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Thai - Cambodia Conflict Cambodian Spy Suspect Caught in Surin – Three Accomplices Still at Large
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Israel to open Gaza humanitarian corridors as aid drops begin
The Israeli military said Sunday it would begin a “tactical pause” in fighting in three areas of Gaza as part of steps to address a worsening humanitarian situation. The military said it would halt activity in Muwasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time every day until further notice, beginning Sunday. The military said it was not operating in those areas, but there has been fighting and strikes in each in recent weeks. In a statement, the military said it would also designate secure routes that would be to help aid agencies deliver food and other supplies to people across Gaza. Israeli military says it will pause fighting in 3 areas of Gaza to address surging hunger -
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The playbook the guilty use to cover up famine, as in Gaza
Step one: ban the media. Israel has forbidden foreign journalists from entering Gaza since October 2023. Step two: ban the word ‘famine’: Israel and the US protested at the word “famine”. In December 2024 the US Famine Early Warning System network (FEWS NET) issued a report showing famine conditions in northern Gaza, however it was compelled to withdraw such report. Step three: statistics: FEWS NET and its counterpart in the United Nations, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Mechanism (IPC), use three measures to test the severity of food crises – how much food people have access to, rates of child malnutrition, and death rates. It has five levels ranging from normal and “stressed”, through “crisis” and “emergency” to phase five: catastrophe or famine. To determine “famine” requires that all three indicators pass certain criteria. Thus if a government wants to prevent the UN from declaring “famine”, all it has to do is block data gathering. Step four: attack the sources The most-cited death toll in Gaza is the Ministry of Health’s count of 61,800. Remember, foreign journalists are not allowed in Gaza to verify statistics. Thus, Israel describes this as the “Hamas Ministry of Health”, implying that its figures cannot be believed. Step five: muddle the story In every modern famine, it’s the poorest and most vulnerable who die first. The IPC uses 20% of families having no access to food as its threshold for IPC phase five, catastrophe or famine. Many of the others may have enough to eat. That’s why the UN was serving 1.3 million hot meals per day to the most vulnerable and providing specialised therapeutic feeding, until Israel imposed a total blockade in March. Israel insists the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is providing enough rations for 2.1 million meals every day – one meal for every person in Gaza. But how many are reaching the poorest 20% and how many are being consumed by members of armed gangs or Hamas? The GHF has no way of knowing. Step six: blame something or someone else Most recent famines in Africa and the Middle East are caused by war though governments, and often aid agencies, prefer to blame the weather. Israel can’t blame the weather, but it can blame Hamas, although there’s little evidence that it's stealing aid and causing famine. If Israel were serious about preventing Hamas from stealing aid, it wouldn’t be running the GHF system which is clearly vulnerable to theft, rather it would allow the UN to run its kitchens serving hot food directly to children. Step seven: justify the crime Many Israelis and their supporters don’t deny that there’s famine – they just say it’s not important. The argument is that Hamas and the Palestinians want to destroy Israel, and that justifies mass starvation. Adapted from: The playbook the guilty use to cover up famine, as in Gaza -
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Here's a new one
Non whatsoever. Apart from the fact you'll receive a better interest rate than a Savings account, there are literally no transactions noted in the passbook or statement from one year to the other, all bar any added interest. -
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Out in the woods: Too much humidity in our Thailand jungle now?
There ARE freezers similar in size to 36 sqm room. They are called refrigerated containers. How do you think ships transport frozen fish and beef? The biggest freezer container is a 45 footer, which works out to 86 cubic metres. They are also used as offices at some mining sites. A 36 sqm room with a 3 metre ceiling is 108 cubic metres. Obviously, the heat transfer capacity of the unit refrigerating said volume is a lot bigger than an air conditioning unit. What AI or Google sources are you using, that tell you warm air holds less moisture than cold air? Labeling my posts as trolling is a cop-out, you just do not want to admit you are wrong. Again.- 1
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