Israeli fascists continue to starve workers in Palestine
Al Jazeera, 5/4– Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine”, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has said, and warned that it is “moving its way south”... Cindy McCain said that her remarks are based on what the WFP has seen and experienced on the ground…“It’s horror. It’s so hard to look at and it’s so hard to hear,” … “What we…continually ask for is a ceasefire and the ability to have unfettered access, to get in safe…”
Israel has threatened to launch its ground invasion of Rafah in the southernmost tip of the enclave, which is home to more than 1.4 million displaced Palestinians who have fled the Israeli military’s relentless bombardment in other parts of the Gaza Strip. Israel has…also repeatedly attacked and killed Palestinian civilians waiting to collect aid…
German kkkops now require protesters to speak only approved languages
Irish Independent, 4/22– Irish protesters were told they are not allowed to speak or sing in Irish at the pro-Palestine protest camp near the Reichstag in Berlin…activists were attending the ‘ciorcal comhrá’ (conversation circle) event as Gaeilgewhen large numbers of police arrived and told them to stop and move on…Police broke up the Irish language event…under rules that only allow English and German, and in some cases Arabic, to be used during protests. German authorities have been increasingly restricting pro-Palestine protests against the government’s support for Israel amid its war in Gaza. Irish is an official language of the EU…
Irish woman Caoimhe McAllister, who was attending the protest…told the Irish Independent there was already a “very heavy police presence” when the group arrived at the camp. She said they were “immediately stopped” from carrying flags and a handmade banner that said “Saoirse don Phalaistín – Bheirlín” (Freedom for Palestine – Berlin) and police wouldn’t let them “display it as it was too political in nature”.
Chinese bosses look to ICBMs to counter U.S. bosses’ power
Foreign Affairs, 5/3– China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing is on track to amass 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030, up from around 200 in 2019, according to Pentagon estimates. This nuclear buildup, combined with China’s broader investments in modernizing its armed forces, has caused deep concern in Washington. In 2023, the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States insisted that China’s nuclear expansion should prompt U.S. policymakers to “re-evaluate the size and composition of the U.S. nuclear force.” In March, Admiral John Aquilino, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, warned, “we haven’t faced a threat like this since World War II.”
U.S. bosses preparing for war against Chinese bosses
New York Times, 5/3– During a military exercise with the Philippines…the U.S. Army deployed a new type of covert weapon that is designed to be hidden in plain sight. Called Typhon, it consists of a modified 40-foot shipping container that conceals up to four missiles that rotate upward to fire. It can be loaded with weapons including the Tomahawk — a cruise missile that can hit targets on land and ships at sea more than 1,150 miles away...U.S. military and civilian leaders believed that President Xi Jinping of China planned to follow through on his many pledges to reunite Taiwan with Beijing by diplomatic means, or by force if necessary.
…positioning…missiles to disable Chinese frigates, destroyers and amphibious craft could be enough, U.S. officials came to think, given their belief that Mr. Xi would try to invade only if he believed he would succeed in a relatively bloodless operation before American troops responded…Setting squadrons of Chinese amphibious ships packed with troops ablaze in the Taiwan Strait, Pentagon officials believed, would not only protect the de facto independent island but may also make Mr. Xi’s own grip on power within the Communist Party untenable.
