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"THE CHIEF DIDN'T KNOW COLONEL SAM," St. Catharines Standard. October 29, 1913. Page 1.
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The Welland Dog Catcher Captured Doggie From the Minister of Militia
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The Colonel Gallantly Rescued the Purp, then the Chief of Police Stepped in.
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Colonel, the Hon. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, is in Welland, a guest at the home of his son-in-law, Byron M. Green, Burgar street. Yesterday afternoon the Minister of Militia took a walk up town and was followed by a little spaniel dog owned by his daughter, says the Telegraph.
He had not proceeded far when Adda Jowski, the civic dog catcher, spied the dog and whisked it up the street under his arm to the municipal dog pound.
"Here, that is my dog," said the Minister of Militia, hurrying up out of breath and taking the little animal out of the arms of its captor. Then he started out.
"Hold on, there," came the stentorian voice of Chief of Police Laing who was coming out of his office. "Where are you going with that dog?"
"The dog is mine," returned the minister.
"And what is your name?" asked the Chief, unaware of the identity of his visitor.
"Hughes," came the terse rejoinder.
But there are many people in the world by that name. "Well, you better come in here and get a tag for that dog before you take him out of here," continued the chief.
Col. Sam followed with the dog in his arms.
"Now, what did you say your name was?" asked the chief again, as Officer Chapman pulled out his license book and waited with pen poised.
"Hughes! Col. Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, he replied so quickly that the intelligence quite shocked the two representatives of the law.
The chief then quickly explained that he wasn't aware of the fact that he was dealing with a Cabinet Minister.
"That's all right," assured the minister, "Enforce the law every time irrespective of the parties concerned. You'd better give me a tag."
So now among others whose names are recorded on the book as having purchased licenses for their dogs is that of the Minister of the Canadian Militia.
#welland#dog catcher#member of parliament#minister of militia#dog catching#borden government#canadian elite#canadian militia#doing your job too well#sam hughes
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Here's more of what's been happening on the ground. (Once again I'm not an expert in war).
Palestinian fighters are still waging war on the state of Israel
It is clear that Hamas and other groups have access to anti aircraft weaponry and long range missiles, partly from looting Israeli bases but partly from (and this is unconfirmed) from the Russia-Ukraine war. It's not unexpected for weapons to end up smuggled into other countries during a war.
On the other hand, Israel went from swearing it would invade Gaza on the ground to doing just about anything but that
It's understandable why Israel would hesitate even with its 300,000 strong army
IDF is made up of mostly conscripted soldiers who normally act as civilians once they've served their 2.5 year mandatory conscription. Not only that, IDF acts more like a police force than an army. Its soldiers simply don't have the training or mentality to fight militia groups in their home turf.
America itself doubts its capabilities no matter how it words it. This is a country that has yet to win against a guerilla army so it has experience when it comes to this
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Edit 2: above Hamas states the obvious
In my previous post I highlighted how disorganised the Israel military was in response to Operation Flood Al Aqsa.
This hasn't changed in the days. Israel is behaving more like a cornered animal lashing out than the so called 'strongest army in the Middle East.'
It has been dropping bombs on Syria, Lebanon and Egypt aimlessly, more out of anger than calculated strategy
Its efforts to pushing back against the Palestinian militia isn't going well either
in addition to naked, barbaric cruelty towards Gaza because it is not producing results elsewhere
The tweet below is important as Russia is an Israeli ally. The Israeli right wing has been very favourable towards Putin, even willing to disagree with the US and EU policies on Russia. However Israel repeatedly bombing Syria is quickly souring Russia on the country. While Putin doesn't want to go against Israel at this point, he has become increasingly critical of the country in the past couple of days.
Saudi went from making a half-hearted 'both sides need to stop statements to cutting ties with Israel (ties Israel and America have worked very hard to form) to outrightly condemning Israel's treatment of the people of Gaza.
Naturally, with all of this happening, Israel has responded, not with ceasing the bombardment of Gaza, but by killing and assaulting journalists covering the genocide.
so that it could committ war crimes without it being documented and seen by the world. War crimes such as announcing that they'd bomb a hospital in Gaza and giving doctors and nurses just hours to evacuate their patients.
This, btw, is part of the reason they cut electricity so that Palestinians can't post their own genocide on social media. Israel brutality is costing them allies but they have no intention of stopping.
Despite all of this, there has been a great deal of support for Palestinians globally
In short, this war is not going the way Israel thought it would. They didn't crush Hamas and the other Palestinian military groups immediately after the battle of Re'im. In fact, they're still struggling against those groups right now. They've been humiliated in front of the world after being revealed to be paper tigers and as such, they're going after Palestinian civilians in increasingly horrific ways.
The Palestinian resistance is still optimistic and they're still carrying out their plan. There's still hope for a future without apartheid.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Friday said he would set up a dialogue to discuss the removal of the U.S. military presence in his country after an American strike killed an Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad on Thursday.
In an address, al-Sudani said the agreement under which American troops are based in Iraq states the equal sovereignty of both countries, which was violated by the U.S. strike.
“We have repeatedly emphasized that in the event of a violation or transgression by any Iraqi party, or if Iraqi law is violated, the Iraqi government is the only party that has the right to follow up on the merits of these violations,” al-Sudani said in remarks shared by his office.
“We affirm our firm and principled position in ending the existence of the international coalition after the justifications for its existence have ended,” he added.
The prime minister said he was in the process of setting up a bilateral dialogue with the U.S. to discuss the removal of some 2,500 American troops in his country.
“It is a commitment that the government will not back down from, and will not neglect anything that would complete national sovereignty over the land, sky, and waters of Iraq,” he said.[...]
The U.S. strike on Thursday killed Mushtaq Taleb al-Saidi, the leader of an Iranian-backed militia group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba (HHN), after landing near a security headquarters in Baghdad.
HHN is part of the Popular Mobilization Forces, a network of [primarily Shi'ite] militias in Iraq.[...]
Al-Sudani, [...] Friday condemned the U.S. for the strike and said the Popular Mobilization Forces are “an official presence affiliated with the state.”
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Let's talk about Sudan-
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What is happening in Sudan?
The war, its origins, and the key players involved.
