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Cake day: July 22nd, 2023

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  • https://web.archive.org/web/20231201023523/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html/


    This is a summary of the article contents:

    • Hamas’s attack plan: The article reveals that Israel had obtained a detailed document of Hamas’s plan to invade Israel from Gaza more than a year before it happened on Oct. 7, 2023. The plan, code-named “Jericho Wall”, described a surprise attack with rockets, drones and gunmen that aimed to overwhelm Israeli defenses and take over military bases and cities.
    • Israel’s intelligence failure: The article shows that Israel dismissed the plan as unrealistic and ignored the warnings from some analysts who noticed Hamas’s preparations and capabilities. Israel also misread Hamas’s intentions and did not take the threat seriously¹[1]. The article compares this failure to the 1973 war and the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
    • The consequences of the attack: The article reports that the attack was the deadliest day in Israel’s history, killing about 1,200 people²[2]. Hamas followed the plan with shocking precision, breaking through the border fence, storming the Re’im base and other targets, and taking hostages³[3]. The article says that the attack was a major blow to Israel’s security and morale, and that the government is expected to form a commission to investigate the events.

    Source: Conversation with Bing, 11/30/2023







  • I asked CoPilot to summary the page, which really is a good read; I do encourage you to read the full article if the following summary piques your interest. the “undefined paper” listed as reference is the linked article. copilot goes “private” when inquiring about web pages for whatever reason.


    This article is an obituary of Henry Kissinger, a former U.S. national security adviser and secretary of state, who died at the age of 100. The article criticizes Kissinger as a war criminal who was responsible for millions of deaths in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Chile, and other countries. The article also argues that Kissinger helped shape the world order that is now collapsing, and that he was never held accountable for his crimes. Some of the main points of the article are:

    • Kissinger sabotaged peace talks in Vietnam: He leaked information to Nixon’s campaign in 1968 to prevent a deal between Johnson and Hanoi, prolonging the war for four more years and killing millions of people.
    • Kissinger orchestrated the coup in Chile: He supported the overthrow of the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973, and backed the brutal dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, who tortured and killed thousands of dissidents and implemented neoliberal policies that harmed the majority of Chileans.
    • Kissinger enabled genocide and repression: He ignored or encouraged the atrocities committed by U.S. allies in Bangladesh, East Timor, Indonesia, Pakistan, and elsewhere, and participated in Operation Condor, a campaign of assassinations of left-wing activists across Latin America.
    • Kissinger expanded U.S. bombing and intervention: He secretly bombed Cambodia and Laos, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians and paving the way for the Khmer Rouge genocide. He also set the precedent for U.S. presidents to bomb countries without congressional or public oversight, as seen in the War on Terror.
    • Kissinger was celebrated by the U.S. elite: He received praise and awards from presidents, politicians, journalists, and academics, who admired his geopolitical strategy and ignored or justified his crimes. He was also an informal adviser to several administrations, including Bush and Obama¹[1].

    Source: Conversation with Bing, 11/29/2023 (1) The paper … undefined.