Grayzone reporter Max Blumenthal also confronted Blinken, asking if he was ‘compromised by Israel’

When news broke over the weekend that President Biden just approved an $8 billion deal for shipping weapons to Israel, a nameless official vowed that “we will continue to provide the capabilities necessary for Israel’s defense.”

Democrats speak of the fight against “Russian disinformation,” while the Republicans pledge to combat “fake news” about Israel.

POLITICO reports that U.S. officials Brett McGurk and Amos Hochstein, an IDF veteran, told Israeli officials they agreed with the plan to escalate.

The new aid comes as the U.S. claims it’s pushing for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

For the merchants of war, the collective pain and misery of whole nations is dwarfed by the lucrative deals of billions of dollars generated from weapons sales.

Earlier reports said the U.S. was going to sanction the unit, Netzah Yehuda, but Israeli officials lobbied against the plan.

‘No toddler gets shot twice by mistake,’ said Dr. Mark Perlmutter.

The paper’s author found that the five largest military contracts to major tech firms between 2018 and 2022 “had contract ceilings totaling at least $53 billion combined.”

Antony Blinken says Israel is losing the PR war because of social media.

Echoing President Biden, Netanyahu labeled the demonstrations ‘antisemitic’.

In a city awash in foreign interests, dual citizens, and intersecting and at times conflicting loyalties, sometimes the most egregious examples are hiding in plain sight.

Hersh says the CIA estimates at least $400 million was embezzled last year in funds earmarked for diesel payments.

Only Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) voted against the resolution

Bennett says the U.S. and its Western allies decided to ‘keep striking Putin’ and not negotiate.

Anti-base activists protested the opening, saying it will make Guam more of a target in a future war.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday night withdrew his request to vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution that would end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war and blockade on Yemen, citing White House opposition to the bill.

The IAEA is going to inspect two sites in Ukraine where Russia claims work is being done to build a dirty bomb.

U.S. officials envision imperial roles for Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

The New York Times is going full-bore for war in Ukraine. It is difficult to explain the yellow journalism, but the so-called “paper of record” did the same thing on Vietnam.