<?xml  version='1.0'   encoding='UTF-8'  ?><rss  version='2.0'   xmlns:content='http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/'   xmlns:wfw='http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/'   xmlns:dc='http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/'   xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'   xmlns:sy='http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/'   xmlns:itunes='http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'   xmlns:slash='http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/'  ><channel><title>The Unz Review: Philip Giraldi's Articles</title><atom:link href='https://www.unz.com/xfeed/rss/pgiraldi/'  rel='self'  type='application/rss+xml' /><link>https://www.unz.com</link><description>A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media</description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:47:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.9</generator>
<item><title>More Complications Arise In the Trump Universe, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/more-complications-arise-in-the-trump-universe/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/more-complications-arise-in-the-trump-universe/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 04:00:47 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=556372</guid><description><![CDATA[The top story last week, at least in terms of shock value, might well be the ongoing saga of the Trump White House ballroom, which started out as a $200 million development off of the building’s East Wing accommodating 300 guests and completely paid for by private donors. It then grew to 600 guests and...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>107</slash:comments></item><item><title>Trump Strikes Out Again, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-strikes-out-again/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-strikes-out-again/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 04:00:58 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=556162</guid><description><![CDATA[On Friday, Donald Trump was at it again. He posted on Truth Social a photoshopped picture of his face next to those of the four earlier presidents carved in stone on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. At least he was grinning, not displaying his usual snarl or sneer with his little fist raised defiantly in...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>127</slash:comments></item><item><title>Donald Trump Goes to War, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-goes-to-war/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-goes-to-war/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:54 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=555892</guid><description><![CDATA[Sometimes a seemingly insignificant story tells one more about what is going on than the attempts being made to perceive the larger reality. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army the big developing story was the Roman Republic’s impending Civil War pitting Caesar against the country’s Senate and Pompey the Great, but the...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>164</slash:comments></item><item><title>Donald Trump Pulls the Trigger, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-pulls-the-trigger/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-pulls-the-trigger/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:23 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=555605</guid><description><![CDATA[Many Americans are coming around to the view, based on what comes out of President Donald Trump’s mouth and what he writes down on his Truth Social site, that the US Head of State is insane. Larry Johnson is reporting “shocking details of what is going on behind the scene at the White House [where]...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>235</slash:comments></item><item><title>When Is a Ceasefire a Scam?, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/when-is-a-ceasefire-a-scam/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/when-is-a-ceasefire-a-scam/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:05:44 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=555442</guid><description><![CDATA[During my most recent appearance on Judge Napolitano’s Judging Freedom on Wednesday I expressed the view that the ongoing ceasefire between Washington and Tehran was a scam designed to support Israeli interests in the region and to give both Tel Aviv and the White House breathing room to prepare for the next major assault on...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>347</slash:comments></item><item><title>Trump Talks War for Easter Week, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-talks-war-for-easter-week/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-talks-war-for-easter-week/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=555304</guid><description><![CDATA[This past week was what many Christians regard as Holy Week, starting with celebration of Jesus Christ’s Last Supper on Holy Thursday; mourning Christ’s crucifixion and death on Good Friday; continuing with prayer and church services on Holy Saturday; and concluding with the glory of Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. Here in Washington things were...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>221</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Horror of Another Week In Washington, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-horror-of-another-week-in-washington/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-horror-of-another-week-in-washington/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=555139</guid><description><![CDATA[The past week has seen the usual mixture of developments flowing from the United States government that make one either want to laugh or cry. On the humor side, though with more than a bit of extreme disgust, there are the latest moves by the megalomaniac-in-chief in the White House to slap his name and...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>230</slash:comments></item><item><title>On the Road to Armageddon, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/on-the-road-to-armageddon/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/on-the-road-to-armageddon/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=554945</guid><description><![CDATA[I had thought the United States government had hit a new low point last week when the Federal Commission of Fine Arts approved a Semiquincentennial 250th anniversary commemorative 24 karat gold coin featuring President Donald J Trump leaning on his his desk with clenched fists and scowling but that was before Secretary of War Pete...