On Sunday, The New York Times editorial board published a statement under the headline “Trump’s War Is Weakening America.”

 

The New York Times, the Democratic Party and the preparation of Phase 2 of the war against Iran

BY David North

 

It is a programmatic intervention, produced at a moment of acute strategic crisis for American imperialism, whose purpose is to define the political conditions—domestic and international—under which the war against Iran can and must be resumed, reorganized and prosecuted to a conclusion consistent with the fundamental objectives of the United States ruling class.

They may appear to be innocuous – even elegant – on the landscape as they collect power from the currents, but wind turbines have their own set of problems that environmentalists wish to ignore due to their eco-virtue-signaling.

As environmentalists look at a sprawling field of wind turbines as ‘good for the environment’ – unlike giant smokestacks on the horizon emitting noxious greenhouse gases into the air – the dangers inherent to wind energy are mostly invisible from a distance. Take a closer look, however, and it becomes quickly apparent that wind farms come with their own high cost to the environment and our health.

 

Wind power is not the harmless energy source liberals said it was

Illegal logging, huge decommissioning costs, and even ecological damage plague the supposedly ‘green’ generators

International Criminal Court correspondence shows prosecutor dropped the war crime probe into Australia’s generals while under investigation for sexual abuse. A Stuart McCarthy exclusive.

International Criminal Court correspondence obtained by Michael West Media reveals that the ICC declined requests to investigate high-level command responsibility for alleged Australian SAS war crimes in April last year.

The decision not to investigate detailed allegations of war crimes against Australia’s top generals during the war in Afghanistan was made by the ICC Prosecutor while he was under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

President Donald Trump has sent US Navy ships into the Strait of Hormuz to create a blockade - something experts warn could put American lives at risk.

Trump announced the move via Truth Social on Sunday, saying the naval assets would 'begin the process of blockading any all ships trying to enter' the Strait. 

US Central Command confirmed the blockade of 'all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports' will start on Monday at 10am ET.

Vessels using the strait to travel to and from non-Iranian ports will not be impeded, CENTCOM said in a statement. 

 

US President Donald Trump has declared that the US Navy will immediately begin a “blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran in Islamabad ended without agreement. He accused Tehran of extortion, referring to the fees charged to vessels seeking to traverse the strategically vital waterway.

“I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas,” the US president stated on Truth Social. He went on to claim that “other Countries will be involved with this Blockade.”

Trump also said the US Navy will begin destroying Iranian mines in the strait, threatening that Tehran’s forces attempting to obstruct the effort “will be BLOWN TO HELL!”

Just as world events have forced him to update his famous thesis on “the end of history”, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama this week sought to backtrack on his later book that characterised the United States as a “high-trust society”.

 

Trump has an Achilles heel, and the Iran war has exposed it

America’s standing in the world is at a low ebb – not just because of the way Trump has prosecuted the war against Iran, but because of how he’s pursued foreign policy more broadly.

BY Michael Koziol

 

[Professor Schlevogt]... There is a time for goodbye – and a time for reunion.

When foreign companies beat a hasty retreat from Russia in 2022 amid the Ukraine conflict, they framed their departures as a moral necessity.

In truth, for many, it was a costly act of panic: Abrupt, politically driven, and strategically short-sighted.

Now, as the global business climate is tempered by a more sober reality, the moment has come for foreign multinationals to reconsider – true to the old wisdom that illness is best treated early, before it turns chronic.

Returning to Russia is not merely an opportunity for commercial redemption; it is a strategic imperative for those seeking long-term relevance in one of the world’s most critical markets – and an exceptional opportunity for first-time entrants far-sighted and bold enough to seize it.

The high-level talks involving the Iranian, US and Pakistani delegations in Islamabad are continuing into Saturday night, a senior White House official has confirmed to the press.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is leading the Iranian side; US Vice President J.D. Vance heads the American team.

Iran has arrived with a message of deep mistrust. Ghalibaf said Tehran has goodwill despite the US attacking Iran “twice within less than a year” in the middle of negotiations.

Vance struck a similar tone, saying earlier that he expects productive talks while warning Iran not to “play” the US.

 

AS THE PRICE OF GOLD AND THE AVAILABILITY OF OIL ARE ROCKING THE BOAT SO TO SPEAK, AFTER YEARS OF PETRODOLLAR AND AMERICAN DOMINATION OF ECONOMIC EXCHANGE, ONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH VALUES…

BUYING AND SELLING STUFF IS BASICALLY AT THE CORE OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES. WE CAN BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS, IN EQUAL VOTES AND ALL EQUITABLE HANDSHAKES, WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF WHAT WE NEED AND WANT. WANTS AND NEEDS ARE OFTEN THE RESULTANTS OF MANIPULATION OF POLITICAL MECHANISMS AND OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISING COMPETITION. 

AS ISRAEL HAS BEEN THE MAJOR ROGUE NATION AMONGST ALL NATIONS FOR MANY YEARS, WE ARE "DEEPLY CONCERNED" THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE "DEEPLY CONCERNED" AND AFRAID OF MENTIONING ISRAEL AND GENOCIDE IN THE SAME SENTENCE...

 

AND THE EPSTEIN DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES OF AMERICA SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE ELECTORAL CASH COMING FROM ISRAEL... MEANWHILE THE AMERICAN ADMINISTRATIONS PROVIDES WEAPONS AND CASH TO ISRAEL TO WAGE WAR IN ORDER TO GROW INTO THE MONSTER "GREATER ISRAEL"... THE MORE CASH TO ISRAEL, THE MORE CASH TO THE CONGRESSPEOPLE... IT IS THERE IN PLAIN SIGHT TO BE SEEN BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE BLIND BECAUSE THEY CHOOSE...

Despite propaganda to the contrary, Israel is not a democracy and never has been...

29 November 2019

During my most recent appearance on Judge Napolitano’s Judging Freedom on Wednesday I expressed the view that the ongoing ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was a scam designed to support Israeli interests in the region and to give both Tel Aviv and the White House breathing room to prepare for the next major assault on Iran.

 

When Is a Ceasefire a Scam?

Trump and Israel will make sure the war against Iran continues

BY PHILIP GIRALDI

 

“A moon will rise from my darkness.” This slightly adapted line comes from the English version of a poem by Mahmoud Darwish – one of the most important voices in modern Arabic literature. Born in 1941 in the Palestinian village of Al-Birwa, east of Acre, Darwish shared the experiences of flight, displacement, loss, and exile with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. He found words for their suffering, their grief, their life in exile, and their enduring connection to their homeland – words that resonated widely and offered strength.
   

“A moon will rise from the darkness”

by Karin Leukefeld

 

During his tour of the Middle East early this month, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Syria, a country that until recently was a close ally of Russia. The Ukrainian president's visit to the Syrian capital Damascus and his talks with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa mark the resumption and strengthening of Ukraine's diplomatic efforts in the region.

 

Ukraine and Syria tighten relations

Lilia Rzheutska

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Syria was not only a diplomatic gesture but motivated by strategic considerations regarding Russia, once a strong supporter of the Middle Eastern state

 

 

The administration of US President Donald Trump is “weaponizing Christianity” to justify its actions in the Middle East, while Israel continues to act with impunity as much of the West turns a blind eye, Irish activist and satirist Tadhg Hickey has said.

 

Trump administration ‘weaponizing Christianity’ as Israel acts with impunity – activist

The US president’s rhetoric is unbecoming of a world leader while the West continues to turn a blind eye to Israeli crimes in Gaza and beyond, Tadhg Hickey has said....