Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on January 12, 2020, commemorating the martyrdom of Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
Translation: resistancenews.org
Transcript:
[…] My third point concerns the response (to the assassination of Soleimani), or the just retribution (which must be inflicted on the United States), which I mentioned last Sunday after His Eminence the Leader (Khamenei), (political and military) Iranian and Iraqi officials, and Resistance movements throughout the region. All aspects of this issue need to be highlighted.
It can be formulated in one sentence: the response to the American crime that caused the martyrdom of Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as well as the brothers who accompanied them, is not a simple operation. It is a path, a long journey that we have initiated, and that must lead to the expulsion of the American military presence from our region, from the whole Middle East, or, as His Eminence the Leader (Khamenei) names it, the region of Western Asia. This will be the response. The response is not a single operation. What happened at the American base of Ain al-Assad is just a slap, and it is not the answer to the martyrdom of Qassem Soleimani. And anyone who views the attack on Ain al-Assad as the Iranian response is completely mistaken. It is only a slap, as defined by His Eminence the Leader, inflicted on American forces and bases, a slap that is part of this long process. It’s just a thunderous start, a thunderous military start. It is a powerful first step that has shaken (American imperialism), on the long road of the retaliation to this crime, which is one of the greatest crimes committed by the United States in our region. And as I said, this must lead to the expulsion of American troops and the end of the American military presence in our region.
I want to talk a little bit about this slap. Then, I will talk about this path (which should lead to the end of the US military occupation of the Middle East).
First, this slap… When the Aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted, a few days ago, in the middle of the night… Of course, the main target was the Ain al-Assad base. In Erbil, they only fired one or two missiles, and the message was merely psychological. But the real military target was the Ain al-Assad base. Several missiles traveled hundreds of kilometers and struck the heart of the base, as recognized by the United States’ Defense Secretary, and hit their targets. This event was enormous and constituted a veritable earthquake. It placed the whole region… We followed the events overnight, and during all the following day, and the whole region was on the brink of war.
I want to talk a bit about the impact of this slap, this strike. Of course, since the early hours, some US media, and also the media in the Gulf and the Arab world, who are more American than the Americans themselves, have started to prepare the ground for the American reaction. From that moment, I understood that Trump was going to swallow the insult and would do nothing, I understood that he was going to pipe down. When they started to insist emphatically on the fact that there were no dead or injured soldiers, to diminish the importance of the slap and to disparage it (they are accustomed to do that), I understood that Trump would not do anything.
But if we want to be objective and consider somewhat the real importance of this slap, we must establish the following points.
First, this slap, this major military strike, demonstrates unparalleled courage on the part of the Iranian leaders and the Iranian people, who supports his leaders. This courage is indescribable. Who are we talking about? They fired missiles at an American base, at American forces. As all (serious) experts and analysts have pointed out in the past few days, such a thing has not happened since the end of the Second World War. We are talking about a State, not an organization, a group, a Resistance movement. Because it has already happened that a non-State group strikes the Americans, like the attack (that killed 241 American officers and soldiers) against the headquarters of the Marines in Beirut in 1983 (attributed to Hezbollah). But it is very different when we speak (not of a clandestine organization but) of a State, which has institutions, leaders, an army, (Revolution) Guards, refineries, factories, airports, ports… A State has a lot to lose, as they say. This act and this decision express an incommensurable and unprecedented courage and audacity. Who dares to do such a thing all over the face of the Earth? In the whole world, who dares to attack the Americans directly and brazenly? Since the Second World War, no one has dared to stand up to the Americans and strike them openly, firing missiles at one of their bases. Who dares to do such a thing?
Especially that during the previous days, the American officials threatened (of violent reprisals in the event of Iranian response). And you remember Trump’s Tweet: if you hit us or do anything, I will immediately respond, violently and firmly, by destroying 52 Iranian strategic sites, including cultural ones. But he swallowed everything he said. These threats were clearly present on the minds of Iranian leaders when they made this decision.