The war in Sudan
On April 15, a war broke out in Sudan's capital city of Khartoum between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Since then, eight months of conflict has led to major destruction of Khartoum's infrastructure, the most developed region of Sudan, with fighting also spreading to the regions of Darfur in the west and Kordofan in the south.
Civilians in conflict zones have been forcibly displaced, under threat of physical and sexual violence, particulary by the RSF, which has looted, destroyed, and settled in people's homes.
In the western region of Darfur, a campaign of ethnic cleansing is being carried out by the RSF targeting the Masalit tribe. Allegations of genocide have been levied against the RSF.
Reports have just emerged that fighting has now spread to Wad Madani in AI Gazira state, which houses nearly 500,00 IDPs from Khartoum.
Key Figures: Abdel Fattah al Burhan (head of SAF), Omar El-Bashir (deposed dictator of Sudan), Mohamed Dagalo (Hemidti) (head of RSF)
Sudan: the war in numbers
24.7 million in need of critical humanitarian assistance
6.7 million displaced [5.4 million IDPS, 1.3 million refugees]
7,000+ cholera cases an increase of +136% over the past month
20.3 million people acutely food insecure- 4.9 million facing emergency hunger levels
19 million children are out of school
70-80% of hospitals out of service in conflict areas
FAQ - THE SAF
What is the SAF?
stands fro the Sudanese Armed Forces
is the de-facto government of Sudan
is headed by Lt. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
What is their capacity?
estimated to have aprox. 200,000 personnel and tactical advantage of airforce
currently control of relative northern and eastern regions of Sudan with functioning capital in Port Sudan (East)
Do they have backing and support?
on the international stage, primarily backed by Egypt
limited weapons supply from allies
internally, the SAF is ultimately considered the lesser of two evils
FAQ - THE RSF
What is the RSF?
stands fro Rapid Support Forces
paramilitary group originating from the Janjaweed, Arab tribal militias armed by al-Bashir in 2003 to fight against ethnically African rebel groups in Darfur + carried out 2003 genocide
is headed by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemidti)
What is their capacity?
estimated to have 100,000 to 150,000 troops
winning the ground fight in Khartoum and control 4/5 states in Darfur
Do they have backing and support?
on the international stage, primarily backed by the UAE
have steady weapons supply chain and diversified financial profile with critical assets in UAE and Russia
The war in Sudan: contextualizing April 15
6/1989 - 4/2019 - The Bashir Regime
Sudan was under the rule of military dictator Omar Al-Bashir for 30 years, who came to power through an military coup backed by Islamist factions in June of 1989
His time in power was marked by extreme repression, conflict, and economic decline
12/2018 - current - The revolution
In December of 2018, a popular democratic revolution began taht eventually unseated al-Bashir on April 11 through the revolt of security sector
Al-Bashir was ultimately replaced by al-Burhan, with Hemidti as his deputy of a Transitional Military Council
Protestors rejected military rule and continued to hold a sit-in outside the military headquarters until its violent dispersal on June 3 of 2019 by the SAF + RSF
Today, the Sudanese people still hope and advocate for freedom from the military rule and the transition to democracy
8/2019 - 10/2021 - Transitional Government
Agreement on transitional government signed between civilian forces and Transitional Military Council on August 17, 2019
Led to formation to joint sovereign council with Abdalla Hamdok as Prime Minister
10/2021 - Current - The Oct 25, 2021 Coup
Burhan and Hemidti carry out military coup overthrowing civilian counterparts
They draw power from international legitimization despite prolonged mass protests in Sudan
12/2022- The Framework Agreement
In December of 2022, civilians put out a framework agreement signed onto by SAF and RSF + civil society groups and political parties meant to return to a transitional government - key part of agreement: question of integration of the RSF into the SAF
Parties were to finalize the agreement and sign on April 1; RSF and SAF ultimately disagreed on the integration timeline with RSF wanting 10 years and the SAF wanting 2
12/2022-4/2023 - The Lead up to April 15
As framework agreement negotiations failed, both parties began mobilizing troops in capital of Khartoum in days leading up to April 15
Residents of Khartoum awoke to the sounds of gunfire on April 15 and by noon, the RSF had seized Meroe airport in the Northern state
Conflict today considered a battle of power between the two generals they are too far in to walk back
Framing alliances
Sudnese Armed Forces (SAF):
Saudi Arabia
armed groups- rebel groups that had taken up arms against the central government in the Bashir Era are forced to ally with the SAF due to the RSF's ethnic cleansing campaign. They include: Justice and Equality Movement (Gibril Ibrahim), Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (Minni Minawi), Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces (Abdallah Yahya)
Ukraine (SOF)
Iran
Islamists
Israel (Foreign Ministry)
Egypt
Rapid Support Forces (RSF):
United Arab Emirates
Central African Republic
Russia (Wagner Group)
Chad
Arab Tribal Leaders- Arab tribal leaders across the Western region of Darfur have pledged their allegiance and support to the RSF, with members of the tribes across the Sahel crossing into Sudan to join the RSF's assault as well. Key tribes include: Beni Halba, Tarjam, Habaniya, Fallata, Misseriya, Taaysha, Rizeigat
Libya (Khalifa Haftar)
Israel (Mossad)
Is there an end in sight?
The state of negotiations
Effort- Jeddah Talks [May]
Parties Involved- Externally: United States, Saudi Arabia. Internally: SAF, RSF
Outcome: discussed humanitarian ceasefire; signed Jeddah Declaration of Commitment to Protect the Civilians of Sudan- FAILED
Effort- Intergovernmental authority on development (IGAD) [July]
Parties Involved- Externally: Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan . Internally: RSF
Outcome: proposed peacekeeping troops to ensure humanitarian corridor-REJECTED
Effort- Cairo talks (neighboring countries) [July]
Parties Involved- Externally: Egypt, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Chad, Eritrea, CAR, Libya. Internally: SAF, RSF
Outcome: discussed lasting ceasefire, safe humanitarian passage, political dialogue framework-FAILED
Effort- Jeddah talks [October]
Parties Involved- Externally: United States, Saudi Arabia . Internally: SAF, RSF
Outcome: discussed lasting ceasefire, safe humanitarian passage, political dialogue framework-FAILED
Effort- IGAD + African Union (AU) [December]
Parties Involved- Externally: IGAD, EU, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United States. Internally: SAF (Burhan in person), RSF
Outcome: agreed to face-to-face meeting in late December and ceasefire; SAF later issued a retraction-ONGOING
What can you do?
