Hegseth’s tantrum at UK defence secretary Dan Jarvis can’t stop US decline

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth threw a tantrum at his new UK counterpart Dan Jarvis over a supposed lack of cooperation in the war the US just lost with Iran. As well as this fake claim (the UK cooperated plenty), Hegseth blasted European partners for not doing his bidding during the illegal, unprovoked war. Hegseth […]

By Joe Glenton

Israel’s petulant fascists are determined to wreck any chance of peace

Pariah state Israel appears determined to wreck any chance of peace between the US and Iran. The settler-colonial state has kept hitting Lebanon after failing to achieve its major aim — regime change — in the war it coaxed a rudderless Donald Trump into starting. Legacy outlet Newsweek reported on 19 June: Israel said it […]

By Joe Glenton

UK announces £750m drone package to Ukraine

The UK has said it will deliver 150,000 war drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026. This will be part of a £750m package of military support. The package also includes air defence systems and is funded partly by frozen Russian assets. Additionally, Ukraine opened a drone factory in the UK in January. Drones […]

By Joe Glenton

General who led shadowy army psy-ops unit is new Economist defence editor

The UK legacy media are having a normal one again. The Economist magazine just announced a currently serving British Army general would become its new defence editor upon leaving the military. Turner led 77 Brigade, the army’s propaganda unit, from 2020 to 2022. Current defence editor Shashank Joshi announced Turner as his replacement on 18 […]

By Joe Glenton

Avi Lewis ruins Canada PM Mark Carney over ‘Iran war was worth it’ gaffe

Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Avi Lewis has just rinsed ex-banker PM Mark Carney over a bizarre claim that the US war on Iran was “worth it”. Lewis said Carney’s comments were ‘disturbing’ and an ‘insult’ to Iranians killed by the “imperial’ war of aggression. He also said the war had harmed the Canadian […]

By Joe Glenton

One killed in US ‘narco’ strike as Trump’s Latin America shadow war builds steam

One person was killed and two injured in the latest ‘narco’ boat strike in the eastern Pacific on 17 June. While all eyes are on US-Iran peace talks, US president Donald Trump’s administration is still terrorising Latin America. The US has killed over 200 people in the Caribbean and Pacific under the guise of stopping […]

By Joe Glenton

Ex-defence minister Al Carns condemns ‘unbelievable’ waste of war industry

Ex-defence minister Al Carns has condemned the waste and inefficiency of the British war machine. The former commando wants more to be spent on war. He’s wrong, but his latest interview does expose certain grim truths about the UK war machine. Carns resigned his cabinet post as a junior defence minister on 11 June, citing […]

By Joe Glenton

Yemen at the heart of Israel’s push for a military foothold in Somaliland

Israel’s alliance with Somaliland is gathering steam. The settler-state appears is expanding its military footprint in the region and, as diplomatic relations grow closer than ever, Israel seems likely to get what it wants. On 13 June, Drop Site News reported that in an unprecedented display of support, the Muslim-majority nation witnessed “the public waving […]

By Joe Glenton

UK election interference: new details of BlackCore Israeli influence operation emerge

An Israeli influence operation named BlackCore allegedly sought to undermine left-wing politicians and shape elections in the UK and US. The Canary previously reported on a joint French/Israeli media investigation into the shadowy outfit. BlackCore is also accused of setting up a bogus Palestine charity. Now a French domestic security agency is investigating too. Israeli […]

By Joe Glenton

Erratic Donald Trump cancels further Iran strikes claiming progress on talks

US president Donald Trump said he had cancelled planned strikes on Iran. The desperate president, who is flailing and failing to find an off-ramp from the war he started, took to social media to announce the move. Trump said: Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to […]

By Joe Glenton

Amnesty reports shows Israel is erasing Palestinians from the West Bank

Human rights NGO Amnesty International says Israel is erasing everything Palestinian from the West Bank. The group warned that it is the Israeli state leading the ethnic cleansing — not rogue settlers. Israeli violence in the West Bank has accelerated alongside the Gaza genocide. Amnesty’s report is titled ‘Erasing anything Palestinian: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of […]

By Joe Glenton

Hegseth postures over Cuba as US pressures Colombian president over Mamdani meeting

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth openly threatened Cuba during a visit to the colonial military base at Guantanamo Bay. Hegseth told a captive audience of American soldiers that Cuba had better not try and get long-range weapons. The US has been ramping up threats against the island state. Meanwhile, US officials have forced Colombia’s left-wing […]

By Joe Glenton

First war crimes complaint against UAE-backed Sudan paramilitary filed in Kenya

The UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of genocide, massacres and sexual violence. Sudan’s civil war has raged for three years with the backing of foreign and regional powers. Now survivors have filed the first war crimes complaint in Kenya. Twelve victims backed by a Swiss legal NGO urged Kenya’s chief of prosecution […]

By Joe Glenton

US revenge strikes leave 20k Iranians without water in deadly heat

The US launched revenge-strikes after an Iranian drone knocked out an Apache helicopter on 9 June. The US hit two reservoirs in southern Iran, leaving tens of thousands without drinking water in 40-degree heat. The Geneva Convention insists military forces must distinguish between civilian and military infrastructure. The attack was reported as a footnote by […]

