UPDATE: John Bolton just officially threatened International Criminal Court judges with sanctions. Reinforcing the worldwide perception of the U.S. as “a bully and a hegemon” that will not tolerate attempts by the global community to hold it accountable for its deadly actions overseas, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton is set to deliver a speech on Monday that Read More…
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Israeli Forces Kill 17-Year-Old Palestinian On Gaza Border During Protest
At least 90 Palestinians were wounded with some being taken to hospital for treatment. A 17-year-old Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces on the Gaza border on Friday, according to local health sources. Bilal Khafaja, 17, was shot in the chest during skirmishes east of Rafah in southern Gaza, the Gaza Health Ministry said Read More…
US Strategy In Syria: ‘Create Quagmires Until We Get What We Want’
In 2013, top Obama Administration officials described their policy in the Syrian War as one of keeping the war going. The administration wanted a big seat at the table for a political settlement, which officials clarified meant ensuring that the war kept going so that there was never a clear victor. The Trump Administration seems to Read More…
US Announces $200 Million Cut In Humanitarian Aid For Palestinians
The Trump administration announced Friday that it would cut $200 million in Palestinian aid, redirecting the funds to what it called “high priority projects elsewhere.” The decision comes three months after Trump administration officials including senior advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump celebrated the relocation of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv—a move that Read More…
65 Years Ago Today, The CIA Conspired With The UK To Overthrow Iran On Behalf Of Big Oil
Today is the anniversary of the CIA working with the UK in a conspiracy to over throw the democratically elected leader of Iran to give their oil to BP. (TFTP) Today marks the 65th anniversary of the West carrying out a coup in Iran that destabilized the county by overthrowing the country’s democratically elected leader, Mohammad Read More…
Trump vs. His Own Administration?
Are President Trump’s senior cabinet members working against him? It’s hard not to conclude that many of the more hawkish neocons that Trump has (mistakenly, in my view) appointed to top jobs are actively working to undermine the president’s stated agenda. Especially when it seems Trump is trying to seek dialogue with countries the neocons Read More…