The conflict in Sudan calls for the collective support of all to raise awareness about war and aid the Sudanese people on the ground, especially when we live in nations that have been complicit in the oppression of the Sudanese people. Explore the potions below and share with others.
Educate yourself- deepen your knowledge about Sudan, empowering yourself with insights into the complexities of the situation.
Donate- extend a helping hand to Sudan by generously donation to individuals or grassroots organizations on the ground.
Contact your reps- amplify your impact by contacting your representatives, avocating for positive change
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updated! ID by @swosheep
ID 1: all images are screenshots of an Instagram post by letstalkpalestine. The first is a title slide and reads "lets talk: Why does israel colonize Palestine? Explaining Zionism and Settler Colonialism".
ID 2: the second image reads: "What is misleadingly termed by israel and its Western allies the "israeli-Palestinian conflict" is a single, long-running process of the Zionist colonization of Palestine. This understanding is not new, and was in fact first understood by early Zionist leaders themselves, but has only recently been accepted by Western historians. To understand why the Gaza Genocide and everything else is happening, we need to understand Zionism and why experts consider it a form of settler colonialism."
ID 3: the third image is titled: "But what is settler colonialism?" The body text reads: "We can understand it by comparing it to classical colonialism: Classical colonialism is when a dominant power or empire establishes control over the people of an area for exploitation and expansion. Examples: British control of India and Egypt. Settler colonialism aims to eliminate indigenous populations and replace them with an invasive settler society that develops its own identity and sovereignty. Examples: the United States, Canada & New Zealand."
ID 4: the fourth image is titled: "Settler colonialism is different from classical colonialism in 3 main ways:". There is a table comparing the ways. One column of the table is titled: "Settler colonialism" and the 3 points are: "1. Only temporarily & initially relies on the empire for support. 2. Motivated by desire to take over land. 3. Treats new land as a permanent national homeland for settlers." The second column of the table is titled: "Classical colonialism" and the 3 points are: "1. Always dependent on mother empire. 2. Motivated by exploiting natural resources. 3. Uses new land and its resources to serve the empire."
ID 5: the fifth image is titled: "So What's Zionism?". The body text reads: "It's an ideological movement founded in the 1880s in response to European antisemitism. Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism, called for a national Jewish homeland in the form of an exclusive ethno-state. Needing European support, Herzl approached Britain because it was the "first to recognize the need for colonial expansion". In 1902, Herzl wrote a letter to Cecil Rhodes, the British leader who colonized modern-day Zimbabwe, saying: 'You are being invited to help make history. It doesn't involve Africa, but a piece of Asia Minor.. How then, do I happen to turn to you since this is an out of the way matter for you? How indeed? Because it is something colonial.' But Zionism had a problem: Palestine was already inhabited."
ID 6: The sixth image is titled: "Zionism & Palestinians". The body text reads: "To establish a Jewish state (israel) in Palestine, Jewish people had to constitute the majority of the population. [quote] 'Only a state with at least 80% Jews is a viable and stable state.' [unquote] -[a quote from] Ben-Gurion, Israel's first Prime Minister. But Palestinians were the majority at the time. For Zionism to succeed, non-Jewish people had to be removed from Palestine and, in turn, Jewish settlers had to take their place. [quote] 'We must expel the Arabs and take their place' [unquote] -[a quote from] Ben-Gurion, Israel's first Prime Minister. This was implemented, and in 1947-1949, Zionist militias conducted a mass campaign of ethnic cleansing against Palestinians - the Nakba. 80% of Palestinians in the heartland were expelled to create Israel's Jewish majority."
ID 7: The seventh image is titled: "1. Initial & temporary reliance on the empire". The body text reads: "To colonize Palestine, Zionist leaders knew they needed the support of an empire. Zionists secured British support with the 1917 Balfour Declaration. This alliance protected the project from Arab opponents, facilitated mass settlement, provided state lands & allowed the creation of Zionist militias. But during World War II, Zionist attempts to accelerate the process of statehood clashed with British interests. Zionist militias began carrying out attacks against the British and, in 1948, Britain withdrew from Palestine. Like European settlers who revolted against Britain in the American Revolution to establish their own independent settler colonial state, Zionists also revolted against Britain to establish their own settler colonial state."
ID 8: The eighth image is titled: "2. Desire to take over land & eliminate the native population". The body text reads: "The Zionist movement aims for as much Palestinian land as possible with as few Palestinians as possible. Zionism inherently opposes Palestinian freedom, because its vision of 'Jewish self-determination' needs the exclusion of non-Jewish people. Since nobody would willingly accept exclusion from their own land, Zionism needs the violent persecution and elimination of the existing population in order to fully succeed. [quote] 'If I wish to substitute a new building for an old one, I must demolish before I construct.' [unquote] - [a quote from] Theodor Herzl, founder of Zionism".
ID 9: The ninth image is titled: "3. Permanent homeland". The body text reads: "Zionism's goal wasn't to establish a temporary base for an empire but a permanent homeland for a new settler population. To create a new society in a populated country, Zionists claimed Palestine by moral & divine right, an example of the 'Logic of Elimination'. A pillar of settler colonialism, the 'Logic of Elimination' is when settlers develop moral justifications to eliminate the native population. Zionist talking points like - 'Palestine doesn't exist'; - 'israel made the desert bloom'; - 'israel is technologically advanced'; are used to justify the elimination of Palestinians. Such points were used in other cases of settler colonialism like South Africa, with the 'Empty Land' myth arguing that Black people arrived in South Africa at the same time as white settlers."
