God favors no race except the man who fears Him .
But as far as politics is concerned , know this- Christians have been arguably replaced as the new ‘ go-to ’ demographic by sodomites .
Christians are not going to be pandered to , it seems as a trend for the future , lest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sodom just as Shadrach , Mischach , and Abdenego were told to follow the God of Israel second but bow to idols first .
If they were thrown into an oven , then those who are Christians should expect to be thrown in as well , since that is where the political trends are going , and instead of trying to fight it , it is better to be ready for what is likely going to pass in the future .
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There are various demographics that politicians try to target for their interests. For a long time, Christians were one of these groups. However, and this is a difficult fact to accept, but all evidence points that Christians have been replaced a long time ago by other groups, the most notable non-ethnic bloc (since ethnicity is often chosen first to focus on) is the sodomite demographic. This is noted well by a recent article from the Jerusalem Post which profiles a ‘gay Palestinian Muslim turned Christian’ living in America who has declared his hatred of terrorism and also his love of President Trump.
Hazem Farraj, a former Muslim and Palestinian-American whose family abandoned him when he became a Christian as a teenager, came out supporting Donald Trump ahead of the November 3 elections. “As an American citizen, I have hope, because someone like Trump sits in the Oval Office,” he claimed in a video shared on Twitter by Richard Grenell, former US ambassador to Germany and former acting US director of national intelligence who was the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet. (source)
Now the name “Farraj” immediately I find interesting, for while people of many backgrounds can have any number of names, it is from my many years of experience that the name “Farraj” and its cognates (including but not limited to Faraaj, Faaraj, Faraj, Farage, etc.) are associated with persons from historically Christian backgrounds or interreligious families. While I am certain there are Muslims with the same last name, I find this particular person’s affiliation to be unique in my over two decades of experience and work in Islamic studies. I also spoke with Walid, and Walid confirmed that the name “Farraj” is a name associated with Christians, many of them coming from the city of Jericho in the West Bank.
But I would like to focus on something greater, and that is our own Walid.
Walid’s story is well-known and speaks for itself. Summarizing briefly, he was a former Muslim terrorist who became a Christian and became an advocate for peace and Christianity, including Israel, because in order to have peace, one must love one’s neighbor in totality. Doing this did not mean that Walid abandoned his Muslim morality in so far as the morality of Islam corresponds to Christian morality, for if Christianity is the true religion and Islam a lie, then there are not only real truths of morality found in Islam and practiced by Muslims, but that Christianity preserves those same moral truths and perfects them, for the law of God is written in the hearts of all men. This is why Christ said that He did not come do abolish the old Mosaic law, but to fulfill it, since He was restoring the law and transforming it back to its proper place, which is more morally demanding than what it was before and without the unnecessary sacrifices as He Himself would become, became, and is the Perfect Sacrifice. Thus becoming a Christian did not mean that Walid became pro-sodom, but that naturally, his positions that he already had would remain constant.
Walid has written before that actually, there is a lot in Islam that support sodomy. However, there are many Muslims who are anti-sodom because the law of God is written on their hearts as it is with all men. Thus the opposition to sodom we speak of on Shoebat.com is not something ‘unchristian’, but very Christian since the sin of sodom cried out to Heaven for vengeance so much that God brought a new deluge to the cities on the plain with fire as a sign for all time as to the evil of that sin.
One can choose to be a sodomite. One can choose to be a Christian. One cannot choose to follow the ways of both Christ and sodom at the same time. This is like saying one wants to be a “virgin prostitute,” for one can be a virgin, one can be a prostitute, but one cannot be both since the two inherently contradict each other.
A journalist and reporter for 20 years, Farraj is explaining in the four-minute video how him and his “Muslim friends” are thankful for Trump’s leadership, saying that “through his policies for peace in the Middle East, he is allowing freedom to flourish.” “In just three years,” he continued, “Trump has completely crushed ISIS, brought home the troops just like he promised, and took out two of the region’s most brutal terrorists, ISIS leader [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi and Iranian General [Qasem] Soleimani, who was responsible for the death of 600 American troops. “Donald Trump is the right leader to bring peace to a war-torn Middle East, the only candidate who will create the possibility for change in the Middle East. “I know terrorists fear [Trump], that’s why I support him,” he continued. “The Obama administration, on the other hand, secretly sent $400 million in cash to Soleimani’s government. At the same time, those leaders were openly chanting ‘Death to America.’ “The disastrous nuclear deal that [former president Barack] Obama signed, and that [former vice president Joe] Biden wants to return to, will make us less safe. This deal all but guarantees a nuclear Iran, and that’s an existential threat to the people of Israel and the West Bank.
