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The ‘Pro-Israel’ Think Tank that Funds Antisemites across the World
Germany, ZIO-NAZI

The ‘Pro-Israel’ Think Tank that Funds Antisemites across the World

Posted by: John Phoenix Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) By Mahibul Hoque Like many other far-right political parties and groups, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) is also known for its neo-nazi and antisemitic overtones. Founded in 2013, AfD is the largest right-wing opposition party in the parliament and the only grave threat facing the German democracy, internally. A recent two-year investigation by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has recommended putting the party under surveillance for violating the constitution and posing a serious threat to Germany’s political system. The party enjoyed huge support from right-wing groups and organizations worldwide, including the Middle East...
Agent Sonya – the heroine housewife
Germany

Agent Sonya – the heroine housewife

Posted by: John Phoenix by Vikki Harper Speech delivered at CPGB-ML Southall seminar on 28 Feb. 2026 It’s Munich, November 1923 and Germany is in deep crisis. Defeat in the First World War, the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles and an economy on the verge of collapse gripped by hyperinflation and mass unemployment – the German working class is being crushed. At this moment Adolf Hitler led a small but growing party calling itself the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. So named because then, as now, deceiving workers requires the language of socialism. Hitler believed the time had come to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Inspired by Mussolini’s March on Rome, he attempted to seize power by storming a beer hall where Bavarian leaders were meeting, declaring a ...
Á la carte capitalism
Europe, United Kingdom, USA

Á la carte capitalism

Posted by: John Phoenix France’s latest budget drama exposes once again the fantasy at the heart of modern bourgeois rule: the idea that capitalism can be managed à la carte, with its benefits retained and its consequences selectively discarded. Western imperial duplicity and contradiction was perfectly exemplified recently when Donald Trump lauded the pirating of a Venezuelan oil tanker by US forces but paradoxically decried Iranian forces when Iran seized oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz back in 2020. Trump publicly criticised Tehran’s behaviour as destabilising and harmful to global shipping, framing it as evidence of Iran being “nothing but trouble.” Similarly, when France’s Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, declared on December 9 that “making compromise...
Trump demands trillions in payments from Gulf countries, billions from Harvard – Not a ceasefire Day 162
Europe, Iran, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Trump demands trillions in payments from Gulf countries, billions from Harvard – Not a ceasefire Day 162

Posted by: John Phoenix  contact@ifamericansknew.org  A search and rescue member inspects the site among the rubble of a damaged building near Risalat Square following Israeli and US strikes that caused heavy destruction in eastern Tehran, Iran on March 12, 2026. (Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency) Compilation of news reports – IAK staff WARS ON IRAN, LEBANON – NEWS & HEADLINES: Why is If Americans Knew covering the war on Iran? It can not be overemphasized that Israel has been the impetus behind US policies and actions vis-a-vis Iran for years. This is especially true right now, under Donald Trump. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades. The American people have made clear that they ...
The Ukraine war and the manufacture of consent
Russia, Ukraine

The Ukraine war and the manufacture of consent

Posted by: John Phoenix The Ukraine war. Three simple words that roll off the tongue with little thought or consequence. Like the Iraq war. The Afghanistan war. The Libyan war. And all the others. Each becomes a label, a shorthand, stripped of history, politics, humanity and class content. We read the headlines when they surface, absorb the approved outrage, and move on. For most people in Britain, what is happening does not yet intrude directly into daily life. Our children are not being conscripted. Our homes are not being bombed. There is no rationing, no air-raid sirens, no visible sacrifice demanded. It’s what happens to other people, in other places and has little to do with us. As long as the war remains ‘over there’, ignorance is not only possible but encouraged. We ...
Here’s Who Really Weaponizes Children in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Russia, Ukraine

Here’s Who Really Weaponizes Children in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Posted by: John Phoenix As accusations of abductions resurface, it’s clear the West doesn’t care about facts on the ground if they contradict the narrative By Eva Bartlett Global Research, For the last three years, Ukraine and concerted legacy media campaigns have been screaming that Russia has abducted, or forcibly displaced, thousands of Ukrainian children – even up to 1.5 million! The accusations resurged in December, with a UN General Assembly vote on a draft resolution on the return of Ukrainian children. To read this article in the following languages, click the Translate Website button below the author’s name. Русский, Deutsch, Italiano, Español, 中文, Portugues, Français, عربي, Hebrew, Farsi, 日本語, 한...
European Officials Accuse Von Der Leyen of Authoritarianism
Europe

European Officials Accuse Von Der Leyen of Authoritarianism

Posted by: John Phoenix There are no sufficiently strong institutional mechanisms in the EU to prevent this mismanagement from continuing. Apparently, Ursula von der Leyen’s work at the European Commission is no longer pleasing veteran European officials. Her erratic stance, often endorsing escalatory and dangerous positions, seems to pose serious risks to European stability. Von der Leyen has increasingly been seen as an authoritarian figure, with a strong negative impact on European strategic interests. In a recent statement, Nicolas Schmit, who represented Luxembourg as Commissioner for Social Rights from 2019 to 2024, severely criticized von der Leyen’s administration, accusing it of authoritarianism. According to him, von der Leyen has dangerously centrali...
The Strange Case of Europe’s Decline
Europe

The Strange Case of Europe’s Decline

Michael Hudson  Video Link [In this interview I had abbreviated the Nexperia seizure as being about batteries. It was actually about the wafers and chips that go into the control systems of batteries and other automotive systems. Without seemingly marginal processes such as controlling windows and doors, the supply lines of auto manufacturers and other industries will be interrupted. MH] ⁣GLENN DIESEN: Welcome back to the program. We are joined today by Professor Michael Hudson to discuss the very strange case of Europe’s economic decline, as well as some of its latest self-harm and questionable decisions. So thank you very much for coming back on. ⁣MICHAEL HUDSON: I’m glad you invited me, Glenn. ⁣GLENN DIESEN: So, I wanted to get into the Europeans ...
The 28-Point Theater of the Absurd
Russia, Ukraine, USA

The 28-Point Theater of the Absurd

By: Pepe Escobar  The chihuahuas of war will keep barking while the SMO will keep rollin’ along. The Circus Ringmaster’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine may be seen as a pet seal splashing around in a pond to amuse the galleries. And up next, we move to another attraction. Yet if taken seriously – and that requires not a pinch but a barrel of salt – it’s like a twin to the Circus Ringmaster’s “plan” for Gaza, this time with the objective of snatching a pitiful “victory” from the jaws of the Empire of Chaos’s own, de facto strategic defeat. Let’s check the reactions. Here you will find Larry Johnson’s analysis – which I share – , but most of all the video of the stunning two-hour interview we had mid-week in Moscow with stellar Maria Zakharova, the mos...
Russian Forces Make Rapid Gains in Key Donbas City
Russia, Ukraine

Russian Forces Make Rapid Gains in Key Donbas City

Posted by: John Phoenix by Kyle Anzalone  Map via South Front Ukrainian forces are quickly losing territory and are nearly encircled in Pokrovsk.  The nearly two-year-long battle appears to be nearing its end. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said on Tuesday that Russian forces had reached the central, northern, and northeastern regions of the city. Pokrovsk is considered pivotal to Ukrainian defenses in the Donbas region. South Front reports Russian forces are tightening the encirclement of Ukrainian forces near the city center, and Kiev’s troops east of the city have retreated. “Unfortunately, everything is sad in the Pokrovsk direction,” wrote a Ukrainian drone unit calling itself Peaky Blinders on the messaging app Telegram. “The int...