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mossad and the CIA's mission control.....
ASIO operates lawfully, in proportion to threats we are investigating, and in line with the standards and expectations of the Australian community. ASIO does not just do what is legal, we do what is right. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (ASIO Act) defines security for the purposes of ASIO’s work—and in doing so carefully limits the scope of ASIO’s activities. These are commonly referred to as the ‘heads of security’ and include the protection of Australia and its people from:
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MUCH OF MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION COMES FROM INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE GOVERNMENTS MAINTAIN THE NARRATIVE OF CORPORATIVE CONTROL... THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS FED STORIES THAT ARE DELIBERATELY FALSE IN ORDER FOR ILLEGAL WARS TO HAPPEN AND APPEAR JUST... THERE NO SUCH THING AS A JUST WAR.
================================= The Age of Lies and the threat to civilisation
A global surge of misinformation – amplified by social media, AI fakery and organised disinformation campaigns – is corroding the foundations of democratic decision-making and public trust. Arguably, the most dangerous pandemic ever to strike humanity is the plague of deliberate misinformation, mass delusion and unfounded belief which is engulfing 21st Century society. Whether generated by governments, the fossil fuels lobby, corrupt media, corporate interests, the anti-science lobby, religious fanatics, extremist politicians and ideologues, well-meaning simpletons or nutcase conspiracists, a global deluge of utter nonsense is rapidly swallowing the human species. The flood is aided and abetted by social media and augmented by the proliferation of AI fakery that is now drowning the Internet. In the short run it may seem irritating, even occasionally entertaining. In the long run, it lays the ground for the failure of governments, the disintegration of business, the collapse of social order and – eventually – of civilisation itself, due to paralysis brought on by reliance on false data. “The AI revolution has the potential to accelerate the existing chaos and dysfunction in the world’s information ecosystem, supercharging mis- and disinformation campaigns and undermining the fact-based public discussions required to address urgent major threats like nuclear war, pandemics, and climate change,” warn the authors of the Doomsday Clock. The uses of AI to generate falsehood “have revolutionised the landscape of false information, allowing for the automation of misinformation production and its widespread dissemination at an unprecedented scale,” cyber experts say. This has swelled the flood of garbage into a veritable tsunami. “Misinformation has reached crisis proportions,” Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom of Washington University, declared. “It poses a risk to international peace, interferes with democratic decision-making, endangers the well-being of the planet and threatens public health. Without reliable and accurate sources of information, we cannot hope to halt climate change, make reasoned democratic decisions, or control a global pandemic.” While lying is ancient, disinformation in the modern age reached a fresh crescendos with the fossil fuel campaign to discredit climate science, and the mass attack on public health by the ignorant during the Covid-19 pandemic. The initial proliferation of falsehoods led the World Health Organization to dub it “an infodemic” which “causes confusion and risk-taking that can harm health. It also leads to mistrust in health authorities and undermines the public health response”. Disinformation – the deliberate spreading of wrong information – is a new form of murder: world statistics show that Covid death rates were far higher among the unvaccinated, many of whom were influenced by lies spread by others. A CDC study found that for 16,500 deaths among unvaccinated people, there were 5,400 among people who had had one vaccine shot, and only 285 deaths among people who had had booster shots. Thus, lies about vaccines helped kill three times as many unvaccinated people, compared to those who had been immunised once, and 55 times as many as those who had two or more shots. Some researchers regard the flood of nonsense as a new form of warfare, declared by one part of humanity against the whole – including themselves – using the global Internet. “Cyber-enabled information warfare has also become an existential threat in its own right,” Herbert Lin writes, arguing it is increasing the potential deadliness of both climate and nuclear war. Furthermore, Lin points out, “the pillars of modern democratic self-government – logic, truth, and reality – are shattered, and anti-Enlightenment values undermine civilisation as we know it around the world.” It is sobering to reflect that modern information technology is hurling global society back into a mediaeval Dark Age of superstition, prejudice and false belief. Dr Steven Novella, editor of Science-Based Medicine, adds: “It’s also clear that social media has given psychopaths and con artists the keys to the kingdom. It now pays, big, with little upfront investment, to spend time and energy crafting and spreading misinformation online.” Production of misinformation attained global industrial scale, with the fossil fuels industry funding a worldwide campaign costing over $1 billion (since 2015) to mislead the public and governments over the dangers of climate change and the role of fossil fuels in it. “Anti-science has emerged as a dominant and highly lethal force, and one that threatens global