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Why  are  many  amongst  us  still  tiptoeing  around  language  when  it  comes  to  the  horrific  Israeli  genocide  in  Gaza? Layers  of  censorship  imposed  on  Palestinian  and  pro-Palestinian  voices  in  corporate  and  social  media  seem  to  have  blurred  the  judgment  of  some.  They  continue  to  speak  of  a  ‘conflict’,  calling  on  ‘both  sides’  to  use  ‘restraint’  … Continue reading “‘Watering Down’ Genocide: No More Moral Compromises on Palestine, Please”

Here’s a strange thing to even begin to grasp. In all these years, at least in Washington, the heartland of American power, it hasn’t been understood, not even faintly. In — yes! — all these years, including significant parts of the last century and this one, this country has continually poured ever more money into … Continue reading “Osama Bin Laden’s Enduring Triumph”

Sixty percent of low-income countries have been economically punished by the US, an in-depth report by the Washington Post has claimed. More than a third of the world’s nations are feeling the adverse effects of some form of US sanctions. Furthermore, the burden has become such that even the bureaucrats in Washington can no longer … Continue reading “US Sanctions Policy: Too Much Collateral Damage?”

The bodies of 16 people were found in old mass graves.

There is only one country in the world right now, in the midst of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is guaranteed dozens of standing ovations from the vast majority of its elected representatives. That country is not Israel, where he has been a hugely divisive figure for many years. It is … Continue reading “Only a Failing US Empire Would Be So Blind as To Cheer Netanyahu and His Genocide”

It is clear that while the United States continues to support disastrous wars in Gaza and Ukraine, the global community will not trust the United States as a legitimate partner for peace. Meanwhile, China has, in recent years, postured itself as a unifying force for peace in the world. Whether or not you believe that … Continue reading “China Announces Palestinian Unity Pact: How Netanyahu’s Policies Fostered Hamas-Fatah Collaboration”

In a multi-part featured series called ‘The Money War,’ The Washington Post takes a long hard look at US sanctions policy dating back to the Bill Clinton era and concludes that the sanctions regime is out of control and losing effectiveness. In another entry in the series, the incredible dependency of the Syrian Government on a … Continue reading “Washington Post Fails to Learn Anything About Sanctions”

On Wednesday July 24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to a joint session of Congress. As he was speaking, the war in Gaza was continuing, with more than 39,145 Palestinian killed at the time of writing this piece, 89,800 injured, with 70 percent of all casualties being children, women, and old men. 129 people … Continue reading “US Gives a War Criminal the Honor of Speaking to Congress”

There’s no mention of their duty to the people in the oath of office that members of Congress take. It says they will support and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Maybe, in some regard defending the Constitution would mean doing their job: representing the people that elected them. But today, the … Continue reading “A Standing Ovation for Genocide”

Targeting a school during a war could be justified as, or at least argued, to have been a mistake. But striking over 120 schools, and killing and wounding thousands of civilians sheltering inside, can only be intentional, with each attack a horrific war crime in its own right. Between 7 October last year and 18 … Continue reading “What’s Behind Israel’s War Against UNRWA?”