ID 10: The tenth image is titled: "Zionism Today". The body text reads: "A Jewish state was created, but the Zionist project isn't fully realized - Palestinians remain & resist, asserting a threatening national identity. In response, israel has doubled down on its attempts to eliminate the Palestinian people while colonizing more land. Home demolitions, ethnic cleansing, segregated settlements, erasing culture, and apartheid are methods of the Logic of Elimination rooted in Zionism as a settler colonial movement. 'But Zionism is just Jewish self-determination.' All settler colonial movements aim to advance the settlers' 'self-determination' by eliminating the natives. It's never justified. Palestinians are resisting the most aggressive ongoing settler colonial project in the world. Freedom, justice & equality are impossible without dismantling Zionism, a form of: Settler Colonialism."
#reaux speaks#zionism#free palestine#free gaza#gaza#genocide#palestine#settler colonialism#great britain#history#ethnostate#ethnic cleansing#anti zionism#resources#instagram
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it's kinda wild that international news haven't picked up on what's going on in New Caledonia/Kanaky. France passed a law that made French colonizers able to vote if they've spent more than 10 years on the island. Revolts started, three indigenous Kanaks were killed and a cop was as well. Tiktok was banned and a state of emergency was declared. Another cop was shot by self organized colonizer militias - to which minister Gérald Darmanin referred to as "shots not coming from the enemy", indicating that indeed the French state believes this to be a colonial conflict in which the indigenous people are their enemies. Some of the French media pundits even rolled out the Chinese/Russian interference conspiracy theory
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On March 27, facing the prospect of a general strike, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to delay his effort to push through a judicial reform that will centralize control in his hands. In return for that concession, he gave his extreme-right minister of internal security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, permission to establish a militia under his own authority. In other words, having gained control of the government but not yet of the streets, the reigning far-right coalition is buying time to figure out how to suppress popular unrest while intensifying the persecution of Palestinians.
The Palestinians will suffer most of all, no matter which side comes out on top. If the liberal protest movement wins, the prevailing apartheid regime will be perceived as more legitimate. If Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir win, the situation will become even more deadly and dehumanizing for Palestinians.
For background on the conflict and the rise of the far right in #Israel:
http://crimethinc.com/IsraelCoup
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Israel began to record its worst defeat in the attack on Gaza, Palestine. On Tuesday (23/1/2024), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 24 of its members had died in one day.
Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 21 soldiers were killed when two buildings they were mining for demolition exploded after Hamas militia opened fire on nearby tanks. Previously, three soldiers were reported killed in separate attacks in South Gaza.
"Yesterday we experienced one of the most difficult days since the war broke out," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, quoted by Reuters.
"In the name of our heroes, in the name of our lives, we will not stop fighting until absolute victory."
This large death toll occurred when the IDF attacked the western part of Khan Younis, the main city in southern Gaza. Israel says the city is now a major base for Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave.
"Over the past few days, IDF forces carried out a large-scale operation in which they surrounded Khan Younis and deepened operations in the area. The area is an important stronghold of Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade," the military said.
"Ground forces engaged in close combat, directed (air) strikes, and used intelligence to coordinate fire, resulting in the elimination of dozens of terrorists."
On the other hand, as news of Israel's defeat spread throughout Gaza, Palestinians celebrated what they considered a victory.
"The resistance said they would make Gaza a graveyard for the occupation, and this is what happened," said resident Abu Khaled.
"The longer they persist, the more we will suffer, but they will also suffer more."
Israel has carried out prolonged air and ground attacks on the densely populated Gaza enclave since a cross-border attack on October 7 by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
At least 25,295 Gazans have been confirmed dead, according to Palestinian authorities. Many of the dead were scattered in the rubble of the coastal strip.
Gaza residents say that currently Israeli troops have advanced since and stormed four hospitals in the city of Khan Younis. This leaves the injured and dead isolated beyond the reach of rescue teams.
"The bodies were buried in the grounds of Nasser's main hospital in Khan Younis because it was not safe to go to the cemetery. Another Khan Younis hospital, Al Khair, was stormed by Israeli forces who arrested staff there, and a third hospital, Al Amal, was managed by the Palestinian Red Crescent, it cannot be reached," according to Palestinian officials.
The Red Crescent said a tank shell hit its headquarters on the fourth floor of the hospital, and Israeli forces fired drones at anyone moving nearby. This condition makes sending ambulances to the entire Khan Younis area impossible
Israel says Hamas militias operate in and around the hospital, making it a legitimate target. Hospital staff and Hamas deny this.
#palestine#free palestine#gaza#free gaza#israel#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#genocide#indonesia protest#indonesia supports palestine#colonialism
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A full transcribe of JAVIER PEÑA'S dialogue/lines from the TV show NARCOS.
S3/E8 - CONVIVIR
Includes full dialogue, and dialogue from any deleted/additional scenes available.
I've created this as a point of reference when writing for Pedro's characters, and I hope you find it useful. Even if you just want to read the dialogue. 🖤
FULL MASTERLIST OF PEDRO CHARACTERS DIALOGUE
☝🏻Dialogue has been fully transcribed by myself using reference to original scripts (if available), audio subtitles and using my own two ears. Therefore, mistakes can be made, however I have tried to be as fully accurate as I can. If you spot an obvious mistake, please kindly let me know. Where audio is not clear, I have marked with *inaudible* Scenes are separated for ease of reference.
FULL SCRIPT DIALOGUE:
I stand by the operation, Minister, as does General Serrano.
We were one minute away from getting Miguel Rodríguez.
Minster, we recovered something from the house. It’s a ledger. Cartel accounts, transactions, going back years.
It’s coded. It’s bribes, money laundering… cocaine sales.
That’s right.
There are two possibilities. There’s the cartel accountant, Guillermo Pallomari.
And there’s the money launderer we extradited from Curaçao, Franklin Jurado. Jurado’s the most important witness to this case and he’s in U.S. custody. We’re not handing him over to a special prosecutor. So you’re welcome to keep the ledger, Minister… but we have the only guy who can read it.
I know someone who might.
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(Narration) After the fall of Escobar, Medellín. Went from being the most dangerous city in Colombia… to one of its safest. This wasn’t a result of the end of cocaine trafficking. That was alive and well. It was due to the new godfather of Medellín. His name is Diego Murillo, but you know him as Don Berna.
(In Spanish) Did you find her?
(In Spanish) You have what I asked for, or not?
You gotta be fucking kidding me.
