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I spoke with Jeremy Hammond about Israel's destruction of Gaza's infrastructure, land, homes, mosques, churches, UN facilities and neighbourhoods. We also discuss if this was intentional, due to Israeli rhetoric about making gaza impossible to live in, not being able to return, encouragement of migration and discussion of the Egyptian Sinai desert. He also makes his case for why he considers this specific Israeli campaign as genocide. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/kyle-anzalone-on-ukraine-israel-nato-foreign-policy Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Jeremy Hammond Jeremy Hammond Books Website - https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/ Show Notes A Detailed Satellite View of Israel’s Invasion By Josh Holder, Weiyi Cai and Eleanor Lutz Oct. 31, 2023 NYT The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing The destruction of homes, schools and other buildings resembles some of the most devastating campaigns in modern history By Jared Malsin and Saeed Shah WSJ Dec. 30, 2023 "It is more important now to look ahead. Well, the strategic purpose, to create a situation in which Hamas will not exist as a body with military capability, is correct, in fact necessary. Those who hope that the 22 settlements that were attacked will be repopulated and that parents will agree to raise children there, must prove by actions that there is no longer a threat. This goal cannot be achieved by bombardment from the air, and it is doubtful whether it is right to risk a prolonged ground operation. Therefore, the State of Israel has no choice but to make Gaza a place that is temporarily, or permanently, impossible to live in." This is not revenge. It's either us or them Giora Eiland YNET October 10th 2023 (retired Major General of the Israel Defense Forces and a former head of the Israeli National Security Council) - The U.S. Should Think Twice About Israel’s Plans for Gaza Oct. 15, 2023 NYT UN says Gaza Health Ministry death tolls in previous wars ‘credible’ As US casts doubt on casualty figures from Gaza, UN official says that few have doubted their reliability in the past. 27 Oct 2023 Al Jazeera 'The situation is catastrophic': Gaza's largest functioning hospital operating at 300% capacity At some hospitals, women are being forced to give birth in tents By Mary Kekatos January 18, 2024 ABC David Cameron: Israeli blockade has turned Gaza Strip into a 'prison camp' This article is more than 13 years old Prime minister intervenes in Middle East dispute and hopes Turkey can stop Iran's nuclear weapons programme Nicholas Watt in Ankara and Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem Tue 27 Jul 2010 The Guardian Hansard, the House of Commons' 28 June 2010 Col 583 "Everybody knows that we are not going to sort out the problem of the Middle East peace process while there is, effectively, a giant open prison in Gaza." Dahiya doctrine 29 OCTOBER 2023 - ISRAEL, OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY GAZA: 3,195 CHILDREN KILLED IN THREE WEEKS SURPASSES ANNUAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN KILLED IN CONFLICT ZONES SINCE 2019 Save the children Press release: Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour as fighting exceeds 100 days 19 JANUARY 2024 UN Women Netanyahu's references to violent biblical passages raise alarm among critics NOVEMBER 7, 2023 NPR Amalek Everyone is hungry in Gaza, warn UN humanitarians UN 03 January 2024 UN urges radical change to aid relief access in Gaza amid fresh famine fears 15 January 2024 UN US insists it’s trying to get aid into Gaza as UN warns millions ‘at risk of famine’ Israel allows an average of 100 trucks a day to enter Gaza, but aid groups say 500 trucks a day are needed Jonathan Guyer Fri 19 Jan 2024 The Guardian Gaza Strip | The humanitarian impact of 15 years of the blockade - June 2022 UNICEF What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel WRITTEN BY Kali Robinson March 9, 2023 CFR 15 years of blockade and health in Gaza (July 2022) Format News and Press Release Sources Health Cluster WHO Posted 9 Oct 2022 US plotted to overthrow Hamas after election victory Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Tue 4 Mar 2008 The Guardian Haaretz Exclusive | 2,279 Calories per Person: How Israel Made Sure Gaza Didn't Starve State forced to release 'red lines' document for food consumption in the coastal Strip following legal battle; official: state has right to determine who it assists. Amira Hass Follow Oct 17, 2012 ISRAELI OFFICIALS BRIEF DJEREJIAN ON IMPROVED REGIONAL SECURITY SITUATION; UNILATERAL DISENGAGEMENT PLANS 2004 March 31 (NSC Director Eiland) As the Hamas Team Laughs from Gideon Levy Feb 19, 2006 Haaretz Israel pushed Gaza to 'brink of collapse': WikiLeaks Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip was meant to push the area's economy "to the brink of collapse," according to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks on Wednesday NBC 11th Jan 2011 Haaretz Top PM Aide: Gaza Plan Aims to Freeze the Peace Process Ari Shavit Oct 6, 2004 Haaretz - Archived Israeli minister's call to 'erase' Palestinian village an incitement to violence, US says By Rami Ayyub March 1, 2023 Reuters Yadlin: Israel would be ‘happy’ if Hamas takes over Gaza By YAAKOV KATZ   The Jerusalem Post DECEMBER 21, 2010 02 UN Genocide Definition Israel Twitter Thread rhetoric Israeli President Suggests That Civilians In Gaza Are Legitimate Targets Paul Blumenthal October 17, 2023 Yahoo News Israeli soldier pushes war crimes on CNN Michael F. Brown The Electronic Intifada 15 October 2023 Causes of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight Ministry proposes moving Gaza’s civilians to north Sinai, a likely non-starter 30 October 2023 The Time Of Israel Why is Israel attacking south Gaza after telling people to go there? Reuters October 26, 2023 The West Should Welcome Gaza Refugees Europe and the U.S. accepted millions who fled earlier wars. By Danny Danon and Ram Ben-Barak Nov. 13, 2023 WSJ “Mark my words – [Netanyahu] keeps Hamas on its feet so that the entire State of Israel won’t become the ‘Gaza envelope.’ … if Hamas collapses, [Abbas] is liable to control Gaza. If he will control it, voices from the left will arise advocating negotiations and a diplomatic settlement and a Palestinian state, including in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]”...“[I]f Hamas crumbles, [Abbas] may rule [Gaza]. If he rules it, voices on the left will encourage … a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria as well. … [T]his is the real reason Netanyahu doesn’t annihilate Hamas, everything else is bullshit” Galit Distal Atbaryan 5th May 2019 "Don't hate each other. The monsters hate you enough. Hate the enemy. Hate the monsters. Any vestige of internal bickering is a maddeningly stupid waste of energy. Invest this energy in one thing; Erasing all of Gaza from the face of the earth. That the Gazan monsters will fly to the southern fence and try to enter Egyptian territory. or they will die. And their death is evil. Gaza should be erased. And fire and smoke on the heads of the Nazis in Judea and Samaria. Haron is also a Jew who will shake the earth of the world. A vengeful and cruel IDF is needed here. Anything less is immoral. Just unethical." Galit Distel Atbaryan - גלית דיסטל אטבריאן November 1st 2023 A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank BY TIA GOLDENBERG AP September 6, 2023 Two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa accuse Jewish state of 'apartheid' i24NEWS June 08, 2021 Mandela’s grandson on visit: ‘Israel is the worst apartheid regime' “The settlements I saw here [in the West Bank] reminded me of what we had suffered in South Africa..." By ILANIT CHERNICK NOVEMBER 28, 2017 Jerusalem Post PM: I’m proud I blocked a Palestinian state. Looking at Gaza, everyone sees what would have happened 16 December 2023 The Times Of Israel 7853RD MEETING (PM) SC/12657 23 DECEMBER 2016 Israel’s Settlements Have No Legal Validity, Constitute Flagrant Violation of International Law, Security Council Reaffirms 14 Delegations in Favour of Resolution 2334 (2016) as United States Abstains UN 9263RD MEETING (AM) SC/15203 20 FEBRUARY 2023 Security Council Expresses ‘Concern’, ‘Dismay’ over Israeli Settlement Expansions, Adopting First Presidential Statement on Question of Palestine in Years UN Israel Rejects Over 98 Percent of Palestinian Building Permit Requests in West Bank's Area C Trend to limit Palestinian development over the past three years correlates with expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank from Hagar Shezaf Follow Jan 21, 2020 Haaretz Israel adopts divisive law that declares only Jews have the right of self-determination Although the law is largely symbolic, critics say the legislation is racist in origin and verges on apartheid NBC July 19, 2018 United Nations UN News Global perspective Human stories International Court of Justice finds Israeli barrier in Palestinian territory is illegal UN 9 July 2004 Pompeo says F-35 sale to UAE was ‘critical’ to the Abraham Accords Former US secretary of state suggests Biden's support for Israel during the recent Gaza war was hiding 'an entirely different message' By AMY SPIRO 10 June 2021

I spoke with Kyle Anzalone about the war in Ukraine, Israel and NATO foreign policy. We discussed where the Ukraine war is going, if the US will keep supporting it and a reflection on the war and the waste of life. The second half of the interview is about Israel, the narrative around the war, the death/destruction, US unconditional support and the mask slipping of Israel. We also discuss public comments from the US to reel in Israel and Israel doing very little to listen. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/scott-horton-on-us-foreign-policy-consequences-terrorism-syria-israel-palestine Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Kyles Links Bio Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Conflicts Of Interest Twitter - https://twitter.com/KyleAnzalone https://libertarianinstitute.org/ https://antiwar.com/ Clip Aerial footage shows scale of destruction in northern Gaza Gazan authorities say 250 Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours alone. Israel's prime minister has warned the war is far from over. Wednesday 27 December 2023 Sky Show Notes US ‘out of money’ for Ukraine: six things to know about the aid standoff This article is more than 1 month old White House urges Congress to approve extra funding for war against Russia – but hard-right Republicans are holding out White House warns it is ‘out of money’ to aid Ukraine Joan E Greve The Guardian Mon 4 Dec 2023 Ukraine's dwindling supply of Leopard 2 tanks aren't being repaired because Europe doesn't have enough spare parts, German politician says Matthew Loh Jan 3, 2024 Business Insider U.S. Department of Defense Statement on Japan's Decision to Transfer Patriot Missiles to the United States Dec. 22, 2023 DOD ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight November 1st 2023 Time Magazine Ukraine draft law proposes lowering mobilisation age to 25 from 27 Reuters December 25, 2023 Reuters Europe aims to ramp up weapons to help Ukraine defeat Russia Britain and other countries want to be able to support if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election and pulls US backing exclusive Larisa Brown, Defence Editor Sunday December 31 2023 The Times U.S., European officials broach topic of peace negotiations with Ukraine, sources say The conversations have included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal with Russia Nov. 