Many were optimistic that an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon was imminent following the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Others pinned their hopes on Washington-led negotiations to secure a partial withdrawal – one that...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 16 July 2026, I was on Danny Haiphong’s popular podcast talking mainly about the Iran war but also the conflict in Ukraine. It is clear that the tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the US are escalating — dangerously so — and that...
The Israeli government this week stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status in order to advance a proposal that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said was inspired by the Trump administration’s now-shuttered Alligator Alcatraz to build a prison for...
“I want to stop American aid,” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 30. “It’s like welfare; I don’t want it.” Usually, Netanyahu gets anything he demands from Uncle Sugar. But on July 15, the US House of Representatives voted, 314-104 against even...
Reprinted from Tom Engelhardt's Substack I recently drove to a gas station in Massachusetts to fill my tank with regular gas, the cheapest around, and, to my surprise, given what’s going on, it was only $4.59 a gallon. Okay, okay, I take back that “only” and admit it....
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Dropsite News broke a story yesterday that President Trump's envoys to Ukraine/Russia and the Middle East – his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his real estate developer friend Steve Witkoff – have been spending most of their time...
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 15 July 2026, I was on CNN-News18, a leading television news channel in India. The discussion focused almost exclusively on the war in Iran and the question of where the conflict is headed. I made it clear that President Trump has...
As the Republican-controlled US Congress advances President Donald Trump’s requested $1.5 trillion budget for “rebuilding” a military that’s already more powerful than any armed force in human history, a group of former national security officials is urging Americans...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The late Senator, Lindsey Graham was best known for his enthusiastic embrace of war and sanctions. His former colleagues in the Senate have found a perfect, ironically suitable way to honor him. Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute...
In June 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wrote to Republican Representative Marlin Stutzman of California, saying that “the time has now arrived [for Israel] to move from aid recipient to partner” with the United States. Yesterday, on Fox News, Netanyahu again...