(In Spanish) Thanks for the info.
(In Spanish) What’s it going to cost?
(In Spanish) I see now.
A get-out-of-jail-free card.
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(In Spanish) Hi fellas.
(Narration) War makes for strange alliances, putting you into business with people that, under other circumstances, you wouldn’t even shake hands with.
(Narration) The same is true of your enemies. They will unite when they need to. FARC, or Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, were a guerrilla army of about 17,000 strong��� engaged in the longest civil war in modern history. And in the early days of that war, how did they finance their struggle? Kidnapping. Wealthy Colombians would pay a ransom to have their loved ones returned unharmed. So when the Cali cartel wanted to keep someone on ice, safely hidden somewhere in the middle of the jungle, they hired the pros. For a hefty fee, of course.
(In Spanish) Nice look, Berna. You’re coming on the raid?
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(Narration) Private militias not only weren’t illegal in Colombia, they were encouraged. A government programme called CONVIVIR was started in 1994. And it authorised private security forces to take up arms against the communist guerrillas. A free pass for crimes against humanity, sponsored by Uncle Sam.
(In Spanish) Third generation night vision goggles.
(Narration) The Castaños ran the largest private militia in Colombia. Their AUC, or Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, numbered in the tens of thousands. Their victims… in the hundreds of thousands. Theirs was a perpetual war. And if you're hunting communist guerrillas in the jungle, they were your only call.
(In Spanish) Last time?
(In Spanish) That’s real dedication.
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(In Spanish) How many tents, give or take?
(In Spanish) Berna. Look, I don’t want a bloodbath.
(In Spanish) I need to get her back.
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(In Spanish) Not since you sold her out.
(In Spanish) It’s good.
(In Spanish) Your wife?
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(In Spanish) Alpha in position.
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(In Spanish) Everyone’s in position. Rotor, force them to the north.
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(In Spanish) Let’s move.
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Fuck.
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Christina.
Stay still.
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I have her. Get Franklin ready.
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In less than an hour, we’re on that plane. Your husband knows. He’ll be waiting for you. It’s all behind you now, Christina.
No. No, I don’t.
I did what I had to do and I’m sorry for what happened to you.
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Yeah? Yeah, we’re about to get on the plane. We’ll be in Miami-
When?
Let me call you back.
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FULL MASTERLIST OF PEDRO CHARACTERS DIALOGUE
#pedro pascal#javier peña#javier pena#pedro pascal characters#javier pena narcos#javier pena dialogue#pedro pascal character dialogue
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"TRAINING IN CAMP SHOULD BE LONGER," Ottawa Citizen. June 27, 1913. Page 1.
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Our Soldiers Should Have More Time Thinks Lord Brooke.
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"You have splendid material here in Canada, much better I should say than we have in Britain, but you are in more need of training, and I think you should have a 16 days' period of military camp instead of but eight."
In these words Lord Brooke, the British territorial officer who was one of those who exchanged with Canadian officers through Col. Sam Hughes' plan for interdiffusion of the military experience of both countries, this morning expressed his view of Canadian militia training as gathered during his command of the 2nd cavalry brigade at Petawawa military camp during the last two weeks.
Lord Brooke, Major Howard Vyse- who acted as his brigade major-and Captain Bell, a Canadian officer, arrived in the city this morning and are registered at the Chateau. Both the British officers were most enthusiastic over the results of the interchange in their own case and highly complimentary to the minister of militia for originating the plan.
MATERIAL IS GOOD.
"Your material is good," said Lord Brooke. "Your men are more acute and appear to pay more attention to orders than ours: they display an un- usual amount of zeal. Under the circumstances I should think it a great pity that the period of training is not sixteen days, for the men are Just beginning to learn when they break up camp. Of course they ane pot so well trained as our territorial forces; how could they? We have permanent headquarters in every town, clubs as you might say, and our men have 70 or 80 drills a year before they even go to camp. But then we are an older country and our distances are ever so much smaller.
"What do I think of the dry canteen? Well, we haven't it in England, but for all that 60 per cent of our regular forces are teetotallers. It is wonderful how British people have ceased to drink during the last two decades, and I don't think it's temperance preaching so much as education that is doing it.
"Personally I think it's better to convince a man that it is harmful for him to drink than to prevent him from doing it in camp when unfortunately the bars are open in nearby places. We are doing the former in England because we are making the soldier's life a better one.
"It's a splendid idea of Col. Hughes, this interchange of officers. It is going to do us good, and no doubt it will do your Canadian officers benefit when they go to Britain."
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🔅Wed morning - ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime
🔻No rockets since 5pm yesterday.
🔸Relative quiet… is the war winding down? On the enemy side, it is their holiday and they are focusing on prep instead of attacks for the moment. On the Israel side, also prep for a Rafah operations and dealing with US political pressures — while the hostages (if alive) languish in hellish conditions.
▪️CANADA BANS ARMS TO ISRAEL.. (but not to Hamas) Canada announced a ban on arms exports to Israel due to Israel defending itself from Hamas. The Canadian government's decision to stop the supply of arms to Israel comes against the backdrop of growing pressure from the NDP, the left-wing wing of the government on which Trudeau's coalition depends for its continued survival, which claims in recent weeks that it is not doing enough to "protect the civilian population in Gaza."
▪️UK SAYS CEASEFIRE SHOULD BE PERMANENT.. Britain's Foreign Minister, David Cameron: "We must try and turn a ceasefire into a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. This will happen if several conditions are fulfilled - we must remove the Hamas leadership from Gaza and we must dismantle the terrorist infrastructure”.
▪️MORE ON EILAT MISSILE.. Sunday night, a cruise missile from the Houthis / Yemen fell in an open area north of Eilat. The Air Force wishes to confirm it was being monitored.
▪️IRAQI MILITIAS, WE ATTACKED ISRAEL AIRPORT.. The pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claim again: we attacked Ben Gurion Airport with a suicide drone.
▪️A NUMBER OF SENIOR HAMAS PEOPLE TAKEN OUT.. over the past week, 3 Hamas commanders as well as other Hamas leadership types have been eliminated.
