The Saudi crown prince ushers Kushner and Ivanka Trump (Jonathan Ernst, Reuters) The NY Times today published a blockbuster story about collusion between Jared Kushner and the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to silence the scandal surrounding the savage murder of Saudi dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Times reporters received previously … [Read more...]
Israeli Commando Operation Exploited Gaza Humanitarian Relief NGO as Front
דיווח: שלטונות ישראל סירבו לתת אישור בנייה לסגן מפקד סיירת מטכ"ל, סא"ל מחמוד ח'יר א-דין, לפני שנהרג בפעולה הכושלת בעזה NOTE: This post is a comprehensive one which I'd hoped to publish either at The Nation or Jacobin Magazine. Neither one accepted it for publication, so their loss is your gain. You get the benefit of reading newly-reported … [Read more...]
Saudis Used Israeli Spyware to Track Khashoggi Associate, Leading Dissident
It's well known the the leading spyware package bought by repressive regimes, intelligence agencies, and corporate malefactors is Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli hacking company, NSO Group. Its development has allowed NSO to thrive financially and become an attractive target for major corporate interests. Apparently, companies like Blackstone … [Read more...]
U.S. Official Calls Netanyahu Report of Secret Iran Atomic Warehouse “Misleading”
Bibi Netanyahu's annual dog-and-pony show ambled into UN General Assembly today as he made yet another bombastic, hectoring speech assaulting Iran for its alleged sins of omission and commission. Like the shambling history professor his father was, he trots out audio-visual aids to reinforce his major argument and they invariably resemble the cartoon … [Read more...]