3, 2023 By Courtney Kube, Carol E. Lee and Kristen Welker NBC The United States Contributes $1.7 Billion to Support the Government of Ukraine Tuesday, July 12, 2022 USAID Poland, Hungary, Slovakia impose own Ukraine grain bans as EU measure expires The national bans, besides breaching EU single market rules, also mark a break of solidarity with Kyiv Politico Poland will no longer send weapons to Ukraine, says PM, as grain dispute escalates Comments by Polish PM follow Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s accusation that some in Europe are in effect aiding Russia Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Shaun Walker in Warsaw, and Sam Jones Thu 21 Sep 2023 The Guardian Bennett Speaks Out 240:33-2:43;03 Zelensky's Life, War Broke out because not NATO Wish Renouncing Concessions (Territorial and Ukraine defense guantreas were an issue too) 2:55:20-257:25 Different leaders have different perspectives 259:28-302:34 the west curbed a ceasefire for wrong or right in his mind Mitch McConnell Tweet About Deterring China Through Facebook Lindsey Graham calls ‘Russians dying’ the ‘best money US has spent’ in Zelensky meeting The Independent Mitt Romney Ukraine Comments "Remember, the Russians invaded Afghanistan back in 1980," Hillary Clinton says. "It didn't end well for the Russians...but the fact is, that a very motivated, and then funded, and armed insurgency basically drove the Russians out of Afghanistan." MSNBC Hillary Clinton March 1st 2021 Fight to the last Ukrainian Tweet "American officials say they fear that Ukraine has become casualty averse, one reason it has been cautious about pressing ahead with the counteroffensive. Almost any big push against dug-in Russian defenders protected by minefields would result in huge numbers of losses." Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say Ukraine and Russia have lost a staggering number of troops as Kyiv’s counteroffensive drags on. NYT By Helene Cooper, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes The Washinton Post Aug. 18, 2023 U.S. intelligence says Ukraine will fail to meet offensive’s key goal Thwarted by minefields, Ukrainian forces won’t reach the southeastern city of Melitopol, a vital Russian transit hub, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment By John Hudson and Alex Horton August 17, 2023 The Washington Post "Yesterday the Israeli Prime Minister's office said that it had confirmed Hamas beheaded babies & children while we were live on the air. The Israeli government now says today it CANNOT confirm babies were beheaded. I needed to be more careful with my words and I am sorry." Sara Sidner CNN reporter Aplogises on Twitter Israeli official says government cannot confirm babies were beheaded in Hamas attack Matthew Chance Richard Allen Greene By Matthew Chance, Richard Allen Greene and Joshua Berlinger, CNN October 12, 2023 Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths Jerusalem (AFP) – France 24 News 15/12/2023 244 US cargo planes, 20 ships deliver over 10,000 tons of military equipment to Israel — report 25 December 2023 Israel-Hamas war: Ambassador says Israel will not accept two-state solution Tzipi Hotovely's comments come as Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began. Thursday 14 December 2023 Sky News Biden warns Netanyahu to change tack or risk losing global support Harshest criticism yet from US president of Israel’s wartime leadership Financial Times 12th December 2023 PM: I’m proud I blocked a Palestinian state. Looking at Gaza, everyone sees what would have happened 16 December 2023 The Times Of Israel Biden administration makes clear it has no plans to place conditions on military aid to Israel despite pressure from lawmakers Natasha Bertrand Katie Bo Lillis MJ Lee By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and MJ Lee, CNN December 13, 2023 Israel-Gaza war: UK and Germany call for ‘sustainable’ ceasefire UK foreign minister David Cameron and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock say goal must be peace lasting ‘generations’ Peter Beaumont The Guardian 17 Dec 2023 U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel Updated March 1, 2023 Congressional Research Page 2 Scoop: Biden in "frustrating" call told Bibi to solve Palestinian tax revenue issue headshot Barak Ravid Axios Finance Minister Smotrich Tweet Finance Minister Smotrich tells US Israel won’t release Palestinian tax funds under his watch By TOI STAFF and JACOB MAGID 29 December 2023 The Times of Israel Biden says ‘revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank BY WILL WEISSERT November 18, 2023 AP Israel in talks with Congo and other countries on Gaza ‘voluntary migration’ plan Senior official says Jerusalem working on postwar resettlement of Palestinians from Strip By SHALOM YERUSHALMI 3 January 2024 The Times of Israel The West Should Welcome Gaza Refugees Europe and the U.S. accepted millions who fled earlier wars. By Danny Danon and Ram Ben-Barak Nov. 13, 2023 WSJ Israeli minister repeats call for Palestinians to leave Gaza Reuters December 31, 2023 Reuters The Ruined Landscape of Gaza After Nearly Three Months of Bombing The destruction of homes, schools and other buildings resembles some of the most devastating campaigns in modern history By Jared Malsin and Saeed Shah Dec. 30, 2023 WSJ WSJ Watch: Gaza National Bank Explodes After Israeli Strike Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war The Guardian 7 Jan 2024 Gaza After Nine Weeks of War After Israel’s invasion and thousands of strikes, many neighborhoods lie in ruins. By Josh Holder Videos by Neil Collier and Natalie Reneau Dec. 12, 2023 NYT A Detailed Satellite View of Israel’s Invasion By Josh Holder, Weiyi Cai and Eleanor Lutz Oct. 31, 2023 NYT Israel’s secret air war in Gaza and the West Bank U.N. officials and open-source data researchers say the full details of Israel’s bombing campaign remain largely unknown Nov. 21, 2023 By Anna Schecter and Keir Simmons NBC An Israeli lawmaker is urging her government to use 'everything in its arsenal,' including 'doomsday' weapons, against Hamas Kwan Wei Kevin Tan Oct 11, 2023 Business Insider Tally Gotliv Tweet Defense minister announces ‘complete siege’ of Gaza: No power, food or fuel By EMANUEL FABIAN 9 October 2023 The Israel Times “Mark my words – [Netanyahu] keeps Hamas on its feet so that the entire State of Israel won’t become the ‘Gaza envelope.’ … if Hamas collapses, [Abbas] is liable to control Gaza. If he will control it, voices from the left will arise advocating negotiations and a diplomatic settlement and a Palestinian state, including in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]”...“[I]f Hamas crumbles, [Abbas] may rule [Gaza]. If he rules it, voices on the left will encourage … a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria as well. … [T]his is the real reason Netanyahu doesn’t annihilate Hamas, everything else is bullshit” Galit Distal Atbaryan 5th May 2019 "Don't hate each other. The monsters hate you enough. Hate the enemy. Hate the monsters. Any vestige of internal bickering is a maddeningly stupid waste of energy. Invest this energy in one thing; Erasing all of Gaza from the face of the earth. That the Gazan monsters will fly to the southern fence and try to enter Egyptian territory. or they will die. And their death is evil. Gaza should be erased. And fire and smoke on the heads of the Nazis in Judea and Samaria. Haron is also a Jew who will shake the earth of the world. A vengeful and cruel IDF is needed here. Anything less is immoral. Just unethical." Galit Distel Atbaryan - גלית דיסטל אטבריאן November 1st 2023 Ministry proposes moving Gaza’s civilians to north Sinai, a likely non-starter 30 October 2023 The Time Of Israel

In this interview I spoke to Scott Horton about US Foreign Policy consequences on terrorism, immigration, radicalisation and peoples views on Muslims. We also spoke about how the US, Israel, Gulf nations and other allies empowered terroristic groups in Syria, direcly and indireclty. The conversation also took part in the framework of Israel's influence on the US and the current Israeli-Palestinain conflict. Bio Scott Horton is director of the Libertarian Institute, editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He’s the author of the 2021 book Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism, the 2017 book, Fool’s Errand:Time to End the War in Afghanistan and editor of the 2019 book The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019 and the 2022 book Hotter Than the Sun: Time to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. Horton is currently at work on the forthcoming book Provoked: How America Started the New Cold War With Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine. He’s conducted more than 5,900 interviews since 2003. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/ex-cia-officer-john-kiriakou-talks-torture-terrorism-us-foreign-policy-more Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Scott Horton's Links https://scotthorton.org/interviews/ Scott Hortons Website https://twitter.com/scotthortonshow Books Scotts Books Show Notes Dual Containment The Clinton Administration's Approach to the Middle East by Martin Indyk May 18, 1993 (WINEP) WINEP Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America' Online document: the full text of Osama bin Laden's "letter to the American people", reported in today's Observer. The letter first appeared on the internet in Arabic and has since been translated and circulated by Islamists in Britain. Observer Worldview Sun 24 Nov 2002 "But there's another way for the bloodshed to stop. And that is for the Iraqi military and the Iraqi people to take matters into their own hands -- to force Saddam Hussein, the dictator, to step aside" Remarks to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1991-02-15 President George H W Bush - Audio https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/iraq-1990-2001 Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Bin Laden’s Fatwa ? EMAIL BY NEWS DESK August 23, 1996 PBS A DAY OF TERROR: THE ISRAELIS; Spilled Blood Is Seen as Bond That Draws 2 Nations Closer By James Bennet Sept. 12, 2001 NYT A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm Following is a report prepared by The Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studiesí "Study Group on a New Israeli Strategy Toward 2000." The main substantive ideas in this paper emerge from a discussion in which prominent opinion makers, including Richard Perle, James Colbert, Charles Fairbanks, Jr., Douglas Feith, Robert Loewenberg, David Wurmser, and Meyrav Wurmser participated. The report, entitled "A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm," is the framework for a series of follow-up reports on strategy 1996 Coping with Crumbling States: A Western and Israeli Balance of Power Strategy for the Levant 1996 Iraq, Jordan See Threat To Election From Iran By Robin Wright and Peter Baker December 8, 2004 The Washington Post "The Saudis could never reconcile themselves to the US-led invasion of Iraq, not because it toppled Saddam Hussein but because it led to Shia majority rule in an Arab country. When Hosni Mubarak was toppled by Egypt’s popular revolt in 2011, Riyadh accused Mr Obama of betraying a US ally. Saudi perceptions of US complacency in the face of Iran’s advances in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen are a grievance far outweighing western perceptions of Isis jihadism as the main threat in and from the Middle East. After the Iraqi city of Mosul fell to a lightning Isis offensive in 2014, even the late Prince Saud al-Faisal, the respected Saudi foreign