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Deception & Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv

corinna barnard — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 02:45:20 +0000

U.S.-Israeli supremacist intentions, papered over and buried for decades, are now clear for all to see, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever…

How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani

corinna barnard — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:54:16 +0000

As Western media and politicians embrace Jolani and HTS, Alan McLeod sees the U.S. reverting to its pre-9/11 close relationship with al-Qaeda. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Corporate media is heralding the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of…

Gitmo Continues to Haunt

corinna barnard — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:00:10 +0000

Even in the military, the secretary of defense cannot change the rules and procedures for criminal prosecutions and tell military judges how to try cases, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano Here’s a pop quiz: When can an…

Gitmo & Politics

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:00:28 +0000

Andrew P. Napolitano on a state of affairs unheard of in American jurisprudence, where judges don’t have bosses telling them what guilty pleas to accept and what to reject. By Andrew P. Napolitano It is always dangerous to human freedom…

Caitlin Johnstone: Trump Party Vs Cheney Party

corinna barnard — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 01:29:27 +0000

Two warmongering oligarchic parties are shoving the Overton window of acceptable opinion as far in the direction of imperialism, militarism and tyranny as possible. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this article. Dick “Darth Vader” Cheney, has…

Patrick Lawrence: ‘The End of Days’

corinna barnard — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:01:18 +0000

Wars of Gog and Magog: Between the U.S. and Israel, our world is defined by those who view it in radically simplistic binaries. By Patrick Lawrence The Floutist Orit Malka Strook serves in the Netanyahu government as minister of settlements and…

Pine Gap Readies for US Nuclear War

corinna barnard — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:00:53 +0000

In Australia, the U.S. has been quietly expanding and refocussing its “most important surveillance base in the world,” preparing it to fight a nuclear war against China, writes Peter Cronau. By Peter Cronau Declassified Australia The rapid expansion of the…

Scott Ritter: Remembering Phil Donahue

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:35:13 +0000

Phil Donahue, the legendary American television talk show host, died Sunday at 88. The author recalls his appearances on Donahue’s top-rated show as he questioned the rationale to invade Iraq in 2003. By Scott Ritter Telegram I got to know…

SCOTT RITTER: A Farewell to Truth

corinna barnard — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 23:06:41 +0000

The F.B.I. agents did more than seize my personal electronics when they searched my home on Aug. 7, the author writes. They stole the truth. By Scott Ritter Special to Consortium News The execution of a search warrant on my residence…

When Presidents Kill

corinna barnard — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:00:18 +0000

History is littered with examples of tyrants using the powers of the state to kill for no moral purpose, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano Antiwar.com Sometime before he withdrew from the presidential race, President Joe Biden secretly…