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The Escalator Grinds to a Halt

by Paul Larudee, October 26, 2024 It is apparently not much of an exaggeration to say that Israel’s attack on Iran fizzled. Some targets were hit and at least two Iranian soldiers were killed, but the ineffectiveness of the operation was probably due to several factors: Israel just doesn’t have the weaponry. Most of its missiles don’t have the distance,[…]

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Israel kills civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, as US Prepares to Send More Troops, Weapons to the Region – Day 352

by If Americans Knew, published on Israel Palestine News, September 24, 2024 *Featured Image:  Palestinians, who took refuge in Deir al-Balah, wait in line to receive food distributed by charitable organizations during World Humanitarian Day which is held every year on August 19 to emphasize the importance of humanitarian aid and to draw more attention to humanitarian action around the[…]

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Kursk Attack: Propaganda Triumph, Military Blunder

by Wang Xiangsui, published on Chinese Academy, August 14, 2024 Straight forward analysis from China on Ukraine’s latest feint.   (Interesting new website found along the way. ) At the bottom of the page, some more lively analysis from Scott Ritter jb Western media outlets like The Telegraph describe Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk as a “turning point” of the Ukraine War.[…]

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Uncle Sam Wants You to Kill and Die for the Empire

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, June 19, 2024 The Biden administration and congress work together in their efforts to secure what they think is U.S. domination. They are playing a dangerous game and now try to bring back a draft through sleight of hand.  The United States ended conscription, the military draft, in 1973. The all volunteer[…]

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Mapping the Parallels of US Conflict: From Vietnam to the War on China

by Megan Russell, May 31, 2024 On August 4th, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood in front of the American public and stated, “We Americans know, as do others though some may forget, the risk of spreading conflict. […] I shall immediately request Congress to pass a resolution to make it clear that our government is united in its determination[…]

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Anti-Coup Rebellion In Eastern Ukraine Completes 10 Years

by Dmitri Kovalevich, published on Popular Resistance, May 8, 2024 As Russian Forces Continue Advancing In Donetsk. April 2014 was a pivotal month for the people of the Donbass region in what was then still part of Ukraine. It was then that the governing regime was newly installed in Kiev by a coup d’état on February 20/21embarked on military hostilities[…]

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Widening War Can’t Fix This – Zionism’s Unsolvable Predicament

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 30, 2024 The Jan. 22 explosion in Gaza that killed 21 Israeli soldiers and left 33 wounded, 11 critically, happened as they were attempting to lay down explosives to demolish a block of housing units. The explosion brought the buildings down on top of them, burying them under tons of rubble. It[…]

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The World Would Rather Show Solidarity with Our Corpses than Honor our Resistance

by Fathi Nemer, published on Mondoweiss,  October 24, 2023 Who is defending themselves [jb] For decades, the Israeli regime has upheld a brutal settler colonial occupation and siege of Palestine, controlling every aspect of Palestinian life. It has committed untold war crimes all across colonized Palestine, violating the rights of the population it controls. In Gaza specifically, in addition to[…]

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VFP Statement on Gaza

Veterans for Peace Statement, published on VeteransForPeace.org, October  24, 2023 On October 12, Veterans For Peace issued this statement about the conflict between Hamas and Israel, in which we condemned the horrific violence on both sides, particularly the killing of civilians. We added our voice to the many calls for a ceasefire and negotiations toward a political solution because there is no military one.[…]

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Palestinian Resistance in Gaza Launches Unprecedented Surprise Attack on Israel

by Tareq S. Hajjaj and Mondoweiss Editors, published on Mondoweiss, October 7, 2023 At around 6:30 a.m., Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza launched a surprise attack on Israel from land, sea, and air, as thousands of rockets have been launched into Israel and reportedly dozens of Israelis, including soldiers, have been killed and abducted by the resistance. In the early[…]

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