Arabisation was not settler colonialism. Instead, it was akin to Hellenisation of the Near East after Alexander’s conquests.
Settler colonialism—as in Israel—involves population replacement, of the indigenous population with the settler population. All the Arabic speaking populations you highlight—Moroccans, Lebanese, Sudanese, etc
—are indigenous to their respective countries. There was never any such process of population replacement of Levantine, North African, etc peoples by peninsular Arabs. There was some mixing, but that is not the same thing and it doesn’t constitute most or close to most of the ancestry of any of the peoples.
Also Somalis don’t speak Arabic generally. They speak Somali. Not sure why they’re highlighted.
Finding out Washington DC is a member of this organization for "indigenous peoples, minorities, and unrecognized or occupied territories" is actually so funny
@norcalkr7@USA_Polling And half of Right Wing content creators get paid by Russian shell corps, trying to destabilize the world. See Tim Pool and his entire media company
> Republican gets elected President.
> Cuts benefits for the poor.
> Cuts taxes for the rich.
> Starts a war in the Middle East.
It's crazy how it’s always the same thing every single time.
@DanzigMD@jvgraz If losing everything in my life meant even one Israeli would feel a fraction of the suffering they’ve imposed on others, I would reincarnate just to ensure it happens as many times as possible
This is how Israel was established and we're supposed to pretend it's super complicated and approach with nuance and understanding for the settler with the gun.
First Day: Iran's Retaliation Larger Than Expected, but Israel Maintains Firepower
The US, lacking the range for carrier-based air strikes, limited itself to launching Tomahawk missiles.
Based on just two different videos, both showing more than 20 Tomahawks launched, I estimate the US expended 10–15% of its Tomahawk inventory on the first day, hitting dozens of targets in Iran.
The Israeli attacks were even more aggressive, with two major waves on the first day striking over 200 targets on Iranian territory.
However, all strikes were launched from Iraqi airspace, indicating some continued Israeli caution regarding Iran's air defenses.
Iran is seeking to eliminate the American AN/TPY-2 radars, but these structures are highly mobile, with US crews able to relocate more than once a day. To locate them, Iran would need Chinese assistance and considerable agility.
Both Israel and the US heavily invested in drone operations for terrain monitoring to hunt for Iranian missile launchers, at least two large-scale launchers were identified and destroyed.
There are still no reports of naval combat, which also suggests that Iran's navy (with over 30 warships) remains largely intact, as does the entire US fleet, which is staying well back in the Arabian Sea.
On this first day, several strikes targeted mountain base exits to obstruct and delay the movement of Iranian launchers. Iranian radars were also hit, though in limited numbers. Iran has improved its guerrilla tactics for radars, which may be helping.
Israel likely also worked to obstruct known silo coordinates.
I see Israel repeating tactics from the last 12-day war.
On the Iranian side, the focus was on US bases in Gulf countries. At least 6–8 bases are under heavy bombardment, what I calculate as damage already in the billions of dollars, given that the Qatar base alone cost $10 billion.
Air defenses at these bases were largely exhausted on the first day, with few Patriot batteries still operational and showing low efficiency, as some footage demonstrates.
Iran also destroyed an AN/FPS-132 radar in Qatar and a radome in Bahrain, which probably housed a high-altitude radar or SATCOM system, both high-value assets.
Overnight, Iran is expected to maintain the missile pace, focusing on Israel and additional US bases.
I believe Iran will launch around 100 long-range missiles during this period.
This is a protracted conflict. On the first day, the Strait of Hormuz was already closed, as we had predicted here, and it has strong potential to drag in other Gulf countries.
On this first day, everything has unfolded as we anticipated over the last 15 days.
Oman’s foreign minister says Iran agreed to “zero enriched uranium stockpiling.”
Within hours, Israel and the USA attacked them.
It was never about peace or uranium but about acting out Netanyahu's biggest bloodthirsty fantasy.
The fact that Oman, has spilled all the details of the negotiation is wild.
But what’s worse is it seems that Iran had basically agreed to every US ask.
And we bombed them anyway.
Teaching another generation of extremists in the Middle East to not trust the US.
A major political setback that will haunt us for decades!
@libsoftiktok One post about the school shooting in Evergreen and dozens of posts about Charlie Kirk.
If only you cared THIS much when kids were gunned down in their schools or when shit like this happens…
In a war, you will not be a superhero. Your home will burn, and your only constant companion will be grief.
You and I are just another blood bag that can be taken out by a $1k drone from people miles away. Shut up and stop trying to get yourself and everyone's neighbors killed.