Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama:
Palestine:
- May 6 – Another Zionist Crime – The Psychopathic Destruction Of Rafah
Related:
– The real reason Israel is invading Rafah – Mondoweiss
– Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order – AL-Monitor
– South Africa Again Asks U.N.’s Top Court to Act Against Israel in Gaza – New York Times
– Netanyahu’s Dilemma and Endless Assaults: US Efforts to Contain an Unwinnable War – Elijah Magnier– Red Sea rerouting causing Asian port congestion – Seatrade
– Houthi weapons have range for East Med Sea attack threat – Seatrade
– Maersk Warns Red Sea Impact Widens Creating Capacity Constraints and Costs – Maritime Executive
Ukraine:
- May 7 – Ukraine SitRep: Eating The Seed Corn – Intervention Threats And Responses
- May 9 – NATO To Officially Reject Ukraine Intervention
- May 9 – Ukrainian Losses And The Role An Austrian Archduke Has Had In Them
- May 11 – Ukraine SitRep: The 'Sanitary Zone' On The Northern Border With Russia
Related:
– Report from Donbas – The Floutist
– Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead. – MSN
– How many long-range missiles does Russia have left, and how have its tactics for large-scale strikes changed? – Pravda.ua– Dominic Cummings: Zelenskyy’s no Churchill and Ukraine’s corrupt – Politico
– She Was at the Top of the State Department. Now She’s Ready to Talk. – Politico
As Victoria Nuland steps down, she gets real about a world on fire.
– NATO risks World War III in Ukraine — while lining the defense industry’s pockets – The Hill
Empire:
- May 10 – A Pessimistic Economist Laments The End Of Order
Related:
– Biden’s Foreign Policy Has the US in Deep Trouble – Mearsheimer / Antiwar
– The Demise of US Power, De-Dollarisation & the BRICS – Ann Pettifor / System Change
– Empire Managers Explain Why This New Protest Movement Scares Them – Caitlin Johnstone
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Other issues:
Russia:
- Poke the Bear and Find Out – Here’s why the West should finally listen to Russia’s warnings – Tarik Cyril Amar
- Medvedev wrote a 32-page article about the "Anglo-Saxons who reanimated fascism" (in Russian) – Kommersant
- Medvedev's Pamphlet (pdf, in Russian)
Africa:
- Pentagon orders all US combat troops to withdraw from Niger (???) – Politico
China:
- NYTimes Ignites China Doping Controversy Leading Into the Olympics – Antiwar
- Blacklisted China chipmaker SMIC becomes the world's second-largest pure-play foundry by revenue – Tom's Hardware
- German FM hyping China issues during trip to S.Pacific exposes Germany's deep political divisions – Global Times
> However, Baerbock and her far-right party are heavily biased in ideology, prioritizing values and security risks over economic cooperation, conflicting with Scholz's advocacy for pragmatic cooperation with China, Liu noted.
As a result, cooperation between Germany and China could face various disruptions, something that is supported and welcomed by the US, Liu warned. <
Boeing:
- The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records – AP
- Boeing’s safety claims investigated by SEC after panel blew off plane – Seattle Times
- Boeing whistleblower says he was pressured to hide defects – The Hill
Use as open (not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine) thread …