“You may think it strange to hear a Palestinian voice concern for Israelis but the truth is peace between Israel and the Palestinians is possible.
Save the ISIS rhetoric, for as Shoebat.com has said for a while, there is far more evidence that ISIS is just a modern variant of what Operation Cyclone was in the 1970s and 1980s.
But as far as it concerns peace and a solution to the conflict between Muslim and Jew and the evils of Islamic theology, Walid has been saying this for decades. He was anti-Islam before it was “cool”, and he is arguably the earliest or one of the earliest persons to aggressively push for this position.
And what happened to Walid? He is still here and quite active. However, the reason that he was arguably ‘removed’ from public life was because Walid, being one who wants to promote morality, refused consistently to ‘go gay’ for those who wanted him to speak in so far as supporting the sodomite agenda, and the reason for this is because of simple Christian morality. In short, he was asked to speak alongside a homosexual, and he clearly declined it for moral reasons.
There are certain things that one does not do. One does not murder innocent people. One does not defraud already poor people with finances and onerous burdens that have no real purpose other than power and its perpetuation. One does not rob a man of his daily bread. One also does not sodomize another person. These things are big sins and wrong. If they are wrong, then one cannot support them, and that is the end of the story.
This is the real problem a lot of people had with Walid, because they wanted him to ‘wave the flag’ of the US and sodom at the same time when talking against Islam. The fight against Islam, as Ted, Walid, and I have all said for years, is ultimately a moral fight that is not conditional upon national politics, and as it is moral by its nature, it absolutely cannot involve supporting that which is so immoral that God rained down fire and brimstone on an area so forcefully the area became hotter than the sun.
Yet this is the reality. Those talking about ‘peace’ and who are anti-Islam and mean it are very few. Walid is one of them. Men such as these in this story, however, who will talk about being a ‘Christian’, ‘anti-Islam’, ‘promote peace’, and then will pull out the flag of sodom and wave it with even more pride than the Christianity they claim to espouse are a ‘dime a dozen’, and they are neither Christian nor pro-Israel nor pro-Palestinian, since sodomite behavior is not Christian, and to be pro-any group, be it Israeli or Palestinian or another, means to seek the good will of that group, which is to pursue the highest moral good for them, and equivocating bettering these groups to the support of men sexually gratifying themselves with each other’s intestinal tracts is blasphemous.
“In September 2019, the Trump administration went to the UN and announced it’s global initiative to decriminalize homosexuality in 69 nations, many of them Islamic nations, that still make same sex relations a crime including nine countries where it is punishable by actual death.” He concluded the video declaring that: “I am not bigot, nor is Donald Trump. He doesn’t see race, color, religion or sexuality. And I know that firsthand. Because I’m gay.”
This logic contradicts his so-called “Christianity”, because by this logic, being a Christian is being a ‘bigot’, while being a Christian who violates Christian morality means one is a ‘good Christian’. This is absolute insanity and immorality, and it is not Christianity, but people trying to use the name of Christian to support one of the most anti-Christian ideas one can have.
Trump does see gender and sexuality. He sees it as a source of votes and funds for himself, and he has willingly bent over for the sodomite agenda and will continue to do it as long as it benefits him.
On a final note, what he criticizes here is actually a great scandal in the west today, for many Christians are now supporting a sin that cries out to heaven for vengeance, while it is Muslim people who are supporting Christian morality in the true sense more than the Christians are.
This is not to say that Christianity is wrong, but that perhaps we need to pray and seek the good will of these Muslims, since maybe, with the help and mercy of God, they will be brought into the fold of the Church, since many, in spite of their many failures and shortcomings, seem to be further on the path to Christ than may who claim they are already on it, since God favors no race except the man who fears Him.
