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    https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/qatari-premier-says-gaza-ceasefire-violation-disappointing-and-frustrating-/3730023

     

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    He said Tuesday’s incident was “a violation by the Palestinian party,” though Hamas denied involvement in the attack that resulted in the killing of an Israeli soldier in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

     

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatari-pm-suggests-hamas-responsible-for-violating-ceasefire-with-deadly-attack-on-idf/

     

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    “What happened yesterday was a violation,” al-Thani said, acknowledging that mediators had expected Israel to respond after one of its soldiers was killed.

    Pressed on who specifically was responsible for Tuesday’s “violation,” al-Thani responded, “What happened yesterday — the attack on the Israeli soldiers — that’s basically a violation by the Palestinian party.

     

  2. 3 hours ago, elfenix said:

    northrup built the upgrade F-20 which the US basically spiked in favor of the F-16, then they took that design and mounted the wings higher and let McD run with it and thousands more of those were built. 

     

    I always thought the Tigershark was badass, I made models of it as a kid.

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  3. https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-walls-are-closing-in-on-vladimir-putin/

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    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte declared that Vladimir Putin is “running out of money, troops and ideas,” marking a significant shift in allied sentiment.

    -Speaking in London, Rutte said Russia’s “delusional aggression” has forced it to resort to “desperate measures,” including, according to Ukrainian intelligence, deploying special units of soldiers infected with HIV and hepatitis to the front line in Pokrovsk.

    President Putin of Russia in 2018.

    President Putin of Russia in 2018.

    -This assessment comes as the “Coalition of the Willing” announced a new five-point plan to ramp up sanctions, force reparations, and increase military pressure, with Rutte noting new U.S. sanctions will “starve” Putin of revenue.

    The Ukraine War is No Victory for Putin 

    Last Friday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and other leaders of the Coalition of the Willing, as it is known, in London.

    The official purpose was to discuss measures to provide military, economic, and other assistance to Ukraine in its war against Russia.

    In remarks released by NATO, Rutte said the discussions had been focused on strengthening collective support for Ukraine and coordinating with recent diplomatic and economic measures.

    “We have just concluded a very productive meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, and I welcome the initiative Allies are showing to strengthen our support to Ukraine even further,” Rutte said.

    But what could also be said is that the alliance has turned a corner on the question of whether Russia can sustain its effort in Ukraine indefinitely.

    In the past, there have been plenty of “doom and gloom” stories that Russia has endless resources, manpower, defense industrial capacity, etc., and that no matter how long the war stretches on, they can still maintain an offensive push in Ukraine and outlast the collective efforts of the Allies.

    But the NATO Secretary General now appears to be of the mind that the Russian military machine has reached its zenith some time ago and that Moscow’s effort only goes downhill from here.

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is “running out of money, troops and ideas,” Rutte said on Friday, as he and Starmer and others held a series of talks on the conflict.

    Putin with a Rifle.

    Putin with a Rifle. Image Credit: Russian State Media.

    Putin Running on Empty in Ukraine War

    Rutte said the Russian president’s “delusional aggression” had caused him to funnel vast amounts of money and troops into his war on Ukraine with limited success, leaving him with few ideas on how to win.

    “The developments on the battlefield show that our support for Ukraine is working, and we must continue in the same way,” added Mr. Rutte.

    One clear sign that the Russian military and political leadership are now resorting to desperate measures has been the increasing use of soldiers suffering from serious – even life-threatening – diseases on the battlefield.

    Last month saw increasing reports that Putin’s military has formed up units composed of soldiers infected with HIV, hepatitis, TB, and other diseases and has sent them into battle, according to Ukrainian military experts reporting from the field.

    Soldiers in these units are seen wearing armbands that identify them as being ill with these serious diseases.

    They have been increasingly spotted on the frontlines around Pokrovsk.

    This city is a key logistical hub in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, and it has been the center of a months-long and bloody assault by the Kremlin, say military observers who have spoken to Western media.

    “There is currently information that these units are participating in fighting in what is currently the hottest spot – Pokrovsk,” said Dmytro Zhmailo to London’s Daily Telegraph.  Zhmailo is the executive director of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Centre (USCC), a Ukrainian think-tank that has close relations with Ukraine’s military.

    “If this is what Moscow feels compelled to do to sustain its operational tempo this is a military that is literally and figuratively ‘running on empty’,” said a Washington, DC-based long-time expert in Russian military affairs.  “Russian has always had these clever military thinkers who write prolifically about the conduct of modern warfare and their theories on how they would prosecute any conflict.  But they are proving once again that Russians are better at thinking, writing and talking about war than they are at doing it.”