Therefore, the first element established by this slap and this strike is the unequaled courage and boldness of the Iranians manifested by this act, which marks a rupture and confirms a whole new stage (in History). The message to the United States and its allies in the region is that it faces officials, a regime and a people of tremendous courage. If Washington imagined that the Iranians were afraid, weakened, had backed away, had become cowardly,and felt defeated, they received a scathing denial. This was perhaps Iran’s strongest decision since the death of Imam Khomeini, may God have mercy on him (not to say since the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in 1979). But in all truth, one can consider this grandiose act only as a summit of courage. We know very well (in Hezbollah) what it means to make a decision of this nature, which can lead to dangerous reactions, even war, to (regional or perhaps global) war.
The second point is that this strike or slap revealed the power of Iran’s military capabilities. Because there were always people who denigrated this capacity. There are, in truth, people who are pathetic non-entities and who take pleasure in their state, and belittle themselves, having no self-esteem, but they do not accept to see strong, dignified, powerful and capable people in this (Arab-Muslim) Nation, people who actually do what they say and achieve everything they promise. They don’t accept it because they’re just the opposite of that. This strike exposed the truth of Iran’s military capability. The missiles are 100% Iranian made. They were not bought from US arms manufacturers and paid hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from the pockets of the Iranian people (unlike Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, especially in their war against Yemen). These missiles are Iranian-made, and the experts are Iranian, with no need for any foreign experts. The targets were determined by the Iranians, as was the entire technical process. The launches were carried out by Iranian officers and soldiers, and not by mercenaries hired in the United States or other countries (United Kingdom, France, Israel…) as do other States (in the region). The decision was Iranian, as are the weapons and the execution of the operation.
And the missiles hit their targets precisely. All the missiles hit the base successfully. Some talk about 13 missiles, the US Secretary of State for Defense talks about 11 missiles that struck inside the base, fired from hundreds of kilometers away. What does this mean for the United States? All American bases in the region are within range of Iranian missiles, and can be struck with great precision. And it should be known that the Islamic Republic of Iran has missiles even more precise than those which it used for this operation, but it did not resort to them, because it keeps them in reserve (for later).
And despite their high alert, maximum alert, and the fact that they expected an imminent response from Iran, the Americans failed to intercept any of these missiles. And this all their bases are in the same situation. This is a message to all those who are plotting with the United States against Iran. And this is a very strong message to the Zionist entity, which still believed it could play with Iran. It is a message to Netanyhau, who has always dreamed of sending his air force to bomb the Iranian nuclear installations. But the military and security officials within the Zionist entity always opposed him. He wanted to achieve a feat, but this imbecile does not know his limits and does not know to which abyss he is leading his entity. The message of this strike is a very strong message to the Zionists. When they hear threats from His Eminence the Leader, may God preserve him, or from Iranian officials against the Israeli entity, they must take these threats very seriously. This has been understood and stated by Israeli analysts and experts over the past few days. The missile strike hit the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq, but the mourning was in the Zionist entity, because they understood that this is what awaits them if they dare to attack Iran, plot against Iran or threaten Iran. Because Iran has this capacity and this power.
This is why, my brothers and sisters, this strike is huge and of paramount importance. Whether US soldiers got killed & wounded or not, this will be revealed in the coming days. The CNN reporter yesterday saw the scene and showed a spectacle of desolation, saying it was caused by a single missile. We could see a huge destruction in this base. Even if most of the soldiers had gone to take refuge in the shelters, weren’t there guards, soldiers at the observation and defense posts? We’ll see (if there are victims). However, the scale of the military damage is colossal. We are talking about (the destruction of) extremely sophisticated radars, equipment, planes, installations… Anyway, whether or not there are victims, this strike alone, in itself, the way in which it was carried out has all the importance that I have just emphasized.
One of its effects is to have broken America’s prestige. The prestige of the United States was shattered by the strike against the base of al-Assad, whether in the eyes of their friends or in the eyes of their enemies. Yes, the Americans kept a low profile, they lowered their heads and piped down! During the last days, yes, the American soldiers stood on a foot and a half (ready to run away), and we are talking about the United States, o people (reference to earlier words of Nasrallah following the assassination by Israel of two Hezbollah fighters in Syria, mocking the fear of Israeli soldiers while awaiting the inevitable response)! This is what Iran has achieved in the past few days. And that’s why in Israel, one of the mourning topics that gets a lot of attention is that according to some rumours, Trump prepares to withdraw from Iraq and the region, and leave Israel alone (against their enemies). Today, within the Zionist entity, all the talk is about this nightmarily prospect. The prestige of the United States has been shattered.
