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xhs expanded more on their view here

Also there: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city

2800 year old underground complex housing 20,000

They kinda did

As with Woolverton’s screenplay, several characters and plot elements were based on The Thief of Bagdad,[33][34] although the location of the film was changed from Baghdad to the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah due to the Gulf War.[35] Because the war prevented them from travelling to Baghdad for research, most of their research took place at the Saudi Arabian expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center.[36]

When you’re not talking or chewing, keep your jaw shut, teeth lightly touching (don’t clench it) and your tongue on the roof of your mouth

Thank you

Going as far as saying on TV that prison was not for people like them.

Do you have a clip of that lol I need it

Some kind of air bridge from Russia or Iran for supplies is not feasible, neither state has the airlift capacity.

How come? Doesn’t russia have enough IL-76s lying around?

China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years

So this is obviously false right, but is he referring to something specific, where is the 5 years coming from? It can’t be about stockpiles, so is it about delivery mechanisms/early warning/second strike capability?

It looks fragile enough…

Ah ok thanks, I’ll check it out sometime

What’s ok.ru? They have movies you can’t find on torrent sites?

Seeing the children of Gaza celebrate even before the ceasefire is implemented warms the heart, the first joyful news since June. May Allah grant them lasting peace and relief.

What do the newsheads think about the timing of the deal, why did the enemy offer a ceasefire now? With American military buildup in the Middle East, security guarantees for Qatar, Saudi-Pakistani pact, are they going for Iran again? Trump offering ceasefire for Muslim states support against Iran, while offering action against Iran to get Israel on board. Saw this earlier:

Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader:

The ceasefire in Gaza may be behind the collapse of ceasefires elsewhere.

Is there any substance to this? I know @MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net mentioned the current buildup is different (smaller) in scale/capabilities from the one earlier this year.

Afghan Media reports that information received from Taliban sources indicates that Khārji Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of the TTP (Tehrik Taliban Pakistan), was killed in a drone strike on a cruiser in Kabul city tonight.

https://t.me/TheSimurgh313/57012

Pakistan supposedly strikes Kabul with US assistance

https://www.trtworld.com/article/b8b843c9db2d

From what I remember Tutsis were the old elite under the colonial regime, after Hutu led decolonization many of them became refugees in neighbouring countries, they formed the RPF there, civil war broke out and a double genocide occurred. RPF won and now there’s a Tutsi dominated government again. I don’t know anything about the geopolitics though

is the problem being pedantic or having a snitch brother

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You’ve probably seen it already but you can read this effortpost by LargePenis about the rise of Shia political islam.

It’s important to remember that 60 years ago the situation was the opposite. Iran was a secular comprador state and the biggest ally of America and Israel in the middle east, while the Arab world was unified in opposition to Israel. Most prominently the secular socialist government of Nasser, but also conservative anticommunist Saudi Arabia. During the 70s, after the failure of a strategic defeat of Israel to materialize, some Arab countries started to consider repositioning themselves geopolitically. This was also the time that the US turned the middle east into a cornerstone of their foreign policy with the introduction of the petrodollar. The collapse of the Soviet Union only accelerated the Arab world falling into western orbit with the collapse of progressive secular movements, continuing until today with the fall of Libya and Syria.

Specifically why Sunni political Islam was not able to form a front against Zionism compared to Shia Islam I would guess it’s also because of the conditions they developed in. In much of the Islamic world Sunni political islam acted as an opportunistic force of reaction against progressive governments, being sponsored by pro western forces. While in Iran it specifically arose against American-Zionist influence, and in other countries with the additional context of Shia interests being sidelined by the Sunni majority.

Of course reality is more nuanced, other people may correct me

it’s just really hamfisted Jesus allegory with a lot of underlying racism against muslims

Yeah pretty much, I remember The Horse and His Boy being extremely orientalist, even as a kid that stood out. Other than that its basically a white saviour story where some british kids are the natural rulers over some lesser beings, it feels very much like a justification of colonialism.

Tbh I watched the movies and read the books as a kid, I’ve never revisited them since so I couldn’t give you a more detailed response, I’m sure other people have done so though

Yeah I don’t think anything is shown

You’re welcome

I meant in a death of the author kind of way both readings are possible, even if the fascist one is clearly the one intended, I shouldn’t have been so charitable. Thanks for correcting me 👍