Karuna

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Biden: Hamas. Hamas could end this tomorrow. Hamas could say (unintelligible) and done period. You may not like it, but this is what peak statesmanship looks like. in c/palestine@lemmygrad.ml
[โ€“] Karuna@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Obama was smooth, polished, charismatic, intelligent, likeable. But he was no better than any of the other POTUS - he never followed through on his "liberal" promises (such as closing Gunatanamo), and spent Tuesday mornings signing off on who the military/CIA was allowed to drone/murder that week. As well as supporting the on-going US invasions in Iraq & Afghanistan, Obama also initiated new wars in Yemen, Syria and Libya. The MIC would certainly give him its Seal of Approval.

Thailand's decision last week to apply for full BRICS membership came as a shock to Western allies and friends in c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml
[โ€“] Karuna@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 3 months ago

A sensible move, and in keeping with Thailand's historical success in the colonial era of navigating between competing power blocs to maintain its independence. And any country interested in a successful future would be insane to NOT join BRICS.