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tv   Documentary Reign of Terror 1  PRESSTV  October 8, 2024 9:02am-9:31am IRST

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in the midst of the reign of terror during the late 18th century, a term was forged in the fiery tumult of the french revolution: terrorism. this term, born from the shadows of laguilatine, would traverse the rivers of time, its echo resonating into the modern era. originally shaped by the blades swift
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justice around the 1790s, this legacy of fear has morphed across centuries into a narrative starkly different. from the cobblestone streets of paris in the late 18th century, we leap forward in time. in the volatile atmosphere. of 1960 south africa, the oppressive apartide regime enforced stringent pass laws which required black south africans to carry dompas pass books controlling their movements and freedoms. the enforcement of these laws was harsh and abusive, leading to widespread resentment. in sharpville, township simmering under these conditions, the residence supported by the pan-afrikanist. congress, pac, organized a
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peaceful protest by gathering at the local police station without their passbooks, aiming to challenge and overwhelm the apartide system. the situation escalated dramatically when police opened fire on the unarmed crowd, resulting in the tragic death of 69 people and over 180 injuries. this brutal event intensified the resistance against the... apartied. nelson mandela, key figure in the african national congress, ansc, responded by advocating a shift towards armed struggle. by 1961, mandela helped found amsiswe, spear of the nation, marking a significant change in tactics. however, this move led to the us designating the anc as a terrorist organization during the cold war era. mandela was included on the us terror
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watch list, designation that lasted until 2008, long after his presidency, when a us bill finally removed anc members from the list. this action underscored the complex global response to mandela's fight against the apartide and his eventual recognition as a global symbol of peace and reconciliation. as the sands of time shift to 2021, we find ourselves in palestine, where the populist contends with a distinct form of apartide. of tensions in palestine mirrored struggles from other regions while manifesting unique and profound local challenges. in the neighborhood of sheikh jara, east alrtz, the issuance of eviction notices to palestinians.
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under a contentious israeli law sparked significant protests. this law, allowing descendants of former jewish property owners to reclaim lands, but not affording the same right to displace palestinians, heightened tensions. human rights watch labeled israel's policies in the region which include segregation and movement restrictions to maintain jewish dominance as a partide. yahya sinwar, born in 1962 into a family displaced of by the 1948 arab israeli war emerged as a significant figure in this context. his journey from poverty to leadership within hamas was marked by his early involvement with islamic student groups and his subsequent imprisonment in 1988 for actions against palestinian collaborators and israeli soldiers. released in 2011 in a prisoner
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exchange, sinua rose to prominence in hamas, leading its military. political strategies against the israeli apartide system, his stance and actions led to his inclusion on the us terror list in 2015. by 2017, yahya sinwar had taken the helm of hamas in gaza, focusing on resisting the israeli apartide. this campaign against israel's continued occupation of palestinian territory. culminated dramatically on october 7th, 2023 with operation flood. in a highly coordinated military operation, hamas fighters on paragliders and motorcycles in a daring
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assault shattered the fortified barriers between gaza and the occupied territories. they successfully dismantled the ai augmented. systems, enabling them to strike at over 25 israeli military outposts with precision. the operation saw the capture of several merkavar tanks and their crews at the kamshalom military site with significant military equipment seized and taken back to gaza. this operation marked a significant. breach in israel's military, reminiscent of the vulnerabilities exposed during the 1973 arab israeli conflict. during operation alaksa flood, hamas demonstrated a remarkable display of military capability, yet western
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media and key political figures, including us president joe biden tried to frame this operation as an act of terrorism. they're traid the events of october 7th with stark comparisons to daesh actions, including unverified claims of war crimes and beheadings, narrative echoed by biden. in the 2010s, the emergence of daesh became a prominent example of how western media frequently linked terrorism with islam and west asia, diverging significantly from its historical origins in the heart of europe. daesh, also known as isis or isal in the west, was founded by abu musa bulkhawi and gained international notoriety in 2014. following swift and brutal military campaigns that made iraqi forces retreat from key cities and led to the seizure of mosul.
