veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Indo-Pakistan& Indo-China Flareup Part 3

After illegally occupying two-thirds Jammu & Kashmir ( J & K ) in 1947 , India once again undertook an illegal step on August 5 , 2019 to integrate disputed IOK without any provocation by Pakistan and bifurcated it into two Indian Union Territories namely J & K and Ladakh .
It provoked both Pakistan and China .
The stand-off between China and India in the Himalaya region and confrontation between India and Pakistan in J & K have the potential to escalate into a bigger conflict between three nuclear armed neighbors , particularly when a clash suits USA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ongoing crisis between the two nuclear powers , chances of the situation catapulting into a bigger conflict are minimal .
The overall socio-politico-economic conditions of both the competing rivals are far from ideal and both are beset with host of external and internal challenges and can not afford to go to mutually destructive war .
Galvanized by USA and Israel , India desires permanent membership in UNSC , membership of nuclear suppliers group , become policeman of Indo-Pacific region , convert Indian Ocean into India ’ s lake , establish Akhand Bharat and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faced with internal security challenges such as dozens of insurgencies in all parts including seven states in northeast , agitations by suppressed minorities , simmering lavas of Indian Occupied Kashmir ( IOK ) , Khalistan and Naxalites movements , corona virus , declining economy and popularity of Modi , and tensions with China , Pakistan and Nepal .
India has border disputes with all South Asian neighbors .
Besides China and Pakistan , the possible future enemies of India could be Nepal , Sikkim , Bhutan and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan .
Given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may like to fulfil the dream of Mao Tse Tung of connecting the five fingers : Ladakh , Nepal , Sikkim , Bhutan , and Arunachal Pradesh with the palm of Tibet .
OBOR will help China in becoming the leading economic power of the world .
Under Xi Jinping , China is fast developing its military muscles with a view to emerge as the dominant power in Indo-Pacific region and to counter Indo-US plans to dominate Indian Ocean .
China is faced with Uyghur movement in Xingjian , threats from USA and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Indo-US-Israel nexus , Hong Kong crisis , Taiwan issue , Covid-19 and declining GDP .
Although Covid-19 virus has been controlled by China , it has still not invented a vaccine or eliminated the virus .
China launched three pronged attacks into Galwan River Valley and Pangong Tso on 5 May in Ladakh and Naka Lu in Northern Sikkim on 9 May after being provoked by India and getting convinced it was being outmaneuvered .
The scale and magnitude of China ’ s May incursions are much higher in intensity and intent than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1967 onwards .
China has by and large achieved its military objectives and not only secured its vulnerabilities as well as CPEC which is the flagship of OBOR , but has also forestalled ground threat to Gilgit-Baltistan ( GB ) by threatening the sole supply route of India through Indus/ Shyok Valley as well as posed caution to Indian airfield at Leh .
PLA has achieved a strategic edge over Indian military in the northern mountainous region and gained superiority of strategic orientation .
Other than India , China has no dispute with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and as such stands on a higher moral ground and has enlarged its influence the world over due to its policy of peace and friendship .
What China should do now ?
What it must be doing at present is to consolidate its gains in the newly acquired areas , and protect its vulnerable spots elsewhere .
Having done its job perfectly , China can now afford to sleep over the problem and let India to react .
In collusion with the West , Israel , India , Japan and Australia , maintain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by hook or crook .
Due to its unjust and interventionist policies , USA has made too many enemies and is getting isolated .
China combined with Russia pose a credible threat to the US unilateralism and hegemonic designs .
China , which is an ascending power , will remain number one enemy of USA , which is a declining power .
Trump instead of coming to the rescue of India in its testing times offered to mediate , which was promptly declined by Jinping .
In other words , the US has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an ally in a lurch at a time when it was needed the most .
Trump is more concerned about coming elections than poking his nose in someone else ’ s war .
Trump is too preoccupied in tackling the external challenges of which he has made a mess of , and in dealing with wobbly home front .
Whatever respect and authority he had has been soiled by the latest crisis in USA in the wake of murder of George Floyd , which has triggered violent protests and there is mini civil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has deepened and has become dangerous .
China ’ s ingress in Ladakh has imbalanced India , and India ’ s plans to grab GB have gone for a six .
India can neither hit back to push out PLA troops from occupied territories , since it knows it lacks the will and capacity and for sure it will again cut a sorry figure .
Nor it can afford to fiddle its thumbs , since politically inaction will be suicidal .
Muted response of India to China ’ s aggression in Ladakh and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jingoist and belligerent stance against Pakistan in the aftermath of Pulwama incident last year .
2019 and 2020 are bad years for India .
It has suffered series of humiliations at the hands of Pakistan and now China .
India was taken by surprise both at tactical and strategic levels in 1962 , August 1965 , May 1999 and now in May 2020 .
With prestige of Indian military rolled in the dust , future of Modi , Ajit Doval , Rajnath Singh , Gen Bipen and Gen Naravane have become dark since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their ouster on account of intelligence failure and diffident approach .
Indian military lacks requisite capacity and capability to go to war with China , let alone with China and Pakistan combined .
Much that India would like to avenge the humiliation by giving a befitting response , however , given the weak state of preparedness of Northern Command and low morale of its troops , and above all constricted nature of Galwan River Valley dominated by PLA troops , possibility of counter offensive to evict PLA forces and regain lost space is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ additional brigades in Ladakh region .
If more troops are pulled out from the eastern theatre and from the Kashmir Valley , it will be at the cost of losing balance in the two areas and might tempt Pakistan and Kashmiri Mujahideen to reactivate armed resistance in the Valley and carryout hit and run attacks on the 950,000 Indian forces bottled up in saturated space .
India has been trying to strategically encircle Pakistan since 2002 .
History has gone full circle and today India finds itself encircled and trapped by China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Indian military ’ s concept of limited war in a limited area against Pakistan is wonky since Pakistan lacking strategic depth will take any ingress by India howsoever limited as total war and will keep all options open to teach the aggressor a lesson of its life .
In this regard , DG ISPR has cautioned India not to play with fire and made it clear that any aggression will be responded with full might .
What India can do ?
What India can possibly do to restore its tarnished image is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese territory across the LAC elsewhere which is lightly held .
Indian media is quite capable of sensationalizing a small gain and blowing it up as a big daring venture .
Such an adventure is possible but will make no impact on China if the lost tactical space is devoid of strategic value and can not be used as a bargaining chip .
Therefore , this option is less likely since failure of attack ( s ) would rub more salt in the injured pride of India .
What India will be doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ losses and to guard against possible two-front war with China and Pakistan .
India must also be exploring avenues other than military option to retrieve its territories and restore status quo through political and diplomatic means .
Most feasible course of action for India is the diplomatic route .
But success of this option is dependent upon give and take .
Modi will have to climb down from the high horse he has been riding since June 2014 and bring a change in his radicalism and fascism .
Racist Modi ’ s record @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in India , his despotism and craze for Hindutva have exposed the ugly face of India and its high image has been smeared .
No tears were shed when India was thrashed by Pakistan last year and now by China since it is being seen as a cunning and hungry wolf .
This change of perceptions has left India with no moral ground to approach the UN since it has troubles with all its neighbors , and is the biggest violator of UN resolutions on Kashmir .
While juvenile offer of Trump was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ request for mediation to Russia has been regretted by Putin .
However , what is possible in immediate timeframe to dilute the anger of people of India and balm its wounds is to step up pressure on soft Pakistan and the besieged Kashmiris .
As starters , two Pakistani diplomats in Delhi were lifted and tortured .
In IOK , 13 Kashmiris were gunned down in a single day on 1 June .
Indian media is playing up a story that Bhasha dam will inundate archeological sites of Buddhists in GB .
Eight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for espionage and all were shot down by Pak troops .
Next India may launch a false flag operation to justify its multiple incursions into AJK .
Making an assessment that soon the base of operation in Afghanistan will become redundant , India might be trying to strengthen the presence of RAW in Iran to make it the next base for launching covert operations in Baluchistan , Makran seacoast and Karachi .
India may also take the extreme step of abrogating Indus Water Treaty and blocking water .
Indian Navy in collusion with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arabian Sea to make Indian Ocean turbulent with a view to block Pakistan sea-trade as well as to threaten CPEC from that end .
In this hypothesis , US , Israel , India military bases at Dokum in Gulf of Oman will be activated .
Iran ’ s role , which has defence and strategic treaties with India and has given technical control of Chahbahar Port to India , will be crucial .
Learning lessons from its debacles in 1962 in NEFA , in Doklam in 2017 , and the recent one , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deployment plan of its strike formations , 80 % of which are poised against Pakistan .
There is a possibility of shifting more forces from east to north .
Pakistan fought India in 1948 war in J & K , Rann of Katch conflict in April 1965 , the 1965 War and 1971 War , 1986-87 Brass-tacks faceoff , 1990/91 standoff in Kashmir , 1999 Drass-Kargil conflict , 2002 confrontation , and faced 18 year RAW sponsored covert war .
Except for the 1971 , which was an international conspiracy , Pakistan had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After the peace deal with India in 2004 , Pakistan adopted a defensive posture and a policy of appeasement which has proven detrimental for Pakistan .
In 1948 , Pakistan agreed to India ’ s proposal of ceasefire at a time when the pendulum had started to swing in Pakistan ’ s favor .
The single supply route through Samba-Kathua was susceptible to interdiction and Maj Gen Akbar had made plans for the same .
Had Indian forces in IOK not become outstretched and vulnerable , Nehru wouldn ’ t have begged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan to settle its Kashmir dispute with India by taking advantage of Indian military ’ s precarious situation in the Himalayas in 1962 .
However , Ayub Khan was duped by US President and UK PM , convincing him that a neutral stance by Pakistan would help in resolution of the dispute through dialogue .
Operation Gibraltar in August 1965 didn ’ t succeed since Kashmiris had not been prepared and motivated to start an armed uprising .
They disclosed the hideouts of infiltrators .
Mid-stream change of command during Operation Grand Slam @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vital 36 hours and change of objectives handicapped attacking troops to reach Akhnur despite being within grasping reach .
Drass-Kargil maneuver in Ladakh in 1999 was tactically brilliant which was in a position to sever Srinagar-Leh Highway and had floored the Indian military might , but it failed to deliver since strategic implications had not been taken into consideration .
Failing to evict the intruders , India had to beseech US and G-8 to force Pakistan to vacate the captured territories .
Armed uprising in Kashmir Valley had peaked in 2001/03 and demoralization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The situation was not cashed in by Pakistan under the fear of losing the goodwill of USA and getting declared a terrorist state .
Steps taken by Pakistan to mollify India gave a free hand to India to not only take the steam out of freedom movement but also launch covert operations from Afghanistan at a massive scale .
In spite of the fact that India is threatening to seize AJK-GB in 10 hours , and break Pakistan into four parts , and make Pakistan dependent upon India for every drop of water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for making some noise on the diplomatic front .