▪️DEAD SEA DRILL.. an exercise will take place in the Dead Sea area, in order to maintain the alertness and competence of the forces. The exercise will begin in the afternoon and end in the night, and as part of it, a lively movement of the security forces will be felt in the area. IT’S A DRILL.
▪️PROTESTS.. Distraught hostage families together with “the women's protest” group block Ayalon North highway: "This is on you - do not return from Qatar without a deal." The police forced them to the side of the highway, where they are being allowed to continue their protest.
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Hezbollah has spent the past 2 months attacking Israeli settlements, military sites and installations, and soldiers. Israel has swung from threatening war to asking the West to intervene, in between bombing Lebanese villages and killing civilians and journalist. We now have entered a new chapter
As this thread goes on to explain, Hezbollah would never agree to disarm even it means Lebanon regains all its territories. In fact, Hezbollah criticised Hamas' 2017 charter because it was willing to accept the 1967 border and therefore the two state solution. Nothing less than neutralising the Israeli threat would do.
The thread goes on to explain that Israel is hoping to use domestic pressures to get Hezbollah to agree to this plan. One problem: Hezbollah operates regardless if whether or not it has national support. At any rate, the organisation will never accept the proposed plan.
Weeks ago, a minister in Israel's war cabinet threatened to leave unless a war with Hezbollah is considered. As you can see in this post and in this article, tens of thousands of Israelis evacuated from the Northern territory want war with Hezbollah so they can return to their settlements. For weeks, the mayors of those settlements have made statements saying Israelis can never return unless Hezbollah is removed from the border. The general idea is that once Hamas is defeated in Gaza, Israel will go to war with Hezbollah.
But Hamas isn't being defeated and Hezbollah is significantly stronger than all the Resistance factions in Gaza. Israel is losing in Gaza. It has the gotten to the point where it can't even resupply its troops from the ground. So many of its soldiers are wounded and left disabled that they're now sending them to civilian hospitals because they've run out of space in their de facto military hospitals (the speculated number is over 10,000 injured since Oct 26th).
What this proposal shows is that Israel has never been more weaker. Israel is terrified of Hezbollah and I can't blame them because if they're struggling this much against the Gazan militia groups, imagine how badly things will go if they ever decide to make the conflict at the border into a war. They lost against Hezbollah twice already, a new war will make it three loses.
Israel would never negotiate unless it was backed into the corner. That's what the temporary truce also showed. Hamas sent their terms for a ceasefire, Israel laughed them off, then weeks later, after taking a great deal of damage, Israel returned to the negotiating table to hear the same exact terms that they were given before.
After Israel refused to extend the truce, Hamas has changed its approach. No more temporary truces. Hostages will only be exchanged after a comprehensive ceasefire. Rumour has it (its practically confirmed in Arab media) that Israel has asked Qatar and Egypt to restart mediation after pulling away Mossad negotiators two weeks ago.
Now, that Israel has shown its belly
vis-à-vis Hezbollah, I expect all the Resistance Axis to continue tightening the noose around Israel.
Palestine has never been closer to liberation than it is now and it will be closer still tomorrow.
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“It is a huge escalation, involving perhaps 15-20 missiles,” [...]
"It seems like things are spiralling. There's no way they're firing ballistic missiles and not expecting casualties."[...]
The escalation is part of the [PMF's] campaign to pressure the US to leave Iraq. There are about 2,500 American military trainers in the country under the International Coalition against ISIS.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani [...] has criticised militias for attacking coalition troops on Iraqi territory, but has upped his calls for US forces to leave the country as the conflict escalates.
Mr Al Sudani has also fiercely condemned US counter strikes against the militias [which are largely a formal part of the Iraqi Armed Forces] as a “violation of sovereignty”.[...]
The rivalry between US forces and Kataib Hezbollah[, one faction of the PMF, ] is bitter and goes back to the US occupation of Iraq, when the militia killed and wounded hundreds of US soldiers.
Baghdad committed to end presence of US troops in Iraq: Iraqi general - AlMayadeen
Spokesman for Iraq's Joint Operations Command (JOC) Brigadier General Yahya Rasool stated on Sunday that the government of Iraq is determined to terminate the deployment of foreign troops associated with the US-led military coalition, which was originally formed to combat ISIS.
"The Iraqi government is resolute to put an end to the deployment of foreign forces in the country. It has devised a vision plan for the next stage, which includes joint technical activities intended for the US-led coalition's departure and subsequent security and military cooperation," Rasool stated.
He further stressed that the presence of the US-led military coalition in Iraq is no longer deemed necessary, noting that the capabilities of Iraqi forces are high enough to address terrorism-related issues themselves.
On Thursday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani reiterated the call for the coalition's departure.
"The end of the US-led coalition mission is a necessity for the security and stability of Iraq. It is also a necessity for preserving constructive bilateral relations between Iraq and the coalition countries," Sudani stated during a televised event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sudani has consistently expressed the desire for foreign troops to leave Iraq, with the country adopting a law to expel foreign forces following the assassination of top Iraqi and Iranian anti-terror commanders in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020. [...]
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh admitted earlier this week that US forces in the region came under attack 140 times [since 7 Oct]. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, Singh disclosed that the attacks have been "persistent and alarming."
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Character Spotlight: Kai Winn Adami
By Ames
So far, all of the subjects of our spotlight series have been people for whom we’ve had both good and bad character moments to discuss. But what do you do when you’re highlighting an antagonist character? For a villain, being bad is actually very good and that’s so perfectly the case for Kai Winn Adami. So this time A Star to Steer Her By will simply feature a bunch of our favorite moments overall.
Boy, do we love to hate this bitch. Somehow she’s only in 14 episodes even though it feels like she’s always looming somewhere with a passive-aggressive gaze and a “my child” on her lips. Louise Fletcher plays this power-hungry religious icon with such depth and nuance that it was easy for us to come up with a ton of favorite moments. So flip open the Book of the Pah-wraiths below to check them out, listen to our Bajoran chanting over on this week’s podcast (jump to 1:12:58), and walk with the prophets, my child.
[Images © CBS/Paramount]
Favorite moments
The Bajoran Scopes Monkey Trial
Winn makes a big impression in her very first appearance in “In the Hands of the Prophets” when she’s displaying big Karen energy while challenging why Keiko isn’t teaching Bajoran religious ideology in a public school. And she does it with a smile. And also with a can of gasoline since she surely got that school blown up in one smokin’ power move.
