There are very few places on the globe that Antony Blinken hasn’t gotten his lunch eaten. Starting with the Chinese through Afghanistan and now Hamas. Afghanistan and Hamas immediate deadly consequences. In feckless arrogance, Blinken and the State Department minions think they know best. I don’t think they did their homework on China or Afghanistan. Hamas is not that ancient. And, they have a charter. The elitists as the State Department might want to start by reading the Hamas Charter.

I’m not an Art of War kind of girl, but I think this is kind of important:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Sun-tzu

The elitists at the State Department are so smart they lie to themselves and don’t bother to know the enemy. They lie to us with impunity. As Deanna wrote, they are trying to pump sunshine up our skirts telling us the $6 billion had nothing to do with the attack on Israel and deflection is the name of the game.

Isn’t there something they could have read that would help them understand the goals of Hamas. Maybe, just maybe Hamas has a Charter.

Israeli Actress @NoaTishby NUKES Rep. @RashidaTlaib For Downplaying Hamas Terrorist Massacre

“Hamas is a radical Islamic genocidal organization hell-bent on slaughtering as many Jews as they possibly can – this is in the Hamas Charter, they’re not hiding it." pic.twitter.com/l4K5yl7Mtl

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) October 9, 2023

Who knew? One might wonder if they teach that at all those prestigious schools with Middle East Peace Departments? Hamas made the original charter in 1988. It’s not like you’re asking these geniuses to read ancient scrolls. From Yale University on the Internet:

The Covenant
of the
Islamic Resistance Movement
18 August 1988
In The Name Of The Most Merciful Allah

“Ye are the best nation that hath been raised up unto mankind: ye command that which is just, and ye forbid that which is unjust, and ye believe in Allah. And if they who have received the scriptures had believed, it had surely been the better for them: there are believers among them, but the greater part of them are transgressors. They shall not hurt you, unless with a slight hurt; and if they fight against you, they shall turn their backs to you, and they shall not be helped. They are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found; unless they obtain security by entering into a treaty with Allah, and a treaty with men; and they draw on themselves indignation from Allah, and they are afflicted with poverty. This they suffer, because they disbelieved the signs of Allah, and slew the prophets unjustly; this, because they were rebellious, and transgressed.” (Al-Imran – verses 109-111).

Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it” (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-Banna, of blessed memory).

“The Islamic world is on fire. Each of us should pour some water, no matter how little, to extinguish whatever one can without waiting for the others.” (Sheikh Amjad al-Zahawi, of blessed memory).

In The Name Of The Most Merciful Allah

Introduction
Praise be unto Allah, to whom we resort for help, and whose forgiveness, guidance and support we seek; Allah bless the Prophet and grant him salvation, his companions and supporters, and to those who carried out his message and adopted his laws – everlasting prayers and salvation as long as the earth and heaven will last. Hereafter:

O People:
Out of the midst of troubles and the sea of suffering, out of the palpitations of faithful hearts and cleansed arms; out of the sense of duty, and in response to Allah’s command, the call has gone out rallying people together and making them follow the ways of Allah, leading them to have determined will in order to fulfill their role in life, to overcome all obstacles, and surmount the difficulties on the way. Constant preparation has continued and so has the readiness to sacrifice life and all that is precious for the sake of Allah.

They are kind of clear about their intentions: “Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it” (The Martyr, Imam Hassan al-Banna, of blessed memory).” I think that is pretty clear. Do you think Blinken read it. I read the other 36 articles in the original charter. And, let me just say that writing for clarity is not a significant strength for them, but I got the drift.

In 2017 Hamas revised their charter. Same goals, more diplomatic language:

Know yourself and know your enemy. Don’t fool yourself and your enemy can’t fool you. Blinken was, is and will always be a fool. Read the Charter.

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