But as far as politics is concerned, know this- Christians have been arguably replaced as the new ‘go-to’ demographic by sodomites. Christians are not going to be pandered to, it seems as a trend for the future, lest they first submit to the idol of sodom just as Shadrach, Mischach, and Abdenego were told to follow the God of Israel second but bow to idols first. If they were thrown into an oven, then those who are Christians should expect to be thrown in as well, since that is where the political trends are going, and instead of trying to fight it, it is better to be ready for what is likely going to pass in the future.
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shoebat--2020-09-26--Every Time There Is A Riot, It Helps Donald Trump


shoebat--2020-09-26--Is It Possible That A Biden Victory Might Actually Help The Republicans Long-Term?

While Trump still shows strong possible signs of victory this fall , there is a lot of talk that Biden may win , with FOX News discussing more economic signs pointing to a possible future Biden victory .
The recent direction of the U.S. dollar points to former Vice President Joe Biden defeating President Trump in the upcoming election , but a lot can change before Nov. 3 .
The U.S. Dollar Index , which tracks the dollar against a basket of its peers , has climbed 0.9 % since its July 31 close .
A weaker dollar in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ favors the incumbent party while a stronger dollar has been good news for the challenging party , though the direction of the greenback has no real impact on who wins .
Still , the index has correctly predicted seven of the last eight election winners when using that measure , according to Ryan Detrick , chief market strategist at LPL Financial .
“ As we saw back in March , when trouble hits , the U.S. dollar tends to do well , as investors flock to the safety of the world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ When things are calm , the dollar tends to weaken , which favors riskier assets.
” The U.S. Dollar Index surged by 10 % from March 9 through March 20 amid a global shortage as governments ordered lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 .
The index has since fallen 8.2 % as the global economy has begun to slowly emerge from its sharpest downturn of the post-World War II era .
A lot of people are afraid that a Democrat win might be a terrible loss to the country .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that the contrary might be true .
( source ) Make no mistake , I do not want to give the impression that I am supporting the Democrat party or Democrat policies , many of which are very evil .
Rather , I am working from the following presumptions : 1 ) Both parties adhere to the same fundamental philosophy , differing merely in accents 2 ) Both parties do not care about the common man or the common voter 3 ) Both parties seek their own survival and gain before the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there are only two real party choices , both are subject to the ‘ flows ’ of popular temperament Likewise , we know the following things : 1 ) A series of policies for decades and now greatly exacerbated under Trump show a strong possibility in the future ( less than ten years and based on historical patterns ) for a hyperinflation of the currency .
2 ) The riots , chaos , and disorder are ripping apart the social order and making a lot of people upset 3 ) The Republican @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s failures to follow through on promises 4 ) The Republicans NEED a major series of events to reverse long-standing demographic trends that threaten their survival Now how would a Democrat victory help the Republican party ?
In the short term , the obvious answer is NO , it would not , because the Republicans would not be in power , and the Democrats would try to ‘ force ’ as many changes as fast as they could on the public , including attempts to liberalize even further very bad practices , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or onerous taxation .
However , note the above things about the state of the nation .
There really is very little that any president can do to stop or better the situation for any party .
In addition , it does not matter who is the president , because when chaos gets worse , the party in power is the one that is going to be blamed for the chaos regardless if that party caused it or not .
This is the lesson to be learned from the Republican Herbert Hoover , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1928 and was blamed , right or wrong , for the Stock Market Crash of 1929 .
The result , politically speaking , was a Democrat takeover of the White House that lasted until 1952 and the writing down of FDR and Truman into American history as great presidents .
The US is at a similar historical crossing today .
She is heading for MAJOR fiscal insolvency , and it does not matter who is in office , other than whoever is in WILL be blamed .
I have said before that Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his legacy may be that of bankrupting the American Empire .
But what if Biden was to get into office ?
A Biden victory would mean that any problems- including the fiscal issues that stand a serious chance of happening -would go on his watch .
Remember that the CBO predicts , as Shoebat.com reported , that by 2023 , US debt obligations will officially exceed the size of her economy .
When such situations happen , it is almost always an indicator or a major economic crisis .
If we think COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something like this to happen .
This is just one issue .
Imagine if , under a Biden presidency , there are more “ BLM ” riots , and more internal chaos .
Given that the Democrat party has so aligned herself in her members with these people in many ways , it will be hard for them to break their image of support .
