Calling the Faithful to Freedom!

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken pledged to reestablish the transatlantic NATO military alliance before discussing “any possible withdrawal from Afghanistan” … Blinken Pledges to ‘Revitalise’ NATO, Cooperation on Afghanistan (Al-Jazeera) … but Washington should not delude itself into believing that there is potential for any meaningful change in Afghanistan by extending the withdrawal deadline:…

A year after receiving a hero’s welcome in Israel the traitor says he “had no choice” but to sell U.S. military secrets after America “stabbed Israel in the back”: Pollard Defends Spying on US for Israel in Rare Interview (Yahoo News) “Israel’s Walla news website cited unnamed Israeli officials who said Maliki’s ICC visit was…

“We came here legally and my husband wants to come here legally” — a U.S. green card holder: Biden Rescinded the ‘Muslim Ban.’ But Many Families Remain Stuck in the Backlog (NBC News) Saudi minister Adel Al-Jubeil stated on Friday that the missiles using to attack its Aramco refineries were “Iranian-manufactured or Iranian-supplied”: Saudi Arabia…

From its founding in 1948 until today Israel has employed a variety of policies to deprive Palestinians of their property and  implement its settler  colonialist project: Decades of Displacing Palestinians: How Israel Does It (Al-Shabaka) Israel Increasing Palestinian Home Demolitions, UN Agency Says (Middle East Eye) ‘Truth Commission’ Uncovers the History of Bedouin Dispossession (+972)…

Iran is too proud to make the first move after the U.S. unilaterally withdrew from the JPCOA. Biden can break the impasse by using Reagan’s “trust but verify” policy, announcing the U.S. will immediately resume compliance trusting that Iran will allow the IAEA will be able to verify that Iran has followed suite promptly thereafter:…

Both parties in Afghanistan are highly skeptical of U.S. attempts to accelerate a political settlement. “Pressure from the United States never works… we know this because they have already tried all forms of pressure for 20 years”: U.S. Push for Peace in Afghanistan Has New ‘Urgency.’ Some Afghans Fear It Could Backfire (Washington Post) Upon…

Five Palestinian children were detained for hours for picking wild vegetables near an illegal settlement in what the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem calls “another example of the absolute disregard on the part of Israeli authorities and forces on the ground to the wellbeing and rights of Palestinians, no matter how young or vulnerable”: Video…

The Pope was moved by the sight of “the ruins of mosques and churches in Mosul,” and called Ayatollah al-Sistani “a humble man” of “wisdom and prudence,” and stated that “it was good for my soul to encounter him”: Pope Francis Dismisses ‘Heresy’ Charges for His Commitment to Christian-Muslim Dialogue (Religion News Service) “[A]pplicants who…

Is Israel really planning to attack Iran or just trying to bully its European and American allies: Israeli Defense Minister: Plans to Attack Iran Nuclear Sites Updated (UPI) Gantz Informs Biden Administration of Updated Israeli Plans to Strike Iran (Al Monitor) Biden and Europe Allies Worry Israel Is Preparing a Substantial Attack on Iran (Business…