Chapter 1112: Battle in the Safe Zone
Joe Ga particularly likes dealing with seasoned characters like Aljin because many things don't need to be explained too clearly; they already know what to do.
But if it were someone impulsive like Raphael, he might not realize until halfway through that reality differs from his imagination, at which point Joe Ga would have to exert effort explaining.
Aljin doesn't need that. When Joe Ga told him about his charitable action plan, the old guy instantly grasped the key points.
P·B does charity work internationally under the United Nations banner, but because the P·B team acts relatively aggressively, they've never invited United Nations personnel to participate in actions to avoid some embarrassing situations.
Now Joe Ga suddenly changed his habit, and the only possibility is that he wants the United Nations to shield him from some malicious scrutiny.
Aljin has been a United Nations worker for years and has tirelessly traveled in war-torn areas. Although he did not initially know the specific insider details, he quickly found clues in the news.
When Joe Ga was meeting to coordinate problems with a group of warlords, accompanied by observers from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in a simple meeting room, Aljin was reading a news release from an old friend on his phone…
Recently, the fighting in Yemen has taken up a lot of media space, but the events in Syria have still caused a huge stir internationally.
Iranian militias shot down eight Israeli fighter jets, and after a confrontation with the Secure Zone, the Iranians surprisingly handed over the captured Israeli pilots to the Secure Zone.
They claimed they wanted to see if the 'Secure Zone could truly maintain a fair and neutral stance,' seemingly putting the Secure Zone in an awkward position, but in reality, it's Israel who feels the most uncomfortable about Iran's actions.
Because they cannot demand the Secure Zone to violate its neutral traditions and hand over the captives directly since none of their actions in Syria are legal.
At the same time, the Syrian Government, which harbors deep hatred against Israel, started to act up, first accusing the Israelis of violent territorial invasions and then once again reaffirming the fact of Israel's occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights, pushing this territorial dispute back to the United Nations once more…
Being a veteran United Nations member, Aljin knows that Syria's approach is basically futile because the United Nations has a verdict on the ownership of the Golan Heights, and Israel's illegal possession of Syrian territory is a fact.
But the Israelis are shielded by America, and they shamelessly exploit people's sympathy for Jewish people in World War II, fully leveraging the nature of Jewish settlements.
No matter if it's my land or not, I'll first move people there and take the land.
If you can't defeat me, then that land is mine, and I will station troops to protect the Jewish settlements there.
If I can't defeat you, at most I will withdraw my troops, but if you dare touch the Jewish settlements, then I would have an excuse to get big brother involved to trouble you.
The Israelis, using such tactics, have gradually encroached on most of Palestinian territories over the decades.
The Hamas Organization entrenched in the Gaza Strip is not easy to deal with, but aside from Israel, why does no one consider them a terrorist organization?
It's because the United Nations has a record of Palestinian territories and considers Hamas to be a resistance organization!
The United Nations doesn't want to administer justice but is powerless to take actual action; condemning Israel has no effect on them.
Only those who have been long dedicated to international security issues understand the magnitude of Israel's or rather Jewish influence…
Israel might be one of the few countries in the world that can maintain good relationships with both America and Russia simultaneously without being suspected by both sides.
Many people know that since Jewish bankers merged with Ansa Bankers, they have occupied part of the discourse in America's upper echelons.
Yet how many people know that there are also Jews in the upper echelons of Russia?
Among the oligarchs who once vexed the Russian boss, there were several Jews, and now Wagner's boss, Prigozhin, is also Jewish.
This isn't to say these people will betray their country's interests because they are Jewish, but they will naturally have political inclinations because of their ethnic issue.
Russia's support for Syria is practically unrelenting, but before they stationed troops in Syria, they first consulted Israel.
When Israel bombed Iranian militias' bases, Russia's air defense missiles would always conveniently shut down.
In the eyes of big countries, Israel is very small, but those of Jewish descent who rose to high positions indeed have quite strong ability and energy, allowing Israel to navigate tricky situations, continually taking advantage with political maneuvers.
This is actually somewhat similar to China's past situation, where during national hardship, numerous overseas Chinese stood up to donate money and materials, offering aid for the homeland.
But when China gradually rose, those patriotic overseas Chinese seemed to disappear suddenly, replaced by a group of Chinese politicians who take anti-China stances as selling points, being even harsher towards their homeland than white people.
This is not that the Chinese community as a whole has gone bad, but the situation has changed.
When China became a contender in the great power games, those patriotic Chinese overseas naturally became suppressed, while the more rebellious ones rose to prominence, which was due to political needs…
Leaving the country is not rebellion, and migrating is not treason; it's merely a personal choice!
Those bastards who fled after amassing big money domestically, those bitches with foreign passports who earn money from their countrymen while calling them stupid, those fools who fabricate stories to slander their motherland for a passport, those so-called compatriots who specifically scam their fellow countrymen for profit…
These people do not represent the majority of the Chinese community; it's just that bad deeds naturally attract attention, leading some with weak discernment to wrongly generalize most Chinese.
