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3 weeks ago | 
dissidentvoice.org | Rick Sterling
On May 13, U.S. President Trump announced he is ordering the removal of sanctions on Syria. Some of the U.S. sanctions can be quickly terminated because they were issued by Executive Order. Other sanctions, including the extremely damaging 2019 “Caesar” sanctions, were imposed by Congressional legislation and may require Congressional action to terminate. The Syrian people are joyous at the prospect of the end of their country’s economic nightmare.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Jeffrey Tucker |Rick Sterling
The Deep State Goes Viral: Foreword By Jeffrey A Tucker | Brownstone Institute | May 12, 2025The following is Jeffrey Tucker’s Foreword introduction to Debbie Lerman’s new book, The Deep State Goes Viral: Pandemic Planning and the Covid Coup. It was about a month into lockdowns, April 2020, and my phone rang with an unusual number. I picked up and the caller identified himself as Rajeev Venkayya, a name I knew from my writings on the 2005 pandemic scare.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Kyle Anzalone |Rick Sterling
Denmark Sends $1 Billion to Build Up Ukrainian Arms Industry Using Seized Russian Funds By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | May 12, 2025Denmark is making a significant investment in Ukraine’s domestic arms industry using interest generated from frozen Russian assets.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Rick Sterling
Google knew Israel may use its tools for rights violations: Report Press TV – May 12, 2025American technology giant Google knew that a powerful cloud-computing tool it was supplying to the Israeli regime as part of a contract four years ago could be used for rights violations against the Palestinians, according to the findings of a report.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Ron Paul |Rick Sterling
What Will Trump Find in the Middle East This Week? By Ron Paul | May 12, 2025President Trump’s return to the Middle East this week, the first since his first-term 2017 visit, will take place amidst great turmoil. It is a region that bears little resemblance to the Middle East of 2017 and it appears, at least from media reporting this past week, that the Trump Administration has some understanding of this reality.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Rick Sterling
Hamas releases captive soldier Edan Alexander amid Gaza truce efforts Al-Mayadeen | May 12, 2025The military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, released Israeli soldier and American captive Edan Alexander to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday in northern Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The release coincided with the arrival of US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff at the Re’im military base, where Alexander was reportedly being transferred.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Rick Sterling
Cover-ups, lies, smears and fake news from Ursula could be EU’s own suicide pill By Martin Jay | Strategic Culture Foundation | May 12, 2025Previous disparaging comments about the past of European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and her grandparents’ role in the second world war might have seemed truculent by Russian commentators. And yet, as each month passes, we seem to be witnessing VDL’s political identity – and her vision of the role of the EU – more and more in line with Nazi Germany.
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Thomas Brooke |Rick Sterling
Le Pen slams warmongering Franco-German axis, warns of EU elites’ suppression of dissent across continent By Thomas Brooke | Remix News | May 12, 2025Marine Le Pen used a visit to Rome on Saturday to denounce what she called a growing “democratic scandal” within the European Union, following her recent conviction that has barred her from running in France’s next presidential election.
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1 month ago | 
antiwar.com | Rick Sterling
One year ago, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel had fifteen months to prepare their defense (“counter memorial”) against the charges of genocide filed by South Africa. They were told to present their arguments by 28 July 2025. That seems like a very long time in a case involving the daily killing of many people including children. But it was not enough time for Israel which on 27 March 2025 filed a request to extend the time.
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1 month ago | 
popularresistance.org | Rick Sterling
Above photo: Liz Nelson. At 7:30 a.m. on April 9, the heavy traffic flow into California’s Travis Air Force Base came to a sudden stop. As they have done numerous times, the “People’s Arms Embargo” blocked the main road into the base. The action this time commemorated the recently deceased long-time peace advocate David Hartsough, one of the co-founders of the Peoples Arms Embargo.
