Trump’s Political Terrorism and the “Counter-Cartel Campaign” in Latin America: Echoes Its “Counter-Terrorism” Legacy

Trump’s Political Terrorism and the “Counter-Cartel Campaign” in Latin America: Echoes Its “Counter-Terrorism” Legacy

The “Global War on Terror” was characterized by open-ended commitments, the erosion of civil liberties in partner nations, and the destabilization of entire regions under the banner of security.  The early events, Maduro’s arrest on narco-terrorism charges, the Cuba designation as terrorist and cartel kingpin, unaccounted extra judicial killings at sea, are consistent with the GWoT‘s opening phase. As the US pivots…

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Hezbollah Destroys 50 Israeli Merkava Tanks in Three Weeks As Israel Fails to Occupy South Lebanon

Hezbollah Destroys 50 Israeli Merkava Tanks in Three Weeks As Israel Fails to Occupy South Lebanon

On this week’s MintCast podcast, MintPress director Mnar Adley is joined by Robert Inlakesh, a staff writer at MintPress and political analyst specializing in Middle East geopolitics — they discuss Hezbolla’s military wins against Israel. As Israel intensifies its military campaign in Lebanon, the gap between its strategic ambitions and battlefield realities is becoming increasingly…

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Study Reports Meat Consumption Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Genetically Susceptible Individuals

Study Reports Meat Consumption Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk in Genetically Susceptible Individuals

Introduction A large-scale study analyzing data from the UK Biobank has identified a link between meat consumption and better cognitive function in individuals carrying a specific genetic variant associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, emerging from research on over 181,000 participants, suggest that dietary factors may interact with genetics in complex…

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The Late Robert Mueller, Bill of Rights Executioner

The Late Robert Mueller, Bill of Rights Executioner

Former FBI director Robert Mueller died last week at the age of 81. The New York Times eulogized him as a “button-down, lockjawed, rock-ribbed exemplar of a vanishing caste.” In reality, Mueller was simply a twenty-first century version of J. Edgar Hoover, trampling the Constitution and seizing new power on any pretext. Mueller took over the FBI one…

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