Yassamin Ansari – the Democrats’ first and only Iranian-American member of Congress – also tells Mehdi why she has switched her position on genocide in Gaza and on Israel lobby funding of politicians.
Scott Corey Informed Comment Conventional analysis of the 2026 warfare in the Middle East revolves, understandably, around standard themes: war and peace, victory or defeat, cost versus benefit, justification and crime. For the three “new model” autocrats involved, Mr. Trump, Mr. Netanyahu, and Mr. Putin, the matter is different. Operating under Carl Schmitt’s doctrine that […]
Kit Klarenberg On June 15th, two young Ukrainians were found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on two homes and a vehicle intimately connected to former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Curious details of the trial unreported in the mainstream, and a post-conviction propaganda blitz led by the BBC blaming Russian intelligence actors for directing the […]
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Ray McGovern and Peter Kuznick examine Europe’s accelerating military buildup, Putin’s warning that Russia is prepared for war, and why they fear diplomacy is giving way to a dangerous escalation between nuclear powers. ScheerPost Staff As Europe dramatically expands military spending and NATO leaders openly prepare for what they describe as a possible future conflict […]