It has so far not initiated any covert or overt step to provide relief to the marooned Kashmiris or to force India to restore old status quo in IOK .
Its inaction emboldened India to introduce new domicile laws in IOK aimed at converting Muslim majority into minority and to threaten to invade AJK-GB .
Pakistan ’ s policy of dithering and restraint is out of sync with aggressive policy of India .
Banking on diplomacy and dialogue for the settlement of 72 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diplomacy has seldom resolved disputes .
Weak economy , huge disparity in conventional strength and divided home front are the biggest handicaps coming in the way of taking bold action against India .
History has proved that victories have been scored by smaller nations/resistance forces in spite of the handicaps .
Intending to fight India in AJK-GB rather than in IOK is a self-defeating policy .
China ’ s bold and imaginative military action against India in Ladakh-Sikkim regions has not only unnerved India and forestalled its offensive designs against Pakistan , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity to Pakistan to exploit India ’ s vulnerability to its advantage .
This time with China in the game , Kashmiris fully charged up , thoroughly battle inoculated army , and full spectrum nuclear deterrence , it is an altogether different scenario and has opened several options which are enumerated below : • Reinvigorate armed freedom movement in IOK and disrupt lines of communications .
• Ask China to supply arms to freedom fighters for a common cause .
• Activate the youth in AJK , impart military training to them and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Ask the UN to conduct partial plebiscite in AJK-GB , and make GB 5th province of Pakistan .
• Keep the Kashmir focused Jihadi forces in reserve and launch them when the situation gets favorable .
• Carryout troop mobilization along the eastern border as India had done in 2002 and 2008 , while taking Afghan Taliban into confidence to take care of our western and southwestern borders with Afghanistan and thus pose two directional threat to India .
• Make a plan to destroy Banihal Pass and interdict alternative route @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from rest of India .
• In league with China , elbow Nepal to threaten soft belly of Central India and force it to deploy troops along Indo-Nepal border .
• Step up diplomatic and propaganda campaigns to expose India ’ s human rights violations and expansionist designs .
• Shake-up the UN and press it to resolve the oldest dispute to avoid a nuclear war .
• Maximize pressure on India through international community and UN to stop brutalities in IOK , end the lockdown , restore old status of IOK and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resolutions .
It will benefit China , bleed Indian forces a bit , but will not change IOK ’ s status quo .
Pakistan will come under added pressure of the US , West and UN and charged with abetment of terrorism .
It will give an excuse to India to launch offensive in AJK with view to seize important bulge/salient .
While activating AJK as an operational base and triggering armed insurgency in IOK , maintaining defensive balance on ground , air and sea , and taking advantage of China ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ launch another Kargil like operation across the LoC in Ladakh which is the only place where armies of China and Pakistan can collude to cut the road leading to Leh , and isolate Siachin Glacier .
Or else , launch another Operation Grand Slam directed towards Akhnur-Rajauri .
Both maneuvers have germs of success and each one can put India in a nut cracker situation and force it to settle the dispute in accordance with wishes of Kashmiris .
If the limitations of tangible factors and economic resources impel Pakistan to maintain defensive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective defensive balance along the eastern border , an imaginative offensive defensive response should be worked out to not only push back the enemy attacks in AJK , but also cause maximum attrition to the attackers .
Having blunted the attacks , launch multiple counter attacks on pre-selected objectives across the LoC , the capture of which should remove our vulnerabilities and help in improving our defensive posture .
The PAF should strive to maintain local air superiority in areas of conflict , and Pak Navy should guard the seacoast and harbors .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep southern and northwestern borders neutral , or else the Taliban should be co-opted to help in providing security along Afghan border .
Kashmiri Mujahideen to threaten/interdict Northern Command rear areas and lines of communications .
Taking advantage of India ’ s dilemma , both Pakistan and China should maximize pressure on India to restore status quo in IOK and force Modi to sit on negotiating table to settle disputes with both countries .
Using the good offices of Beijing , Moscow and Ankara should be co-opted in this diplomatic effort .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , LAC and Working Boundary , and wait for India to attack AJK-GB to give a befitting response .
• Wait and see policy and give diplomacy a chance .
• Wait for economic improvement and political stabilization before going for an offensive action .
• Look toward Trump and the UNO , hand maiden of USA , for resolution of Kashmir dispute .
• Pray for the divine help or for Modi for a change of heart .
• Pin hopes on China to free IOK from clutches of India .
Note @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since these are defensive , weak-willed and amount to playing the Indian game and letting it consolidate its gains in IOK and implement its next phase of reducing the majority of Kashmiri Muslims into minority through new domicile laws followed by genocide .
Hence least desirable .
History has labeled Gen Yahya Khan responsible for the truncation of Pakistan in 1971 .
At that time Pakistan was isolated and devoid of nuclear power and was cut to size under an international conspiracy which even Napoleon Bonaparte or Julius Caesar couldn ’ t have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ different and favorable .
Economics , tangible factors and risks should not become handicaps .
It is just cause , will to fight , and full faith in Allah which counts .
9 million Kashmiris locked down for ten months are expectantly looking towards Pakistan to free them from the clutches of wolves .
History has given a chance to Imran Khan and Gen Qamar Bajwa to get their names recorded in history books in golden words or get denigrated .
Pakistan ’ s jugular vein has already been clutched by India and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it .
The writer is a retired Brig , war veteran , former Defence Attaché ’ and Dean of Corps of Military Attaches ’ in Cairo , defence & security analyst , international columnist , author of five books , Chairman Thinkers Forum Pakistan , Director Measac Research Center , Member CWC PESS and of Veterans Think Tank , and Member Council TJP .
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Asif Haroon Raja for VT
Overall analysis of Indo-China-Pakistan flare-up
After illegally occupying two-thirds Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in 1947, India once again undertook an illegal step on August 5, 2019 to integrate disputed IOK without any provocation by Pakistan and bifurcated it into two Indian Union Territories namely J&K and Ladakh. It provoked both Pakistan and China.
The stand-off between China and India in the Himalaya region and confrontation between India and Pakistan in J&K have the potential to escalate into a bigger conflict between three nuclear armed neighbors, particularly when a clash suits USA and Israel.
Notwithstanding the seriousness of the ongoing crisis between the two nuclear powers, chances of the situation catapulting into a bigger conflict are minimal. The overall socio-politico-economic conditions of both the competing rivals are far from ideal and both are beset with host of external and internal challenges and cannot afford to go to mutually destructive war.
India’s ambitions
Galvanized by USA and Israel, India desires permanent membership in UNSC, membership of nuclear suppliers group, become policeman of Indo-Pacific region, convert Indian Ocean into India’s lake, establish Akhand Bharat and become a global power.
India’s constraints
India is faced with internal security challenges such as dozens of insurgencies in all parts including seven states in northeast, agitations by suppressed minorities, simmering lavas of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), Khalistan and Naxalites movements, corona virus, declining economy and popularity of Modi, and tensions with China, Pakistan and Nepal.
India has border disputes with all South Asian neighbors.
Besides China and Pakistan, the possible future enemies of India could be Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
China’s ambitions
Given the favorable turn of events, China may like to fulfil the dream of Mao Tse Tung of connecting the five fingers: Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh with the palm of Tibet.
OBOR will help China in becoming the leading economic power of the world. Under Xi Jinping, China is fast developing its military muscles with a view to emerge as the dominant power in Indo-Pacific region and to counter Indo-US plans to dominate Indian Ocean.
China’s constraints
China is faced with Uyghur movement in Xingjian, threats from USA and its allies around South China Sea, Indo-US-Israel nexus, Hong Kong crisis, Taiwan issue, Covid-19 and declining GDP.
Although Covid-19 virus has been controlled by China, it has still not invented a vaccine or eliminated the virus.
China’s gains
China launched three pronged attacks into Galwan River Valley and Pangong Tso on 5 May in Ladakh and Naka Lu in Northern Sikkim on 9 May after being provoked by India and getting convinced it was being outmaneuvered.
The scale and magnitude of China’s May incursions are much higher in intensity and intent than any other previous intrusions or standoffs from 1967 onwards.
China has by and large achieved its military objectives and not only secured its vulnerabilities as well as CPEC which is the flagship of OBOR, but has also forestalled ground threat to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) by threatening the sole supply route of India through Indus/ Shyok Valley as well as posed caution to Indian airfield at Leh.
PLA has achieved a strategic edge over Indian military in the northern mountainous region and gained superiority of strategic orientation.
Other than India, China has no dispute with any South Asian country or its neighbors and as such stands on a higher moral ground and has enlarged its influence the world over due to its policy of peace and friendship.
What China should do now?
What it must be doing at present is to consolidate its gains in the newly acquired areas, and protect its vulnerable spots elsewhere.
Having done its job perfectly, China can now afford to sleep over the problem and let India to react.
USA’s ambitions
In collusion with the West, Israel, India, Japan and Australia, maintain hegemony over the world for 100 years by hook or crook.
USA’s fragilities
Due to its unjust and interventionist policies, USA has made too many enemies and is getting isolated.
China combined with Russia pose a credible threat to the US unilateralism and hegemonic designs.
China, which is an ascending power, will remain number one enemy of USA, which is a declining power.
Trump instead of coming to the rescue of India in its testing times offered to mediate, which was promptly declined by Jinping. In other words, the US has lived up to its tradition of leaving an ally in a lurch at a time when it was needed the most.
Trump is more concerned about coming elections than poking his nose in someone else’s war.
Trump is too preoccupied in tackling the external challenges of which he has made a mess of, and in dealing with wobbly home front. Whatever respect and authority he had has been soiled by the latest crisis in USA in the wake of murder of George Floyd, which has triggered violent protests and there is mini civil warlike situation. White and Black divide has deepened and has become dangerous.
Implications of China’s offensive
China’s ingress in Ladakh has imbalanced India, and India’s plans to grab GB have gone for a six.
India can neither hit back to push out PLA troops from occupied territories, since it knows it lacks the will and capacity and for sure it will again cut a sorry figure. Nor it can afford to fiddle its thumbs, since politically inaction will be suicidal.
Muted response of India to China’s aggression in Ladakh and Sikkim regions is starkly different to its jingoist and belligerent stance against Pakistan in the aftermath of Pulwama incident last year.
2019 and 2020 are bad years for India. It has suffered series of humiliations at the hands of Pakistan and now China.
India was taken by surprise both at tactical and strategic levels in 1962, August 1965, May 1999 and now in May 2020.
With prestige of Indian military rolled in the dust, future of Modi, Ajit Doval, Rajnath Singh, Gen Bipen and Gen Naravane have become dark since there are loud calls in India for their ouster on account of intelligence failure and diffident approach.
Indian military lacks requisite capacity and capability to go to war with China, let alone with China and Pakistan combined.
Much that India would like to avenge the humiliation by giving a befitting response, however, given the weak state of preparedness of Northern Command and low morale of its troops, and above all constricted nature of Galwan River Valley dominated by PLA troops, possibility of counter offensive to evict PLA forces and regain lost space is ruled out.
