The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule over the Arab country after the militant group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stormed and captured the capital Damascus. Press TV – Dec 8, 2024 https://www.presstv.ir A giant banner of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs on […]

American elections: Regardless of who gets the most votes, Israel wins. Either openly (Right wing incumbent) or by controlled opposition (Left wing incumbent). At least that’s the opinion I offered Jon Eisen (our editor) while discussing a certain news item. Here’s RT’s items on the subject of “American Zionists” and […]

A UN special committee has said that Israeli policies and practices in Gaza are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide”. Julian Borger – The Guardian Nov 14, 2024 A Palestinian girl carrying portions of food walks past a bombed building in Gaza. The committee, set up in 1968 to monitor […]

The Israeli army withdrew several brigades from southern Lebanon amid expectations of a possible ceasefire soon, according to Israeli media on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Middle East Monitor – Nov 5, 2024 The brigades were withdrawn for refresher training based on an assessment of officials participating in ceasefire negotiations that a deal […]

“I don’t think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we’ll automatically be drawn into it, I think it is the obligation of friendship to say, […]

Two days out from Iran’s seminal strike on Israel and some things are being clarified. Simplicius https://simplicius76.substack.comOct 04, 2024 All the early claims of having shot everything down were slowly retracted, with more realistic headlines slowly taking their place as testament to the confusion behind the scenes. Iranian missiles were […]

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