By Walt Zlotow
Israel, not happy that Trump abandoned their lust to destroy Iran as a hegemonic rival, blew up the two week ceasefire Pakistan negotiated Tuesday.
How? By launching a massive bombing campaign on Beirut Lebanon killing over 200 and injuring over 500. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “The two-week ceasefire does not include Lebanon,” Trump called it “a separate skirmish. Yeah, they were not included in the deal, because of Hezbollah. Veep Vance called Iran’s claim the ceasefire included Israeli attacks on Lebanon “a misunderstanding.”
Netanyahu, Trump and Vance all lied as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, who mediated the ceasefire deal, said it includes Lebanon. Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, didn’t mince words in blasting US, Israeli perfidy upending the ceasefire “The deep historical distrust we hold toward the United States stems from its repeated violations of all forms of commitments – a pattern that has regrettably been repeated once again.” He noted that President Trump announced the ceasefire by stating Iran’s 10 point proposal “was a good basis for negotiations.” Next day Trump had his press spokesperson Caroline Leveatt proclaim that Trump had the proposal “throne in the garbage.”
As a result Israel’s grisly bombardment on Beirut with Trump’s support and death weapons made a mockery of the ceasefire on Day One. Iran has announced the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed till the ceasefire is truly implemented. The world economy will continue to head downward. Thousands will suffer and die. Vance and the two amateur diplomates Jarad Kushner and Steve Witkoff he’s supervising, may fine empty Iranian chairs at the planed ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan tomorrow.
And the Big Fool in the White House, like the crazed captain demanding his troops continue crossing the impassable Big Muddy, will bellow ‘Push on.’
Walt Zlotow, West Suburban Peace Coalition Glen Ellyn IL
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Why is Vance running the ceasefire talks, I thought Donnie was the greatest negotiator in the world, at least that’s what he keep telling us. Netanyahu will find some way to wreck the talks and drag the halfwit orange child back into fighting Iran.
On a side note:
Trumps sycophants have weekly injections of the Trumpy LAtT (Lying All the Time) Gene. It allows them to lie with a straight face and feel no remorse at all.
And don’t forget that Donnie Little Hands NEVER EVER backs down or loses, he’s playing 23D level checker. He only needs one piece to win a game of checkers played on 23 different levels, all the opposition pieces are quivering in fear and huddled in a corner on the bottom level.
https://x.com/acyn/status/2041934504001233390
@Michael: Please pardon my play on the typo:
“…Next day Trump had his press spokesperson Caroline Leveatt proclaim that Trump had the proposal “throne in the garbage.”…”
Actually, Iran has figuratively THROWN Trump’s throne in the garbage!
Great to hear a young Pete Seeger singing about the fools who ignore common sense and the life experience of subordinates.
Seeger was a member of “The Highwaymen” folk singing group that had the distinction of being banned during the McCarthy era for accurately identifying the too many social problems and government inadequacies in America. {Just so that the ”young folk” know the historical context}.
@ New Bruce: Agreed. Time to grow the ”Ban Divest Sanction”(BDS) campaign to all ZIONAZI businesses in Australia and everywhere else.
Isrevil IS CERTAINLY AN APARTHEID STATE and we must treat it exactly the same way that we brought DOWN Vorster’s South Africa, BACK into line with Western principles of equality of all persons before the same law.