India has inducted two additional brigades in Ladakh region. If more troops are pulled out from the eastern theatre and from the Kashmir Valley, it will be at the cost of losing balance in the two areas and might tempt Pakistan and Kashmiri Mujahideen to reactivate armed resistance in the Valley and carryout hit and run attacks on the 950,000 Indian forces bottled up in saturated space.
India has been trying to strategically encircle Pakistan since 2002. History has gone full circle and today India finds itself encircled and trapped by China, Pakistan and Kashmiri Mujahideen from within IOK.
Indian military’s concept of limited war in a limited area against Pakistan is wonky since Pakistan lacking strategic depth will take any ingress by India howsoever limited as total war and will keep all options open to teach the aggressor a lesson of its life. In this regard, DG ISPR has cautioned India not to play with fire and made it clear that any aggression will be responded with full might.
India’s possible responses
What India can do?
What India can possibly do to restore its tarnished image is to plan a riposte to grab some Chinese territory across the LAC elsewhere which is lightly held. Indian media is quite capable of sensationalizing a small gain and blowing it up as a big daring venture. Such an adventure is possible but will make no impact on China if the lost tactical space is devoid of strategic value and cannot be used as a bargaining chip. Therefore, this option is less likely since failure of attack (s) would rub more salt in the injured pride of India.
What India will be doing at the moment is to prevent further losses and to guard against possible two-front war with China and Pakistan.
India must also be exploring avenues other than military option to retrieve its territories and restore status quo through political and diplomatic means.
Most feasible course of action for India is the diplomatic route. But success of this option is dependent upon give and take. Modi will have to climb down from the high horse he has been riding since June 2014 and bring a change in his radicalism and fascism.
Racist Modi’s record breaking human rights against Kashmiris and minorities in India, his despotism and craze for Hindutva have exposed the ugly face of India and its high image has been smeared. No tears were shed when India was thrashed by Pakistan last year and now by China since it is being seen as a cunning and hungry wolf. This change of perceptions has left India with no moral ground to approach the UN since it has troubles with all its neighbors, and is the biggest violator of UN resolutions on Kashmir.
While juvenile offer of Trump was rejected by China, India’s request for mediation to Russia has been regretted by Putin.
However, what is possible in immediate timeframe to dilute the anger of people of India and balm its wounds is to step up pressure on soft Pakistan and the besieged Kashmiris. As starters, two Pakistani diplomats in Delhi were lifted and tortured. In IOK, 13 Kashmiris were gunned down in a single day on 1 June. Indian media is playing up a story that Bhasha dam will inundate archeological sites of Buddhists in GB. Eight quadcopters trespassed the LoC in quick succession for espionage and all were shot down by Pak troops.
Next India may launch a false flag operation to justify its multiple incursions into AJK.
Making an assessment that soon the base of operation in Afghanistan will become redundant, India might be trying to strengthen the presence of RAW in Iran to make it the next base for launching covert operations in Baluchistan, Makran seacoast and Karachi.
India may also take the extreme step of abrogating Indus Water Treaty and blocking water.
Indian Navy in collusion with US Navy might carryout naval buildup in Arabian Sea to make Indian Ocean turbulent with a view to block Pakistan sea-trade as well as to threaten CPEC from that end. In this hypothesis, US, Israel, India military bases at Dokum in Gulf of Oman will be activated. Iran’s role, which has defence and strategic treaties with India and has given technical control of Chahbahar Port to India, will be crucial.
Learning lessons from its debacles in 1962 in NEFA, in Doklam in 2017, and the recent one, Indian higher military command might revisit the deployment plan of its strike formations, 80% of which are poised against Pakistan. There is a possibility of shifting more forces from east to north.
Pakistan’s responses
Pakistan fought India in 1948 war in J&K, Rann of Katch conflict in April 1965, the 1965 War and 1971 War, 1986-87 Brass-tacks faceoff, 1990/91 standoff in Kashmir, 1999 Drass-Kargil conflict, 2002 confrontation, and faced 18 year RAW sponsored covert war. Except for the 1971, which was an international conspiracy, Pakistan had an edge over six times bigger India. After the peace deal with India in 2004, Pakistan adopted a defensive posture and a policy of appeasement which has proven detrimental for Pakistan.
Pakistan’s lost opportunities
In 1948, Pakistan agreed to India’s proposal of ceasefire at a time when the pendulum had started to swing in Pakistan’s favor. The single supply route through Samba-Kathua was susceptible to interdiction and Maj Gen Akbar had made plans for the same. Had Indian forces in IOK not become outstretched and vulnerable, Nehru wouldn’t have begged UN for ceasefire.
China had nudged Pakistan to settle its Kashmir dispute with India by taking advantage of Indian military’s precarious situation in the Himalayas in 1962. However, Ayub Khan was duped by US President and UK PM, convincing him that a neutral stance by Pakistan would help in resolution of the dispute through dialogue.
Operation Gibraltar in August 1965 didn’t succeed since Kashmiris had not been prepared and motivated to start an armed uprising. They disclosed the hideouts of infiltrators.
Mid-stream change of command during Operation Grand Slam on 2nd Sept resulting in loss of vital 36 hours and change of objectives handicapped attacking troops to reach Akhnur despite being within grasping reach.
Drass-Kargil maneuver in Ladakh in 1999 was tactically brilliant which was in a position to sever Srinagar-Leh Highway and had floored the Indian military might, but it failed to deliver since strategic implications had not been taken into consideration. Failing to evict the intruders, India had to beseech US and G-8 to force Pakistan to vacate the captured territories.
Armed uprising in Kashmir Valley had peaked in 2001/03 and demoralization had set-in among the Indian soldiers. The situation was not cashed in by Pakistan under the fear of losing the goodwill of USA and getting declared a terrorist state. Steps taken by Pakistan to mollify India gave a free hand to India to not only take the steam out of freedom movement but also launch covert operations from Afghanistan at a massive scale.
Post 5 August 2019 situation
In spite of the fact that India is threatening to seize AJK-GB in 10 hours, and break Pakistan into four parts, and make Pakistan dependent upon India for every drop of water, Pakistan has been behaving cautiously except for making some noise on the diplomatic front. It has so far not initiated any covert or overt step to provide relief to the marooned Kashmiris or to force India to restore old status quo in IOK. Its inaction emboldened India to introduce new domicile laws in IOK aimed at converting Muslim majority into minority and to threaten to invade AJK-GB.
Pakistan’s policy of dithering and restraint is out of sync with aggressive policy of India.
Banking on diplomacy and dialogue for the settlement of 72 years old dispute is naïve and unwise. Diplomacy has seldom resolved disputes.
Weak economy, huge disparity in conventional strength and divided home front are the biggest handicaps coming in the way of taking bold action against India. History has proved that victories have been scored by smaller nations/resistance forces in spite of the handicaps.
Intending to fight India in AJK-GB rather than in IOK is a self-defeating policy.
China’s bold and imaginative military action against India in Ladakh-Sikkim regions has not only unnerved India and forestalled its offensive designs against Pakistan, but has also once again provided a striking opportunity to Pakistan to exploit India’s vulnerability to its advantage.
Options for Pakistan
This time with China in the game, Kashmiris fully charged up, thoroughly battle inoculated army, and full spectrum nuclear deterrence, it is an altogether different scenario and has opened several options which are enumerated below:
Combination of covert operations and diplomacy
Reinvigorate armed freedom movement in IOK and disrupt lines of communications.
Ask China to supply arms to freedom fighters for a common cause.
Activate the youth in AJK, impart military training to them and establish J&K govt-in-exile at Muzaffarabad.
Ask the UN to conduct partial plebiscite in AJK-GB, and make GB 5 th province of Pakistan.
province of Pakistan. Keep the Kashmir focused Jihadi forces in reserve and launch them when the situation gets favorable.
Carryout troop mobilization along the eastern border as India had done in 2002 and 2008, while taking Afghan Taliban into confidence to take care of our western and southwestern borders with Afghanistan and thus pose two directional threat to India.
Make a plan to destroy Banihal Pass and interdict alternative route covertly to cut Indian forces in IOK from rest of India.
Discreetly energize Khalistan movement and Sikhs in Jammu.
In league with China, elbow Nepal to threaten soft belly of Central India and force it to deploy troops along Indo-Nepal border.
Step up diplomatic and propaganda campaigns to expose India’s human rights violations and expansionist designs.
Shake-up the UN and press it to resolve the oldest dispute to avoid a nuclear war.
Maximize pressure on India through international community and UN to stop brutalities in IOK, end the lockdown, restore old status of IOK and then settle the dispute based on UN resolutions.
Implications of above.
It will benefit China, bleed Indian forces a bit, but will not change IOK’s status quo.
Pakistan will come under added pressure of the US, West and UN and charged with abetment of terrorism.
It will give an excuse to India to launch offensive in AJK with view to seize important bulge/salient.
Pak-China double pincer
While activating AJK as an operational base and triggering armed insurgency in IOK, maintaining defensive balance on ground, air and sea, and taking advantage of China’s gains against India in the north, launch another Kargil like operation across the LoC in Ladakh which is the only place where armies of China and Pakistan can collude to cut the road leading to Leh, and isolate Siachin Glacier. Or else, launch another Operation Grand Slam directed towards Akhnur-Rajauri.
Both maneuvers have germs of success and each one can put India in a nut cracker situation and force it to settle the dispute in accordance with wishes of Kashmiris.
Offensive defence
If the limitations of tangible factors and economic resources impel Pakistan to maintain defensive strategy, in that case while maintaining effective defensive balance along the eastern border, an imaginative offensive defensive response should be worked out to not only push back the enemy attacks in AJK, but also cause maximum attrition to the attackers. Having blunted the attacks, launch multiple counter attacks on pre-selected objectives across the LoC, the capture of which should remove our vulnerabilities and help in improving our defensive posture.
The PAF should strive to maintain local air superiority in areas of conflict, and Pak Navy should guard the seacoast and harbors. Foreign office should play its role to keep southern and northwestern borders neutral, or else the Taliban should be co-opted to help in providing security along Afghan border. Kashmiri Mujahideen to threaten/interdict Northern Command rear areas and lines of communications.
Diplomatic pressure
Taking advantage of India’s dilemma, both Pakistan and China should maximize pressure on India to restore status quo in IOK and force Modi to sit on negotiating table to settle disputes with both countries. Using the good offices of Beijing, Moscow and Ankara should be co-opted in this diplomatic effort.
Weakest options
Remain alert, strengthen defenses along LoC, LAC and Working Boundary, and wait for India to attack AJK-GB to give a befitting response. Wait and see policy and give diplomacy a chance. Wait for economic improvement and political stabilization before going for an offensive action. Look toward Trump and the UNO, hand maiden of USA, for resolution of Kashmir dispute. Pray for the divine help or for Modi for a change of heart. Pin hopes on China to free IOK from clutches of India.
Note: All these options suit India, since these are defensive, weak-willed and amount to playing the Indian game and letting it consolidate its gains in IOK and implement its next phase of reducing the majority of Kashmiri Muslims into minority through new domicile laws followed by genocide. Hence least desirable. History has labeled Gen Yahya Khan responsible for the truncation of Pakistan in 1971. At that time Pakistan was isolated and devoid of nuclear power and was cut to size under an international conspiracy which even Napoleon Bonaparte or Julius Caesar couldn’t have prevented. This time things are quite different and favorable. Economics, tangible factors and risks should not become handicaps. It is just cause, will to fight, and full faith in Allah which counts. 9 million Kashmiris locked down for ten months are expectantly looking towards Pakistan to free them from the clutches of wolves. History has given a chance to Imran Khan and Gen Qamar Bajwa to get their names recorded in history books in golden words or get denigrated. Pakistan’s jugular vein has already been clutched by India and it is time to respond and free it.
Concluded
The writer is a retired Brig, war veteran, former Defence Attaché’ and Dean of Corps of Military Attaches’ in Cairo, defence & security analyst, international columnist, author of five books, Chairman Thinkers Forum Pakistan, Director Measac Research Center, Member CWC PESS and of Veterans Think Tank, and Member Council TJP. asifharoonraja@gmail.com


