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Middle East
Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus (HRW)
Human Rights Watch Verifies Use of Incendiary Weapon over Residential Areas in Southern Lebanon
Anti-Iran Policy as a Sacred Mission of Israeli Propagandists
They fear that if Iran comes closer to the US it would undermine Israel’s unique place as main client and receiver of billions of dollars
Trump set off a Bomb in the Cockpit of the World Economy; Does Global Recession Loom?
Today’s increase was different, since the price skyrocketed fully 30% in one day, something that hasn’t happened for decades
The War on Iran — and Washington’s Missing Exit Strategy
The United States has once again launched a war in the Middle East based on false claims about weapons of mass destruction
The wrong question about the war in Iran
the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain
Iran as a new Forever War
The day the world crossed a line it may not easily step back from, when the U.S. and Israel engaged in a war with Iran with no clear end in sight
Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.
Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran
Hegseth has defended convicted war criminals, arguing that US troops are not bound by international laws or norms limiting the violence of war








