Zionism vs. Zionism – Ben-Gvir and the Acceleration of the Collapse of Israel
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed, on August 26, to build a synagogue inside the Muslim holy site Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Ben-Gvir, as a representation of Israel’s powerful religious Zionist class in the government and society at large, has been candid regarding his designs in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of Palestine. He has … Continue reading “Zionism vs. Zionism – Ben-Gvir and the Acceleration of the Collapse of Israel”
University of California Rolls Out New Free Speech Policies To Curtail Pro-Palestine Protests on Campus
The term ‘Orwellian’ is rapidly losing its gravitas with how often we make recourse to it in trying to explain global society’s piecemeal tumble into neofascism (same as the old fascism), but a recent batch of policy changes at the University of California, Los Angeles, rolling out this fall in retaliation for students and faculty’s … Continue reading “University of California Rolls Out New Free Speech Policies To Curtail Pro-Palestine Protests on Campus”
Who Wants To Kill and Die for the American Empire?
The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at Russian soldiers. “Some people don’t want to shoot. They see the enemy in the firing position in trenches but don’t open fire… That is why our men … Continue reading “Who Wants To Kill and Die for the American Empire?”
Conditioning Americans for War With Russia
Reprinted from Consortium News. As the drums beat louder and louder about alleged threats from Russia, the Biden administration today blew perilous new life into the debunked and disgraced Russiagate disinformation operation. Russiagate seems too good of a weapon for the Democrats to give up. Its initial appearance, beginning in 2016, dangerously raised tensions with … Continue reading “Conditioning Americans for War With Russia”
Knowledge Is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students To Have Both
With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don’t want to hear any backtalk. Silence is complicity, and that’s the way Israel’s allies like it. For them, the new academic term restarts a threat to the status quo. But for supporters of human rights, it’s a … Continue reading “Knowledge Is Power. Gaza War Supporters Don’t Want Students To Have Both”
Stand Up to Zelensky: A Plea for Sanity
It is understandable that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is asking the West for all the help they can deliver. It is the primary responsibility of a nation’s leader to protect the citizens of his nation. But by the same accounting, it is the primary responsibility of U.S. President Joe Biden to protect the citizens of … Continue reading “Stand Up to Zelensky: A Plea for Sanity”
Gaza’s Children Are the Principal Victims of Israel’s Genocide
The Israeli war on Gaza is a war on Palestinian children. This was as true on 7 October as it is today. On 17 August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a seven-day ceasefire to allow children in Gaza to be vaccinated against polio. “I am appealing to all parties to provide concrete assurances right … Continue reading “Gaza’s Children Are the Principal Victims of Israel’s Genocide”
Iraq Monthly Roundup: 87 Killed in August
Has US Supremacy Ended?
America has caught a whiff of a changing world. CIA Director William Burns has grudgingly acknowledged that “the United States… is no longer the only big kid on the geopolitical bloc. And our position at the head of the table isn’t guaranteed.” But America’s dogmatic inability to see past its old paradigm has prevented it … Continue reading “Has US Supremacy Ended?”