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“STAGED”: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere!, by Kevin Barrett
The Unz Review - May 3rd 2026 12:00am EDTRumble link Bitchute link False Flag Weekly News link On April 23, the 410th death anniversary of William “All the World’s a Stage” Shakespeare (and his trusty Hispanic sidekick Cervantes) CNN published a thought piece entitled “How Would an Assassination Attempt Be Staged?” Two days later, on April 25, somebody staged yet another Trump assassination…
The American Footprint in Germany: A Schnitzel-Fueled Alliance, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - May 2nd 2026 12:10am EDTTrump’s reported decision to withdraw 5,000 US troops from Germany is a curious symbolic gesture that has been greeted with alarm from many German politicians. The United States still maintains a robust military presence in Germany, with approximately 35,000–40,000 troops stationed across the country—primarily under US European Command (EUCOM) and US Army Europe and Africa…
Netanyahu’s Plan to Nuke Iran – In One Diagram Censored by X, by Marco de Wit
The Unz Review - May 2nd 2026 12:00am EDTImage: Summary of the article. (This Substack distills every article into clear images and diagrams—saving readers time and preventing shaky premises and reasoning from being hidden behind a torrent of words.) ADDITION: The image was censored by X. (Below the original headline.) Introduction Humans are biological creatures limited not only by their physical but even…
To War or Not to War… That Is the Question, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - May 1st 2026 12:25am EDTDonald Trump must have stayed at a Holiday Inn last night because when he departed the White House on Friday to head to Florida to give a speech at The Villages, geriatric community known for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, he thought he was a lawyer. Friday, May 1st, marked the day that he is required by…
Are Putin and United Russia in Decline?, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - May 1st 2026 12:10am EDTGilbert Doctorow and John Helmer are two observers of Russia who often do not agree. But in the past day or two both have raised the same question. Doctorow asks if Putin is on the ropes in the forthcoming September election and facing the possible defeat of his governing party, United Russia? Helmer asks: “Does…
The Bogus Blockade Claim of the US Department of War, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 30th 2026 12:20am EDTPete Hegseth is lying about the US blockade of Iranian ports. On April 12, after JD Vance announced that talks with Iran had failed, Trump declared a naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. CENTCOM clarified that the blockade would be enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports, but would…
1The Revolutionary Spirit of Iran (w/ Behrooz Ghamari), by Chris Hedges
The Unz Review - Apr 30th 2026 12:00am EDTThe United States, in its recent war on Iran, has completely misread the Iranian people and failed to recognize the deep revolutionary spirit that pervades Iranian culture. Rather than inciting Iranian people against their government, the US-Israeli war on Iran has united the population. Rather than promoting democracy in Iran and empowering the people, US…
The Assassination Myth, and Iran Continues to Run the Blockade, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 30th 2026 12:00am EDTLet me start with the Saturday event which is being falsely labeled as an assassination attempt on President Trump. This was a breach of a security checkpoint. Although much of the media coverage has reported the man was carrying a shotgun, the video footage does not support that claim. Running full tilt and trying to…
No More Bombs for Iran, Economic War Instead?, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 29th 2026 12:00am EDTTrump assembled his national security team in Washington on Monday afternoon to figure out how to respond to Iran’s latest missive delivered via Pakistan — i.e., end the blockade and then we’ll talk about other issues. The Wall Street Journal reports that Trump opted for economic warfare against Iran as it carried less risk, instead…
Mr. Araghchi Goes to Russia, by Pepe Escobar
The Unz Review - Apr 28th 2026 12:00am EDTFrom now on, it’s clear that no settlement will be possible – and realistic – without Russian influence. Talk about an entrance pregnant with meaning. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi engaged on a high-stakes diplomacy tour to Islamabad, Muscat and St. Petersburg aboard flight “Minab 168” on Meraj Airlines. In memory, of course, of the…
Trump Is Putting Americans Into Digital Prison, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Apr 28th 2026 12:00am EDTThe Trump regime has shown that its true agenda is to dump Americans into captivity. Trump and his Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, a George Soros lackey, are using undocumented aliens as an excuse to force American citizens into total digital surveillance. The Burning Platform explains: “In a move that exposes the true agenda behind the…
Iranian Leaders Are Not Divided… the Trump Administration Is, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 28th 2026 12:00am EDTOver the course of the last two weeks, Donald Trump and his national security sycophants have been parroting the claim that there is chaos among the Iranian political and military leaders and that no one is in charge. This is a lie… and I will shortly explain what I believe is the source of that…
The Rise and Fall and Rise of American Publishing, by Steve Wasserman
