and yet Iran is a signatory to the NPT, whereas Israel has nuclear weapons but has refused to sign up & does not accept IAEA safeguards on its nuclear facilities π€π€
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and yet Iran is a signatory to the NPT, whereas Israel has nuclear weapons but has refused to sign up & does not accept IAEA safeguards on its nuclear facilities π€π€
He's an acolyte, trained and groomed by Richardson. Richo-lite!
Let the puppet show begin!
Ramen!
I just signed @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: Make fossil fuel exporters pay for the damage they are causing, not ordinary Australians! Will you join me? nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...
βAs we have watched Israelβs pitiless destruction of Gaza, we have all learned that for both a large part of Israeli society and the Jewish diaspora the call to action is the morally and perhaps politically catastrophic: βNever Again, To Usβ.β
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A pro AUKUS special envoy, no less!
At the height of the cold war I lived in a UK industrial city that was a 2nd wave target & near a 1st strike target. We lived for the present! After all it was only a matter of time untill the missiles launched!!
Luckily sense & peace prevailed! I would not wish a return to those times on anyone!
"The last treaty limiting the nuclear arms of the United States and Russia expires this week, even as the US pressures Iran over its nuclear capabilities..."
It seems there is stupid and then there is mango stupid!
#ENDAUKUSNOW"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Can't help thinking that this is all about pushing the price of oil, to maximise the profits from Trump's stolen Venezuelan "investments"!
"Musk has stated that Optimus would be the βbiggest product of all timeβ and said that the robots, along with autonomous vehicles, would usher in βa world where there is no povertyβ."
How does he work that one out?π€π€
But Davos is in Grisons where the official language is Romansh, so many of the residents there speak at least 4 languages
If you went for a swim in a lake or river in Africa close to a pod of hippoes, & got killed by a hippo defending its territory or maybe by a croc looking for a meal, who's fault would it be? I doubt there would be calls for a cull!!
The whole interview was waffle and avoidance but interesting slip up when she referred to the yet to be announced new US ambassador as "he"!
Think of the bureaucratic efficuency. Scotty from Marketing could appoint himself ambassador to the US, Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland and maybe Canada and Mexico all at the same time!
R'AMEN!
Don't tell Marles! He'll wet himself rushing to sign Aus up to the Trump invasion force
Thank you also! All the best to you too!
Agreed, but don't think I'll see it in my lifetime but I hope for my sons!ΒΉ
With the right strategies, invasion could be very unattractive. No food or water in the desert so supply lines would be critical targets.
Also, maybe, more of a political focus on mediation & co-operation, rather then nuclear attack submarines!?
Yes, I'm not suggesting copy the Swiss model exactly! But a non-aligned neutral country that is safe for investment & at the same time unattractive to invade, maybe?
We don't have the mountains to fill with ambush traps for a invading army but we do have a lot of desert!
Personally I think the Swiss model would be worth looking at, although, not sure Australians would be happy about compulsory defence force participation!
Quite a bit of resistance developing to it among the Swiss young these days!!
Unforunately, I think that would be the end of nato & inevitably plunge Europe back to a cold war scenario.
China does not tolerate foreign intervention within what it sees as its traditonal territory, including Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan & the Taiwan Straight, the South China Sea.
The principle antagonist in this regard is the US, and its allies...
Have Australians understood & agreed to the consequences?
Agreed but, because of our historic links to the US, does China see Aus as a hostile neighbour that they have stand up to or even invade for our minerals and food? Commodities we are already happy to sell to them anyway π€
Indeed, but looking at how China and the US each interact with countries in Africa and South America is informative.
Yet experience shows "the alternative" exerts its influence economically, providing loans to support infrastructure and industrial development. Working with the government to grow the economy.
In contrast, to sending in the army, killing or kidnaping the head of state, & stealing the minerals..
Agreed, but neither does radical religious
Zionism!
Will the Royal Commission call out Zionist Israeli interference in Australia!
Bye, bye, no seat at the table for the US anymore!!
Under the provision that zionist radical religious extremist does not lead to antisemitism, unlike all other "radical religious extremism".