The US is threatening to veto a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at the UN Security Council as the US continues to provide political cover for the Israeli massacre of Palestinians.
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a statement that if the resolution, which is being drafted by Algeria, was brought to a vote, it would not be adopted.
Thomas-Greenfield justified US opposition to a ceasefire by pointing to US efforts to push for a new hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vetoed hostage talks last week, and Qatar, the mediator of the negotiations, said Saturday that things were not looking “promising.”
Thomas-Greenfield said Algeria’s resolution would “run counter” to US efforts on the hostage deal. “We have communicated this concern repeatedly to our colleagues on the Council. For that reason, the United States does not support action on this draft resolution. Should it come up for a vote as drafted, it will not be adopted,” she said.
The US has already used its veto power on the Security Council to veto two resolutions calling for an end to the onslaught. The Biden administration has also dismissed the International Court of Justice’s ruling that it’s “plausible” Israel is committing genocide and continues to provide unconditional military support for the slaughter.
Thomas-Greenfield said the resolution would get in the way of US “diplomacy” related to pushing for a hostage deal. “It is critical that other parties give this process the best odds of succeeding, rather than push measures that put it — and the opportunity for an enduring resolution of hostilities — in jeopardy,” she said.
Biden could stop this war in a day. American taxpayers are paying the bill. Americans want a ceasefire and an end to the slaughter. Amazing that Biden is sacrificing his reelection chances to remain Israel’s abject servant. Amazing example of how American politicians are willing to support Zionist atrocities against the wishes of their constituents, against the interests of our country and even against their own self interest.
Biden’s job is to con us into thinking the US is a democracy. He does not care about winning the election.
Of course he cares about winning the election.
He’ll pull a LBJ in the summer, maybe sooner.
If by “pulling an LBJ” you mean dropping out of the presidential election, that keeps seeming more and more possible. But he’s going to wait until he has the nomination firmly in hand before doing so.
In 1968, LBJ dropped out while there was still time for his party to choose a nominee by primary/caucus, and that turned pretty rough. RFK got assassinated and there was a massive police riot at the Democratic National Convention.
Biden will wait until there’s no way for the party to choose, then he’ll announce his withdrawal and ask the convention — shortly before, if not AT, the convention — to select his preferred pick to replace him by acclamation.
For all that’s good and holy, I hope that pick isn’t Kamala Harris.
I’m sure they have it all planned out how they’re going to do it. But I can’t see them putting up Biden against Donald Trump. How could they even hold a debate?
It does seem stupid. He should never have even considered running for a second term. When he actually went ahead with the Afghanistan withdrawal, I figured he didn’t intend to.
How could they even hold a debate?
Imagine that. Moderator: Spell the word cat, we’ll spot you the “c” and “t”.
It will probably be Michelle Obama. And she will beat Trump in a landslide.
Hers is the name I keep hearing, and I suspect that if it’s her she’ll do well.
If I was the Democratic Party, though, I would have leaned on him harder to just not even run, and tried to recruit a Democratic governor who’s proven he or she can beat Republicans in Republican states (Laura Kelly of Kansas comes to mind).
MO has the same appeal that won for Trump in 2016 – she is “none of the above” and Trump is now part of the “old guard”.
MO is the most winnable candidate, tremendously popular, none of the political baggage the other Dems or Trump have. If the Dems want to win they will go with MO.
You may be right that it will be her, and you’re almost certainly right that she’d win. There have been rumors for some time that she’s been quietly chatting with prospective donors and endorsers on the top end of the Democratic machine. And for those who lean Democrat but aren’t completely sold on her personally, the undertone would be “it will really be a third term for Barack; Michelle is just the eye candy and eligibility horse.”
Has Ms. Obama ever actually done anything in terms of political accomplishments, even to the point of winning a nomination, by herself?
I think this coronation may be a bit premature.
As for Skywalker’s comment re “she’s an outsider” … you’re not serious?
All tentative predictions are, by their nature, premature.
