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Trump’s NATO Corridor in South Caucasus: A Ukraine 2.0 in the Making?
As part of an agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington last Friday, Armenia has granted the US exclusive rights to develop a corridor in its southern Syunik province, which borders Iran, to connect Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan. While in principle, Iran welcome the Agreement on Establishment of Peace and Inter-State […]

How the ‘Blood Libel’ Paradox Keeps the West Silent on Israel’s Genocide
The more depraved Israel’s actions, the more antisemitic it is to point out the truth. The painful reality is that, through Israel, the West can dress up boilerplate colonialism as a ‘Jewish’ project There’s a dangerous paradox that helps to dissuade people, especially public figures, from speaking up even as […]

Cyprus: US and Israel Clash with Turkey over Control of the Eastern Mediterranean
The Island of Cyprus finds itself caught in the eye of the corridor-hegemony storm with Washington, Israel, and the UK on one side, and Turkey, China, and Russia seeking dominance and influence In this article I have greatly expanded on my previous piece on the developments in Cyprus. Written originally […]

Israel’s govt issues ‘death sentence’ to remaining captives
Israel’s military leadership has acknowledged that full occupation of Gaza will cause the killing of the remaining captives. But Netanyahu’s government seems to want them dead. In June 2024, after Israel’s army slaughtered over 200 civilians in Gaza’s Nuseirat Refugee Camp, including several execution style killings to extricate a hostage, […]

Trump Authorized Military Operations on Foreign Soil to Target Latin American Cartels
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a $50 million bounty on the Venezuelan President Maduro and said the US was prepared to crack down on cartels President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to take direct actions against Latin American cartels, including conducting operations on foreign soil. Secretary of […]

William Barr Involved in Illegal Visa Scheme
Former Attorney General Bill Barr shouted from his high horse that NO ONE WAS ABOVE THE LAW after the events of January 6, thereafter attempting to prosecute Trump for RICO charges. Barr himself failed to realize that he was not above the law–Project Veritas has revealed he was operating an […]

Poll: 69% of Ukrainians Want Negotiated End to War as Soon as Possible
Just 24% of Ukrainians want to keep fighting, a near complete reversal of public opinion since 2022 Gallup released a new poll on Thursday that found 69% of Ukrainians favor a negotiated end to the war with Russia as soon as possible, while just 24% want to keep fighting until “victory,” a […]

Israel Is Beginning To Choke On Its Own Lies
This genocide is one nonstop insult to our intelligence. It’s actually degrading at this point. The lies Israel and its supporters have to pretend to believe are getting so ridiculous that supporting Israel is now an act of public humiliation and self-debasement. Listen to a reading of this article (reading […]

Chris Hedges: The Gaza Riviera
This article is read by Eunice Wong, a Juilliard-trained actor, featured on Audible’s list of Best Women Narrators. Her work is on the annual Best Audiobooks lists of the New York Times, Audible, AudioFile, & Library Journal. www.eunicewong.actor Text originally published July 26, 2025. NOTE TO SCHEERPOST READERS FROM CHRIS HEDGES: There is now no way […]
Soldiers Desert Ukraine Army In DROVES
In the face of horrific conscription, Ukrainian soldiers are also deserting the army in droves. Over 400,000 Ukrainian soldier have abandoned their units, including volunteers, with no plans to return to the battlefield. It is difficult to fight a war for a side that is simply not going to win. […]