There is near certainty that Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 will pass through the House of Representatives to become law this coming week after a failed attempt last Thursday in the House Armed Services Committee to pass an amendment to delete it led by Democratic Party Congressman Ro Khanna...

Netanyahu and Trump have come up with a way to protect and enlarge American military support to Israel despite the large upswing in opposition to Israel by the US population–yet more proof that citizens have no influence on government policy. The trick being used is to integrate the US and Israeli militaries. In this way...

The enormity of Washington’s crimes and lies continue to be accepted.

For some time I have been watching John Helmer carefully work his way to the conclusion that Putin’s ever-widening, never-ending “special military operation” was not working out for Putin, for Russia, or for Europe and by implication for the US. For those of you with sufficient interest, here is Helmer’s latest: Putin tries to straddle...

I want to draw your attention to two news items that may complicate, if not derail, President Trump’s hopes of securing a peace agreement with Iran. Pakistan, as Pepe Escobar and I reported last week, continues to play a central role in trying to craft a solution that will be acceptable to Iran and the...

The new issue of JOHNSTONE is now available to order in print or download as a pay-what-you-want e-book version. This issue features a painting of Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin. The western empire is targeting antiwar activist group Code Pink with increasing aggression as US officials fabricate incidents of assault against the organization and launch...

A bill’s provision to integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries will go to a U.S. House vote after an effort to stop it failed Thursday. Passage will make it nearly impossible to end the U.S.-Israel special relationship. Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new...