Raul Diego A two-pronged initiative by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Department of Homeland Security is set to substantially increase Israel’s already significant role in America’s digital health, artificial intelligence (AI), critical health infrastructure, as well as law enforcement, public and border protection and other key sectors. Citing “health challenges” posed by COVID-19, the…
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Operation Cyclone and Timber Sycamore: America’s Bounties for Killing Russian Troops
Gavin O’Reilly Following last Friday’s allegations by the New York Times that Russian intelligence officers had offered financial incentives to Taliban insurgents who had targeted US and coalition forces in Afghanistan, the ensuing outrage by the mainstream media went as predictably as expected. Despite the allegations being denied by Russia, US intelligence officials and even…
In ‘Russian Bounty’ Story, Evidence-Free Claims from Nameless Spies Became Fact Overnight
Alan MacLeod American troops in Afghanistan Based upon a bombshell New York Times report (6/26/20), virtually the entire media landscape has been engulfed in the allegations that Russia is paying Taliban fighters bounties to kill US soldiers. The Washington Post (6/27/20) and the Wall Street Journal (6/27/20) soon published similar stories, based on the same…
Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy
Abby Martin covers the whole truth about the Afghanistan War, from the CIA construct of the 80’s through today’s senseless stalemate. Two decades, three administrations, tens of thousands of lives; it’s time to #EndTheForeverWar. Marine Corps infantryman turned anti-war activist tells Abby Martin the hidden reality of the endless Afghanistan War.
Israeli Atrocities On the Rise
Abhijan Choudhury Two recent reports released by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian Territories (OCHA oPT), on June 18 and 24, describe the blatant human rights violations and war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian population in the three occupied Palestinian territories…
Statement of the Libyan People’s National Movement on the Current Situation
Statement of the Libyan People’s National Movement The Libyan National People’s Movement and the masses of the Libyan people followed the speech of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, during this day, 20.06.2020, in Sidi Barani, at a time when direct and foreign military intervention in Libya is intensifying, exporting…
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi: Any Intervention in Libya by Egyptian Forces “Would Be Led by the Libyan Tribes”
Libya’s Sirte and Al-Jufra are considered the red line for Egyptian national security Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said on Saturday that any direct Egyptian intervention in Libya would have international legitimacy at this point. The president made the statement in a televised speech while inspecting Egypt’s Western Military Zone accompanied by the heads and elders…
Al-Youm7 Interview: Aref Nayed Warns Neo-Ottoman Invasion is the Gravest Threat to Arab Countries
Dr. Aref Ali Nayed, head of the Ihya Libya (Reviving Libya) movement, said in a comprehensive interview with Al-Youm7 that the Cairo initiative to resolve the Libyan crisis relied on a Libyan societal dialogue and previous interactions with the Libyan stakeholders over the years. Nayed said it is a Libyan initiative par excellence, and which is…
New Evidence Suggests Turkey Preparing for Libya-Style Military Intervention in Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem Turkey is sending advisors and weapons into Yemen and flexing its influence in the war-torn country as it seeks to expand its power across the Middle East. ADEN, YEMEN — As focus begins to turn to developments in Libya and the foreign interference that plagues the Arab country, it seems that Turkey already…
Rising Threat of Disintegration of Yemen and the Role of the Islah Party
Abdul Rahman On May 22, the 30th anniversary of the unity between North and South Yemen was celebrated by some groups. The Abdrabbuh Masur Hadi-led faction of the General People’s Congress (GPC) and Islah were leading them. However, the celebration of the Unity Day by these political groups was ironic considering that major parts of…
Israel’s Proposed Annexation of Occupied West Bank: Third Intifada in Palestine?
Abdul Rahman The Zionist occupation forces are looking for yet another opportunity of expansion into Palestinian lands with unprecedented support from its main imperialist ally, the US On May 30, 2020 Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his government’s plan to annex 30% of the West Bank on July 1. On June 1, Benny Gantz,…
Palestine: Surrendering or Preparing for a Third Intifada?
Elijah J. Magnier A terrorised Palestinian teen girl arrested by six Israeli heavily armed security forces. An estimated 7,000 children have been detained, interrogated, prosecuted and/or imprisoned within the Israeli military justice system. How Trump-Netanyahu Middle East policies help Iran Through its failed foreign policy, the US administration has unwittingly and unwillingly become the greatest supporter of the “Axis of…
