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Israeli forces raid Nablus

lundi 27 février 2023 à 09:18

An Israeli raid on Nablus killed 10 Palestinians and injured over 100. Many were noncombattants.

The occasion for this bloody attack was that two Palestinians accused of belonging to a real terrorist group were at that location. That can't justify attacking so many.

US support for Israel

lundi 27 février 2023 à 09:18

Biden said that he gives Israel total support in its confrontation with Iran. Since Israel is on the brink of war with Iran, in effect this says the US is willing to join in that war.

That risks disaster. It could even start a nuclear war.

I doubt that Iranians who have protested since last fall will declare themselves enemies of their country; I think it is more likely to unite them with the regime.

Ohio toxic train wreck, blame

lundi 27 février 2023 à 09:18

*Trump’s environmental rollbacks in focus on visit to Ohio toxic train site.*

That's because some of them contributed directly to this accident.

Immigration obstacles, US

lundi 27 février 2023 à 09:18

Biden's new rules for asylum — which directly contradict US law — seem like they were inspired by the wrecker. People have noticed the hardship imposed by requiring each applicant to carry a snoop-phone that can run a special nonfree app. They have noticed the monetary hardship caused by the price of getting such a phone plus internet access. I have nothing to add to those valid points. But I do notice other injustices, which are common in the form of computing that the US demands of them.

Such a phone is full of unjust nonfree software, and the app is nonfree also. Any nonfree program is inherently an injustice to whoever runs it, and is likely to be malware. That app does facial recognition. I wonder what other malicious functionalities it implements.

I conjecture that there is no need at all for that facial recognition. If a migrant gets an appointment to meet with a human agent, the agent can check the migrant's identity against per papers then.

It would not be terribly hard for the US to set up kiosks in various parts of Mexico where people can do the required communication knowing that a kiosk has no ability to snoop on them through their own computers, or mess with them in any other way.

Unjust wars, US

lundi 27 février 2023 à 09:18

The US has done nothing to hold Dubya accountable for using lies to start an unjust war by attacking Iraq.