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Andrew Ross’s Stone Men: The Palestinians Who Built Israel (Verso; 2019)
 

Berlin, Paris and London assumed Tehran could not afford to leave the JCPOA even if it was not receiving any of the promised economic rewards.  Now the EU3 are facing the hour of truth, writes Pepe Escobar. By Pepe Escobar…Read more →

The increasingly aggressive moves by Trump’s hawkish advisers give the impression of a palace coup, writes Patrick Lawrence.  By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Neoconservative hawks in the Trump administration, led by National Security Advisor John Bolton and Secretary…Read more →

Sam Husseini says the origin of Mother’s Day has largely been obscured, helping pave the way for Trump’s embrace of women warriors and bearers of “the next generation of American patriots,” with a hint of the Nazi “Mother’s Cross.” By…Read more →

Istanbul Elections: a Turkish Constitutional Crisis? Davutoglu’s Manifesto
 

If genuine, the report published by an Israeli newspaper widely seen as Netanyahu’s mouthpiece offers a catastrophic vision of the Palestinians’ future, writes Jonathan Cook. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net A report published this week by the Israel Hayom newspaper apparently leaking details…Read more →

As’ad AbuKhalil looks at Gulf rulers vying to play top host to U.S. interests in the Middle East. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The political role of the United Arab Emirates has changed dramatically since the death of…Read more →

The evidence is plain—there was a broad, coordinated effort by the Obama Administration, with the help of foreign governments, to target Donald Trump and paint him as a Russian stooge, writes Larry Johnson By Larry C. Johnson Sic Semper Tyrannis …Read more →

[Prefatory Note: Theodor Adorno’s unforgettable remark of 1983 continues
to challenge and even haunt: “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.”
When I first encountered such a startling sentiment II was grateful to be reminded
that to engage normally involves turning a blind eye toward acute and massive
suffering, at least briefly. Today there are many horrors inflicted on innocent decent people

After decades of global integration, Dan Steinbock sees imperial presidential policies based on “national security interests” producing majestic mistakes. How Carl Schmitt Took Over the White House By Dan Steinbock Special to Consortium News             As the controversial German jurist Carl Schmitt…Read more →