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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”

Another 23 people were wounded.

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?”

Seven U.S. soldiers were wounded during an anti-ISIS operation.

The arrest yesterday of Palestine solidarity activist Sarah Wilkinson, following the arrest of journalist Richard Medhurst last week – both based on an improbable claim they have violated Section 12 of the Terrorism Act – is definitive proof that Keir Starmer’s authoritarian purges of the Labour left are being rolled out against critics on a … Continue reading “UK Labour Party Purges Have Mutated Into the Arrest of Palestine Supporters”

Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world’s largest international institution. In an interview published in the Israeli newspaper Maariv on August 20, the disgruntled envoy said that “the UN building should be closed and wiped off from the face of the earth.” Whether Erdan has … Continue reading “Erdan’s War on the UN: The Brutal Wish of Failed Israel Diplomat”

“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.” ~ John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as Secretary of State, the future president John Quincy Adams addressed a joint … Continue reading “Searching for Monsters”

The U.S. has a long legacy of coups. During the Cold War, the U.S. participated in no less than sixty-four covert coups. They did not end when the Cold War ended. Since then, the U.S. has carried out or facilitated several coups, including in Haiti, Venezuela, Brazil, Honduras, Paraguay, Bolivia, Egypt and Ukraine. Recently, the … Continue reading “The US Is Being Accused of Three Coups”

Today, President Zelensky informed the nation at the Ukraine 2024 Independence forum in Kyiv that his government was preparing a “plan for victory” to submit to President Biden, Vice-President Harris, and Former-President Trump. Kyiv Independent described it as a “proposal” and said he would present it during an upcoming meeting with the three politicians in … Continue reading “Kursk Offensive To Be Part of Zelensky’s ‘Victory Plan’”

For decades, presidents and their appointees have misused the classification system to conceal waste, fraud, abuse, and even criminal conduct, failing to properly manage classified federal records generally. That is why a new bipartisan effort to deal with this major executive branch misuse of power is both remarkable and welcome. The solution offered by Senate … Continue reading “Does the Government Classification System Need Reform?”