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The Object of War

In war, territory is the arena, not the fight. For those who have followed my commentary on this war for any length of time, I beg you to excuse me for yet again returning to a topic that has been a recurring theme for me. I feel compelled to do …

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It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!

Here it is from an old college buddy and confidante of mine, J D. This former progressive talk radio host and socialist thinker nailed it with his commentary on things ‘ Das Capital’: “If they straightforwardly called it ‘ Moneyism’ instead of a $64,000 dollar word whose meaning is a …

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Israeli War Crimes and Propaganda Follow US Blueprint

We have both been reporting on and protesting against U.S. war crimes for many years, and against identical crimes committed by U.S. allies and proxies like Israel and Saudi Arabia: illegal uses of military force to try to remove enemy governments or “regimes”; hostile military occupations; disproportionate military violence justified …

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Why Israel is attacking the Al Shifa hospital

No water,no medicine,no fuel,no food,no hope ,that is the daily reality of life for Gazans suffering under these unbearable, intolerable vicious unwarranted attacks. All of the above facts are crimes against humanity and war crimes under the 4th Geneva convention. Article 18 refers specifically to the safe guarding of hospitals …

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Operation Iron Swords
Updated to 1 p.m., November 14, 2023

The southern arena: The IDF integrated maneuver in the Gaza Strip continued. It focused onthe Shati refugee camp and the Rantisi Children’s Hospital, where the IDF exposed a basementused by Hamas terrorist operatives and where Israeli hostages may have been held. Hamasstill claims its operatives are inflicting losses on the …

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After Nasrallah’s speech, US and Israel escalate Gaza war

There is no more humming and hawing in Washington and Tel Aviv, as more weapons, battle plans, troops, and allies are amassed to deepen the war on Gaza and destroy the Palestinian resistance. Thirty days after Operation Al-Aqsa Flood destroyed Israel’s psychological deterrence, Washington and Tel Aviv continue to take …

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Arab normalizers turn their cheek as ‘another Hiroshima’ unfolds in Gaza

While Israel has dropped the equivalent of two nuclear bombs on Gaza – and mulls over the prospect of deploying an actual one – normalized Arab regimes are quietly protecting their commitment to support Tel Aviv over Tehran. “The world cannot see another Hiroshima. If the world sees 100,000 people …

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Russia’s public pivot to Palestine

As the west’s support for Israel’s Gaza war becomes indefensible, Moscow aligns itself with the global majority in defense of Palestine. The complex, nuanced issue of Russia’s geopolitical neutrality in the Israel-Palestine tragedy was finally clarified last week, in no uncertain terms. Exhibit A is Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing …

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À Gaza, l’armée israélienne respecte-t-elle le droit international ?

Parmi les nombreuses voix qui ont soutenu Israël, certaines comme le conseiller à la sécurité nationale de la Maison Blanche, Jake Sullivan, lui ont demandé de conduire ses opérations dans Gaza de manière à cibler le Hamas, pas les civils. D’autres voix, moins amènes, l’ont accusé de violer le droit …

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Israel-Hamas conflict: what Gaza might look like ‘the day after’ the war

Less than a week after Hamas’s devastating attacks on October 7, Israel’s intelligence ministry produced a chilling document. It advocated that Israel remove all of Gaza’s Palestinian population and forcibly resettle them in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. In November, a poster advertising a far-right rally in Tel Aviv juxtaposed an …

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