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Yep , agree emu, never been a surprise to me half the world hates the Yanks , poss' more than half. Even in this now , they've done twice now in just a few mths what the whole world is pissed about Russia doing in Ukr, not to mention all the other trouble Russias done. And l know on the other hand there's the terrorism and nuke side of it but never the less, Russias come out with all that stuff to. He wants UKr disarmed to, hell he'd have all the Boltics disarmed if he could , and the rest. But eh, next breath rumps racing off about the oil or minerals or controlling ths controlling that anyway. Not that l'm knowing how the US or anyone should handle say Iran or other things no idea what the answers are but l do know the Yanks haven't been much better and it's no surprise as l say they're so hated. Couldn't even tell me Russia/Putin even likes Rump or the west, nor would China truly, l think they both despise them actually and Rump but just have to work with them. Middle east , Arabs, all of them also def despises him and the US deep down is my guess.

The AI company, Anthropic, which owns Claude, is suing the US Government. It says that as part of its contract details bans the use of its AI for the deploying weapons unless the go ahead to fire was given by a human. Of course, Trump and Hegseth are ignoring that contract detail. In response to Anthropic's lawsuit, which still has to be dealt with in Court, Trump has decreed that Anthropic cna no longer be granted government contracts.

The actions of the Party through its Gestapo have been compared to the recent actions of ICE agents in the Land of the Free. The USA has been doing things that towrads the end of the 20th Century came to be defined as terrorism since the late 19th Century. Remember the Spanish-American War when the USA attacked the Spanish territory of Cuba and at the end gained control of the Phillipines. Not to forget, either, the interference of the USA in just about every South American country as each gained independence from its colonial rulers.

The one I thought at first was a An-124 is definitely not so. It's an old Boeing 747-100 by the look of it. This article says the world's last operational 747-100 was destroyed in the strikes on the airport. https://www.sofx.com/israeli-strikes-destroy-worlds-last-operational-boeing-747-100-in-tehran/

Yeah right , you might think in being careful not to damage them then butttt, then again , the parts could be anything to so they don't want anything damaged. Don't know , know nothing about the aircraft business but it does make sense them being close to the workshops bc they sure don't look like they'll be flown anywhere.

Looking at the clearer photo in that Iranian link posted above, it doesn't look like any are stacked with a crane. It looks more like they all fit in with the varying height of the wings and tailplanes. Maybe the big one is a 747 and not an An-124.

From Google AI: 'Over 20 decommissioned, "cannibalized" aircraft have been parked at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport for over a decade due to international sanctions, which hinder maintenance and parts procurement. Mehrabad International Airport also serves as a major graveyard, with satellite images showing damaged or abandoned planes from Boeing, Airbus, and other manufactures.' https://www.iranintl.com/en/202309292594

On the otherside of the coin Boeing and Airbus use, or did use, Russian made parts. They were doing so only a handful of years ago, don't know if they still are. I know they made undercarriages and brake systems. Russia had high hopes for the big joint venture with Boeing they were building, but I think going to war with Ukraine stuffed that.

I had a look on Google Maps and zoomed in on high res, and that's exactly what it is - a big pile of scrap. Some have been craned on top of others. The big one is an An-124. It's most likely a section of the airport where all the workshops are. It would be a variety of scrapped planes not worth fixing or in the case of US and Ukrainian (Antonov) planes, they can't get vital parts. I remember back when Iran and Russia were looking at a deal for Iran to license build the Sukhoi Superjet and the US knocked the plan on the head as they had the veto call due to the percentage of US made parts in the Sukhoi. I forget the percentage, I think it's around 10 or 15 percent content and they can block things. At the time I was surprised at how many airliners Iran has and needs for domestic use.

Finally! My bank account looks like a telephone number. $0.00.

Yeah, was looking at that too. If it's a google satellite shot though, well ldk. That batch in the middle though how would they even get them placed like that ? But at the same time, if they're just spares wouldn't they just be out in a paddock? That's smack in the middle of the complex.