    Putin Will Feel More Pain over Ukraine War 

    At a press conference at the conclusion of these discussions, Starmer outlined the highlights of a five-point plan for the Coalition of the Willing’s support for Kyiv.

    The UK Prime Minister identified these as: the coalition would ramp up sanctions on Russia, force Russia to pay reparations, keep up air defense support for Ukraine, increase the military pressure on Moscow, and draw up plans for security guarantees after the war.

    He also commended the imposition of the latest oil and gas sanctions by the West and assured that Russian energy would be taken “off the market”.

    Starmer stood alongside Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, who declared a Christmas deadline for drawing up a program of actions to require Russia to pay reparations for its illegal invasion of Ukraine.

    Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, used the occasion to thank the UK for its military support and implored the coalition to keep up pressure on Putin.

    “The fewer assaults [Putin] can carry out on the front line, the faster he will agree to diplomacy,” Mr. Zelensky said.  “There must be no option for Russia except to end the war.”  The new sanctions imposed by the US this week are a “big step” towards crippling the Russian war machine.

    Rutte noted that these discussions followed his visit to Washington, where he met with US President Donald Trump.

    Rutte outlined the latest US sanctions against Russia’s oil sector and stated they “will starve them of revenue and significantly increase the pressure on Putin to come to the negotiating table.”

    Rutte described the overall situation on the battlefield as becoming progressively more costly for Russia.

    “Putin is gaining little new ground…and where there are marginal gains they are coming at a huge price.”  He also stated that “Ukraine continues defending itself bravely and our support to them is working.”

     

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    Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the US has been trying to figure out the appropriate level of involvement. Tomahawk Missiles would be quite the game-changer for this cyclical conversation.

    Ukraine's current long-range drones are built for carrying out pinpoint strikes on smaller targets. So, a ~1,000-lb warhead with ~1,600-mile range wouldn't just be a small step up, it would be a leap. But we're not just talking about handing over the Tomahawks and waving good-bye, the US would have to give prototype US launch systems that would be used in directly targeting Russia.

     

    10/16/25

     

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    It looks like the peace deal between Israel, Gaza, Hamas, and other Arab States is holding (so far). The fighting has stopped, refugees are returning, and Trump deserves all the praise he's getting right now.

    Unfortunately, this deal probably won't last. Mostly because it's the Middle East we're talking about, and because the core issue at hand remains unresolved.

     

     

    10/14/25

  6. On 6/7/2018 at 4:37 PM, Speedtrucker said:

    Top 5 car chase scene easy.
    My top 5 are:
    Bullitt
    French Connection
    Ronin
    Way of the Gun
    Dirty Mary crazy Larry

    I normally exclude films that are basically films about a car chase, Driver, Drive, Gone in 60(original), vanishing point, etc. they are some good movies but they kinda exclude themselves in my opinion.

    Oh and I still love the Blues Brothers chase.
     

     

    Check out the chase in Short Time. A great little Texas-Ex Dabney Coleman comedy. Starts at 40:03

     

     

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  7. 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Maybe, but Sweet God of the Israelites and all Monotheistic Religions, do I HATE the new way of "here's my half hour video on topic X."

    I'm Gen X.  I am a lightning-fast reader.  Write an article.  I can read your 30 mins of rambling in 3 minutes.  I don't watch these videos, because

     

    Watch at 2x speed?

  8. 8 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

    Apple TV+ has a great doc on Steve Martin (STEVE! martin: a documentary in 2 pieces) and one of the more powerful moments is when Steve is going through his personal library of old scripts and he starts talking about Planes, Trains and Automobiles. He is moved to tears when he describes the scene where Neal returns to the depot to find Del sitting alone, and Del admits that his wife is dead and he doesn't have a home. Apparently there was a lot more to that scene that didn't make it into the film, and Steve talks very movingly about just how powerful Candy's performance was during filming, and how glad he was that the camera was over his shoulder capturing John's full face because Steve couldn't contain his emotions during John's delivery.

     

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  9. https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/world-news/hamas-wont-give-up-arms-gaza-control-despite-agreeing-to-trump-deal-spokesman-says/

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    Hamas appeared to renege on key demands of President Trump’s cease-fire deal just hours after the world celebrated the end of the Gaza war — with a top official saying the terror group will not give up its arms or control over the Gaza Strip.

    Spokesman Hazem Qassem claimed Monday that Hamas has no need to abide by every word of Trump’s 20-point peace plan, including calls for the terror group to lay down its arms.

