For the last several weeks, the country of Yemen and their Houthi government have been in the news far more than they were during their war with Saudi Arabia. This is because the Houthis began to attack ships in the Red Sea, a frustrated reaction to the United States’...
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Iran’s Jewish Population Belies Claims Of Tehran’s Genocidal Intent
by Stark Realities with Brian McGlinchey | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
For decades, Israeli government officials—chief among them, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—have accused Iran of plotting a new Holocaust against the millions of Jews who call the Zionist state home. Netanyahu has said Iran is “planning another genocide against our...
From Bouazizi to Bushnell
by Ashraf W. Nubani | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Twenty-five-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active-duty member of the United States Air Force, died on Sunday after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC as an act of protest against the slaughter in Gaza. Unfortunately, the act is...
Selecting Syrsky: The Untold Half of the Zaluzhny Story
by Ted Snider | Feb 23, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There were probably many reasons why Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky fired Ukraine’s popular commander in chief of the armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, on February 8, but one of the biggest seems to have been a disagreement over how to go forward in a war that...
The Israeli State’s Assault on Gaza Must Stop
by Scott Horton and Jeremy R. Hammond | Feb 22, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the horrific atrocities perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, Israel has been engaged in a devastating military operation in the Gaza Strip. Over 25,000 Palestinians have been killed, 70% of whom have been women and children, and...
Ukraine’s Corruption has Poisoned America
by Brad Pearce | Feb 21, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The U.S. Congress is working towards a bill which would fund Ukraine into 2025. This, of course, is into the next presidential term. As Senator JD Vance recently explained to Tucker Carlson, the idea behind this is that if Donald Trump is again elected it will...
What Really Happened on October 7?
by William Van Wagenen | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
On 7 October, Hamas carried out an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel. Under the cover of a barrage of rockets, fighters from the Hamas military wing, the Qassam Brigades, broke through the Gaza border fence to attack nearby military bases and settlements...
Washington, Pro-Democracy? Depends on the Country
by Ted Snider | Feb 19, 2024 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Pakistan just held an election; Venezuela is about to. Both incumbent governments have banned the leading opposition figure from competing. The United States sanctioned one and was silent on the other. What was the difference? Not international law or responsible...