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Biden becomes the sixth successive President to bomb Iraqis: how far could this latest round of escalation go?

By Aram Mirzaei for The Saker | March 4, 2021  Another president, another act of aggression. For the past few decades, it’s almost like a mandatory rite of passage for US presidents to bomb Muslim countries. I don’t think many of us are surprised to see that current US President Joe Biden turned out to […]

The Ochelli Effect-Humanity Criminals Apes Planet

Mike Swanson is back after taking a week away from the show. He will be doing a presentation about his new book at an upcoming online conference. The Future of Freedom Foundation https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-national-security-state… Chuck and Mike discussed interesting figures in history who may have acted in criminal ways from behind the scenes while war machines […]

Hague-based tribunal orders US to pay $37mln to Iran for breaching 1981 treaty

Press TV – March 4, 2021 In a legal victory for the Islamic Republic, the Hague-based Iran–United States Claims Tribunal (IUSCT) has ordered Washington to pay $37 million to Iran after finding it guilty of passing Treasury regulations that prevented or delayed the transfer of part of the Iranian assets in violation of the 1981 […]

Delusions of Self-Defense: Biden Bombs Syria

Binoy Kampmark Every power worth its portion of salt in the Levant these days seems to be doing it. On February 25, President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Syria. The premise for the attacks was implausible. “These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq,” claimed Pentagon spokesman …

Yémen : Houthis et forces gouvernementales englués dans la guerre

Une centaine de gouvernements et des donateurs particuliers ont participé le 2 mars à une collecte pour empêcher la famine au Yémen. Mais l'argent récolté, environ 1,7 milliards d'euros, n'est pas suffisant. Antonio Guterres, secrétaire général de l'ONU, parle même d'une « peine de mort pour le pays ». Les combats entre Houthis et forces gouvernementales s'intensifient dans la province de (...)

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International

Yémen : Houthis et forces gouvernementales englués dans la guerre

Une centaine de gouvernements et des donateurs particuliers ont participé le 2 mars à une collecte pour empêcher la famine au Yémen. Mais l'argent récolté, environ 1,7 milliards d'euros, n'est pas suffisant. Antonio Guterres, secrétaire général de l'ONU, parle même d'une « peine de mort pour le pays ». Les combats entre Houthis et forces gouvernementales s'intensifient dans la province de (...)

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International

Prospects for Iran-US Nuclear Deal Negotiations

Joe Biden’s administration says it is ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal. This allegedly sharply rejects former President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign,” which sought to completely isolate the Islamic Republic. However, the United States is divided over who should take the first […]

Delusions of Self-Defense: Biden Bombs Syria

Every power worth its portion of salt in the Levant these days seems to be doing it.  On February 25, President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes against Syria.  The premise for the attacks was implausible.  “These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq,” claimed Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, […]
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