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Archives for May 2023

Shutting Down the Israeli Arms Industry, with Huda Amori

Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, returns to The Watchdog to reveal how their grassroots movement is forcing arms manufacturers to flee and challenging British complicity in Israeli war crimes.

Lowkey
By Lowkey
Watchdog Huda Amori Feature photo

The MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light

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Unveiling a Dark History: Nakba’s Tragedy Continues Unabated after 75 Years

Miko Peled opines on the true nature of the Nakba, a tragedy still being imposed upon the Palestinian people by an emboldened Israeli state.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
Nakba 75 years Feature photo

Even with all the protests and mentions of Nakba Day on social media, commemorating this horrific, sad event is nowhere near where it ought to be. Arguably one of the darkest and most awful chapters in the long history of Palestine, the Nakba needs to be fully commemorated in every capital in the world. The politicization of the ethnic cleansing

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Oil Wars, Weapons and How the US is Fueling the Somalia Crisis, with Ann Garrison

Discover the untold truth behind US military presence in Somalia, its impact on the region, and the strategic interests at play in Mnar Adley and Alan Macleod’s eye-opening interview with journalist Ann Garrison.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
MintCast Ann Garrison

Congress recently voted against pulling American troops out of Somalia. Officially, U.S. forces number 900 and are there in an advisory role to help the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud combat terrorist forces such as Al-Shabab. Yet our guest today states that U.S. boots on the ground in Somalia are doing nothing but serving as a recruiting

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Netanyahu’s Tactical Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity

Dr. Ramzy Baroud reveals how the newfound unity of Palestinian resistance groups is challenging Israel’s propaganda and Netanyahu’s grip on power.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Netanyahu's Tactical Mistake: A Fragmented Israel Faces Palestinian Unity Feature photo

All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of ‘security’ and ‘fighting terrorism.’ Israel’s biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Aviv’s ability to kill many

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Africa Rising: Nkosi Mandela on South Africa Resisting Israeli Apartheid

Nelson Mandela’s grandson and member of the African National Congress, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, joins Mnar Adley in this exclusive interview to deconstruct Africa’s rise against colonialism, and its fight against Israeli apartheid.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley

In 1999, South African anti-apartheid activist and revolutionary leader Nelson Mandela visited Gaza and said, "We know too well our freedom is not complete without the freedom of the Palestinians." Since his death in 2013, Mandela’s unifying message of decolonization reverberated across the globe. The anti-colonial, anti-apartheid struggle that

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“Independent” Ukrainian “Kill List” Actually Run By Kiev, Backed by Washington 

New evidence reveals that Ukraine’s infamous covert “kill list” is a product of the Ukraine regime, effectively funded by the CIA, amongst others, and hosted by NATO.

David Miller
By David Miller
“Independent” Ukrainian “Kill List” Actually Run By Kiev, Backed by Washington Feature photo

Late last year, my name was added to a blacklist published online by the Ukraine Center for Countering Disinformation. I joined over ninety others deemed to be “speakers who promote narratives consonant with Russian propaganda.“ These included Manuel Pineda and Clare Daly, both leftist Members of the European Parliament (MEP); Also counted

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