And what has been the response of the United States? They swallowed the insult. Under what pretext? ‘Be happy o Americans, no one got killed (proclaims Trump).’ But who are you? You are the United States! It’s an American base! Thousands of American soldiers hid, dispersed, ran all over the place, rushed to the shelters, moped in fear and terror for hours! Missiles hit your base, and a State claimed responsibility for these strikes! Your equipment, your radars, your planes have been destroyed! And after all that, you stay quiet? Trump swallowed the insult.
Just see the pictures. We in Lebanon have a long experience in this area. Go and see the footage from Trump’s press conference on January 8 in the morning. The Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Defense Secretary and the commanders of the United States armed forces were standing, and Trump arrived. What did their faces express? Did they express a victorious America? A powerful America? America in a position of strength and arrogance? An America that has just defeated its enemies? Or was it, on the contrary, a scene of mourning in the White House? Just look at their faces! Review the images, and observe their faces (carefully)!
And when Trump talked about the situation, he immediately went in another direction. ‘As long as I am President, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. They will never get nuclear weapons.’ What a joke! Iran has no desire for nuclear weapons! Who is he kidding? He talked about something else, and he swallowed the insult. He made it clear that the United States would not use a military response but economic sanctions.
Why? Why is that? Simply put, o my brothers and sisters, because Iran is powerful. Because Iran is brave. Because Iran is capable. What prevented Trump (from retaliating) ? I’m sure that when they met that night, the military said to him: if you decide to strike Iran, you must know that they have already pointed their missiles at all our bases and that all of them will be struck (immediately, which will cause thousands of victims among our troops). And the Iranians have let the Americans know, via intermediaries, and have also publicly announced that if the United States retaliates, they will immediately strike all American bases in the region as well as Israel. And the US military told Trump that they are unable to defend their bases, as the example of Ain al-Assad has shown, and that things would certainly escalate to war. And who claims that Trump is willing to head for war? (Nobody!)
I add to that the extraordinarily massive funeral (of Soleimani) in Iran. Its importance should not be underestimated. This is part of the message of colossal power sent (by Iran to its enemies). The decision to retaliate is not only that of the Leader or of political and military decision-makers, it is a decision of the entire Iranian people! This is what the Iranian people have longed for. The Iranian people was ready for war to defend his honor, and to avenge the blood of his eminent and grand martyr, Hajj Qassem Soleimani.
And that’s why, in all simplicity, Trump piped down, he swallowed his pride and backed away. And he made a speech devoid of any threat. And of course, he repeated his lies: ‘I call on Iran to negotiate (with the United States). I call on Iran to cooperate…’ And who expressed himself in these terms? The one who the previous night received 11 huge missiles on his forces at the base of Ain al-Assad. ‘I call on Iran to cooperate on our common interests such as the fight against ISIS.’ You hypocrite, you pretend to want to fight ISIS when you have just murdered the two biggest commanders in the region who have fought and inflicted countless defeats on ISIS? While ISIS celebrated their death so gleefully?
Trump again declares to the Iranian people: ‘I only wish prosperity for you.’ But what a shameless liar! Are you pretending to want prosperity for the Iranian people when you impose on him sanctions and a state of siege, the most severe siege in the history of Iran? And he said again, not during this press conference, but in meetings and interviews later, he repeated his lies to the Americans. Because he has to put forward a good reason (for what he did). The Americans asked him where he led the country, what situation he put them in, and he had to justify his assassination of Soleimani & Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis with a pretext. Anyway, because my state of clergyman does not allow me to show you or describe the images, I invite you to watch the cartoons published by the Washington Post. These cartoons are a commentary on the Iranian missiles launched against the Al-Assad base and Trump’s stance. Look at them.
In order to put forward an (admissible) pretext, he claims that he ordered the murder of Soleimani because he was about to blow up American embassies in the region. Liar! He lies to his people! And it is well known that he is the greatest liar in the history of the United States of America. All American Presidents were liars, but the biggest liar in their history is unquestionably Trump. In no case did Hajj Qassem Soleimani plan to attack American embassies. Never in his life, never ever. It was not part of his plans, or even of his ideas. It never crossed his mind (because embassies are civilian and therefore illegitimate targets). These are Trump’s lies that seek to cover up the real reasons for the crime he perpetrated.
