Friday, October 16, 2015

Is a weak man more dangerous for the world?

There has been a sudden rash of knife attacks, described as 'lone wolf' attacks by the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Jews in east Jerusalem, which is occupied by Israel. This started because some orthodox Jews wanted to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque, a holy site to Jews, known as Temple Mount, which Palestinians see as a plot by Jews to take over the mosque. Although denied by the Israeli government the flames have been fanned by social media which show videos of Palestinians shot by Israeli police. What has really rattled Israelis is that these are Palestinians living in Israel and not in Gaza or West Bank. Israelis are so terrified of being attacked on streets that they are arming themselves with pepper spray and guns that shoot tear gas. To add to Israel's worries Iran has just shown pictures of a long line of brand new trucks loaded with long range missiles, ready to be fired, in an underground tunnel, cut out of rock, 500 meters under a mountain whose location has not been revealed. According to an Israeli paper Netanyahu had made a decision to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities last year but the attack was aborted after Obama threatened to shoot down Israeli jets as they flew over Iraq to get to Iran. This was denied by Washington as a rumour. But what if Israeli jets fly south over the Red Sea and then are allowed to fly east across Saudi Arabia? What if Saudi jets join in the attack? Will the US shoot down both Israeli and Saudi jets? The US Congress could not muster a two-thirds majority to block the nuclear deal with Iran, which will apparently stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon for 10 years. Sanctions will disappear once the deal comes into effect, which will inject billions of dollars into Iran's economy as it is able to sell oil once again. Feeling immensely stronger than before Iran has sent soldiers to join Assad's forces in Syria, along with the Hezbollah from Lebanon. They are being helped by Russia which is bombing all rebels, including the ones supported by the US. The west has been taken aback by the sophistication of Russian weapons systems and the efficiency with which they moved aircraft, tanks and troops into bases in Latakia in Syria. Russia is using 'Blazing Sun' thermobaric bombs, capable of flattening 8 city blocks in one strike. Apparently Russian hackers have targeted the stock market in Poland and a steel plant in Germany, disguised as Islamists, causing damage. In India we obtain our news only from English language sources so we do not know whether all this is genuine or propaganda to start an all out war with Russia through eastern Europe, mainly Ukraine. Obama is ready to sign a nuclear deal with Pakistan. Not content with killing hundreds using drones he wants to be responsible for a holocaust. A weak man is infinitely more dangerous than a maniac.

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