The four leading media outlets studied by MintPress regularly presented the U.S. bombing one of the world’s poorest countries as a method of defending itself. Alan McLeod reports.
Corporate Media’s Push for US War in Yemen
Category: Iran
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Lost & Fearful in The Middle East
From ‘Jihadist’ Dearborn to Middle East’s ‘Insects’
Columns by Steven Stalinsky in The Wall Street Journal and Thomas Friedman in The New York Times offer case studies of unethical journalism, write Mischa Geracoulis and Heidi Boghosian.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Hamas’ Official Account
There is enough in the document to declare the birth of a new Hamas movement, which breaks with its early founding years.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Russia’s Turn From the West
Sergei Lavrov’s recent comments are a case of the subtext being vastly larger than the text.
Decoding Iran’s Missile & Drone Strikes
Tehran just sent a big message about Washington’s stratagem of creating a coalition of terror groups in the region, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Israel’s Dangerous Escalation in Lebanon
Hezbollah calls Israel’s repeated attacks deliberate provocations designed to drag Lebanon into the war, Abdul Rahman reports.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Mess They Made of 2023
Patrick Lawrence: Gaza Divides the World
As the crisis unfolds, the brute exercise of power by the U.S. and Israel has catalyzed world reactions. A significant transformation in global diplomacy is underway.
Israeli War on Gaza Raising Regional Tensions for US
From Lebanon to Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Iran, the possibilities of the conflict spreading are enormous, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.