Anyway, this silence of the United States after this (humiliating) slap from Iran is also a lesson addressed to all (the other countries) so that they be courageous, have confidence in their capacities and their power and have faith, and realize that as great and tyrannical the power of the United States can be, there are safeguards, limits, circumstances to which even American decision-makers must submit. It is therefore a mere slap in the path that we have just taken, and which should lead to the expulsion of all the American forces from our region.
I will now very quickly address the last point of my speech, namely the next steps that should lead us to this lofty goal. And I’m going to talk about two things in particular, very briefly.
The first point is related to Iraq. Why Iraq? Because it is the battlefield in which the crime was committed. After Iran, the first place that should be concerned with the response against the United States is Iraq. Here are the reasons in order of priority:
1 / because the crime was perpetrated on Iraqi territory, in the shadow of Iraqi sovereignty (which has been flouted), on the road to Baghdad airport;
2 / because the crime also targeted a very high ranking Iraqi commander, an official leader, the deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd al-Cha’bi); he is a commander of the official Hashd al-Cha’bi force (integrated into the Iraqi national army);
3 / because the crime targeted Hajj Qassem Soleimani and his Iranian brothers who defended Iraq and sacrificed themselves for the Iraqi people.
Iraq is therefore the first country, after Iran, which has the duty to respond to this crime. The first response took place during the (mass) funeral of the martyrs, and in the position expressed by religious leaders, scholars, politicians, religious education establishments and the Iraqi people.
The second response was the stance of the head of the Council of Ministers and the Iraqi Parliament, who demanded the departure of the American forces.
And by the way, I hope that Mas’oud Barzani (Kurdish separatist leader) will be grateful for the benefits brought by Hajj Qassem Soleimani, which he acknowledged many years ago. Today, you need to (publicly) acknowledge these benefits. When ISIS was on the verge of reaching Erbil (in Iraqi Kurdistan), when all of Kurdistan was on the verge of falling into the hands of ISIS, and you contacted all your friends to help you, but they forsake you, you then contacted the Iranians, who from the second day, as you acknowledged, sent you Hajj Qassem Soleimani with his brothers. And I add that he was accompanied by Hezbollah brothers, who went with him to Erbil. And they all told me that Mas’oud Barzani was trembling, his two hands were literally trembling with fear and terror. But it was the rapid presence of Hajj Qassem Soleimani and the Islamic Republic of Iran at your side that repelled this danger which threatened you all, and which has never been seen in the history of Kurdistan.
Today, you have a duty to acknowledge these benefits and to participate in the response alongside other leaders in the Iraqi government, the Iraqi Parliament and the Iraqi forces.
Be that as it may, the authentic response, one of the most important elements of the authentic response, is to expel American forces from Iraq. The Iraqi Parliament has already taken a step in this direction, and we are grateful for that, because it is a grandiose, capital, courageous, bold and important decision. The head of the Council of Ministers, Sayed Abd al-Mahdi, who follows the implementation of this decision with courage and sincerity, and publicly asked Pompeo to send a delegation to negotiate the stages of the withdrawal of the US forces, all this is closely followed by the leaders, officials and people of Iraq. And if this is followed up seriously, the departure of American troops will be an inevitable certainty, and the best response to this infamous crime. This is what Hajj Qassem and Abu Mahdi aspired to: they wanted to see Iraq liberated from the occupation, cleansed of all the terrorist forces which are protected by the officers of the occupying US forces and their helicopters, that move the leaders and ISIS commanders from one province to another (to save them). It was their highest hope. And this responsibility falls on the Iraqi people. And if the Americans do not go out voluntarily, the Iraqi people will know how to force them out, as will the factions of the Resistance.
Of course, we must know that the American administration will do everything possible to delay the implementation of this historic decision by the Iraqis, by playing on internal dissension, reviving sedition, threatening sanctions and confiscation of Iraq’s property and deposits that are in the United States. The United States puts the Iraqi people before two choices: ‘Either you force me out and I will punish you by confiscating your money, or I will continue to occupy you and plunder your oil and your choices.’ So choose, o Iraqis. This is what Trump wants for Iraq. He wants your oil, he wants your sovereignty, he wants to take over your country. It will be up to the Iraqis to choose.
