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AI’s Dark Architects: Palantir, USAID and the Alt-Right Pipeline

Peter Thiel’s influence over US foreign policy runs deep, from funding Israel’s wars to backing Vice President J.D. Vance. Alan MacLeod and Robert Inlakesh join MintCast to reveal how war profiteers shape Washington’s agenda.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
MintCast Feature AI Billionare Warfare

We are living in turbulent times. U.S. media and politicians are busy carving up Syria, balkanizing a once proud nation, and are supporting Israel’s attempts to annex the entirety of the south of the country. Israel has switched its focus to the West Bank and even further, with rumors of a wider war against Lebanon and Iran circulating. And that

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Ethno-State Strategy: Israel’s Backing of Druze Militias Is Reshaping Syria’s Borders

A decades-old Israeli blueprint to break Syria into ethno-states is taking shape, with Tel Aviv deepening ties to Syria’s Druze as a tool to secure new territorial gains.

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
Israel Druze Feature photo

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called upon the Syrian army to withdraw from the nation's south, using the plight of the Druze minority as an excuse, he did so based upon a decades-old plot to divide the country. After co-opting Druze militia leaders, Israel plans to end the Syrian State as we know it. “We demand the complete

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Pro-Israel Think Tank WINEP Outed as “Dark Money” Operation Driving US Wars

WINEP helped push the Iraq War and now backs regime change in Iran and Syria—all while keeping its funding sources hidden. A new transparency report exposes its role as an AIPAC cutout shaping US policy.

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
WINEP Feature photo

The AIPAC-aligned Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP), which often refers to itself simply as The Washington Institute, was recently outed as a "dark money" think tank for its lack of transparency on donors and is continuing to push the United States to engage in conflicts overseas to Israel’s benefit. Its case raises questions about

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp Teams Up With the Alt-Right to Censor Israel’s Critics

The Palantir CEO claims to defend Western values—but his real mission is shielding Israel from scrutiny. As he cozies up to Elon Musk and right-wing nationalists, he’s pushing for mass censorship in service of the war machine.

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
Israel AI Feature photo

Palantir CEO Alex Karp recently appeared for an interview on CNBC, during which he endorsed Elon Musk. He also advocated stifling free speech on college campuses, which he claims is to protect Western values but has admitted in the past that it has more to do with shielding Israel from criticism. As CEO of the CIA-backed analytics company

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US Tech Companies Aid Israel’s War Crimes—You Could Be Their Next Victim

From Microsoft and Google to Oracle and OpenAI, American companies are fueling the rise of autonomous warfare—technology that’s already being tested on Palestinians and could soon be turned against Americans.

Robert Inlakesh
By Robert Inlakesh
Tech workers from Google, Meta and Amazon protest against Big Tech supplying Israel with intelligence tools outside Google offices in Chelsea, Manhattan, NY, April 16, 2024. Cristina Matuozzi | AP

American tech companies are deeply intertwined in Israel’s military operations, with investments and partnerships expanding significantly since the start of the war in Gaza, which to date has killed nearly 50,000 people, with some estimates placing that number closer to 400,000.  Newly surfaced data indicates that collaboration between the Israeli

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USAID Falls, Exposing a Giant Network of US-Funded “Independent” Media

From Ukraine to Cuba, news outlets worldwide are suddenly begging for cash—because their “independent journalism” was actually paid for by Washington all along.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
USAID investigation Feature photo 1

The Trump administration’s decision to pause USAID funding has plunged hundreds of so-called “independent media” outlets into crisis, thereby exposing a worldwide network of thousands of journalists, all working to promote U.S. interests in their home countries. In late January, President Trump—along with help from the head of the Department of

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