For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, and, via ScheerPost, the Grayzone, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor and Jonathan-Cook.net, and to an interview from the Chris Hedges Report; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA 9-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Little daylight between U.S. and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet, by Matthew Lee and Samy Magdy | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel and the United States showed a unified front today in the face of growing international anger over Israel’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders on Qatar and its intensifying bombardment of Gaza City. READ MORE . . .

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Qatar emir says Israel attack aimed to derail Gaza ceasefire talks. From Middle East Eye. Qatar’s emir, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has said that Israel sought to derail Gaza ceasefire talks by striking Hamas negotiators in Doha last week. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 14  Israel’s attack on Qatar rattles Gulf region. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Henry Larson | NPR  Israel bombing Qatar brings the war in Gaza to the Gulf, rattling a U.S. ally and upending diplomatic ceasefire efforts.  Click HERE to  listen and read.

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FROM SEPT. 14  Iraq urges formation of Islamic military alliance to confront Israeli policies, by Tarek Chouiref | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — In making the appeal on Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said recent Israeli actions in Gaza and Qatar demand a collective response. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 13  Charlie Kirk refused Netanyahu funding offer, was ‘frightened’ by pro-Israel forces before death, friend reveals, by Max Blumenthal and Anya Parampil | The Grayzone / ScheerPost  Charlie Kirk rejected an offer earlier this year from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrange a massive new infusion of Zionist money into his Turning Point USA organization,, according to a longtime friend of the slain commentator speaking on the condition of anonymity. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 14  Israel, Qatar, and the global conscience, by Ranjan Solomon | Middle East Monitor  The streets of the world are alive. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 12  Billionaires want you to think Israel is in control, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News  In a sense, the debate about whether Israel controls the West or the West controls Israel cannot be won on facts alone. It is too easy to select the facts that suit your view. It makes more sense to try to understand the context in which this debate is taking place, and address the question of “Cui bono?,” or “Who ultimately benefits?” READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 11  The death of Holocaust studies. Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges Report talks with Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Stockton University, about how distorting the Holocaust, in the midst of the genocide in Gaza, has been used to serve the narrative of Zionists and the Israeli government. Click HERE for interview.

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For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, Anadolu Ajansi, National Public Radio, Tass, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drone attack on Belgorod region kills 2 women. From the Moscow Times. A Ukrainian drone attack killed two women in a border village in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region, authorities said this morning. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy claims ‘good results’ from Ukrainian forces in border area of Sumy region, by Burc Eruygur | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered the message in a video address Sunday night. Ukrainian and Russian troops have been engaged in intense clashes in Ukraine’s Sumy region in recent months. READ MORE . . .

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Russian drone enters Romanian airspace heightening NATO tensions. Reported by Rob Schmitz | NPR  A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace from Ukraine Saturday. It’s the latest violation of NATO airspace, coming just days after Russian drones were shot down by NATO aircraft over Poland. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukrainian military’s losses in one day amount to 1,435 men — Russian Defense ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry has said in a statement that Ukraine’s armed forces suffered approximately 1,435 casualties in a single day due to actions by various Russian troop groups engaged in the special military operation zone. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine rolls out FPV drones with autonomous terminal guidance, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  Two Ukrainian defence firms announced today they have begun mass production of first-person-view strike drones fitted with onboard terminal guidance, a step forward that company leaders said will sharply raise battlefield effectiveness at little extra cost. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Rubio in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza, by Matthew Lee and Samy Magdy | AP  JERUSALEM— U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel today as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise building and killing at least 13 Palestinians. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM SEPT. 12  U.S. joins rest of Security Council in condemning Doha strikes as members deliberately fail to name Israel. From the Cradle. The UN Security Council condemned the recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but neglected to name Israel as the perpetrator of the attack, issuing a statement on Thursday approved by all 15 members, including the U.S. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 12  Israel leaves over 50,000 homeless in Gaza City after razing dozens of buildings, hundreds of tents. From the Cradle. Israel is systematically demolishing homes and residential buildings in Gaza City, satellite imagery and reports from the Gaza Civil Defense show, with tens of thousands of Palestinians in the enclave’s largest city made homeless amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 13  Israel’s failed attack on Qatar demonstrated its weakness, bewilderment and bankruptcy, by Saad Naji Jawad | Middle East Monitor   The aggression against Qatar cannot be viewed as a passing incident, but a watershed moment and a serious provocation to the Middle East. Of course, Israel could not have committed such a major offensive without . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, Ukrinform, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Two trains derail in Russian region, one killed. From AFP. Two trains in separate parts of Russia’s western Leningrad region derailed early today, leaving a train driver dead and disrupting railway traffic, the region’s governor said. A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency today claimed . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Ukrinform.