It doesn ’ t matter what race a man is .
Having constant chaos and danger on the streets does not merely encourage racism ( in the case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said violence ) , but will drive normal people of all backgrounds to oppose any rioters .
The biggest opposition would most likely ( based on observations ) come from the White bloc , which would likely pull support from not just Boomers but generate support among Millennials and Zoomers for the Republican party if they can present themselves as having a ‘ solution ’ to the riots , and may pull large numbers from the critical and growing Hispanic bloc , that while overwhelming Democrat has shown a potential for political diversification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black bloc , which still inclines in a supermajority Democrat , may see younger people , possibly even in double-digit numbers ( for the first time in a long time as well ) defect in a serious way to the Republican party .
If the Republicans were to win , yes , they would in power , but any problems that happen would be blamed on them .
Likewise , if Trump was to continue to fail to keep his promises , which is likely , he will also ensure a Democrat victory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Democrats the opportunity to present themselves as a political ‘ savior ’ and thus ensure themselves even more power .
With a naturally growing Democrat base , furthering those conditions may put the Republicans on the path of the Whigs of the nineteenth century .
I ’ m not saying that Biden is or is not going to win .
I am absolutely not lauding the man or encouraging support for him .
Rather , I am saying that a Biden win , depending on how political circumstances go , may actually be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gain for the Republicans depending on what other circumstances happen , and that a Republican win will be a short term gain , but may turn into a long-term loss and potentially a terminal blow for the Republican party ’ s existence if they are not very careful about how they play their political cards .
Regardless of what happens , it is quite the soap opera that we are witnessing , and it will certainly be remembered in history .
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While Trump still shows strong possible signs of victory this fall, there is a lot of talk that Biden may win, with FOX News discussing more economic signs pointing to a possible future Biden victory.
The recent direction of the U.S. dollar points to former Vice President Joe Biden defeating President Trump in the upcoming election, but a lot can change before Nov. 3. The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the dollar against a basket of its peers, has climbed 0.9% since its July 31 close. A weaker dollar in the three months ahead of the election typically favors the incumbent party while a stronger dollar has been good news for the challenging party, though the direction of the greenback has no real impact on who wins. Still, the index has correctly predicted seven of the last eight election winners when using that measure, according to Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial. “As we saw back in March, when trouble hits, the U.S. dollar tends to do well, as investors flock to the safety of the world’s reserve currency,” Detrick wrote. “When things are calm, the dollar tends to weaken, which favors riskier assets.” The U.S. Dollar Index surged by 10% from March 9 through March 20 amid a global shortage as governments ordered lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19. The index has since fallen 8.2% as the global economy has begun to slowly emerge from its sharpest downturn of the post-World War II era. A lot of people are afraid that a Democrat win might be a terrible loss to the country. However, I would like to say here, that the contrary might be true. (source)
Make no mistake, I do not want to give the impression that I am supporting the Democrat party or Democrat policies, many of which are very evil. Rather, I am working from the following presumptions:
1) Both parties adhere to the same fundamental philosophy, differing merely in accents
2) Both parties do not care about the common man or the common voter
3) Both parties seek their own survival and gain before the good of any others
4) Given that there are only two real party choices, both are subject to the ‘flows’ of popular temperament
Likewise, we know the following things:
1) A series of policies for decades and now greatly exacerbated under Trump show a strong possibility in the future (less than ten years and based on historical patterns) for a hyperinflation of the currency.
2) The riots, chaos, and disorder are ripping apart the social order and making a lot of people upset
3) The Republican base is extremely demoralized by Trump’s failures to follow through on promises
4) The Republicans NEED a major series of events to reverse long-standing demographic trends that threaten their survival
Now how would a Democrat victory help the Republican party?
In the short term, the obvious answer is NO, it would not, because the Republicans would not be in power, and the Democrats would try to ‘force’ as many changes as fast as they could on the public, including attempts to liberalize even further very bad practices, such as abortion and other forms of euthanasia or onerous taxation.
However, note the above things about the state of the nation. There really is very little that any president can do to stop or better the situation for any party. In addition, it does not matter who is the president, because when chaos gets worse, the party in power is the one that is going to be blamed for the chaos regardless if that party caused it or not.
