The NYT Finds US Complicity in Genocide Unremarkable

Norman Solomon

Apr 2, 2024

When The Washington Post revealed Friday afternoon that “the Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel,” a lot of people cared. Readers of the story posted more than 10,000 comments on its webpage. A leading progressive site for breaking news, Common Dreams, quickly followed up with coverage under a headline that began with the word “obscene.” 

 

A reader holds up a copy of a satirical paper, “The New York War Crimes, ” mocking The New York Times’ biased coverage of the Gaza genocide, on March 14, 2024 in New York City.(Photo: Nicki Kattoura/X)

Top Iranian general killed in Israeli strike: What we know so far

RT

April 2, 2024

A top Iranian general was among those killed in an apparent targeted assassination by Israel on Syrian soil on Monday. The airstrike, which hit Tehran’s consulate in Damascus, raises the prospect of a major regional escalation.

Israeli airstrike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria

Peter Symonds

April 1, 2024

An Israeli airstrike on Monday in the Syrian capital of Damascus destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy killing two senior generals of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) and at least five other people. The attack is a flagrant act of war, undoubtedly discussed with Washington, aimed at provoking a wider conflict throughout the Middle East with Iran and its allies.