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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > the-us-israel-culture-of-annihilation

The US-Israel Culture of Annihilation

16+ hour, 41+ min ago  (366+ words) Image by Mohammed Ibrahim. "I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate." " Theodore Roosevelt, 1911 "I'm not looking for war, and if there is, it'll be obliteration like you've never seen before." " Donald Trump, 2019 Trump chose people for conducting foreign…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > cuba-is-not-alone-cuba-will-not-yield-an-interview-with-adrian-heredia-second-secretary-of-the-cuban-embassy-washington-d-c

Cuba is Not Alone! Cuba Will Not Yield! An interview with Adrián Heredia, Second Secretary of the Cuban Embassy, Washington, D.C.

16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (747+ words) DB:" Thank you for taking the time to clarify the perspective of the Cuban government on the escalating attacks against Cuba since January 29th." To begin with, what is your position at the Embassy and why do you think it's important…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > torture-and-degrading-treatment

‘Torture and Degrading Treatment’

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (942+ words) Israel must immediately release Gazan doctor Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya," UN experts said in a recent statement, in unequivocal terms. Dr. Abu Safiya was subjected to torture and other cruel and degrading treatment," they said. His health condition is dire....

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > lesson-from-the-iran-war-making-enemies-makes-us-poorer

Lesson from the Iran War: Making Enemies Makes Us Poorer

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (708+ words) Our Secretary of Defense (or War) Pete Hegseth seems to be having a really great time killing people in Iran, but his live action video games come at a big cost " not just in lives, but in budget dollars. To…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > how-u-s-sanctions-are-fueling-hunger-in-cuba

How U.S. Sanctions Are Fueling Hunger in Cuba

16+ hour, 57+ min ago  (507+ words) Image by Radio Angulo. In Cuba today, food is rotting in the fields while families go hungry. The U.S. fuel embargo, together with tightened sanctions under Trump, is strangling Cuba's agricultural system from seed to table'making it harder and harder for…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > are-cheap-drones-going-to-be-the-blowback-feared-by-u-s-intelligence-agencies

Are Cheap Drones Going to be the “Blowback” Feared by U.S. Intelligence Agencies?

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (380+ words) Image by Alessio Soggetti. More specifically, according to what ABC News described as a confidential Air Force briefing document dated March 15, 2026, "the drones came in waves and entered and exited the base in a way that may suggest attempts to…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > americas-israel-the-moral-cost-of-complicity

America’s Israel: The Moral Cost of Complicity

16+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1096+ words) The foisting of a Jewish state in the heart of Palestine was an arrogant imperial decision that has left a trail of carnage in West Asia; most recently, the genocide in Gaza. How much bloodletting will satiate Israel and its…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > closing-air-spaces-and-cracking-alliances-trumps-growing-problem-with-allies

Closing Air Spaces and Cracking Alliances: Trump’s Growing Problem with Allies

16+ hour, 46+ min ago  (915+ words) Closing Air Spaces and Cracking Alliances: Trump's Growing Problem with Allies'CounterPunch.org With the Iran War groaning along, the Trump administration is getting increasingly indignant. Plumes of childish anger can be seen coming out of the White House and Pentagon....

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > artificial-intelligence-versus-human-stupidity

Artificial Intelligence Versus Human Stupidity

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (716+ words) The latest technology can prove decisive in war. Think of the atomic bomb in World War II. Or the stirrup in the Mongol conquest of Europe and the Middle East. More recently, after the two sides had been deadlocked for decades,…...

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counterpunch.org > 04/06/2026 > trumps-dual-obsessions-are-colliding-and-chinas-gaining-ground

Trump’s Dual Obsessions are Colliding and China’s Gaining Ground

16+ hour, 36+ min ago  (964+ words) Trump's Dual Obsessions are Colliding and China's Gaining Ground'CounterPunch.org As global markets continue to churn under the weight of a month-long conflict in the Gulf, the strategic map of the world is shifting in a quiet but profound way....