With the stated aim of providing “context,” The Guardian instead has destroyed the historical context that puts Western foreign policy towards the Middle East in a very grim light, writes Joe Lauria.
Destroying History to Preserve an Illusion
Category: Analysis
Are You Human Like Us?
A hunger for genocide and ethnic cleansing colours senior Israeli officials’ statements and has influenced their conduct in this war. Talk of civilian casualties is brushed off, and so are calls for a ceasefire, writes Vijay Prashad.
Blades of Grass
Israelis joke about needing to decimate each generation of Palestinian militants as “mowing the grass,” an ugly metaphor that’s penetrated think-tanks in Official Washington, Elizabeth Murray first reported in 2012.
US & Israel Poised to Open Lebanon Front
M.K. Bhadrakumar analyzes developments in the past few days, including the U.S. announcement that it is deploying a huge nuclear submarine near the war zone.
Is an End Game in Sight for Ukraine?
Illusory talk about a “stalemate” and U.S. feelers about peace talks underscore Ukraine having no options left and Russia having plenty, writes Tony Kevin.
Blinken’s Humiliation
Wherever he turned in the Middle East, the U.S. secretary of state was met by opposition, reports Joe Lauria.
US Diplomatic Setbacks Make Isolating Iran Difficult
Not achieving an early ceasefire in Gaza risks Hezbollah opening a second front, confrontation with Iran and a world war, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Caitlin Johnstone: Losing Wolf F’n Blitzer
Not since Iraq has the U.S. empire allowed itself to get caught looking this brazenly evil in front of everyone. There’s only so much propaganda spin you can put on that.
Craig Murray: Something Has Snapped
There seems to be a presumption the general population harbour the same Zionist assumptions which the journalists are paid to promote. Well, we don’t.
Obscuring Mass Murder
As Israeli siege warfare cuts Gazans off from both electricity and communications, we’re seeing the lights go out in Gaza in more ways than one, writes Caitlin Johnstone.