In 2016, Mr. Trump had never actually done anything in terms of political accomplishments by himself … and he barely beat an incredibly unpopular opponent. Now he’s the incredibly unpopular one, and Ms. Obama is far more popular than he’s ever been at any point in his life.
Will the Democrats run her? Who knows? But if they do, she’ll likely beat Trump like a red-headed stepchild.
“Biden will wait until there’s no way for the party to choose, then…announce his withdrawal and ask the convention…to select his preferred pick to replace him…hope that pick isn’t Kamala Harris.”
o you mean someone other than biden’s ‘guarantee i’ll choose a black vp’ pick?
g-e-e-e-t real – ‘less it were a presently-viable african american politician – which now does not exist – elbowing aside his proclaimed ‘black VP’ pick would guarantee failure, harris’ extreme unpopularity nothwithstanding.
nupe – it’s lose-lose.
“[Biden’ll] pull a LBJ.”
Guaran-f’n-tee that’s been debated in backroom Democratic Party meetings…
…Prob’ is the Democratic establishment choice for ‘black VP’ of the jawdroppingly unpopular and feckless VP Harris…
…who can’t put vice-presidential pen to paper w/o stabbing herself in the eye.
Biden’s job is to con us into thinking the US is a democracy. He does not care about winning the election.
I believe you only if you could confirm that Biden is wearing his Defend underwear.
The U.S. has become a demonic oligarchy with a few people pulling the puppet strings of Genocide Joe.
You’d have to be pretty stupid to believe Joseph Robinette Biden is actually running this administration. The man can hardly find his way off a stage.
President Carter referred to the U.S. as being an oligarchy. Quite some time ago. (speaking of President Carter, he was one of the representatives who monitored the election in Gaza that was won by Hamas, which was declared to have been a fair a election win)
It is amazing how voters think that Trump will be better for Gaza. Pay attention to what Trump has done when he was President as oppose to thinking that some how he will be different this time.
Biden is risking his reelection regardless of who he runs against. I don’t think Skywalker thinks Trump will be better for Gaza. In fact, I’d bet the farm on that.
I don’t know what Skywalker is thinking, but I know that the young Democrats who are turning against Biden over the war will be in for one big surprise when and if Trump wins.
I don’t think they will back Trump so I don’t think they will be surprised by whatever he may do. It’s not like it was that long ago that he was president. So, their motives are genuine, they don’t want to back a man enabling and aiding a genocide.
In binary race, you either for or against. So if they chose to not back Biden and not vote for Biden, than that helps Trump. And if Trump wins, they will be in shock on what Trump does.
They are beyond getting shocked.
And, no, none of the above is none o’ the above … it has never been required to vote for evil.
In the US two party system, many times it comes down to voting for the lesser of two evils.
There is no lesser evil between Trump and Biden. They are both pretty much equally evil. I think that RFK, Jr. would have a shot at winning if he can get on enough ballots. Which both parties are currently trying to stop with all their might.
Not many times, EVERY time.
Why would they be in shock of what Trump will do? It’s either continued full support for Israel’s ongoing genocide or it isn’t. I’m sure it will be the former and I think young democrats think the same way. But that point will probably be moot by November. Everyone in Gaza will be dead by then if this slaughter keeps its current pace.
You didn’t see Trump running over to Tel Aviv to jump into the arms of Netanyahoo in the last 4 months did you?
Trump is:
1) Not the president of the United States; and
2) Pretty busy.
You always make time for your priorities. Trump could have scored a lot of media points with an Israel trip. The fact that he stays America focused tells you a lot about why he is so HATED by the America Last crowd.
Trump priorities as this point is staying of jail.
So was Novalny’s.
Nor have you seen Trump complaining about the war have you? Trump will be a total supporter of Israel. That is what is history tells you.
So no difference from the current regime?
Ah, the power of AIPAC.
1/ “Biden is sacrificing his reelection chances to remain Israel’s abject servant.”
As argued before on these pages, US foreign policy re Israel is mainly due to bipartisan – albeit, increasingly right wing – domestic politics, w/Republicans playing the Israel card to get Democratic votes, and right liberal Dem’s using it to beat left liberal Dems.
