I want to speak to you tonight about Ukraine – what has happened to it and why, how it is likely to emerge from the ordeal to which great power rivalry has subjected it; and what we can learn from this. I do so with some trepidation and a warning to this audience. My talk, like the conflict in Ukraine, is a long and complicated one. It contradicts propaganda that has been very convincing. My talk will offend anyone committed to the official narrative. The way the American media have dealt with the Ukraine war brings to mind a comment by Mark Twain: “The researches of many commentators have already thrown much darkness on this subject, and it is probable that, if they continue, we shall soon know nothing at all about it.”
Chas Freeman: The Many Lessons of the Ukraine War
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Jewish activists arrested at US Congress anti-Israel protest amid Gaza war
Some 500 people have been arrested during a sit-in at the United States Congress in Washington, DC, where they protested against “Israel’s ongoing oppression of Palestinians”, according to Jewish Voice for Peace, the group that organised the demonstration.
Jewish activists arrested at US Congress anti-Israel protest amid Gaza war
Two global leaders poles apart on the same issue
China’s stance on war is very clear, in fact, it could not be more clear. In every conflict on the globe China calls for peaceful resolution and dialogue to resolve differences rather than force. A recently released White Paper, on the White Paper, on the Belt and Road Initiative, emphasised this calling for global peace, security and safety. China is nothing, if not consistent in this.
Two global leaders poles apart on the same issue
Mapping protests in solidarity with Palestine against Israel’s assault
Tens of thousands of protesters in cities around the world have called for an end to Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Mapping protests in solidarity with Palestine against Israel’s assault
‘I will never vote Biden’: Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president
Muslim and Arab-Americans say their support was critical to Biden’s win in Michigan. Some warn they won’t back him again over his blanket support for Israel.
‘I will never vote Biden’: Some Muslim Americans in a key swing state feel betrayed by the president
Biden’s going to lose, but it’s not going to matter if he gets us nuked before the election!
Amnesty Probe Finds ‘Damning Evidence of War Crimes’ by Israel in Gaza
“Our entire family has been destroyed,” said one survivor of an Israeli bombing in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Amnesty Probe Finds ‘Damning Evidence of War Crimes’ by Israel in Gaza
Biden’s Gaza “aid” plan a fig leaf for genocide

The Biden administration on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pauses to deliver urgently needed aid to Gaza.
Biden’s Gaza “aid” plan a fig leaf for genocide
H/T: BeTheChange
Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden’s approach, officials told HuffPost.
Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
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Israel-Palestine war: Senior US State Department official resigns over Biden’s approach to Gaza
The Children Are Always Ours (Not In My Name)
Israel-Palestine war: Senior US State Department official resigns over Biden’s approach to Gaza


A senior official at the US State Department issued his resignation on Wednesday evening, citing the Biden administration’s approach to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Israel-Palestine war: Senior US State Department official resigns over Biden’s approach to Gaza
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