Nothing highlights the hypocrisy of the West’s criticism of Iran’s missile attack against Israel quite like this exchange…
David Cameron: Iran attacking Israel was reckless.
Journalist: What would Britain do if our consulate was flattened?
David Cameron: We would take very strong action!
…
Western hypocrisy on full display.
— sarah (@sahouraxo) April 15, 2024
…exactly!
Iran was retaliating to Israel’s bombing of a diplomatic building in Syria, and that retaliation was well telegraphed to allow Israel and her allies to shoot down all the missiles and drones, but what it shows is that Israel is utterly vulnerable to Iran now and that their ethnic cleaning war crime has consequences.
The question now is will Netanyahu, who desperately needs to keep the ongoing ethnic cleansing war crimes going to avoid accountability, while he escalate against Iran or finally back down?
As that question gets mulled over, the NZDF have quietly told kids that we are likely to kill civilians in our undefined war in Yemen…
Govt was warned Yemeni civilians could be killed during NZ deployment to Red Sea
The government was warned Yemeni civilians could be killed in an operation in which New Zealand is involved to protect shipping in the Red Sea.
The coalition announced in January that the Defence Force would be sending a team of six to take part in the United States-led strikes against the Houthis and provide maritime security in the area.
In the three months since they deployed, members of the team have been involved in destroying Houthi helicopters, underground weapon storage facilities and air defence systems.
The government decided to send a team to join the group after the US chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown Jr, requested a meeting with New Zealand Chief of Defence Air Marshal Kevin Short on 6 January.
The US was seeking “military contributions to a new coalition” that would conduct “kinetic operations” – in other words, military action with lethal force against Houthi targets.
… oh yay, the war Winston and Judith signed us up to will kill civilians.
How righteous you feeling Kiwis?
let’s not forget the rank hypocrisy between our response to Russia and Israel…
…it’s amazing how quick we in the West are to criticise Russia’a war crimes, criticise Russia targeting media or Russia using food as a weapon, yet when Israel does all those things on an industrial scale against the Palestinians we are no where near as critical.
Our hypocrisy in the West in terms of Russia vs Israel is staggering and ugly and down right evil.
Rather than demanding peace and a ceasefire, we are getting sucked into the vortex of America’s latest Military Industrial Complex profit chasing adventure.
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Some of the initial coverage on Sunday didn’t seem to point out the ‘attacks’ ( laughable using the word when you give 72 hours notice of what will happen) were actually in retaliation.
This is exactly what that corrupt bastard Netanyahu wants. Let’s all stop talking about Gaza and asking questions.
The zionist attacks that NZDF war criminals have been involved in have already murdered numerous civilians, as well as the heroic freedom fighters who are carrying out a humanitarian intervention against the zionist genocide against the people of the land they squat on.
I look forward to everyone involved being held to account. If we’re talking about six guys, that’s not people who were forced into taking those orders. These traitors wanted to help murder brown people for zionism. Shades of Operation Burnham.
It seems a little like theatre to me. Having said that the escalation of bombing someone’s embassy or whatever is itself an escalation. But the response? The Iranians gave plenty of notice, they must have known that the Israeli countermeasures were going to account for almost all their 300 or so missiles, so basically all they were doing was costing Israel money. And I guarantee they got thousands of other missiles they could have sent in an effort to overwhelm the Israeli defences, but didn’t. Like I said – theatre.
Martyn – Bravo for Israel not hitting back at Iran…
Apart from blowing up the consulate in Syria beforehand. Let’s not get too complimentary Nathan. Why not focus on the Israelis now stealing more of the West Bank
Wheel – Sorry Dad.
The media is covering the massacre in Gaza but they are missing something. There is some surprise in what we are seeing because it is seems to be clearly genocide. It can be explained by knowing what the military people in Israel said. On the 9th of October last year the Israeli Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, said “Israel is imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything closed. We are fighting human animals. We are acting accordingly. We will destroy everything.” This was said on camera so it is clear this was what was meant. On the 10th of Oct Israeli troops were told “… released all the constraints.” And “We will eliminate everything. We will reach all places.” The 12th of October every restriction was removed giving the military total impunity. A general said “To make the siege effective we have to prevent others from giving assistance to Gaza.” That explains why journalists and humanitarian workers are targeted. The word, Barbaric, will be replaced by Zionist for the worst of the worst.
Thanks for info.
Whatever has been said about Genghis Khan, he never did anything on the scale of what the zionists are doing to Palestine, after having their satraps attack Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan.
NZ Government: “Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have condemned Iran’s shocking and illegal strikes against Israel”.
However the people of Aotearoa know (as Luxon and Peters know) that the strikes were perfectly legal under international law, and that far from being shocking, they give peace-loving people around the world confidence that the genocide being carried out by Israel and the US, with New Zealand’s support, will be punished, and that a system of deterrence is now in place.
Iran’s attack on Israel exposed it as the puppeteer master of terrorism that it is, and the weakness of the attack made it a laughing stock. Israel, on the other hand, has reinforced its invincibility and will respond at a time of its choosing. What’s interesting is the recalibration taking place in the ME shown by the stunning support for Israel from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf States. Iran and its terrorist proxies are destined for pariah status and isolation.
Are you a Zionist Gaby?
Did Terry Waite?
Pride comes before a fall. The Titanic showed that no ship is unsinkable, and Israel will learn, if it has not already done so, that no state is invincible. Iran appears satisfied with the outcome of its warning strikes. Let us now see how Israel responds.
Got anything to say about stealing more land Gaby? Did Iran make them do it?
