Garry Kasparov, From Chess Icon to State Dept Cheerleader

MintPress traces Garry Kasparov’s path from chess legend to hawkish “democracy” pitchman for U.S. power, Israel’s war in Gaza, and NED-backed campaigns.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Garry Kasparov attends the 59th Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb. 18, 2023. Alexi Witwicki | AP

After retiring from the world of chess, Garry Kasparov has found a new calling: promoting U.S. foreign policy goals. From his hawkish foreign policy positions, including supporting American invasions and the use of nuclear weapons against its enemies, his full-throated defense of Israeli genocide, and his bizarre belief that the Middle Ages never

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Why The Media Obsesses Over Kirk While Israel Assassinates a Prime Minister

The press amplifies outrage over Charlie Kirk’s killing but erases Israel’s campaign of assassinations in Yemen, where a blockade has devastated Israel’s economy and united millions behind Palestine.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Yemen interview

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Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide 

Alan MacLeod discusses his explosive new investigations into how Google has become a key Israeli ally in war propaganda, data surveillance, and economic support—spending billions to boost Tel Aviv’s image and infrastructure amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Mnar Adley
Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide

Israel could not be doing what it is doing without significant support from the West. And they have found some very powerful allies in Silicon Valley. Chief among these is Google, which has allowed the Israeli government to use its platforms to target tens of millions of Europeans with propaganda. Joining the MintCast today to talk about his

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How Displacement Became a Tool of US and Israeli Power

From Gaza to New York, displacement is no accident, it’s a weapon. This State of Play episode features Murad Awawdeh on ICE militarization and explores how U.S. and Israeli tactics around forced displacement intersect.

Greg Stoker
By Greg Stoker
SOP EP 63

This episode of State of Play by MintPress News delivers a sharp, unfiltered look at the overlapping crises shaping our world, from Gaza to the U.S. borderlands, exposing how displacement, propaganda and militarized policing function as interconnected tools of state power. The show opens with a satirical jab at Donald Trump’s recent claim that

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Documenting Israel’s War Crimes with Motaz Azaiza

Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins MintCast host Mnar Adley to recount surviving Israel’s assault on Gaza, his rise to global prominence, and why documenting genocide is more urgent than ever.

Mnar Adley
By Mnar Adley
Motaz Azaiza Article

Documenting crimes against humanity has never been more dangerous. Since October 2023, Israel has killed well over 200 journalists covering the war—an average of 13 per month. Today, MintCast host Mnar Adley is joined by one journalist who both shot to worldwide fame during the attack on Gaza and managed to survive the catastrophe. Motaz

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Gaza Aid or Cover for War? US Mercenaries Accused of Firing on Civilians

In this episode of State of Play, Greg Stoker and Robert Inlakesh examine how a Delaware-based NGO with ties to Israel and the Trump administration is using American mercenaries to control, and possibly depopulate, Gaza.

Greg Stoker
By Greg Stoker
State of Play AMERICAN MERCS IN GAZA

A new investigation by the Associated Press has uncovered disturbing details about American military contractors operating in Gaza under the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S.-based group tasked with distributing aid. Video footage and eyewitness testimony suggest these contractors—many of them former U.S. soldiers—have repeatedly opened

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