Egypt Sells Out Palestinians for $10 Billion Loan Package. Mike Whitney

 

Egypt Sells Out Palestinians for $10 Billion Loan Package. Mike Whitney Despite public protestations, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is helping Israel transfer 1.4 million Palestinians from Rafah to tent cities in the Sinai Desert. On Saturday, western news agencies reported that closed-door negotiations took place in Paris that were aimed at reaching an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza. Read here

Many Untrue Things Have Been Said About Alexei Navalny Since He Rose to Prominence About 15 Years Ago When Alexei Navalny’s death was announced on 16 February, Western media immediately said it was a political assassination (something even the most virulent Western governments have not maintained). But how can we know with certainty what happened in a prison cell somewhere in Siberia, when we hardly even know which prison Navalny was in? Read here

Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War? On Aaron Bushnell and Others. Ann Wright This week, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, active duty U.S. Air Force member Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while he was stating “Free Palestine and stop the genocide.” Bushnell died from his injuries. Read here

US Senator Chuck Schumer: “Zelensky told me Ukraine will lose the war.” The Democrat and majority leader of the United States Senate, Chuck Schumer, announced on February 23 during a trip to Lviv that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned him that his country would lose the conflict with Russia without American military aid. Read here

Trident Missile Failure Exposes Folly of Nuclear Weapons Last month, the Royal Navy failed to test fire a Trident missile, which is the only delivery system for Britain’s nuclear warheads. It was the second such failure in a row. The previous test took place in 2016. Launched from the submarine HMS Victorious, a malfunction in the system caused the missile to spin out of control.  Read here

Biden Wants to Put the US on Permanent War Footing The Biden administration is supersizing the defense industry to meet foreign arms obligations instead of making tradeoffs essential to any effective budget. Read here

Houthi Red Sea Strikes Conducive to Disruptions in Global Maritime Trade. Supply Shortages, Dramatic Increase in Retail Prices Research conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce across more than 1,000 companies in the UK found that container shipping prices have jumped as much as 300 percent, while goods have been delayed for up to a month, prompting supply shortages and cash flow problems. Read here