By Philip Giraldi – Memorial Day used to be a somber occasion, dedicated to reflection and remembrance of those killed in America’s wars. Today it is instead a celebration of ongoing wars, a long shopping weekend and the unofficial start of summer. Part of the problem with America’s shifting perception of the price to be […]
In 2011 Pamela Geller campaigned to block the U.S. government’s licensing of al-Jazeera America, revealing the insincerity of her espousal of free speech when the speech does not conform to her agenda… her ten year track record reveals clearly that she wallows in hate. Her efforts are supported by a number of pro-Israel groups and […]
“Fact Checker” columnist condemns Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif for saying Israel has 400 nukes, even though many other respected sources concur with this estimate Alison Weir, CounterPunch – Washington Post “Fact Checker” columnist Glenn Kessler chastizes Iran’s Foreign Minister for saying that Israel has 400 nuclear weapons. Specifically, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said: “It’s […]
…Which leaves the possibility of a spy within the American negotiating team or back in Washington, someone in the room willing to feed the information to the Israelis. Indeed, several members of the U.S. delegation are on record as being hostile to the Iranians, including chief negotiator Wendy Sherman… …the GOP is now being described […]
The Iran agreement appears to be wildly unbalanced, with Iran agreeing to extremely stringent restrictions on its nuclear rights in return for relatively vague assurances regarding the relaxation and eventual lifting of the sanctions imposed upon it. It is difficult to believe that Iran would have agreed to such terms unless both (1) the unanimous […]
The description of Israel as a close ally is not true, of course. It is not legally or practically an ally at all and never has been. And there is the recent revelation that Israel not only spied on Americans officials negotiating with Iran but also used the information obtained with members of Congress to […]
Was the intelligence obtained through a spy in the room feeding the information to the Israelis? ?A spy is, regrettably, more likely and one has to wonder if the leaker was/is part of the American delegation…” The recent revelation that the Israelis had obtained classified information relating to the P5+1 negotiations with Iran over the […]
By Philip Giraldi. The Unz – So Israel is building 2,610 new housing units in East Jerusalem and in contiguous areas on the West Bank at a time when international sentiment against its unending occupation of Palestine is growing, particularly among Europeans if one goes by recent developments in Sweden, Britain and in Ireland. The administration of President Barack […]
By Philip Giraldi. The Unz Review – The many blog and information sites on the internet are attractive to many habitues precisely because they sometimes seems to be the last bastions for free expression. But free expression does not necessarily guarantee civility. Anyone who peruses comments on many of the major websites can confirm that there is considerable garbage […]
By Alison Weir. AlisonWeir.org – Today I sent the following email to the New York Times Public Editor’s office: In September 2014, New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan wrote: “The Times could do a lot more to alert readers about conflicts of interests of sources used by the paper.” Similarly, The Times could and should do […]
