Selected Articles: War and Peace

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It Was Called “Protective Edge”: Israel Absolves Itself of August 2014 Black Friday Gaza Massacre

By Stephen Lendman, August 16, 2018

Three times since December 2008, IDF forces waged preemptive naked aggression on Gaza, falsely claiming the Strip was attacked in self-defense.

America the Punitive

By Philip Giraldi, August 16, 2018

Turkey is also feeling America’s wrath over the continued detention of an American Protestant Pastor Andrew Brunson by Ankara over charges that he was connected to the coup plotters of 2016, which were allegedly directed by Fetullah Gulen, a Muslim religious leader, who now resides in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump has made the detention the centerpiece of his Turkish policy, introducing sanctions and tariffs that have led in part to a collapse of the Turkish lira and a run on the banking system which could easily lead to default and grave damage to European banks that hold a large party of the country’s debt.

Israel Again Tests Chemical Weapons on Gaza Protesters

By Ariyana Love, August 16, 2018

The Israeli Occupation is once again testing a strange new and unknown weapons on civilians protesting the illegal siege on Gaza, at the separation barrier fence last Friday.

UN Report Finds ISIS Given “Breathing Space” in US-Occupied Areas of Syria

By Whitney Webb, August 16, 2018

By maintaining an ISIS pocket in the territory it occupies, the U.S. can continue to justify its illegal presence in the country for the long-term, ultimately substituting Iran for ISIS as its new regional boogeyman.

Trump to Netanyahu: Palestinians Must be Completely Conquered

By Eric Zuesse, August 16, 2018

The Washington correspondent of Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, Amir Tibon, headlined on the night of Tuesday, August 14, “Trump Administration Wants to See a Gaza Cease-fire ‘With or Without the Palestinian Authority’,” and he reported that, “The Trump administration wants to see a long-term cease-fire in Gaza, with or without the support of the Palestinian Authority, a spokesperson for the White House’s National Security Council told Haaretz on Monday.”

The Search for an Elusive Peace in the Horn of Africa

By Abayomi Azikiwe, August 16, 2018

This is a region of East Africa which has been deeply fractured due to the legacy of colonialism and neo-colonialism since the 19th century. The area has been a focal point for interventions by the United States along with other NATO governments.


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