'In the fields of Manchuria' — French anti-war illustration (1907) showing two dead Russian soldiers conversing during the Russo-Japanese War.
— Is our Emperor really a friend of peace?
— Certainly! Has he not given us eternal peace?
#NYT reported that Israel hid explosive material in the Taiwan-made Gold Apollo pagers before they were imported to Lebanon, citing American and other officials briefed on the operation.
Don't worry guys, the pager attack in Lebanon still doesn't count as war; it's just "tensions" according to the Biden admin.
Pentagon spokesperson: "The Secretary has been very, very focused on ensuring that the tensions in the region do not escalate into a wider regional conflict."
Just an fyi, Israel blew up a bunch of doctors, medical workers, teachers and children in Lebanon today. They targeted a brand of pager that wasn’t exclusively held by Hezzbollah, and indiscriminately attacked civilians in the process. Israel will do anything to push regional war
Just so we are clear: Israel causing thousands of pagers to explode across Lebanon — with zero means of even *pretending* to know who was holding the device at that specific moment, or where they were, or possible collateral damage — is, as you’d expect, a serious war crime.
🇱🇧 The U.S. State Dept says the U.S. was not involved in the pager explosions in Lebanon and was not aware of the incident beforehand.
In unrelated news, the American University of Beirut Medical Center replaced the pagers of their doctors and staff 2 weeks ago.
As a Tucson girl myself, I could not be more proud of this statement from one of my SHEROs, Linda Ronstadt, about the impending Trump rally in our hometown.