Most of the discussions coming through now, that we have visibility to, are repeats and those that discuss the issues are mainly speculating.  I’ll try and put something out tomorrow to list the speculations, but there is nothing new, except Iraq targeting the US base.

There is a major push from Egypt, Qatar, and the United States to get Israel and the Hamas movement to resume talks on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on August 15 in Doha or Cairo.

This bit is from TASS

“We have called on both sides to resume urgent discussion on Thursday, August 15 in Doha or Cairo to close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay, Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and President of the United States Joe Biden said in their joint statement released by Amir’s Office.

Intermediaries informed about their readiness to present the final draft of the agreement on ceasefire in Gaza and liberation of Israeli hostages.

“The three of us and our teams have worked tirelessly over many months to forge a framework agreement that is now on the table with only the details of implementation left to conclude,” the leaders stressed. “As mediators, if necessary, we are prepared to present a final bridging proposal that resolves the remaining implementation issues in a manner that meets the expectations of all parties,” they added.

Just a watchlist item.  Iran said they will not do anything to scuttle peace talks, but really, they still will take revenge.

So, we are waiting.

Jordan the mangy dogs announced that they will allow Israel use of its airspace to repel Iranian strikes.  In reality, this may be a lie, or it may not be a lie.

AHH, perhaps this is a crisis but also an opportunity.  The younger Africans are never going to accept the leaders who are still in the pockets of the hegemon and stuff their own pockets .  I don’t like to see this crisis (in any of the countries) develop in the terrible violence that we’ve seen.  But there is in general now more education which leads to pushback against hegemonic tactics.

However, this is not the way to win friends and influence people, and multipolarity is a far way off.

U.S. SENATOR'S FREUDIAN SLIP ON AFRICAN MINERALS?

Looks like a US senator had a Freudian slip, a psychological term for an unintentional error that reveals subconscious thoughts.

During a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on ‘strategic competition’ with China on 30… pic.twitter.com/E9H9dFyvSw

— African Stream (@african_stream) August 7, 2024

Mali Cuts Ties with Ukraine After Ambush on Wagner Troops and Malian Soldiers pic.twitter.com/IXtMd1eGHz

— Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) August 7, 2024

https://x.com/i/status/1821318358647689252

I’ve always said Elon Musk is not a friend.  His daughter started talking out.

As soon as my kitchen is workable (I moved house during the past few days), I’ll tell the story of my father in law and when and where he was in Russia and what he told me when he was old, and could tell.  This does not surprise me.  The ‘left-behinds’ are still there.

I’ll object vehemently against the underlying racism in the piece as well as in the comments.  Good Lord, they are into The Bell Curve now.  Look, I grew up in Africa under Brit rule,  and racism I can smell from a distance.  Those Brits are doing what they do at soccer games, turn into hooligans – it is part of their own national pride.

This has nothing to do with an open immigration policy.  This has to do with saying people kill because they are black, or it is the Muzzies.  It is p-poor governance from the English nancy boys and has been so since they lost their racism card and plenty victims in Africa.  In addition, they are fighting the fight in the middle-east by breaking down the muzzies, yeah that is what they call them, in their own country.

Also, Maria commented because the  Brits accused Russia of starting the riots.  Nobody even said that.  She did not do that for the sake of sarcasm, she did that because her job requires her to defend issues like that – Russia being accused.  So, she did it sarcastically but she is not a racist.  She speaks about citizens quite correctly and with style and grace.  The Brits are playing the same cards as when we saw these play out in the US a few years ago.  They are short of victims of their bullying, so anyone who is not pinkish Brit, they will enforce victimhood and inculcate hate for their own victim.  Those people are living the poorest of poor lives.  They also have nothing to exist for.  They were brought into that country, all cultural bonds broken (and the US and Europe) to try and solve the problem of not having soldiers, of a reducing rate of babyhood, of not having a servant class.  And now they are paying the price for a zero education of their imported classes.  They did not want them educated.   That is extreme governmental and governance failure, not the color of a person’s skin or their religion.  The educated classes there diddle babies and young children.  What a sick society.