Colonial Outcasts

Two Lebanese dudes discuss escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, biased media coverage in Lebanon, potential conflict risks, espionage in Southern Lebanon, speculation on colonial project decline, and potential US and Israeli intervention in Lebanon.

Dr. Mohammed Altalla, a dedicated doctor in Gaza's last functioning hospital, shares the challenges of providing medical care amidst a genocidal siege. He discusses shortages of equipment, emotional turmoil, and the impact of limited aid. The podcast highlights the discrepancies in reported death toll numbers, the malnutrition crisis in Gaza, and the tragic Al Nusirat massacre. Despite the risks and challenges, Dr. Altalla remains committed to his critical work.

What is soft power, digital diplomacy and how has the game of nations changed since October? Dr Jennifer A. Cassidy is a diplomatic scholar at the University of Oxford, where she lectures on Diplomacy and International Law, Digital Diplomacy, and Gender and Diplomacy. Her PhD (2017) from the University of Oxford focused on the emerging discipline of Digital Diplomacy, with a specific focus on the changing nature of digital diplomatic signalling and online strategic narratives during times of political crisis.

We're on Patreon now if you want extra content: https://www.patreon.com/ColonialOutcasts So, the situation in Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel is escalating and Cyprus is getting dragged in. I personally don’t think a wider war will kick off this weekend, but Israel is no longer a rational actor. We’ve already talked about what that will look like if it happens in a previous episode so today we’re going to try something different. Let's start geopolitically micro and go macro. We’ll begin with this Israel/Hezbollah situation and bring Cyprus into it. We’ll use that as a demonstration of the US's political quagmire, expand and draw parallels to Ukraine which will most likely end in a frozen conflict and a Russian "ugly victory," then talk about the overall loss of US soft power to BRICS and discuss, if we have time, Saudi getting off the Petro Dollar.

Prominent Palestinian activist and journalist Zeena Aqel discusses the 'Tactical Pause' in Gaza, highlighting discrepancies in news reports, dire humanitarian crisis, challenges faced by aid workers, and false justifications for blocking aid. The podcast also explores price gouging in crises, perspectives on blame and liberalism, and frustrations with collective punishment in Gaza.

The podcast discusses Israel's approval of an assault on Lebanon, a leaked IDF document revealing Hamas' plan to take hostages, Hezbollah's tactics and Israel's military response, reflections on soldiers' experiences with PTSD, operational breakdown and manpower shortages, tensions between Israel and Lebanon, and speculation on Israeli intelligence and hopes for preventing assault.

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*We re-uploaded this episode with better audio thanks to Mohammed Kutkut, a Palestinian sound engineer from Gaza.* In this Episode I’m joined by another veteran from the special operations community - a former US Airforce Combat Controller - to talk about US complicity in Israel’s disastrous campaign in Gaza from the perspective that the US Military, Three Letter Agencies, and perforce the Biden Administration know exactly what is happening on the ground. No investigations necessary. And we keep supporting them with money, weapons and intelligence support regardless of this incontrovertible fact. The blowback from the disastrous and ultimately self-destructive “hostage rescue” mission Israel launched this past Saturday, June 9th, is still coming in. There is a question of how much assistance the United States rendered the IDF in this operation - some wild and unsubstantiated rumors of US boots on the ground. There is absolutely no evidence of this, some IDF soldiers have American accents, granted, but that TikTok battlefield rumor is just that. IT’s also pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, because United States complicity in this massacre in particular and larger campaign of ethnic cleansing/Genocide in general, is both assured and inescapable.

The podcast dives into Israel's recent hostage rescue operation, highlighting biased media reporting and propaganda. It questions the ethical implications, political fallout, and unintended consequences of the mission. The discussion delves into controversial tactics, civilian casualties, and international repercussions, raising concerns about moral standing and armed forces. Additionally, it explores social media's influence on military perception and recruitment, along with diplomatic challenges in negotiations involving Hamas and Israel.

The podcast discusses the potential Israeli invasion to push back Hezbollah, US-Israel tensions over ceasefire terms, challenges in a war with Hezbollah, Iran's indirect involvement, global tensions with Ukraine and Taiwan, US miscalculations in supporting Israel, and political decisions regarding Hezbollah.