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Will World Court’s Ruling in Genocide Case Signal the End of International Law?

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Michel Moushabeck A credibility crisis with sharp consequences could result if the court rules in favor of Israel, despite the evidence. There is very little more we can say that the thousands of reports and images of death, destruction and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza have not. Israel, without a doubt — its genocide watched globally in real time — has already lost in the court of public opinion. But will the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the UN’s highest legal organ — find Israel guilty of genocide? Nearly 30…

Caitlin Johnstone, Biden has Started Another US War

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Caitlin Johnstone The Washington Post has an article out titled “As Houthis vow to fight on, U.S. prepares for sustained campaign,” with “sustained campaign” being empire-speak for a new American war. “The Biden administration is crafting plans for a sustained military campaign targeting the Houthis in Yemen after 10 days of strikes failed to halt the group’s attacks on maritime commerce, stoking concern among some officials that an open-ended operation could derail the war-ravaged country’s fragile peace and pull Washington into another unpredictable Middle Eastern conflict,” the Post reports. The…

Technicality Could Sink Genocide Case v Israel

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By Joe Lauria In its defense last Friday before the World Court against allegations by South Africa that it is committing genocide in Gaza and must be stopped, Israel made a legal argument that could torpedo the case if the court buys it. In order for a claim to reach the International Court of Justice, there must be an established dispute between two states. Israel’s argument is that such a dispute was never established and thus the ICJ lacks jurisdiction to hear South Africa’s claim. There would be a political outcry…

NBC, Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House

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By Peter Nicholas, Katherine Doyle, Megan Lebowitz and Courtney Kube [Editor’s note: How opponents of democracy plan to sabotage democracy in the name of “democracy”.] WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is sparking fears among those who understand the inner workings of the Pentagon that he would convert the nonpartisan U.S. military into the muscular arm of his political agenda as he makes comments about dictatorship and devalues the checks and balances that underpin the nation’s two-century-old democracy. A circle of appointees independent of Trump’s political operation steered him away from ideas that would have pushed the limits…

Nathan Soloman, US Attack on Yemen Exposes the Lie of Supposed “Rules-Based International Order”

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Norman Solomon  Antony Blinken’s lofty rhetoric about “rules” and “rights” is emptier than ever after Biden’s illegal attack on Yemen. Have you heard the one about the U.S. government wanting a “rules-based international order”? It’s a grimly laughable premise, but the nation’s major media outlets routinely take such claims seriously and credulously. Overall, the default assumption is that top officials in Washington are reluctant to go to war, and do so only as a last resort. That framing was in evidence when the New York Times published this sentence at the…

Joachim Hagopian, PART 2 OF THE LLOYD AUSTIN SAGA – MEDICAL CRISIS VS. WWIII CRISIS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST

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Joachim Hagopian While Republicans are calling for SecDef Lloyd Austin’s resignation, some maintain that President Biden should fire him, but it appears neither are budging. Biden’s press secretary claims the president has “complete confidence” in Austin. After National Security Council spokesman John Kirby admitted there was no notification or knowledge at the White House or the National Security Council until Thursday afternoon that Austin was in the hospital ICU, he then states: There is no plan for anything other than for Secretary Austin to stay in the job. Meanwhile, GOP frontrunner Donald…

Joachim Hagopian, UNSEALED NAMES IN DECADE OLD LAWSUIT COVER UP 2023’S JP MORGAN-EPSTEIN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

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Joachim Hagopian Despite all the hype of the unsealed documents last week and the article, I wrote on it, I’ve characterized all the misdirection on the list of unsealed names as smoke and mirrors. My extensive work exposes the Epstein-Maxwell entrapment operation for the benefit of US and Israeli intelligence services to control political puppets supporting wars for the Greater Israel Project. Initially it was financed by billionaire luminary Zionist Les Wexner and supported by Wexner’s Jewish billionaire Mega Group, laundered by the largest Rothschild affiliate bank in the US, JP Morgan Chase, aided…

Patrick McShay, Bill Barr: Deep State Fixer, Bush Crime Family Consigliere & Trump’s Worst Nightmare

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Patrick J. McShay Is anyone else sick and tired of hearing Bill Barr’s thoug’hts on another Trump presidency, or anything else for that matter? He was a recent guest on Fox News’s lamebrain, and Trump hater, Neil Cavuto’s show, which would be right at home on CNN or MSNBC, whining that he has concerns about a second Trump term in office. My concern is that Deep State fixer and troll Barr still has an audience anywhere. Can anyone think of an Attorney General who worked harder to cover up his…

Ron Unz, American Pravda: Israel and the Holocaust Hoax

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Ron Unz  Last month I explored the historical origins of the State of Israel and the intertwined expulsion of the Palestinian refugees from their ancient homeland. During this discussion, I emphasized the crucial role that the Jewish Holocaust had played in justifying and facilitating those momentous events of three generations ago. American Pravda: The Nakba and the Holocaust Ron Unz • The Unz Review • December 11, 2023 • 14,600 Words I read or reread more than a dozen books for my long review article, and also glancingly mentioned an additional one, which I’ve…

Joachim Hagopian, HOSPITALIZED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN’S HEAD MAY ROLL

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Joachim Hagopian [Editor’s note: Russians Claim: Austin Dead In Ukraine. Report https://realrawnews.com/2024/01/russian-claim-austin-dead-in-ukraine/] US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization on January 1st resulting from a post-surgery complication from an elective medical procedure was kept quiet to even senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress. Not even Austin’s boss President Biden knew he was in the hospital. On Friday January 5th, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Gen. Pat Ryder was forced to admit that the Pentagon was unaware its chief has been a patient all week long at Walter Reed National Military Center. Though unsure of…