The timeline of this new bout of escalation is likely dictated by U.S. refinery inventories and the extent of the “hurt” being experienced by Trump back home in the context of his fading political prospects. By Alastair Crooke Conflicts Forum … Read more →
NATO recommitted to direct war with Russia by 2030, with or without the U.S. it seems, as Trump’s fruity Iran policy plays in a loop with Israel ready to relaunch full-scale war. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter. WATCH the Replay. Guests:… Read more →
Anyone looking beyond the carefully choreographed photo-ops saw a military alliance beset by public feuds, competing visions of security, and widening political divisions, writes Medea Benjamin. By Medea Benjamin CodePink “I just want to say there was tremendous love in that… Read more →
Francesca Albanese talks about her new book, international law, and how media complicity in cases such at that of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has become one of the greatest enablers of injustice. By Joshua Scheer ScheerPost United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca… Read more →
A U.N. commission has called on Israeli authorities to free Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, provide him with medical care and free all other arbitrarily detained Palestinian medical personnel, Jessica Corbett reports. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Just over 1,000 days into… Read more →
In Ankara this week, NATO committed to building its very own military industrial complex, pursuing the same “total security” doctrine that some Israelis, in their case, now see backfiring. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Ezra Klein, one of the… Read more →
Israel has seized 70 percent of Gaza and an Israeli official says the plan is to control 100 percent. Meanwhile the “Board of Peace” is planning to herd refugees into an area outside the destroyed cite of Rafah. By Caitlin… Read more →
The U.K. judge said the prosecution failed to produce sufficient evidence on a charge linked to the break-in at an Israeli-owned arms factory in the Filton area of Bristol, Dania Akkad repots. By Dania Akkad Declassified UK A jury has… Read more →
As a declining imperialist system lashes out to preserve its declining order, working-class organisation becomes not only necessary for the oppressed of the world but indispensable to human survival. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Forces of the South African… Read more →
For the first time since 1977, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is out of power across the country, marking a turning point for the nation’s Left, writes Betwa Sharma. By Betwa Sharma in Delhi, India Special to Consortium News… Read more →