The former president’s deception and warmongering killed the “hope and change” he promised on the campaign trail, writes James Bovard.
Category: Middle East
Robert Fisk: Courage in Covering Israel
As As’ad AbuKhalil pointed out in a piece earlier today, Fisk showed courage in his critical coverage of Israel, a taboo for Western reporters. James North reflects here on that coverage.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Assassins & Iran
Any thought of Biden and his people riding into town on white horses to save the nuclear deal is strictly naïve.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Depressing State of US Politics
There’s a lot wrong, including the hypocrisy of the Republican Party and the members of Biden’s national security transition team. The sole hope involves the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
THE ANGRY ARAB: France’s Islam Problem
For Macron to speak of a “crisis in Islam” is to pass judgment on a religion of 1.5 billion people and on individual Muslims, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Report Details Deadly US Drone Strikes & Raids in Yemen Under Trump
A U.K.-based watchdog group charts the escalation, mainly in 2017, of counter-terrorism operations and the toll on civilians.
NY Times Podcast Star Lied About Joining ISIS
It’s just the latest in a series of bogus national security-related coverage by the U.S. newspaper of record, writes Ben Norton.
THE ANGRY ARAB: MbS’ Behind the Scenes Role in ‘Normalization’ With Israel
As`ad AbuKhalil highlights the role of the Saudi crown prince in the current wave of U.S.-brokered deals.
LETTER FROM LONDON: The Surreal US Case Against Assange
The fox is guarding the henhouse and Washington is prosecuting a publisher for exposing its own war crimes. Alexander Mercouris diagnoses the incoherence of the U.S. case for extradition.
‘Confirmed’ Is a Meaningless Word In MSM News Reporting
When the MSM says a report has been ‘confirmed,’ what it really means is it has been agreed upon, says Caity Johnstone.