The sacrifices the Prophets call on us to make are great sometimes
Somehow there are even more layers to “In the Hands of the Prophets” than teaching religion in classrooms and committing arson. Winn also puts Neela up to assassinate Bareil so that she can work on amassing power. And when Neela fails to secure a getaway plan, Winn straight up declares that’s fine with her. What does she care as long as her hands stay clean?
We’re a match made by the Prophets
Winn continues to keep her hands clean in “The Circle.” Even while covertly supporting the Bajoran extremist faction, the Alliance for Global Unity, and bedding down with Minister Jarro Essa, Winn manages to direct blame away from herself when their plans have been exposed and gone thoroughly sideways. Jarro can only watch his downfall from under the bus.
You will never speak to me with such disrespect again!!
Kai Winn’s “my child” may sound like a catchphrase, but it’s always delivered with such emotion which Fletcher was so good at. When Kira’s been sniffing around how Winn extracted information from Kubus Oak in an attempt to get Bareil out of the kai election in “The Collaborator,” the soon-to-be kai sends chills down your spine with her cold threats.
He’s more machine now than man
When Bareil’s health keeps failing in “Life Support,” Winn pushes to keep him cognizant as long as is convenient for her. All she wants is the credit for his negotiations with the Cardassian Central Command while also keeping open the option to use him as a scapegoat should things fail. This woman plays her cards so strategically that she always comes out on top.
See ya later, reclamator
To make a good political statement by getting some soil reclamators to Rakantha Province, Winn ends up sending in the Bajoran Militia after Shakaar’s resistance cell in “Shakaar.” And what’s more, she’s presumptuous enough to ask Sisko to send in Starfleet security or else she’ll pull out of Federation membership talks! All for farming equipment. Well that escalated quickly.
You think you’re the only ones who fought the Cardassians
We learn just what Kai Winn was up to during the occupation, and it’s surprisingly humanizing. Winn throws in Kira’s face during “Rapture” how she was put in a Cardassian prison camp for five years, and never stopped preaching about the prophets despite the beatings. And per “‘Til Death Do Us Part,” she also sold gemstones from the tabernacle to bolster the resistance.
No. We are nothing alike. Nothing at all.
What could be better than a Louise Fletcher–Jeffrey Combs scene? We get just that in “In the Cards” when Winn is trying to delay the decision between allying with the Federation or the Dominion because in either scenario her backwards little planet will get stomped on. But it’s her short scene with Weyoun that takes the cake when she reads his pagh and judges him hard!
Please leave your message for the Prophets at the beep
There’s plenty for Winn to be judgmental about in “The Reckoning” when Sisko borrows an ancient tablet without asking and then destroys it utterly. But at the core of Winn’s motivation is desperation for the Prophets to communicate with her, which they’ve never done, so she puts an end to the Prophet–Pah-wraith battle because she isn’t the center of attention for once.
The Password Is: Restoration
Winn’s whole arc in the final ten-parter of the series is a work of art, and so perfectly portrayed. Let’s break it down here, because it all starts with getting fully taken in with Anjohl Tennan in “‘Til Death Do Us Part.” All Dukat-in-disguise has to do is drop some buzzwords and the Kai is immediately enamored with the guy, and bedding down with him by the next episode, “Strange Bedfellows.”
Everything will change once you step down as Kai. You’ll see.
When Winn is having a crisis of faith in “Strange Bedfellows” after receiving a vision from the Pah-wraiths, she wisely seeks out Kira. And the Corporal gives Winn the perfect advice to step down as kai so as not to be tempted by power anymore. And for a split second you think Winn will listen to reason. But she’s still Winn, after all, entirely blind to what she doesn’t want to see.
Catfished by the Prophets
Stepping down as kai is not an option for Winn, who doesn’t believe she has too much power. In fact, she believes she doesn't have enough power! So by the end of “Strange Bedfellows,” she fully denounces the Prophets because they’ve never done anything for her. She admits to Anjohl that she’s never felt their presence and has been faking it for years, but blind faith will serve her no longer. Now she wants results!
Don’t you recognize the face of your enemy?
May the Prophets bless Solbor for giving us such a great reveal scene in “The Changing Face of Evil.” He’s found out that Anjohl is actually Dukat, and Adami’s reaction to this news is so layered and cathartic that we love it. But that tippy top layer is a sense of self preservation that can only be maintained by murdering the hell out of Solbor, that gossip hound!
Hit it and quit it
But that isn’t as cold as Winn can get, as is proven in the next episode in “When It Rains…” after Dukat has gone blind from reading the Book of the Pah-wraiths. Winn cruelly kicks the blind Cardassian out on his ass to beg on the streets of Bajor. “You may return when you’ve proven yourself worthy and your sight has been restored,” she mocks, and it’s stone cold!
The Pah-wraiths demand a sacrifice
The whole series culminates in “What You Leave Behind” in the fire caves with Winn casting aside her devotion to the Prophets and summoning the Pah-wraiths. What she hadn’t told Dukat (with his sight returned for reasons) was that she lured him there to use him as the ceremonial sacrifice, and she righteously poisons his ass with absolutely no hesitation.
Too little, too late
Finally, Winn comes this close to redemption in “What You Leave Behind” when she comes to see the error of her ways (or maybe she’s just bitter that the Kosst Amojen picked Dukat’s husk over her). For the hottest of seconds (cause it’s the fire caves, get it?), she tries to get the book to Sisko when at last she has an epiphany moment, but her fate is ultimately sealed when Pah-wraiths toast her in flames.
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What a journey for a character that only appears a handful of times, and we were here for every second. Next week, we’re continuing to give in the Pah-wraiths as we recount our favorite Dukat moments, which will surely be a trip. So keep your eyes here for that, keep following us through the Delphic Expanse as we watch through Enterprise over on SoundCloud or your favorite podcast place, praise the Prophets with us on Facebook and Twitter, and practice your “my child”s in the mirror.
