A Turnaround Strategy

The central government is widely seen as weak, dysfunctional and utterly corrupt. Disgust with its performance has reopened the door for the Taliban, who are unpopular almost everywhere but who promise justice—albeit very rough justice—rather than the chaos of the Karzai reign.

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Gaza’s Medical Apocalypse: Numbers, Neglect, and the Farce of “Access”

If you ever needed proof that statistics can be more damning than bombs, look at Gaza’s health crisis . Behind the headlines and hashtags lies a cascade of bodies and broken systems. We have numbers, we have reports, we have PDFs— and yet the world stares, unmoved, at the collapse. Below is your ruthless, numbers-soaked guide to the suffering —and the institutional failure—behind Gaza’s medical implosion . 1. The Health System Is Already Dead. We’re Just Counting the Corpse. According to WHO, “The Gaza Strip faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with rising mortality and widespread displacement.” Between 1 January and 31 August 2024 , local health authorities reported 18,900 deaths and 38,916 injuries . Women, children, and the elderly account for over 50 % of fatal casualties . More than 53 % of Gaza’s 36 hospitals were non-functional as of August 2024, and many of the partially functioning ones lacked adequate water or relied entirely on fuel generators. ...

The Ceasefire of Exhaustion: When Empires Collapse from Within

By Malik Mukhtar — ainnbeen.blogspot.com Two years after Gaza was first set on fire , the war that began with biblical vengeance has stumbled to an exhausted ceasefire . On October 9, 2025 , Israel and Hamas — after endless carnage, famine, and rubble — have signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement mediated in Sharm el-Sheikh . Trump called it a “ historic peace plan. ” History may call it a truce of attrition — a war that collapsed under the weight of its own hubris. What the Ceasefire Says — and What It Doesn’t Under the agreement, Israeli forces are to pull back to a designated “yellow line” within 24 hours of cabinet ratification. Hamas, in turn, will release all remaining hostages — alive or dead — within 72 hours after the withdrawal. Israel will free about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, though it made sure to exclude political figures like Marwan Barghouti , whose freedom would remind the world that Palestine still breathes. Humanitarian convoys — food,...

“They Came Home Broken":The Brutal Truth Behind the October 2025 Palestinian Releases

They walked free —yet came home with broken bodies , shattered spirits , and scars that cannot be erased. On October 13, 2025, nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released from Israeli custody in return for hostages freed by Hamas. Many rejoiced; families wept with relief. But behind those scenes, a darker story surfaced—one of systemic abuse, medical neglect, and a betrayal of human dignity. The Faces Behind the Numbers Among those finally returned was Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya , a beloved hospital doctor in Gaza, whose ordeal reveals the brutality that many are still too afraid to speak about. He arrived having lost more than 20 kg in just two months , with fractured ribs from interrogation , a worsening heart condition denied proper medical attention , and the scars of solitary confinement and torture. He is not alone. In the landmark “ Welcome to Hell ” report, 55 formerly held Palestinians shared chilling testimonies : starvation diets, savage beatings, r...

Hannibal on October 7: When an army’s "defense" became a killing order

October 7, 2023 arrived not as a day of confusion alone but as a moral rupture . As Hamas drove blazing convoys and armed men through Israel’s border towns, the army’s response included an old, ugly instruction — the Hannibal Directive — which turns the logic of protection on its head: prevent kidnappings by any means, even if that means killing the people you claim you are protecting . Let’s be blunt. Investigations and contemporaneous orders show this was not a rumor whispered in a bunker . At 7:18 a.m. an order that reporters have reconstructed as “ Hannibal at Erez ” was sent — the signal, according to multiple investigative accounts, that commanders authorized extreme measures to stop abductions . Within hours, other dispatches and field orders — understood by combat units as “ not a single vehicle can return to Gaza ” — transformed a chaotic battlefield into, for many zones, a killing corridor. What did that look like on the ground? Tanks, artillery and close air asse...

Global Sumud Flotilla: The Kidnapping Everyone Knew Would Happen — and the Hypocrisy That Followed

They called it the Global Sumud Flotilla — a fleet of courage, not combat. Forty-two vessels from over 40 countries , carrying more than 470 human-rights activists , doctors, and journalists, sailing toward Gaza with nothing deadlier than medicine, food, and moral conviction. And yet, in the eyes of Israel’s government, this wasn’t a humanitarian voyage . It was an act of war — a nautical crime scene waiting to be manufactured. So when Israeli naval commandos swooped in on international waters , detaining hundreds, no one was surprised. Outraged, yes. Shocked, no. Because we’ve seen this movie before — the one where international law is an optional genre, and human conscience is the deleted scene. The Outcry Heard Around the World From Rome to Karachi , the world erupted. In Italy , over 2 million people joined a general strike , with 300,000 filling Rome’s streets ( AP News ). Barcelona saw 15,000 marchers ; London an emergency rally that filled Trafalgar Square; ...

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