Mark Curtis

2 months ago | znetwork.org | Mark Curtis

When UK officials signed a 100 year partnership with Ukraine in mid-January, they claimed to be Ukraine’s “preferred partner” in developing the country’s “critical minerals strategy”. Yet within a month, Donald Trump had presented a proposal to Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky to access the country’s vast mineral resources as “compensation” for US support to Ukraine in the war against Russia. Whitehall was none too pleased about Washington muscling in.

Feb 1, 2025 | abc10.com | Mark Curtis

PHOENIX — One of the things I love doing is sharing the stories of some of the incredible people I'm lucky enough to meet. That sounds like my kind of story! You're about to meet Mike Gomez: a man who loves his country, his family and a good glass of red wine. My kind of guy, although I'm more of a bourbon man. The thing you're going to come away with is that Mike was and is a warrior in every way. And sharp? His mind is amazingly fit.

Jan 16, 2025 | scheerpost.com | Mark Curtis

By Mark Curtis / Declassified UKDeclassified researched the BBC’s online coverage of 16 aspects of UK policy towards Israel and the pro-Israel lobby. “It is high time for the corporation to be truly held to account and be reformed in the public interest”, leading media professor says. The BBC is failing to report the various ways in which the UK government has supported Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, Declassified’s new analysis finds.

Dec 23, 2024 | declassifieduk.org | Mark Curtis

Very little is known about Operation Tango, a secret SAS mission to capture suspected war criminals in Bosnia in 1997. It was one of several clandestine special forces missions ordered by Tony Blair’s government in support of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. This had been set up in 1993 to try suspects for gruesome crimes committed during the conflicts in the Balkans.

Dec 18, 2024 | wvnstv.com | Mark Curtis

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — It sounds like a crazy idea, but it is possible that West Virginia could have four different governors over the course of 13 days. Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) could take the oath of office to the U.S. Senate on Jan. 3, but he can’t hold both jobs at once so he’d have to resign as governor that day. That would set in motion a fascinating scenario. State Senate President Craig Blair (R) would become acting governor for five days. Then, on Jan.