Alan MacLeod

NDAA: New US Bill Will Fuse Israel & US Militaries Into One

Amid widespread and growing public opposition to the Israeli genocide of Gaza and South Lebanon, a controversial new bill seeks to formally integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries like never before, making it difficult to tell where one…

Revealed: USAID, NED & Open Society Quietly Bankroll Cuba’s “Independent” Media In Push for Regime Change

Amid escalating U.S. aggression towards the Cuban island through a maximum pressure campaign and the threat of military intervention, the United States government has been covertly funding a huge network of Cuban media outlets that claim to be…

From Dunks To Drones: The NBA Has an Israel Problem

Many of the National Basketball Association’s biggest stars are quietly allying themselves with the State of Israel, making official visits to the country, meeting IDF troops, and investing in its national security industry. Meanwhile, individuals criticizing Israel and…

US & Israel Bomb 307+ Medical Facilities in Iran Carrying on Long Tradition of Targeting Medical Workers

Since the end of World War Two, Washington has targeted medical centers in at least 16 countries and Israel destroyed nearly every medical facility in Gaza. The 307 Iranian sites hit do not even come close to the…

Terror Alarm: Inside The Shady Israeli Group Crowdfunding The Kidnapping Of Dr. Marandi

Shadowy pro-Israel group Terror Alarm is crowdfunding a $1 million bounty for the capture of a well-known Iranian academic and media personality – and Twitter is refusing to remove it. But who are Terror Alarm? MintPress traces the…

Maximum Pressure, Maximum Blackouts: The Gazafication Of Cuba

Havana is unusually quiet. A city normally buzzing with traffic and nightlife lies still, dark, and silent. The Trump administration’s economic strangulation of the island has led to frequent and extended blackouts across the country, creating an economic…

Embarrassing Pivot: US Considers Dropping Iran Oil Sanctions Amid War

Forced into a humiliating U-turn amid a potential global economic meltdown, the Trump administration announced today that it may remove sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that the move to…

The Return of ‘Havana Syndrome’ as Cuba Faces Renewed US Pressure Campaign

As the Trump administration turns the screw on Cuba in an attempt at regime change, media are showing renewed interest in Havana Syndrome, the discredited theory that U.S. officials and secret agents are being targeted by a heretofore…

Straight of Hormuz Closure Pushes Europe Toward Russia, Undermining Trump’s Iran War

While it may have been able to take out Ayatollah Khamenei, the U.S.’ plans for regime change in Iran are not going as smoothly as they expected. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, the global economy is facing…

How European Countries Are Aiding The US & Israel in the War on Iran

uropean nations are joining the United States and Israel in their war on Iran. From providing economic and diplomatic support, to supplying military assistance to Washington, Europe is moving from a passive supporter to an active participant in…

Corporate Media Go All Out To Support The US-Israeli War on Iran

Corporate media of all stripes have rushed to support the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran, throwing objectivity and accuracy by the wayside in order to manufacture consent for regime change. On February 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a…

Ten Epstein Revelations You Might Have Missed

In January 30, the Department of Justice released its latest tranche of 3.5 million documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Years of emails, texts, and images were suddenly in the public domain. Epstein, a serial rapist, masterminded a global…

The Dalai Lama – Epstein Connection

The latest tranche of Epstein Files has put a rather unlikely figure in the spotlight: the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan religious leader’s name is mentioned hundreds of times in the newly-released documents, with suggestions and allegations that the…

US Military Aided Mass Child Rape in Afghanistan – Now Its Soldiers Are Committing This Crime At Fort Bragg

There is an epidemic of child sex crimes in and around Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Since 2021, and the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, dozens of elite soldiers stationed at the military base have been convicted of raping children,…

The Chomsky-Epstein Files: Unravelling a Web of Connections Between a Star Leftist Academic & a Notorious Pedophile

6 Key findings of this investigation: Right up until his arrest for child sex trafficking, Chomsky was advising Epstein on crisis management, sympathizing with the “horrible way you are being treated in the press and public.” On multiple…

Revealed: The CIA-Backed NGOs Fueling The Iran Protests

As waves of deadly demonstrations and counter-demonstrations hit Iran, MintPress examines the CIA-backed NGOs helping to stir the outrage and foment more violence. One of these groups is Human Rights Activists In Iran, frequently referred to as HRA…

From Noriega To Maduro: The Long US History Of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

While it has undoubtedly shocked the world, the Trump administration’s abduction of President Nicolás Maduro fits into a long history of United States kidnapping of foreign leaders. On January 3, U.S. Special Forces entered Venezuela by air, captured…