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Iran Challenges US Doctrine of Low-Intensity Warfare

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:43 +0000

The official lies that undergird low-intensity warfare are wearing thin as Tehran challenges the underlying assumptions of the doctrine, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies Common Dreams The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between…

MPs Want Probe of Illegal UK Arms Shipments to Israel

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:05 +0000

More than 60 MPs and lords want an explanation from the U.K. trade secretary how an illegal arms shipment to Israel was exported from Britain and what will be done about it, John McEvoy reports. By John McEvoy Declassified UK Over…

Judge Convicts US-Trained Pinochet Agents for ’76 Murder

corinna barnard — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:29:44 +0000

A 25-year-old American was killed, along with the former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier, as part of Operation Condor, a secret U.S.-backed campaign of terror against Latin American leftists, Brett Wilkins reports. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams The Institute for…

Vijay Prashad: AI & the US War on Iran

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:50:43 +0000

The Iranian schoolhouse in Minab stands as a warning that goes beyond a single strike, or company, or war. It warns of a future in which technological power advances faster than public accountability. By Vijay Prashad Z Network In the southern…

Gaza Deals Blow to Democrats in NYC Primaries

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:16:14 +0000

Three candidates backed by the New York City mayor won after campaigning for Medicare for All, affordable housing, stronger union protections and opposing Israel’s genocidal assault on Palestinians, Jake Johnson reports. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Three progressive candidates emerged…

UN: 30% of Gazans Israel Killed Were Children

corinna barnard — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:13:02 +0000

The U.N. inquiry finds that Israeli forces’ widespread shooting and killing of children and destruction of neonatal and maternity-care facilities is key to establishing genocidal intent, Stephen Prager reports. By Stephen Prager Common Dreams About 30 percent of those killed by…

Chris Hedges: Israel’s Game Is Up

corinna barnard — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:11 +0000

Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Israel is sabotaging the negotiations with Iran and alienating its last important ally by refusing to halt its attacks on Lebanon and withdraw from its…

Vijay Prashad: Two Ways for East Asia

Elizabeth Vos — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:12:10 +0000

Contradiction has struck East Asia: the countries most deeply integrated into China’s vibrant economic system are also drawn into military preparations to confront it. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The Okinawan artist Kinjo Minoru is haunted by the tragedy…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat

corinna barnard — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:43:37 +0000

After a day’s talks with Iran, J.D. Vance’s claims to progress seem flimsy even by the slack standards the U.S. sets for itself these days in its diplomatic endeavors. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News Well, J.D. Vance had his…

Chris Hedges: The Joke Is On Us

corinna barnard — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:24:01 +0000

The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It is…