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We have deluded ourselves into believing the myth that capitalism grew and prospered out of the Protestant ethic of hard work and sacrifices. Capitalism was built on the exploitation of black slaves and continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both black and white, both here and abroad.
Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools
August 12, 2026
Ever since the 2024 election, two mutually hostile conservative foreign-policy camps have raced to claim Donald Trump’s victory as a mandate for their respective views. There are the “restrainers,” a coalition defined by a skepticism of interventionist wars like George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq and by a deep distrust of Israel and its lobby in Washington. And there are the latter-day neocons—the ones who haven’t defected to the Democratic Party, at least—who regard Israel as America’s indispensable ally and remain committed to the military overthrow of its enemies in the Middle East.
... full articleThe West broke the world, now the human race gotta resurrect the world, offspring of the terrorists and terrorized alike – but we can do nothing at all, till we decolonize our mind.
Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say
August 12, 2026
Firefighters and residents of south Lebanon have accused the Israeli military of lighting wildfires in the region, as forested areas burned down in blazes sparked by Israeli bombing.
Environmental groups said the fires in recent weeks were part of a longstanding Israeli practice of targeting Lebanon’s natural environment.
On Tuesday, the Israeli military dropped flares in a wooded area outside Khiam, in south Lebanon, sparking blazes. When firefighters attempted to extinguish the flames, a drone struck close by, forcing them to withdraw, said the head of the civil defence in the Nabatieh region, Hussein Fakih.
... full articleA nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.
“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes
August 11, 2026
The War Department delivered its unreleased annual report on civilian casualties to members of Congress on Tuesday, two government officials told The Intercept — one of whom called the report “a fucking joke.” The report found that U.S. attacks likely killed or wounded hundreds of civilians.
The other official deemed the report, which covers allegations of civilian harm stemming from military attacks in Iran, Somalia, Yemen, and the campaign of boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, a “total whitewash.” It’s the latest in a series of recent Pentagon reports that have called attention to U.S. failures to prevent, mitigate, or adequately track civilian harm after self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth gutted civilian harm mitigation and response or CHMR programs.
... full articleIn the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.
Netanyahu’s rejection of Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan unlikely to be final word
August 10, 2026
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have categorically rejected the new Board of Peace roadmap to disarm Hamas in Gaza, but that is unlikely to be the final word.
The White House is reportedly “not bothered” by Netanyahu’s statement and views it as campaign rhetoric in the run-up to a heated general election.
“We understand Bibi’s political needs” the Israeli journalist, Barak Ravid, quotes a senior US official as saying – using a nickname to refer to the Israeli leader. “We have no problem with it as long as he continues to do what we ask – especially regarding restraining attacks in Gaza.”