International Politics

Caitlin Johnstone

Someone uploaded one of those viral "help identify this racist jerk" clips featuring a man accosting a street vendor with awful Islamophobic vitriol, and it turned out he was the former Deputy Director in the Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs for the US State Department.

Reading by Tim Foley.

This Is The Real Face Of The US Empire

Biden administration officials are telling the press that they have no plans to place any conditions on military aid to Israel.

Reading by Tim Foley,

Biden Intends To Keep Participating In The Incineration Of Gaza

What we are seeing with Gaza is manufactured narrative splatting against reality over and over again. The western empire churns out propaganda narratives about what Israel is doing, and those narratives are crashing headlong into raw video footage and concrete facts in ways you don't often see.

Reading by Tim Foley.

All The Propaganda Is Splattering Against A Solid Wall Of Reality

The demolition of Gaza is not necessary because there are real pathways to a true and lasting peace which do not require a single bomb to be dropped, and there are also very easy ways to return to the abusive status quo of October 6 without dropping a single bomb.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The Biggest Lie We're Being Told About The Gaza Assault Is That It Is Necessary

Friendly fire during October 7, friendly fire on the battlefield in Gaza, friendly fire executions of Israeli prisoners. The IDF are so good at killing Israelis they should start making GoPro videos with red triangles about it.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The IDF Are So Good At Killing Israelis They Should Consider Joining Hamas

There's been a surprising number of recent Israeli government admissions that not only is a two-state solution not on the table, but that it never was.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Going Mask-Off About The Two-State Solution Lie

“Stop doing genocide” is the single most reasonable political demand anyone could possibly make. It’s so reasonable it’s insane it even needs to be made. You don’t get to cry if people don’t support your candidate because they didn’t meet that ridiculously reasonable demand.

Reading by Tim Foley.

"Stop Doing Genocide" Is The Most Reasonable Political Demand Ever

American democracy means getting to choose between genocide wearing a MAGA hat and genocide waving a rainbow flag.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Rainbow Flag Genocide Vs MAGA Hat Genocide

Clearly Muslim Americans are seeing something they care deeply about this election season which the rest of the population has decided doesn't matter very much.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Democrats Have Decided To Just Ignore American Muslims This Election Cycle

The Wall Street Journal reports that senior US officials don't think the Biden administration will secure a ceasefire in Gaza before Biden's term is up. Anyone who told you that Biden or Harris were seriously working on a ceasefire lied to you.

I've seen some people calling this a "failure" on the part of the Biden administration, and that needs to stop. It's not a failure. You can only fail at something you tried to do. Biden and Harris didn't "fail" at anything, they SUCCEEDED at their goal of helping Israel destroy Gaza.

Biden could have ended this at any time by withholding weapons, or even by simply threatening to. He could have ended it with a phone call. The killing continued because he and his handlers wanted it to.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Biden Didn't "Fail" To Get A Ceasefire; He Never Tried

Rule 1: Recorded history began on October 7 2023. Maybe some things happened before that date, but nobody can remember.

Rule 2: Anything bad that Israel does is justified by Rule 1. This is true even if it does things that would be considered completely unjustifiable if it were done by a nation like Russia or Iran.

Rule 3: Israel has a right to defend itself, but nobody else does.

Reading by Tim Foley.

15 Rules For Discussing Israeli Warmongering

Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.