The White House’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Trump’s Insane & Illegal War on Venezuela
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John Bolton & Abuses of the Espionage Act
Chip Gibbons says the Trump administration should not be using the Espionage Act against Bolton, who himself used the overly broad, archaic law as a tool for political persecution.
Trump Admits Graft From Israeli Oligarch
Here is the U.S. president on Monday in the Israeli parliament, once again openly admitting the influence that billionaire Zionists have on him, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Prospects for Trump & Putin in Alaska
ALASKA SUMMIT: Those who hope for progress when the two leaders meet for their “feeling-out” summit are gloomy and anxious, writes Tony Kevin. But the warmongers are gloomy and anxious too.
Trump’s Desaparecidos
A hacker found more than 40 people not previously acknowledged by the Trump administration on the list of migrants deported to CECOT, according to 404 Media.
Trump’s California Protest Crackdown & the Law
Portland in 2020, Los Angeles today — Karen J. Greenberg covers the maximalist view of executive power emerging from Trump’s response to protests against ICE raids.
The Strategic Fallout of the Israel-Iran War
Amid all the military calculations and geopolitical theater, Ramzy Baroud says one truth stands out. When it mattered most, the Iranian people stood united.
Vijay Prashad: NATO Is the United States
As NATO’s secretary general urges member nations to “shift to a wartime mindset,” now more than ever it is clear that this aggressive alliance poses a threat to peace on a global scale.
Max Blumenthal: Iran Suspects Trump Talks as Sabotage
After each encouraging exchange, Iranians have watched key Trump negotiators issue bellicose statements to media in Washington, essentially reversing the positions they had taken in Oman.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Diplomatic Chess, Ukraine the Pawn
In Istanbul, a door was pried open after a soap opera’s worth of chicanery in London, Paris, Berlin and Kiev. Now the question is what Trump can do to address Russia’s concerns.