minister, remonstrated with John Kerry, US secretary of state, that “Daesh [Isis] is our [Sunni] response to your support for the Da’wa” — the Tehran-aligned Shia Islamist ruling party of Iraq." Mutual suspicion frays historic US-Saudi ties Barack Obama faces a ruling family under unpredictable new management on his farewell trip to Riyadh David Gardner APRIL 20 2016 Financial Times Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front as an Alias for al-Qa'ida in Iraq Share Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 11, 2012 Timeline: the Rise, Spread, and Fall of the Islamic State October 28, 2019 Wilson Centre This Is Not An Assault: Penetrating the Web of Official Lies Regarding the Waco Incident Paperback – June 1, 2001 by David T Hardy Who's Funding ISIS? Wealthy Gulf 'Angel Investors,' Officials Say 'Angel investors' from the Gulf continue to provide money to the terror group, say officials. Image: ISIL militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit An image from a propaganda video uploaded on June 8 by the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, AKA ISIL or ISIS, allegedly shows militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit. AFP - Sept. 21, 2014 by Robert Windrem NBC News Qatar ‘funnelled millions of dollars to Nusra Front terrorists in Syria’ Andrew Norfolk, Chief Investigative Reporter Friday June 04 2021, 12.01am, The Times "Instead, Mr. Obama decided to make the rebel training program a “covert action” run by the C.I.A. He signed a secret finding allowing the agency to begin preparing to train and arm small groups of rebels in Jordan, a move that circumvented the legal issues and allowed the White House to officially deny it was giving the lethal aid. Besides the legal worries, there were other concerns driving the decision to make the program a secret. As one former senior administration official put it, “We needed plausible deniability in case the arms got into the hands of Al Nusra.” Obama’s Uncertain Path Amid Syria Bloodshed October 22nd 2013 NYT "Abu Kumayt, a fighter with the Syrian Revolutionaries Front who said he fought in the battle under cover, gave a slightly different version. He said that groups with the antitank missiles fought alongside Nusra fighters and under their command — but that only Nusra and its Islamist ally Ahrar al-Sham were allowed to enter the base when it fell. Nusra, he said, lets groups vetted by the United States keep the appearance of independence, so that they will continue to receive American supplies. His group’s commander, Jamal Maarouf, has been unable to enter Syria since his fighters were driven from their base in Idlib Province this fall. In his house in Reyhanli, near Antakya, he blamed anemic Western support and a mistake that he and other fighters made: They initially welcomed Nusra’s foreign jihadists, believing that they would help bring victory. No F.S.A. faction in the north can operate without Nusra’s approval,” Mr. Maarouf said, adding that the front had either bought or terrorized F.S.A. fighters into compliance. “Nusra cannot cover every area so they still need them. But once they take control, they will confiscate all weapons or oblige those factions to pledge allegiance.”As Syria’s Revolution Sputters, a Chaotic Stalemate December 27th 2014 NYT "From: Jake Sullivan To: Hillary Clinton Date: 2012-02-12 09:01 Subject: SPOT REPORT 02/12/II See last item - AQ is on our side in Syria" UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05789138 Date: 10/30/2015 - Wiki Leaks "The Moderate Face of Al Qaeda” Foreign Affairs How the Group Has Rebranded Itself By Colin P. Clarke October 24, 2017 The Good and Bad of Ahrar Al-Sham: An Al Qaeda-Linked Group Worth Befriending By Michael Doran, William McCants, and Clint Watts January 23, 2014 Accepting Al Qaeda The Enemy of the United States’ Enemy By Barak Mendelsohn March 9th 2015 (CFR Magazine) "The initial message about the Syrian issue was that we always wanted [President] Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren’t backed by Iran to the bad guys who were backed by Iran,” he said. This was the case, he said, even if the other “bad guys” were affiliated to al-Qaida. “We understand that they are pretty bad guys,” he said, adding that this designation did not apply to everyone in the Syrian opposition. “Still, the greatest danger to Israel is by the strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut. And we saw the Assad regime as the keystone in that arc. That is a position we had well before the outbreak of hostilities in Syria. With the outbreak of hostilities we continued to want Assad to go.” 'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war' SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the US Michael Oren told The Jerusalem Post in a parting interview "For Jerusalem, the status quo, horrific as it may be from a humanitarian perspective, seems preferable to either a victory by Mr. Assad’s government and his Iranian backers or a strengthening of rebel groups, increasingly dominated by Sunni jihadis. "This is a playoff situation in which you need both teams to lose, but at least you don’t want one to win — we’ll settle for a tie,” said Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli consul general in New York. “Let them both bleed, hemorrhage to death: that’s the strategic thinking here. As long as this lingers, there’s no real threat from Syria.” Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria September 5th 2013 NYT "Nusra Front, however, hasn’t bothered Israel since seizing the border area last summer—and some of its severely wounded fighters are regularly taken across the frontier fence to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals… Only about one-third of the Syrians treated in Israel, however, were women and children. An Israeli military official acknowledged that most of the rebels on the other side of the fence belong to Nusra but said that Israel offered medical help to anyone in need, without checking their identity. “We don’t ask who they are, we don’t do any screening…Once the treatment is done, we take them back to the border and they go on their way,” he said." Al Qaeda a Lesser Evil? Syria War Pulls U.S., Israel Apart Mountaintop on edge of Golan Heights illustrates complexities. WSJ March 12th 2015 "Ah yes of course, that must have been why the US initiated in 2013 its biggest rebel/proxy assistance effort in decades— a program that lasted until mid-2017. The covert program was worth $billions, coordinated with 14+ countries & worked with 80+ FSA groups across #Syria."Charles Lister Tweet 1700 Iraqi airmen killed - Camp Speicher massacre Bonus Army Ex-defense minister says IS ‘apologized’ to Israel for November clash Moshe Ya’alon’s office refuses to elaborate after alluding to contact with terror group By JUDAH ARI GROSS 24 April 2017 The Israel Times S.532 - Stop Arming Terrorists Act 115th Congress (2017-2018) Behind the Sudden Death of a $1 Billion Secret CIA Syria war August 2nd 2017 NYT US Relies Heavily on Saudi Money to Support Syrian Rebels,” New York Times, January 23, 2016 King Faisal Air Base shooting Remarks of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen before the Center for a New American Security on "Confronting New Threats in Terrorist Financing" March 4, 2014 US embassy cables: Hillary Clinton says Saudi Arabia 'a critical source of terrorist funding' Sun 5 Dec 2010 The Guardian Wiki Leaks Israel-Jordan Peace Deal MARCH 14, 2023 Syria Refugee Crisis Explained UN Würzburg train attack German train attack: Afghan knifeman 'wanted revenge' for friend's death BBC 19 July 2016 FBI has found no evidence that Orlando shooter targeted Pulse because it was a gay club By Adam Goldman July 16, 2016 The Washington Post Orlando Club Shooting LETTER EXPLAINED MOTIVE IN BOMBING, OFFICIALS NOW SAY By Alison Mitchell March 28, 1993 NYT Archive tapes show Nixon wanted to use nuclear bomb in Vietnam Nixon Proposed Using A-Bomb In Vietnam War By The Associated Press March 1, 2002 ‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza Permissive airstrikes on non-military targets and the use of an artificial intelligence system have enabled the Israeli army to carry out its deadliest war on Gaza, a +972 and Local Call investigation reveals. Yuval Abraham By Yuval Abraham November 30, 2023 The law of return Israel MARCH 8, 1991 | CLIP OF MEDAL OF FREEDOM AWARD TO THATCHER C-SPAN User Clip: no time to go wobbly no time to go wobbly Powell insists political settlement is key to peace Staff and agencies Thu 11 Apr 2002 The Guardian

Ex CIA Officer John Kiriakou Talks Torture, Terrorism, US Foreign Policy & More. We also dsicussed the direct or indirect empowerment of terrorist groups in Syria, Gunatanmo Bay, how the war on terror created more terrorists and his relections on the CIA since leaving. John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer and author of The Convenient Terrorist: Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies and Doing Time Like A Spy. He is the host of Loud and Clear on Sputnik Radio. Follow him on Twitter @JohnKiriakou. John was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News. He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 (in an ABC interview) that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture. In 2012, Kiriakou was convicted of passing classified information to a reporter and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. It is long suspected and likely the push to charge him was political and to punish him for speaking out, as the CIA name he provided was never made public. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/dave-decamp-on-israel-palestine-hamas Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Books John's Books Show Notes Coming in From the Cold: CIA Spy Calls Waterboarding Necessary But Torture Former agent says enhanced technique was used on al Qaeda chief Abu Zubaydah By RICHARD ESPOSITO & BRIAN ROSS December 10, 2007 ABC John Kiriakou Former CIA Officer Sentenced To 30 Months For Revealing Identity Of 20-Plus-Year Covert CIA Officer Friday, January 25, 2013 Justice Department - Wiki Extraditionary Rendition Enhanced Integration Techniques REPORT of the SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE STUDY of the CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY’S DETENTION AND INTERROGATION PROGRAM together with FOREWORD BY CHAIRMAN FEINSTEIN and ADDITIONAL AND MINORITY VIEWS December 9, 2014 How the CIA tortured its detainees Waterboarding, confinement, sleep deprivation – Oliver Laughland takes a look at some of the ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ used by the agency The Guardian Wed 20 May 2015 Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program, Foreword by Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Dianne Feinstein, Findings and Conclusions, Executive Summary December 9th 2014 - Wiki Bush admits to CIA secret prisons BBC September 7th 2006 REPORT on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners 30.1.2007 European Parliament - Report CIA Black Sites Guantanamo Bay: “Ugly chapter of unrelenting human rights violations” – UN experts 10 January 2022 UN Castro: Cuba not cashing U.S. Guantanamo rent checks Reuters August 17, 2007 Senate Bill Passes to Ban Guantanamo Bay Detainees From U.S. The Senate passed a bill that bans moving Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States. Get more news on Nov 10, 2015 NBC ‘The forever prisoner’: Abu Zubaydah’s drawings expose the US’s depraved torture policy Ed Pilkington in New York Thu 11 May 2023 The Guardian US Regime Change C.I.A. Funding in Europe Said to Go