Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only, writes Jonathan Cook. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza.
Israel, Not the ‘Liberators,’ Will Decide Syria’s Fate
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Caitlin Johnstone: Where the Aggression Really Begins
The empire’s favorite trick is to begin the historical record at the moment its enemies retaliate against its abuses.
Putin Thinks Al-Qaeda in Syria Is Reformed Too
The Russian president has said Russia actually won in Syria because the jihadist threat is apparently ended, which was Moscow’s goal all along. But he ignored what he’d previously said was the West’s role in that conflict, writes Joe Lauria.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The FBI Deserves Kash Patel
After all the bureau’s crimes, Americans need somebody who is willing to tear this organization down to its bare studs.
Shoot the Drones!
Congress has made us helpless before whoever is terrifying the populace in New Jersey, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. This is contrary to the reason for which we have government.
UK Prison Abuse of Palestine Activists
Young protesters face more than a year in prison before going on trial over a break-in at an Israeli arms factory near Bristol, Daniel Tester reports.
When Britain Aided Al-Qaeda in Syria
The U.K.’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, writes Mark Curtis.
How US Engineered PA’s West Bank Crackdown
Robert Inlakesh reports on an American initiative to create a specialized PA security force to carry out the type of operation now underway in Jenin focused on suppressing Palestinian opposition to Washington’s agenda.
US Congress Revives Cold War Tactics With New Anti-Communism School Curriculum
Alan MacLeod on the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act,” which is now being read in the U.S. Senate, where it is all but certain to pass.