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Double Standards Are Once Again Leading To Escalating Warfare in Iran

2026-03-27
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: March 27, 2026
In: International Law, Iran

Advertisements There are many obstacles to ending the war the U.S. and #Israel so foolishly and criminally started. To succeed, there needs to be international cooperation willing to abandon the usual double standards. Read more at Cutting ThroughContinue Reading

Another Mideast War: The Compliant Western Alliance

2026-03-02
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: March 2, 2026
In: Iran

Advertisements It’s hardly worth restating. The US-Israeli attack on Iran is illegal, immoral, and stupid. Read more at The BattlegroundContinue Reading

United States Withdraws from 66 International Organizations, and Conventions

2026-01-07
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: January 7, 2026
In: United States

Advertisements US President Donald Trump announced today that the United States would be withdrawing all membership in and funding for 66 international organizations, conventions, and treaties. 31 are UN-based. 35 are not. They are all listed below. These organizations and agreements cost the U.S. almost nothing in terms of eitherContinue Reading

Trump looks to the UN to bail out his ’20-point plan’ for Gaza

2025-11-07
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: November 7, 2025
In: Gaza

Advertisements As Trump’s administration struggles to find ways to implement its fatally flawed “20-Point Plan” for Gaza, it has taken the surprising step of trying to obtain the approval of the United Nations Security Council. Here’s why that’s unlikely to work. Read more at MondoweissContinue Reading

Trump’s Reversal on Ukraine Is Another in a Long Line of Unhelpful Moves

2025-09-25
By: Mitchell Plitnick
On: September 25, 2025
In: Donald Trump, Russia, Ukraine

Advertisements Trump admitted he has been ignorant of many things regarding Russia and Ukraine, and his recent turnaround shows he hasn’t learned much. Read more at Cutting Through    Continue Reading

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