Zionist puppets like ‘king’ Abdullah will meet the same justice that the child molesters like you will.
yep there is nothing quite like believing your own bullshit.
The Third Reich was invincible too.
Israel wouldn’t last a nano second without American arms.
Zionism is fascism.
Hiding behind the Holocaust is passe.
Israel has been conducting assassinations of Iranian Scientists, Iran’s Military Leaders for over 30 yrs, all totally illegal under International Law & getting away with it but the bombing of its Embassy & murder of Diplomatic staff & IRGG Generals was the Final straw, attacks on Embassies & Consulates are sacrosanct as laid down under the Geneva Convention, even the Nazi’s never attacked Embassies but the criminal Zionist State of Israel thinks it’s above International Law, it thinks it has carte blanche to commit genocide like its doing in Gaza, they are Child murderers & killers of Unarmed Civilians & Women, COWARDS! So Israel took another big steaming crap on International Law & norms by attacking Iran’s Embassy in Syria & because the feekless UNSC was thwarted by the US,UK & France when Russia brought forward a motion to condemn Israel’s breach of International Law, Iran had no choice but to respond in a measured way & unlike Israel, Iran only attacked Military targets & no civilians or anyone was killed in their attack which they have the right to respond under section 51 of the UN charter, to act in self defence, can you imagine if a US Embassy & Consulate was attacked, what would their reaction be, the US Bombers would have been flying within hours? And everyone knows of America’s hypocrisy because Israel follows America’s example, the US doesn’t follow International Law & routinely breaks it, they follow their “Rules based Order” in which America makes the Rules everyone else must follow, so pathetic & evil!
Good to see Iran front up–yes theatre as Martyn says, but it puts the IDF butchers and their US funders on notice. As much as I do not like Iran’s authoritarian theocracy one little bit they did have the guts to pay back for their diplomatic position and senior people in Syria being targeted and demonstrate solidarity for Palestine.
For people that love US Imperialism or espouse the USA as some kind of peak democracy, a great example of “What aboutism” this week has to be ex president Trump in Court–oh the irony if Stormy Daniels takes him down!
Don’t forget that 2 x hyper-sonic missiles did in fact hit their targeted IDF bases. The drone and lesser powerful missile swarm was just fodder to soak up the Iron Dome response. It worked. Iran just sent a message they can pop Israel whenever they are ready too.
Two Israeli military bases were hit, but are you sure that Iran employed hypersonic missiles in the attack? Or are they being held in reserve for the next time that Iran needs to land a blow against Israel?
Geoff, Scott Ritter has a great YouTube videos on this subject & a Article on Consortium News? Iran attacked Israeli Military Targets only, one was the IDF Intelligence centre in the illegally occupied Golan Heights & the Military Bases in the Negrev Desert, one base holds Israels Nuclear arsenal, these are some of the most heavily defended places ever with Radars & State of the Art Missile defence but the Iranians penetrated all this using drones to draw fire & overwhelm Israels Iron Dome Missile Defence system followed up with Cruise missiles & finally Ballistic missiles with detachable Hypersonic glide Warheads which can maneuver in flight, if you see one of the videos on YouTube it clearly shows the level of sophistication of one of these Hypersonic missiles that changed directions in flight to avoid a incoming Israeli missile to hit its target, very impressive, the Americans & Israelis have no such Hypersonic weaponry to date to compare so Iran was sending a message, we can hit you anytime we want & we won’t take anymore of your murderous bullshit, enough is enough!
Regular old ballistic missiles were used, and the zionists are now admitting that better than half of the 10-15 fired got through. In zionist logic, having their American golems shoot down 90% of the propeller driven drones rounds up to 99% of the total weapons used in the retaliatory strike against them by the human forces.
“What difference does it make to the dead,the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy’
Mahatma Ghandhi
Martyn, NZ’s pathetic Military contribution in Yemen is irrelevant, America & it’s Allies have failed badly in Yemen & rather than hindering the Houthis, they have emboldened them, the US Bombing Campaign in Yemen has been a dismal failure & only resulted in a few abandoned Buildings being levelled in the Middle of the Desert, but they haven’t degraded the Houthis at all, remember that the Yemeni’s had previously been at War with Saudi Arabia with US Weapons & support for over 10-20 yrs but couldn’t beat them, they are battle hardened after years of US aided Saudi bombing campaigns! The Saudis were forced to make peace with the Houthis or else have their Oilfields destroyed? Operation Prosperity Guardian, the American Naval operation to prevent the Houthis from shutting down the Red Sea has been a humiliating defeat for the US Navy, beaten badly by a poor Muslim Nation that doesn’t have a blue water Navy, a even greater humiliation so the attacks on US & Israeli shipping continue unabated & many Nations, like France for example have pulled their Warships out, stunned by the ferocity of the Houthis attacks! Operation Prosperity Guardian has become Operation US Asswhooping by the Houthis hence why there has been a complete Mainstream Media blackout regarding the OPG campaign, no news is good news as far as the Americans are concerned because it’s been a utter failure & embarrassing defeat for US Hard power!
The priority of the Netanyahu war cabinet is the destruction of Hamas.
The last thing the Netanyahu regime wants is the release of the hostages for fear of them talking of what they have witnessed.
The IDF and the Netanyahu war cabinet have made it clear they are not interested in gaining the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
The Israeli hostages are not just hostages, they are witnesses.
Which is why Israel does not want them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsmrqRVv-nc
‘IDF, Not Hamas Killed My Son’: Israel Army Accused Of Poisoning Three Gaza Hostages