By Lili Gerges – Drop Zone

BEIRUT, Lebanon—Ali Murad knew his hometown of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel was under heavy assault by the Israeli military. Since it was impossible for anyone to go there to check on his family house, he turned to satellite imagery to try and find out. Continue reading “Displaced Lebanese Pool Money to Buy Satellite Images to See What Remains of their Homes”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

President Trump on Thursday shared a post calling for the killing of Iranian leaders who won’t accept US demands, ramping up his threats against the country amid a very fragile ceasefire.

The post Trump amplified was written by Marc Thiessen, who served as a speechwriter for the George W. Bush administration. “If there are two factions in Iran, one that wants a deal and one that doesn’t, let’s kill the ones who don’t want a deal,” Thiessen said in a post on X where he was quoting himself from an appearance on Fox News. Continue reading “Trump Shares Post Calling for the Killing of Iranian Leaders Who Won’t Accept US Demands”

By Jason Ditz – Antiwar.com

South of the newly-established Yellow Line, Israel has established de facto military occupation of over 50 Lebanese municipalities, and has been demolishing homes and preventing the return to displaced locals. The destruction goes deeper than that, however. Continue reading “Israeli Troops Say Mass Looting of Occupied Southern Lebanon ‘Routine’”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation to extend for three years a surveillance authority that permits the collection of communications from non-U.S. persons located abroad without a warrant.

Continue reading “House GOP Unveils Bill To Extend Key Surveillance Power Until 2029”