While publicly declaring that Ukraine is poised to make great gains from a military offensive this spring, in private the Pentagon’s top brass is admitting that Russia’s advances will be very difficult to dislodge, and the tide has decidedly turned against the NATO ally. That’s according to the leaked Pentagon documents, which spokesman John Kirby is very angry the public has had the opportunity to see.
Democracy Now! Eleven peace activists and one journalist on board the Gaza Freedom Flotilla ship, the "Madleen," were detained by Israeli soldiers as their ship carrying vital humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians approached Gaza. The ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in the middle of the night in international waters. Its supplies were seized and communications jammed. The unarmed activists will likely be transported to Israeli detention or "immediately deported," says Ann Wright, a U.S. military veteran who has participated in four Freedom Flotilla journeys and now serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. She calls on citizens of countries around the world to push for the activists' release and an end to Israel's war on Gaza.
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