The Unz Review - Apr 27th 2026 12:00am EDTIn January, I wrote for the Winter 2026 issue of LIBERTIES quarterly journal a lengthy consideration of the state of American publishing. LIBERTIES was founded five years ago by Leon Wieseltier, the former longtime literary editor of The New Republic, and my essay is reprinted by ScheerPost with permission. You can access LIBERTIES website at:…
Does Trump Represent America or Israel?, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Apr 27th 2026 12:00am EDTThe account of the Iranian situation by Simplicius is reasonably accurate. Trump has revealed time and again that he took us to war against Iran for Israel. Trump thinks no oil price is too high to pay to protect Israel from an alleged “Iran threat.” It was Israel, not Iran, that started the war. It…
The Mechanistic Fallacy — Why the West So Often Fails at Geo-politics, by Alastair Crooke
The Unz Review - Apr 27th 2026 12:00am EDTWashington will not be able to think straight about Iran, and will opt for the wrong tactics. Some fifteen years ago I wrote that western reliance on its lens of secular rationality was no longer adequate as a means to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was becoming obvious — even then — that the future…
Is the US Military Recommending No Further Strikes on Iran?, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 26th 2026 12:20am EDTI expected the US to renew its attack on Iran today, but that did not happen and, based on recent developments, I think it will not… At least if the views of the officers in command of the war against Iran are considered. Let’s be clear on the chain of command: the Commander of US…
The US War Machine Underwhelms – Part 2, by Hua Bin
The Unz Review - Apr 26th 2026 12:02am EDTA word of caution: Substack alerted me the article is too long for email (over 7,000 words). I guess I got a bit technical and overzealous with details. So, if it is truncated in your email, readers can read it on Substack website or app, if it intrigues you. Thanks. In my last article, I…
Brief Comment on the White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting… Trump Continues to Send Mix Signals on Negotiations with Iran, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 26th 2026 12:00am EDTThe oxygen was sucked out of the discussion about the possible renewal of attacks on Iran by a lone gunman — reportedly a 31 year old teacher from California — who ran through the corridors of the Washington Hilton Hotel, which was hosting the White House Correspondents Association dinner. The dinner has been described in…
Australia’s “Antisemitism Envoy” Makes It Clear That Israel’s Critics Are the Real Target, by Caitlin Johnstone
The Unz Review - Apr 25th 2026 12:15am EDTAustralia’s “antisemitism envoy” Jillian Segal has published a handbook which unequivocally clarifies that her office exists not to protect Australian Jews from discrimination, but to stomp out criticism of the state of Israel. However bad you’re imagining it is, it’s worse. The handbook, set to be formally launched later this week under the title “Understanding…
Donald Trump Goes to War, by Philip Giraldi
The Unz Review - Apr 25th 2026 12:00am EDTSometimes a seemingly insignificant story tells one more about what is going on than the attempts being made to perceive the larger reality. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon with his army the big developing story was the Roman Republic’s impending Civil War pitting Caesar against the country’s Senate and Pompey the Great, but the…
Marriage of Iron and Earth: Why Iran War Forced China to Finally Wed Russia, by Marco de Wit
The Unz Review - Apr 25th 2026 12:00am EDTImage: Summary of the article. (This Substack distills every article into clear images and diagrams—saving readers time and preventing shaky premises and reasoning from being hidden behind a torrent of words.) Introduction The global geopolitical landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift as two of Eurasia’s most formidable powers, Russia and China, solidify a partnership many…
Israel Apologists Lie About Their Feelings and Beliefs, and Other Notes, by Caitlin Johnstone
The Unz Review - Apr 25th 2026 12:00am EDTOne of the most frustrating things about Israel apologists is how they constantly pretend to believe things they don’t really believe in order to push Israeli PR. There’s a tweet going around by a rabbi named Elchanan Poupko that says “I had never met a Zionist who does not care also for the lives of…
‘Territorial Theft with Better Branding’, by Stephen Prager
The Unz Review - Apr 24th 2026 12:10am EDTOne Palestinian American researcher warned that Israel is seeking “annexation without legal burden.” Israel’s gradual advancement of its “yellow line” to occupy more territory in the Gaza Strip is fueling concerns that it is seeking to effectively annex and colonize the majority of the territory without any formal agreement. The Guardian reported on Wednesday that…
John Helmer Reports: Israel Has Turned America Into a War Criminal, by Paul Craig Roberts
The Unz Review - Apr 24th 2026 12:00am EDTJohn Helmer has published a disturbing report of a US submarine attack on an unarmed Iranian frigate, IRIS Dena, returning from participation in an Indian exercise in the Indian Ocean. Washington knew the Iranian ship was unarmed, because only unarmed ships were permitted to participate in the exercise. Seeing an easy target that could not…
When It Comes to Using Proxies, the US Far Surpasses Iran as a Sponsor of Terrorism, by Larry C. Johnson
The Unz Review - Apr 24th 2026 12:00am EDThave previously addressed the lie that Iran is the number one sponsor of terrorism. Now I want to look specifically at the question of how many Americans, both civilian and military, have been killed by proxies who have received assistance from Iran. The I will flip the script… How many Iranians, civilian and military, have…