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The Korean War, which broke out on June 25, 1950, followed the example set by the United States during World War II of massive bombing campaigns targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. Nevertheless, throughout the war, American leaders claimed that U.S. airstrikes were being used in a “discriminate manner,” avoiding harm to civilians.
During the war, the American military stretched the term “military target” to include virtually all human-made structures. Under this logic, almost any building could serve a military purpose, even a minor one. Nearly all of the civilian infrastructure on the side of North Korea was deemed a military target and open to attack.
“More than 428,000 bombs were dropped on Pyongyang alone, the number more than that of Pyongyang citizens at that time. The U.S. had completely reduced the whole territory of Korea into ashes by showering bombs of nearly 600,000 tons, 3.7 times greater than those dropped on Japan during the Pacific War, even using napalm bombs prohibited by the international conventions."
On December 15, 1950, under the guise of preventing the “communist imperialist” threat to world peace and the liberties the American people enjoy, President Truman declared a state of emergency and the necessity to increase the military budget given the “recent events” in Korea. About a month later, on January 15, 1951, Truman requested from Congress 71.5 billion dollars (840 billion dollars today, adjusted for inflation) for a new defense budget.
President Truman’s December 15 proclamation stated:
“whereas if the goal of communist imperialism were to be achieved, the people of this country would not longer enjoy the full and rich life they have with God's help built for themselves and their children; they would no longer enjoy the blessings of the freedom of worshiping as they severally choose, the freedom of reading and listening to what they choose, the right of free speech including the right to criticize their Government, the right to choose those who conduct their Government, the right to engage freely in collective bargaining, the right to engage freely in their own business enterprises, and the many other freedoms and rights which are a part of our way of life…”
Despite the U.S. state narrative, the U.S. sought the division of Korea to secure and advance U.S. political and economic interests in Northeast Asia, economically and militarily expanding into new markets and puppet states for cheap labor and resources.
Korea and its proximity to Northeast Asia represents strategic importance to the U.S., and the Middle East occupies just as important, if not a greater position, in U.S. geopolitical interests. Access to cheap oil is essential for the economy of the U.S., and since 1945, the U.S. has made continuous and sustained efforts to secure its grip on the region.
Back in 1948, the same year the United States divided Korea into North and South, the U.S. became the first country to recognize the state of Israel over the land of Palestine. From 1948 until this day, Israel has received more than $280 billion in direct military assistance and economic support, making it the largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid. Israel has U.S. interests in formulating its foreign policy. U.S. and Israeli military presence furthers its economic interest in oil, controlling the trade route of the Suez Canal, and maintaining a monopoly on the extraction of resources from the Middle East.
The U.S. genocidal support for Israel’s crimes is not out of the ordinary. Israel is a carbon copy of what the U.S. did to the indigenous people of Turtle Island, and all the crimes it has since committed against anti-colonial struggles in the global south in the name of “freedom” and "democracy." Israel is a continuation of American and European capitalist expansion post-World War II and its project of European white supremacist dominance over the world.
Their methods and lies for destruction are all the same. The U.S. pays, the media lies, and civilians are gunned down in the name of “peace”.
Today Palestine shows the world the truth and depth of American intervention and imperialism overseas.
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A mosque in Honhot, Inner Mongolia, China.
#China#Inner Mongolia#Honhot#中国#Islam#Mosque#Masjid#Asia#Far East#Muslim#Architecture#Religion#Arabic
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I see what you're saying but when it comes to Zendaya there is always a racial element to it in the comment sections.
As for Timothée, he's made fun of mostly by other men too as far as I saw. They usually mock guys who they find to be too "feminine" and young looking. I remember when Justin Bieber was 16 and was getting soo much unnecessary hate for the same thing. I think men are just jealous and bitter because they're told their whole life that they should be manly but here comes all the teenage girls thirsting after the "twink".
Male trolls online pretend to play dumb when they claim they aren't racist for mocking Zendaya for her looks and comparing her to White women. They'll be like "oh she's just mid, don't pull the race card", so why aren't you comparing her to Halle Berry instead of Ana De Armas then? Why are the comments calling Zendaya a "diversity hire"?
Also why are guys so bothered that a woman they don't find attractive is famous anyway? I don't think Cillian Murphy handsome but I'm not going out of my way to make videos, memes and whole a internet trend to shit on his appearance.
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Male trolls online play dumb when they claim they aren't racist for mocking Zendaya for her looks and comparing her to White women. They'll be like "oh she's just mid, don't pull the race card", so why aren't you comparing her to Halle Berry instead of Ana De Armas then? Why are the comments calling Zendaya a "diversity hire"?
Also why are guys so bothered that a woman they don't find attractive is famous anyway? I don't think Cillian Murphy handsome but I'm not going out of my way to make videos, memes and whole a internet trend to shit on his appearance.
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"Vladimir Lenin at a meeting with representatives of the peoples of Central Asia", Soviet painting from 1981.
#Orta Asya#Central Asia#Soviet Union#Tajikistan#Uzbekistan#Lenin#Vladimir Lenin#1980s#Art#Painting#USSR
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Ronald and Nancy Reagan stand among the terracotta figures in Xi’an China 1984
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People defend dropping the atomik bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by saying Japan committed war crimes in Nanjing or elsewhere, making it sound like the US did it in the name of justice for Koreans and Chinese, but then you learn afterwards the US pardoned the Japanese scientists who tortured and experimented on Chinese civilians in exchange for data. America did not care about civilians in East Asia, if they did they would've punished the war criminals instead of punishing all the civilians (including Koreans) that were in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Elle Japan.
Photographed by Marie Laure de Decker.
Model: Annabel Rivera.
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Masjid El tabya 🕌
Aswan, Egypt
Shot & edit by me " @un-known97 "
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