The task of marketing Israel as “the only democracy in the Middle East" is no longer an easy sell. With the 'democracy' pillar crumbling, the 'stability' pillar is falling apart, as well. And without stability, investors simply run away.
The post Tel Aviv’s Losing Brands: The Israeli ‘Coup’ and the Death of False Democracy appeared first on MintPress News.
NATO’s military intervention in Libya in 2011, which overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, resulted in a chaotic and murderous failed state. Libyans pay a horrific price for this catastrophe.
The post Chris Hedges: Humanitarian Imperialism Created the Libyan Nightmare appeared first on MintPress News.
Little attention has been paid to the possibility that perhaps African countries are fed up with the old apparatus, that of Western-supported wealthy and violent dictators - and supposed 'democrats' - who squander their country's wealth to remain in power.
The post What the Media Is Not Telling Us About West Africa appeared first on MintPress News.
Miko Peled, who was serving in the Israeli military at the time, examines the events leading up to the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre and questions why the world turned a blind eye to the signs of impending tragedy.
The post Israel’s License to Kill: Unraveling the Sabra and Shatila Massacre appeared first on MintPress News.
Humiliating Palestinians is an actual Israeli policy and cannot be attributed to a few bad apples in the so-called "most moral army in the world."
The post From Humiliation to Rape: The Untold Story of Israel’s Abuse of Palestinian Women appeared first on MintPress News.
Miko Peled delves into the intricate web of Israeli power politics as he explores how Itamar Ben Gvir, Tamir Pardo, and Abu-Mazen, despite their starkly different backgrounds, serve a common entity: Israel.
The post Israel’s Puzzling Trio: Ben Gvir, Pardo, and Abu-Mazen—Agents or Accomplices? appeared first on MintPress News.
The ruling classes always work to keep the powerless from understanding how power functions. This assault has been aided by a cultural left determined to banish "dead white male" philosophers.
The post Chris Hedges: The Pedagogy of Power appeared first on MintPress News.
After an exhaustive examination of medical data, eyewitness accounts, video footage, and field research, Human Rights Watch recently concluded that the Israeli government deliberately kills Palestinian Children.
The post The Twisted Israeli Logic of Murdering Palestinian Children appeared first on MintPress News.
Evidence continues to mount that the official narrative itself is the irrational narrative of September 11, and it becomes ever more clear that the media remains committed to preventing legitimate questions about that day from receiving the scrutiny they deserve.
The post More Americans Questioning Official 9/11 Story As Evidence Contradicts Official Narrative appeared first on MintPress News.
At the zenith of the mass protests in Egypt on January 25, 2011, Twitter, Facebook and other Western-based social media platforms appeared to be the most essential tools for the Egyptian Revolution. Though some observers later contested the use of the terms ‘Twitter Revolution’ or ‘Social Media Revolution,’ one cannot deny the centrality of these […]
The post When the Torturer is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West’s Hegemony and Contradictions? appeared first on MintPress News.