The second and final point of my speech is the steadfastness of the Resistance Axis on its path. After the slap of Ain al-Assad, and, with the Grace of God, and the developments under way in Iraq, I consider that the Resistance Axis must start to act. We must start to act. What we all said a few days ago (we vowed to expell the US forces from the region) is not an empty promise. It was not a vain statement meant to boast, to absorb the blow that was dealt to the Resistance Axis or to cheer up people. Never. The Axis of Resistance is serious, sincere and pragmatic in achieving the grandiose goal it has set for itself. And the days, weeks and months to come will demonstrate this unequivocally. I said it was a long way. It is a difficult road. The Americans must withdraw from their bases; their soldiers, their officers and their warships must leave our region. They must leave (voluntarily). The alternative… I’m going to speak the opposite of what I said last Sunday. I said that they came to our region in a vertical position (and would leave in a horizontal position, in coffins). Now, I tell them this: either you get out voluntarily on your two legs, in a vertical position, or you will leave in a horizontal position (in coffins). This is the alternative available to you. And this is a final and irrevocable decision of the Resistance Axis. It’s just a matter of time. There will be no hindsight on this issue. Anyone who imagines that this grandiose event, this grandiose martyrdom, this pure blood which has been unjustly shed, will be forgotten after a few months or a few years, is greatly mistaken. Never. We are talking about the start of a new phase, a new stage, a new era in the region. And the days to come will let you see it with your own eyes (our first actions to kick US forces out will be visible to all). I don’t need to dwell on this any further.
This is the responsibility of the (Arab-Muslim) Nation, of the whole Nation. I know with certainty that today, our peoples have the height of soul, spirit and aspiration required, they have a high forehead, courage and are daring without limits, they have a disposition to sacrifice and a lucid conscience. It is the case everywhere in our Arab-Muslim world. The current dangers are well understood by all, (as is the need to uproot them definitively by expelling the American occupier, who is the main cause of most if not all of our problems).
The American administration and the American murderers will pay the price for this crime and all the other crimes they have committed and continue to commit in our region and in our countries. They will pay dearly for it, and they will find out that they were wrong in their calculations.
After the martyrdom of Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Hajj Abu Mahdi, I listened to statements by Trump, Vice President Pence, the Secretary of State, the Defense Secretary, the National Security Advisor and of the United States Congress who all claimed that the world is a safer place after the assassination of Soleimani. You are deluding yourself! You are grossly mistaken! And you will soon realize it. You will realize it by the blood (of your soldiers & officials). You will soon find out. Which world is safer? The world of those whose territory is occupied? The world of the oppressed? The world of peoples? The Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan, Pakistani, Yemeni, Bahraini people, the peoples of the region? Are you talking about these people? Certainly not. You talk about the world of the Zionists, the world of the occupiers, the world of the despots and the tyrants. The days to come will reveal to you that after the martyrdom of Soleimani, the world will be very different (from what it was): there will be no more security for the tyrants, murderers, criminals and despots.
I will stop here for today. […]
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“Any amount counts, because a little money here and there, it’s like drops of water that can become rivers, seas or oceans…” Hassan Nasrallah
As we have come to expect, Nasrallah delivers not just an opinion, but the correct view of the situation, plus abundant facts that cannot be spun or miscued.
The great events in early January are historic, as he points out about the Iranian missile attack upon the US base in Iraq and the double assassination in Baghdad of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi. Not just historic but pivotal, which shall result in the turning out of the Hegemon from the Middle East. Troops, boots on the ground, will be reduced to Marines guarding embassies. Bases will be closed. And CENTCOM will withdraw enormous amounts of equipment back to Tampa (with a portion sent, most assuredly, to Ukraine).
However, before this turning out occurs, the US will try to save the al Nusra and Uyghur fighters in Aleppo and Idlib. They aren’t done with the obsession over Assad and the need to bleed Russia for replacing them along the coast of the Mediterranean (not just East Med, Syria and Lebanon, but Egypt and likely, Libya). Already Russia has a strong relationship militarily with Algeria. Thus, MENA is becoming a Russian sphere of influence and power, based on oil, gas, military defense systems, and diplomatic cooperation.
The US cannot abide this. They will try to change the dynamic. The fulcrum now is Turkey. They are using Erdogan to disrupt Russian plans for Syria and Libya, as the Emperor thinks he rules the Ottoman Empire.
We are in for more war in Iraq and Syria, and probably, much more in Libya.
