Julian Assange Speaks for First Time Since Release: ‘I am not free today because the system worked’
At a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Tuesday morning, Julian Assange addressed…
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Israel Makes it Clear That Allies’ Job Is to Shut-up and Follow Orders,
In the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Netanyahu and his Likud Party have made it clear to France,…
Elected for Detente with the West, Iran’s Pezeshkian Pushed into Precarious Position Over Lebanon
A feature of the biggest election year in history, where more countries took to the polls than at any…
Israel’s Inevitable Assault on Lebanon Threatens to Drags a Corner of Europe into Conflict: Cyprus
An Israeli assault on Lebanon, which is now looking imminent, will claw the EU into the conflict in the…
The Ramshackle Reconstruction of Afghanistan Continues as Taliban in Control of 39 Embassies
Story at a glance… The Taliban recently completed its third year in charge of Afghanistan, marked with successes and…
‘Abjectly terrifying’ Report Finds 50+ Members of Congress Hold Military Stocks Worth in Excess of $10 Mil.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawmakers required to determine and approve funding for the largest military in…
Jake Sullivan Just Might Be the President
When a focus group that included former President Obama pushed Biden to accept relinquishing his bid for re-election in…
Meet the Citizens of the Empire—Marshall Islands, Palau, and Federated States of Micronesia
US taxpayers have once again been put on the hook for billions in bribe money to three Pacific island…
Russian Advance Continues in Spite of Kursk Incursion, Now Just 7 Km from Key City
In the days and weeks following Ukraine’s highly publicized incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, analysts and Ukrainian spokesmen said…
In Venezuela, One Should Take the Opposition at Their Word: Their Goal is Conquest
Over a month has passed since the Venezuelan presidential elections saw the Bolivarian socialist president Nicolas Maduro retain his…
Kursk is Where Soviet Russia Stopped the German Blitzkrieg, Will They Do the Same to the Ukrainians?
History demands of Russia the complete and total withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from their recent offensive in Kursk Oblast.…
Two Reports on Israeli War Causalities Claim Minimum of 10,000 Soldiers Killed or Wounded in Gaza Genocide
Across the global news media, the number of Gazans killed or injured ticks up every day at horrific speeds.…
Taiwanese Soldiers Still Not Taking Defense of Their Island Seriously
A featured story in the Washington Post presents evidence of a case made here on WaL back in 2021: that the uniformed soldiers…
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Practicing Detente with Washington’s Enemies in Break with G7 Nations
Perhaps more than any other in recent years, Italy has chosen to walk a somewhat solitary path among its…
Venezuela Elections: Low-Level Violence Spreads as US-Funded Opposition Yet to Make Move at Regime Change
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was reelected on Sunday when official election figures placed his lead at a healthy 7%…
Ukrainian Line Failing, as Town After Town Claimed by Russian Forces in Donbas
Conflict reporting rarely strays beyond Gaza these days, such is the unfathomable scale of the slaughter and destruction. On…
The Washington Post Takes a Critical Look at US Sanctions in New Series but Fails to Learn Anything
Story at a glance… A multi-part series in the Washington Post outlines the rise in America’s sanctions policy from peripheral…
Israel Bombs Yemen Port Opening Up Third Front in Regional War
Story at a glance… After a drone strike launched from Yemen struck Tel Aviv over 1,600 km away, Israeli…
Japanese Defense Strategy Paper Is ‘Tensest’ in History, Shedding All Language of Diplomacy
Japan’s ongoing military defense buildup accelerated, at least rhetorically, in line with the recent release of a national defense…
Lithuania Moves to Exit Treaty Banning Cluster Bombs Citing Weapon’s Effectiveness–Albeit Erroneously
Lithuania, a small peaceful nation within the EU that borders Russia, recently announced her imminent withdrawal from the Oslo…