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Kamala Harris recently called Iran a “destabilizing, dangerous force” in the Middle East. The appropriate context for understanding this remark is the US’s own decades-long history of destabilizing Iran.   by Seraj Assi    Part 1 For twelve months since last October, US leaders have cheered on Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza, even as the genocide there — funded and armed by the United States — has killed over forty thousand Palestinians, roughly half of them women and children. The cheers have continued as Israel has expanded its bombardments to, now, three other Arab countries:  Lebanon, Yemen, and Syria. Still unsatisfied, some are now rooting for Israel to bomb Iran. Joe Biden has been reportedly “discussing” the prospect of an Israeli attack on Iran’s oil fields, the lifeline of Iranian economy, which has been languishing under a devastating US embargo for decades. Following Iran’s missile barrage into Israel last week, carried out in retaliation for Isra...

Geopolitical Economy Report   Countries across the Global South are denouncing Israel's Western-backed genocide in Gaza. Nicaragua's Sandinista government cut off diplomatic relations with Israel, condemning it as a "fascist" regime.    Ben Norton discusses how Latin America is demonstrating solidarity with the Palestinian people, rebelling against the West's neocolonialism and imperialism. 

Owen Jones   A new United Nations report exposes the key pillar of what it describes Israel's "crime against humanity of extermination".

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The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel   Author George Monbiot joins host Chris Hedges to discuss the book “Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism,” written by Monbiot and Peter Hutchinson. Together, they tackle the truths of neoliberalism, including its origins in colonialism and how it became the dominant ideology in the most powerful countries in the world.    Related: The peculiar fascism of the extreme center

It was an honour to catch up with Julian Assange and celebrate his long overdue freedom. After years of relentless campaigning, Julian has finally been recognised as a political prisoner - a pivotal victory. Now we must focus on the next step: securing his pardon. pic.twitter.com/OqBvcPzuVv — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) October 11, 2024

Legitimate Targets   Jackson Hinkle interviews Spokesman & Senior Political Officer of Yemen's ANSAR ALLAH (Houthis), Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, on the anniversary of October 7th.   https://rumble.com/embed/v5fnp99/?pub=4    

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Owen Jones   Where is the media outrage?  

According to Politiken, US warships were operating in the region with their transponders turned off   by Al Mayadeen English  Prior to the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, US Navy ships were present at the location, according to a local harbormaster quoted in the Danish newspaper Politiken . The Nord Stream 2 pipelines, a major infrastructure project aimed at delivering natural gas from Russia to Europe, were targeted in an act of sabotage in September 2022, with Moscow pointing fingers at the West or Ukraine. In August, The Wall Street Journal reported that Ukrainian businessmen had funded the attack on the project, although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had ordered to halt the attack at the CIA's request. Russia, however, insisted that the reports shared by WSJ were a mere tactic to divert attention from the actual perpetrators, saying its findings were improbable. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov affirmed that Russia...