In December 2022, Canada imposed strict sanctions on Gilbert Bigio, frequently referred to as “Haiti’s only billionaire” and the deeply impoverished country’s “richest man.” He, along with two other super-wealthy Haitian citizens, was accused by Ottowa of using his outsized influence and power in the country “to protect and enable the illegal activities of the…

Western corporate media outlets, including the BBC, CNN, and The New York Times, have been working overtime to justify Israel’s recent assault on Lebanon, which claimed the lives of approximately 600 people in a single day. These reports have repeatedly claimed that the Israeli strikes were targeting “Hezbollah positions,” an assertion that has been widely…

As U.S. officials continue to reject Venezuela’s recent election results, Erik Prince, the founder of the notorious Blackwater mercenary group, has released a video addressing the nation’s opposition protesters, sparking fears that his private military forces might become involved. “Your friends from the north, though we’re not with you today, we’re coming soon. We support…

Leaked documents have revealed that Israeli government officials, along with Zionist lobby groups, actively sought legal advice to circumvent U.S. regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in their efforts to influence American elections and push anti-constitutional legislation. According to a joint investigation by The Guardian, Lee Fang, and Jack Poulson, Israel consulted with…

At this point, we have a clear understanding of the fundamental mechanism behind U.S. foreign policy: the use of hard power, including the threat or actual deployment of military intervention and economic sanctions, to contain and isolate perceived rival powers such as Russia, China, and, to a lesser extent, Iran and the Axis of Resistance.…

Ever since July 29, Britain has been plunged into crisis, with incendiary far-riot rights sending towns and cities across the country spiraling into states of emergency. Vast mobs of armed, angry thugs, motivated by racist, Islamophobic animus, have vandalized homes, property and places of worship, violently clashed with police, and targeted hotels housing refugees with…

Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro won a third successive term in office on Sunday, convincingly beating his U.S.-backed opponents, Edmundo Gonzalez and Maria Corina Machado, by seven points. Almost immediately after the results were announced, American officials began decrying the elections as a farce. “We commend [the Venezuelan…

Israel is participating at the Olympics in Paris while Russia is banned, despite killing at least 80% fewer civilians in Ukraine than Israel has killed in Gaza. Even the United States has prosecuted its own for war crimes. Impunity for Israel. Enforcement of international law for everyone else. No more explicit was this hypocrisy demonstrated…

Pessimism about the effectiveness and enforcement of international law and the concept of a “rules-based order” is understandable, but not all hope is lost. It is unsurprising that mainstream media have largely ignored the historic and unprecedented ruling of the International Court of Justice against Israel’s apartheid and illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. According to…

As Israeli leaders scramble to secure diplomatic support, armaments and moral justification to expand the scope of the Gaza war to Lebanon and possibly Yemen, official acknowledgment has come from its army of a crisis in manpower, insufficient ammunition and tanks that require repair. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested last month that his military…

Hours after Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, as the Israeli government was readying for war, the Israeli tech sector was preparing for a war of its own. Entitled Israel Tech Guard, the coalition of Israeli tech employees has pulled together what it’s termed an “army” of citizen volunteers primarily to defend Israel’s…

On June 22, a viral video showed a Palestinian man strapped to an Israeli military vehicle, passing by ambulances. Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), called it “human shielding in action.” The man, Mujahed Azmi from Jenin, had reportedly been shot and beaten before being tied to the jeep during…