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The CIA Is Resorting to an Open Casting Call for Would-Be Cuban Assets
With Marco Rubio’s public plea for Cubans to work with the CIA, the administration is eyeing its next imperial conquest.
Séamus Malekafzali
Séamus Malekafzali is a Beirut-based journalist and writer focusing on Middle East politics.
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The Backlash to “NAZA” Shows How Little Israeli Citizenship Really Means
By threatening the filmmakers, Netanyahu lays bare how fragile the notion of what it means to be Israeli is in the age of its genocide in Gaza.
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The Mossad Suffers a Crushing Defeat Entirely of Its Own Making
High-profile firings show that none of the Israeli spy agency's promises about the war with Iran have come to pass.
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The Surprising Reaction Inside Iran to Its War Victory
Despite extracting extraordinary concessions, the reaction in Iran isn’t entirely jubilant. Past betrayals are too recent to forget.
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How the Lebanon Ceasefire Could Make It Harder to End the War on Iran
The deal is a welcome reprieve from Israel’s bombing — but separating Lebanon from the ceasefire with Iran sets a dangerous precedent.
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It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”
Elected officials desperately want to cast our war with Iran as an “intervention” or “operation.” Don’t let them get away with it.
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Fool Me Twice: The Case for War With Iran Is Even Thinner Than It Was for Iraq
The case for invading Iraq was based on lies. The Trump administration’s case for war with Iran hardly exists at all.
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Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Project Sunrise outlines a “smart city” with AI grids. It’s only possible with the continued dispossession of Palestinians.
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Israel Is Cynically Capitalizing on the Iranian Protests for Its Own Ends
Israeli officials claim they want “freedom” for the Iranian people. In reality, it’s a transparent coercion campaign to foment war.
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The U.S. Isn’t Even Bothering With Its Usual Lies to Sell Its Regime Change War in Venezuela
The days of justifying American military intervention anywhere in the world are on their way out.