Fog of Escalation: Israel Strike on Iran Sort-of Open Thread
The US says Israel hit Iran…..and Iran says the strike was from drones fired within its borders which it shot down. Not at all a clear picture.
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Hoisted from Comments: The Colonialist and Anti-Semitic Origins of Modern Israel
Some observations about why modern Israel backs genocide, and why the US and Europe supported its creation.
Read more...A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender
The AI targeting system, Lavender, tries to provide a tech gloss of legitimacy to hit lists, here one designed to kill bystanders.
Read more...How Ultranationalist Zionists Seek the Destruction of the Al Aqsa Mosque to Produce the End Times
On the plans to destroy the Al Aqsa mosque, one of the most sacred site in Islam, and the conflagration it would generate.
Read more...Michael Hudson: The Truth about the Destruction of the Palestinians
What Michael Hudson learned about Palestinians from the Mossad 50 years ago: “The aim all along has been to kill them.”
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: My Berlin Speech on Palestine That German Police Entered the Venue to Ban
Germany sends the cops to shut down a conference on Palestine on trumped-up grounds. What next?
Read more...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.
Read more...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.
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