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‘All we can do for Gaza is just offer our Du’a.” This is an oft-repeated statement by enraged Arabs and Muslims who feel helpless before the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But is it true that only invocations and supplications are possible, as tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being killed and … Continue reading "Words vs. Action: A Supplication for Gaza, and Humanity"

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A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey crashed off the island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on November 29, 2023. The following series of events shows the status of the U.S. military as an occupation force. Crash’s Investigation After the deadly crash that killed eight service members on board, the U.S. forces suspended operations … Continue reading "How the US Military Stole Japan’s Sovereignty"

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Has Israel gone mad? Or has it always been mad? What is the country thinking? The collective nouns seem reasonable in light of the widespread support in that country for the Israeli government’s appalling military assault on the people of the Gaza Strip for the last five months. How can Israel — and its outside … Continue reading "Is Israel Mad?"

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President Biden began his State of the Union speech with an impassioned warning that failing to pass his $61 billion dollar weapons package for Ukraine “will put Ukraine at risk, Europe at risk, the free world at risk.” But even if the president’s request were suddenly passed, it would only prolong, and dangerously escalate, the … Continue reading "Are We Stumbling Into World War III in Ukraine?"

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During the Cold War, world populations faced the ongoing nightmare of a nuclear attack coming out of the blue. All it would have taken was one miscalculation by either side. Such a trigger could even have taken the form of a false alert. We know that at least one such incident nearly led to catastrophe. … Continue reading "How Washington Killed the Nuclear Arms Control System"

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The sudden retirement announcement by State Department Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria “Toria” Nuland earlier this week left many US foreign policy watchers – your author included – trying to read the tea leaves to see what was actually going on. There are plenty of theories and speculations as to what motivated someone like … Continue reading "Did ‘Toria’ Jump… Or Was She Pushed?"

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No stranger to nightmares, Haiti is descending into another one. Armed gangs, many of whom grew in power and wealth during the current administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry with whom they had collaborated, have engaged in turf wars that have internally displaced over 362,000 people, according to United Nations estimates. They engineered prison breaks, … Continue reading "Haiti’s Nightmare Is Made in America"

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Left to its own devices, Israel would never grant Palestinians their freedom. In the past, some, whether ignorantly or not, claimed that peace in Palestine can only be achieved through ‘unconditional negotiations’. This mantra was also championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, when he cared enough to pay lip service to the ‘peace process’ … Continue reading "United Against Israel: Time To End World’s Longest Occupation"

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Reprinted with permission from Responsible Statecraft. In a Sunday interview on MSNBC, President Biden warned the Israeli government that an assault on Rafah would cross a red line, but then immediately undermined that message with contradictory statements. The president stressed that the “defense of Israel is still crucial, so there’s no red lines [where] I’m … Continue reading "On Air, Biden Walks Back His Own Rafah ‘Red Line’ in Real Time"

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A few observations on President Biden’s building of a “temporary pier” – or what his officials are grandly calling a “port” – to get aid into Gaza: 1. Though no one is mentioning it, Biden is actually violating Israel’s 17-year blockade of Gaza with his plan. Gaza doesn’t have a sea port, or an airport, … Continue reading "Biden’s Pier for Gaza Is a Hollow Gesture That Will Accomplish Nothing"

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As of mid-January, global aid to Ukraine has reached what the Kiel Institute for the World Economy described as the “staggering” amount of $278 billion. This means that Ukraine has actually had more money than Russia has been able to spend on this war. Russia’s total GDP of $1.8 trillion is just slightly over California’s … Continue reading "Ukraine Has Received Mega-Billions From US, Other Countries"

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If diplomacy is to have a chance at settling this bloody conflict, then four persistent myths about the war in Ukraine need to be exposed and refuted. Myth #1: If Putin is Not Defeated in Ukraine, He Will Roll into Europe Both Ukrainian and American officials have repeatedly warned that Ukraine is not just a … Continue reading "Four Myths That Are Preventing Peace in Ukraine"

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