Hüseyin Dogru, a German citizen who founded Red. Media, discusses the sanctions the E.U. has imposed on him, what his case means for journalism and the precedent it sets in the West’s repression of anti-imperialist speech.
Chris Hedges and John Kiriakou challenge the administration’s narrative and invite listeners to reconsider the assumptions behind the “state sponsor of terrorism” label.
As Israel continued its “Gaza model” of mass slaughter and expanding occupation in Lebanon, its security minister said the “whole cabinet” opposed ending the war on Iran, Stephen Prager reports.
The media ignore the evidence as they regurgitate the official narrative that manufactures consent for U.S.-led wars, writes Alison Broinowski.
Professor Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, a former political prisoner from Iran, explains that Western decision-makers miscalculate when they bet on Iran’s cultural relationship with rebellion.
Leading U.K. media don’t mention the Israel Lobby because they’re part of it, writes Mark Curtis. But its influence over U.K. politics is likely to be greater than any other state, except perhaps the U.S.
Journalist Laith Marouf delivers a firsthand account from southern Lebanon — where entire villages were flattened. Hezbollah not only held the line — it inflicted significant losses. Marouf says it marks the end of Western hegemony.
After a Lebanon truce was declared, Iran said Friday the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open.” Trump said Iran peace talks could resume. None of the U.S. and Israeli war aims have been achieved, writes Joe Lauria.
While evacuating more sections of Gaza and ethnically cleaning more towns in the West Bank, Israel has been striking Lebanon. It dubbed its merciless assault on April 8 “Eternal Darkness,” suggesting the kind of barbarity involved.