2/ “American politicians are willing to support Zionist atrocities against the wishes of their constituents, against the interests of our country.”
Yes, US political support for Israel is antidemocratic on multiple levels: not only does it support a now-genocidal apartheid state; not only does it antidemocratically reject the ceasefire majorities want…
…to be ‘pro-Israel’ is to align oneself with the right wing Israel lobby, AIPAC, which not only harms democracy w/its vast dark money funded campaigns against pro-Palestine politicians, but which endorses a large number of right wing politicians who deny the validity of the 2020 election – an egregious case of putting ‘Israel’ over “the interests of our country” – in this case, US democracy.
The Dark Knight: “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
The US has reached the villain stage of its history.
Israel is doing Israel. The US funds Israel’s rampage.
The US government has zero credibility as a force of peace in world.
The Native Americans, the enslaved Africans and the Mexicans probably felt the US reached the villain stage a long time ago.
I feel guilty bad LOLing on that or even just agreeing with you in my own head.
Thank you. You beat me to saying it, but bravo!
Ah yes, the great defender of freedom, o wait, genocide – the USA.
Also “rules based”……………….
South Africa ought to add the US to the Complaint as complicity in genocide.
Those nations claiming universal jurisdiction ought to indict Biden and Blinken, at least, for personal complicity in genocide. That would get their attention, when they can’t travel without double checking where they might be arrested.
There will be a few hundred, if not a few thousand, US and European civilian and military leaders indicted by various national courts following the forthcoming ICJ decision on 26.Feb.
These concepts will soon become well known:
Command Responsiblity
Joint Criminal Enterprise
‘What can we say to make it look like Israel is not committing war crimes?’: Dutch prime minister
25 January 2024 12:06 GMT
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/what-can-we-say-make-it-look-israel-not-committing-war-crimes-dutch
Are you watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBP8MzJkZfo
No but will, thanks bud.
Are you watching the ICJ hearing today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBP8MzJkZfo
I highly doubt we’ll see this on C-Span.
For heavens sake, yes! We have supported 75 years of occupation, 16 years of a deadly blockade, and now the Final Solution of the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. I am reading “Eichmann in Jerusalem”, by Hannah Arendt. By all metrics, what the Biden administration is doing (as the final administration that has allowed the indiscriminate actions of Israel toward the Palestinians, a relay of sorts) is a crime against humanity. As was Eichmann, the Biden administration is guilty of the same crimes that Eichmann, a high school dropout, failure at life. Complicity. It is sad to see it as it is happening, along with Jews following the path that NAZI Germany took. Double sad that 60% of the Jews in Israel today believe there has not been enough killing of Palestinians, not enough destruction.
The ceasefire would stop the campaign of ethnic cleansing. US and Israel leaderships are still hoping for success.
Quick success, so that the erasing from memories can then begin. Orwell was right. “Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past”. The process will be easy in America, the United States of Amnesia.
“In theory, Israel has all the key ingredients for victory: seemingly infinite and unchecked firepower, unconditional western backing, and near-unanimous domestic support for a genocidal war. These are elements that even states fighting legitimate, defensive wars lack. And yet, Israel is losing this war. It’s unlikely it will be afforded all 3 of these conditions again. And this is why it’s almost certain that the Zionist project is in its death throes.”
Amal Saad
We schould be so lucky
Obviously, were Biden truly interested in the release of hostages a ceasefire would insure their safety and expedite their release. Were he truly interested in DIE he would not have a black woman perform the international public face of this great obscenity.
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are not resting in peace.
“ In the past several years, interest has revived in the Ben Gurion Canal, a proposed alternative to the Suez Canal named after Israel’s founding father running through Israel close to Gaza. Creating an incentive for removal of Palestinians from Gaza, particularly the north end, it has raised suspicions that Israel had foreknowledge of Hamas’ October 7 attacks and let them happen.
It has now been documented that Israel received multiple warnings something was about to occur. The New York Times reported that Israeli officials obtained detailed knowledge of attack plans a year before. (Link not paywalled.) Egyptian intelligence made repeated warnings as October 7 approached that a major event was about to take place.
