War is ugly and it leaves in its brutal wake not just death and destruction, but also a seemingly endless number of people whose minds and bodies are permanently damaged. Yet, despite these grim aspects of war, the unsavory affair is still quite common within our...
Will California Zionise K-12 Education?
Factual information about Israel and Palestine may soon be outlawed in the California K-12 school system. Assembly Bill 715 is currently on Governor Newsom's desk. The legislation was recently rushed through the California legislature, amended just days before...
Crimes Against Humanity With Impunity
The new film Evil Unbound tells the story of Unit 731 and Japanese biowarfare in China. How the mass murderers escaped justice with U.S. support after World War II offers lessons even today. On May 18, the highly-anticipated film Evil Unbound on the notorious Japanese...
Free Speech and Its Discontents
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." -- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press... " – First Amendment to the U.S....
‘National Defense Strategy’: A Novel and Unlikely, but Welcome, Proposition
“Military leaders have raised serious concerns about the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy,” the Washington Post reports. “The critiques from multiple top officers… come as [US defense secretary Pete] Hegseth reorders U.S. military priorities —...
Why Were There Russian Drones Over Poland?
On September 10, at least 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace. Polish F-16’s and Dutch F-35’s were scrambled with the assistance of Italian early warning AWACS aircraft and German Patriot systems. Four of the Russian drones were shot down in the first time...
America’s Ongoing Humiliation Ritual
For the third time this month, the Israeli government deployed drones and bombs against the Global Sumud Flotilla, the convoy of 50 civilian boats carrying humanitarian aid as part of a global humanitarian attempt to break Israel’s US-backed siege of Gaza and draw...
Recognition of Palestine Is a Repeat of the West’s Oslo ‘Peace’ Fraud
First published by Middle East Eye. The reluctant recognition of Palestinian statehood by Britain, France, Australia, Canada this week is a con – it is the same switch and bait that has been blocking the creation of a Palestinian state for three decades now. Imagine...
Strategic Treason: The Empire Fetes Man Who Killed US Troops
On Monday, Sept. 22, the current president of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, joined the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Petraeus, on stage for a discussion at the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. The summit is one of the most...
The Point of No Return: Why Accountability in Gaza Is a Global Imperative
Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming an accepted legal definition among international bodies and governments alike. The latest indictment came from the United Nations Human Rights...