veteranstoday--2020-06-08--Mammography Reduces Rate of Advanced and Fatal Breast Cancer

by Hannah Slater/Cancer Network/Home of the journal Oncology A contemporaneous comparison of women participating in breast cancer screening versus those not participating found that mammography screening reduces the rate of advanced and fatal breast cancers.1 “ This study shows that participation in breast cancer screening substantially reduces the risk of having a fatal breast cancer , ” Stephen Duffy , MSc , from Queen Mary University in London , said in a press release.2 “ Because the comparison of participating with non-participating persons was contemporaneous — with mammography screening and breast cancer treatment belonging to the same time period — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in treatment of breast cancer over time.
” Of 549,091 women , representing approximately 30 % of the Swedish screening-eligible population , the researchers calculated the incidence rates of 2,473 breast cancers that were fatal within 10 years after diagnosis and the incidence rates of 9,737 advanced breast cancers ( defined as invasive breast cancer measuring > 20 mm and/or with ≥4 metastatic axially lymph nodes ) .
Moreover , data on each breast cancer diagnosis and the cause and date of death of each breast cancer case were collected from national Swedish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regional cancer centers .
Ultimately , women who participated in mammography screening were found to have a statistically significant 41 % reduction in their risk of dying of breast cancer within 10 years ( relative risk , 0.59 ; 95 % CI , 0.51-0.68 ; P < 0.001 ) and a 25 % reduction in the rate of advanced breast cancers ( relative risk , 0.75 ; 95 % CI , 0.66-0.84 ; P < 0.001 ) .
Even further , a conservative estimate suggested a significant 34 % reduction in cancers that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participants .
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Mammography Screening Reduces Rate of Advanced and Fatal Breast Cancer
by Hannah Slater/Cancer Network/Home of the journal Oncology
A contemporaneous comparison of women participating in breast cancer screening versus those not participating found that mammography screening reduces the rate of advanced and fatal breast cancers.1
The study, published in Cancer, also found that these benefits appeared to be independent of recent changes in treatment regimens.
“This study shows that participation in breast cancer screening substantially reduces the risk of having a fatal breast cancer,” Stephen Duffy, MSc, from Queen Mary University in London, said in a press release.2 “Because the comparison of participating with non-participating persons was contemporaneous — with mammography screening and breast cancer treatment belonging to the same time period — it is not affected by potential changes in treatment of breast cancer over time.”
Of 549,091 women, representing approximately 30% of the Swedish screening-eligible population, the researchers calculated the incidence rates of 2,473 breast cancers that were fatal within 10 years after diagnosis and the incidence rates of 9,737 advanced breast cancers (defined as invasive breast cancer measuring >20 mm and/or with ≥4 metastatic axially lymph nodes). Moreover, data on each breast cancer diagnosis and the cause and date of death of each breast cancer case were collected from national Swedish registries. Tumor characteristics were gathered from regional cancer centers.
Ultimately, women who participated in mammography screening were found to have a statistically significant 41% reduction in their risk of dying of breast cancer within 10 years (relative risk, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.51-0.68; P < 0.001) and a 25% reduction in the rate of advanced breast cancers (relative risk, 0.75; 95% CI, 0.66-0.84; P < 0.001). Even further, a conservative estimate suggested a significant 34% reduction in cancers that were fatal within 10 years among screening participants.
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veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Breaking: Officials Vote to Defund Minneapolis Police, Fire them All

