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Israelis blow up Hezbollah pagers in ‘mission impossible’ Politicians and pundits alike are hailing the technological spycraft that enabled Israel to blow up the pagers and walkie-talkies of thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon. It killed scores and injured thousands. But listening to their shock and awe, you’d be forgiven for thinking Israel’s real aim… Read more.
Biden condemns protests Over the past weeks, President Biden remained conspicuously silent as protests erupted on college campuses across America. From Columbia on the East Coast to UCLA on the West, pro-Palestinian protesters have been chanting rallying cries for a ceasefire in Gaza and urging their colleges to divest from Israel. The media have been manufacturing interest by covering these… Read more.
The fog of war Israel is right, of course. In the fog of war, sh*t happens. Except that, in twenty years of waging war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US never faced credible allegations of genocide for mistakenly killing and intentionally starving people. Whereas, after just three months of waging war in Gaza, Israel found itself in The Hague, accused of genocide.… Read more.
Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia leaves Nagorno-Karabakh high and dry America assumed responsibility for the welfare and security of pro-Western Afghans. That’s why it shocked the world when America suddenly fled Afghanistan. Because it left Afghans to the jihadi mercies of the Taliban. That abandonment was as unconscionable as it was shameful. Russia assumed responsibility for the ethnic Armenians of… Read more.
Podcast Episode 104 A key feature of the genocidal war Russia is waging in Ukraine is the United States announcing one installment after another of hundreds of millions (and sometimes billions) in military aid to Ukraine. But that’s the problem. Because everyone in Ukraine, military personnel and civilian alike, will tell you they could have… Listen.
US President Joe Biden offended all notions of diplomatic sense and sensibility last month when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin murderous and Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch dangerous. I found his candor – in calling a spade a spade on the world stage – refreshing and encouraging in equal measure. But perhaps it just… Read more.
