Killing Iran Diplomacy with Sanctions

U.N. sanctions on Iran have been reimposed thanks to the foolish European governments that used the “snapback” mechanism in the original nuclear deal: U.N. sanctions imposed by the Security Council in resolutions adopted between 2006 and 2010 were reinstated at 8 p.m....

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The Secretary of War Crimes

Pete Hegseth loves war criminals past, present, and future: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a video posted to...

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The Evidence of Genocide in Gaza Is Overwhelming

Navi Pillay lays out the evidence from a new U.N. report that finds that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza: Establishing genocide requires not only the act but also the intent. Here, too, the evidence is clear. Senior Israeli leaders, including the president, the...

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Another Senseless Boat Attack

The president bragged about committing more murders at sea today: President Donald Trump said the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. Whoever carried out the attack that killed these people was...

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Trump’s Barbaric Boat Attack

The president’s murderous attack on the Venezuelan boat last week was even worse than previously known. The Intercept reports: People on board the boat off the coast of Venezuela that was destroyed by the U.S. military last Tuesday were said to have survived an...

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Israel Bombs Doha

The Israeli government carried out a strike in Doha today in an attack on Hamas’ political leadership: Qatar condemned the attack, which Majed al-Ansari, the spokesman for the Qatari foreign ministry, said in a statement targeted the “residential headquarters” where a...

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Attacking Venezuela Is Reckless and Illegal

The Financial Times reported over the weekend about the possibility of U.S. attacks on Venezuela in the coming weeks: One possibility highlighted by experts is that Trump may decide to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles from navy destroyers or the submarine at targets...

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The Trump Administration’s Famine Denial

The Trump administration has made famine denialism the official policy of the United States: The US rejected a United Nations-backed report that declared a famine in Gaza, breaking with other members of the UN Security Council as it denied that Israel was engaged in a...

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End the Toxic US-Israel Relationship

Will Walldorf proposes changing the U.S.-Israel relationship somewhat: Given Israel’s geopolitical stature, Washington needs to upgrade its relationship with the country from one of client-patron to strategic partnership. In the process, it needs to add, as with other...

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