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Israel has made its third attempt in 8 months to destroy Iran. This time it has got what it always wanted – the full power of the United States as its instrument. In previous pieces the present writer has asked the question of Trump: Is it America First or Israel First? That question was answered…
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Is it ‘America First’ or ‘Israel First’? Is President Trump his own man – or is he just Israel’s bitch? We will probably find out the answers to these questions shortly. The United States has assembled an unprecedented amount of naval and air power in the vicinity of Iran. Over half of the operational US…
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A second US/Israeli attempt, in 6 months, aimed at regime change in Iran has failed. The last attempt, made during June 2025, involved an Israeli sneak attack followed by a 12 day war on Iran. Iran responded with a defensive war that hurt Israel so much that Trump was forced to intervene on its behalf.…
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Germany, the killer of 6 million Jews, has insisted that if Israel is excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest it will boycott the competition. A number of Germany’s European colleagues – Spain, Ireland, Netherlands and Slovenia – are insisting that Israel’s genocidal activity in Gaza needs to be punished. After all, wasn’t Russia the subject…
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President Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan originated as an Israeli/US collaboration, as the war on the Palestinians is – with Israel leading the United States. Israel/US is a double act. The US supports Israel unconditionally – just more openly under Trump than previous administrations, who maintained some discreet distance. Trump, an unusual openly amoral politician, has…
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Andrew Roberts, court historian and now Baron Roberts of Belgravia, curtesy of Prime Minister Johnson, was once described as “the authorised apple polisher to the Blair-Bush dyarchy.” This was due to his fulsome support for the US/UK New World Order project. He has also been a long-standing friend and uncritical supporter of Israel and its…
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After maintaining a discreet distance from Israel’s war on Iran, which has been going on for a lot longer than 12 days, President Trump decided to weigh in with American power to help the Israelis finish the job. By doing this he has taken direct US ownership of the war and begun to ride two…
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The US president told the Western world’s press in Washington on February 4 that the American plan for Gaza is to permanently remove all Palestinians from the territory: “I don’t think people should be going back to Gaza. I think that Gaza has been very unlucky for them. They’ve lived like hell.” Asked for clarification…
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There was an informative interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Saturday 18 January with the senior Middle East correspondent Jeremy Bowen. It took place on the eve of the ceasefire in Gaza. Informative interviews are a rarity regarding events in Gaza because the senior management of the BBC have kept a tight muzzle…
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President Bashar al Assad has gone, but the problem of governing the state of Syria remains. The Western media (and its alternatives in the Western alt-media) have described the fall of President Assad as an “overthrowing.” It was nothing of the sort. Assad was not overthrown. He was, in fact, fired. The circumstances of the…