#star trek#star trek podcast#podcast#deep space nine#kai winn#in the hands of the prophets#the circle#the collaborator#life support#shakaar#rapture#in the cards#the reckoning#'til death do us part#strange bedfellows#the changing face of evil#when it rains#what you leave behind#louise fletcher
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died on Sunday when a helicopter carrying him and a delegation of other Iranian officials crash-landed in the mountains of northern Iran, throwing the future of the country and the region into further doubt.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other top officials were also killed in the crash as the group was traveling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, the Iranian state-run Islamic Republic News Agency confirmed. Dense fog impeded search and rescue operations for hours before the crash site was found. The fog was so thick that it forced the Iranians to call on the support of European Union satellites to help locate the helicopter.
Raisi’s death puts a coda on a short but transformative era in Iranian politics that saw the country lurch in a hard-line direction and threatened to bring the Middle East to the brink of regional war. In nearly three years in power, Raisi moved Iran’s domestic politics and social policy in a more conservative direction and pushed the country further into the role of clear U.S. antagonist in the region after his predecessor, Hassan Rouhani—who defeated him in the 2017 presidential election—first sought a detente with the West over Iran’s nuclear program before stepping up proxy attacks.
An Islamic jurist noted for his close relationship with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and considered by many officials and experts as a likely candidate to succeed the aging supreme leader, Raisi’s tenure saw Iran speed up uranium enrichment and slow down negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action after the United States exited the deal in 2018, three years before he came into office.
Iran under Raisi also supported Russia in its war against Ukraine with extensive exports of Shahed suicide drones and artillery; increased attacks by regional proxy militias against the United States and Israel after Hamas’s October 2023 cross-border attack on Israel; and just a month before his death launched a massive drone and missile attack against Israel.
Experts say that regardless of who replaces Raisi, the strategy he pursued is unlikely to change, having been solidified among the higher echelons of Iran’s political and clerical leadership.
“With Raisi, without Raisi, the regime is quite content with the way the post-Oct. 7 Middle East has been shaking out,” said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow focused on Iran at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). “It’s been able to continue its death-by-a-thousand-cuts strategy, firing directly against the U.S. and Israel via proxy and then even directly a few times itself with the tit-for-tat you saw in April, and still look like it won the round.”
Under the Iranian Constitution, First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber is likely to fill in as head of the cabinet for the next 50 days until elections can be called. Recent parliamentary elections drew record-low turnouts, analysts said. What’s more, significant effort was expended by Khamenei and his allies to ensure Raisi’s win during the last presidential election in 2021, disqualifying potential rivals.
Before becoming president, Raisi served on Iran’s prosecution committee that was responsible for executing an estimated 5,000 dissidents in 1988. He had been accused of crimes against humanity by the United Nations and was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. And that heavy-handed approach continued with the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police in September 2022 after allegedly not wearing a hijab properly in public, which sparked nationwide protests.
Beyond the horizon of snap elections and the presidential election set for next year, there is potential for upheaval at the top of Iran’s ruling class. With a short line of possible successors to the 85-year-old Khamenei, other than the head of state’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, Raisi’s death could throw the country’s political future into further turmoil.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the largest branch of the Iranian armed forces that controls major swaths of the country’s economy, could also use the upheaval to strengthen its hand.
“There is no heir apparent if he’s gone,” said David Des Roches, a professor at the National Defense University’s Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and retired U.S. Army colonel. “What’s really interesting is to see if the IRGC will basically complete a slow-motion coup.”
As rescue workers searched for Raisi’s downed helicopter, state media asked the Iranian people to pray for him. Instead, in the wake of reports of the crash, some Iranians appeared to light celebratory fireworks, cheering the demise of the hard-line leader.
“Today’s crash & likely death of president Raisi and his [foreign minister] will shake up Iranian politics,” Afshon Ostovar, an associate professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a longtime Iran expert, wrote in a post on X before the president’s death had been confirmed. “Regardless of the cause, perceptions of foul play will be rife within the regime. Ambitious elements may press for advantage, compelling reactions from other parts of the regime. Buckle up.”
While experts said it was unlikely that a liberalizing figure would emerge in either snap elections or Iran’s 2025 presidential election, Raisi’s death could leave a small opening for resurgent protest movements that have persisted under the surface.
“These movements are not dead,” said Ben Taleblu, the FDD expert. “They operate on the low level, on the periphery—usually strikes, labor unions, that kind of thing. It could lead to a nationwide trigger, and it could be a nothing burger. But the story of the Iranian protest movement is always a matter of when and not if.”
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Netanyahu himself promised “mighty vengeance” in the early hours after the Hamas strike, and according to The New Yorker’s Susan B. Glasser, Israeli diplomats cautioned the Biden administration that their ground operation to eradicate Hamas may take as long as a decade. Israel’s supposedly centrist President Isaac Herzog has openly defended the ongoing collective punishment of Palestinian civilians, saying, “It is not true, this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved.” One of Israel’s most popular singers, Eyal Golan, called for Gaza to be erased without a single person left. “A leadership that feels sorry for monsters that massacred us is not worthy of leadership,” posted the right-wing politician Revital Gottlieb. “Without crushing Hamas and flattening Gaza we will not have the right to exist.” Residents of Tel Aviv hung a banner reading “Image of victory: population zero in Gaza” from a highway overpass. And ex-minister Naftali Bennett, of Qana infamy, has demanded a biblical “pillar of fire” to pave the way for IDF soldiers into Gaza. Israelis who do not believe the consequences of this frenzy will be felt closer to home are kidding themselves.
On October 19, I co-interviewed the Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif, a communist recently suspended from parliament for forty-five days due to his public insistence that Israeli leaders acknowledge the hand of Israeli policy in producing the October 7 attacks. When we spoke, he brushed aside concern for his own marginalization and laid out what he viewed to be an underrated threat—the capacity for things to get much, much worse:
The fascist militias that are organized within Israel under the auspices of Israeli police, and the [security] minister [Itamar Ben-Gvir] are going to get a green light to attack a democratic Jews and Palestinian citizens. That’s going to be a terrible bloodshed. That’s going to lead to rivers of blood. And I’m afraid that we are on the brink of that . . . I’m afraid that everybody is going to drown in rivers of blood.
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