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The 1954 Coup in Guatemala is More Complicated Than American “Economic Imperialism”
The history behind a Leftist morality story about American capitalism and the CIA.
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Islamic State Terrorism Returns to Europe Amid a Rising Tide of Antisemitism
ISIS carried out attacks in France and Belgium in October 2023. Was this a fluke or is the group back in the foreign terrorism game?
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Islamic State Calls for a Global War on Jews As the Way to Destroy Israel
The Islamic State says only it knows the path to annihilating the Jewish State
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The Western Media’s Problem Dealing with Terrorists is Not New
Recent developments have made things worse, but they are outgrowths of older problems.
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Iran is Responsible for the Massacre in Israel and the War it Started
Do not be distracted by the State strategic messaging, the analytical nuance-mongering, and the propagandists.
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Iran’s Regime Admits it Was Behind the Massacre of American and French Marines at the Beirut Barracks
What an atrocity in Beirut tells us about the nature of the Iranian Revolution
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America’s Sellout of Taiwan and Embrace of Red China Was a Failure on its Own Terms
Half-a-century later, what Nixon achieved by embracing Communist China remains mysterious.
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A Missing American and a German Cult State in Chile
The Search for Boris Weisfeiler Led to Colonia Dignidad and ... Where to Even Begin?
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It Can Always Get Worse
It Can Always Get Worse
Written by Kyle Orton, the newsletter covers contemporary issues of terrorism and geopolitics, plus a lot of history, espionage, religion, books, and occasional film reviews.
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