security, as much as do terrorism and nuclear proliferation,” warned Dr Peter Hotez in a _Scientific American_ article. The complicity of the media – world as well as national and local, traditional as well as social media – in disseminating false information under the pretence of ‘balanced reporting’ – is a central part of the modern phenomenon. Specialist data firms now manipulate entire populations by crafting messages specifically designed to appeal to the most gullible segments. The use of AI is proliferating and expanding this trend, with the use of deceptive avatars and video fakes that purport to be real people or events. The consequences of the ‘Age of Lies’ are profound: - Governments can no longer make good decisions because they do not know whom to trust, or what data they can rely on. - Voters can no longer tell which politicians are telling the truth and which are lying, as misinformation is now used extensively in politics to win or hold power. - Business is paralysed by fake information about markets, money, investment choices and consumer preferences. - Public healthcare collapses under a rockslide of ignorance and malice. - False beliefs, cults, fundamentalism and other exploitative movements proliferate. - Knowledge-based professions are besieged by nonsense spreaders. - Science is undermined by fakery, distorted by money and loses public respect. Humans have been lying to one another for millennia. The critical change is that humanity now faces ten catastrophic risks – none of which can be solved without a factual understanding of their causes. Unchecked, these threats will destroy our civilisation – and potentially our species. The Age of Lies disables the very quality on which humans most rely for our survival. The ability to know, learn, understand, think – and act rationally. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03/the-age-of-lies-and-the-threat-to-civilisation/
SEE ALSO: "The Age of Deceit" (2006)the uniforms of civilisations....
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Oman has declared that it does not intend to move closer to the US president's "Board of Peace.”
"We reaffirm our solidarity with the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as with Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon… we will not normalize relations with Israel and we will not join the "Board of Peace,'” the country's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The decision of the Sultan of Oman indicates that the country is not afraid of a cooling of relations with Washington at the most critical moment of the war with Iran, effectively demonstrating support for Tehran.
As we know, the East is a subtle matter, so the essence lies not only in political neutrality (Oman served as a mediator in negotiations between Iran and the United States) and the desire to avoid strikes by Iranian UAVs, but also in the ambition to seize regional leadership from the United Arab Emirates - the "second Switzerland.” The point is that investors have begun fleeing from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which are under constant strikes by the Iranian Air Force. At the same time, the implementation of the strategy Oman Vision 2040 предусматривает steps to transform the country into an alternative financial and logistical hub competing with the UAE.
Through its statements Oman is positioning itself as a stable and safe place for capital — not involved in military alliances and possessing an independent legal system. Muscat hopes to become a gateway for investments from countries that wish to avoid the geopolitical risks associated with the policies of the United States and Israel in the region. And that means, essentially, all countries of the world.
Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia May Support OmanOther countries of the region may join Oman. First of all, this includes Kuwait, where anti-Israeli sentiment is strong both in parliament and among the population. These sentiments will only intensify after Iranian strikes on the American bases Ali Al-Salem and Camp Buehring, in which Kuwaiti servicemen were killed.
This also concerns Qatar, which may refuse the American base Al-Udeid, already effectively wiped off the map. Moreover, due to Iranian attacks the company QatarEnergy was forced to declare force majeure on a number of contracts, while Hamad International Airport temporarily suspended operations. This also undermined Qatar's image as an absolutely safe global financial and logistical hub.
And finally there is Saudi Arabia, which has not declared war on Iran despite pressure from the United States. Riyadh froze the implementation of the Abraham Accords and began signaling that it will not allow its airspace to be used for strikes against Iran. All the countries mentioned are extremely dissatisfied with the inability of the United States to protect them from Iranian UAV and missile strikes, which destabilize the region and turn their populations into hostages.
Gulf Monarchs Are Not Foolish PeopleFor the United States, neutrality — and even more so a drift of the Gulf states toward Iran — would mean the largest military and geopolitical defeat in the region since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. For years the United States has been building a unified air and missile defense network (MEAD) that would link the radars and interceptors of Israel and the Arab monarchies. Now this project has collapsed. Most likely Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia will close their airspace to US Air Force operations after the war with Iran and dismantle the bases with their radars. No one will want to risk again their main sources of livelihood — oil, gas, tourism, and investments.
