Prophets of Doom: Henry Kissinger and the ‘Intellectual’ Decline of the West

Kissinger has been elevated to a visionary for his views on the war in Ukraine. But those views are outdated and dangerous and reflect a Cold War mindset that is no longer relevant in the 21st century, argues Ramzy Baroud.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Kissinger Russia Ukraine War Feature photo

It is unclear why 100-year-old Henry Kissinger has been elevated by the Western intelligentsia to serve the role of the visionary in how the West should behave in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. But does the centenarian politician have the answers? Every major global conflict that involved the US and its NATO allies in the past had its

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Trump’s Deal of the Century Will Use Sanctions, Military Threats to Force Palestinian Acceptance

Recently leaked provisions of the plan include threats of US sanctions & military force if Palestinians reject the plan and a requirement for Palestinians to pay the Israeli Defense Forces for protection.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Deal of the century Feature photo

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL -- The Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, owned by top Trump donor Sheldon Adelson, has published in Hebrew a leaked draft of the Trump administration’s Deal of the Century for the Israel-Palestine conflict. The draft was given to the newspaper by an official from Israel’s Foreign Ministry, which is currently headed by Israeli Prime

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Report: US Arab Allies Back Kushner-Adelson Effort to Force “Peace” Plan on Palestine

The U.S. is already implementing its “peace” plan on the ground by moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, withdrawing support for a two-state solution, cutting funds to the UNRWA, and normalizing Israeli apartheid in Palestine.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner watches a ceremony where President Donald Trump was presented with The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal, at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. Evan Vucci | AP

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt are supporting Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” aimed at brokering peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to a report published in Israel’s largest newspaper. The report, published in Israel Hayom, asserts that the four countries

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The Trump, Netanyahu Alliance Means the End for Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas feels beleaguered, disowned by Washington and a victim of an elaborate US-Israeli plot that has cost Palestinians precious time and much land, while leaving Abbas with nothing but an embarrassing political legacy.

Ramzy Baroud
By Ramzy Baroud
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is accompanied by Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, right, and Pope Tawadros II, spiritual leader of Egypt's Orthodox Christians, left, as he attends a conference on Jerusalem at the Al-Azhar Conference Center, in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 17, 2018. Abbas blasted Trump again over Jerusalem, saying the U.S. leader's decision to recognize contested Jerusalem as Israel's capital was "sinful." (AP/Amr Nabil)

The “deal of the century” is a farce. We suspected that, of course, but, upon his return from Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed in more detail why the long-anticipated plan of the administration of US President Donald Trump has no basis in reality. Netanyahu told his Cabinet that there are “no concrete details” to

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Iran Proposes a Path to Peace in the Middle East

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laid out Iran’s proposed framework for bringing stability to the Middle East.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the Foreign Ministers meeting within the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Summit in Istanbul, Dec. 13, 2017. (Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/AP)

In an article published by the Financial Times on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif laid out the country’s proposed framework for bringing stability to the Middle East region. "ISIS displayed the darkest depths of human evil,” Zarif wrote. Yet it also provided an opportunity to come together to battle an existential threat.

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Ehud Barak’s Disappointing Peace Plan

Ehud Barak has published an article in The New York Times attacking prime minister Netanyahu, he also used the article to publish his disappointing Peace Plan.

Uri Avnery
By Uri Avnery
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak during a lecture at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 21, 2016. (AP/Charles Krupa)

Ehud Barak has "broken the silence". He has published an article in The New York Times attacking our prime minister in the most abrasive terms. In other words, he has done exactly the same as the group of ex-soldiers who call themselves "Breaking the Silence", who are accused of washing our dirty linen abroad. They expose war crimes to which they

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