Whether or not these facts offer definitive proof that elements of Israel’s government knew something was on the way, the new interest in creating an alternative to one of the world’s most important east-west transit points has raised questions. As the accompanying map shows, the Mediterranean end of the canal would run close to the northern boundary of Gaza. Obviously, a situation where shipping was subject to rocket attacks would make that untenable, as Houthi attacks at the southern entrance of the Red Sea have proved.
To obtain the investment capital necessary to build the canal, a secure situation would have to be established. The only options for that would be a peace settlement with the Palestinians, or their removal. An Israeli government dead set against the first option would have to exercise the second.
The concept of building a transoceanic canal through Israel dates to 1963, when the U.S. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory developed a scenario that would have used nuclear explosions to dig the canal. The classified document was not made public until 1993. That was part of a particular insanity of the time when both the U.S. and Soviet Union considered using nukes in massive excavation projects. The U.S. version was Operation Plowshare.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/16/how-is-the-proposed-ben-gurion-canal-tied-to-israels-gaza-invasion/
This is speculative nonsense, one of the many silly conspiracy theories based on plausible backstories that have exploded across the net over the past few months.
Yes, there has long been a certain amount of interest in an alternative canal through Israel. But no, it makes absolutely no sense to imagine that the possibility of such a canal is a serious motivation for the ethnic cleansing/genocide in Gaza. And there’s no reason to be searching for any motivation other than the one that has been unambiguously clear from the early days of the Zionist project and continues to be made clear by the statements and actions of Israeli leaders every single day: Israel wants as many Palestinians driven from Eretz Israel as possible and those who remain beaten and battered into compliant servility.
They did have foreknowledge. How could they not. At Israel’s disposal was the Mossad, spy technology, Shin Bet, spies in Gaza, U.S. listening posts in Cyprus and at other sites, perhaps even spies embedded in Hamas. Back in October, I listened to the “Ralph Nader Hour” on KPFK. His guest was Colonel Larry Wilkenson, the former chief of staff for General Colin Powell. Although he said he was reluctant to go there, he said there is not way Israel did not know what was coming. There was no “defense failure”. It was an opportunity to be rid of the Palestinians, and, save Netanyahu’s butt. To carry it out, Israel needed the backing of a powerful nation, just like it did with the Nakba of 1948. Ben-Gurion said as much in his letters. America fit the bill, and, is the mentor for Israel. America took lands from the Native Americans, Mexicans, fire bombed Dresden and Japanese cities. A perfect mentor. Netanyahu has used our example to justify their actions. So it goes.
As usual, the “Leader of the free world” is now the “Leader of perpetual war and suffering”
Truer words …. This is the lasting albatross hanging around all our heads.
We are the nation whose entire foreign policy is made up of vetoes, threats, sanctions, color revolutions, coups, proxy wars, occupations, theft of national resources, invasions via undeclared wars …
This is not a recent thing, but it is bipartisan.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield reminds me of Condoleezza Rice. When one of those two give speeches, I am 100% certain that both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are not resting in peace.
On plantations during America’s long slavery era, a few especially-compliant slaves were rewarded by being permitted to work inside the big house, in close association with the masters.
I didn’t want to say the above myself but I’m very glad you did.
I refrained from using any of the well-known terms for individuals who collaborate in the oppression of their own people.
I listened to a great speech by Malcolm X, during which he referred to the difference between the house negroes and the plantation negroes.
She must be an alien Not a human…!
Probably more like a Demon than an alien.
Stop with lies, there is no hostage deal, Netanyahu has already stated, no concessions for hostages. Just more spewing of lies to prolong the Genocide, allowing Israeli Terrorist to steal more land, kill more humans, destroy everything standing. The USA is an enabler of this Genocide, time for sanctions against every Member Nation of the UN, who is working against a CeaseFire and violating the UN Charter.
