<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">You can’t trust anything Trump says. We have to pay attention to what he does.<div>I don’t think anyone can anticipate what he will actually do. He is a real loose cannon.</div><div><br></div><div>Don<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 31, 2025, at 12:59 AM, Arthur Blomme via Freefromwar <freefromwar@lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Hi John<br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">I agree with the
substance of what you are saying. </font>this peace deal seems
to be giving The Zionists exactly what they wanted and I do not
believe that the Palestinians will give up their homeland. Trump
seems to be delusional in terms of the solutions he is offering
and if he is going to obtain real peace he is going to have to
change his expectations. I do not believe that he will get a
nobel prize. He seems to really piss off the deep state. But in
time we will see. <br>
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<p>Art<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/25/25 13:36, John Carver via
Freefromwar wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:84dc82fb-9d50-4852-9a40-c0f7b6cb23c2@obloketure.ca">I've
noticed that nation leaders, state ministers, negotiators, rights
organizations and anti-war protesters around the world and Hamas
have all credited themselves with getting the ceasefire agreement
done. Art I think you give Trump too much credit.
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I do see it as significant and not just coincidence that the
ceasefire was agreed to right after Steven Witkoff met with
Netanyahu. But does that make Donald Trump a negotiator and peace
maker? I doubt it. Here's why:
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1. We don't really know what transpired in that meeting. I can
imagine a tradeoff. Netanyahu gave Trump what he wanted - an
illusion of having brought peace to the Middle East. Maybe he'll
get one of those Nobel prizes that get handed out so freely. But
what did Netanyahu get in return?
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2. In public statements Trump has said he will support Israel with
whatever it takes to continue the war and to "get the job done".
It's clear from Netanyahu's statements what the "job" consists of
and it doesn't include making peace.
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3. Trump had also promised, and has already lifted sanctions on
West Bank settlers, and now we see IDF moving ahead with the siege
there.
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As I write this I see Israel breaching the ceasefire terms just as
they have with Lebanon. While the hostage exchange is good news we
need to not become complacent. The crisis continues.
<br>
John
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On 2025-01-24 11:35 p.m., Arthur Blomme via Freefromwar wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">For me the greatest evil is war. Donald
Trump is the only US president,as far as I know, that ever
stated in his inaugural speech that he wanted to be remembered
as a peace maker. He has already managed to force a tentative
peace deal in Palestine. He states that the loss of so many
young lives on the battle field in Ukraine is a horrible
tragedy and he has requested a prompt meeting with Putin
where he intends to diplomatically end the war. No other
president in recent history has sought a diplomatic solution to
war. This is what the world needs now; an end to the
psychopathic wastefulness of war, the greatest evil of all. How
can we not wish Trump well in this endeavour.
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Trump seems to be taking steps to achieve the objectives that he
promised his MAGA base. Yet he has surrounded himself with the
worst of the techno oligarchs. We have to in my opinion be wary
of Trump betraying his promise to the American people. At this
point it is to early to tell if he sincerely wants to make our
planet a more peaceful and prosperous place to live. Calling him
names will just blind us to the reality and opportunities before
us as his tenure unfolds.
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