The more I read about the Trump plan for Gaza the more it looks like a Native American reservation. Genocide with all its tools of clearance, famine, epidemics and now reservations for the survivors is so structural to western identity.
‼️In a leaked audio, Orbán's defense minister says Hungary's army is being reshaped “to break with the peace mentality and move toward phase zero of the road leading to war.” It's unlikely he means a war against Russia — he was a business partner of Russia's Transmashholding.
The audio, recorded in April 2023—likely at an internal briefing—was published by Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar. Before releasing it, Magyar claimed the speech debunks the Orbán government’s lies about its “pro-peace” policies. And it does. But a far more disturbing question is: what kind of war is Orbán preparing his army for? Recent alarming actions and statements from government officials suggest the Balkans may be a focus, though Hungary is also sending a mission to Chad. At this point, it's still speculation. But this leaked audio should raise concern among Hungary’s NATO allies, who ought to ask directly whether Orbán is preparing for a defensive war against Russia—or something else entirely.
Transcript of the short audio:
"The fifth Orbán government has decided to build a truly effective, combat-ready Hungarian armed force. This means breaking with our previous peacekeeping activities. We are familiar with those, but above all, as a result of a process, we are breaking with the peace mentality. Naturally, the process that the public came to know as rejuvenation [firing senior, NATO-trained officers en masse] is simply the easiest way to change this — to break with the peace mentality and move toward the zero phase of the path leading to war. I have tasked Lieutenant General Dr. Gábor Böröndi [as new chief of staff of the Hungarian Armed Forces] with the execution and implementation of this."