Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘War’

Modern "legal" rules of engagement create more civilian suffering, death and destruction · Dr. Robert W. Malone · What has changed in modern warfare is not just technology. It is constraint. · The rules governing armed conflict, shaped in large part by the Geneva Conventions, place real limits on how force can be applied. These limits are not theoretical. They operate in real time, at the level of the individual soldier, the pilot, the…

Iran Destroyed Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport — 73 Aircraft Burned, All Flights Canceled · On March 14th at 2:47 AM, twelve Iranian ballistic missiles struck Ben Gurion International Airport. Four hit the main runway creating 15-meter craters. Three hit aircraft parking areas where 73 commercial and military aircraft were stationed. Two hit fuel storage tanks igniting fires still burning 18 hours later. Two hit Terminal 3 causing…

World Affairs In Context · The world is focused on soaring oil prices after the war with Iran. But the real global crisis may be something far more alarming: food. · After military strikes by the United States and Israel, Iran moved to shut down the critical shipping corridor known as the Strait of Hormuz—a narrow passage that handles enormous shipments of fertilizer and agricultural supplies used to grow food for billions of people. ·…

Iran launched its most powerful ballistic missile, the Fattah-2, directly at the most classified and heavily fortified underground bunker in Israel — the exact location where Netanyahu shelters during wartime. Israel immediately sealed the streets, blocked every camera, and refused to make a single statement. · The satellite imagery over that zone is still blurred. The media was physically blocked from documenting anything. This is…

Since the French Revolution, most violent regime changes have resulted in terrible, unforeseen consequences, including years of war and civil war that achieve nothing. · John Leake · The four most expensive words in the English language are “this time it’s different.” · ―Sir John Templeton · In her 1983 novel, Sudden Death, Rita Mae Brown—reflecting on the nature of addiction— wrote that “Insanity is doing the same thing over and…

The UK and France are also considering a radioactive “dirty bomb” as an option for Kiev, the SVR has claimed · FILE PHOTO: A French nuclear test, Mururoa Atoll, 1971. ©  Galerie Bilderwelt / Getty Images · [RT] France and the UK are plotting to secretly arm Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said on Tuesday. · According to the agency, British and French officials are considering the…

Vladimir Alekseyev was targeted by Ukrainian intelligence, but the plot was supported by the West, Aleksandr Bortnikov has said · FSB Director Aleksandr Bortnikov. ©  Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov · [RT] Britain’s secret services were involved in the attempted assassination of Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, Aleksandr Bortnikov, the Director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has stated. · Alekseyev, first…

Russia has long argued that a proxy war is being waged against it · F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine, August 4, 2024. ©  Ukrainian Presidency / Handout / Anadolu via Getty Images · [RT] The Ukrainian military is secretly using a squadron of veteran NATO pilots to fly donated US-made F-16 fighter jets, the French outlet Intelligence Online reported on Monday. · Moscow has long warned that Western nations are moving closer to…

The UK’s national security adviser has apparently turned up uninvited at negotiations in Geneva · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/rt-newsroom/ ·…

Alex Krainer · On Friday, 6 February 2025, President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner and the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Admiral Brad Cooper held negotiations with Iran’s delegation in Oman. The talks didn’t go well for the U.S. side as the Iranians apparently rejected all of their demands. The only positive outcome of the talks was that the two sides agreed to continue their discussions and are due…