Comments by "M.A.B." (@m.a.b.4104) on "Preston Stewart " channel.

  1. As an Australian, thanks for covering this topic. The fact that Indonesia is one of our closest neighbours and is approx 10 times our size in population means what happens domestically there is important and should never be ignored. West Papuan rights abuses by Indonesian military has long been troubling, but the increase in violence by separatists on other locals and innocent parties is a bad trend. Part of the blame for this has to be levelled at the Indonesian military (corruption, violence on protesters etc), as well as those directly responsible for the violence.
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  2. Had the same thought. A very dark and cruel twist of irony.
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  3. 14:41 I feel this is usually a good sign of a creators integrity, when achieving success and profit the money is put back into the content to increase quality and quantity instead of just buying luxuries like flash cars, holidays etc (there's plenty of examples of this). Of course Preston deserves to reward himself and his family for the success his hard work has brought. But the fact he is hiring experts and increasing quality content under a banner of providing clarity with facts for the benefit of us all, is to be applauded. Keep up the great work Preston and team, more success to you. Also thankful to all who financially support the channel and enable this to happen, not everyone has the financial security to justify it so it's great that it's not all behind a paywall as the information is important for everyone. 👍
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  4. 7:33 the IDF since Oct 7 has pretty much thrown out the practice of roof knocking, along with many civilian protection measures
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  5. 6:31 Would love to see a breakdown of Houthis red sea targets proving or disproving their statements that only Israeli connected shipping has been targeted. Either way it seems obvious that global trade has been affected by a non state actor (they don't represent all of Yemen)
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  6. ​ @tomhenry897 Major news networks are reporting on it just in the last hour.
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  7.  @JasonRatcliff7896  statements from IDF soldiers and also a senior government spokesman saying the practice would no longer be the norm since Oct 7. It's just a fact, not a narrative. Look it up.
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  8. 13:30 before the current Israel-Gaza war started I would check Al-Jazeera regularly as one of a range of news outlets to get a broader world viewpoint. After the war started I noticed the difference in terms of pro Palestinian content compared to other outlets was stark. This should be no surprise and to be expected for a Qatari public broadcaster when understanding the Qatari authoritarian government.
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  9. ​​​ @patrickwalker4159 this is only part of the reason. Egypt's military government is also very reluctant to let many refugees in because they fear it would greatly increase the risk of Islamic extremist attacks in the country that they have had trouble with in the past, would only take a small minority of Gazan refugees to join existing groups for the problem to grow and reverse the gains that Egypt has made against them in recent history. Egypt's Islamic extremist groups have had their home bases in the Sinai for decades. Jordan kicked the PLO and many Palestinians out in the 70's because of the large uptick in violence it was bringing to their home soil. Arab leaders like to publicly express solidarity with the Palestinians, but in reality it's nowhere near as strong as that shown by the general population of their respective countries. Also arab countries are mostly Authoritarian, democracy doesn't really exist.
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  10. I applaud the Commander's statement, speaking the truth. 👏👏👏👏👏
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  11. Video covering the NYT article allegations of war crimes followed soon after by long interview with alleged perpetrators commander detailing the other side. Preston showing good journalistic chops, this is why I watch!
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  12. ​ @xStickStockx the only warning publicly came from America, and Israel surely would've had access to the same intelligence
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  13. 10:03 agree, good point. Most wars, Ukraine, Syria etc, civilians are at least able to flee to relative safety when the chance arises. Most Gazans have been trapped since the start, with no real opportunity to move somewhere truly safe. The Israeli designated safe zones are inadequate and nowhere near big enough to fit the large numbers of displaced civilians. More pressure should be put on Egypt to allow more Gazans that desperately need adequate health treatment to be let through the southern border, even if only temporarily. There's no shortage of charities, other governments, NGO's etc with resources waiting to help due to not being able to get enough assistance into Gaza. Here in Australia our government gave out 800+ visas(small number but not nothing)to Gazan relatives of Australian citizens (also gave a similar number to Israeli relatives after 10/7), but some have been waiting weeks, now months, for Egypt to add them to the list of Gazans with foreign visas that are aloud to cross over Egypt and Israel's blockade that prevents the vast majority from fleeing the war to find safety and link up with families abroad. Egypt would get all the help it needs (money, equipment, people etc) from the international community to help provide more relief to civilians in Gaza. Obviously I am definitely not talking about taking all or most Gazans and moving them permanently to the Sinai in a move of abhorrent ethnic cleansing. As Preston says, the silence regarding humanitarian relief solutions for the millions of Gazans aside from permanent ceasefire (that seems to not be going to happen anytime soon) is telling. Of course there's not easy solutions, but if alternative solutions are not being discussed, they will never be worked out.
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  14. Preston has reported this on multiple occasions in several videos.
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  15. 7:42 Really appreciate your commitment to facts and telling it like it is.
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  16. "messaging from Boris Johnson to Russia", more like messaging from Boris Johnson to American voters.
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  17. 9:10 Watched your video yesterday on Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorism links to the War in Gaza and appreciate your commitment to reporting the reality of what's going on even when faced with restrictions (demonitised, algorithm suppression etc.). 👍 Your doing great work.
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  18. Definitely see your point about certain similarities with what enabled ISIS back in the 2010's. And definitely hope it doesn't repeat.
