GUSWARNING: THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS MOST LIKELY MI6 PROPAGANDA VIA THE BBC FOGHORN...

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, serious-faced and clad in black, strolled down a lilac carpet in Saudi Arabia in March, it marked a moment in the US-Israeli war in Iran. A rather unexpected one.

In a post on X, he said his visit was to "strengthen the protection of lives".[GUS: AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT RUSSIAN LIVES]...

Zelensky, who carries the weight of Ukraine's own war with Russia on his shoulders, has been seizing the moment, flying to the Gulf to publicly showcase the international value and marketability of Kyiv's learned-on-the-battlefield military nous in drone warfare.

This is a short, dense, collective work published following a conference organised by Mémoire des luttes (http://www.medelu.org/) and the journal Utopie critique at Paris 8 University in June 2008, under the direction of Bernard Cassen, founder and former president of ATTAC, to whom, as we recall, the "no" vote in the 2005 referendum owes much.

The central thesis of this work is that "Europe" is, and always has been, a machine for liberalisation, above and against the people.

Putting an End to Euroliberalism

Bernard Cassen (ed.) - Mille et Une Nuits, 2008.

By Bernard Gensane

November 1, 2008

Former Israeli intelligence officer Ella Kenan was seen at a recent pro-Israel conference saying she runs an online influence operation that works with “communities of over sixty thousand people around the world that make our content viral” to manipulate public discourse and “serve the narrative” of Israel. 

I’ve been assured that this never happens and that it’s antisemitic to say it does, but okay sure. Let’s move on.

Manipulators Understand That Narrative Control Is Everything

US President Donald Trump has called on his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

Indicted in 2019, Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing. The trial, which began in 2020, has seen numerous delays and is expected to drag on for several more years.

Trump reportedly told Axios on Tuesday that Netanyahu, a long-time ally who co-launched the unprovoked war on Iran with him, has complained that he will have to appear in court instead of concentrating on the conflict that is strangling the global economy. The US president reportedly expressed incredulity, saying “In the middle of a war? Give me a break!”

Humans so weird

Fresh air dear

Shaving plucking hair 

For beauty at the fair

The strange beast rebels

For nature assumes

Creams and little perfumes

Mothers dedicated to love

Thin breasts so strange 

Small drop of life after pain

Babies came onto earth

Through a laboured birth

Woman man child starve

Uncertain of a better path

Unburnished humans

Including Australians 

Chasing a better façade

Chanting a quiet ballade

Feathers of a peaceful dove

Helpers from the land of love

Eyesight on the job still

Together with no peer

Camouflaged to disappear

Soldiers dressed to kill

As monsters plot evils

Creating gods from devils

Delicate personality curse

Against mad troopers

Sworn-appointed destroyers

King Charles’ address to the US Congress highlighted the tension between democratic ideals and inherited power, revealing deeper strains in the western political and economic order.

King Charles’ address to the US Congress was a strange spectacle: a hereditary monarch standing in the chamber of the world’s most powerful republic to praise democracy, constitutionalism and the liberal order.

It was meant to symbolise continuity. It revealed contradiction.

Stewart Sweeney

Late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s purported suicide note has remained locked up at a courthouse for years, out of reach of investigators, the New York Times has reported.

The message was allegedly discovered by Epstein’s cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, in July 2019 after the disgraced US financier had been found unresponsive with a strip of cloth around his neck at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, the paper said in an article on Thursday.

Epstein survived that incident, but was found dead in his cell on August 10 the same year. The convicted sex offender apparently hanged himself with his bedsheets, but skeptics continue to insist that he was murdered to cover up for the powerful individuals supposedly implicated in the case.

As World Press Freedom Day (May 3) nears, it’s a good time to step back and assess how journalists and news outlets are faring in our current media climate.

President Donald Trump came back to the White House and picked up right where he left off, insulting and attacking the press on an almost daily basis, suing media outlets, and taking a number of concrete actions to restrict press freedom. Against this backdrop, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will release its 2026 World Press Freedom Index on April 30.

American Press Freedom on the Brink

Clayton Weimers for Project Censored

The entire international jury of the Venice Biennale has tendered their resignations amid pressure caused by the Italian cultural exhibition’s decision to allow Russia and Israel to participate.

In early March, the Venice Biennale Foundation unveiled the line-up of the 2026 art fair, which runs from May 9 through November 22. Russia was included in the list for the first time since 2022, with its “The tree is rooted in the sky” exhibition. The event organizers noted, however, that the display would be strictly closed to the general public.

Nevertheless, the decision to allow Russia to participate has provoked harsh criticism from the Italian government and EU officials.

Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. As an independent contractor, he has provided training for the US Military’s Special Operations community for 24 years. Since its founding in 1998, Larry has been managing partner of BERG (Business Exposure Reduction Group) Associates LLC, which specializes in investigating money laundering and counterfeit products, as well as providing financial analysis and counter terror strategy.

World Affairs In Context

Connect with Larry Johnson on Substack: https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/ and his blog: https://sonar21.com/

Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) stopped by Hannity Wednesday night to discuss the latest developments in Iran, including President Trump’s blockade and the state of the Iranian regime.

Kennedy says President Trump has Iran by the “yin yang,” and the regime has been “gutted like a fish.”

“Here’s what I’ve learned from our conflict with Iran. Number one, if you turn the other cheek, Iran will just stab you in the neck,” Kennedy said. “And, number two, whether you like him or not, any fair-minded person would have to conclude that President Trump has oranges the size of beachballs.”

“The whole world knows now that America will fight, especially our enemies, and the regime in Iran.”

Kennedy added that “We could come home tomorrow and [say that] we’ve won.”

A $60k charge for your own court transcripts? That’s what concert pianist Jayson Gillham is up for in his case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, on top of the $45k for a 15 day trial. What’s the scam with the claim that justice is open to all?

What’s the scam with the Federal Court? Is justice blind or bought?

by Michael West

As reported here, the Federal Court charged Simon Turner, the coal miner suing BHP, almost $2k for half a day of transcripts in his own case, his own evidence. The scam is, as with Gilham, the transcription service has been privatised so the money goes to a foreign multinational – VIQ Solutions – for a digitised AI service which the Court could have provided itself.

US think tanks play a central role in shaping military strategy and future conflicts, embedding a long-standing logic of war that allies are expected to support.

The national security establishment in the United States is a wonder to behold – the days when it was thought sufficient to describe it as the military-industrial complex have long gone. Comprehensively described it is now a complex made up of the military, the Congress, defence industries, universities, think tanks, and prediction markets, a Wurlitzer of interconnected organisations with discrete functions all of which are directed towards the objective of maintaining US supremacy through force, most often expressed as war. Force and war are in their shared DNA.

The interim report by the Royal Commission established after the Bondi massacre recommends changes, with the broader issues of ‘social cohesion’ yet to be addressed. Stephanie Tran and Kim Wingerei report.

The interim report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has been released. The report contains 14 recommendations, five of which remain confidential.

The Bondi massacre interim report is out. Don’t mention the G word

by Stephanie Tran and Kim Wingerei