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On May 21st a 30-year-old Chicago resident named Elias Rodriguez (allegedly) murdered two young Israeli Embassy staffers named Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgram as they were leaving the Jewish Museum in Washington DC. As he was arrested, he was recorded shouting, “Free Palestine.” According to a short manifesto believed to be from the shooter published … Continue reading “Lone Assassins Never Achieve Their Political Goals”

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been rare since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Part of the blame falls on Europe and the mainstream media for attempting to suffocate diplomacy. When the first bilateral talks occurred in the early weeks of the war, the West, led by the United States, Britain and Poland discouraged … Continue reading “Does No One Want Peace in Ukraine?”

All attempts by the government to evaluate the content of speech and deter or punish what the government and its benefactors hate or fear is un-American, unconstitutional and unlawful; and if not stopped, will reduce the American people to serfdom. During the past three months, the Trump administration has sought to withhold the delivery of … Continue reading “Punishing Freedom: Trump’s Attack on the First Amendment”

Israel’s claim that Hamas is “stealing aid” is so preposterous no serious journalist or politician ought to give it any kind of airing – yet there it is continuously cropping up in the coverage of Gaza. How do I know Israel’s claim is utterly worthless? For this simple reason: Israel has a fleet of surveillance … Continue reading “Israel’s Claim That ‘Hamas Is Stealing Aid’ Is Patently a Lie”

On May 16, Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks since the first months of the war. Despite the pessimistic evaluation by Ukrainian and European leaders, the return to diplomacy is itself a major achievement and step forward. The talks lasted an hour and forty minutes. Western leaders and Western media have given the … Continue reading “Western Media Falsely Presented the Ukraine-Russia Talks as a Failure”

Former FBI director James Comey has provoked a First Amendment firestorm with a display of sea shells that included the sequence: “86 47.”  Many supporters of President Donald Trump note that in popular culture “86” frequently is used as slang for eliminating (killing) someone.  “47,” they conclude, obviously refers to Trump, the 47th president of … Continue reading “James Comey Should be Shunned, Not Prosecuted”

Deal-making is said to be President Trump’s specialty, yet after five rounds of indirect talks with Iran – most recently just days ago – we seem as far away from an agreement as ever. The fifth round ended last Friday with no breakthrough, but at least no breakdown. However, each day that passes without a … Continue reading “Take the Iran Deal, President Trump”

Try this sometime: say that NATO bombed civilians in Serbia, and Russia did the same in Ukraine. Don’t take a side, don’t justify it – just note the symmetry and watch the room explode. You’ll be accused of whataboutism, as though you’d just farted in church during a eulogy. Push further, and the full litany … Continue reading “In Defense of Whataboutism, The Scientific Method of Justice”

There was a time when Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to have all the cards. The Palestinian Authority was largely passive, the occupied West Bank was relatively calm, Israel’s diplomatic reach was expanding, and the United States seemed ready to bend international law to accommodate Israel’s desire for complete control over Palestine. The Israeli prime minister had … Continue reading “Netanyahu’s Endgame: Isolation and the Shattered Illusion of Power”

The brief freeze and rapid partial reinstatement of National Endowment for Democracy (NED) funding in early 2025 helped expose it as a US regime-change tool. Created to rebrand CIA covert operations as “democracy promotion,” the NED channels government funds to opposition groups, meddling in their internal affairs. Regime change on the US agenda In 2018, … Continue reading “US Reinstates Funding to Propaganda Outlet NED”