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America announces reboot of early 2000's Middle Eastern war (www.thebeaverton.com)

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"Despite franchise fatigue with Marvel and Star Wars, U.S. and Israeli producers are releasing a big-budget reboot of the blockbuster property."

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[–] Ilixtze@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

According to some Americans "israel is forcing them into this war" Give me a break!

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If only the US had some kind of leverage over Israel. Oh well...

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably Israel has a lot of leverage over a lot of US politicians. Especially the kind that "likes them young".

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, Epstein was a Mossad agent, so yeah, Netanyahu probably has copies of those videos.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was he really? I'd never heard that

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13567735/jeffrey-epstein-mossad-agent-ghislaine-maxwell-ex-girlfriend-claims.html?ito=amp_twitter_share-top

I know, it's the Daily Mail, but it's not something more established newspapers would write about. Anyway, it makes a lot of sense that his operation was just a kompromat/recruiting thing for various intelligence agencies.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

She's as guilty as him though. Reputation management through secret secret agent past (Mossad edition).

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It definitely tracks, agreed. I figured he was gathering blackmail but for whom was kinda the question. Israel is obvious really in hindsight.

[–] rumimevlevi 1 points 1 month ago

The problem with the "israel is forcing the usa into war" is that it dismiss thr united snake hunger for control and stealing other countries ressources