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>225</slash:comments></item><item><title>Time to Pull the Plug On Trump and Netanyahu, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-trump-and-netanyahu/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/time-to-pull-the-plug-on-trump-and-netanyahu/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=554782</guid><description><![CDATA[The extent to which Israeli interests have come to dominate US foreign policy in the Middle East can be measured in terms of its effectiveness if one considers the seven trips to the US made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during President Donald Trump’s first year in office. Bibi received a passionate reception from...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>290</slash:comments></item><item><title>Maybe Attacking Iran Was Not Such A Good Idea, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/maybe-attacking-iran-was-not-such-a-good-idea/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/maybe-attacking-iran-was-not-such-a-good-idea/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=554634</guid><description><![CDATA[The completely unprovoked attack on Iran initiated by the United States and Israel has, after a little more than a week of military action, opened a new depth of geopolitical insanity. As suspected, the attack was all about protecting Israel while also minimizing the damage to US military, intelligence and diplomatic facilities in the Persian...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>326</slash:comments></item><item><title>Wars and Rumors of Wars, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/wars-and-rumors-of-wars/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/wars-and-rumors-of-wars/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:02:50 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=554440</guid><description><![CDATA[So now the die is cast and the United States has joined Israel in an unprovoked attack on a non-threatening Iran to destroy its military capabilities and to bring about regime change. This is a major mis-step that could easily turn out very badly as it is a pointless war of choice that could easily...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>508</slash:comments></item><item><title>More Teaching About Israel As Victim, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/more-teaching-about-israel-as-victim/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/more-teaching-about-israel-as-victim/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=554165</guid><description><![CDATA[The Texas state education board recently has considered draft legislation that would create the nation’s first-ever statewide K-12 required reading list for public schools. Inevitably, Jewish sourced material is prominent among the texts on the list, including Elie Wiesel’s holocaust memoir “Night” and Anne Frank’s Diary. It appears that the legislation will be approved and,...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>249</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Heart of Darkness, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-heart-of-darkness/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-heart-of-darkness/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:00:19 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=553909</guid><description><![CDATA[It is not for nothing that most of the world both abhors and condemns Israeli behavior, whether it be measured by the never-ending genocide in Gaza or the similarly driven terrorizing and deportation of the Palestinian population on the West Bank. Israel is intent on taking full control of historic Palestine and is willing to...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>197</slash:comments></item><item><title>Another Week of Aiding Israel and Assorted Corruption, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/another-week-of-aiding-israel-and-assorted-corruption/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/another-week-of-aiding-israel-and-assorted-corruption/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=553733</guid><description><![CDATA[One’s morning ritual has become something unpleasant over the past year. Opening up the computer homepage after breakfast invariably brings up the image of the Orangeman who unfortunately is otherwise known as the president of the United States of America. The person in question, who goes by the name Donald J Trump, is invariably scowling,...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>101</slash:comments></item><item><title>Some Tales from the Darkside, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/some-tales-from-the-darkside/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/some-tales-from-the-darkside/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=553525</guid><description><![CDATA[The recent demonstrations in Iran that may have killed more than 5,000 civilians and security officers changed from largely peaceful to violent when a number of “agitators” got involved and sought to turn the gatherings focused on the poor economy into a drive to bring about regime change. It has been suggested that the sometimes-armed...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>70</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Government from Hell, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-government-from-hell/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-government-from-hell/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=553268</guid><description><![CDATA[Judging from opinion polls, the American public has increasingly become largely disenchanted with the bizarre behavior of President Donald J Trump and the clownish entourage that surrounds and encourages him. Last week featured a meeting between Trump and the foreign minister of Denmark as well as his counterpart from Greenland’s legislative assembly. The meeting did...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>378</slash:comments></item><item><title>What Does Venezuela Have to Do with Israel?, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-israel/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/what-does-venezuela-have-to-do-with-israel/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 05:00:05 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=553096</guid><description><![CDATA[It is interesting to observe how United States foreign policy, such as it is, often appears to have an Israeli back story that explains at least in part how Donald Trump’s mindless aggression against much of the world is driven by Zionist imperatives rather than actual American interests. Ukraine is supported by Israel and the...