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Category: Middle East Wars

Demagogue Trump’s “Restraint” at Republican Party Convention: Biden Drops Out

Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, Imperialism, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, July 22, 2024 As with France’s newly moderated and re-imaged proto-fascist Marine Le Pen a few weeks earlier, Donald J. Trump took the floor of the Republican National Convention for a 93-minute “unifying” nomination acceptance speech. Friendly, relaxed, complementary, “family-oriented,” thanking God for saving his life five days earlier from an assassin’s near[…]

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NATO/US Complicity in The Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, NATO, Palestine, Weapons Sales

by Ann Wright, published on World Beyond War, July 17, 2024 As Israel continued its relentless genocide on steroids of Palestinians in Gaza with over 140 killed in the past weekend, imprisonment without charges of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and destruction of the hospitals, universities, schools (8 UNRWA schools bombed in the past 10 days), cultural centers[…]

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Resistance Rockets, Drones and Tunnels Take on BillionDollar U.S. Weapons

Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Palestine

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, June 28, 2024 Using creative tactics, the Resistance to U.S.-Israeli terror is causing frustration and reversals for the oppressors. Consider the following: CNN reported June 22 that the U.S. will support Israel in the event of a war with Hezbollah with everything it has. U.S. officials publicly reassured top Israeli officials at a[…]

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Ansar Allah Are Not Working With Al Shabaab – Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad

Africa, Global Alliances, Israel, Somalia, U.S. Aggression, Yemen

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, June 26, 2024 US and EU forces have been unable to defeat Ansar Allah and now the US is floating a story that they’re working with Al Shabaab. On October 19, 2023, Yemen’s Ansar Allah began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel, demanding an end to its war and blockade on[…]

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The Land and Sea Blockade Against Israel is Working as Israel Takes a Strategic Hit

Imperial Wars, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen

By Ahmed Alqarout, published on Mondoweiss, May 4, 2024 Netanyahu’s plans to turn Israel into a regional transportation hub connecting Asia with Europe has just suffered a major setback. The reason is the maritime and land blockade against Israel in response to its genocide in Gaza. Israel’s aspirations to become the region’s transportation hub have taken a hit. The maritime[…]

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A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

Abuses of Empire, Anti-War, Drone Warfare, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, War and Weapons, War Crimes

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, April 16, 2024 The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian[…]

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The Legal Case Against Joe Biden for Enabling Israel’s Genocide Against Gaza

Action!!, Imperialism, Interview, Middle East Wars, Occupation, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, South Africa, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action

Murtaza Hussain interviews Katherine Gallagher of the Center for Constitutional Rights, for Intercepted, January 17, 2024 Editor’s Note: This is an important case.  The fact that the judge is allowing it to go forward is a significant step in US jurisprudence.   The hearing began on January 26, and can be seen HERE. A panel of judges at the International Court[…]

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US Ramps Up War Crimes After ICJ Rules Against Israel

International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, United Nations, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 31, 2024 The Biden administration colluded with Israel to slander the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine in anticipation of the ICJ ruling against Israel on the charge of genocide. Washington is attempting to cover up genocide by committing the war crime of collective punishment against the people of Gaza.[…]

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Yemeni Missiles Force US Navy to Turn Back From Bab al-Mandab Strait

Anti-Imperialism, Middle East Wars, U.S. Aggression, Yemen

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published on January 25, 2024 This and the 2 accompanying posts give a brief picture of the current situation between the US and Ansarallah in the Red Sea.  [jb] The Yemeni armed forces announced late on 24 January that intense clashes took place with several US warships escorting two commercial vessels attempting to[…]

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