On October 3, 2024, 99 American healthcare workers in Gaza released an open letter to the White House pleading for an end to Israel’s bombing of little children. The letter was sent by American physicians, surgeons, nurse practitioners, and nurses who had volunteered a combined five years to treat the besieged people of Palestine. The … Continue reading “American Healthcare Workers Plead for End to Gaza Bombing”
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Trump, Harris, and the ‘Lesser of Two Evils’
A distressing number of my relatives, friends, and acquaintances have found themselves reduced to making a “choice” between the “lesser of two evils” in most elections. That ugly situation seems to be especially true regarding U.S. presidential elections, and the current contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris continues the distressing pattern. I have long … Continue reading “Trump, Harris, and the ‘Lesser of Two Evils’”
Israel’s Biblical Wars of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth of the ‘Seven War Fronts’
Israeli officials keep repeating that Israel is fighting on multiple fronts. The truth is that Israel chooses to fight on multiple fronts. The two claims are fundamentally different. Recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went as far as saying that his country is fighting on seven different war fronts, all driven by the objective of … Continue reading “Israel’s Biblical Wars of ‘Self Defense’: The Myth of the ‘Seven War Fronts’”
The West’s Support for Israel’s Genocide Is Destroying the World as We Know It
The horrifying images from Gaza last week of fire consuming a Palestinian teenager confined to his hospital bed with an intravenous drip may come to define Israel’s genocide, as completely as earlier images of human depravity have defined the world. Naked, skin-and-bone corpses thrown into mass graves in the death camps of the Nazi Holocaust. … Continue reading “The West’s Support for Israel’s Genocide Is Destroying the World as We Know It”
Is a THAAD for Israel Worth a War With Iran?
On October 1, Iran launched around 180 missiles, of various types, against Israel. Israel promised a response that “will be lethal, precise and above all, surprising.” On October 23, Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant said that “after we attack Iran, everyone will understand [the Israeli military’s] might.” The U.S. has promised ironclad support for Israel against … Continue reading “Is a THAAD for Israel Worth a War With Iran?”
Neocons Circling a Surging Trump… Will He Bite?
Weekend news that “Neocon Nikki” Haley is in talks to hit the campaign trail for Donald Trump should raise red flags to everyone cautiously optimistic that Trump 2.0 will avoid some of the personnel disasters that Trump 1.0 fell into time and time again. Haley was nicknamed “birdbrain” by Trump in the primaries and he … Continue reading “Neocons Circling a Surging Trump… Will He Bite?”
Why the US Government Stopped Me From From ‘Telling the Untold’ at Sputnik
Growing up, I never imagined myself working as a journalist, let alone for one of the world’s leading wire services; however, I ended up doing exactly that for Sputnik – one of Russia’s news agencies – from April 2021 to October 2024. My time at Sputnik was not at all like most Americans would expect, … Continue reading “Why the US Government Stopped Me From From ‘Telling the Untold’ at Sputnik”
Joe Biden Allowed His Friend Bibi to Destroy His Presidency and Legacy
First Published as The Libertarian Institute Debrief In 2020, amid lockdowns, Joe Biden prevailed in the election, running his campaign from his home. Biden was clearly experiencing significant cognitive decline, so the American people were presented with a carefully choreographed message that a vote for Biden was a return to normalcy. Since Donald Trump descended … Continue reading “Joe Biden Allowed His Friend Bibi to Destroy His Presidency and Legacy”
The Global War on Children
Originally appeared on TomDispatch. It hardly matters what day you check out which news report when it comes to Gaza or now Lebanon. Amid the accounts of chaos and further destruction, there are always the children, even if often hidden away in the odd paragraph somewhere in the piece. Take a typical New York Times … Continue reading “The Global War on Children”
The Nukes or NATO: The Hidden Threat Behind Zelensky’s Victory Plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been on a tour of the capitals of Europe promoting his Ukrainian Victory Plan. It is apt that he has billed it a victory plan and not a peace plan because there is nothing of peace in it. The plan aims to strengthen Ukraine militarily so that Russia is forced … Continue reading “The Nukes or NATO: The Hidden Threat Behind Zelensky’s Victory Plan”