Sitting down with monsters who kill children
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Israel-Gaza Conflict: Is Israel complying with the laws of war (International Humanitarian Law)?
According to an old adage, “Truth is the first casualty in war.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly asserted that in its response to…
Israel-Gaza Conflict: Full Text of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2712 (November 15, 2023)
For background, see “U.N. Security Council Adopts Resolution 2712 (November 15, 2023) on Gaza–full text of U.N. Summary,” Trenchant Observations, November 15, 2023. The adoption…
A warning on Israeli rhetoric and abuses in Gaza and the West Bank
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Omer Bartov, “What I Believe as a…
85th anniversary: Kristallnacht pogroms in Germany, November 9-10, 1938
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) United States Holocaust Museum, “KRISTALLNACHT; On November…
Ukraine War, November 7, 2023: U.S. and NATO strategy in Ukraine; Can Biden win?–implications for Ukraine
Trump admits under oath in New York civil trial he was not President in 2021
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Tony Diver, “Donald Trump undermines his own…
Ukraine War, November 5, 2023: Ukraine stalemate due to Biden and NATO policies; Trump ahead and gaining strength in key states
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Richard Kemp, “Ukraine has blown its best…
Ukraine War, November 1, 2023: Pro-Russian Republican Party, following Trump, seeks to block further aid to Ukraine (Updated November 3, 2023)
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Lee Hockstader, “Murder, torture, rape: Russia’s crimes…
Israel-Gaza conflict: Who bears moral responsibility for hospital deaths in Gaza due to lack of fuel and electricity?
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Israel-Gaza Conflict: Insights into Jake Sullivan and Biden’s foreign policy team
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Katie Rogers, “Jake Sullivan’s ‘Quieter’ Middle East…
Israel-Gaza conflict: Second thoughts regarding Israeli strategy
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Dominic Nicholls,, “If Israeli forces enter Gaza,…
Israel-Gaza conflict: To avoid a wider war and utter catastrophe, the U.S. must encourage Israel to reshuffle cabinet again, stop the ground invasion (updated October 21, 2023)
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Thomas L. Friedman, “Israel Is About to…
Ukraine War, October 18, 2023: Obsolete ATACMS used in Ukraine–A breakthrough?
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Michael R. Gordon, Nancy A. Youssef, and…
Turkey attacks Kurds in Syria
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Ukraine War, October 8, 2023: Götterdämmerung (“Twilight of the Gods”)–The international order buckles; Hamas conducts massive surprise attack on Israel; Support for Ukraine weakens; Russia applies for readmission to U.N. Human Rights Council
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates *** William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) The Second Coming (1919)…
Ukraine War, October 5, 2023 (II): The news media and Donald Trump ‘s violent fascist rhetoric
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Paul Farhi, “Trump’s violent rhetoric is getting…
Ukraine War, October 5, 2023 (I): NATO countries’ prohibition on use of weapons to attack targets in Russia; Putin and Russia’s financial troubles
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Robert Clark, “Putin will bankrupt Russia before…
India’s descent into Hindu nationalism and fascism
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Ukraine War, September 30, 2023: Olaf Scholz’s excuses for not sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine, and the crazy chessboard Biden has set up forcing Ukraine to fight with one hand tied behind its back
Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates Dispatches 1) Christoph B. Schiltz, “Darum sind die deutschen…