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characterized by extreme brutality, daesh committed atrocities that shocked the world, including mass executions, ethnic cleansing, enslavement. and the persecution of minorities. notable incidents included the sinjar massacer where thousands of izadies were killed and the mass murder of over 2000 cadets a military academy in tikrit, coupled with severe damage to iraq's infrastructure. however, their reign of terror ended when iran's top anti-terror commander, lieutenant general qasim sulaymani declared the cessation of their existence after years. of horrific violence in iraq and syria. years after the end of the daish rule, shadows of the past loomed large. this time another dark
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specter cast its pole over gaza, where the scars of the genocide are deep and unyielding. the region reeled under the weight of the israeli-american genocide, a stark and haunting reflection of the atrocities once committed by daesh. israel's crimes in gaza encompass collective punishments such as blockades, indiscriminate bombings of civilian areas, forced displacements, direct targeting of civilians, unlawful detentions, and destruction of civilian infrastructure. these measures have led to significant civilian casualties and suffering. when examining these actions, the
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distinction in scale between blockades by daesh and israel becomes clear. daesh's blockades affected smaller populations with around 6,250. civilians in yarmuk and approximately 50,000 in falluja. in stark contrast, israel's blockade impacted the entire population of gaza, over two million people. this blockade resulted in severe shortages of essential services and significant civilian casualties, making it a form of collective punishment prohibited under international law. we're going to be listening to iran's primer minister abbas arachchi in which he will be addressing from what we understand foreign ambassadors and iranian officials, the theme being also flot. and the return of the israeli occupation regime to 70 years ago, that's going to be
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the best analysis of flood operation and in the gaza streep, which will be a good sign for the start of the process to for palestinians to take back their ancestral land and for their right to have. their own to for the determination to have their own right, the another point is the islamic power and strength, they have managed to manage and common and mutual command room to show the strength of islamic um an unbalanced war by using the state of the art means of power and it was manifested in a way.
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in the letter to american students saying that american students on the rights of the story is another indicator in this regard and this there is no doubt the biggest achievements in hardware area can be related to the area of narrating.
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or hardware and thanks to their resistance, they're continuing their path with the steadfastness, resistance is not tied up to one person, and marty them not only stops them, but also leads to more uh unity and synergy between all the resistance fronts, all of the resistance fighters will continue the path of marters, the 14th government of the islamic republic like, using the guidance
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the leader of the islamic revolution will do their best to support palestinian resistance. the operation uh true promise. the islamic republic and everybody knew that any mistake by the enemy will be followed by a firm response. we will neither hesitate nor rush in this regard. the foreign ministry of islamic republic will try and will do its best to use its diplomatic capacities to stop the war on gaza. in the unga address and a meeting in qatar and my trip to damascus and
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beirot, our diplomatic efforts in the region will continue. the message of the islamic republic in my trip to beyrut and damascus was a clear message, and that is the islamic republic of iran with with its strength and power will stand by the resistance front, and no one can doubt in this regard. we will remain supportive of palestine as we have been before and temporary blows to resistance will never ever effect. the result and determination of the resistance and its fighters as well as the the determination of the islamic republic over the past years of resistance we have seen ups and downs and the path of resistance has had lot of victims, but every time they continued their path with
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more strength and power and they will do the same again. any attack against the country will be followed by a harsh and firm response by the islamic republic. mind you, we, the islamic republic is vigilent and is controlling and scrutinizing any... move by the israeli regime, and based on our policy, we will neither delay nor rush in responding accordingly, any any attack on our infrastructure will be responded by the islamic republic of iran in a firm way, and
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our enemy is aware that what targets are in this. occupied territories, and they know and they're aware of the precision of our missiles, and once again i need to thank you for holding this meeting and for the attendance of guest, especially the representatives of the palestinian resistance and the ambassadors of different countries, and i express my gratitude in this regard. and i use the opportunity to commemorate the prominent figures of the resistance front especially and martered general sulaymani that you brought up their name and i commemorate the hamas chief ismail haniah who was the guest of the islamic republic and was
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assassinated in our soil and i commemorate them as well. live in the capital tehran, you're listening to the iranian foreign minister abasad of included his address, this uh was to the foreign ministers, i'm sorry, the foreign ambassadors and iranian officials, the theme of this was the alasa flood, the beginning of nastrola, and it was at the institute of political and international studies of the foreign affairs ministry, basically he uh commemorated the prominent figures of the resistance. front including said hasan nasaralah, murder general qasim sulaymani and ismaniah. palestinians need to take back their ancestral land. he said the issue of palestine is the number one issue in the islamic world, and he mentioned some examples of how um the islamic republic has been set fast in its support for not only the resistance groups, but the issue of palestine, including some of the foreign
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trips that he made uh for example to uh beirot and to damascus and also his address or his meetings uh that took place in the unga and also talked about how if the israelim dares to uh attack iran in any shape or form that it will be met with a harsh response and retaliation by the islamic republic. just some of the highlights there by the iraning foreign ministers address there to foreign ambassadors and dignitaries. that does it for our life coverage. thanks for being with us. survived the events at baeri shockingly stated on israeli radio that it was the israeli military fire, not hamar.