MINNEAPOLIS ( FOX 9 ) – Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for de-funding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model at a rally in Powderhorn Park Sunday afternoon .
At the end of the rally , the council members and some community activisits committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process .
The group also announced its intention to engage every willing community member to ask what safety means to them and ceate a “ new transformative model for cultivating safety.
” Minneapolis City Council President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jenkins , and Council Members Alondra Cano , Jeremiah Ellison , Steve Fletcher , Cam Gordon and Jeremy Schroeder joined activists from Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block for the announcement .
With the support of the nine councilmembers , they have created a veto-proof supermajority in support of disbanding the police department .
“ It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe , ” said Bender .
“ Our efforts at incremental reform have failed , period.
” Bender went on to say she and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally are committed to ending the city ’ s relationship with the police force and “ to end policing as we know it and recreate systems that actually keep us safe.
” Councilmember Ellison said frankly , “ This council is going to dismantle this police department.
” Similarly , Councilmember Cano said the council would “ abolish the Minneapolis Police system as we know it .
”

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for de-funding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model at a rally in Powderhorn Park Sunday afternoon.
At the end of the rally, the council members and some community activisits committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention to engage every willing community member to ask what safety means to them and ceate a “new transformative model for cultivating safety.”
Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender, Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, and Council Members Alondra Cano, Jeremiah Ellison, Steve Fletcher, Cam Gordon and Jeremy Schroeder joined activists from Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block for the announcement. With the support of the nine councilmembers, they have created a veto-proof supermajority in support of disbanding the police department. “It is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe,” said Bender. “Our efforts at incremental reform have failed, period.” Bender went on to say she and the eight other councilmembers that joined the rally are committed to ending the city’s relationship with the police force and “to end policing as we know it and recreate systems that actually keep us safe.” Councilmember Ellison said frankly, “This council is going to dismantle this police department.” Similarly, Councilmember Cano said the council would “abolish the Minneapolis Police system as we know it.” https://www.fox9.com/news/veto-proof-majority-of-minneapolis-city-council-announces-support-for-dismantling-mpd


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Mitt Romney Joins Christians in a March to Remove Donald Trump

Daily Beast : Longtime Never-Trumper Mitt Romney marched alongside nearly 1,000 Christian activists on Sunday from Washington , D.C. ’ s Ward 7 to the White House across the city ’ s highways to protest racial injustice .
The demonstration , organized by pastors , is intended to recall the Civil Rights era Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965 .
The Republican senator from Utah said he is marching “ to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.
” Romney has said that he will not vote to re-elect President Donald Trump in November .
The march is part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s death in police custody on May 25 .
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Community members have voiced concerns about police conduct in the area in recent years .
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Daily Beast: Longtime Never-Trumper Mitt Romney marched alongside nearly 1,000 Christian activists on Sunday from Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7 to the White House across the city’s highways to protest racial injustice.
The demonstration, organized by pastors, is intended to recall the Civil Rights era Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965. The Republican senator from Utah said he is marching “to make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.”
Romney has said that he will not vote to re-elect President Donald Trump in November. The march is part of a worldwide movement following George Floyd’s death in police custody on May 25.
Ward 7, the easternmost governing segment of the District, is a predominantly black region of the city. Community members have voiced concerns about police conduct in the area in recent years.


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Democratic Senators Condemn Betsy DeVos’ Final Title IX Rule

Udall , Heinrich , Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety • Secretary DeVos ’ new rule governing how schools handle allegations of sexual harassment and assault will weaken protections for survivors WASHINGTON , D.C. – U.S .
Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich , along with 35 Democratic senators , are condemning Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ final Title IX rule , which will weaken protections for student survivors of sexual harassment and assault .
In a letter to Secretary DeVos , the senators stressed that it was inappropriate to ask schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days amid the COVID-19 crisis and urged her to rescind the rule and focus on school safety—whether the threat is sexual assault and harassment or COVID-19 .
“ Not only does your misguided rule make it harder for students to report sexual assault and harassment , and create confusion for schools about their responsibilities , but the timing of the rule is completely inappropriate in light of the COVID-19 crisis .
As schools across the country remain closed and struggle to continue supporting students , while also working to understand how to reopen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to implement this rule in 100 days is grossly unfair and unrealistic , ” wrote the senators .
“ We urge you to prioritize students ’ safety , revoke the final rule , and instead work to help make schools across the country safer for all students , whether the threat is sexual assault and harassment or COVID-19.
” Secretary DeVos ’ final rule on Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 , the landmark civil rights law which governs how schools handle allegations of sexual harassment and assault , will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Narrowing the definition of sexual harassment and assault ; • Preventing schools from investigating instances that occur during a study abroad program , or are outside their programs or activities , including those that occur off-campus or online ; • Requiring schools to dismiss complaints if the complainants are no longer students—even if they dropped out or transferred due to the harassment ; • Allowing schools to avoid liability by claiming they have no knowledge of instances of harassment of assault—even when they reasonably should have known about them ; • Allowing schools @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wrong person ; and • Singling out harassment and assault as the only kind of misconduct to require live-hearings with direct cross-examination—even though many survivors have indicated that this would have prevented them from coming forward .
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Udall, Heinrich, Urge DeVos to Rescind Harmful Title IX Rule and Focus on Student Safety
by Carol A. Clark/Los Alamos Daily Post
SENATE News:
Secretary DeVos’ new rule governing how schools handle allegations of sexual harassment and assault will weaken protections for survivors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with 35 Democratic senators, are condemning Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ final Title IX rule, which will weaken protections for student survivors of sexual harassment and assault.
In a letter to Secretary DeVos, the senators stressed that it was inappropriate to ask schools to implement this new rule within 100 days amid the COVID-19 crisis and urged her to rescind the rule and focus on school safety—whether the threat is sexual assault and harassment or COVID-19.
“Not only does your misguided rule make it harder for students to report sexual assault and harassment, and create confusion for schools about their responsibilities, but the timing of the rule is completely inappropriate in light of the COVID-19 crisis. As schools across the country remain closed and struggle to continue supporting students, while also working to understand how to reopen and provide services safely, asking them to implement this rule in 100 days is grossly unfair and unrealistic,” wrote the senators. “We urge you to prioritize students’ safety, revoke the final rule, and instead work to help make schools across the country safer for all students, whether the threat is sexual assault and harassment or COVID-19.”
Secretary DeVos’ final rule on Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, the landmark civil rights law which governs how schools handle allegations of sexual harassment and assault, will weaken protections for survivors by:
Narrowing the definition of sexual harassment and assault;
Preventing schools from investigating instances that occur during a study abroad program, or are outside their programs or activities, including those that occur off-campus or online;
Requiring schools to dismiss complaints if the complainants are no longer students—even if they dropped out or transferred due to the harassment;
Allowing schools to avoid liability by claiming they have no knowledge of instances of harassment of assault—even when they reasonably should have known about them;
Allowing schools to avoid liability if survivors report to the wrong person; and
Singling out harassment and assault as the only kind of misconduct to require live-hearings with direct cross-examination—even though many survivors have indicated that this would have prevented them from coming forward. Read More:
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and writes on medical issues. Carol has three children RJ, Katherine, and Stephen – one daughter-in-law; Katie – two granddaughters; Isabella Marianna and Zoe Olivia – and one grandson, Alexander Paul. She also shares her life with her husband Gordon Duff, many cats, and two rescues. Carol’s Archives 2009-2013


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Real Deal: Trump’s White House ‘Bunker-Breakdown’ Being Kept from the Public (watch Sarah Cooper)

Editor ’ s note : There is no escaping this , these are Trump ’ s own words during a softball interview where he has a total breakdown .
A child lying about strangling his little sister would be more believable .
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Trump shit himself running to the bunker in a Hitler/Nixon frenzy...and now loses it for us all...
Editor’s note: There is no escaping this, these are Trump’s own words during a softball interview where he has a total breakdown. A child lying about strangling his little sister would be more believable.
How to bunker pic.twitter.com/cu7StjllD0 — Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) June 6, 2020
and this one where Trump is even worse…


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Real Land of the Free: Cuba Beat CV With Brains and Will (While police state America burns…)

Guardian : The World Health Organization has identified Latin America as the new centre for coronavirus pandemic , but over the last two months , cases in Cuba have fallen .
Cubans are now 24 times less likely to catch the virus than Dominicans , 27 times less likely to catch it than Mexicans , and more than 70 times less likely to be infected than Brazilians .
Desperate for tourist revenue , Cuba closed its border later than most other countries in the region .
But ever since the communist-ruled island shut out the outside world in late March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kitchen sink at the virus .
The state has commanded tens of thousands of family doctors , nurses and medical students to “ actively screen ” all homes on the island for cases Covid-19 – every single day .
That means that from Monday to Sunday , Dr Caballero and her medical students must walk for miles , monitoring the 328 families on her beat .
“ There ’ s no other country in the hemisphere that does anything approaching this , ” said William Leogrande , professor of government at American University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organization of their healthcare system is to be in close touch with the population , identify health problems as they emerge , and deal with them immediately .
“ We know scientifically that quick identification of cases , contact tracing and quarantine are the only way to contain the virus in the absence of a vaccine – and because it begins with prevention , the Cuban health system is perfectly suited to carry out that containment strategy .
”