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  19. 8:31 This is spot on, the building of trust and impartiality is key to being a reliable source of information. I appreciate your efforts Preston to strive for this standard, which is why I watch daily. Of course everybody has internal biases to some extent, even when deliberately working to counteract/limit them. This is why it's a good idea to seek out different sources of information, even if only to broaden the amount of info being taken in on a daily basis (I check out BBC, NYT, Al Jazeera, Australian news version of ABC [as an Aussie living in Australia], as well as independent news creators like Preston, Willy OAM, TLDR, etc). I think it's also a good sign that you're bringing in more voices to the set up as your expanding, which can only help to increase the information put out and if managed well will maintain or increase the quality as well(bringing the trust issue back).
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  20. ​ @ahmedragab8319 some would say it's hypocritical. Not saying that myself as I don't know the specifics, guessing that would be their point. Do know the ruling ANC party have practically led South Africa to the brink of becoming a failed state through corruption and ineptitude. The regional government of the Cape Town area are a different party and far more competent, the national government has not respected and built on Nelson Mandela's legacy. Of course the relevance of this is debatable when it comes to the Sth Africa/Israel genocide case, providing context is all.
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  21. 9:11 250 trucks per day? Contradicts reports that during May there was on average 58 trucks per day. Big difference.
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  22. 10:59 it seems clear why the bundled funding package will fail. Mike Johnson said it would not even be voted on in the house, even though the border initiatives are more in line with what Republicans want. To say they don't go far enough and be left with no changes only makes sense if the incentive is to keep it as a political issue for the general election instead of having actual border reform.
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  23. ​@@introboy1 Yes agree and they get more bang for their buck in terms of propaganda if the videos are current and cannot be proven to be older which people with relevant expertise would be able to do. Hamas would be well aware of this and if the majority of combat videos were not current I think we would've heard by now.
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  24. The level of evidence being posted on Facebook etc has to be a factor. Seems crazy to give away the intent behind some actions so clearly.
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  25.  @damien2198  yes their 2000 pound unguided bombs courtesy of the USA
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  26. In regards to the POW status, I didn't know these details, it is informative. Do you know if the Taliban was treated the same during the War in Afghanistan?
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  27. Appreciate your attempts to remain unbiased (impossible for anyone to be completely free of bias, being aware and working to counteract blind spots is what's important). Are there any plans for future videos on the Myanmar and Sudan civil wars? They seem to be underreported in the general media environment.
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  28. It's most likely propaganda for their own supporters in an attempt to boost morale.
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  29. ​ @PrestonStewart as an Australian, often see your videos at least a few hours after posting and while watching this one I already knew the IDF had claimed responsibility for the strike on the Aid workers. Very tragic. Your update is perfectly understandable and appreciated.
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  30. ​ @randybobandy9828 they must be confused with the missile barrage from a few months back when Iran did give warning, unlike this time.
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  31. ​ @yorksfolly1255 of course it's not Preston or 'mods'. YouTube does it through automated content moderation with little human input.
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  32. ​ @9000Dogs exaggeration doesn't help. There's enough to call out without giving others a reason to dismiss your point.
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  33. It happened. Houthis targets hit in Yemen. I guess we'll see what happens next. Am wondering the timeline of Iran seizing tanker in Persian gulf, if it's in response to Houthis being attacked or happened before hand. Maybe Preston can give us clarification in tomorrow's video if possible.
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  34. The amount of BS from some people on both sides in these comments is crazy.
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  35. 10:25 so Putin never mentioned that Kyiv was founded at least 400 years before Moscow?
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  36. Yes, poll numbers can be so misleading. Without context a large percentage number can sometimes give an inaccurate perception on what a group of people are thinking on a given subject. That said, something Preston showed but didn't mention, I thought was interesting. The Palestinian poll question about support for Hamas's Oct 7 raid had a significant difference between people in the West Bank (82% support) and Gaza (57% support). Makes sense that those copping the majority of the consequences for Hamas's Oct 7 terror raid and massacres, would be less supportive.
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  37. ​ @jaredm450 agree except it's more elements/forces in the country that are outside the direct control of the country's government. Iran has more control over these militias than the Syrian and Iraqi governments.
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  38. 16:05 An Australian aid worker was among 5 aid workers just killed in Gaza by an Air strike on their vehicle. Doesn't seem like the IDF is doing all they can to help aid get to those that need it.
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  39. Also fan of this channel but do you not find TBN too one sided? I have seen a few of their vids and they seem heavily pro IDF but maybe I'm getting the wrong impression.
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  40. If the tit for tat was meant to turn down the international pressure on Israel that was increasing after the WCK worker deaths, it worked, for the moment at least.
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  41. 8:50 "Random Twitch streamers", deserved dig at Hasan 😂
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  42. ​ @bloodgout exactly, people don't seem to understand what a minority government is, or what a mandate means.
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  43. Watched the video again, and the point you make at the end hit even harder. Very valid.
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  44.  @chriscarrete5303  would be too far removed from the content he does, covering and critical analysis of real life conflict/war around the world.
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  45.  @walter2990  most likely they're being obtuse just to try to be annoying.
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  46. Appreciate your honesty. You've earned this success and will be following the journey. 👍
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  47. ​ @AnalytiQN have seen reports backing this up, it's your claim that I haven't seen any proof of.
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  48. ​ @BigTimeRushFan2112 we don't drink Fosters down here, the old ads were BS. VB, XXXX and Tooheys were far more common. These days (in Queensland at least) Great Northern is probably the most common beer.
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  49.  @davemeads859  🦗🦗🦗. 😉 I'll give you that, all in good fun. As a Queenslander Never liked XXXX, used to drink VB instead. 3 VB tallies for $10 from the local bottlo, good value.
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  50. ​ @TKUA11 💯.
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