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Donald Burgess retweeted
It's time to stop pretending that @AlboMP @SenatorWong and co are complicit in this genocide. They're active participants and should be treated as such.
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Replying to @Ben_Davison1
These are most probably ships that left the war zone before Iran was attacked. These tankers are very slow-moving beasts. Let us see what happens in May.
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Donald Burgess retweeted
🚨 Don’t be fooled: Australia is up to its neck in supporting the US in the illegal war on Iran. ▪️Pine Gap spy base intel being used by the US for targeting of missile and bomb strikes in Iran ▪️NW Cape communications base assisting US killer subs including against Iran ▪️ Australia has a military base in Gulf region at ADF Middle East Headquarters at Al Minhad Airbase in UAE ▪️100 military personnel of Joint Task Force 633 stationed at the ADF Middle East Headquarters at Al Minhad Airbase in UAE ▪️50 RAN personnel serving on US nuclear submarines, including in Middle East area ▪️Australian ADF personnel (number not disclosed) are embedded in the Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) of the forward headquarters of CENTCOM, the US Central Command at the Udeid Airbase in Qatar. ▪️85 personnel deployed to support the E-7A Wedgetail battle management aircraft operating out of Al Minhad base ▪️16 personnel deployed with US’s Combined Maritime Forces at the US Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain ▪️ADF personnel deployed in support of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) provided to UAE for use with UAE F-16 fighters ▪️Unknown numbers of SAS special forces soldiers as well as ASIS intelligence agents likely deployed to locations in Gulf area. ▪️E7-A Wedgetail battle coordination aircraft deployed to UAE and integrated with US military operations ▪️C-17A Globemaster transport plane deployed to UAE ▪️KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker midair refueler deployed to UAE Canberra says Australia is “not involved” because it is not dropping the bombs itself. That is the usual deception. But modern war is not just the aircraft over the target.  Australia is providing intelligence architecture, intelligence collection, communication systems, military intelligence specialists, and the political cover that helps support the illegal war. In a globally networked world, it is the satellite feed, the launch detection, the target support, the command post, the battle management platform, the submarine signals, the refuelling base, the overflight corridor, the embedded officers inside the coalition forces.  The country that provides those things is not outside the war, but is an intricate part of it. More -> declassifiedaus.org/2026/03/… @ICAN_australia @NuclearBan @IPAusNet @WagePeaceAU @BaseWatchAU @OzAntiBases @LabAgainstWar @MAPW_Australia @WarPowersReform @DeclassifiedAus
Don’t be fooled: Britain is up to its neck in the illegal war on Iran.
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Donald Burgess retweeted
As a foreign journalist that lives and works in Lebanon I never wanted to be the centre of attention. After Israel launched an attack on me and my dear friend @AliRida_SB I was unwittingly catapulted into the limelight. I have never courted "fame" and until recently not engaged too much in social media, which, while it has positives, is a breeding ground for misinformation and a proliferation of grifters speaking over the top of the people to whom this land belongs. Over the past years I have made hundreds of films, but always raised the voices of the people, centring them and as a journalist for an international news organisation endeavoured to bring their stories to the world. It is a basic journalistic principle and one I try my best to adhere to. More often than not war ends up as a cash cow for influencers, YouTubers and the like seeking internet fame and donations to allow them to continue their “work”. Sadly they often have no regard for the people on whose land they are treading or their safety - rarely, if ever, bothering to speak to them. Lebanon is not “a war zone”. It is a land that belongs to its people. The “bombed out buildings” you pose in front of are people’s homes, their businesses, their lives and should be treated with dignity and respect - not simply a place for crass “hero shots” This is the land soaked in the blood of thousands of martyrs, those that have given their lives to defend their homes. We must walk with dignity and humility. We are not and should never be the story. Our job, especially as guests in this country is to raise the voices of the people, not for vanity shots or to promote ourselves as “brave” Unless you are bringing context, history, details and most importantly, speaking to the people then what you are doing becomes nothing more than tourism - exploiting the people for clicks, internet fame or money. Journalists in the field should always defer to their Lebanese peers, the people that live here and know the land better than anyone, not act as “white saviours.” Lebanon has many great journalists, commentators, analysts, writers whose knowledge is invaluable to understand this country and its history. We stand on the shoulders of giants and for as long as we are in the field our mic will remain the tribune of the people. For updates and analysis follow: @AliRida_SB @samerhajali @AmalKhalil83 @HadiHtt @Marwa__Osman @Leila1H @HalaJaber @HasanAtieh1 @aliimortada @radwanmortada @roqchams @EyesOnSouth1 @sayedhashem90 @hasanfakih24 @fatimadaoud @SondossAlAsaad @LaraJBitar @Galgalpheebs @levantupdates @AbdlKamh @smarterleb @HanadyGerges @RaniaKhalek @HusseinSabralb @TamjidKobaissy @AlakhbarNews @manarenglish @mayadeenlebanon @MayadeenEnglish @BasiraPress_ @beirutreview25 @TVFreePalestine I am sorry for those I missed - please add suggestions below
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The stories of Christian Zionist Officers talking up a religious war to the troops is interesting. Why, because I wonder how many of these Officers will survive their first day in a combat zone, if they go!
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Donald Trump real estate salesman and TV celebratory else wise FAILURE FAILS FAILS in everything because he lacks the capability to understand anything outside his tunnel.
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Donald Burgess retweeted
The Grayzone blocked by Paypal on political grounds [note the connection to Australia]. #censorship #pressfreedom thegrayzone.substack.com/p/t…

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Has USA every won a war against a peer adversary without first using other nations to weaken the enemy? Germany adversary WWI Britain and France WWl the stooges. Germany and Japan adversaries WWII Russia and China the stooges.
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Mr Platitude speaks again. Australia makes what? We lack the engineers to make it happen
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Headline the Sydney Morning Herald Oct 25 p13, "Restaurateur guilty on Nazi symbol" this can be interpreted to imply that Mr Yazbek is a Nazi. Mr Yazbek used the symbol to protest against Israel at a pro-palestine rally. He was arrested for displaying a Nazi symbol on a poster.
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Here is an idea, Netanyahu realises Israel is finished and is on a suicide mission war and intends to take down the whole world with it.
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Time to sanction the US let's start with all the people at the Netanyahu Rally at the Congress
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This is Australia, our Government claim to be committed to a two state solution but it is all talk and no action. Talk of a two state solution is a cover for unqualified support for Zionist Israel genocide of the brown skinned people ( Palestinians) . l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https…

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Is this genocide, review will take place at the appropriate time, presumably when the USA issues the order.theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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PM ‘remains concerned’ about humanitarian situation in Gaza and says Australia to ‘make an assessment’ on UNRWA funding We will make an assessment at an appropriate time,
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Penny Wong is committing Genocide and is covering herself for when she is hauled before the International Criminal Court.
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