    “We do not need to limit ourselves to the Israeli terms and definitions related to weapons,” Qassem told the Al-Arabiya news channel.

    Palestinian Hamas militants stand guard as people gather in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

    Spokesman Hazem Qassem claimed Hamas has no need to abide by every word of Trump’s 20-point peace plan. REUTERS

    “We will not be captives to Israeli terms or demands,” he added. “This is one of the focal points of the struggle in the next stage, after the cessation of aggression in the Gaza Strip.”

    Qassem echoed Hamas’ long-standing position that it will neither give up its weapons nor cede governance over the Gaza Strip until a path is laid out for Palestinian statehood.

    Trump’s plan, which saw all 20 living hostages freed on Monday, provides for how Gaza should be governed after Hamas cedes control.

    However, the details of how and when that will happen have not yet been agreed upon.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected any and all deals that would see a Palestinian state form.

    Netanyahu’s administration has also made it clear that Hamas must disarm for the cease-fire to go through, warning that the military will not allow the terror group to continue posing a threat to the Jewish state. 

    Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings in al-Zahra, north of Nuseirat refugee camp.

    Displaced Palestinians walk past tents and destroyed buildings as they return to their homes in the al-Zahra area, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on October 14, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

    One of the stated aims of Hamas is the destruction of Israel. 

    Qassem also appeared to suggest that Hamas would not completely abandon its role as the de facto governors of the Gaza Strip. 

    The Hamas spokesman claimed Hamas should remain as part of the “administrative arrangements” in the Strip, but he did not specify to what extent. 

    Qassem claimed that Hamas was open to allowing Palestinian technocrats to lead the management of the enclave, as laid out in Trump’s cease-fire deal. 

    Masked Hamas gunmen executed eight people on a busy street in Gaza City just one day after a cease-fire went into effect.

    Masked Hamas gunmen executed eight people on a busy street in Gaza City just one day after a cease-fire went into effect. Storyful

    Hamas was also open to allowing the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank to play an active role in governance despite accusing the group of standing by and doing nothing during the two years of war. 

    “Despite all our criticism, we do believe that it (the PA) is one of the national addresses, and we are ready to open a new page with it or for it to open a new page with the residents of Gaza and with the political forces and to be truly sincere in its intention to reach shared political understandings,” Qassem said. 

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    Along with laying out his stance, Qassem also accused Israel of violating the cease-fire on Tuesday after five Palestinians were shot and killed in Gaza City. 

    The IDF claimed the suspects were the ones violating the deal after they allegedly crossed a “yellow line” and approached IDF troops operating in the Strip.  

    Palestinian militants driving a captured Israeli military vehicle in Gaza City.

    Hamas militants drive a captured Israeli military vehicle in Gaza City on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. AP

    After multiple attempts to distance them, the suspects refused to comply, prompting troops to open fire to remove the threat,” the Israeli military said in a statement.

     

     

  10. 29 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

    My dad knew what nuclear bombs were like. 
    In 1956 He was in an 8’ deep trench under this cloud about 1,000 yards from Ground Zero when the 27,000KT bomb went off.

     

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    Your Dad was in a trench a 1/2 mile from a bomb bigger than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bomb? Tough guy!

  11. 7 hours ago, Chopper said:

    Israel didn't accept the same deal in December because Netanyahu didn't like Biden, and Netanyahu didn't want to go to prison.

     

     

    7 hours ago, pacman said:

    Yeah, it reads as the same deal that Israel backed out of in Nov/Dec conveniently after Trump and Netanyahu had a face to face meeting.

     

    Maybe. Or maybe Hamas found out they were no longer safe, and would not longer receive cover and succor, from Qatar/Iran. Getting your shit bombed tends to do that.  

  12. 12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

    These people being executed are most likely part of the militias/gangs that were stealing aid and being funded and armed by the IDF, and directly collaborating with the GHF

     

    The poor saps didn't realize that Hamas are the only ones allowed to steal aid and to be armed and funded by outside governments. Good job letting "most likely" do a the heavy lifting of your rationalization.

     

    12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

    helping them set up and defend the kill box fake aid sites where they were slaughtering Palestinians seeking aid.

     

    Those site turned into "kill boxes" because Hamas fought them tooth and nail by marching civilians into loaded guns to ensure killings. Letting the establishment of outside aid channels was a no-go for them. Of course it's always easier to blame the Jews with you.

     

    12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

    If those people are the ones being executed, which seems likely, those people deserve worse than a quick death. Cry me a fucking river. 

     

    Oh, so it's ok when the "right" people are being slaughtered by your team?