Back 3 Decades Share full article By Peter Kihss Jan. 7, 1976 NYT Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks Zach Dorfman, Sean D. Naylor and Michael Isikoff September 26, 2022 Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules 10 December 2021 BBC UK court approves extradition of Julian Assange to US This article is more than 1 year old Home secretary to decide whether WikiLeaks founder will be extradited to US on espionage The Guardian 20 Apr 2022 CIA activities in Italy Tora Bora November 30th 2009 Revisited Congressional Hearing "The man you are about to meet was the officer in command, leading a team from the U.S. Army's mysterious Delta Force - a unit so secret, it's often said Delta doesn't exist. But you are about to see Delta's operators in action… "We want to come in on the back door," Fury explains. "The original plan that we sent up through our higher headquarters, Delta Force wants to come in over the mountain with oxygen, coming from the Pakistan side, over the mountains and come in and get a drop on bin Laden from behind." But they didn't take that route, because Fury says they didn't get approval from a higher level. "Whether that was Central Command all the way up to the president of the United States, I'm not sure," he says… The next option that Delta wanted to employ was to drop hundreds of landmines in the mountain passes that led to Pakistan, which was bin Laden's escape route. "First guy blows his leg off, everybody else stops. That allows aircraft overhead to find them. They see all these heat sources out there. Okay, there a big large group of Al Qaeda moving south. They can engage that," Fury explains. But they didn't do that either, because Fury says that plan was also disapproved. He says he has "no idea" why. "How often does Delta come up with a tactical plan that's disapproved by higher headquarters?" Pelley asks. "In my experience, in my five years at Delta, never before," Fury says. The military wouldn't tell 60 Minutes who rejected the plans or why. Fury wasn't happy about it but he pressed on with the only option he had left, a frontal assault on bin Laden's dug-in al Qaeda fighters" "Elite Officer Recalls Bin Laden Hunt,” 60 Minutes, CBS News, October 2, 2008 Who's Funding ISIS? Wealthy Gulf 'Angel Investors,' Officials Say 'Angel investors' from the Gulf continue to provide money to the terror group, say officials. Image: ISIL militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit An image from a propaganda video uploaded on June 8 by the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, AKA ISIL or ISIS, allegedly shows militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit. AFP - Sept. 21, 2014 by Robert Windrem NBC News Qatar ‘funnelled millions of dollars to Nusra Front terrorists in Syria’ Andrew Norfolk, Chief Investigative Reporter Friday June 04 2021, 12.01am, The Times "Instead, Mr. Obama decided to make the rebel training program a “covert action” run by the C.I.A. He signed a secret finding allowing the agency to begin preparing to train and arm small groups of rebels in Jordan, a move that circumvented the legal issues and allowed the White House to officially deny it was giving the lethal aid. Besides the legal worries, there were other concerns driving the decision to make the program a secret. As one former senior administration official put it, “We needed plausible deniability in case the arms got into the hands of Al Nusra.” Obama’s Uncertain Path Amid Syria Bloodshed October 22nd 2013 NYT "Abu Kumayt, a fighter with the Syrian Revolutionaries Front who said he fought in the battle under cover, gave a slightly different version. He said that groups with the antitank missiles fought alongside Nusra fighters and under their command — but that only Nusra and its Islamist ally Ahrar al-Sham were allowed to enter the base when it fell. Nusra, he said, lets groups vetted by the United States keep the appearance of independence, so that they will continue to receive American supplies. His group’s commander, Jamal Maarouf, has been unable to enter Syria since his fighters were driven from their base in Idlib Province this fall. In his house in Reyhanli, near Antakya, he blamed anemic Western support and a mistake that he and other fighters made: They initially welcomed Nusra’s foreign jihadists, believing that they would help bring victory. No F.S.A. faction in the north can operate without Nusra’s approval,” Mr. Maarouf said, adding that the front had either bought or terrorized F.S.A. fighters into compliance. “Nusra cannot cover every area so they still need them. But once they take control, they will confiscate all weapons or oblige those factions to pledge allegiance.”As Syria’s Revolution Sputters, a Chaotic Stalemate December 27th 2014 NYT "From: Jake Sullivan To: Hillary Clinton Date: 2012-02-12 09:01 Subject: SPOT REPORT 02/12/II See last item - AQ is on our side in Syria" UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05789138 Date: 10/30/2015 - Wiki Leaks "The Moderate Face of Al Qaeda” Foreign Affairs How the Group Has Rebranded Itself By Colin P. Clarke October 24, 2017 The Good and Bad of Ahrar Al-Sham: An Al Qaeda-Linked Group Worth Befriending By Michael Doran, William McCants, and Clint Watts January 23, 2014 Accepting Al Qaeda The Enemy of the United States’ Enemy By Barak Mendelsohn March 9th 2015 (CFR Magazine) "The initial message about the Syrian issue was that we always wanted [President] Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren’t backed by Iran to the bad guys who were backed by Iran,” he said. This was the case, he said, even if the other “bad guys” were affiliated to al-Qaida. “We understand that they are pretty bad guys,” he said, adding that this designation did not apply to everyone in the Syrian opposition. “Still, the greatest danger to Israel is by the strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut. And we saw the Assad regime as the keystone in that arc. That is a position we had well before the outbreak of hostilities in Syria. With the outbreak of hostilities we continued to want Assad to go.” 'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war' SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the US Michael Oren told The Jerusalem Post in a parting interview "For Jerusalem, the status quo, horrific as it may be from a humanitarian perspective, seems preferable to either a victory by Mr. Assad’s government and his Iranian backers or a strengthening of rebel groups, increasingly dominated by Sunni jihadis. "This is a playoff situation in which you need both teams to lose, but at least you don’t want one to win — we’ll settle for a tie,” said Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli consul general in New York. “Let them both bleed, hemorrhage to death: that’s the strategic thinking here. As long as this lingers, there’s no real threat from Syria.” Israel Backs Limited Strike Against Syria September 5th 2013 NYT "Nusra Front, however, hasn’t bothered Israel since seizing the border area last summer—and some of its severely wounded fighters are regularly taken across the frontier fence to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals… Only about one-third of the Syrians treated in Israel, however, were women and children. An Israeli military official acknowledged that most of the rebels on the other side of the fence belong to Nusra but said that Israel offered medical help to anyone in need, without checking their identity. “We don’t ask who they are, we don’t do any screening…Once the treatment is done, we take them back to the border and they go on their way,” he said." Al Qaeda a Lesser Evil? Syria War Pulls U.S., Israel Apart Mountaintop on edge of Golan Heights illustrates complexities. WSJ March 12th 2015 "Ah yes of course, that must have been why the US initiated in 2013 its biggest rebel/proxy assistance effort in decades— a program that lasted until mid-2017. The covert program was worth $billions, coordinated with 14+ countries & worked with 80+ FSA groups across #Syria."Charles Lister Tweet "What my constant cry was that our biggest problem was our allies. Our allies in the region were our largest problem in Syria. The Turks were great friends, and I’ve a great relationship with [Turkish President Recep] Erdoğan, who I’ve just spent a lot of time with, the Saudis, the Emiratis, etc. What were they doing? They were so determined to take down Assad and essentially have a proxy Sunni-Shia war, what did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad, except that the people who were being supplied were al-Nusra, and al Qaeda, and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world. If you think I’m exaggerating, take a look. Where did all of this go? So now what’s happening? All of a sudden, everybody is awakened because this outfit called ISIL, which was al Qaeda in Iraq, which when they were essentially thrown out of Iraq, found open space and territory in eastern Syria, work with al-Nusra, who we declared a terrorist group early on, and we could not convince our colleagues to stop supplying them. So, what happened? Now, all of a sudden [now that ISIS has taken over western Iraq]—I don’t want to be too facetious—but they have seen the lord. Now we have—the president’s been able to put together a coalition of our Sunni neighbors, because America can’t once again go into a [Sunni] Muslim nation and be the aggressor. It has to be led by Sunnis. To go and attack a Sunni organization. And so, what do we have for the first time? Now Saudi Arabia has stopped the funding from going in. Saudi Arabia is allowing training on its soil of American forces under Title 10, open training. The Qataris have cut off their support for the most extreme elements of the terrorist organizations. And the Turks, President Erdoğan told me—he is an old friend—said, “You were right; we let too many people through. Now we are trying to seal the border.” VP Joe Biden 2014 talk to Harvard University Delivers remarks on foreign policy min 53:10 Pentagon chief, on surprise trip, says US troops to stay in Iraq In Baghdad, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pledges continued US troop presence in fight against ISIL Al-Jazeera Gen. Mark Milley in Syria to Support U.S. Troops WSJ Gordon Lubold March 4, 2023 'We're keeping the oil' in Syria, Trump says, but it's considered a war crime The Pentagon said the U.S. would use force to protect troops securing the oil. By Conor Finnegan October 28, 2019 ABC Donald Trump: US left troops in Syria 'only for the oil' Guardian News Clip - Another Clip

To see the full interview and show notes go to - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-interview-with-miko-peled-the-state-of-israel-from-an-israeli-perspective In todays video, I spoke with Miko Peled about Israel, his background coming from Israel and a family actively involved in Israel's founding and growth. We discussed the Israeli state, the treatment of Palestinians, the myths about Israel and his experiences growing up there. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/kelley-vlahos-on-iraq-the-neocon-influence-ukraine Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Miko's Links Bio - Peled’s maternal grandfather, Avraham Katznelson was a signer on the Israeli Declaration of Independence. His father, Matti Peled was a general in the Israeli army and pioneered an Israeli-Palestinian dialogue in the 1970’s which led him to meeting Yasser Arafat in an effort to convene him to recognize the State of Israel and adopt the Two State Solution. In 1997, Miko’s sister lost her daughter, Smadar, in a suicide bombing in Jerusalem. This tragedy is what finally drove Miko to embark on his journey to discover Palestine. Miko Peled is an author, writer, speaker, and human rights activist living in the United States. He is considered by many to be one of the clearest voices calling for justice in Palestine, support of the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and the creation of a single democracy with equal rights in all of historic Palestine. Educated in Jerusalem, Japan and the United States, Peled is also an accomplished professional martial artist. For 23 years, Peled ran a martial arts school that was dedicated to teaching leadership skills and non-violent conflict resolution through martial arts. Website - https://mikopeled.com/ Twitter - @mikopeled Mikos' Books

