This is the beginning of my new thread on the sub-topic of Trump and Netanyahu's war of aggression in Iran, the death of mass-murder culprit Khamenei and related, as well as the preceding widespread protests in Iran against the Iran-theocracy.
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@Infoseepage Yes, I agree. Those bases do not increase the people's safety, but very much the opposite. Not only now under particularly arbitrarily aggressive Trump, but this also shows (again) that USA can not be relied upon as an ally since that construct has been many times repeatedly used for extortion, etc against the nominal allies.
It seems to me the politicians just want those bases because they believe having those give some sort of "prestige", which is a political currency at value drastically increasing the more authoritarian any particular politician is.Also, see the book "NATO's secret armies" https://libcom.org/article/natos-secret-armies-daniele-ganser incl PDF-file) and the old BBC-documentary "Operation Gladio" (https://archive.org/details/operationgladio) for very much more.
@b9AcE The US needs to be reduced to a continental power. Every base with US troops in it around the world is a liability to the host nation and a danger to all nations within its reach. Without those bases, the US would be reduced to a continental power with a overstuffed military with much less ability to project power via that military throughout the world.
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@b9AcE The US needs to be reduced to a continental power. Every base with US troops in it around the world is a liability to the host nation and a danger to all nations within its reach. Without those bases, the US would be reduced to a continental power with a overstuffed military with much less ability to project power via that military throughout the world.
@Infoseepage Every war bloc is a threat, especially to the people residing within it as against them it is constant while externally it is at least potentially variable.
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@b9AcE The US needs to be reduced to a continental power. Every base with US troops in it around the world is a liability to the host nation and a danger to all nations within its reach. Without those bases, the US would be reduced to a continental power with a overstuffed military with much less ability to project power via that military throughout the world.
@b9AcE Since it's quite clearly entered a phase where the US regime is willing to outright decapitate governments it doesn't like through military force and real-time intelligence on the locations of key governmental figures, it is on the free nations of the world to do everything in their power to limit the ability to take these illegal acts.
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@b9AcE Since it's quite clearly entered a phase where the US regime is willing to outright decapitate governments it doesn't like through military force and real-time intelligence on the locations of key governmental figures, it is on the free nations of the world to do everything in their power to limit the ability to take these illegal acts.
@b9AcE The US needs to be isolated as the pariah it has become. This needs to be done with urgency by all nations as a matter of deep national security and as a cooperative effort between nations to reestablish in fact the sovereignty of nations and a firmer enforced framework on international relations and law. You either do this, or what you'll have is ever escalating might makes right games played by nations with nuclear arsenals.
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@b9AcE Since it's quite clearly entered a phase where the US regime is willing to outright decapitate governments it doesn't like through military force and real-time intelligence on the locations of key governmental figures, it is on the free nations of the world to do everything in their power to limit the ability to take these illegal acts.
@Infoseepage I can only repeat my recommendations for that book and that documentary.
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USA's Consulate, Lahore, Pakistan.
People are displeased.Narmak, eastern Tehran, reportedly around 14:00 local, after USA/Israel's continuing bombing.
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Narmak, eastern Tehran, reportedly around 14:00 local, after USA/Israel's continuing bombing.
I saw that picture when it was new but I decided it seemed unlikely and it wasn't via a prior trusted source, so I didn't forward it, and now... there is a
"Fact Check: Image of Khamenei’s body trapped beneath rubble is made with AI"
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/image-khameneis-body-trapped-beneath-rubble-is-made-with-ai-2026-03-02/
So, like, if you see someone forwarding it, please let them know, politely.
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I saw that picture when it was new but I decided it seemed unlikely and it wasn't via a prior trusted source, so I didn't forward it, and now... there is a
"Fact Check: Image of Khamenei’s body trapped beneath rubble is made with AI"
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/image-khameneis-body-trapped-beneath-rubble-is-made-with-ai-2026-03-02/
So, like, if you see someone forwarding it, please let them know, politely.In Iran, "At least 1,500 killed on third day of war, including 200 civilians" verified reports highly trusted Hengaw human rights org:
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-2 -
In Iran, "At least 1,500 killed on third day of war, including 200 civilians" verified reports highly trusted Hengaw human rights org:
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2026/03/article-2USA/Israel bombed a counter-revolutionary military IRGC facility in Kermanshah, W Iran.
For the people, life is like this now: -
@cthon1c I can not verify, only rely on usually trustworthy sources, so I delete unless it is reported on from major news-outlets.
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USA/Israel bombed a counter-revolutionary military IRGC facility in Kermanshah, W Iran.
For the people, life is like this now:I had posted here a toot with videos claimed to show a skyscraper fire in Bahrain, but I have been made aware that they were https://newsmeter.in/fact-check/iran-strikes-high-rise-building-in-bahrain-fire-erupts-no-video-is-ai-generated-763926 incorrect, so I deleted that toot.
Sorry.
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@cthon1c OK, correction tooted. Thank you. I really should have done better. I can only give the explanation that I am very tired, for obvious reasons, but I should have done better anyway.
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@cthon1c Yaay.
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