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by hamas was killed in an israeli helicopter strike intended to stop the palestinian fighters. the israeli air force commander stated that the actions were according to military orders. this dark behavior where israel's own settlers were killed by its military forces is linked to one of israel's covert operational protocols. the hannibal directive. it allows force to prevent captures even at the risk to israeli. lives. israeli forces caused the deaths of their own settlers, however, the regime attributed these incidents to resistance fighters. other allegations, such as the claim made by concerning the beheading of children were quickly dismissed by us media. in the wake of the israeli crimes, some social media users drew stark comparisons, liking the harrowing
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scenes of israel's atrocities to those historically associated with the nazis or daesh. but it seemed israel wasn't alone in committing these crimes. israel has benefited significantly from longstanding support by the us, receiving approximately $130 billion dollars since its self-proclamation, making it the largest recipient of american military aid. annually, israel receives $3.8 billion. under an agreement from the obama administration accounting for about 15% of its military budget. furthermore, the us has
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played a pivotal role in enhancing israel's economic and political standing on the global stage with bilateral trade approaching $50 billion dollars annually. politically, the us has consistently supported israel in international forums, including the united nations. often using its veto power to block resolutions unfavorable to israel. notable political moves include the us recognition of alrots as israel's so-called capital and facilitating key diplomatic accords like the camp david accords, oslo accords and abraham accords, which have normalized relations between israel and several arab nations. against this backdrop, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's july... 2024 visit to the united states further solidified american support for israel's genocide in gaza as congress interrupted his one-hour speech 39
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times with applause. us support for israel extends beyond logistics to direct military action. in a concerted effort to counteract an anticipated retaliatory. strike from iran in april 2024, the us, alongside its allies, established a comprehensive defense system. iran's islamic revolution guards core, irgc, launched extensive strikes against israeli targets, retaliating against an israeli attack on iranian diplomatic facilities in damascus on april 1st. despite the us efforts, iran successfully struck two major israeli airbases. in the nagav desert. in a striking display of vulnerability, missiles, far from the pinnacle of iran's technological arsenal found their targets in the israeli
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occupied territories. the united states with its missile technology, had transformed the skies above the nava team base into what was considered the most secure expanse in all of the israeli occupied territories. this region holds critical significance, nestled close to dimona, a site of paramount military importance linked to israel's nuclear weapons. it was once considered impenetrable fortress, safeguarding the regime's most vital assets. this moment of impact represented a stark revelation, even the most advanced systems of the us and israel, whose security is intertwined with high tech shields, are not imp. this marked another failure for the united states, reminiscent of the time when global awareness was burgening and the us failed in its effort to expunge
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nelson mandela from the annels of reverence as the cold war narratives lost their grip on global perceptions, the world began to recognize mandela, not as a terrorist, but as hero. mandela's legacy etched in the hearts the people. compelled america to revise its stance, removing him from lists of terror, acknowledging his true role as a beacon of resistance and reconciliation. the united states employed tactics reminiscent of a reign of terror an attempt to expunge resistance figures from the collective conscience, yet the global community discerned that the true teror was not found in individuals like mandela, but in the systematic oppress. they resisted, a pernitious apartide that constrained freedoms and muted myriad voices. since october 7th, the echos of israeli-american genocide in
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gaza. have reverberated globally, stirring a collective awakening. as the international community scrutinizes the us's unwavering support for israel amidst these events, many around the world are beginning to question the american definition of terrorism. figures once branded as terrorists by powers a far, and now being reevaluated, perhaps soon to be celebrated as liberators. much like mandela before them. in the hearts of the global community, the march towards justice continues, possibly heralding an era where those like yahya sinwar are seen not as foes, but as heroes of liberation.
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was shaped by the flames of war. bengarian, cognisant of vulnerabilities. devised a strategic doctrine, yet on october 7th, seismic tremors shook the foundation of this doctrine. facing unparalleled challenges, israel confronted economic appeaval. how did
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this mortal wound reverberate through the intricacies of its economy? britaby headlines: hazbollah's rocket barages strike israel's bases and settlements, including major military intelligence base near tel aviv. israel's indiscriminated strikes kill more women and children across gaza raising the death though from the regime's genocide.