It's still corruption tho. Whether or not they misrepresent that dude I know nothing about doesn't take away from the fact that Trump is as easily bribed as a toddler.

If we are denouncing Guerilla/insurgent/rebel leaders offhand for basically fighting against imperialists and dictators, even if their methods aren't bloodless or ethical, then we would also need to denounce José Mujica, former president of Uruguay who died today, one of the most progressive and honest leftist leaders the world has known.

You totally read my mind. The campaigners against Trump for aligning a little bit with some Arab countries (through bribes of course) totally normalize the infiltration of the Israelis into the western governments. AIPAC literally bribes politicians and boasts about it continuously and of course the politicians return the favor by funneling more taxpayer money to Israel.

Also, remember how Israel rigged theatrical disputes with Biden administration, only for us to discover later there was zero pressure from the Biden administration on the Israelis whatsoever. The Biden administration literally was in on the genocide as much as the Israelis. The Israelis like to play along and pretend they lack enough support so they can suck even more western resources.

Tbf the fact that the Israelis are putting out propaganda in this issue is, in my opinion, a tiny bit of a good thing. If a wedge is driven between Trump and Bibi over this it is a good thing.

It is terrible in every way, shape or form, but if this turns out to make Trump shift policy in the middle east, whatever the reason, might have a sliver of good in it.

Syrians deserve peace and stability, but that is not at all what is being offered here. Sanctions are cruel, and it's worth celebrating that they've been lifted, but the cost looks like it's going to be an international effort to pillage and exploit Syria.

These puppets did nothing while israel systematically bombed most of Assad's leftover military infrastructure, stockpiles, and vehicles. Literally hundreds of airstrikes without any meaningful response. They're barely disputing occupied territories, even as they expand. Instead they've gotten into border skirmishes with Lebanon, attacked the Syrian Druze, and killed thousands of Alawites.

The testimonies of coastal massacre escapees are harrowing. There are more widely publicized stories of door to door executions, but there's another pattern I heard described several times by people that lived in smaller villages.

Security forces would show up in uniform during the day, ask around about locals and their backgrounds, and disarm the population while assuring them that they would be protected. Then at night, there would be a brutal attack, and what I heard again and again is that the groups doing this are one and the same.

It's ludicrous to describe this demon as protecting ethnic minorities while his forces have systematically killed thousands in an ethnic cleansing campaign. There were a few scattered clashes with Assad loyalist forces, but Alawite civilians were then described as such in order to justify liquidating entire villages.

Just because this monster puts on a suit, gets some official uniforms for his dogs to wear for the public, it does not change who he is and what he does. Don't be fooled by the hollow condemnation of what he dismisses as the actions of extremist elements. This entire regime change operation has been undertaken not by Syrians seeking liberation, but by foreign powers conspiring to strip the country and its people for parts.

Thousands of Syrians trusted this new regime, believed it could be a step in the right direction, and were instead brutalized and exterminated. al-Jolani is an implant and a foreign instrument, and he's given himself 4-5 years in power. Syrians did not choose him, other states did.

Yeah dude is phony AF.

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