This is the lesson to be learned from the Republican Herbert Hoover, who ascended to the White House in 1928 and was blamed, right or wrong, for the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The result, politically speaking, was a Democrat takeover of the White House that lasted until 1952 and the writing down of FDR and Truman into American history as great presidents.
The US is at a similar historical crossing today. She is heading for MAJOR fiscal insolvency, and it does not matter who is in office, other than whoever is in WILL be blamed.
I have said before that Trump has a history of bankruptcies, and his legacy may be that of bankrupting the American Empire. But what if Biden was to get into office?
A Biden victory would mean that any problems- including the fiscal issues that stand a serious chance of happening -would go on his watch. Remember that the CBO predicts, as Shoebat.com reported, that by 2023, US debt obligations will officially exceed the size of her economy. When such situations happen, it is almost always an indicator or a major economic crisis. If we think COVID-19 right now is bad, wait for something like this to happen.
This is just one issue. Imagine if, under a Biden presidency, there are more “BLM” riots, and more internal chaos. Given that the Democrat party has so aligned herself in her members with these people in many ways, it will be hard for them to break their image of support.
It doesn’t matter what race a man is. Having constant chaos and danger on the streets does not merely encourage racism (in the case of target particular ethnic blocs associated with said violence), but will drive normal people of all backgrounds to oppose any rioters. The biggest opposition would most likely (based on observations) come from the White bloc, which would likely pull support from not just Boomers but generate support among Millennials and Zoomers for the Republican party if they can present themselves as having a ‘solution’ to the riots, and may pull large numbers from the critical and growing Hispanic bloc, that while overwhelming Democrat has shown a potential for political diversification under the right conditions. Even the Black bloc, which still inclines in a supermajority Democrat, may see younger people, possibly even in double-digit numbers (for the first time in a long time as well) defect in a serious way to the Republican party.
If the Republicans were to win, yes, they would in power, but any problems that happen would be blamed on them. Likewise, if Trump was to continue to fail to keep his promises, which is likely, he will also ensure a Democrat victory in 2024 as well as giving the Democrats the opportunity to present themselves as a political ‘savior’ and thus ensure themselves even more power. With a naturally growing Democrat base, furthering those conditions may put the Republicans on the path of the Whigs of the nineteenth century.
I’m not saying that Biden is or is not going to win. I am absolutely not lauding the man or encouraging support for him. Rather, I am saying that a Biden win, depending on how political circumstances go, may actually be a short term loss but a long-term gain for the Republicans depending on what other circumstances happen, and that a Republican win will be a short term gain, but may turn into a long-term loss and potentially a terminal blow for the Republican party’s existence if they are not very careful about how they play their political cards.
Regardless of what happens, it is quite the soap opera that we are witnessing, and it will certainly be remembered in history.
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shoebat--2020-09-25--Major Turkish Journalist Warns: ‘Don’t Be Surprised To See Hostilities Spark Between Turkey And Russ

Major Turkish Journalist Warns: ‘Don’t Be Surprised To See Hostilities Spark Between Turkey And Russia In Syria By October.’ This Is Being Said As Turkey Is Running 150 Training Camps For Rebels In Syria

Could Russia and Turkey end up fighting over Syria ?
There have been recent events that indicate obvious growing tensions between the two countries .
There were protestors who attacked Turkish troops recently , and these protestors were backed by the Syrian government which is allied to Russia but is an enemy to Turkey and has demanded that Turkey leave Syria .
There are Turkish backed rebels who are fighting the Syrian government .
We have an object that the Turks want to remove — the Assad regime — and it is this very object that is being backed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey and Russia fully cooperate in Syria when they have radically different plans for Syria , with on wanting to remove the government and the other wanting to maintain it ?
Tensions are high between Russia and Turkey , leaving one journalist in Turkey , Levant Kemal , to affirm that we should not be shocked if hostilities spark in October : The intensifying rift between Turkey and Russia could be seen recent talks between Moscow and Ankara .
On September 16th , Russia requested that Turkey do away with its checkpoint in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s de-escalation zone , reduce its number of troops , take away its heavy weapons in the region , and to withdraw armed rebel forces from the area of the M4 highway .
The Turks countered by demanding that Syria and Kurdish groups withdraw their troops from Manbij and Tel Rifaat and relinquish control over these regions to Turkish forces .