     

    12 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

    Also fucking lol at this hateful little dickhead pretending to care about Palestinians getting killed now. Pathetic little worm.

     

    Oh there are definitely people not caring about Palestinians getting killed. Aside from Hamas, everyone can see exactly who on the board that is, just in the post I'm replying to.

  13. 16 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:

    Also lol @ the chuckle fuck brigade demanding we call Palestinians animals again because they're killing a few collaborators. Fuck em.

     

    According to Fantana, this is ok. It's just "killing a few collaborators".

     

     

  14. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-870266

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    Saleh Aljafarawi, a well-known social media influencer affiliated with Hamas known as "Mr. FAFO", was killed by an anti-Hamas militia in the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City, Hamas's Al-Aqsa TV confirmed on Sunday. 

    According to reports, Aljafarawi — one of the most prominent pro-Hamas voices online in the Gaza Strip — was found shot in the head.

    Saleh Aljafarawi's body lies in the Gaza Strip. (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) Saleh Aljafarawi's body lies in the Gaza Strip. (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) The influencer had gained global attention for his viral videos from Gaza, frequently appearing in clips even after being falsely reported dead. On several occasions, he filmed himself from hospital beds after reportedly surviving attacks.    

    Additional reports from the Gaza Strip said that the son of Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official in the group’s political bureau, was also killed during violent clashes with the Doghmush clan in Gaza City.

      Bassem Naim's son, who was allegedly killed in the clashes with the Doghmush clan. (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) Bassem Naim's son, who was allegedly killed in the clashes with the Doghmush clan. (credit: SECTION 27A COPYRIGHT ACT) A senior source in Hamas’s Interior Ministry told the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera that members of Hamas’s internal security forces were killed following an attack by a local armed militia in Gaza City.

    Hamas was attempting to arrest militia members

    The source said Hamas security forces were currently besieging members of the militia with the goal of “arresting them.”

    The source further claimed the militia had killed Gazan refugees returning to Gaza City from the southern part of the Strip. It emphasized that the security apparatus in Gaza was “determined to impose order and punish those responsible for the killings.”

    The escalation between Hamas and the Doghmush clan reportedly began when members of the clan ambushed several Hamas operatives near the Jordanian Hospital in Gaza City this past Friday, shortly after a ceasefire went into effect.

    According to reports, the ambush led to the killing of Muhammad Imad Akl, a member of Hamas’s military wing and the son of a senior operative who participated in the October 7 massacre.

     

    Earlier in the day, additional clashes were reported in the Rafah area in southern Gaza, amid exchanges of fire between militias and Hamas operatives.

    Reports also emerged of summary executions carried out by Hamas against members of the Doghmush clan in Sabra, including claims that children from the clan were also targeted by gunfire.

    Sources in the IDF’s Southern Command confirmed that fighting had broken out between armed militias in Rafah and Hamas operatives who had returned to the area — until recently under Israeli military control — to “settle scores.”

    Simultaneously, defense officials expressed serious concern over how quickly Hamas has reasserted itself in Gaza and resumed acts of violence, both against civilians and against armed factions that have defied its rule.

    In off-record conversations, officials in Israel's defense establishment have reportedly urged the political leadership to make clear decisions regarding how to respond to such scenarios.

    During the height of the war, when news emerged of coordination between Israeli security forces and armed clans opposed to Hamas — with political approval — it sparked domestic controversy in Israel.

    Over time, however, these armed clans, whose primary goal has been protecting their own family strongholds, proved increasingly effective in limiting Hamas’s operational reach across Gaza, thus posing a growing threat to the group’s rule.

    The initiative to build ties with thousands of these armed clan members began within the Shin Bet’s southern division and was spearheaded by “S.” — the deputy to the outgoing Shin Bet chief and currently the agency’s deputy head.

     

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    President Trump might finally be throwing the Ukrainians a bone, as the US may begin providing the precision targeting intelligence for strikes deep inside Russia. This marks a major shift in US policy on Ukraine. Let's zoom out first. For decades, US presidents would avoid actions that could spike global energy prices. Well, that held true through Trump's first term and until Biden left office, but Trump 2 has shaken things up.

    The erratic policy implemented by the Trump administration has been hard to follow, but the Russians have gotten more favorable treatment so far.

    Things now seem to be shifting. Trump realized that Putin had been playing him this whole time, so Trump may finally be switching up policy. Couple this pivot with Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and we could see Russian oil exports crippled very soon. This means Russia's main source of funding for the war would quickly dry up. Places like China and Iran will have to decide if they want to bankroll Moscow without any incentives…

     

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