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‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal confront Tony Blinken

18 January 2025 @ 10:40 pm

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal confronted Blinken, asking why he continued to “keep the bombs flowing when we had a deal in May” and whether he was “compromised by Israel.” Moments later, Sam Husseini was dragged from the presser by cops after attempting to ask a question. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held his final press conference on Thursday and was confronted about his support for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza by two veteran reporters, including independent journalist Sam Husseini, who was dragged […] The post ‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal confront Tony Blinken first appeared on The Grayzone. The post ‘Why Aren’t You in The Hague?’: Sam Husseini and Max Blumenthal confront Tony Blinken

Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals

13 January 2025 @ 8:59 pm

An official inquiry into a notorious 2018 Novichok poisoning case has found the victim briefly emerged from a coma, revealing information which wholly undermined the British government’s narrative. While the medical professional she told was muzzled, mainstream media has ignored the new finding. On March 8, 2018, just four days after being hospitalized for having allegedly been contaminated with novichok, which is said to be the world’s deadliest military grade nerve agent, Yulia Skripal was roused from her coma. Upon […] The post Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Skripal poisoning victim disputed UK narrative, official inquiry reveals appeared first on

Leaked emails expose ‘collaborative efforts’ between Israeli govt and Center for Countering Digital Hate

7 January 2025 @ 1:34 am

Emails obtained by The Grayzone reveal how leading “anti-hate” campaigner Imran Ahmed collaborated with Israeli embassy officials to censor pro-Palestine social media accounts — and courted them for donations to his censorship-obsessed Center for Countering Digital Hate. Since emerging in America from seemingly out of the blue in 2020, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has become one of the trans-Atlantic establishment’s most effective tools for censoring online speech. Its founder, Imran Ahmed, has nurtured close ties with the […] The post Leaked emails expose ‘collaborative efforts’ between Israeli govt and Center for Countering Digital Hate first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Leaked emails expose 

Will the Cuban revolution survive the storm of 2025?

1 January 2025 @ 7:37 pm

Danny Shaw has been traveling to Cuba since 1995 in support of the country’s socialist revolution. Unsatisfied with the official proclamations and guided tours for international leftists, he embarked on a project of first-hand ethnographic research across the country over the decades. With a command of Cuban Spanish, Shaw wandered off the beaten path, independently evaluating conditions in the country. Surveying the perspectives of some of the most marginalized populations in Havana, he assesses their responses to the US unilateral […] The post Will the Cuban revolution survive the storm of 2025? first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Will the Cuban revolution survive the storm of 2025? appeared first on The Grayzone.

US judge awards pro-regime change journo Shane Bauer $113 million seized from Iran

1 January 2025 @ 8:25 am

UPDATE: U.S. District Senior Judge Richard J. Leon has awarded pro-regime change journalist Shane Bauer a whopping $113 million in money seized from Iran by the US sanctions regime. Together with his ex-wife, Sarah Shourd, and their friend, Joshua Fattal, Bauer sued the Iranian government for millions in damages they claim to have incurred during their two year-long imprisonment in Tehran. The three Americans were arrested by Iranian soldiers near the border of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2009. […] The post US judge awards pro-regime change journo Shane Bauer $113 million seized from Iran first appeared on The Grayzone. The post US judge awards pro-regime change journo Shane Bauer $113 million seized from Iran appeared first on

Leaked files show secret UK Syria project boosted Jolani’s HTS 

26 December 2024 @ 8:09 pm

In the name of building a “moderate opposition,” London established a social service and media network in areas controlled by HTS, benefitting the group it branded as a dangerous Al Qaeda affiliate. Leaked British intelligence files reviewed by The Grayzone raise grave questions about whether London has aided the rise of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group which was proscribed by Western governments until it seized power in Syria this December.  Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated it is “too […] The post Leaked files show secret UK Syria project boosted Jolani’s HTS  first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Leaked files show secret UK Syria project boosted Jolani’s HTS  appeared first on The Grayzone.

Scandal deepens around CNN’s Clarissa Ward staging Syria prison scene

16 December 2024 @ 5:43 am

Footage showing CNN’s regime change-crazed correspondent supposedly freeing a forgotten prisoner from a Syrian jail has been exposed a scandalous fraud, yet the network continues to re-air it, while defending its correspondent. “In nearly twenty years as a journalist, this was one of the most extraordinary moments I have witnessed.” That’s how veteran CNN journalist Clarissa Ward described her foray into a Syrian prison on December 12, where she promptly claimed to have rescued a forgotten inmate after three months […] The post Scandal deepens around CNN’s Clarissa Ward staging Syria prison scene first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Scandal deepens around CNN’s Clarissa Ward staging Syria prison scene appeared

VIDEO: Hezbollah MP to The Grayzone on surviving ‘devastating’ losses, fighting back

6 December 2024 @ 4:25 am

Dr. Ibrahim Moussawi, a member of Lebanese parliament representing Hezbollah, tells The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal how his party withstood harsh losses during its year-long conflict with Israel, hit back at a technologically superior foe, and undermined Tel Aviv’s stated objectives. Moussawi also provides insights on ceasefire negotiations, the legacy of Hezbollah’s late leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and repercussions of recent military setbacks suffered by the Syrian government. The post VIDEO: Hezbollah MP to The Grayzone on surviving ‘devastating’ losses, fighting back first appeared on The Grayzone. The post VIDEO: Hezbollah MP to The Grayzone on surviving ‘devastating’ losses, fighting back appeared first on

Sebastian Gorka: British intelligence asset?

26 November 2024 @ 3:16 am

Sebastian Gorka’s involvement with British intelligence cost him a security clearance in Hungary. His longtime mentor is a UK spook currently engaged in covert operations against Russia. Is the Ukraine hawk and Trump counter-terror appointee operating on London time? After years in the wilderness of right-wing radio, where he flamboyantly proclaimed his loyalty to president-elect Donald Trump for years, Sebastian Gorka has finally found his way back into Trump’s inner circle, earning an appointment as incoming White House counter-terror advisor.  […] The post Sebastian Gorka: British intelligence asset? first appeared on The Grayzone. The post Sebastian Gorka: British intelligence asset? appeared first on

VIDEO: Evo Morales speaks to The Grayzone, blames U.S. for assassination attempt

24 November 2024 @ 2:34 am

After an attempt on his life, former President Evo Morales, who leads the polls for the upcoming presidential elections, accuses the Bolivian State and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) of orchestrating the paramilitary operation. Due to popular intervention and surveillance footage, enough evidence has been produced to sustain such accusations. Morales blames the business and geopolitical interest around Lithium, for what he calls a grab for power by former partner and now rival, Bolivian President Luis Arce. A full […] The post VIDEO: Evo Morales speaks to The Grayzone, blames U.S. for assassination attempt first appeared on The Grayzone. The post VIDEO: Evo Morales speaks to The Grayzone, blames U.S. for assassination attempt appeared first on