Syria , expectedly , rejected such demands .
This rejection coincides with Russian policy , since Manbij is under the control of not just Syrian troops but Russian military police who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streets .
Also , just recently Russian fighter jets bombed rebel positions on the outskirts of Idlib , another show of aggression against Turkey by Russia .
A source told Middle East Eye that the reason why talks between Turkish and Russian officials failed was because “ the Russian bear ” wouldn ’ t agree to anything reasonable .
“ They won ’ t listen , ” the source said .
Russia did its bombing operation to attack rebels who are a threat to Russian troops ( the Turks have called this a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ justify their military expansion ) .
In the midst of such tensions , crowds of protestors attacked Turkish troops in Idlib , as we read in al-Monitor : In Idlib , crowds organized a series of protests against the Turkish military presence in the areas controlled by the Syrian government troops including in Morek and Surman , demanding Turkey to pull out from Syria completely .
The Turkish Defense Ministry said , “ Some civilian-looking groups led by [ the Syrian government gathered around the Turkish ] observation points 3 , 4 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 9 in the Idlib de-escalation zone.
” The protesters attacked observation post 7 before being dispersed by the Turkish forces , the ministry added in a tweet .
The same al-Monitor report speaks about how Turkey warned rebels “ against a possibility of a new battle in Idlib .
Ankara has also intensified the training programs it is providing to the rebels in more than 150 military training camps and reinforced more than 140 positions where the Turkish troops are located.
” “ Turkey is training hundreds of Syrians in Idlib against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one Syria expert told Middle East Eye .
“ Turkey has now established an intensive control in Idlib .
Regime forces wouldn ’ t be able to move like they did in March.
” So Turkey has 150 training camps in Syria for rebels who want to destroy Assad ’ s government , and 140 positions for Turkish troops within the country .
All of this indicates that Syria is no longer a legitimate state and the Assad government is no longer in full control of its country as it is being ran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Turkey .
Moreover , Russia has continued to maintain some collaboration with Turkey in Syria .
In fact , Russia ’ s foreign minister , Sergey Lavrov , defended Russia ’ s pact with Turkey over Syria by arguing that “ The government-controlled part of the Idlib de-escalation zone has increased considerably since the signing of the Russian-Turkish agreements.
” But , one can not put his trust fully in diplomacy .
We must remember the 2020 Balyun airstrikes in February in which the Russian and Syrian air forces conducted two airstrikes against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 soldiers ( and maybe even more ) , making it the deadliest attack on the Turkish military in Syria .
This was an open act of violence against Turkey .
So diplomacy isn ’ t exactly to be relied upon in this situation .
Turkey is continuing to prepare for more Russian airstrikes.
“ Assad can not send his air assets anymore , ” said one expert .
“ So if you see an air operation , now you know that they are definitely Russians.
” The Russians defend their bombing operations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islamic terrorist organization called Khattab al-Shishani Battalions .
Recently , Russian and Turkish troops , while doing their normal patrol on the M4 highway , were attacked by this Islamist group ( this led Russia to suspend the patrols ) .
Russia , angered by this , requested that Turkey give up the territory below the M4 to the Assad government .
Since Assad ’ s government is controlled by the Russians , what this demand really involves is giving the territory to Moscow .
It is obvious that there is a struggle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Perhaps things will calm down , but given the long history of wars between the Russians and Turks , it would not be shocking at all if the countries ever broke out in a war again ( it was just a hundred years ago that the Ottoman Empire and Russia were at war ) .

By Theodore Shoebat
Could Russia and Turkey end up fighting over Syria? There have been recent events that indicate obvious growing tensions between the two countries. There were protestors who attacked Turkish troops recently, and these protestors were backed by the Syrian government which is allied to Russia but is an enemy to Turkey and has demanded that Turkey leave Syria. There are Turkish backed rebels who are fighting the Syrian government. We have an object that the Turks want to remove — the Assad regime — and it is this very object that is being backed by the Russians. So, how can Turkey and Russia fully cooperate in Syria when they have radically different plans for Syria, with on wanting to remove the government and the other wanting to maintain it? Tensions are high between Russia and Turkey, leaving one journalist in Turkey, Levant Kemal, to affirm that we should not be shocked if hostilities spark in October:
“Russia may seem to be comparatively silent, however it is militarily ready for an operation. It could begin one at any moment … Tensions have increased since the talks in Ankara. Regime bombardments have become routine. I wouldn’t be surprised to see hostilities begin again in October in Jabal al-Zawiya, which is crucial for the defence of Idlib city.”