I'd say they are all scrapped aircraft just stacked there as a source of parts. With sanctions they need every spare nut and bolt they can get.

On another note , reports on just how gob smacking it is that Rump just totally dismissed Vlad helping Iran , brushed it off as a no big deal. He's assisting them in attacking the US but still, ahhh, no big deal. Unbelievable ! Meanwhile, Rump went broke on some 45mil project 7 yrs back, couldn't sell it, the Russians turned up and offered him double the ask price so 90mil. They gave other examples to of the Russians bailing him out with big money even before his was Pres the first time soooo, not only is he in love with Vlad anyway buttt they own him basically too. ps, they cert backed aa winner on that one didn't they eh, now he's the President, again, and they're getting away with murder- literally.

Check this out. Poor old Island is mainly heated by oil heating. Well, a few people had ordered their next tank of oil a wk ago, normally 300. The oil company wouldn't do them a tank for 300 even though they'd ordered pre any price jumps bc nowwwww, they're charging them 900 per tank. Ouch. Poor buggers hope they can be warm .

I would consider the mass killing of civilians including children and hospitals, the flattening of entire cities across GAZA and now Lebanon, the harassment and murder of farmers in the West Bank as meeting that criteria. Also they are genocide actions as declared by the UN.

Terrorists specifically hold people as hostages to gain the ultimate power in decisions being made. They also kill people on a random basis to instill terrifying fear into the remainder of the family, group, nation, or power bloc. The Nazis used refined terrorism via the Gestapo. The Gestapo would kill dozens and even hundreds of unarmed civilians simply as a warning against trying to oppose the Nazis. On that basis, neither America nor Israel are currently terrorists, with their actions designed to destroy Islamic terrorism promoters. They are reacting with long-held hatred from previous terrorism attacks against them by Islamic terrorists, to destroy those Islamics they see as promoting terrorism against the West, and against the State of Israel. But both America and Israel have utilised terrorism in the past. The State of Israel was founded on terrorism of the British (and the Palestinians), and specifically by acts of terrorism by the Zionist Stern and Irgun gangs. American terrorism acts were were funded and encouraged by the CIA, often employing locals they'd trained. In places such as the Middle East, South American countries and Asian countries, where unstable Govts or dictators who were seen to be rabidly anti-American, the CIA set out to create disruption, cause regime collapse, and even carried out political killings. The assassination of President Ngô Đình Diệm in South Vietnam in 1963, by a group of Diệms army officers, was actively encouraged, funded, and supported by the CIA. Further back, the Americans killed a lot of Native Americans in what was essentially acts of terrorism, designed to acquire their lands and resources. The Wounded Knee Massacre is possibly the worst example of Americans killing unarmed or disarmed Native Americans.

Lots of shortcomings in Claudes answers, and "he" constantly probes for more information from Margaret, to add to his knowledge bank. Give it 20 years, and we may struggle to determine if we're speaking to an AI robot or a real human being.

Yes, that make the USA and Israel the two biggest sponsors and users of terrorism currently today.

Ahead of the curve.

Is it the servos or is it the oil companies? The servo is the retailer - the link between the oil company, local distributor and the customer. It is the oil companies which set the wholesale price of fuel. If they raise the wholesale price, then that rise passes down the chain. The oil companies also set the price at their own sites and their franchised sites. Have you ever noticed that the price changes at competing oil company sites rise and fall in unison? It is the independents who can control their price more closely. I suppose the idea of servos price gouging comes from the independents going from being cheaper than the oil company sites to matching those sites in the same area. So, perhaps the action taken by the ACCC, or Fair Trading would be appreciated by the oil companies as it might drive an independent out of the local market.

Treasurer and the ACCC to take serious action against petrol stations hiking prices and gouging. You see, same old , nothing new.

If you think about it, you could almost say that terrorism in modern times started with the first raid by German Zeppelins in WWI. However, I suppose a deeper look would find examples of attacks on non-combatants throughout human history.

On that basis most of the wars are terrorism

Yes but it doesn't count because Trump is sent by Dog to do his work. ....... ? Nev