U.S.’s New Hopes in Iraq Are Dashed as It Signs Longest Ever Gas Deal With Iran
The US suffers yet another setback v. Iran.
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Yanis Varoufakis: Greece, EU Elections, Palestine & the International Order – JACOBIN Interview with David Broder
Varoufakis weighs in on topics of keen interest: the looting of Greece, then and now, the European left, and Palestine.
Read more...The Evidence on the Crocus Gang Attack in Moscow
An update on information and conjectures about the Crocus City Hall massacre.
Read more...Draft UN Report Finds Israel Has Met Threshold for Genocide
“Israel’s genocide on the Palestinians in Gaza is an escalatory stage of a long-standing settler-colonial process of erasure.”
Read more...Iraq And Iran Will Expedite Development Of Sanctions-Busting Shared Oil Fields
Similar to how US overreach made Russia and China allies, so too have US policies in the Middle East lead Iran and Iraq to team up.
Read more...Monstrous Zionist Extermination in Gaza Continues as US Attempts Voter-Appeasing Headfakery
Some Gaza updates: carnage and starvation on the ground, cynical US machinations, and more signs of IDF weakness.
Read more...US Had Secret Talks with Iran About Houthi Red Sea Shipping Attacks in January
A planted story takes a bit softer line on Iran than is normal for the press. A concession to reality or a justification of US impotence?
Read more...The Question Of Alevi Minority In Turkiye And Its Religious Identity
On the history of the Alevi sect in Turkiye, particularly its political and social standing.
Read more...Will Trump Election Bring Back Isolationism and Threaten NATO?
Looking at how Trump current rhetoric contrasts with his past actions, and why those actions are likely a better predictor.
Read more...Market Gives Vote of No Confidence in Latest Israel Genocide, Um, War-Financing Bonds
High interest rates for Israeli bond offerings, plus mumble-shuffle by manager Goldman and the SEC, confirm investor doubts about its prospects
Read more...UN Human Rights Chief Decries ‘War Crime’ of Rapidly Expanding Israeli Settlements
A sadly necessary update on the state of Israel’s ethnic cleansing project in the West Bank.
Read more...Israel: Quietly Fraying?
Israel is being tested on many fronts and the fissures are showing.
Read more...Ralph Nader: Real Gaza Death Toll at Least 200,000
Ralph Nader calls out the certain extreme undercount of death in Gaza and why that is convenient for Israel, the US, and Gaza.
Read more...Rishi Sunak Orders Crackdown on Protests Despite Court Challenge
Human rights group Liberty lodges a legal challenge to the Tories’ efforts to clamp down on protests.
Read more...U.S. Has Launched 230 Attacks on Houthis Over Red Sea Disruption
The US continues to pretend to be Doing Something to stop Houthi interference with Israel-related shipping in the Red Sea.
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