Dave Decamp returned to the show this time to speak about Israel-Palestine, Hamas, Western support and more. He also discusses how Israel was one of the first topics that got him into the space he is in now. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/matthew-hoh-did-russia-have-other-options-in-ukraine Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Daves Links https://www.youtube.com/@antiwarnews/videos AntiWar.com https://twitter.com/DecampDave https://original.antiwar.com/author/Dave_DeCamp/ Show Notes United Nations Nakba Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA Palestinians being displaced amid threats by Israeli settlers in Nablus area. (October 2023) 1 November 2023 Peace and Security UN Settler Violence Rises in the West Bank during the Gaza War 6 Nov 2023 Prominent settler leader pushes Netanyahu to rebuild Israeli homes in Gaza While critics say the strategy will undermine Israel’s security, the prime minister’s far right allies are keen to push Palestinians out of Gaza November 4, 2023 in Al-Ram, West Bank Politico BY JAMIE DETTMER NOVEMBER 16, 2023 Nuclear weapons at a glance: Israel Research Briefing Published Thursday, 28 July, 2022 UK Parliament Why is the U.S. okay with Israel having nuclear weapons but not Iran? By Max Fisher December 2, 2013 The Washington Post Netanyahu Criticizes Minister Who Suggested 'Option' of Dropping Nuclear Bomb on Gaza Far-right minister Amichai Eliyahu, who claimed there are no non-combatants in the Gaza Strip, later said he was speaking 'metaphorically,' but was suspended from gov't meetings by PM Netanyahu Nov 5th 2023 Haaretz Jewish Voice For Peace AIPAC attacks Thomas Massie More Than 500 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policy The signers, representing some 40 government agencies, reflect growing internal dissent over the administration’s support of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza By Maria Abi-Habib, Michael Crowley and Edward Wong Maria Abi-Habib reported from London, and Michael Crowley and Edward Wong from Washington. Nov. 14, 2023 Over 1,000 USAID officials call for Gaza ceasefire in letter By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis November 10, 2023 Reuters After Biden and Blinken push, Netanyahu says Israel open to ‘little pauses’ in Gaza, no cease-fire AP BY MATTHEW LEE AND ZEKE MILLER November 7, 2023 Death toll in Gaza likely ‘higher than is being reported’: US official BY LAURA KELLY - 11/09/23 The Hill U.S. Officials Outline Steps to Israel to Reduce Civilian Casualties The measures include using smaller bombs against Hamas, U.S. officials said November 4th 2023 NYT Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people 16 November 2023 UN Gazans Release Names of 6,747 People They Say Were Killed in Israeli Strikes The detailed list from the Hamas-controlled health ministry — including ages, genders and ID numbers — followed President Biden’s comment that he had “no confidence” in its figures NYT By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Oct. 26, 2023 Ministry proposes moving Gaza’s civilians to north Sinai, a likely non-starter 30 October 2023 The Time Of Israel Why is Israel attacking south Gaza after telling people to go there? Reuters October 26, 2023 The West Should Welcome Gaza Refugees Europe and the U.S. accepted millions who fled earlier wars. By Danny Danon and Ram Ben-Barak Nov. 13, 2023 WSJ INSIDE A GAZA VILLAGE: “ALL OF US WILL DIE, BUT WE DON’T KNOW WHEN” The ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine have killed thousands of civilians — including Maram Al-Dada’s family. We hear from Al-Dada. Deconstructed October 27 2023 The Intercept Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas Backfired by Scott Horton and Connor Freeman AntiWar October 27, 2023 Israel/Occupied Territories: High court ban on army's use of "human shields" is a welcome development UN 7 Oct 2005 'We are failing again': UN, US resignations highlight splits over Israel's Gaza assault While many Western leaders and officials were quick to express their support for Israel in its war against Hamas, there have been signs of dissent in senior US and UN circles over the West’s unwavering backing of Israel's massive retaliatory bombardments on Gaza. Some have even quit their posts France 24 05/11/2023 Fact Check: Did Israel Build Bunker Under Shifa Hospital? Nov 15, 2023 Newsweek Ex pm Ehud Barak Said Israel Built Hospital U.S. backs claim Hamas uses Gaza hospitals as military cover amid hopes for hostages' release By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Trevor Hunnicutt November 15, 2023 Reuters Premature Babies Are Evacuated From Embattled Hospital in Gaza The 31 babies will be taken to Egypt for treatment, officials say. Israel’s push to seize Al-Shifa Hospital and a lack of power led doctors to warn that the infants were at particular risk By Vivian Yee Nov. 19, 2023 NYT “Mark my words – [Netanyahu] keeps Hamas on its feet so that the entire State of Israel won’t become the ‘Gaza envelope.’ … if Hamas collapses, [Abbas] is liable to control Gaza. If he will control it, voices from the left will arise advocating negotiations and a diplomatic settlement and a Palestinian state, including in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]”...“[I]f Hamas crumbles, [Abbas] may rule [Gaza]. If he rules it, voices on the left will encourage … a Palestinian state in Judea and Samaria as well. … [T]his is the real reason Netanyahu doesn’t annihilate Hamas, everything else is bullshit” Galit Distal Atbaryan 5th May 2019 "Don't hate each other. The monsters hate you enough. Hate the enemy. Hate the monsters. Any vestige of internal bickering is a maddeningly stupid waste of energy. Invest this energy in one thing; Erasing all of Gaza from the face of the earth. That the Gazan monsters will fly to the southern fence and try to enter Egyptian territory. or they will die. And their death is evil. Gaza should be erased. And fire and smoke on the heads of the Nazis in Judea and Samaria. Haron is also a Jew who will shake the earth of the world. A vengeful and cruel IDF is needed here. Anything less is immoral. Just unethical." Galit Distel Atbaryan - גלית דיסטל אטבריאן November 1st 2023 Netanyahu Criticizes Minister Who Suggested 'Option' of Dropping Nuclear Bomb on Gaza Far-right minister Amichai Eliyahu, who claimed there are no non-combatants in the Gaza Strip, later said he was speaking 'metaphorically,' but was suspended from gov't meetings by PM Netanyahu Haaretz November 5th 2023 13 November 2023 UN Affairs From the hustle and bustle of New York City to the edge of the Karura Forest in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, offices across the global UN system paid tribute on Monday to the 101 staff killed so far during the war raging in Gaza – the largest loss during a conflict in the Organization’s 78-year history Choosing not to veto, Obama lets anti-settlement resolution pass at UN Security Council In dramatic departure from eight years of policy, US abstains, enabling 14-0 vote; Israel accuses Obama, Kerry of abandoning it; Palestinians hail ‘day of victory’ By ERIC CORTELLESSA 23 December 2016 The Times of Israel Macron says ‘no justification’ for bombing civilians as he calls for Gaza ceasefire French president urges Israel to stop bombing, saying self-protection is no reason to kill civilians AFP in Paris Fri 10 Nov 2023 The Guardian Lindsey Graham CNN says there is no limit to US support for Israel in civilian casualties 'What we are doing in Gaza, we can do in Beirut' Touring North, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war that may happen I24News Iran told US it did not want Israel-Hamas war to escalate Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Geneva NOVEMBER 17 2023 Financial times Blinken says no 'direct evidence' that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack on Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his comments in an interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Oct 12, 2023 NBC By Rebecca Shabad Ex-US general: We pay a price for backing Israel Slamming settlements, James Mattis, former commander of CentCom, tells crowd in Aspen that moderate Arabs are forced to hide support for America By LAZAR BERMAN 25 July 2013 The Times Of Israel Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem Day march World May 18, 2023 PBS 'Death to Arabs' chanted by some right-wing Jewish groups at Flag March A controversial right-wing Flag March through east Jerusalem is underway after being approved by Israel's new government CNN's Hadas Gold has the details Half of evangelicals support Israel because they believe it is important for fulfilling end-times prophecy Analysis by Philip Bump National columnist May 14, 2018 The Washington Post Anti-BDS Laws

Matthew Hoh came back to the show for the 7th time, this time for a conversation about Ukraine. We discuss what other potential options Russia had, other than invading Russia. Matt lays out the alternative options, while I play devils advocate. We also discuss further western support for Ukraine, where the war may lead, the western curbing of peace talks and briefly Israel. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/brad-pearce-on-africa-france-the-west-post-colonialism-recent-coups Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Bio - Matthew has been a Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy since 2010. In 2009, Matthew resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan with the State Department over the American escalation of the war. Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Matthew took part in the American occupation of Iraq; first in 2004-5 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team and then in 2006-7 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Matthew worked on Afghanistan and Iraq war policy and operations issues at the Pentagon and State Department from 2002-8. - Center for International Policy | Matthew Hoh Matt's Links Eisenhower Media Network - https://eisenhowermedianetwork.org/experts/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MatthewPHoh Substack - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/ Matt's Ukraine Articles A War Long Wanted Many in Brussels, DC, Kyiv, London and Moscow have desired this war for decades MATTHEW HOH JUN 5, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/a-war-long-wanted?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 No Other Option: Eastern Ukraine Must Be Destroyed To Save It In the war's second year, it is clear Russia had options other than ruinous invasion and occupation. MATTHEW HOH JUN 27, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/no-other-option-eastern-ukraine-must?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 A Force for Peace in The New York Times Our full page ad today urging diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine MATTHEW HOH MAY 17, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/a-force-for-peace-in-the-new-york?