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In this week’s episode of the MintCast podcast hosted by MintPress director Mnar Adley, we are joined by Iranian political analyst Ali Alizadeh to talk about Trump’s miscalculation in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran which went from shock & awe to strategic failure. Twenty-seven days into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, what was expected to be a swift and decisive campaign is instead spiraling into a far more dangerous and unpredictable confrontation with massive econimic global fallout because of the closure of the Straight of Hormuz. Early assumptions that Iran’s leadership could be “decapitated” through targeted airstrikes—triggering internal collapse—have proven dramatically misplaced.
The post Trump’s Iran Gamble Is Spiraling Out of Control: From Shock & Awe to Strategic Failure appeared first on MintPress News.
Openly declaring its intent to illegally occupy southern Lebanon, Israel finds itself in a costly ground battle with Hezbollah, from which there are indications Syria may soon be roped in. This is born from the understanding that in order to successfully weaken the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli military must penetrate the Bekaa Valley area and that's why Israel wants Syria’s military to invade Lebanon's border and attack Hezbollah, aiming to go after what is labelled critical infrastructure belonging to the Lebanese group. The Trump administration has directly put pressure on Syrian leader Ahmed al-Shara’a to do just that but growing resistance inside of Syria against Israel is pushing back.
The post Failing to Defeat Hezbollah, Israel & US Pressure Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa to Join War appeared first on MintPress News.
Short of a full-scale invasion, it looks like Trump will need to deal with the Iranian regime.
The post The Regime Survives, Trump Has to Deal, and Iranians Are the Biggest Losers appeared first on The Intercept.
I saw an article today by the American Conservatives, who tend to be more sensible than most conservatives. It posits that peace can’t be made with Iran till Trump gets tough with Israel, because it’s Israel who keeps escalating. This is true, but it avoids the pedo-elephant in the room. It is almost certain that […]
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The symbolic resolution could force Democrats to take a stand on the millions the increasingly toxic AIPAC spends on Democratic primaries.
The post DNC Resolution to Reject AIPAC Funding Puts Democratic Leaders in the Hot Seat appeared first on The Intercept.
Here, in all their glory, are my full notes: 1 LB ground beef. Sliced provolone and parm. No pickles – cornichons 6pm start 6:08 sauce is on. Burgers are formed Very skeptical on structural integrity of pizza burgers 6:15 pre-heating the electric grill 6:30 done That’s it. That’s literally it. I don’t have a grill,Continue reading 209. Pizza Burgers
This decade has been one of renewed strength and electoral influence for Sinn Féin. Under the leadership of Mary Lou McDonald, the party has established itself as a major force in the country’s south, finishing second in successive elections and steadily increasing its number of TDs, while in the Six Counties it achieved an historic […]
The group’s increasing anti-war push shows how progressives are leveraging an unpopular war in the midterms.
The post Sunrise Movement Pushes Anti-War Candidates, Endorsing Melat Kiros in Denver appeared first on The Intercept.
Does society benefit more from freedom or control? A philosopher seeks answers from the father of radical behaviourism
- Video by The Open University
The overwhelm of grief and parenthood showed me what psychoanalysis assumes – we need to be held to feel safe in solitude
- by Elizabeth Burns Dyer
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