In her statement Saturday, Thomas-Greenfield called on the UN Security Council to instead ensure “any action we take in the coming days increases pressure on Hamas to accept the proposal on the table”
And it is of utmost importance that the killing continues throughout the diplomatic process. It’s not like innocent people will be killed in the meantime. What’s weird is I want to call this woman a bitch, but I’d feel like a racist if I did. So instead, I’ll just use Hillary as a proxy. Hillary is a bitch.
roflmao!! wars, you dear, thank you, that was much needed after listening to Alastair Crooke w/Judge Nap this morn. I’ve been desperately seeking serious sugar ever since, maybe now I can settle for alcohol 🙂
The Zionist governments, both, have no fucks to give about hostages.
But to Biden, Nuttyahoo is the “a-hole”. Like he isn’t?
So, let me get this straight, America’s latest excuse for not supporting a peace deal is that it would get in the way of another peace deal? Somewhere in hell Joseph Goebbels is shaking his head and telling Custer “These imbeciles are doing it wrong.” Ariel Sharon chimes in, “Say what you will, but we’re getting away with it.” The peanut gallery shrugs and nods.
Is this what this country has become, or, is it what it has always been?
I never remember it being this bad.
I’ve been horrified by US warmongering and cover for vile governments I’ve personally observed and experienced for more than half a century, and I have a pretty solid knowledge of the relevant history before my time. It has always been pretty terrible.
That said, I agree: This is a new level of horrific.
Empire poisons everything.
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/02/19/resistance-has-plan-for-israel-but-on-other-side-fantastical-us-stratagems-ensure-cascading-failure/
Resistance Has Plan For Israel.
Alastair Crooke
And yet the Biden regime will denounce Russia for “war crimes” for bombing Ukraine. The hypocrisy is blatant and laughable.
This only further confirms the adage, “One man’s “terrorist” is another man’s “freedom fighter”. It all depends whose ox is being gored.”
Apparently 15,000 dead children and babies is not enough for the democrat regime in the White House. They want even more death.
“Duhhh, Why do they hate us?”
What makes you think AIPAC only bribes Democrats?
I never said that did I?
democrat regime
It is a bit of a misnomer to say the US will veto, that Veto is controlled by Israel not the USA.
You are saying the USA are Israeli proxies? I believe it too. But the corrupt US government officials were paid for their service.
The albatross of genocide is now firmly attached to Joe Biden’s head. You cannot finesse ethnic cleansing, and it will never wash off, Mr President. It will be your legacy.
Don’t blame Joseph Robinette Biden. He doesn’t even know what day it is. He’s just the pliable stooge they installed in the White House. A democrat George Dumbya.
Biden is a mere ghost of his former self and certainly not capable of being in charge or making the relevant decisions. But his former self was a lifelong committed Zionist, cold warrior, liberal interventionist and general warmonger. He deserves all the blame we can pile on.
Not to be too pedantic, but what do you think’s the term for what we did to the Native Americans?
We already have a legacy, a long one, the global majority knows it well, it’s we that keep forgetting it.
Over 100 military bases, having interfered in 81 elections in other countries, having killed perhaps 5 million during our military ventures, perhaps making millions more refugees, as well as the signature event: dropping two nuclear weapons on a country that was defeated, negotiating the end of a war. So it goes.
Ok, so it’s the domestic majority that’s uninformed, misinformed, malinformed, disinformed….apathetic, scatterbrained… or profiting.
To my knowledge, the Joe Biden administration is the only US administration that has openly taken position on the side of the perpetrators of genocide of tens of thousands of civilians, with its indiscriminate political cover for the Israeli massacre of Palestinians.. This is a historical and an important political turning point for the United States.
That means that the current US government has abandoned any pretense of basic human morality in its foreign policy.
It has chosen to base its international relations only on brute force, violence and self-centered narrow interests. It would be really a travesty if it were ever to refer again publicly to a “rules-based international order“ or to “diplomacy“.
Indeed, the Biden administration shamelessly behaves at the United Nations as an unprincipled military empire which does not give a hoot about the sanctity of human life. This is an enormous moral regression.
This is bound to have profound and incalculable consequences for the US standing in the world.