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 Clips Bennett Speaks Out 2:40 0nwards (turn on transcript and use control f) "Everyone in the West told me we do not have any chance of NATO EU membership, I asked them not to try the Ukrainian people into a corner, because our people are brave and the West should also be brave in telling directly to the Ukrainian people, that well you are not going to be NATO EU member. They did not have a consolidated position and I requested this personally. I requested them personally to try to say directly that we are going to accept you into NATO or NATO in a year or two or five. Just say it directly and clearly or just say no. And the response was very clear. You're not going to be a NATO EU member, but publicly the doors will remain open" On GPS: Could Ukraine have averted war by abandoning its NATO quest? Fareed Zakaria Interview with Ukraine President Zelensky on joining NATO CNN 20th of March 2022 - Twitter Minute 2:40 Show Notes NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA'S NATO ENLARGEMENT REDLINES Date:2008 February 1 WIKI Leaks - Tweet How Sweden and Finland went from neutral to Nato Published 11 July BBC Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war AP September 20th 2023 Security Council meeting The President held a meeting of the Russian Federation Security Council at the Kremlin Feb 21st 2022 6 new countries to join BRICS, including Iran and Saudi Arabia Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have all been invited to become members of BRICS Politico August 24th 2023 Hollande: ‘There will only be a way out of the conflict when Russia fails on the ground’ by Theo Prouvost December 28, 2022 The Kyiv Independent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOi4GMRfJco&t=4s Ukraine and Russia agree to talks without preconditions, Zelenskiy says Reuters February 27, 2022 Turkey is friendly with both Russia and Ukraine. Now it wants them to talk peace November 16, 2022 NPR Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky wins presidency by landslide BBC 22 April 2019 ‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight Time Magazine 1st November 2023 Transcript And Audio: Third Presidential Debate October 22, 2012 NPR It’s time to admit it: Mitt Romney was right about Russia Chris Cillizza Analysis by Chris Cillizza February 27, 2022 CNN Russian oil finds ‘wide open’ back door to Europe, critics say Middlemen are cashing in as Russian crude finds indirect routes to the European market, politicians and industry insiders allege BY GABRIEL GAVIN MARCH 21, 2023 Politico Shell reports highest profits in 115 years Published 2 February 2023 BBC Lindsey Graham calls ‘Russians dying’ the ‘best money US has spent’ in Zelensky meeting The Independent NATO Secretary General welcomes deepening cooperation and dialogue with Finland and Sweden NATO 01 Dec. 2015 NATO is suffering 'brain death', argues French president Macron French President Emmanuel Macron said he believed NATO was undergoing “brain death", lamenting a lack of coordination between Europe and the United States and unilateral action in Syria by key member Turkey, in an interview published Thursday. Issued on: 07/11/2019 France 24 BAE Systems establishes local presence and signs agreements to support Ukraine Image - BAE Ukraine Announcement 31 Aug 2023 Kyle Anzalone Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/kyle-anzalone-on-ukraine-the-multipolar-world-us-policy A Military Drone With A Mind Of Its Own Was Used In Combat, U.N. Says June 1, 2021 NPR The United States Contributes $1.7 Billion to Support the Government of Ukraine Tuesday, July 12, 2022 USAID U.S. talks for a landmark deal with Saudi Arabia and Israel are gaining steam The proposed deal would see Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a U.S. defense pact and help developing its own civilian nuclear program, sources told NBC News. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah Sept. 22, 2023 By Andrea Mitchell and Yuliya Talmazan NBC Blinken and Austin make the case that separating Israel and Ukraine funding would embolden America’s enemies Jennifer Hansler By Jennifer Hansler, CNN October 31, 2023 UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, calls for immediate ceasefire 14 October 2023 UN

In todays video I interviewed Joseph Solis-Mullis, we discussed historical China, the new cold war with the US, the Chinese air balloon story, microchips, lobbying and his book he Fake China Threat & Its Very Real Threat. Please feel free check out our interview and his work. A graduate of Spring Arbor University and the University of Illinois, Joseph Solis-Mullen is a political scientist and current graduate student in the economics department at the University of Missouri. An independent researcher and journalist, his work can be found at the Ludwig Von Mises and Libertarian Institutes, Antiwar.com, the Journal of the American Revolution, Journal of Libertarian Studies, and the QJAE. Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/naftali-bennett-let-s-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-about-the-west-and-ukraine Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/israel Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-interview-with-joseph-solis-mullis-historical-sino-western-relations-the-new-cold-war https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Josephs Links The Fake China Threat & Its Very Real Threat - https://libertarianinstitute.org/books/the-fake-china-threat-and-its-very-real-danger/ https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/joseph-solis-mullen/ https://mises.org/profile/joseph-solis-mullen https://twitter.com/solis_mullen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Clips FIRESIDE CHAT with Hon. Robert C. O’Brien at the 2023 Global Security Forum Global Security Forum - Min 11 Seth Moulton Milken Institute Clip - Full Video 2023 GLOBAL CONFERENCE The United States and China: Navigating Strategic Competition (Invite only) Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Beverly Hilton - International Ballroom Min 35 Wolf Blitzer questions whether a move to stop bombing civilians will hurt defence contractors' bottom lines Show Notes The Fake China Threat & Its Very Real Threat - https://libertarianinstitute.org/books/the-fake-china-threat-and-its-very-real-danger/ The American Case for Supporting Ukraine The U.S. can back its allies and send a message to the Chinese, without sparking a wider war in Europe By Tom Cotton Feb. 7, 2023 WSJ Joe Biden again says US forces would defend Taiwan from Chinese attack 19 Sep 2022 The Guardian Chinese forces simulate 'sealing off' Taiwan on final day of military drills China's military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last scheduled day of exercises, as the US Navy said it sailed a guided-missile destroyer through waters claimed by Beijing 10/04/2023 France 24 Top U.S. Diplomat Backed Continuing Support for Saudi War in Yemen Over Objections of Staff Mike Pompeo made decision after being warned that a cutoff could jeopardize $2 billion in weapons sales to America’s Gulf allies By Dion Nissenbaum Sept. 20, 2018 STATE DEPARTMENT TEAM LED BY FORMER RAYTHEON LOBBYIST PUSHED MIKE POMPEO TO SUPPORT YEMEN WAR BECAUSE OF ARMS SALES The former lobbyist's team said a $2 billion sale of Raytheon missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates could be imperiled. Lee Fang, Alex Emmons September 21 2018 The Intercept U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, His Wife, And Three New Jersey Businessmen Charged With Bribery Offenses Friday, September 22, 2023 DOJ Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN Fri February 3, 2023 US shoots down Chinease Spy Balloon Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing June 29, 2023 Chinese spy balloon did not collect information over US, Pentagon says Reuters June 29, 2023 For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary February 6, 2003 President Bush: "World Can Rise to This Moment" Statement by the President Air Force general predicts war with China in 2025, tells officers to prep by firing 'a clip' at a target, and 'aim for the head' “I hope I am wrong. My gut tells me will fight in 2025," said Gen. Mike Minihan in a memo sent to the officers he commands and obtained by NBC News Jan. 27, 2023 By Courtney Kube and Mosheh Gains

In todays video, I spoke with James Corbett, about Blackrock, Vanguard, State Street, Financial Giants & The Oligopoly. The "big three" asset management corporations own shares in almost every major US company in each industry, making them the top institutional shareholders for these giant corporations. The list is endless... They are also the top shareholders in each other, raising serious questions about competition, consolidation, monopolisation and influence, including in government. We also discuss the general trend of consolidation. Feel free to use Yahoo Finance, type in a company and go to holders to see the top shareholders. I started to write an article series showcasing how well known brands, were actually owned by a handful of corporations, in each industry (so far Food, Automobile & Alcohol). Competitors like PepsiCo and Coca Cola, of course also have the same shareholders... https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/articles Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/joseph-solis-mullen-the-fake-china-threat-its-very-real-threat Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ James Corbett's Links The Corbett Report is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. It operates on the principle of open source intelligence and provides podcasts, interviews, articles and videos about breaking news and important issues from 9/11 Truth and false flag terror to the Big Brother police state, eugenics, geopolitics, the central banking fraud and more. He started The Corbett Report website in 2007 as an outlet for independent critical analysis of politics, society, history, and economics. Since then he has written, recorded and edited thousands of hours of audio and video media for the website, including a podcast and several regular online video series. The Media: An Interview With James Corbett - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/search-results?q=James+Corbett Obama, Trump, Qanon, Musk And Hopium : An Interview With James Corbett - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/obama-trump-qanon-and-hopium-an-interview-with-james-corbett Episode 449 - How BlackRock Conquered the World - https://www.corbettreport.com/blackrock/ How To Defeat BlackRock - #SolutionsWatch - https://www.corbettreport.com/solutionswatch-blackrock/ Episode 450 - Who Will Fact Check the Fact Checkers? I Will!!! Who Is Bill Gates? (Full Documentary, 2020) How Vanguard Conquered the World Clips Ukraine 2030 — the freest and most digital country in the world. Without bureaucracy, but with strong tech industry. Cashless & paperless. This is the future we are building. Show Notes Larry Fink’s $12 Trillion Shadow Vanity Fair BY SUZANNA ANDREWS PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGEL PARRY MARCH 2, 2010 BlackRock Investment Institute MACRO AND MARKET PERSPECTIVES AUGUST 2019 Dealing with the next downturn: From unconventional monetary policy to unprecedented policy coordination Challenges for Monetary Policy THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2019 – SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2019 The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosted dozens of central