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Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia’s top oil refineries, sparking fire. From AP. The overnight strike on the Kirishi refinery, in Russia’s northwestern Leningrad region, follows weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure that Kyiv says fuels Moscow’s war effort. The refinery is one of Russia’s three largest by output. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Russian forces liberate Novonikolayevka in Dnepropetrovsk Region — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS/. Russian servicemen liberated the settlement of Novonikolayevka in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to commentary from the Cradle, Crescent International, and Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (MEDIA 9-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 12  Western media recycles narrative of U.S. ‘frustration’ with Netanyahu following Qatar attack. From the Cradle. Western media have renewed efforts to portray Washington as “frustrated” with Israel, despite continued U.S. support for the genocide in Gaza and other violent Israeli campaigns across West Asia. The latest report, published by Politico on Sept. 11 . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 9  A nation of narcissists, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  I keep a file labeled “Sentences to love in The New York Times.” From it: “It shows how Mr. Xi is trying to turn history, diplomacy and military might into tools for reshaping a global order that has been dominated by the United States.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 3  We are living through ‘the Jeffrey Epstein genocide,’ by Kevin Barrett | Crescent International / The Unz Review  The media has studiously avoided the most important aspect of the Epstein story: that the disgraced pimp and his accomplices, starting with Maxwell, were Israeli spies tasked with blackmailing the American political and financial elite. Apparently the media . . . READ MORE . . .

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Links to a preview of today’s show from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; to an AE911 interview, and to a message from the Tucker Carlson Network; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (9/11 TRUTH 9-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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‘Dawn of the Truth,’ from AE911Truth, a live online program featuring Jimmy Dore, James Corbett, Richard Gage and others — hosted by Andy Steele and Craig McKee, can be accessed HERE at 10 a.m. Pacific and 1 p.m. Eastern (people in time zones in between and in Hawaii, you figure it out)! Click HERE to read more about show, and HERE for show itself.

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FROM AUG. 12  Beyond left and right: RB Ham on uniting to fight the deep state, by Craig McKee | AE911Truth  Canadian podcaster RB Ham has been helping the rest of us connect the dots for many years. He was among those who saw through the 9/11 lie the very day it unfolded, and . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM AUG. 12  Notice of rescheduled release. From TCN. We join all those mourning the death of Charlie Kirk and are postponing the release of The 9/11 Files to Tuesday, Sept. 23. Thank you for understanding.

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Anadolu Ajansi, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  9/11 TRUTH entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff said today. The morgue said the dead included 12 children. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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UN overwhemingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas. From Reuters. UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians — by a vote of 142 to 10, with 12 countries abstaining. READ MORE . . .

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Israel says ‘disgraceful’ UN declaration encourages Hamas. From AFP. JERUSALEM — Israel said a “disgraceful” vote by the UN General Assembly yesterday in favour of a Hamas-free Palestinian state would encourage the armed group to continue the Gaza war. READ MORE . . .

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For now, a note about accessing today’s “Turning the Tide: Justice in 2025 — Day 3” in Washington, D.C. and the other three events this week, and a link to an essay from Behind the Curtain; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (9/11 TRUTH 9-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and WEST BANK entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Perhaps the best way to access the live-streamed event that began at 10 a.m. today, Friday, is to click HERE. Thanks to the people at Redacted, the previous two days of the series in Washington, D.C. may be accessible by clicking HERE for Day 1 and HERE for Day 2. (Fast-forward if necessary at the beginnings, and skip through the ads.)

The fourth event, “Dawn of the Truth,” sponsored by Architects & Engineers, begins tomorrow, Saturday, at 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern time). More information to come on how to access it online.

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FROM SEPT. 10  Language, mind control, and 9/11, by Edward Curtain | Behind the Curtain  I have concluded that a process of linguistic mind-control was in place before, during, and after the attacks. As with all good propaganda, the language had to be insinuated over time and . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to an essay from Behind the Curtain, and to reports from Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE 9-10-25 is HERE,  or scroll down. WEST BANK entry for today, so far, is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM AUG. 28  Trump’s contronymal ‘peace’ with Russia, by Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain  There is a consistent foundational foreign policy strategy from one American presidential administration to the next with necessary little detours here and there, and arguments within the ruling class about tactics. READ MORE . . .

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Ship ablaze in Primorsk port, flights halted as 221 drones hit Russia overnight, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Russia claims it downed 221 drones overnight, as strikes hit Russia’s largest oil loading port of Primorsk, in the Leningrad region, igniting a fire on a vessel.  READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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First, links to reports from Middle East Eye and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 9-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Israeli forces carry out mass arrests in occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem. From Middle East Eye. The Israeli military began a crackdown on the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank today, with reports of mass arrests and kidnapping — this after two Israeli soldiers . . . READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu signs E1 settlement plan into motion as UN gears up for vote on Palestinian state. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has put in motion the plan to revive the controversial E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, which aims to cut across Palestinian land and further destroy hopes of a viable Palestinian state. READ MORE . . .

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