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on September 29, 2023

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Bombs away: bad luck civilians, the military industrial complex wants more profits

The U.S. has sent at least 100 massive bombs known as “bunker busters” to Israel since its war on Hamas began Oct. 7, weapons capable of penetrating deep into concrete structures, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday 1 December 2023. Shipments of the 2,000 pound BLU-109 bunker buster bombs accompanied 15,000 bombs of other varieties and 57,000 artillery shells worth hundreds of millions of dollars, mostly via Air Force C-17 cargo planes, and continued in recent days, the WSJ reported , citing U.S. officials. At the same time, the Biden administration has increased pressure on Israel to certify that its targeting practices minimize civilian casualties. “I made clear that after a pause, it was imperative that Israel put in place clear protections for civilians, and for sustaining humanitarian assistance going forward,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday while in Dubai, according to the WSJ. Pentagon officials have declined to provide specifics on the record of the va

What does military "projection" mean for Australian defence?

In today's Defence Minister Richard Marles' announcements about relocation of the hitherto Adelaide-based defence forces over the next 5-6 years to Darwin, Townsville and Brisbane some new gobbledygook emerged. See if you can work out the following phrases mentioned today: "1st Brigade will be light, agile and quick to deploy in the littoral environment. 3rd Brigade will be an armoured brigade designed for amphibious operations with the Royal Australian Navy in order to secure decisive terrain. 7th Brigade will be motorised and optimised to project by air and sea to respond to regional contingencies. To achieve this, the Albanese Government is announcing key changes to Army’s units and formations as well as changes to equipment locations. These changes will support Army to lift its capabilities, preparedness and projection ." Clearly someone in military was scripting Marles. Haven't heard such gobbledygook since an episode of Utopia where the military - comedic

So the U.S. is on a fast path to out-and-out fascism

The Washington Post now reports Trump's plan to deploy the military against political opponents if he returns to the White House. Ex-president Donald Trump and his aides are discussing plans to invoke the Insurrection Act on January 20, 2025, his first day in office if he wins the 2024 presidential election, and then use the military against political opponents, the Washington Post reported on its website Sunday. The main target of this operation would be the mass protests that Trump and his fascist advisers fully expect to erupt should Trump return to the White House in 2025. It would be millions of working people and youth who would bear the brunt of police-military violence. This would be accompanied by an across-the-board effort to prosecute those targeted by Trump for “retribution,” including both Democrats like President Joe Biden and former officials of the Trump administration whom Trump came to regard as disloyal, such as former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, a

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