We are told that Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan envisages a potential pathway to a future Palestinian state. (more…)
Category: USA
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‘Stunning reversal’: New York Times poll finds US support for Israel has plummeted
“Though this was utterly unthinkable even five years ago,” said one journalist, “it’s now reflected in poll after poll, and is so entrenched it’s hard to imagine it can be reversed.” (more…)
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Trump says climate change is a hoax. Are we in safer hands with the ‘commos’?
When you hear that malevolent old fool Donald Trump tell the United Nations that climate change is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, it’s hard to resist throwing up your arms in despair. If mighty America won’t set a good example, what hope is there for the rest of us? (more…)
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‘Deeply Un-American’: Trump tells generals to use US cities as military ‘training grounds’
“Wake up, people, the US is fast approaching a point of no return,” warned one critic, who said the president’s alarming rhetoric “comes right out of the fascism playbook”. (more…)
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Trump’s peace plan shows Netanyahu has outmanoeuvred yet another American president
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outmanoeuvred yet another American president. (more…)
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Here’s the full text of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza
The White House says its proposal would end the war in Gaza immediately if both sides accept. (more…)
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What’s wrong with America’s democracy? There has never been one
We cannot but sympathise with those who lament the destruction of American “democracy” as they see the rule of law dissolve before them and the once revered Constitution thrown into the wastepaper basket. (more…)
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The Chris Hedges Report: We are all antifa now
The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organisation allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists. (more…)
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America’s democratic decline
As Donald Trump’s second term as president unfolds, his authoritarian tendencies and autocratic proclivities are increasingly cast into sharp relief. (more…)
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The world in 2050 is already here
Dr Mike Gilligan has reminded us that Australia’s defence and foreign policies are pulling in opposite directions: we preach “equilibrium” in the Pacific while binding ourselves ever more tightly to Washington’s war plans against China. His warning is timely, but we must go further. (more…)
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Lawsuits, cancellations and bullying: Trump is systematically destroying press freedom
US President Donald Trump is well advanced in his systematic campaign to undermine the American media and eviscerate its function of holding him and others in power to account. (more…)
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Ghosts in the newsroom: How Abe’s Japan became Trump’s blueprint
Japan had Trump before America did: Shinzo Abe, grandson of a war criminal, muzzled the press, bullied broadcasters, and faked statistics. Now Trump, the GOP, and Disney are replaying the script. (more…)
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‘Release the tapes’: Lawmakers demand answers over alleged US$50,000 bribe of Trump border czar Tom Homan
“Seriously though, has anyone ever been handed US$50,000 cash in a paper bag for something legit?” (more…)
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The stars suggest Albo should stay at home
If I were drafting astrology advice for Anthony Albanese over the next few weeks, I would be hinting that it was the worst possible time for international travel, and that a serious bout of diplomatic flu might be the best way to secure his (and Australia’s) long-term interests. (more…)
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Lies and hypocrisy are now the truth
Many governments that call themselves democratic and law-abiding are not. The United States has set the pace in the hypocrisy stakes for years. Its fascist tendencies are now clearly on display. (more…)
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Our belligerent, authoritarian AUKUS partner
True allies share common visions, common objectives, common strategies, common standards of behaviour and common criteria of success. (more…)
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Recognition of Palestine: For and against
Australia is joining other nations at the United Nations General Assembly in endorsing a declaration backing a two-state solution, signalling its readiness to formally recognise Palestine in a bid to revive stalled peace efforts. (more…)
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Assaults on free speech go into hyperdrive after Charlie Kirk killing
When you see me refusing to play along with the campaign to canonise Charlie Kirk or respect the emotional hysteria around his killing, this is the main reason why. (more…)
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How to get Albanese up for the Nobel Peace Prize
Why on earth is the prime minister boasting about having “really warm” phone chats with the oaf who is now the president of the United States? (more…)
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The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending. (more…)
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New ‘thought policing’ bill may let Rubio strip passports from US citizens over political speech
“Marco Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” said one free speech advocate. (more…)
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Australia needs to diplomatically disengage from our ‘dangerous ally’
It seems likely that our prime minister will meet Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly later this month. (more…)
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Message from the editor
It seemed almost too much to look back to the events of 9/11 in New York, when there is so much killing and grief swirling the globe now. (more…)
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The UN turns 80
The most important agenda item for the United Nations General Assembly this month will be the future of Palestine. But Palestinian leaders will be unable to discuss it, because they will be absent. (more…)
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US State Dept ‘reviewing’ foreigner comment on Kirk killing
“The US Government, seeking to punish those who make light of the incident, is a complete betrayal of the First Amendment and spits in the face of the principle of free speech and debate,” said one lawyer. (more…)
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Palm Beach, Florida: latitude, 26.7 N – Gaza City: latitude, 31.5 N
In Palm Beach, there lives a man who, when not living in the White House, enjoys the balm of temperate climes. He lives in a mansion, extravagant and luxurious. He wants for nothing. (more…)
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Israel and the Palestinians: Just one piece of the American plan
In his P&I article ’The Real death toll in Gaza’ posted on 5 September, John Menadue reminded us that “Israel has become a criminal state” and “Now it is committing genocide”. (more…)
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The suppression of the Arab voice and the genocide in Gaza
The United States’ unwavering military and political support for Israel is now accepted as the key enabling factor in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. (more…)
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Savage American justice
Imagine you are a country faced with drug smuggling by a nearby neighbour. As a government, what might you do about this? (more…)
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Trump and the post-American world
Donald Trump’s blatant campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize has a new claim for his resume – his “diplomacy” is contributing to a new world order. (more…)