L’attentat de la gare de Bologne le 2 août 1980, qui a impliqué d’innombrables complicités dans les milieux atlantistes et dans les plus hautes sphères du pouvoir italien, fait tomber cet argument naïf des anti-complotistes : jamais un gouvernement n’oserait organiser des attentats contre son propre peuple. Or, l’Italie ne …
Read More »America’s dangerous game with Israeli security
It is crucial that Israel clearly and loudly communicates to Sullivan the drawbacks of the proposed normalization and the defense pact and does not rush into signing. As US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan prepares to visit Israel this weekend, the primary topic he aims to address is the prevention …
Read More »BIBI GOES TO RAFAH
As the war in Gaza enters what may be its final phase, Joe Biden has been unable or unwilling to restrain his Israeli ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to the October 7 attack by Hamas with months of devastating collective punishment for Gaza. It troubles me to …
Read More »ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in March 2024
ISIS carried out at least 69 confirmed attacks in March in the Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Raqqa, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. These attacks killed at least 84 pro-Assad regime soldiers and 44 civilians and wounded at least 51 more soldiers and civilians. There were also 19 high quality* attacks during …
Read More »Erdogan’s ‘historic’ visit to Iraq prioritizes economy over politics
No politics: The Turkish President’s trip to Iraq instead marks a strategic shift toward strengthening economic ties and pragmatic cooperation between Ankara and Baghdad. Perhaps due to a lack of official clarity, experts anticipated that security and political issues would head the agenda during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22 …
Read More »The Gaza ‘aid pier’: a US geopolitical ploy?
While presented to the world as a humanitarian effort, the US-led ‘Maritime Corridor’ in Gaza is a strategic maneuver aimed at consolidating US and Israeli control over land and sea. Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, which has killed over 35,000 civilians, predominantly women and children, has been executed alongside …
Read More »The PIJ’s defiance amid diplomacy: ‘Gaza will not be allowed to fall’
With a reputation as the most ‘Resistance Axis’ aligned armed faction in Gaza, the PIJ’s perspectives on the war and ongoing ceasefire negotiations are highlighted in this exclusive interview with a key figure from the movement. In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Abu Imad al-Rifai, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad …
Read More »Dialing down expectations on a US–Saudi security pact
Expect a ‘less-for-less’ outcome from any forthcoming US–Saudi security pact. Israel’s war on Gaza has hampered Washington’s plans to push normalization with Tel Aviv and pull Riyadh away from the Russia–China sphere of influence. A historic security pact may be in the making between the United States and Saudi Arabia …
Read More »Yemen’s strategic escalation into the Mediterranean
Ansarallah’s maritime operations against Israeli-linked shipping just expanded into the Mediterranean Sea, the Eurasian waterway NATO has long considered its own domain, home to Israel’s oil and gas platforms, and the site of Washington’s new ‘aid pier’ ploy. In support of Gaza, Yemen’s Ansarallah-aligned armed forces executed their first direct …
Read More »Iran Update, May 14, 2024
Israeli forces expanded clearing operations on May 14 into areas of Jabalia refugee camp that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had not previously cleared. Two IDF brigades advanced into the center of the Jabalia refugee camp.[i] Israeli forces initially conducted clearing operations in Jabalia city and refugee camp in November …
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