However, the die is cast. It was forged by the US drone strike January 2 in Baghdad and the Iranian missile strikes January 7 at Ain al-Assad. Unintended consequences doom the Hegemon.
@Larch
How many home grown Air Defence systems do the Iranians have?
Do they have enough to give them to Iraq and install a no fly zone over Baghdad ?
This would be an asymmetrical response. A defensive offence.
T
As Saker has pointed out, Iran could not handle a major air attack of missiles, drones and bombers. So, they can protect some valued assets, but not what they need. Their “defense” depends on their ability to launch a devastating missile counter-attack. They don’t have missile defense systems to spare.
So, Iraq is talking about S-300 or S-400 from Russia. But what threatens them from the US/NATO/Coalition air power can be dealt with by MANPADS. They would seriously limit the US helicopter forces.That would put US troops on land vehicles, and then IEDs and RPGs, TOW missiles and mortars would seriously limit logistics and tactical moves.
Thanks Larch,
That would take care of the helicopters, any idea why they haven’t provided them ?
Do the Iranians have MANPADs that can take down a drone at high altitude ?
The Misagh-2 has Flight ceiling of 4 km, way too low to hit a Reaper etc at 60,000 feet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misagh-2
If they do, I’ve often wondered why they haven’t given them to the Afghans and others living under the USA’s cowardly terror drone program.
T.
Iran is pragmatic. If the US leaves Afghanistan too quickly, then Iran has to face Pakistan backing the talibs 100%. In Iraq however, its a different story. Iran has no interests in Afghanistan other than a pro Iranian gubment. So a US presence is being tolerated, otherwise Iran would have to pony up the dollars to maintain the Kabul gubment. In Afghanistan……US/ Iranian interests are aligned for the time being.
Is the Syrian assertiveness and Russian support in Idlib related in some way with the strategy described by Nasrallah ?
Or ir is the other way arround ?
Menaning Suleimani targeted political assassination has been prompted by the US being at the edge of the cliff in ME…
The slap was a bit more than a slap, after seeing a soldier being interviewed and his description of the shock that was delivered, he described a human being, being shook to the core. And here’s why.
If you hold both your arms straight above your head, on your back, for an extended period of time (even a short 15 minutes at first), a rookie will end up with a head ache as the internal force of gravity (the brains ability to hold up the humanly body parts) puts an evenly placed pressure surrounding the brain, (like a net around the top of a helium balloon holding a basket of weight). After a short while the pressure on the brain causes one to get a headache that the only remedy is to sleep it off and not try that yes,(life saving?) remedy again or risk the same result.
So the soldier describes a sinking feeling right after the blast, like internal body parts somehow shook to the core and sunk, slowly (rubber band style) creating the pressure on the brain that leads to the headaches or worse, depending on how bad off ones body mechanics are to begin with. So this pretty much disables the soldier from continuing his services and now needing a treatment that obviously the doctors have no idea what is going on, thin the blood or who knows what next to “cure” the patient.
So it looks real good that no one died to Americans, and real good to the Iranians b/c they rendered a 100 soldiers useless. And further more the Iranians have the weapon of surprise to continue the pattern until the logical conclusion of leaving the mid east finally sinks into the brain of the generals, so they can agree with trump that it is best to leave rather than start a war you cant win.
So now its just the timing of the future attacks and patience of the Arab world, to either realize the military will not come to senses about negotiations and just how long does one attempt to negotiate with someone who cant be reasoned with before you fire the next volley of rockets, wash rinse and repeat until the laundry is done.
Here is the difference between the truth and the false. Nasrallah deconstructs Trump’s every word and action and allows the truth to define the man. Even though I did not vote for Trump, I feel deeply ashamed to be represented by him. I hope Trump won’t read this exposure or else, he will be unable to function. My grand mother had a saying “Lo puso como mecate de puerco (He left him as a pig’s string). In conclusion: Nasrallah 10, Trump 0.
It didn’t just start with Trump, this ignoring the TBI has been going on forever.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/20/506146595/pentagon-shelves-blast-gauges-meant-to-detect-battlefield-brain-injuries
I think while USA has been working on Thermo-Bombs that vaporize lungs in cave’s 1 sq-miles, that Iran may have been working on Bariometric Bombs that cause oscillations in the ear-drums that cause the brain-cavity to oscillate and rupture internally.
