By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Twelve US F-22 Raptor fighter jets that departed the UK on Tuesday have arrived at an Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel, Ynet has reported, as the US continues its massive military buildup in the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on Iran. Continue reading “US Deploys F-22 Fighter Jets to Southern Israel as Massive Military Buildup Continues”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Remember when Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that Jared Kushner would play no part in his second term? Continue reading “Report: Trump’s Decision to Strike Iran Will Be ‘Guided by Kushner and Witkoff’s Advice’”

By Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

The National Endowment for Democracy’s president, Damon Wilson, bragged to a House committee of his group’s aggressive efforts to spark unrest in Iran, including by smuggling Starlink terminals and fashioning anti-Iran narratives for the media.

Continue reading “NED leader cut off in Congress after boasting of ‘deploying’ 200 Starlinks to Iran amid violence”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

A week after Bill Gates abruptly pulled out as a keynote speaker at a high-profile global AI summit in India, the left-wing billionaire finally mustered enough nerve to “take responsibility for his actions” over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a town hall meeting with Gates Foundation employees.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Gates told employees at a town hall event for the foundation on Tuesday that he never spent time with Epstein’s victims, and never visited Epstein’s island.

He revealed that Epstein later learned about two affairs he had with Russian women, but said those relationships did not involve Epstein’s victims. Gates said photos in the Epstein files show him with redacted women were taken by Epstein’s assistants after meetings.

Did Gates fall into a Russian honeypot?

Continue reading ““I Did Nothing Illicit”: Bill Gates Begins Apology Tour Over His Epstein Ties”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has once again vowed that there will eventually be Jewish settlements in Gaza, saying that “in the end,” Israel will fully occupy and settle the Palestinian territory, according to The Times of Israel. Continue reading “Smotrich: ‘In the End,’ Israel Will Occupy Gaza and Establish Jewish Settlements”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, the highest-ranking US military officer, has warned President Trump that there would be significant risks that come with attacking Iran, including the possibility of a protracted war, Axios reported on Monday, a report President Trump later rejected. Continue reading “Report: Joint Chiefs Chairman Warns Trump of Significant Risks if US Attacks Iran”