Guardian: The World Health Organization has identified Latin America as the new centre for coronavirus pandemic, but over the last two months, cases in Cuba have fallen. Cubans are now 24 times less likely to catch the virus than Dominicans, 27 times less likely to catch it than Mexicans, and more than 70 times less likely to be infected than Brazilians.
Desperate for tourist revenue, Cuba closed its border later than most other countries in the region. But ever since the communist-ruled island shut out the outside world in late March, it has thrown everything but the kitchen sink at the virus.
The state has commanded tens of thousands of family doctors, nurses and medical students to “actively screen” all homes on the island for cases Covid-19 – every single day. That means that from Monday to Sunday, Dr Caballero and her medical students must walk for miles, monitoring the 328 families on her beat.
“There’s no other country in the hemisphere that does anything approaching this,” said William Leogrande, professor of government at American University in Washington DC. “The whole organization of their healthcare system is to be in close touch with the population, identify health problems as they emerge, and deal with them immediately.
“We know scientifically that quick identification of cases, contact tracing and quarantine are the only way to contain the virus in the absence of a vaccine – and because it begins with prevention, the Cuban health system is perfectly suited to carry out that containment strategy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/07/cuba-coronavirus-success-contact-tracing-isolation


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Exclusive: American Jews; Silence is Not Golden

A personal message to my fellow citizens , the American Jewish Community .
We appreciate the several non-Zionist Jewish organizations fully engaged in peaceful dialogue and partnership with the Palestinians to find an equitable solution to the 100 years old Arab-Israeli conflict .
A conflict directly related to the establishment of Israel by “ secular Jews ” who do not even believe in “ G-d ” but believe in the “ Promise land.
” The establishment of Israel resulted in the forced exile and disposition of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of their homes , properties , and farms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Nazi Europe , not only when millions lost their lives but also lost their wealth and personal artwork .
Thanks to President Clinton and Stewart Eizenstat , who worked very hard to ensure Jews got their properties back .
We know of the well-engaged activities of many Jewish communities under the guise of supporting Israel ’ s “ Right to Exist ” extend that to supporting Israel “ Right and Wrong ” .
Thus justify Israel ’ s right to steal and confiscate Palestinian land and properties , and the daily humiliations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
To take the water to build the Apartheid Wall to build “ Jewish Only Road ” to divide streets as it did in Hebron , giving the 70,000 trespassing settlers 4/5 of the street leaving 1/5 of it for the 250,000 Palestinians of Hebron .
We know of several active tax-exempt organizations supporting and funding these illegal armed settlers and “ Hell Top Jews ” we terrorize Palestinians .
Engaged in daily attacks on villages , burn and uproot hundreds of thousands of olive trees , poison their wells , shoot and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ burn churches and desecrate churches and mosques .
A large number of you remained silent if not celebrating the horrendous attacks on Gaza .
When Israel used phosphorous bombs , bombing schools , and hospitals , destroying over 40,000 homes , shooting and emptying the full magazine of rounds in the bodies of school children only to confirm the death of a young 13 years old school girl .
You also have remained silent as Israel practice the “ knee on the neck ” hold on hundreds of Palestinians you and old , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the young autistic boy in Jerusalem claiming he was armed .
The shooting took place last Saturday in the “ alley was of the Walled city neat the Lion Gate ” when Israeli security forces killed in cold blood Iyad Halak the 32 years old autistic and disabled Palestinians .
In your Saturday sermons , hardly any rabies speaks of if not denouncing what goes on justifying such criminal acts as supporting Israel ’ s “ rights of self-defense , “ even if that means killing Palestinians young and old in cold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have not seen any denouncing of such cold-blooded murder from the “ established Jewish community and leadership ” in the US .
I hope the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd , possibly by an Israeli trained US police officer , raises your sense of consciousness .
To take and muster the courage to stand , denounce , and confirm your support for “ Black Lives Matter ” and in support “ Palestinians Lives Matter ” join the public to demand the end of training by the IDF .
You should not be too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have supported and even funded the American police force ’ s training by the Israeli IDF .
These police officers not only killed and murdered American citizens but paid a heavy price for their crime and costing their cities hundreds of millions in civil claim creating a “ schism ” between the police and the public .
You have always demanded from us the “ Arab Americans and Muslim Americans ” to denounce the clod blooded murder of Jews anywhere in the world , whether such “ murder ” is done by “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Well , it is time for us to demand the same thing from you , from your leaders from your rabies and synagogues from your newspapers and your community leaders and for some of your temples to stop selling and promoting of houses in Israeli settlements built on Palestinian stolen properties in violations of international , national laws .
What is happening in Israel by the Israeli establishment and the IDF and by the well-funded “ settler ’ s movement ” should shame you as it stands against everything we knew Jews stood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ liberation movement around the world and here in the US ; the Civil Rights movement were many of you played a significant role in its success whether in the streets of Montgomery or national media and played a crucial role in ending the war in Vietnam .
I wonder what happened to the Jewish community we all knew in the 30s , 40s , 50s , and sixties from supporting and organizing labor unions to standing up to McCarthyism and , of course , your support for that Civil Rights movement .
All @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 67 War .
All that changed .
Now you need to decide which side you are on , either the police or the people , and you have to determine if you choose if you live up to your Torah and tradition of being on the right side of history .
For the love of Israel and humanity , only you can make peace possible .
“ Silence is Not Golden.
” Thank you

A personal message to my fellow citizens, the American Jewish Community.
We appreciate the several non-Zionist Jewish organizations fully engaged in peaceful dialogue and partnership with the Palestinians to find an equitable solution to the 100 years old Arab-Israeli conflict.
A conflict directly related to the establishment of Israel by “secular Jews” who do not even believe in “G-d” but believe in the “Promise land.”
The establishment of Israel resulted in the forced exile and disposition of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of their homes, properties, and farms. Similar to what happened to the Jews in Nazi Europe, not only when millions lost their lives but also lost their wealth and personal artwork. Thanks to President Clinton and Stewart Eizenstat, who worked very hard to ensure Jews got their properties back.
We know of the well-engaged activities of many Jewish communities under the guise of supporting Israel’s “Right to Exist” extend that to supporting Israel “Right and Wrong”. Thus justify Israel’s right to steal and confiscate Palestinian land and properties, and the daily humiliations of millions of Palestinians under Israeli Occupation.
To take the water to build the Apartheid Wall to build “Jewish Only Road” to divide streets as it did in Hebron, giving the 70,000 trespassing settlers 4/5 of the street leaving 1/5 of it for the 250,000 Palestinians of Hebron.
We know of several active tax-exempt organizations supporting and funding these illegal armed settlers and “Hell Top Jews” we terrorize Palestinians.
Engaged in daily attacks on villages, burn and uproot hundreds of thousands of olive trees, poison their wells, shoot and kill as they wish, attack and burn churches and desecrate churches and mosques.
A large number of you remained silent if not celebrating the horrendous attacks on Gaza. When Israel used phosphorous bombs, bombing schools, and hospitals, destroying over 40,000 homes, shooting and emptying the full magazine of rounds in the bodies of school children only to confirm the death of a young 13 years old school girl.
You also have remained silent as Israel practice the “knee on the neck” hold on hundreds of Palestinians you and old, and the latest are the cold-blooded murder of the young autistic boy in Jerusalem claiming he was armed.
The shooting took place last Saturday in the “alley was of the Walled city neat the Lion Gate” when Israeli security forces killed in cold blood Iyad Halak the 32 years old autistic and disabled Palestinians.
In your Saturday sermons, hardly any rabies speaks of if not denouncing what goes on justifying such criminal acts as supporting Israel’s “rights of self-defense, “even if that means killing Palestinians young and old in cold blood.
To your shame, we have not seen any denouncing of such cold-blooded murder from the “established Jewish community and leadership” in the US.
I hope the cold-blooded murder of George Floyd, possibly by an Israeli trained US police officer, raises your sense of consciousness. To take and muster the courage to stand, denounce, and confirm your support for “Black Lives Matter” and in support “Palestinians Lives Matter” join the public to demand the end of training by the IDF.
You should not be too proud that two major American Jewish organizations have supported and even funded the American police force’s training by the Israeli IDF.
These police officers not only killed and murdered American citizens but paid a heavy price for their crime and costing their cities hundreds of millions in civil claim creating a “schism” between the police and the public.
You have always demanded from us the “Arab Americans and Muslim Americans” to denounce the clod blooded murder of Jews anywhere in the world, whether such “murder” is done by “terrorist” or by lone-wolf attackers.
Well, it is time for us to demand the same thing from you, from your leaders from your rabies and synagogues from your newspapers and your community leaders and for some of your temples to stop selling and promoting of houses in Israeli settlements built on Palestinian stolen properties in violations of international, national laws.
What is happening in Israel by the Israeli establishment and the IDF and by the well-funded “settler’s movement” should shame you as it stands against everything we knew Jews stood for throughout history. Your support of liberation movement around the world and here in the US; the Civil Rights movement were many of you played a significant role in its success whether in the streets of Montgomery or national media and played a crucial role in ending the war in Vietnam. I wonder what happened to the Jewish community we all knew in the 30s, 40s, 50s, and sixties from supporting and organizing labor unions to standing up to McCarthyism and, of course, your support for that Civil Rights movement. All that changed with Israeli’s winning the 67 War. All that changed.
Now you need to decide which side you are on, either the police or the people, and you have to determine if you choose if you live up to your Torah and tradition of being on the right side of history. For the love of Israel and humanity, only you can make peace possible. “Silence is Not Golden.” Thank you
Sami Jamil Jadallah is a US Army Veteran (66-68) is a graduate of Indiana University and holder of a BA, MPA ( School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Jurist Doctor and is an international legal and business professional with more than 40 years in the construction business (KSA), Management Consulting and Business Development (Swiss), Hospitality, Aviation and Conservation (Morocco). Was the first to establish an internationally recognized conservation (Houbara) foundation in Morocco and North Africa. Currently Sami is managing a conservation and wildlife foundation with 100 employees in Morocco. Sami is a recipient of the “Leadership Award” from the US Sixth Army NCO Academy and recognized student leadership while at Indiana University. Sami was a co-founder of the United Palestinian Appeal and served on its board for over 12 years. He lives in Fairfax, VA. Sami is an advocate of the OneState for All of its People as a solution to the Israeli/Zionist conflict with the Palestinians. Sami has 4 bothers who served in the US military 2 Marines and 2 Army. www.jeffersoncorner.com