Rather than get caught with their pants down, the USA would rather just deny reality.
The above might hold, or otherwise the US wants to ENSURE that all returning (alive) soldiers are permanently punch-drunk and not a future threat to the PTB. The latter is probably the correct answer to this TBI situation.
The absolutely Stupid and feckless action by the Former ” Reality TV Actor”, and “Serial Bankrupt” Pawn of Zionist Israel named Donald Trump is symptomatic of a Collapsing Culture. Having spent some time myself as an ignorant , propagandized enlisted man in the USMC back in the early 1950s in Korea { another waste of precious blood and treasure } ; I look back now on decade after decade of Venality, stupidity and Evil by the government leaders in my United States. The simple but easily manipulated American people themselves ; for the most part are “oblivious” to what is occurring because of Mis Information spewed out by our Zionist controlled Media . Everything will eventually return to the Mean ; and those Countries in the Middle East will soon prevail over a bankrupt and over extended USA. I welcome the dedication and patriotism of the leaders of Iran who will soon prevail over the gangsters in charge of US Foreign Policy. The Dummies in Washington DC are oblivious to the fact that Persians invented Chess. God Speed to the Iranian Leadership.
Far more people know the Persians invented chess than know this little factoid:
585 BC- 529 BC CYRUS THE GREAT PERSIA; FIRST DECODED OFF CUNEIFORM HUMAN DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;
Excellent.
Many thanks for quote it..!
Kind regards..!
As I pointed out, more war in Iraq.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202002111078289280-nato-reportedly-set-to-boost-presence-in-iraq-by-reassigning-us-led-coalition-troops/
The US shell game, using NATO, not US, calling them coalition, not NATO troops.
Identifying them as trainers, not combat forces.
But the wheel has turned, and the Iraqis will literally blow these proxies out of Iraq.
We’ve seen these moves before. The difference now is American, NATO, Coalition generals are fair game, too.
There’s going to be a Marine barracks moment unless Centcom pulls its head out of where_it_don’t_shine and removes itself from countries where it does not have a legal right to be.
He is right. All American military personnel need to be evacuated from the occupied territories.
To the Americans,
This is the moment in which you need to make the decision to be absolutely honest with yourselves. Your homeland is the only land that you should be willing to shed your blood defending.
The land in which you, and your parents, and your grandparents were born.
Assaulting these people, in their own homeland is inherently and essentially wrong.
You will not win this fight. Simply put, it is because you have allowed yourselves to be manipulated into being on the wrong side of this fight, as with many others.
You are being given a chance to leave peacefully. I must be honest here, this is far more grace than I expected to have been offered.
That decision lies with a few elderly personnel at the top of the chain of command, they see things differently. The elderly have always sent their youth off to war to fight their ideological battles, they signed up and are getting paid to do exactly as the command structure demands.
Cemented in their views they are not about to turn the ship on a dime with years of reputation on the line, the majority will tow the line and make it a political battle. And we proved that western politics ruined the human race so this formulatic decision has already been made.
You can pray like Nancy would pray for the president, but you can not save military lives by trying to convince the military to turn this ship of destruction around, its a reputation set in stone.
Of note inferred but not stated under “us bases within reach in region”—there’s that spanking new us base, first one ever, still being built it’s so new, in israhell.
i see it may or may not have have been included in that list of 35 bases within reach noted by Iran.
Groundbreaking was on SEP18/2017.
Israel and U.S. officials on Monday inaugurated the first permanent American military base in the country, which will house dozens of U.S. troops and a missile defense system.
The base will be located within the Israel Defense Forces Air Defense School in southern Israel, near Beersheba, Defense News reported.
I still don’t understand why China has not sent any troops to assist Syria as Russia has. I realize they do provide assistance in other forms but no boots on the ground. This has been discussed before but I still don’t comprehend the Chinese stance as don’t they have as much reason as the the Russians do in regard to the Uyghur (extremist) threat confronting their country. Of course no one wants to send their sons to war but wouldn’t this mess fix itself up sooner if they participated as the Russians do and help both Russia and Syria in the form of manpower? China is fighting it’s own battle right now but once it defeats a simple virus it will have to confront another menacing threat in the form of terrorists.