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>154</slash:comments></item><item><title>What Is Worse Than Donald Trump?, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/what-is-worse-than-donald-trump/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/what-is-worse-than-donald-trump/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=552836</guid><description><![CDATA[Even when you begin to think that it can’t get any worse with Donald J. Trump as President of the United States the Orangeman does something that is so stupid and so reflective of a man who thinks only about himself that it makes one’s shudder in disbelief. Last week included some completely bizarre performances...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>287</slash:comments></item><item><title>Trump and Netanyahu Meet Again, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-and-netanyahu-meet-again/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/trump-and-netanyahu-meet-again/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:10:52 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=552715</guid><description><![CDATA[As has been reported, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will yet again be in Washington on Monday December 29th. It is a visit that initial media reports claimed had been requested by Trump, which would underline the value of the relationship to the US president. Nevertheless, there have also been some suggestions that Netanyahu, working...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>154</slash:comments></item><item><title>A Battered America Awaits Trump’s Next Move, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/a-battered-america-awaits-trumps-next-move/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/a-battered-america-awaits-trumps-next-move/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:20:47 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=552539</guid><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s end of year speech to the American public that took place on December 17th was full of conceits over how the United States under the new regime in power is moving ahead on all fronts to benefit the American people. The reality is somewhat different with a struggling economy, inflation and growing...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>204</slash:comments></item><item><title>Ambassador Mike Huckabee Strikes Again, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/ambassador-mike-huckabee-strikes-again/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/ambassador-mike-huckabee-strikes-again/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=552376</guid><description><![CDATA[So Israel, which has killed hundreds of Gazans, many of them children, since the so-called Ceasefire was declared on October 11th, has now stated that it is currently intending to maintain its "yellow line" occupation of more than half of the Gaza Strip. That will likely eventually make most of Gaza de facto part of...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>189</slash:comments></item><item><title>Donald Trump On A Roll All Week, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-on-a-roll-all-week/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/donald-trump-on-a-roll-all-week/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:05:26 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=552144</guid><description><![CDATA[There is always something new and exciting coming out of Washington. Last week’s big story centered on the presumed prerogative of the United States to kill people anywhere in the world without necessarily having to make the legal or moral case that they deserved death. Inevitably, the impulse to do just that derives from the...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>212</slash:comments></item><item><title>Ambassador Mike Huckabee Secretly Meets Top Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/ambassador-mike-huckabee-secretly-meets-top-israeli-spy-jonathan-pollard/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/ambassador-mike-huckabee-secretly-meets-top-israeli-spy-jonathan-pollard/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=551916</guid><description><![CDATA[Given the high visibility of the Israeli genocide being carried out in Gaza, for the first time many among the American general public are beginning to ask why a rich country like Israel should be getting billions of dollars from the United States taxpayer to pay for waging its war when many Americans are struggling....]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>145</slash:comments></item><item><title>Did Donald Trump Score a Couple of “Wins”?, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/did-donald-trump-score-a-couple-of-wins/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/did-donald-trump-score-a-couple-of-wins/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:00:15 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=551817</guid><description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump and his merry menagerie that inhabit the White House have had a couple of exciting weeks bringing “peace or pieces” to half the world while also pulling back the curtain on what that naughty character Jeffrey Epstein just might have been up to while spending hundreds of millions of dollars setting up...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>98</slash:comments></item><item><title>Is Donald Trump the "Fidei Defensor" for Christians?, by Philip Giraldi</title><link>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/is-donald-trump-the-fidei-defensor-for-christians/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/is-donald-trump-the-fidei-defensor-for-christians/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:10:02 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Giraldi]]></dc:creator><guid  isPermaLink='false' >https://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=551653</guid><description><![CDATA[I actually thought there might be some good news coming out of the Donald Trump White House but it turns out that I was likely mistaken. Trump treated the American public and a worldwide audience to an extended harangue targeting Nigeria for its alleged mistreatment and even killing of Christians. He threatened something like a...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/postmeta-holder/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>129</slash:comments></item></channel></rss>