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Day 1049 | “Board of Peace” talks while Israel kills
Thursday, 20 August 2026 — The Electronic Intifada Continue reading
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Pepe Escobar: Iran LAUNCHES Offensive!? Missiles SLAM UAE — US Army FLEES Middle East
Geopolitical analyst and independent journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the new phase of war ignited by the expiration of the MoU. Has Iran really struck the UAE, and what’s behind the extreme confidence expressed by both sides of the conflict amid renewed escalation? We answer these questions and so much more. Continue reading
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LARRY & PEPE:Trump Tried to Buy Iran’s Revolutionary Guard IRAN REJECTS TRUMP’S BILLIONS IN BRIBES
Thursday, 20 August 2026 — Transition Protocol Trump’s White House tried to buy off Iran’s Revolutionary Guard with a multi-billion-dollar offer modeled on the Venezuela playbook — and got refused twice, first by IRGC commander Vahidi, who called it treason, and then by Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, who told Trump directly that Islamabad would… Continue reading
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Why Trump’s blockade cannot turn Iran into an island
Even strategic patience has its limits. Tehran kept a nutcracker on the Strait of Hormuz for 5.5 months. The Empire of Piracy didn’t back off. On the contrary: the reaction, piling up on Trump’s blockade, focused on ruthless, terminal market manipulation keeping oil prices relatively low – using everything from depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves… Continue reading
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The Roots of Capitalism Run Through Slavery: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2026)
Behind the polished story of Western progress lies another history: steam power, modern banking, and industrial capitalism were not born of peaceful innovation but paid for with the blood of enslaved people. Continue reading
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The spy unit that runs Britain’s secret wars
In a departure from the norm, the Chief of MI6, Richard Moore, admitted that MI6 and its various allied intelligence agencies have been engaged in covert operations against Russia — specifically in Ukraine. The timing was auspicious. Only ten weeks before, the cover of the main central co-ordinating group for all covert ops in Russia,… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report August 19, 2026
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 — Black Agenda Report “Woke 1” and Democratic Party Deceit Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist The democrats’ backtracking on what they dismissively refer to as “wokeness” is the newest iteration of their political trickery as once again they give the appearance of supporting what they actually oppose. They… Continue reading
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Exclusive: EU Commission still seeking controversial police agreement with Israel, despite warnings
In 2022, negotiations on a police agreement between the European Union and the Israeli government reportedly came to a halt over concerns related to Israel’s occupation of Palestine.1 Yet, an investigation by Statewatch shows discussions have continued—and involve a standoff between the European Commission and the Council of the European Union. Continue reading
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EXCLUSIVE PEPE EXPOSES: UAE Flew GOLD SECRETLY to Tehran,Iran’s Warning: 2k ATTACK Boats Are Waiting
Iran has reportedly given Washington a matter of days — not weeks — to change course on the Strait of Hormuz, according to Pakistani and Iranian mediation sources detailed in this Transition Protocol special. In this breaking-news episode, Zulfiqar Ali and Pepe Escobar break down MBS’s second phone call blocking a revamped US strike on… Continue reading
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Exclusive: Palestine Action facing new rigged ‘terrorism’ trials
A judge has threatened defendants with a ‘terrorism connection’ if they even attempt to explain to jurors why they targeted a weapons factory. Continue reading
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Boiled in the bag by William Bowles
Now what, exactly, do the ruling class expect will eventually happen as each summer the temperature creeps up a couple more degrees, the rainfall decreases even further and wild fires spread? This year Europe is expecting 100,000 deaths due to the heat, mostly the old, the sick and the very young and of course, living… Continue reading
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Thursday, 13 August 2026 — Chronicles of Haiphong Former UN Weapons Inspector & US Marine Intel Officer Scott Ritter discusses the shocking developments in an alleged Iranian attempt on Trump’s life plus new details emerging on the crisis aboard the USS Lincoln as 5,000 US Sailors face the brink of catastrophe Continue reading
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What Fidel Castro Gave Us: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2026)
Thursday, 13 August 2026 — The Tricontinental The revolutionary legacy of Fidel Castro, who would have turned 100 this week, reminds us that breaking free from neocolonial plunder demands the rigorous construction of productive capacity and an unyielding commitment to human dignity. Continue reading
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Anduril: “Hyperscaling” the Worst of America’s Military Industrial Complex
Arms manufacturer “startup” Anduril, headed by billionaire Palmer Luckey, has quickly morphed into a smaller, more efficient version of legacy American arms manufacturers like Raytheon, Lockheed, and Boeing — a new model for efficiently transferring billions of taxpayer dollars into private industry based on fabricated threats and manipulative promises — all ultimately falling far short… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report August 12, 2026
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 — Black Agenda Report El-Sayed Is the Arab Obama Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist The Democratic Party will recalibrate its messaging after its well-funded senate candidate in a Michigan primary lost to Abdul El-Sayed, who by his own admission is a capitalist, not a socialist, and a supporter… Continue reading
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Meet the media and militiamen funded by ‘Lebanese AIPAC Guy’ pushing Beirut into Israel’s hands
Ultra-Zionist Lebanese banker Antoun Sehnaoui is the man behind the curtain of Beirut’s normalization talks with Israel. Continue reading
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Wilfred Burchett: One of the Greatest War Correspondents of 20th Century and First Western Journalist to Expose Horrors of Atomic Attack on Hiroshima
[This is one of two articles I have written for CovertAction Magazine on the 81st anniversary of the dropping of the two atomic bombs. The other article addresses Hiroshima pilot Claude Eatherly who expressed remorse about the dropping of the bomb and was subjected to a defamation campaign by a CIA-linked journalist-JK] Continue reading
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The EU’s Surveillance Paradox: Criticising Authoritarianism While Practising It
The EU’s contradictory rhetoric about protecting digital freedoms and implementing total control tools raises doubts about Brussels’ commitment to democratic principles and indicates a shift towards governance methods that were previously criticized as authoritarian. Continue reading
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With Karim Khan’s dismissal, the elimination of the war crimes court is near-complete
The most important question we should be asking after Karim Khan’s dismissal last week as chief prosecutor of the ICC – the international war crimes court in The Hague – is not whether he is guilty of “sexual misconduct” against another staff member, identified as “Sarah”. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 