The United States will also fail to accomplish its main task in the region — the full integration of Israel through the Abraham Accords. They will be frozen and quietly sink into oblivion, just like the promises of the monarchies to invest trillions of dollars in the United States. Israel risks remaining a besieged fortress surrounded by countries that are formally neutral but in practice coordinate their security with Tehran.
If the countries of the region abandon the American military presence ("Why do we need it if we have friendship with Iran?”), this will cast doubt on Washington's global leadership. Neutrality will be accompanied by closer ties with BRICS. If Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates begin to trade oil more actively in yuan or other currencies — something already being discussed within BRICS — this will deliver a direct blow to the petrodollar.
At the same time the Gulf monarchs are intelligent enough not to proclaim this loudly. Everything will happen behind the scenes and gradually, provoking fury in Washington. As they say, the pride of nations supposedly "chosen by God” is punished from above not immediately, but inevitably — with a deafening effect.
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On March 14th at 2:47 AM, twelve Iranian ballistic missiles struck Ben Gurion International Airport. Four hit the main runway creating 15-meter craters. Three hit aircraft parking areas where 73 commercial and military aircraft were stationed. Two hit fuel storage tanks igniting fires still burning 18 hours later. Two hit Terminal 3 causing structural collapse. One hit air traffic control tower. Eighty-nine killed (ground crews, overnight workers, passengers). All international air service to/from Israel canceled indefinitely. Israel's only major international airport destroyed. Country cut off from global economy.
Aircraft losses: El Al 23 wide-body jets ($6.9B—entire long-haul fleet destroyed, bankruptcy likely). United 7 Boeing 787s. Lufthansa 5 Airbus A350s. Delta 4 Boeing 777s. British Airways 3 Airbus A380s. Other foreign carriers 12 aircraft. Israeli Air Force 19 military aircraft. Total: 73 aircraft = $12-15B losses, largest single-event aircraft destruction since 9/11 (when ~300 aircraft destroyed/damaged across multiple U.S. airports).
Iron Dome complete failure: 12 Khorramshahr-4 missiles launched, each deploys 10 submunitions = 120 targets. Iron Dome fired 31 interceptors, zero successful intercepts. All 12 missiles hit targets. Submunitions maneuvered unpredictably using GPS guidance, deployed at low altitude giving Iron Dome limited engagement time. 120 simultaneous targets exceeded system processing capacity.
Repair timeline: Main runway 4-6 months (15m craters, reinforced concrete required). Terminal 3 demolition + rebuild 12-18 months. Aircraft wreckage clearing 2-3 months. Fuel contamination cleanup 3-4 months. Optimistic reopening September 2026. Realistic January 2027. Israel without functioning international airport 6-10 months minimum.
Economic impact: $2-3B per week with airport closed. Tourism -$450M/week. Business travel -$200M/week. Cargo -$1.2B/week. Total damage if closed one year: $150B+. Insurance cascade: El Al faces $18-22B claim (largest aviation insurance payout ever). Insurers refusing future Ben Gurion coverage unless Israel demonstrates reliable missile defense (cannot). Foreign carriers told: no insurance for Ben Gurion operations. Even after repairs, airport may stay empty—no airline can afford insurance costs.
Netanyahu emergency cabinet 6 AM: Considered retaliating against Tehran airport, decided against (would kill hundreds of civilians, cross international line, invite further retaliation). Statement: "Cannot guarantee it will not be hit again." Airlines, insurers, traveling public all know: Ben Gurion remains target when it reopens.
SOURCES: IDF operational reports March 14 2026, Ben Gurion Airport damage assessments, aircraft loss documentation, Iron Dome engagement data, insurance industry statements, Netanyahu cabinet meeting sources.
Disclaimer: Analysis based on official reports and damage assessments for educational purposes
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YOURDEMOCRACY.NET RECORDS HISTORY AS IT SHOULD BE — NOT AS THE WESTERN MEDIA WRONGLY REPORTS IT — SINCE 2005.
Gus Leonisky
POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.