Then many people who haven't been abroad are influenced, and those patriotic Chinese communities become the sandwich filling.
This is a typical case of your loved ones feeling pain while your enemies are pleased!
And now Israel is still in a phase where your loved ones are happy and your enemies uneasy…
The tragic experiences of World War II, combined with modern media publicity, have provided Jews with a very strong level of tolerance worldwide.
But now Israel is actually reaching its peak...
In the past, their size was small, making them a suitable pawn for the big brothers to use, so many of their misdeeds were packaged and suppressed by the media, without causing significant problems.
However, as their occupied land area expanded and their influence in the Middle East grew, they would soon infringe upon the interests of some big players.
Since Bigmouth Trump took office and gradually relaxed military control over the Middle East, Israel's surrounding environment has been deteriorating.
Bigmouth Trump is grabbing money everywhere, definitely having no time to deal with Israel's affairs, but in order to control Israel in the long term, he represents the White House in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
The President of the United States recognizing Israel's capital seems like support for Israel, but in fact, it doesn't bring actual benefits to Israel and has completely enraged the Palestinians around Israel.
This is America's simple and crude political overture. Israelis, due to their greed for land, are bound to face the raging waves on America's great ship, with the risk of capsizing at any moment.
Israelis have enough political wisdom. To adapt to the changes around the Middle East, they will inevitably clash ideologically with America.
Aljin is a Finn, and he himself doesn't like what Israel is doing in the Middle East...
From Qiao's words and the news, this guy feels that the Israelis hit a brick wall this time...
The actions of the Iranians and the Syrian Government pushed the secure zone into the spotlight, forcing Qiao to adopt tough measures to maintain the status of the secure zone.
And the best way to maintain the secure zone's status is to avoid interference from major powers and insist on 'fairness, fairness, fairness'...
Not handing over people would offend Israel; handing them over would offend Iran and Syria. It seems that no matter what choice the secure zone makes, its stance will waver.
The best approach for Qiao at this time is to pull the United Nations onto his side. As long as the United Nations clearly supports the measures of the secure zone, then no matter what happens later, P·B will firmly hold the legal upper hand!
Is the United Nations willing?
As long as America doesn't intervene, those within the United Nations intent on expanding its influence are absolutely willing!
The secure zone hasn't mistreated those prisoners. In a way, the secure zone saved the lives of those prisoners.
Moreover, the secure zone is on Syrian soil, so respecting Syria's sovereignty and laws, without infringing on the secure zone's rights, is the right thing to do.
What Aljin doesn't know is that Qiao is holding those prisoners in the secure zone to force the Israelis and the Edward Foundation to act.
Most of the time, the Israeli government is rational, but the members of the Edward Foundation, who represent extreme nationalism within Israel, are not.
These people believe in creating accomplished facts and then using money, politics, and other means to drag things out, often ending up unresolved.
Because the opponents they choose mostly lack the power to sanction them!
Qiao wants to leverage this point, standing on the right side to force the Israelis to do irrational things, then pulling the United Nations onto his side.
This is politics!
Qiao needs to create a reasonable excuse for the United Nations, which will enable him to borrow their strength naturally, allowing both parties to gain substantial political benefits.
At the same time, he can use this method to anger the people of the Edward Foundation, indirectly helping Aaron to drag the Edward Foundation into Yemen completely.
While Qiao is in meetings with multiple parties, planning humanitarian aid solutions, a fierce battle erupts in the Syrian secure zone...
A fighter jet attempting to attack the secure zone's unmanned airship with an air-to-air missile was locked and shot down by an anti-radiation missile released by the new airship during radar lock-on of the unmanned airship.
Although the unmanned airship was also shot down, the secure zone was prepared, and a new unmanned airship quickly ascended and resumed operations...
As the unmanned airship was damaged, two squads of soldiers in black combat uniforms entered the secure zone from two directions.
One team deliberately exposed themselves to attract the secure zone guards' attention, while the other team infiltrated the secure zone, attempting to rescue the detained prisoners...
The secure zone suffered over forty casualties, and B-Team's Sanderson led the pursuit of the team that successfully executed the rescue.
The two sides engaged at the secure zone's edge, and eventually, two hidden helicopters and six Russian-made Hail Rocket Launchers were destroyed.
The rescue team was wiped out, and the prisoners were recaptured and locked up again, though this time they no longer enjoyed hotel treatment and had to live in a sturdy cell...
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Upon receiving the news during a meeting, Qiao angrily smashed the item beside him, causing a group of arrogant warlords in Yemen to become as silent as cicadas in winter...
Aljin approached to inquire, then sighed and decisively stated he would send the message back to the United Nations Headquarters. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs would immediately issue a statement condemning the attackers and clarifying the United Nations' stance, supporting the Syrian secure zone.
With a grim face, Qiao strongly hugged this 'savvy' brother, then turned around and left the conference room, finding a quiet room to call Sanderson...
"Buddy, the plan worked, quickly take photos of those Lion Squad 'corpses' and send them to Yemen...
I want to give them a raise, haha..."