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By Aída Chávez – Drop Site News
Earlier this month, a coalition of 50 antiwar and foreign policy groups reached out to the top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee with an unusual plea: Please don’t attack President Trump—at least not for his decision to de-escalate tensions with North Korea as he focuses his attention on the Mideast. Continue reading “Democrats Are Urging Trump to Re-Escalate on North Korea”
US Africa Command announced on Friday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues a record-breaking bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no coverage in US media. Continue reading “US Bombs Somalia for 81st Time This Year”
An Israeli strike on a partially destroyed home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Thursday morning killed a man, his wife, and their two young daughters as the IDF continues to regularly kill children in its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Father, Mother, and Their Two Daughters”
Pakistan is likely to carry out airstrikes against Yemen’s Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, at Saudi Arabia’s request, Türkiye Today reported on Wednesday, citing Pakistani sources. Continue reading “Report: Pakistan Likely To Carry Out Airstrikes in Yemen at Saudi Request”
By Kit Klarenberg and Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone
The US on Tuesday launched more strikes against Iranian oil tankers, and the Iranian military began responding by launching a heavy missile attack on US bases in Jordan.
A US official told Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin that the US launched strikes against tankers near Kharg Island, deep inside the Persian Gulf, and near the Iranian port city of Jask, on the Gulf of Oman. Continue reading “US Bombs Iranian Oil Tankers; IRGC Hits US Bases in Jordan”
By Shlomi Eldarand Ruth Yuval – Haaretz
In September ’23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM’s failures surrounding Oct. 7. Netanyahu: ‘This is an absolute lie’ Continue reading “Current section Israel News•Israel Security Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn’t Brief Israel’s Security Chiefs”
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli attacks over the previous 24-hour period killed at least five Palestinians, including two young children, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Continue reading “Israeli Attacks in Gaza Over 24 Hours Kill at Least Five Palestinians, Including Two Children”
By Mohamed Gabobe – Drop Site News
MOGADISHU, Somalia —On September 3, shortly after sunset, U.S. surveillance drones began carrying out reconnaissance missions in two areas of the Al-Miskad mountains in Puntland, Somalia, according to Puntland security officials that spoke with Drop Site. The two localities—Togga Miraale and Togga Baalade—are considered strongholds for ISIS militants by local authorities. Continue reading “Secretive U.S. Base in Somalia Signals New Phase of War”
By Max Blumenthal – The Gray Zone
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the only “real solution” for Gaza was the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population, which he calls “migration,” and vowed that Israel will achieve this goal. Continue reading “Israeli Defense Minister Says Ethnic Cleansing Is the Only ‘Real Solution’ for Gaza”
A US strike in southern Iran on Tuesday hit a residential building where a wedding reception was taking place, according to local Iranian officials and the Iranian Red Crescent. Continue reading “US Strike Hits Wedding in Southern Iran, Killing at Least Five People: Deputy Governor”
By Murtaza Hussain – Drop Site News
Uganda’s parliament last month authorized an unprecedented deployment of Ugandan soldiers to Gaza as part of an international force proposed by President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Continue reading “Leaked Files Reveal Uganda’s Secret Drone Deals with Israel”
The US on Sunday bombed Iran’s Larak Island, a small island off the coast of Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first known US strikes on Iranian territory in more than a month. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) quickly responded to the US attack, launching strikes against US bases in Jordan. Continue reading “US Bombs Iran’s Larak Island; IRGC Strikes US Bases in Jordan”
Story by Raj Patel and Jim Goodman
Today’s data center proponents argue that such projects bring needed jobs and a boost to local economies. Rural America has heard confident pitches like these before. Nearly 40 years ago, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) arrived one barn at a time with bold promises of jobs and a county tax base. Continue reading “Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?”
By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation
The Anti-Defamation League and a host of major Jewish groups are lobbying California to pass a bill to classify Jews as a race/ethnicity and “not just a faith.” Continue reading “ADL, Jewish Groups Lobby California to Classify Jews as a Race, ‘Not Just a Faith’”
In 2012, eight human heads were discovered at the Detroit airport.
By Kyle Anzalone – Antiwar.com
The US Justice Department is preparing to reactivate prize courts to “adjudicate the disposition of [Iranian] captured vessels and cargo.”
Bloomberg reported speaking with an attorney working with the Justice Department on reviving the court. “Our national security interests may require the United States military to seize vessels or cargo supporting the enemy during military conflict,” Aaron Reitz, a Houston-based attorney, said in a statement. “If that happens, our federal courts must be ready to adjudicate the disposition of these captured vessels and cargo.” Continue reading “White House Planning to Reactivate Civil War-Era Court to Accelerate Theft of Iranian Oil”
The Turkish government hired a lobbying firm with close ties to US President Donald Trump earlier this month under a year-long contract worth $2.4m, according to US Justice Department filings reviewed by Middle East Eye. Continue reading “Turkey recruits Trump insiders for new Washington lobbying push”
By Ioannis Vlahos – Antiwar.com
Israel is currently prepared to begin development of offensive space capabilities, including systems designed to defend Israeli satellites from hostile spacecraft, and weapons (including lasers) capable of striking targets from space. Continue reading “Israel Developing Offensive Space Capabilities”