"Donald Trump's and Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of former British prime minister Tony Blair, his hands already crimson with the blood of innocent Iraqis, to run postwar Gaza, brings to mind a distant era when London sent its politicians out to be viceroys in its global colonial domains. Consider Blair's proposed appointment, made (of course!) without consulting any Palestinians, a clear signal that the Middle East has entered a second era of Western imperialism."
"The odd assortment of grifters, oil men, financiers, mercenaries, white nationalists, and Christian and Jewish Zionists now presiding in Washington, led by that great orange-hued hotelier in chief, has (with the help of Germany, Great Britain, and France) built up Israel into a huge airbase with a small country attached to it. From that airbase, a constant stream of missiles, rockets, drones, and fighter jets routinely swarm out to hit regional neighbors."
"Gaza was pounded into rubble almost hourly for the last two years, only the first month of which could plausibly have been justified as "self-defense" in the wake of the horrific Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Even the Palestinian West Bank, already under Israeli military rule, has been struck repeatedly from above. Lebanon has been subject to numerous bombings despite a supposed ceasefire, as has Syria (no matter that its leader claims he wants good relations with his neighbor)."
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu nominated Tony Blair to run postwar Gaza. Blair previously played a central role in the Iraq war and is described as culpable for Iraqi deaths. The nomination evokes colonial-era viceroys and signals a new era of Western neo-imperialism. The United States and its European allies have turned Israel into a major airbase, using air power to strike regional neighbors. Gaza has been relentlessly bombed and reduced to rubble. The West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen have also endured repeated strikes and bombings. Washington's governing coalition includes grifters, oil men, financiers, mercenaries, white nationalists, and Zionists who support these policies.
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