The intensifying rift between Turkey and Russia could be seen recent talks between Moscow and Ankara. On September 16th, Russia requested that Turkey do away with its checkpoint in the Syrian-government controlled places within Idlib’s de-escalation zone, reduce its number of troops, take away its heavy weapons in the region, and to withdraw armed rebel forces from the area of the M4 highway. The Turks countered by demanding that Syria and Kurdish groups withdraw their troops from Manbij and Tel Rifaat and relinquish control over these regions to Turkish forces. Syria, expectedly, rejected such demands. This rejection coincides with Russian policy, since Manbij is under the control of not just Syrian troops but Russian military police who is conducting patrols in the city’s streets. Also, just recently Russian fighter jets bombed rebel positions on the outskirts of Idlib, another show of aggression against Turkey by Russia. A source told Middle East Eye that the reason why talks between Turkish and Russian officials failed was because “the Russian bear” wouldn’t agree to anything reasonable. “They won’t listen,” the source said. Russia did its bombing operation to attack rebels who are a threat to Russian troops (the Turks have called this a pretext that the Russians are using to justify their military expansion).
In the midst of such tensions, crowds of protestors attacked Turkish troops in Idlib, as we read in al-Monitor:
In Idlib, crowds organized a series of protests against the Turkish military presence in the areas controlled by the Syrian government troops including in Morek and Surman, demanding Turkey to pull out from Syria completely. The Turkish Defense Ministry said, “Some civilian-looking groups led by [the Syrian government gathered around the Turkish] observation points 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in the Idlib de-escalation zone.” The protesters attacked observation post 7 before being dispersed by the Turkish forces, the ministry added in a tweet.
The same al-Monitor report speaks about how Turkey warned rebels “against a possibility of a new battle in Idlib. Ankara has also intensified the training programs it is providing to the rebels in more than 150 military training camps and reinforced more than 140 positions where the Turkish troops are located.” “Turkey is training hundreds of Syrians in Idlib against a possible Syrian regime-led offensive,” one Syria expert told Middle East Eye. “Turkey has now established an intensive control in Idlib. Regime forces wouldn’t be able to move like they did in March.” So Turkey has 150 training camps in Syria for rebels who want to destroy Assad’s government, and 140 positions for Turkish troops within the country. All of this indicates that Syria is no longer a legitimate state and the Assad government is no longer in full control of its country as it is being ran by two major powers: Russia and Turkey. Moreover, Russia has continued to maintain some collaboration with Turkey in Syria. In fact, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, defended Russia’s pact with Turkey over Syria by arguing that “The government-controlled part of the Idlib de-escalation zone has increased considerably since the signing of the Russian-Turkish agreements.”
But, one cannot put his trust fully in diplomacy. We must remember the 2020 Balyun airstrikes in February in which the Russian and Syrian air forces conducted two airstrikes against a Turkish Army convoy, slaughtering around 60 soldiers (and maybe even more), making it the deadliest attack on the Turkish military in Syria. This was an open act of violence against Turkey. So diplomacy isn’t exactly to be relied upon in this situation. Turkey is continuing to prepare for more Russian airstrikes.“Assad cannot send his air assets anymore,” said one expert. “So if you see an air operation, now you know that they are definitely Russians.”
The Russians defend their bombing operations in Idlib by pointing to a recent Islamic terrorist organization called Khattab al-Shishani Battalions. Recently, Russian and Turkish troops, while doing their normal patrol on the M4 highway, were attacked by this Islamist group (this led Russia to suspend the patrols). Russia, angered by this, requested that Turkey give up the territory below the M4 to the Assad government. Since Assad’s government is controlled by the Russians, what this demand really involves is giving the territory to Moscow. It is obvious that there is a struggle between Russia and Turkey over Syria. Perhaps things will calm down, but given the long history of wars between the Russians and Turks, it would not be shocking at all if the countries ever broke out in a war again (it was just a hundred years ago that the Ottoman Empire and Russia were at war).
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