veteranstoday--2020-06-07--Intel Drop, June 7, 2020, Never Go Back

Intel Drop, June 7, 2020, Never Go Back

Right off , this is your chance .
America is coming awake .
Don ’ t be the same person , this was a lesson .
110,000 are dead , 85 % over 60 , us , our friends , for some parents and grandparents , lives cut short .
For healthcare workers , endless thousands sick , some extremely sick .
For others , scars that will last a lifetime .
Time to be better people .
No , this wasn ’ t an accident , it wasn ’ t natural and VT has been scrupulous in reporting .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ March , Wuhan games , North Carolina .
Please , no attempts at “ herd immunity.
” Also realize that your kids , no matter what you do , will probably see to it you get sick .
They are a nasty lot sometimes .
Under no fucking circumstances let media buzz you up into hatred and insanity , not even against the police .
Yes , the police need to be cleaned out , defunded , demilitarized , deIsraelized .
Police know this , others don ’ t .
Some , very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corrupt .
For honest police working there , it is a nightmare .
Police departments are the worst bureaucracies of all , too often led by the worst of the worst .
However , in many communities the opposite is true .
Sane and decent police exist , the majority , and need to be identified .
Others might be sane if they didn ’ t work in Klan departments , filled with Trumplets , White Supremacists , Jew haters and fake Rambos .
Would be honest cops are forced on the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is too common , forced to take the cash and then become part of the drug and whore lifestyle that even many rural departments are caught up in .
If you worked as a cop , you would understand .
Police only reflect the corruption of our communities , local politicians , crooked courts , the drug dealers , human traffickers and local Trump types that make every town in America a potential hell hole .
Clean them all out , the police are the symptom .
It has to be done by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but first of all , the mob party has to go , the GOP .
Don ’ t worry about the Democrats , they will kill each other .
Then go after the churches…half of America ’ s churches have become not “ political ” but centers of mind control propaganda .
Then there is the media , they go as well .
What matters most is how well organized and controlled the effort has been to hide from us how many Americans have suffered from the pandemic .
In Michigan , hundreds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims processed because employers objected and there could be no hearings .
How did they live , and we don ’ t mean the employers .
384,000 more had claims held up or checks stopped because up to 30,000 fraudulent claims were filed with stolen identities .
How many states had identical problems ?
How many never received anything because their employment fell through the cracks ?
Two weeks ago I was heading ( riding , I use a bike during non-snow-ZG1400 or other ) through Zeeland , Michigan .
Hundreds were out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , trying to feed a very prosperous ( religious-mostly GOP ) town that was trying to take care of its own .
The money for this exists in West Michigan but few other places .
How many people are starving ?
How are people living ?
How can we help without information ?
And why is it being kept from us , and it is being kept from us , like it has become “ classified ” , which indeed it seems to have , and we mean the Trumpsters who control the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us about American suffering .
OK , yesterday , drove to Selfridge ANG Base north of Detroit .
Commissaries have beef and are doing an excellent job .
Thanks to those folks .
Other stores ?
Many are selling out of date or uninspected food .
Do not buy it .
Be very careful of all beef and pork at local grocery chains .
Stay away from the $ 5 a pound “ off pink ” or grey hamburger .
There is little else .
We are being both poisoned and robbed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exception of reliable processors like Johnsonville or Bob Evans ( others ) .
Stores are filled with out of date garbage or packaged meats that were transferred without refrigeration .
Buy nothing you can ’ t smell or understand and certainly be careful about what you are eating .
Look for locally sourced foods and maybe start doing that from now on .
Try Islamic , Hispanic , Asian stores if they are available .
Driving back on M59 at least 10,000 marching along with 1000 police .
Police weren ’ t marching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not misbehaving but being as unpleasant as possible .
The marches should continue , never end and everyone should be involved .
Do you need me to tell you why ?
I hate talking about COVID as it is like beating a dead person .
One might ask why people beat live people but ask me , I will give you reasons , lots of them .
Ask the police , they don ’ t need reasons .
Remdesivir is working better than touted .
If you get sick , it is likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drug is showing promise as well .
It is clear now , despite hiding statistics .
Older Americans , African Americans , are likely to be targets of a manufactured pandemic just like Gaddafi warned us of .
Recommendation for most of you , as I observe here , keep sane , there is no keeping safe anymore but do your best , get away from the computer , the phone , control the anger , stay out of politics , no comment boards , no Facebook , and join what is happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go back .

By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
Right off, this is your chance. America is coming awake.
Don’t be the same person, this was a lesson. 110,000 are dead, 85% over 60, us, our friends, for some parents and grandparents, lives cut short.
For healthcare workers, endless thousands sick, some extremely sick. For others, scars that will last a lifetime.
Time to be better people. No, this wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t natural and VT has been scrupulous in reporting. We stick by our first stories in March, Wuhan games, North Carolina.
Please, no attempts at “herd immunity.” Also realize that your kids, no matter what you do, will probably see to it you get sick. They are a nasty lot sometimes.
Under no fucking circumstances let media buzz you up into hatred and insanity, not even against the police. Yes, the police need to be cleaned out, defunded, demilitarized, deIsraelized.
Police know this, others don’t. Some, very very many departments, entire counties are corrupt. For honest police working there, it is a nightmare.
Police departments are the worst bureaucracies of all, too often led by the worst of the worst.
However, in many communities the opposite is true. Sane and decent police exist, the majority, and need to be identified. Others might be sane if they didn’t work in Klan departments, filled with Trumplets, White Supremacists, Jew haters and fake Rambos.
Would be honest cops are forced on the “pad” by their departments, this is too common, forced to take the cash and then become part of the drug and whore lifestyle that even many rural departments are caught up in.
If you worked as a cop, you would understand. Police only reflect the corruption of our communities, local politicians, crooked courts, the drug dealers, human traffickers and local Trump types that make every town in America a potential hell hole.
Clean them all out, the police are the symptom.
300 years of mob rule in North America is the problem.
It has to be done by banding together and forgetting political parties; but first of all, the mob party has to go, the GOP. Don’t worry about the Democrats, they will kill each other.
Then go after the churches…half of America’s churches have become not “political” but centers of mind control propaganda. Then there is the media, they go as well.
What matters most is how well organized and controlled the effort has been to hide from us how many Americans have suffered from the pandemic. In Michigan, hundreds of thousands of unemployed never had their claims processed because employers objected and there could be no hearings.
How did they live, and we don’t mean the employers.
384,000 more had claims held up or checks stopped because up to 30,000 fraudulent claims were filed with stolen identities.
How many states had identical problems? How many never received anything because their employment fell through the cracks?
Two weeks ago I was heading (riding, I use a bike during non-snow-ZG1400 or other) through Zeeland, Michigan. Hundreds were out, carrying food parcels, unloading trucks, trying to feed a very prosperous (religious-mostly GOP) town that was trying to take care of its own.
The money for this exists in West Michigan but few other places. How many people are starving? How are people living? How can we help without information? And why is it being kept from us, and it is being kept from us, like it has become “classified”, which indeed it seems to have, and we mean the Trumpsters who control the “liberal media” are lying to us about American suffering.
This is a big deal.
OK, yesterday, drove to Selfridge ANG Base north of Detroit. Commissaries have beef and are doing an excellent job. Thanks to those folks.
Other stores? Many are selling out of date or uninspected food. Do not buy it. Be very careful of all beef and pork at local grocery chains. Stay away from the $5 a pound “off pink” or grey hamburger. There is little else.
We are being both poisoned and robbed.
Also watch for packaged meats with the exception of reliable processors like Johnsonville or Bob Evans (others). Stores are filled with out of date garbage or packaged meats that were transferred without refrigeration.
Buy nothing you can’t smell or understand and certainly be careful about what you are eating.
Look for locally sourced foods and maybe start doing that from now on. Try Islamic, Hispanic, Asian stores if they are available.
Driving back on M59 at least 10,000 marching along with 1000 police. Police weren’t marching, they were in their cars, not misbehaving but being as unpleasant as possible.
Shame on them.
The marches should continue, never end and everyone should be involved. Do you need me to tell you why?
I hate talking about COVID as it is like beating a dead person. One might ask why people beat live people but ask me, I will give you reasons, lots of them. Ask the police, they don’t need reasons.
Remdesivir is working better than touted. If you get sick, it is likely to save you.
One more cancer drug is showing promise as well.
It is clear now, despite hiding statistics. Older Americans, African Americans, are likely to be targets of a manufactured pandemic just like Gaddafi warned us of.
Recommendation for most of you, as I observe here, keep sane, there is no keeping safe anymore but do your best, get away from the computer, the phone, control the anger, stay out of politics, no comment boards, no Facebook, and join what is happening, turn your life around and never go back.


