Does anyone expect an unplanned rapid disassembly?

Jokes aside, there are test launches where new boosters are tested and they do expect catastrophic failures because they are still in the test phase. But this was not one of those tests.

This was a test run not too far from the real launch. This was not one of those launches where they expected a massive explosion from testing.

That’s not true, there are definitely sanctions on weapons exports to Israel by several countries in EU.

Once again, only in name really. Those countries are sending their weapons to NATO supply depots and “handing them over” to America, after which America gives them to Israel. Using a legal loophole. Judges in The Netherlands even said this loophole is completely fine.

Another recent example was Belgium intercepting an Israeli arms shipment which simply used wrong labelling only after NGO activists tipped off the authorities https://aircargoweek.com/arms-shipments-intercepted-in-belgium/ . Many of these shipments happened and they simply turned a blind eye until they no longer could.

We are not here yet, but I think we are getting there.

Currently absolutely not. Once again, Europe has platitudes and very small sanctions which they love to point to, but nothing of significant consequences.

I recall them famously capitulating to and joining the Nazis without putting up much of a fight.

Europe should do more but they really are not. Their only real action after 2 and a half years of genocide is sanctioning a bunch of Israeli colonists in the West Bank. But no sanctions against Israel as a whole.

Israel cannot do what they do without European support. Here is Germany arresting a couple at gunpoint for trying to stop Europe sending weapons to Israel https://lemmy.world/post/47488982

Another key factor is the European logistics which allow American weapons transports to Israel. Once again Germany is the largest offender here but others are also complicit.

Europe is also integrating Israeli weapons as their main choice instead of European alternatives. Israeli Spike missiles and PULS launchers are chosen as the new weapons standard by many European countries recently. Germany is also working to convert car factories to Iron Dome missile production and is trying to push that as the European standard.

The Netherlands is the largest investor in Israel worldwide. https://www.pulse-z.eu/the-european-country-that-invests-the-most-in-israel-may-come-as-a-surprise/

The Netherlands is also continuing to buy Israeli weapons and even ramping up those purchases. The Netherlands is a very strong supporter of Israel. Besides some platitudes such as boycotting Eurovision they have not actually taken any material action against Israel excluding some very small sanctions against individual Zionist colonists.

The rest of Europe is very similar. All they offer is lip-service to Palestinians while continuing doing business as usual with Israel. Compare this to their actions Russia which got massive sanctions directly after their invasion of Ukraine and the difference is very stark.

USAID is still doing what it has always done. Spends money on propaganda in foreign countries to topple their government. https://www.mintpressnews.com/revealed-usaid-ned-open-society-quietly-bankroll-cubas-independent-media-in-push-for-regime-change/290942/

Of course it’s China so there’s always a price eventually. I suspect Beijing’s goal here is additional influence within Cuba, and I don’t see any reason why Cuba would have any objection. A few boatloads of rice gets you a LOT of good will in a starving country.

With a collossal oppressive empire like the US at their doorstep demanding full submission, the Cubans are likely very happy to have any alternative. At least Chinese agreements usually benefit both sides instead of “surrender your country or we will kidnap your president”.

The website blocks VPN, and archive.is decided to introduce phone verification so sadly I cannot read the article to verify. Are the organizations in the article not Jewish?

You went into a community which defines itself as Tankies, compared them to Fascists, and now you come here whining about it?

Is it not hillarious that the full blown Zionist is the moderator of /Jewish on .World and does not get banned, but someone else in this thread did get banned for conflating the two

That is absolutely false.

TerrorVision

A few hundred people can buy enough votes for an entire country. NYT released an article about it a few days ago.

The guy whose parents paid for him to go backpacking in Europe and then joined the military because he wanted to kill brown people for fun was not a “rich kid”?

And it was better onder Trump 1

And better onder Obama

And better under Bush

Wait is there a continuous downward trend???

Remember how all those military trained “civilians” turned into genocide militants 1 second after october 7?

“Top Cop” Kamala?