By Joe Glenton

Israel’s AI drones hoover up info to prioritise which Palestinians to kill

Leaked military documents show how AI helps Israel’s killer drones target and surveil Palestinians. The algorithms also allow the settler-colonial military to gather information and build a sharper picture of the ‘battlefield’. The technology is added on to Hermes drones which patrol occupied Palestine. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported in June: The algorithm independently analyzes the […]

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Nigeria locals recount horror of civilian deaths in US-led airstrikes

In northern Nigeria, US-backed airstrikes have killed dozens of civilians, locals say. The US previously announced that 175 Islamic State militants had been killed in May. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has a large neocolonial footprint on the continent. Drop Site News reported this week: The strikes were part of an expanding war between the Nigerian […]

By Joe Glenton

Hezbollah and Iran remain unbowed despite US-Israeli assault

The US-Israeli imperial war machine has been hitting Iran and Hezbollah for months. That machine is a vastly superior killing implement – on paper, at least. Yet the so-called ‘axis of resistance’ is still alive and kicking as a potential Pakistan-brokered peace deal edges closer. This all speaks to US decline, but it also outlines […]

By Joe Glenton

US humiliation nears completion after Iran and Yemen hit Israel hard

Iran, Yemen, and Hezbollah have retaliated against Israel’s aggression, bombarding targets inside the settler-colonial state’s borders. Iran and Israel pledged to stop firing on 8 June. But Trump’s humiliation in this, his war of choice, draws closer by the hour. Iran and Yemen push back Journalist Jeremy Scahill captured the sheer cynicism of the Israeli […]

By Joe Glenton

US spy agency using Anthropic AI tech for cyberwar against China and Iran

The US National Security Agency (NSA) is allegedly using Anthropic software to wage cyberwar against Iran and China. The AI war firm is currently locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration to stop certain military uses. Anthropic bosses previously complained when their tech was used in the 3 January Venezuela raid. The NSA […]

By Joe Glenton

MPs warn Palantir influence over British state is ‘unacceptable point of weakness’

MPs from the influential science committee have warned AI war firm Palantir’s increasing power over the UK state is an “unacceptable weakness”. The committee also noted the firm, which is very close to the current Keir Starmer government, espouses openly far-right politics. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee urged the government to: exercise the 2027 […]

By Joe Glenton

List of disgrace: Over 50 countries armed Israel since plausible genocide ruling

51 nations armed Israel during the settler-colonial state’s genocide against Palestinians. Some states gave the regime hundreds of millions of dollars in arms. Others just a few hundred dollars worth of equipment. All bear the mark of shame. Al Jazeera reported on 24 May: military-related goods originating from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories […]

By Joe Glenton

Australia: Public inquiry overdue for secretive, expensive AUKUS pact

The AUKUS war pact between the US, UK and Australia is expensive, secretive, and the “worst defence decision” since WWII. That’s according to a respected Australian expert, who says a proper inquiry is long overdue. Ian Lowe, an emeritus professor at Griffith University, Queensland, published a recent critique of the deal, saying it was: Negotiated […]

By Joe Glenton

Palantir gets to decide what weapons Britain should buy

UK ministers and generals are using Palantir software to decide which Palantir products to buy. By modelling battles through the far-right tech firm’s Foundry software, officials hope to outsource thinking … then again, thinking has rarely been our governments’ strong suit. Anyway, the Murdoch-owned Times reported on 1 June: The US tech firm Palantir is […]

By Joe Glenton

Palantir deal could hand your personal data to Trump administration

A scandalous deal between hard-right AI war firm Palantir and the UK’s financial authority could hand the Trump administration your personal data. Meanwhile, campaigners and MPs say that the deal with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must prove that sensitive information will not fall into Trump’s hands. On 1 June, the Guardian reported: A US law […]

By Joe Glenton

Trump’s American empire: US operations are firing up across the continent

President Donald Trump’s failing war in Iran is grabbing most of the headlines. But Latin America is still central to current US colonial ambitions. American shadow war operations are popping up left, right and centre as the US seeks to dominate. Trump’s 2025 national security strategy said as much. The US wants to ensure: the […]

By Joe Glenton

Africa Corps: Russian cluster munitions found in Malian village despite national ban

Russian cluster munitions have been found in a Malian village. Mali is a signatory to the cluster bomb convention, though Russia is not. Russia’s mercenary group Africa Corps is currently operating in the west African state where a civil war is taking place. Investigative group Bellingcat identified the munitions in a 26 May report: Unexploded […]

By Joe Glenton

Humiliated Trump threatens to bomb Oman — a US ally — in latest bizarre rant

US president Donald Trump just threatened to bomb Oman, a US ally. Increasingly humiliated by his failing war against Iran, Trump has become more and more erratic. Oman was mediating the last US-Iran deal which Trump broke in February under pressure from Israel. Trump was waffling about a potential Pakistan-brokered peace deal with Iran when […]

By Joe Glenton

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