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According to the 2004 advisory ruling from the International Court, Israel, as an “occupying power,” is not entitled to the right of self-defense under international law. Western powers, as per Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia during the UN General Assembly’s special session on the Palestinian-Israeli crisis, have embraced a double standard in their approach to the Gaza...

A senior United Nations human rights representative has stepped down due to the organization’s inability to prevent the Israeli persecution of Palestinians. The director of the United Nations’ human rights office (OHCHR) in New York, Craig Mokhiber, has resigned from his position, stating that the organization has failed to adequately address the Israel-Palestine crisis. According to Mokhiber, the UN has...

In the unfolding tragedy in the Middle East, it is imperative to discern the truth behind the narratives. What Israel presents as a conflict with Hamas is, in the eyes of most, an ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people, transpiring in real time. Amidst extensive media coverage of the atrocities in Gaza, an unsettling pattern emerges. Media reports often document...

AP Images Some Republican megadonors are accepting what they believe to be the inevitable. According to a report by NBC News, a number of top donors who spent most of this year seeking an alternative to Donald Trump are now open to getting behind him. One example is Ed Broyhill, a fixture in GOP fundraising who served as North Carolina...

Robert Malley and Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated the terrible Iranian Deal that violated the Constitution because it was a treaty and did not have the 2/3 approval in the Senate. Instead, it had the approval of the United Nations. On June 29, 2023, Special Envoy to Iran Robert Malley was placed on unpaid leave by the Department of...

Behind the Biden “presidency,” Barack Obama looms large. But thanks to relentless media deception and propaganda, most Americans know very little about the real Obama. To truly understand him, it is essential to understand the roots of his political activism. It all begins with South Africa’s Communist revolution. In addition to launching his political career in the home of a...

United Nations, UN Building in New York While the world is distracted — and understandably so — by wars and atrocities in the Middle East and Ukraine, the work of fastening the shackles of tyranny on all the world’s peoples has been continuing unabated in the halls of the United Nations.  The unelected would-be rulers who smugly strut through the...

AP Images Polygamy? Blessing homosexual unions? “Radical inclusion” of LGBT people? Holy Communion for those living in adulterous relationships? Ordination of women? Is the Roman Catholic Church really about to flip on these and related issues? Are Pope Francis and his “Synod on Synodality” bent (many faithful Catholics say “hell bent”) on thoroughly overturning two millennia of the Catholic Church’s teaching...

Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, emphasized in a recent televised interview that if the Israeli government’s actions in the Gaza Strip persist without a political resolution, various possibilities, including preemptive actions by the resistance front, could be considered. Amir-Abdollahian made these statements following a regional tour that included visits to Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Qatar. He highlighted that during his...

DARPA Neurologist and Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Program at Georgetown University, Washington DC, Dr. James Giordano, who is also a weapons expert, started his presentation at West Point NY Military Academy by saying, “The brain is and will be the 21st Century battlefield. End of story.”  DARPA stands for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a Pentagon thinktank. Dr. Giordano talks about how Directed...

Across Europe, far-right populism is surging. Right-wing parties with neo-fascist roots are part of governing coalitions or increasing their parliamentary seats. Yet fears of anti-Semitism rising in Europe haven’t stopped Israel from engaging with Europe’s extremists — a policy of the state even before its inception. In August, Israel’s ambassador to Romania, Reuven Azar, met with the leader of the...

Xurzon/iStock/Getty Images Plus A study done by at least 20 scientists — including astrophysicist Willie Soon — has found that the methods used by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) may be fatally flawed and greatly underestimate the power of the Sun in the observed warming of the Earth. The study calls into question the IPCC’s assertion...

For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% of the world’s heroin. In just over a year the Taliban has nearly eradicated Afghani heroin production, raising serious questions about the US role in facilitating the global drug trade. The Taliban government in Afghanistan – the nation that until recently produced 90% of...

If the domestic government cannot break the deadlock on the various burdens borne by Okinawa, then it will seek to raise the issue and gain understanding from the international community. This is yet another attempt by Okinawa to seek reparations for human rights infringements by U.S. military bases. From Sept. 18 to 20, Okinawa Prefectural Gov. Denny Tamaki will attend...

The Biden administration is launching a public opinion offensive to push for World Trade Organization reforms that favor the United States, with taking aim at China being a key objective. United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a speech at an American think tank on Sept. 22, calling for reform of the WTO. Unlike the Trump administration, which withdrew from...

Recently, the United States, China, Taiwan, Russia, and even Vietnam and North Korea have all paid visits to important political leaders, revealing a new international structure and atmosphere. In general, the chess match between the United States and China continues to be the top priority in the current international landscape, primarily because the United States sees China as a threat...

Oleksii Liskonih/iStock/Getty Images Plus The Taliban may be a pariah to the Western geopolitical establishment, but it is not without friends in high places. As seen in an Associated Press report, at Russia’s hosting of a meeting with Taliban representatives to discuss regional threats on Friday, Moscow affirmed that it will keep providing Afghanistan assistance, both through its own resources...

The climate crisis train has long since left the station, and festive get-togethers don’t seem a way to facilitate urgent action. The “Climate Lolapalooza” which ends next Sunday in New York is likely to prove heavy on carbon footprints and light on results. The city is the host of Climate Week in partnership with the United Nations. There are hundreds...

Twitter/X Hundreds of illegal immigrants wait under a bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas. When Texas Governor Greg Abbott learned that more than 4,000 illegals crossed the U.S. border at Eagle Pass, Texas (population 28,000), in just two days, he reiterated his claim that the crisis inundating the southern border is an “invasion.” On Thursday he posted on X: I officially...

un.org World leaders meeting at the United Nations (UN) in New York this week were faced with the realization that their ambitious plan to end poverty and protect the environment by 2030, as set forth in the organization’s agreed-upon Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is falling well short of expectations.   The UN’s 2023 SDG Report bluntly stated that “we are leaving...