As Western media and politicians embrace Jolani and HTS, Alan McLeod sees the U.S. reverting to its pre-9/11 close relationship with al-Qaeda.
How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani
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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria
Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week.
US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace
Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes, writes Jeffrey Sachs.
The Day the Media Decided Militant Jihadism Is OK
Jonathan Cook on the sudden capacity of the Western press — in the case of Syria — to distinguish between jihadists and Islamic nationalists.
Chris Hedges Report: The Middle East After Assad
Now what? Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke discusses the ramifications of a 55-year dynasty in Syria coming to an end.
Is the Ukraine War Spilling Into Africa?
In the aftermath of a deadly ambush of Russian troops operating alongside Malian armed forces, Damilola Banjo looks into fears of parts of Africa becoming a proxy war zone.
Craig Murray: We Are the Bad Guys
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The CIA & the 9/11 Plea Deals – UPDATED
If you didn’t like the outcome of this odyssey through uncharted legal territory before Lloyd Austin reversed it, blame the C.I.A., Mitch McConnell and almost every other member of Congress who served in 2009 and 2015.
KOSOVO AT 25: When Tony Blair Bombed Montenegro
Britain’s direct involvement in the NATO raid that killed a Montenegrin civilian can be revealed for the first time, Phil Miller reports.
How the CIA Destabilizes the World
Jeffrey Sachs regrets that the C.I.A.’s rogue operations did not end after the crimes exposed by the 1975 Church Committee.