The Better Israel/Iran Explanation: Trump Got Played

Thomas Knapp: On June 12, Axios reported, the US regime refused to support Israeli strikes on Iran … but US president Donald Trump said such strikes “might very well happen” even though he wouldn’t want Israel to “blow it” (“it” being a new nuclear deal to replace the one Trump began violating in 2018). Hours later, Israeli aircraft … Continue reading The Better Israel/Iran Explanation: Trump Got Played → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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“I Smile At Your Chains”

Voice of East: “I Smile At Your Chains” By Dr Maqsood Jafri This poem by Matloob Boukhari offers a scathing critique of imperialism and ferocity of hypocrisy. It powerfully condemns the double standards of nations that claim to champion peace, justice, and humanity... Read More › - Voice of East


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Take Those Masks Off (Not You, Protesters — You, Cops)

Thomas Knapp: “[F]rom now on,” US president Donald Trump wrote in his Truth Social temper tantrum over anti-ICE protests in Lose Angeles, “MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests.” I agree with what Trump’s saying … but not with what he means. He’s ordering protesters not to wear masks (they’ll ignore him, as they … Continue reading Take Those Masks Off (Not You, Protesters — You, Cops) → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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ISKP’s War On Baloch Separatists Deepens Pakistan’s Multi-Front Crisis

Voice of East: ISKP’s War On Baloch Separatists Deepens Pakistan’s Multi-Front Crisis By Uriel Araujo The Islamic State Khorasan Province’s (ISKP) declaration of war against Baloch separatists intensifies Pakistan’s volatile conflict landscape, intertwining religious extremism with ethnopolitical strife. This escalation, amid ongoing Indo-Pakistan tensions,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia

Voice of East: Israel’s Transfer Of Some US-Made Patriot Missiles To Ukraine May Harm Ties With Russia By Andrew Korybko Considering that the realistic range of Russia’s retaliatory options is now limited, Bibi likely calculated that the harm to bilateral ties will be manageable,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Occupied LA: Don’t Riot — Boycott and Shun

Thomas Knapp: US president Donald Trump, Axios reports, “is edging closer than ever to invoking the Insurrection Act, driven by a vision of executive power free from the guardrails, governors and generals who stifled him in 2020.” “The people causing the problems are professional agitators,” he says. “They’re insurrectionists.” He’s not wrong. He’s a professional agitator, he’s an … Continue reading Occupied LA: Don’t Riot — Boycott and Shun → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles

Voice of East: Ukraine’s Response To The Sejm’s Volhynia Genocide Remembrance Bill Infuriated Poles By Andrew Korybko Downplaying this crime and suggesting that Poles are Russia’s useful idiots for remembering it can galvanize them in support of a much harder line towards Ukraine than... Read More › - Voice of East


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Yes, You Can Join A Union. No, You Don’t Have To Join A Union.

Thomas Knapp: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act on July 5, 1935. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (right) looks on. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “Sixteen million workers were represented by unions in 2024,” Jim Miller writes in the San Diego Union-Tribune . “However, there were millions more who would have joined a union but couldn’t.” Miller … Continue reading Yes, You Can Join A Union. No, You Don’t Have To Join A Union. → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Russian Policymakers’ Perception Of India Might Be Changing

Voice of East: Russian Policymakers’ Perception Of India Might Be Changing By Andrew Korybko The pro-BRI policymaking faction is experiencing a resurgence of influence nowadays. A shift appears to be underway in terms of how Russian policymakers perceive India. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in mid-May... Read More › - Voice of East


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Why Iran Can’t Be “Allowed” To Enrich Uranium

Thomas Knapp: US president Donald Trump announces that the US doesn’t keep its agreements or abide by international law — May 8, 2018. Public domain. “The AUTOPEN, US president Donald Trump wrote on his “Truth Social” platform on June 2 (referring to Joe Biden), “should have stopped Iran a long time ago from ‘enriching.’ Under our potential … Continue reading Why Iran Can’t Be “Allowed” To Enrich Uranium → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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