In 1935, Major General Smedley Butler warned the world that “War is a racket. It always has been…” “It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.” And we ignored Read More…
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After Warning Of ‘Large and Painful Military Operation,’ Israel Begins Massive Bombing Of Gaza
“Israeli snipers shoot and kill scores of unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza, including kids, then calls it self-defense. When a Palestinian sniper fires at one Israeli soldier, Israel bombs Gaza with F-16s and preps for all out war.” Just hours after Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned that Israel is gearing up to launch a Read More…
Israel Suspends Fuel Deliveries To Gaza Strip As Tensions Continue To Mount
The restriction on fuel and gas deliveries is likely to hit Gaza particularly hard, given that Israel destroyed the Strip’s only power plant in 2014 and Israel’s ongoing naval blockade of Gaza has made rebuilding the plant impossible. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Amid speculation that Israel is set to target the Gaza Strip in yet another Read More…
Two Big “Russia! Russia!” Stories Released Days Before Trump-Putin Summit
I have said it before, and I will say it again, and I will keep saying it and saying it until it becomes mainstream conventional wisdom: it is the US intelligence community’s job to lie to you. In an article for The Nation dated July 11, the internationally renowned US-Russia relations expert Stephen F. Cohen warned of possible attempts Read More…
The War on Syria: Driving Home the Truth and the Need to Act Now
The war on Syria is remarkable on many levels. One of these levels is the success of Western propagandists to prevent the truth from attaining widespread acceptance. The truth has always been available, but rarely accepted, even when admissions of culpability in the highest of crimes comes from credible Western sources. What could be more damning Read More…
Israeli Warplanes Strike Iranian Forces At Military Base In Syria: Reports
Syria on Sunday accused Israel of targeting an air base in central Homs province, adding that its defenses hit a jet involved in the attack. “Our air defenses are responding to an Israeli aggression and intercepting a number of missiles targeting the airport, hitting one of the attacking planes and forcing the rest to leave Read More…






