Anyone looking beyond the carefully choreographed photo-ops saw a military alliance beset by public feuds, competing visions of security, and widening political divisions, writes Medea Benjamin.
8 Contradictions Behind NATO’s Summit of ‘Love’
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Chris Hedges: Israel Seizes Pro-Palestine Activists
The rule of law has been buried under the rubble in Gaza, allowing Israel to brutally abduct 175 humanitarian activists aboard Sumud Flotilla, 500 nautical miles from Gaza.
Military Disasters & the End of Empire
Alfred McCoy on the history of imperial misadventures and how defeat in the Iran War will accelerate U.S. global decline.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Pedro Sánchez’s ‘No a la Guerra’
Spain’s leader, with his government and his people, is signaling that the time has come to challenge the trans–Atlantic status quo and ultimately the world order altogether.
Europe & the War on Iran
The British and European reaction to the war on Iran is part of a wider trend of increased vassalization of the continent to the U.S., writes Alan MacLeod.
Marco Rubio’s Cecil Rhodes Moment
The U.S. secretary of state is reviving the language and intent of 19th century colonialism to deter what he sees as “the forces of civilizational erasure that today menace both America and Europe alike,” writes Joe Lauria.
Imperial Washington: Ozymandias on the Potomac
Alfred W. McCoy on the role of energy over the past five centuries in fueling imperial supremacy and the current politics of American decline amid China’s green-energy ride to global power.
Patrick Lawrence: A Worldwide Anti–Israel Movement
Catherine Connolly’s rise to the Irish presidency marks a progression in global politics we ought not miss. A critical mass is gathering against the Zionist state.
Chris Hedges: The Speech a Press Club Banned
The National Press Club of Australia in Canberra canceled an engagement with journalist Chris Hedges after it was announced on its website. Hedges delivered the banned speech on Monday in Sydney.
From RAF Fighter Pilot to Gaza Blockade Buster
Former U.K. fighter pilot Malcolm Ducker has joined the largest aid flotilla to Gaza in history and is calling on the RAF to end intelligence support to Israel, writes John McEvoy.