bankers, policymakers, academics and economists from around the world at its annual economic policy symposium, Aug. 22-24, 2019, in Jackson Hole, Wyo ESG Republican treasurers withdraw $1B from BlackRock over ESG investments By Lydia Moynihan Published Oct. 10, 2022 NY Post August 4, 2022 Attorney General's Letter to Blackrock BlackRock's Larry Fink on why he won't mention ESG anymore: 'It's been weaponized by left and right' July 5, 2023 Fox Business BlackRock CEO Fink: ‘World needs to get back its moral compass’ October 17, 2023 Fox Business BlackRock’s Assets Seen Topping $15 Trillion in Five Years’ By Kit Rees 17 April 2023 at Bloomberg 17 April 2023 Aladdin (BlackRock) To our shareholders, Thursday, March 24, 2022 Blackrock EXCLUSIVE BlackRock backs 3 dissidents to shake up Exxon board -sources By Svea Herbst-Bayliss May 25, 2021 Reuters LARRY FINK'S 2022 LETTER TO CEOS: The Power of Capitalism Blackrock Vanguard Shareholders Yahoo Blackrock Shareholders Yahoo State Street Shareholders Yahoo How Vanguard Conquered the World "Most observers expect that the share of corporate ownership by index funds will continue to grow over the next decade. It seems only a matter of time until index mutual funds cross the 50% mark. If that were to happen, the “Big Three” might own 30% or more of the U.S. stock market—effective control. I do not believe that such concentration would serve the national interest." Bogle Sounds a Warning on Index Funds WALL STREET JOURNAL By John C. Bogle Nov. 29, 2018 Zelenskyy, BlackRock CEO Fink agree to coordinate Ukraine investment PUBLISHED WED, DEC 28 2022 CNBC The Fed Asks for BlackRock’s Help in an Echo of 2008 NYT By Matthew Goldstein March 25, 2020 One Firm Getting What It Wants in Washington WSJ RYAN TRACY and SARAH KROUSE April 20, 2016 WEF Board TIANJIN, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 27–29 June 2023 Annual Meeting of the New Champions WEF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Civil Action No. 98-1232 (Antitrust) COMPLAINT Filed: May 18, 1998 Bill Gates: My ‘best investment’ turned $10 billion into $200 billion worth of economic benefit , JAN 23 2019 CNBC

Matthew Hoh returned to the show for the 6th time, this time for a conversation about Israel-Palestine and the recent attacks/conflict. We spoke about The Recent Hamas Attacks, Hamas, Israel's Response, Settlers, Apartheid, Israeli Crimes and more. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/brad-pearce-on-africa-france-the-west-post-colonialism-recent-coups Miko Peled Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-interview-with-miko-peled-the-state-of-israel-from-an-israeli-perspective Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Bio - Matthew has been a Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy since 2010. In 2009, Matthew resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan with the State Department over the American escalation of the war. Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Matthew took part in the American occupation of Iraq; first in 2004-5 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team and then in 2006-7 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Matthew worked on Afghanistan and Iraq war policy and operations issues at the Pentagon and State Department from 2002-8. - Center for International Policy | Matthew Hoh Matt's Links Eisenhower Media Network - https://eisenhowermedianetwork.org/experts/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MatthewPHoh Substack - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/ Matt's Ukraine Articles A War Long Wanted Many in Brussels, DC, Kyiv, London and Moscow have desired this war for decades MATTHEW HOH JUN 5, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/a-war-long-wanted?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 No Other Option: Eastern Ukraine Must Be Destroyed To Save It In the war's second year, it is clear Russia had options other than ruinous invasion and occupation. MATTHEW HOH JUN 27, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/no-other-option-eastern-ukraine-must?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 A Force for Peace in The New York Times Our full page ad today urging diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine MATTHEW HOH MAY 17, 2023 - https://matthewhoh.substack.com/p/a-force-for-peace-in-the-new-york?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2 Clips VP Joe Biden 2014 talk to Harvard University Delivers remarks on foreign policy min 53:10 Nikki Haley to Netanyahu: "Finish Them" (FULL Interview) Nikki Haley Show Notes Opinion | Israel Can’t Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price Haaretz Gideon Levy Follow Oct 9, 2023 Palestinian boy discovers undercover Israeli forces, they kill him By Al Jazeera Staff On 21 Sep 2023 Protection of Civilians: OCHA OPT Bi-Weekly Highlights 2 – 15 May 2023 UN Orlando shooting survivor describes attack: 'We knew what his motive was Pulse nightclub shooting survivor Patience Carter, 20, spoke on Tuesday about being held hostage in the bathroom with two of her friends who eventually died Wed 15 Jun 2016 The Guardian "While I was deployed, I went to bed at night believing that I was protecting the homeland because coming after me and my fellow Marines was a much easier commute for those so hell-bent on killing Americans. But that argument no longer makes sense if my war has inspired enemies at home." I could justify fighting in Afghanistan — until the Boston bombing The Washington Post April 26th 2013 Boston bombing suspect cites U.S. wars as motivation, officials say The Washington Post 23 Apr 2013 Hamas celebrates election victory Simon Jeffery and agencies Thu 26 Jan 2006 The Guardian How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas By Andrew Higgins Jan. 24, 2009 WSJ bin laden freedom fighter the independent US plotted to overthrow Hamas after election victory Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Tue 4 Mar 2008 The Guardian The Gaza Bombshell Vanity Fair BY DAVID ROSE MARCH 3, 2008 "After more than three years of civil war, there are hundreds of militias fighting President Bashar al-Assad — and one another. Among them, even the more secular forces have turned to Islamists for support and weapons over the years, and the remaining moderate rebels often fight alongside extremists like the Nusra Front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.“There’s a lot of skepticism about this piece of the president’s strategy,” said Representative Adam B. Schiff, Democrat of California, a member of the House Intelligence Committee. “The so-called moderate rebels have often been very immoderate and ineffective.” US Pins Hope on Syrian Rebels With Loyalties All over the Map,” New York Times, September 11, 2014 Who's Funding ISIS? Wealthy Gulf 'Angel Investors,' Officials Say 'Angel investors' from the Gulf continue to provide money to the terror group, say officials. Image: ISIL militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit An image from a propaganda video uploaded on June 8 by the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, AKA ISIL or ISIS, allegedly shows militants driving in vehicles near the central Iraqi city of Tikrit Sept. 21, 2014, By Robert Windrem NBC "2. Reaffirms the legitimacy of the struggle of peoples for independence, territorial integrity, national unity and liberation from colonial and foreign domination and foreign occupation by all available means, including armed struggle" Right of peoples to self-determination – GA resolution 35/35. Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights United Nations United Nations resolution 35/35 of 14 November 1980 An Israeli lawmaker is urging her government to use 'everything in its arsenal,' including 'doomsday' weapons, against Hamas Kwan Wei Kevin Tan Oct 11, 2023 Business Insider Tally Gotliv Tweet Defense minister announces ‘complete siege’ of Gaza: No power, food or fuel By EMANUEL FABIAN 9 October 2023 The Israel Times "No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. Pillage is prohibited. Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited." GENEVA CONVENTION RELATIVE TO THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIAN PERSONS IN TIME OF WAR OF 12 AUGUST 1949 UN Article 33 Israel’s Collective Punishment of Palestinians Illegal and an Affront to Justice: Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the oPt – Press Release GENEVA (17 July 2020) Netenyahu Bombing Tweet West Bank wall elevates barrier to water access for Palestinians Gaza Strip | The humanitarian impact of 15 years of the blockade - June 2022 UNICEF What to Know About the Arab Citizens of Israel WRITTEN BY Kali Robinson March 9, 2023 CFR 15 years of blockade and health in Gaza (July 2022) Format News and Press Release Sources Health Cluster WHO Posted 9 Oct 2022 Gaza children face acute water and sanitation crisis Water and power shortages put children's health at risk By Abeer Abu Shawish and Catherine Weibel GAZA, State of Palestine, 1 September 2017 Golan Heights Water 7853RD MEETING (PM) SC/12657 23 DECEMBER 2016 Israel’s Settlements Have No Legal Validity, Constitute Flagrant Violation of International Law, Security Council Reaffirms 14 Delegations in Favour of Resolution 2334 (2016) as United States Abstains UN 9263RD MEETING (AM) SC/15203 20 FEBRUARY 2023 Security Council Expresses ‘Concern’, ‘Dismay’ over Israeli Settlement Expansions, Adopting First Presidential Statement on Question of Palestine in Years UN Israel Rejects Over 98 Percent of Palestinian Building Permit Requests in West Bank's Area C Trend to limit Palestinian development over the past three years correlates with expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank from Hagar Shezaf Follow Jan 21, 2020 Haaretz Nearly 100% of All Military Court Cases in West Bank End in Conviction, Haaretz Learns s from Chaim Levinson Follow Nov 29, 2011 Haaretz Elementary school of Ein Samiya demolished 17 Aug 2023 UN EU Palestine Tweet A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank BY TIA GOLDENBERG AP September 6, 2023 Two former Israeli ambassadors to South Africa accuse Jewish state of 'apartheid' i24NEWS June 08, 2021 Mandela’s grandson on visit: ‘Israel is the worst apartheid regime' “The settlements I saw here [in the West Bank] reminded me of what we had suffered in South Africa..." By ILANIT CHERNICK NOVEMBER 28, 2017 Jerusalem Post 2023 marks deadliest year on record for children in the occupied West Bank 18 Sep 2023 Abu Akleh shooting: fatal shot came from Israeli forces, says OHCHR Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh spent a quarter century covering life under Israeli military rule. Al Jazeera Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh spent a quarter century covering life under Israeli military rule. 24 June 2022 Human Rights Amendment to clarify equality in Nation-State Law rejected Yesh Atid - Telem brought bill to insert clause guaranteeing equality to all citizens in controversial nation state law, which Gantz, Blue and White vowed to change during election campaigns. By JEREMY SHARON JULY 29, 2020 The Jersuselm Post "In Syria, if the choice is between Iran and the Islamic State, I choose the Islamic State. They don’t have the capabilities that Iran has" Israeli defense minister: If I had to choose between Iran and ISIS, I’d choose ISIS By Adam Taylor January 19, 2016 The Washington Post - Times of Israel "The initial message about the Syrian issue was that we always wanted [President] Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren’t backed by Iran to the bad guys who were backed by Iran,” he said. This was the case, he said, even if the other “bad guys” were affiliated to al-Qaida. “We understand that they are pretty bad guys,” he said, adding that this designation did not apply to everyone in the Syrian opposition. “Still, the greatest danger to Israel is by the strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut. And we saw the Assad regime as the keystone in that arc. That is a position we had well before the outbreak of hostilities in Syria. With the outbreak of hostilities we continued to want Assad to go.” 