Stories written by PhilipGiraldi
By Julian Borger. The Guardian – The international criminal court has persistently avoided opening an investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza as a result of US and other western pressure, former court officials and lawyers claim. In recent days, a potential ICC investigation into the actions of both theIsrael Defence Forces and Hamas in Gaza has become a fraught political battlefield and a […]
By Philip Giraldi. The Unz Review – Sinclair Lewis once opined that if fascism ever comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. I was reminded of that comment when a good friend of mine recently wrote a letterto her local newspaper in Augusta Georgia decrying the killing of nearly two […]
By Mohammed Omer. Middle East Eye – KHUZA’A, southeast Gaza – Kamal Qudeh, a doctor serving this small village near Gaza’s border with Israel, is sitting in what is left of his private clinic, surrounded by shards of glass, bloody bed sheets and discarded medical gloves. He is summoning the energy to rebuild and cauterize […]
By Mohammed Omar. Middle East Eye – KHUZA’A, southern Gaza Strip – Khalil al-Najjar sat in his brother’s home with his mother, siblings, in-laws, and children – 15 family members in all. They were under constant Israeli-artillery fire all night, not knowing what would happen with each passing second, apart from bombs raining around them. […]
By William I Robinson. TruthOut – The latest Israeli carnage in Gaza has provoked worldwide condemnation of Israel for its continued war crimes and its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. In response, the Israeli state and its allies and agents are stepping up campaigns of intimidation, silencing, and political repression against opponents of its policies. Israel […]
By Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson. FP – Israelis and Palestinians are still burying their loved ones as Gaza’s third war in six years continues. Since July 8, when this war began, more than 1,600 Palestinian and 65 Israeli lives have been sacrificed. Many in the world are heartbroken in the powerless certainty that more will die, […]
By Ken Klippenstein. CounterPunch – Richard Falk is an American professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University. He just completed a six-year term as United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights. He was appointed to this role by the UN Human Rights Council, in 2008. Ken Klippenstein: Could you describe Sisi’s [Egypt’s new leader] […]
By Jeffrey Blankfort. CounterPunch – Over the years there have been scores of demonstrations in front of Israel’s San Francisco consulate and dozens of marches and rallies in the city’s streets protesting Israel’s recurring, pre-planned, episodes of bloody suppression of Palestinian resistance and its devastating wars on Lebanon. None, however, have been as memorable as the one […]
By Philip Giraldi. Even though most congressmen spend relatively little time on foreign policy, the most important issue confronting any elected official is that of war or peace. The Iraq War, which was based on lies, killed tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and nearly 4,500 Americans. By one estimate, it will cost […]
By James North and Phil Weiss. Mondoweiss – One of the most important strikes in the propaganda war for Israel in the last month was dealt by the New York Times and CNN when they ran long pieces giving credence to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that Hamas was building tunnels out of Gaza aimed at kindergartens […]
