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Guardian Essential Poll: AUKUS support collapses, 3-in-4 oppose – Pearls and Irritations

Ammunition shell with a yellow flower of peace resting on a dusty dirty background.

Reflecting the diminishing public support for the AUKUS deal, a new Guardian Essential Poll has found that only one quarter of Australians support paying the $368bn price tag to acquire nuclear submarines. For decades Australians were gung ho about going to war – almost any war. Today – despite the best efforts of the Nine Media (Peter Hartcher in particular) and other media – they are now far more hesitant.

Source: Guardian Essential Poll: AUKUS support collapses, 3-in-4 oppose – Pearls and Irritations

If the US Aim in Helping Ukraine is a Rules-Based International Order it must Condemn Israeli Annexation of Syria’s Golan and Occupation of Palestine

Israel America’s ally turned it’s back on aiding Ukraine

Virtually no country in Africa, Asia or the Middle East has rallied to Biden’s cause of defending Ukraine. The lack of enthusiasm has many roots, but one of them is a strong sense that the U.S. is not principled on this issue and is merely pursuing a narrow national interest. They do not see Washington as actually upholding a rules-based international order. And they are correct in this assessment.

Source: If the US Aim in Helping Ukraine is a Rules-Based International Order it must Condemn Israeli Annexation of Syria’s Golan and Occupation of Palestine

2 Key UK Cabinet Ministers Quit As Boris Johnson’s Government Teeters | HuffPost Latest News

From left, British Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrive at No 9 Downing Street for a media briefing on May 7, 2021. Two of Britain's most senior Cabinet ministers have quit, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other. (Toby Melville/PA via AP)

LONDON (AP) — Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday, a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals.

Source: 2 Key UK Cabinet Ministers Quit As Boris Johnson’s Government Teeters | HuffPost Latest News

Economy will be weak and in need of support after pandemic, say top economists in 2021-22 survey

Australia’s economy will limp along after recovering from the pandemic, failing to regain the growth it had either in the years leading up to the crisis or the much higher growth in the decades before.

Source: Economy will be weak and in need of support after pandemic, say top economists in 2021-22 survey

Why Does the United States Support Israel?

The ethnic cleansing of Palestine is one of the great crimes of the last century. It has been made possible by Israel’s utility to US imperialism.

Source: Why Does the United States Support Israel?

US support for Israel eroding, but not among Trump voters, poll finds | The Electronic Intifada

Israel’s propaganda messaging targeting the left includes greenwashing – falsely marketing Israel as environmentally friendly – and pinkwashing, a strategy that deploys Israel’s supposed enlightenment toward LGBTQ issues to deflect criticism from its human rights abuses.

Regard for Israel remains reasonably high overall – 62 percent view Israel as either an ally or friendly, according to the poll – especially when compared with the results for states that are routinely demonized in US media, including Turkey, Iran, China, Russia and North Korea.

But as Shalev notes, Israel’s standings “pale in comparison” to those of Canada (81 percent “ally” or “friendly”) and the United Kingdom (80 percent), and Israel’s position is lower than Germany (68 percent), Japan (69 percent) and South Korea (68 percent).

This poll confirms long-term trends about the profound change in the profile of support for Israel, which includes a dramatic erosion of support among younger American Jews.

It also suggests that the tens – perhaps hundreds – of millions of dollars Israel and its lobby are spending on shoring up that support has been a very poor investment.

via US support for Israel eroding, but not among Trump voters, poll finds | The Electronic Intifada

Video: AIPAC attendees slam Netanyahu’s racism when they think it’s Trump’s | The Electronic Intifada

Some people will defend any violent demagoguery as long it comes from the mouths of Israeli leaders.

Source: Video: AIPAC attendees slam Netanyahu’s racism when they think it’s Trump’s | The Electronic Intifada

Something seems extremely fishy. Abbott 3 weeks ago was running ahead of the pack sabre rattling bringing a fatwa down on us. The pack is now in front??

Islamic State: Australian refuelling, surveillance planes join campaign against militant group in Iraq

Updated 6 minutes agoWed 1 Oct 2014, 10:06pm

Australian refuelling and surveillance planes will today start flying over Iraq in support of the international coalition battling Islamic State (IS) militants, Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.

But Mr Abbott has told Parliament there is yet to be a decision made on when to commit Australian combat aircraft to the fight against what he says is an “apocalyptic death cult”.

Australia last month sent 600 military personnel and eight F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates in preparation for joining the attack on IS targets in Iraq.

“We have not yet made a final decision to commit our forces to combat but Australian aircraft from today will start flying over Iraq in support of allied operations,” Mr Abbott told Question Time this afternoon.

“Ours are support operations, not strike missions.