'Israel wanted Assad gone since start of Syria civil war' SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the US Michael Oren told The Jerusalem Post in a parting interview "Nusra Front, however, hasn’t bothered Israel since seizing the border area last summer—and some of its severely wounded fighters are regularly taken across the frontier fence to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals… Only about one-third of the Syrians treated in Israel, however, were women and children. An Israeli military official acknowledged that most of the rebels on the other side of the fence belong to Nusra but said that Israel offered medical help to anyone in need, without checking their identity. “We don’t ask who they are, we don’t do any screening…Once the treatment is done, we take them back to the border and they go on their way,” he said." Al Qaeda a Lesser Evil? Syria War Pulls U.S., Israel Apart Mountaintop on edge of Golan Heights illustrates complexities. WSJ March 12th 2015 "Israel stood by our side in a heroic way,” said Moatasem al-Golani, spokesman for the rebel group Fursan al-Joulan, or Knights of the Golan. “We wouldn’t have survived without Israel’s assistance." Israel Gives Secret Aid to Syrian RebelsFighters near Golan Heights in Syria receive cash and humanitarian help By Rory Jones WSJ June 18, 2017 In the Thick of It: The Private Diaries of a Minister by Alan Duncan Palestinian journalist hit in head by bullet during raid on terror suspect’s home This article is more than 4 months old News photographer Moamen Sumreen, 22, had been covering the demolition of the apartment in Ramallah Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem Thu 8 Jun 2023 The Guardian Abu Akleh shooting: fatal shot came from Israeli forces, says OHCHR Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh spent a quarter century covering life under Israeli military rule. Al Jazeera Veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh spent a quarter century covering life under Israeli military rule. 24 June 2022 Human Rights BBC Tweet

I spoke with Brad Pearce about Africa, France, The West, Post-Colonialism & Recent Coups. We discussed how France still has an economic stronghold on Africa in the post-colonial world, the US role in Africa, the anti-French sentiment in the continent, Russia & China's role in Africa, the US-Kenyan sponsored Haiti action, Somalia and more. Previous Video - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/an-example-of-a-politicians-hypocrisy-public-deceivery-bilderberg-mi6-bp-david-lammy-sunak Previous Interview - https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/post/kyle-anzalone-on-ukraine-the-multipolar-world-us-policy Please feel free to comment if I have missed any links in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/@truthovercomfort9162/videos https://www.bitchute.com/channel/jc56qKZUGuFj/ https://rumble.com/user/TruthOverComfort https://www.truthovercomfort.co.uk/ Tik Tok @truthovercomfort https://www.tiktok.com/@truthovercomfort Twitter @truthovercomfo2 - https://twitter.com/truthovercomfo2 Instagram truthovercomfort30 - https://www.instagram.com/truthovercomfort30/ Brad's Links The Wayward Rabbler - https://www.thewaywardrabbler.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/messages/1494033632595349505-1521881441264615427 Books Broken Camel Bells: Somalia: Age of Terrorism 2006-2022 by Abukar Abdo Arman The Zanzibar Chest: A Memoir of Love and War by Aidan Hartley Show Notes Opération Persil Françafrique How the France-backed African CFA franc works as an enabler and barrier to development Landry Signé December 7, 2019 Brookings NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTION OF OCTOBER 4 , 1958 FOURTEENTH LEGISLATURE Registered at the Presidency of the National Assembly on May 20, 2015 INFORMATION REPORT DEPOSIT BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS France never stopped looting Africa, now the tables are turning As developments in West Africa demonstrate, the francophone countries are no longer willing to accept French neo-colonialism. With the fear factor finally removed, Africa’s quest for genuine independence is steadily coming to fruition. Brad Pearce AUG 8, 2023 Vincent Bolloré, French Billionaire, Faces a Rare Corruption Inquiry NYT By Liz Alderman April 25, 2018 "According to sensitive information available to this these individuals, Qaddafi's government holds 143 tons of gold, and a similar amount in silver… This gold was accumulated prior to the current rebellion and was intended to be used to establish a pan-African currency based on the Libyan golden Dinar. This plan was designed to provide the Francophone African Countries with an alternative to the French.franc (CFA). (Source Comment: According to knowledgeable individuals this quantity of gold and silver is valued at more than $7 billion. French intelligence officers discovered this plan shortly after the current rebellion began, and this was one of the actors that influenced President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to commit France to the attack on Libya. According to these individuals Sarkozy's plans are driven by the following issues: a. A desire to gain a greater share of Libya oil production, b. Increase French influence in North Africa, c. Improve his intemai political situation in France, d. Provide the French military with an opportunity to reassert its position in the world, e. Address the concern of his advisors over Qaddafi's long term plans to supplant France as the dominant power in Francophone Africa)" U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05779612 Date: 12/31/2015, Email Between Hillary Clinton And Sidney Blumenthal, April 2, 2011 Wiki Leaks "During mid-September 2011 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron traveled to Tripoli to meet with and express support for the leaders of the new government of Libya under the National Transitional Council (NTC). According to knowledgeable individuals, as part of this effort, the two leaders, in private conversations, also intend to press the leaders of the NTC to reward their early support for the rebellion against Muammar al Qaddafi. Sarkozy and Cameron expect this recognition to be tangible, in the form of favorable contracts for French and British energy companies looking to play a major role in the Libyan oil industry. According to this source, Sarkozy feels, quite strongly, that without French support there would have been no revolution and that the NTC government must demonstrate that it realizes this fact. For his part, Cameron appears most concerned that despite British support for the rebels during the fighting, certain members of the NTC remain focused on the fact that the British government and oil industry had good relations with the Qaddafi regime, particularly the firm British Petroleum (BP). At the same time, this source indicates that the government of France is carrying out a concerted program of private and public diplomacy to press the new/transitional government of Libya to reserve as much as 35% of Libya's oil related industry for French firms, particularly the major French energy company TOTAL. Sources with access to the highest levels of Libya's ruling NTC, as well as senior advisors to Sarkozy, stated in strict confidence that while much of this pressure is being exerted at very senior diplomatic and political levels, the French external intelligence service (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure/General Directorate for External Security --DGSE) is using sources with influence over the NTC to press the French position. At present, as NTC leaders are consolidating their positions in Tripoli, they are attempting to balance the interests of the new government and the Libyan people against the need to recognize the support provided to them by France and other major powers in their struggle with Muammar al Qaddafi… (Source Comment: NTC President Jalil continues to favor awarding foreign business agreements on a case by case basis, and has stated privately that he is reluctant to support entering into a comprehensive agreement of any kind with France, or any other country or entity. He is, however, prepared to favor firms from France, the United Kingdom, and the United States in specific cases, based on the support they provided for the NTC during the rebellion. He and his advisors are somewhat hostile toward the position of the Italian government and the Italian energy firm ENI, based on their past support for Qaddafi and their caution in coming to terms with the NTC before the fall of the previous government. Jalil harbors similar sentiments toward the UK government and British Petroleum (BP) but does recognize that they moved away from Qaddafi to support the NTC after France began active involvement in the Libyan uprising. Interestingly, although Jalil and Prime Minister Mahmoud Jebril have begun a low key power struggle within the NTC, they agree on these points regarding foreign business contracts. A separate source added that the French government in general and the DGSE in particular privately harbor a degree of mistrust toward Jalil based on intelligence indicating that he was responsible for the assassination of NTC military commander General Abdul Fatah Younes in July 2011. Younes was extremely well connected to the DGSE and the French military.) In the opinion of these sources the NTC leadership is more comfortable dealing with large private firms that are, in turn, well connected to friendly governments. To this end, and in addition to the GUNVOR and TOTAL contracts, the NTC has signed agreements with the Swiss energy firm GLENCORE, as well as VITOL of Qatar to service and ship oil as the fighting dies down across the country. These sources add that both firms provided active support to the NTC during the rebellion and are held in high regard by Jalil, Jabril and the rest of the leadership. During early September 2011 sources with excellent access to the highest levels of major Western European governments stated in confidence that, despite the stepped up fighting in recent weeks, there has been an unusually low level of damage to the infrastructure of the Libyan oil industry. This is true even in the western portion of the country and around town of Sirte, which remained under the control of forces loyal to Qaddafi. The NTC is already shipping approximately 300mm barrels of oil per day, primarily via GLENCORE and VITOL. The level of production is expected to increase when the fighting begins to die down in those areas still loyal to Qaddafi" UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2014-20439 Doc No. C05788788 Date: 01/07/2016 September 16, 2011 For: Hillary From: Sid Re: France, UK, et al, jockeying in Libya/oil Wiki Leaks Niger coup raises questions about uranium dependence Paris (AFP) – The military coup in Niger last week raises the question of Europe's dependency on uranium mined in the West African nation for its nuclear power plants France 24 01/08/2023 BP's Iraq Oil Drilling Contract France is pulling its ambassador — and 1,500 troops — out of Niger. 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