Israel’s New Air Force Head Talks Scared and Tough on Iran: He Has Little Reason to be Either

Two things prevent an all-out war between Israel and Iran. The first is that Israel knows that attacking Iran will end in a total Israeli defeat. The second is Iran’s exercise of discipline in the face of ongoing threats by both the U.S. and Israel.

Miko Peled
بواسطة Miko Peled
Tomer Bar Feature photo

JERUSALEM – As 2021 came to a close, Israel had raised the so-called "Iran Threat" issue to a whole new level. Upon his promotion in December to Commander of the Israeli Air Force, General Tomer Bar was asked by the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot (Ynet), "Are you able to attack Iran tomorrow?" His answer was "Yes!" He was then asked, "Will you be

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“Four Meals from Anarchy”: Rising Food Prices Could Spark Famine, War, and Revolution in 2022

The political consequences of hunger are profound and unpredictable but could be the spark that lights a powder keg of anger and resentment that would make the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests look tame by comparison.

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
Food Prices Feature photo

WASHINGTON – Already dealing with the economic fallout from a protracted pandemic, the rapidly rising prices of food and other key commodities have many fearing that unprecedented political and social instability could be just around the corner next year. With the clock ticking on student loan and rent debts, the price of a standard cart of food

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“I Was Living Like Scarface”: The Ludicrous Costs of the War in Afghanistan Revealed in New Documents, Testimonies

“Holy cow, I was living like Scarface…I was paying out anywhere between $300-400,000 per week to $5 million per week at times. All in cash.” Matthew Hoh, U.S. Marine Corps Captain and former State Department official

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
Afghanistan Feature photo

WASHINGTON -- The conflict in Afghanistan — for the U.S. at least — appears to be over. Essentially admitting defeat, American planes are beating a hasty and ignominious retreat from Kabul, with images of the withdrawal bearing a striking resemblance to those from the fall of Saigon 46 years previously. As the Taliban complete their takeover,

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The Hawks Who Want War With Iran Are Working Overtime

Israeli leaders, Christian fundamentalists, and hawkish Washington neocons are doing everything in their power to block a peaceful US return to the JCPOA.

Ariel Gold
Medea Benjamin
بواسطة Ariel Gold
و Medea Benjamin
Iran Israel JCPOA

WASHINGTON (Jacobin) -- Just as talks between the United States and Iran were taking place last week in Vienna, a cyberattack was carried out on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. Reports are that the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, was behind the attack that blacked out the facility just one day after Tehran launched new advanced uranium

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New US Military Base in Northeast Syria Latest of Biden’s Warlike Moves 

Many of Biden’s first moves in the Middle East, including the building of a new base in Syria, suggest his term will be more of the same rather than a break with the old. 

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
Syria Biden Feature photo

The U.S.-government funded outlet Voice of America has confirmed rumors that a new military base is being built in northeastern Syria. A convoy of 40 troop carriers and other vehicles arrived and began setting up shop in the city of Hasakah near the Turkish and Iraqi borders over the weekend. “The U.S. flag is now raised over a building,” said

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“An Israeli Blitzkrieg” Signs Point to Imminent Israeli Military Action in Yemen

An all-out military confrontation between forces in Yemen and Israel seems all but inevitable in 2021 reports Ahmed AbdulKareem.

Ahmed Abdulkareem
بواسطة Ahmed Abdulkareem
Yemen Aden airport

ADEN, YEMEN --  Saudi Arabia has rung in the new year in a familiar way, with an airstrike targeting a large gathering of civilians at a wedding ceremony in Yemen. On new year’s night, at least five civilians were killed when Saudi-backed militants launched artillery rounds at a wedding ceremony in the populated al-Hawk area in the strategic port

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