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The Department of War has raised the counterintelligence threat posed by Israel to its top level. The sources said that Tel Aviv wanted intelligence on Washington’s plans for the war against Iran. The New York Times and NBC News report speaking with multiple sources who said that the Defense Intelligence Agency raised the threat posed by Israel to the “critical level.” The Times reports that the targets of Israeli intelligence include President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff. Witkoff, along with Trump’s son-in-law, is leading the negotiations with Iran. Officials told the Times that Tel Aviv is seeking insight into Trump’s decision-making on the…

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New Iranian attacks in the Persian Gulf are being easily and successfully countered by U.S. Armed Forces. Those attacks should not obscure the fact that President Trump is pursuing a brilliant foreign policy with respect to Iran that he should absolutely stick to. President Trump is succeeding where Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden all failed. The blockade of Iran will likely produce real regime change if it is left in place for another six to eight weeks, and the new Government of Iran will surrender its nuclear stockpile and will reopen…

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This Sunday I chose to deviate from the topics I comment upon with my comic strips, to pay homage to a wonderful artist: Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026). Born in Iran, Marjane grew up to see the fall of the Shah and the rise of the Islamic republic. She eventually fled to France, and became globally acclaimed thanks to her first graphic novel, Persepolis, which was based on her personal experiences during those tumultuous years. Through her young and rebellious eyes, Persepolis captures both the social and political repression imposed by the Ayatollahs, as well as the hypocrisy of the West which…

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It turns out that the most generous funder of white supremacist groups in the United States was likely the Southern Poverty Law Center. At least that’s what the Department of Justice’s superseding indictment against the SPLC alleges. The organization secretly paid informants to engage in the active promotion and funding of racist groups while denouncing and “fighting” the very same groups in public. The SPLC purportedly created fictitious entities to hide funding from their donors. The SPLC, for instance, is accused of bankrolling the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally, paying a leader nearly $300,000 to post racist messages, organize and…

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 Download Audio. Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the state of negotiations between the US and Iranian governments, as the ceasefire is frequently broken and the Strait remains largely closed. Parsi explains where he thinks the real sticking points lie and the two consider how Israel is complicating the process. Discussed on the show: Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States by Trita Parsi “Iran’s New Grand Strategy” (Foreign Affairs) TritaParsi.substack.com Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and…

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Even when I was too sick to stand, drink water, or think straight, I thought to myself, ‘at least you might lose some weight,’ writes Mayim Bialik. Source link

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