In Israel at both ports Ashdod & Haifa, that were paid for by China, both these ports cost over $1 Billion USD, they’re the only deep-water ports in the region.
One of the most interesting facts about this ‘silk-road’ investment that Israel say’s will make Israel the Bridge-Head to Europe for the silk-road, that in exchange for the investment China promises to protect the entire nuclear Israel navy from external harm. Think about this Israel gets its foreign investors to not only protect their assets on Israel land, but also protect Israel’s naval fleet at the ports. This of course includes advanced Chinese air defense, not unlike the Russians manufacture.
So not only is USA building bases in Israel ( to protect Israel ), but China is guaranteeing the Israel Navy security for its fleet.
It’s clear that both USA&China are investing in Israel for the long game.
A decade ago already i read where china was in helping build a railroad across some part of the negev desert, likely to move goods to those deep sea ports. i don’t have any details, i just remember that.
Considering that has been a low-tech commoditized technology/skill for generation, rather like steel mills, dunno why else they’d come in to build it.
So china is, always has been welded in with the globalists, almost certainly the start point was in early 1972, late Feb. so to note after his re-inauguration 2nd term, when Tricky Dicky made an unexpected visit to Mao (d. 1976), likely to promise him they wouldn’t get the vietnam or cambodia workover treatment if they got onboard.
Also, just look at the push to get them into WTO (late DEC/2001 got in) & who was behind that.
That would also help explain that bizarre short “border conflict” between china & vietnam in february 1979. Note Says China was upset vietnam getting too cozy with USSR! WTF! Well, considering this was under 4 years after the Saigon embassy helicopter exit, seems they were well before 1979 on opposite (switched) sides.
There is a central tenant of peace and of balance in their philosophy, I believe. They apply these qualities as broadly throughout their spheres of interaction as they can. Basically, I think that’s what they are genuinely trying to apply.
Excellent, honest, sincere and very clear…
We will see very interesting events in these times for come.
(…just take a look at Idlib, by this hours…)
TURN OFF your TV sets just for a while, idiots..! :)
Cheers..!
The Whimper of Whipped Dogs
“Just look at their faces! Review the images, and observe their faces (carefully)!”
Just before the first whitehouse photo.
Instantly reminded me of that all-time classic movie scene, the shady figures & shifty panicky furtive glancing eyes from here:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (11/12) Movie CLIP – Three-Way Standoff (1966) HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PgAKzmWmuk
“The Whimper of Whipped Dogs”
is a Harlan Ellison title.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whimper_of_Whipped_Dogs
I managed to find a way to explain to my countrymen the significance of Soleimani’s assasination: Imagine if the Chinese managed to target MacArthur during the Korean War. In truth Soleimani was an even larger figure relative to Iran and the region. But it’s a start.
This story about “concussions” from the missile attack makes no sense to me as an MD. Concussions come from head trauma that comes from football, falling hard and hitting your head on a hard surface, etc.They have helmets on so how did they hit their head on something. First it was 11, then the number kept going up but the videos of FNN talking to troops who appeared OK does not fit with this story. No body said anything about hitting their heads on the walls of the bunkers, They spoke lucidly, they did not appear to have post-traumatic headaches, so what happened? There were no visible injuries, no legs or arms blown off, no cuts, bruises, bandages, so how did they hit their heads on concrete walls, steel beams etc? I just don’t get it. Why aren’t there other injuries? Is it all PTSD now in 90 GIs?
@WH Warwick. Interesting question. As an MD have you held any discussion with your colleagues on the known effects of Thermobaric Blast (sudden compression and decompression of the atmosphere around the skull and the chest)?
That is a good explanation. Thank you for that, but it seems like based on a fact they were in the super hard bunkers they should not have been exposed to that. Those in the other bunkers would be but what about other types of injuries? There are not any. 90+ were not in the strongest bunkers? Not enough room?
Update on the total expulsion of NATZO from Syria, reported 12 hours ago by reliable analyst Canthama BTL SyrPer #309086:
“Next few days will be absolutely decisive for the end of [NATZO’s] Turkish [army] and al Qaeda [mercenaries] in Idlib Province. Once Atarib is secured, and any further advance would control part of Sarmada-Idlib highway, then what is left to the invaders are back tracks and small roads. Erdoggy will either have to negotiate or leave all his heavy stuff, small roads would be a killer for tanks and trucks.”