Tag: Middle East

Israel’s Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza / US Congressman calls for Gaza genocide: ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima: Get it over Quick’

GAZA casualties, live statistics JUAN COLE Israel’s Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The incredibly brave and resourceful Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham revealed Wednesday in a hard-hitting piece of investigative journalism that the Israeli military has used two artificial intelligence programs, “Lavender” and… Read More Israel’s Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza / US Congressman calls for Gaza genocide: ‘like Nagasaki and Hiroshima: Get it over Quick’

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Cracks in Biden’s Zionist Wall: Warren, Powers admit “Genocide, Famine” in Gaza as Israeli Atrocities Continue

GAZA casualties, live statistics JUAN COLE Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Cracks are showing in the Iron Wall of the Biden administration knee-jerk support for the far-right, extremist Israeli government’s total war on Gaza. US AID Administrator Samantha Power admitted that Israel’s campaign in Gaza has produced a famine. And Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) admitted that Israel… Read More Cracks in Biden’s Zionist Wall: Warren, Powers admit “Genocide, Famine” in Gaza as Israeli Atrocities Continue

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The Origins of the West’s Iran Crisis: Oil, Autocracy and Coup

David Painter and Gregory Brew, The Struggle for Iran: Oil, Autocracy, and the Cold War, 1951–1954 Reviewed by MARC MARTORELL JUNYENT Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The figure of Mohammad Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, is an uncomfortable one for both sides of the US-Iran rivalry. For the US, Mosaddeq… Read More The Origins of the West’s Iran Crisis: Oil, Autocracy and Coup

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Ralph Nader: The Mutually Reinforcing US and Israeli Empires

The U.S. government’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s annihilation of Gaza – torrents of heavy weaponry, diplomatic and political cover, and vast majorities in Congress swearing fealty to Netanyahu’s extremist regime – is usually attributed to AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), the powerful domestic pro-Israeli government lobby, organized in every Congressional District, with its abundant… Read More Ralph Nader: The Mutually Reinforcing US and Israeli Empires

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Automated Murder – Israel’s ‘AI’ in Gaza

By Patrick Lawrence and Cara Marianna  ZURICH—“Technological change, while it helps humanity meet the challenges nature imposes upon us, leads to a paradigm shift: It leaves us less capable, not more, of using our intellectual capacities. It diminishes our minds in the long run. We strive to improve ourselves while risking a regression to the… Read More Automated Murder – Israel’s ‘AI’ in Gaza

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The Chris Hedges Report: Hamas: How Israel Created Its Own Nemesis

By shutting the door to any peaceful resolution and leaving no other option for Palestinians, Israel created its own nemesis in Hamas. GAZA casualties live statistics Hamas, like all resistance groups, from the African National Congress to The Irish Republic Army, are as demonized as they are misunderstood. Hamas is a religious, nationalist political movement.… Read More The Chris Hedges Report: Hamas: How Israel Created Its Own Nemesis

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an ‘unfolding genocide’ (see AV)

NB: A welcome speech, AOC, but its too late to save America’s reputation as either liberal or a democracy. The USA is a racist and imperial plutocracy, whose main export is war and weaponry. Save your souls and save your consciences as well as you can. It’s my impression the rest of the world will… Read More Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Israeli Gaza campaign an ‘unfolding genocide’ (see AV)

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Ralph Nader: Open Letter to President Biden March 12, 2024

President Joe BidenThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: United States aiding and abetting mass starvation and war crimes in Gaza Dear Mr. President: Willful avoidance does not exculpate your responsibility. There is no exception for the Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is bound by the Geneva Conventions to provide for the health and… Read More Ralph Nader: Open Letter to President Biden March 12, 2024

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Israeli Genocide Causing ‘Complete Psychological Destruction’ of Gaza Children

NB: Israel and its enablers, the Western establishment, led by the USA & UK have mutated into a global manifestation of the Ku Klux Klan. They are carrying out a mass lynching in front of our noses, in full view of the whole world, and the don’t give a damn. The atrocities they have committed,… Read More Israeli Genocide Causing ‘Complete Psychological Destruction’ of Gaza Children

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