veteranstoday--2020-06-08--Malcolm X Was Right, Islam Can Solve US Racism Problem

I sympathize with people who are angry about the murder of George Floyd and other abuses by American police .
Abusive police are a serious problem here in the USA , epecially in black communities .
The police abuse problem is one aspect of the larger problem of rampant injustices and inequalities .
There is also the related problem of the moral , ethical , and spiritual vacuum left by the decline of religion .
The US empire is in a decadent phase and the police violence and protests are a symptom of impending collapse .
Trump is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a defender of law and order .
He apparently thinks that if the protests and violence continue , they will distract from the economic crisis and people will vote for him in hopes of restoring order .
So he is throwing gasoline on the fire .
Black people were brought to the Americas in chains .
They were viciously exploited and treated like cattle .
Their religions and cultures were annihilated .
Institutionalized racism kept them as second class citizens through the 1960s , after which misguided secularist cultural engineers destroyed the twin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and family , producing the dysfunctional fatherless families associated with the drug plagues and high crime rates in many black communities since then .
Today almost 70 percent of black children are born to unmarried parents .
For that reason , crime rates are vastly higher in black communities than in other American ethnic communities , even when adjusted for income .
There is only one solution : The black community should revolt against the secularist cultural engineers and return to religion .
The Nation of Islam and similar religiously based groups , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running security , and enforcing family values , in African American communities .
I would not be surprised if the protests and riots continue , on-again off-again , throughout the summer .
Police will likely brutalize more black people , fueling new grievances and further protests .
Whether this re-elects Donald “ law and order ” Trump , or leads to his defeat , remains to be seen .
There are several possible scenarios .
Most likely the protests will bring more people out to vote .
Black voters in particular , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , may come out to vote against Trump in greater numbers than would have happened without the protests .
Black turnout could turn out to be the key factor deciding the presidential race .
Many analysts believe Trump won in 2016 because his operatives succeeded in suppressing the black vote .
If black people , and others who don ’ t like Trump , are outraged enough , they may come to the polls in great numbers , which could ensure Trump ’ s downfall .
Keep in mind that only a little @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bother to vote in US presidential elections , so the deciding factor is which side ’ s voters turn out to vote in greater numbers .
The Democrats have to work the hardest to bring their voters to the polls , since Democratic voters ( including blacks , 90 % of whom vote Democratic ) tend to be poorer and more marginalized .
Obama ’ s recipe for victory was to generate huge black turnout .
Hillary Clinton ’ s recipe for defeat was to fail to excite marginal voters , especially blacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t very exciting .
But he could profit from black anger at Trump .
If enough potential Democratic voters are angry enough at Trump to actually vote , Trump will lose .
Another scenario : If the chaos becomes too great , Trump ’ s calls for law and order could resonate with a broad cross section of ordinary Americans .
The worst case would be Trump declaring martial law and postponing the election .
But US military leaders are signaling that they wouldn ’ t go along with that .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conservative outlets like Fox and Breitbart , is dominated by Jewish Zionist liberals .
( Fox and Breitbart are run by Zionist-extremist conservatives . )
The liberal media has been hammering Trump from the day he announced he was running for president , while conservative media supports him .
Social media , especially Facebook , helped elect Trump by taking large sums of money from psychological operations specialists who succeeded in stimulating turnout for Trump , and suppressing anti-Trump turnout , in key swing states .
So overall the mainstream media is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ offered sympathetic coverage of African-American protestors , and Twitter is starting to restrict Trump ’ s tweets .
But Trump was elected because so many Americans no longer trust mainstream media .
Many people react agaist the positions taken by the media .
The media are finding it more difficult to play their gatekeeper role , which is why internet censorship is accelerating .
I agree with Malcolm X , who said Islam was the only solution to American racism .
But what he didn ’ t say is that part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help the black community reform itself and become healthier , more disciplined , more productive , more capable of self-governance , and better able to win the battle against racism .
( White people , for their part , do tend to lose their racism when they come to Islam , which is of course what Malcolm meant . )

Iranian newspaper Sobhe Sadiq interviews Kevin Barrett, VT Editor
Question: Protests over police brutality and the death of George Floyd continue to rage across the US. What do you think about the protests?
I sympathize with people who are angry about the murder of George Floyd and other abuses by American police. Abusive police are a serious problem here in the USA, epecially in black communities. The police abuse problem is one aspect of the larger problem of rampant injustices and inequalities. There is also the related problem of the moral, ethical, and spiritual vacuum left by the decline of religion. The US empire is in a decadent phase and the police violence and protests are a symptom of impending collapse.
Question: US President Donald Trump, in a tweet after midnight on Friday, called the protesters in Minneapolis “thugs” and said, “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” His tweet was widely criticized for inciting violence. What is your take on his stance?
Trump is trying to capitalize on the chaos by posing as a defender of law and order. He apparently thinks that if the protests and violence continue, they will distract from the economic crisis and people will vote for him in hopes of restoring order. So he is throwing gasoline on the fire.
Question: The United States is a contradiction. Its founding principles embrace the ideals of freedom and equality, but it is a nation built on the systematic exclusion and suppression of communities of color. From the start, so many of this country’s laws and public policies, which should serve as the scaffolding that guides progress, were instead designed explicitly to prevent people of color from fully participating. What are the reasons behind this?
Black people were brought to the Americas in chains. They were viciously exploited and treated like cattle. Their religions and cultures were annihilated. Institutionalized racism kept them as second class citizens through the 1960s, after which misguided secularist cultural engineers destroyed the twin pillars of the black community, religion and family, producing the dysfunctional fatherless families associated with the drug plagues and high crime rates in many black communities since then. Today almost 70 percent of black children are born to unmarried parents. For that reason, crime rates are vastly higher in black communities than in other American ethnic communities, even when adjusted for income. There is only one solution: The black community should revolt against the secularist cultural engineers and return to religion. The Nation of Islam and similar religiously based groups, not racist white police, should be running security, and enforcing family values, in African American communities.
Question: What will be the future of this protest?
I would not be surprised if the protests and riots continue, on-again off-again, throughout the summer. Police will likely brutalize more black people, fueling new grievances and further protests. Whether this re-elects Donald “law and order” Trump, or leads to his defeat, remains to be seen.
Question: How can these developments affect the upcoming Presidential election in the US?
There are several possible scenarios. Most likely the protests will bring more people out to vote. Black voters in particular, and those who sympathize with the black community, may come out to vote against Trump in greater numbers than would have happened without the protests. Black turnout could turn out to be the key factor deciding the presidential race. Many analysts believe Trump won in 2016 because his operatives succeeded in suppressing the black vote. If black people, and others who don’t like Trump, are outraged enough, they may come to the polls in great numbers, which could ensure Trump’s downfall.
Keep in mind that only a little over 50% of eligible voters actually bother to vote in US presidential elections, so the deciding factor is which side’s voters turn out to vote in greater numbers. The Democrats have to work the hardest to bring their voters to the polls, since Democratic voters (including blacks, 90% of whom vote Democratic) tend to be poorer and more marginalized. Obama’s recipe for victory was to generate huge black turnout. Hillary Clinton’s recipe for defeat was to fail to excite marginal voters, especially blacks. Biden, like Hillary, isn’t very exciting. But he could profit from black anger at Trump. If enough potential Democratic voters are angry enough at Trump to actually vote, Trump will lose.
Another scenario: If the chaos becomes too great, Trump’s calls for law and order could resonate with a broad cross section of ordinary Americans. The worst case would be Trump declaring martial law and postponing the election. But US military leaders are signaling that they wouldn’t go along with that.
Question: How do you assess the mainstream media policies? What about social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and so on?
The mainstream media, aside from a few conservative outlets like Fox and Breitbart, is dominated by Jewish Zionist liberals. (Fox and Breitbart are run by Zionist-extremist conservatives.) The liberal media has been hammering Trump from the day he announced he was running for president, while conservative media supports him. Social media, especially Facebook, helped elect Trump by taking large sums of money from psychological operations specialists who succeeded in stimulating turnout for Trump, and suppressing anti-Trump turnout, in key swing states. So overall the mainstream media is a mixed bag. The liberal media has offered sympathetic coverage of African-American protestors, and Twitter is starting to restrict Trump’s tweets. But Trump was elected because so many Americans no longer trust mainstream media. Many people react agaist the positions taken by the media. The media are finding it more difficult to play their gatekeeper role, which is why internet censorship is accelerating.
Question: Do you see any hope for a change of behavior towards African Americans?
I agree with Malcolm X, who said Islam was the only solution to American racism. But what he didn’t say is that part of the reason for that is that Islam can help the black community reform itself and become healthier, more disciplined, more productive, more capable of self-governance, and better able to win the battle against racism. (White people, for their part, do tend to lose their racism when they come to Islam, which is of course what Malcolm meant.)